I exercised again!!

15 minutes on the recumbent bike and 30 minnutes on the treadmill.

My time in the treadmill was spent by walking for 3 minutes at 3.3 miles per hour and then jogging 2 minutes at 3.8-3.9 miles per hour. Repeat 5X. I averaged a 17minutes, 20 second mile. I need to "run/walk" a 18:10 mile for 13.1 miles for the mini-marathon. My plan is to work on speed during the week and doing the long "run/walks" on the weekend. This weekend I have to do a five miler. Or should I say I get to do a 5 miler.

Now...I'm exhausted.

I finally exercised. And it was really good. I've been sick since last Wednesday with a head cold. Last night, I decided I wasn't going to be sick anymore. I got up early and pretended I was well and ut worked. It helped that my head was clearing up too. LOL! I just have occasionally runny nose and a horrible cough. Anyway, I went to the Y after work. Mainly because I had to meet a friend in the parking lot because I sold her some Bristol tickets. I decided to meet her there so I wouldn't have any excuse not to go inside. It was the best workout I've had in awhile. I worked on my walking speed. I still have this mini-matathon that I'm "suppose" to be training for. I know I'm not going to be able to run much of it. I think I can make the time deadline if I can get my walking speed up and mix little jogs in along the way.

Eating is going great. I'm just not hungry. At least phsically hungry. Occasionally, I get some head hunger when I'm bored and anxious. Usually I can destract myself with some thing else. I can't believe how little I can eat and be full.

That being said I can't get below 232. The elusive 30 pound loss seem out of reach. That's why I've added exercise back in to the mix.

Is it bad to watch A&E's Intervention while drinking a cranberry and vodka cocktail? hehe...

Good day.....except I've pushed the limites of my band. And it revolted. Twice...yes....twice. I got stuck by eating too fast, too much. I coughed up lots of flem. TMI...but the truth. I need to get off my lazy ass and exercise. I had a busy day but my church meeting didn't last as long as thougth it would so I had plenty of time to exercise this evening. But I chose to sit here and watch TV. PSSTTT!!

Reasons I want to lose weight/Advantages of losing weight list

1. I want to be confident enough to date
2. I will be more "visible" to other people
3. I will get off my medications
4. I will stop putting off things until I'm thinner
5. I will have great sex again.
6. I will be happier when I look in the mirror
7. I will feel like an athlete
8. I will have more energy
9. I will be able to exercise without unusual aches and pains
10. I can enjoy shopping again
11. I will feel lighter on my feet

I think I'm really there! ~~Finally~~
I weight is coming off again. And I don't have hardly any desire to eat. The desire I do have is head hunger or boredom. I haven't exercised in a few days just too busy and lazy.
Here's how my weekend went:

• Friday- I was just exhausted from the week. Lounged on the couch watching programs that I DVR'd all week. I discovered a two new programs.......Like I need to watch anymore TV..hehe. First, on BBCA is "You Are What You Eat". Ewwww.. the English eat some yucky food. A lady (nutritionist?) overhauls people's diet over a two month period of time. Then, TLC has "How to Look Good Naked". I like it because they take women of any size and make them feel good about themselves. It also points out how wacked women's perception of thier bodies are. Ended up in bed by 10:30, read for an hour and zonked out.
• Saturday- Up at 8. I read the first chapter of the Beck Diet Solution. I needed to make my list of the advantages of losing weight. I got out my scrapbooking tools and made a little book of my advantages. I'll post them in a seperate post. This actually took 2 hours. Then the phone company came to fix my phone and DSL. It was out for a day. Showered and washed dishes, then went to my mom's to spend time with my niece. Then, I went to my cousin's for her step daughter's birthday party. I didn't eat much. I tried a piece of ham. And it got hung up. Had to run upstairs to the bathroom and spit a liitle mucus up. Nothing major. I think I didn't chew good enough and it was a little on the dry side. Stayed there till after midnight.
• Sunday - Up early for church. Then stopped at my mom's. When I got home the wind was blowing the soffit under the roof off the house. I lost some siding a last week. Ran over to my landlord's and she already has someone set up to do the siding so he'll give her an estimate for the damage today. We might as well wait anyway. There is more wind in the forecast. Spent the rest of the day lounging on the couch, watching the Daytona 500. I got a burst of energy a little while ago and spent 25 minutes power cleaning the kitchen, bedroom, and living room. Washed a two sink full of dishes, wiped down the counters, ran the vacuum in the livingroom, made my bed, and folded a load of laundry. If I'd do that for a couple hours, I'd have a spotless house. But I lose focus after a while. LOL

I'm getting ready to go to bed. I need to get up by 5 tomorrow. I want to exercise before work. And I also have 3 employees off tomorrow so I could easily have a 10 hours day. Then I have a meeting at church at 6:30. Shoooo! I know people have days like that all the time but I'm not them. I prefer to have lots of free time. Tuesday doesn't get much better. I have a lapband support meeting in Dayton. I'll get in bed as soon as I post my list.

I had a fill yesterday. I think this may be my sweet spot. It may be to early to tell but I'm satisfied with a lot less. I almost thought I was too tight this morning. I took my vitamins on an empty stomach and about 5 minutes later I got sick to my stomach. I gagged several times but in the end I only had a little bit of spit come up. I was okay when I ate a 1/2 cup of pudding later. That 1/2 cup really filled me up. I'm belching a lot. Sorry to be so graphic but this is the really life of a lap bander. From what I've heard the belching is pretty normal. I'm reminded that I need to chew, chew, chew.

I hope this speeds up my weight loss. I'm starting to feel like a failure. People have stopped asking me if I'm losing. My mom asked and you can hear the apprehension in her voice when she asks. I had such a dramatic change in the first few weeks. Loss 19 pounds in about 10 days. Then a gain during the holidays. I haven't been on track for more than a few days since the holidays. I feel like at the right fill level I can lose again. Plus I'm doing a lot more exercise. Training for my half marathon. I have 2-1/2 months till i need to "run" 13.1 miles. Geesh! I'm not worried about the distance so much as the speed. I can walk it if I haven't mastered running by then but I have to be able to walk it fast. There is a 4 hours time limit.