BonnieMcC

IM BAAAACKK! So I fell into old habits which I swore I wasnt going to do. When I got back from Seattle a week ago, I said I was going to get right back on track....easier said than done. I didn't binge (which is what the old me would have done) but I ate whatever I wanted (ice cream, chips, cheeseburgers, ect). I gained 4 pounds in a week! I have spent most of adult life yo-yoing like this, so here I am...back today before it spins out of control. Im going to get back on the treadmill toay. I haven't worked out in the week and Im a little worried about my runs. I don't want to have to start ALL over. I am going to back to week 7 and hopefully I will be able keep up! Everyone here seems to be doing great! I didn't get a chance to read thru all posts though!

whosya is right..I just checked out the pics..looking good girls!

Well I called the clinic back and she said it was nothing to worry about at all. Shen said this was my first digital mammogram and they noticed some VERY slight changes in my left breast and said that the digital is much clearer than the previous screenings. I have to go in next friday for additional screenings. She kept saying "really, its nothing they are concerned about and nothing you shouldnt worry about, just a change in tissue" So now I feel kind of silly for posting all frantic and being so worried. You guys are then best support ever though! THANKS!

I just love you guys! (is that weird to say to online friends???) You really made me feel much better about making that phone call back to the clinic this morning. This happened several years ago to me where I had to have a repeat test and it was because of dense breasts and now I get a mammogram every other year until I am 40, then every year. What I really have to think about is that even though my mom died of bc at 48, she has a twin sister who is now 60 and is perfectly healthy. Lyn, thanks for all the statistics, that really helped ease my mind. I had no idea of that numbers. I think every woman should know that stats!

Im freaking out here and its late and my husband is still in Seattle on business (I flew home today) I had a mammogram last week and they told me I would get a letter if everything was okay but if not, I will get a phone call...so I was checking my voicemail when I got home and sure enough, there was a phone call from the breast clinic saying I need to call them back. I am really upset because my mom died at 48 because of bc and my grandma also died because of bc. I know it could be NOTHING, maybe the xray didn't come out right, who knows! But I really need all the prayers that I can get to help me remain calm and not worry about having cancer! Now for my run story...I went to the fitness room in the hotel and all treadmills were full with people waiting. I got on this crosstrainer elliptical and it kicked my butt. Not sure if it counts as my run. I am also supposed to run week 8 day 2 tomorrow but all I can think about is my previous paragraph situation. I had a good time in Seattle until I got food poisoning (atleast I think thats what it was) and I became violently ill. That was yesterday afteroon and I still feel a little queezy today. I threw up all afternoon, evening and most of the night and had to get up at 4am to catch a cab by 5 to get to the airport. I am really feeling bad today. I am sorry my post is down in the dumps. I am just really upset.

WEEK 7 is OVER! Its a great day! Cant type much, leaving for Seattle and wanted to say good job runners for getting through another week!

I am trying not to beat myself up here! I ate too much yesterday, had the munchies big time! I was up most of the night and felt like I was burning up, so I don't know if it was because of overeating, too many carbs (I didn't eat any high carb foods, but way too many mixed nuts) but I probably only got 4 hours of sleep and not straight through! I was sort of mad at myself because since I started my "new life" as I call it, I stopped a lot of bad habits, one of them being sleeping in, for almost all last school year I would get the kids off to school and go back to bed for another 2 hours of sleep. I promised myself I was not going to do that...well YESTERDAY I did, I slept for an hour and maybe that is the reason I couldn't go to sleep yesterday...I have no idea! I was sure not to do that this morning, although I was sooo freakin tired from not sleeping last night. I got the kids off to school and immediately went to the gym (with total dread). I was really struggling to go 4.0 and still felt like it was way too hot and so I went down to 3.8 (which is still a run for these thunder thighs!) and did my 25 minute run for week 7. I was proud of myself for getting it done when the old me would have said "nope...too tired and too hot to go workout". So there...I just turned my negative into a positive!

mamato, I am so sorry about your husband. My prayers are with you and your family! BIG LOVE!

renewed--28 minutes?!?! AWESOME! and congrats on 5k in 41 minutes! thats so good! and here is my news for today...week 7 was 25 minute run and you know I always comment on my "slow run" at 4.0 and you guys are so nice about saying its not about the speed but today I bumped it up and I ran (drum roll here)..................4.1 HAHAHA Seriously though, I could tell the difference. Not a huge difference obviously, but it was a little harder. I kept telling myself if I just can't do it, I could go back to 4.0 at anytime, but I have absolutely feel like I needed it and I just kept going at 4.1! oh...for you Wii Fit Friends that are doing the scales challenge...do you do your daily body test or do you just go to training? Do you get a stamp for the day if you just do training? Dont forget, you can log your running in your wii fit activity log!

