Being Busy Is Never An Excuse.....

To Stop Taking Care of Yourself!!

Gaining Happens!

I remember the moment I got under 130! That was a big goal for me.

I remember the moment I got under 125! A weight I hadn't seen since 7th grade.

Today, I saw 134. In 1 year, I gained 10 pounds! Now, up until last month I had gained only 5 pounds and would teeter totter up to 131 and back down to 127 or 128. In the past 3 weeks, I haven't seen anything under 130. Talk about disappointing.

I refuse to beat myself up, because weight gain happens! I have the control to change it now before the 10 turns to 20!

I completed day 3 of the 30 day shred this morning. I took before pics on Saturday AM. I will take new pics and new measurements at day 10, 20 and 30.

Breakfast today rocked!

1 dippy egg, 1 slice honey whole wheat toast, and a juicy peach. I ate this 3 and a half hours ago and still feel fine.

Let's hope I can keep up on the good eating and workouts. I have 2.5 miles of running to do today after work also.

Saying goodbye for this!!

I hope you are all having a good day!!

1254

That is the number of calories consumed today. I did not work out, so I still had about 413 of a deficit. I am back to tracking and weight loss starting today. Although I maintained my weight very well over the past few months, I am ready to get to losing again!

I have not started training for anything, but I find that having a plan keeps me motivated. Does anyone know of any iPhone apps that help track and build training plans? I toilets boy dog, Lenny, running this past saturday AM and he sure makes me push myself harder!

Y'all remember that cute face, right? I love those freckles!!

Anyway, I have had a rough couple of weeks that left me feeling tired, sluggish and unmotivated, but I am ready to get back to running and gymming(I just made that a word!).

I leave you with 2 tips to help in losing some lbs.
1. When eating chinese, use chopsticks. Those things are hard(for me anyway) to use.
2. When using said chopsticks, be sure to drop food alll over yourself. Less calories, right? Right!

See you again real soon!!

What a weekend!!

I ate fairly healthy! Which is not the norm when we go camping! Here is saturday's lunch. Minus 1 bacon-wrapped turkey kebab. It was awesome!!

We went to a lake about 2 hours south of Salt Lake City. The weather was gorgeous. I even got a little sun on my pasty white skin. And, this guy did a lot of fetch and swimming.

He seriously is so cute and photogenic! The other cute little pup in my life spent her time "chilling".

The week started a little rough, but it will get better ;)

My love is out of town for the next 2 days. So, let's see what fun meals I can have! Also, I haven't run in oh 2 weeks, but I am hoping to get right back into it now!!

On that note, I leave you with a gorgeous view from our campsite!

What fun did you have this weekend?

Mmmmm....food!

I have been eating my little heart out lately. How am I maintaining my weight? No clue, but it is still 23 lbs from my ideal "happy weight"!

Getting back on track can be tough! Summer hit Utah hard and fast. I am in no way, shape or form in love with the idea of being in a bikini right now. Thankfully, I can start dropping some lbs. in the beginning of summer instead of at the end.

I picked up an iPhone4 a couple of weeks ago and have just now downloaded the blogger+ app. So, I will make it a goal to post more regularly.

"Happy Birthday, Lisa! Lisa, It's Your Birthday?"

That is what I heard ALL DAY Saturday(4/9...I started this post a week ago.....Lame sauce!) from my "ManFriend"! I wonder if he knows my name is not Lisa? Ha...Kidding. Yes, that is from a Simpson's episode and YES...I turned 26 on Saturday April 9.

You know, I kind of felt really sad on my 26th birthday. Like something had changed when that 6 was at the end of the 2. I didn't think I would feel old, because I don't think 26 is old AT ALL! It was here and then it was gone within a few days, thankfully!

So, some sad news to report. Our first try at breeding the pup was a fail. We thought we felt puppies(so did the vet) but no dice! Hopefully round 2 means lots and lots of them :)

I am now on Twitter----->FOLLOW ME BY CLICKING THE LINK! Thank you, in advance!

I am still working out and eating well. My weight has been maintaining....even after 4 pieces of cheesecake in 4 days AND a huge birthday cake that certainly wasn't going to eat itself. I have found a midnight half marathon that I am going to train for! I have 13 weeks and I know I can do it :) I am hoping to PR! We will see!

What's new with you?

Do you twitter? I would love to follow you :)

No Apologies Here.

I haven't been here because.........I have been LIVING! And one can NOT apologize for that, right?

I am maintaining my weight below 130 for now. However, I am going to push myself hard to get to my goal weight. I have been paying attention to portions and I attribute that to maintenance.

The happenings in the "Miles In Murray" household you might ask?

• We are still preparing for puppy arrival! We can feel them on occasion now! Weeeeee! I am so excited!!!!
• We are now doing a Winder Farms weekly delivery. For you non utahns, Winder is a farm and they have a home delivery system. They deliver milk, eggs, veggies, fruits, warm and serve meals, meat, and such. This will help me keep on track with meal planning.
• We purchased a tent trailer yesterday!! As most of you know, my love and I are avid campers over the summer. We have been talking about getting one for 3 years now, so with puppies coming we thought let's just do it now and make it easier :)
• We have a reef tour. It is basically an opportunity for salt water fish tankers(right word for it? Eh...) to show off what they have created. So, Saturday...all day will be dedicated to maybe 100+ people in and out of our house the whole day. It's fun to see all the people that actually care about the tank and compliment the hard work that Lover Boy has done to his gorgeous tank! Sidenote: Saturday is also my birthday. 

See, I am having lots o' fun round here :)  

I haven't worked out enough lately and my body is feeling it! It is time to set the alarm and listen to it when it goes off....no hitting snooze twice then turning it off. I have to remember that this is about me and MY health. I am tired of the 120's. I want to be in the 1teen's like NOW! So, I have lots of hard work to do, but I know it can be done.

Have you guys heard of fat2fit radio? I am just starting to listen and it rocks. However, my favorite podcast is Jillian!!!!!!!! She is so awesome! I love her the more I hear out of her mouth.

So, I am curious. I don't really talk about much else on this blog; besides health/fitness. Is there anything anyone would like to ask? You know, as a get to know me a little bit better.