congrats leslie- 3 minutes straight! You are doing awesome! lyn-your post cracked me up. Im a catholic girl too so it was even funnier about the rarely ever lie part! keep up the good work jbrad! well, today was my kids first day back to school and my first day back to work! I work in my husbands office so my hours are VERY flexible. In fact this morning he said "Are you really coming in? You dont HAVE to!" He cracks me up! I WANT to be back to work. It keeps me from eating everything in the house (which really hasn't been a problem, but now that the kids are back in school I don't want hold habits to come back) I did wii fit for an hour this morning and I will get my run in after the kids get home from school. THIS may be difficult because I am so used to running in the morning and so I hope that I have the energy! I haven't looked to see what week 7 has in store for me today! Im scared! I hope everyone has a great week!

Well Sugar, you did better than me...I wouldn't even join that challenge...no way! I am a scales addict and I am not ready to give that up. I have given up junk food, fast food, sugar, soda, and laziness all in two months. Giving up the scales is out of the question!!

A friend told me her cure for the hiccups a few years back and it works for my entire family and I wish I WOULD have known it my whole life! Take a cup of Water, place a paper towel over the top and sip through the paper towel. For everyone in my family it only takes a couple of sips and the hiccups are cured! I hope this works for you!

I am so behind on these posts! I don't have a lot of time this morning to get caught up either! Sugar-I have a protein drink about 30 minutes to and hour before my run...and YES we seen Micheal Phelps with 1/100th of a second win the race. INTENSE! Serentity and Kathy-Im so proud of you both! Rock On! Mamato-Sending big love your way! As for me, I finished week 6 which was a 25 minute run on Frid (yes renewed, unfortunately it was 25 minutes) I actually felt really good about it and at the end of the 25 minutes I felt like I could have kept going, which makes me think I should bump my speed up. In the beginning when I first started and for a few weeks after, after I would run I would check my heart rate right after the run interval and it was in the mid to high 170s. Yesterday after my run, it was only 160 and I wasn't sucking wind. I don't want to have to fight the treadmill to stay on, so I still don't know if I should try to bump up the speed or just wait until I finish the program and then bump up the speed slowly and just repeat week 10 until I can finally run an entire 5k. Right now, after running for 25 minutes at 4.0 I end up with a total of just over 2 miles..which is really amazing and I shouldnt complain! I also started this running program 6 weeks ago at over 240 pounds and I am down around 10 pounds but it feel like so much more! Good luck to everyone in the upcoming week! My kiddos are going back to school this week and I start going back to work as well! The summer went way too fast!

g-girl, I know what you mean about the wii fit hula hoop. I am doing the 6 minute segment (which gives you 7 minutes credit) and I TRIED 10 minutes and couldn't do it. i thought about starting a wii fit thread so we can go on and on about wii fit because I certainly could. I am still struggling with the Tree Pose even WHILE I am hanging on to a chair! I just cant keep my leg up there. The shoulder stand is CRAZY. I am getting better, but I am sure I look NOTHING like what my trainer does! I put in an hour on wii fit today. renewed-I am so glad things are working out for your kids and their placement. I will continue to pray for them and for you and your hubby. Leslie-I am sending anti-stall prayers your way! Thats very frustating! Thats usually when I would give up...BUT DON'T! However, some people do say "have a splurge for a day" and then you will start losing after that. Maybe that would work...either that or you would gain 3 pounds and be even more sad!!! So I don't have any answers for you, seems like everyone stalls at some point but don't give up! You will get there!

ohhh renewed, your post made me sad. I am soooo sorry. I can't even imagine what you are feeling right now. Have you even begun to think about how you will tell the older kids? Would your husband even consider keeping the baby? How much longer will get to keep the kids? We will always be here for you! Dont you worry about that. What you have done for those kids was amazing. You did your very best to give them a good life, even it was for a short amount of time. You will always have a special place in their hearts and of course they will always be in yours. I wish I could be there to give you a hug right now! We will be here to motivate you like you have done for all of us. btw, thanks for the 20 minute info. I thought the podrunner info said 25 minutes this friday! Woo Hoo!