Auld Lang Syne - 5K style!!!!! (Kelly)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!   Ringout out 2010 with the start of a 5K and and ringing in 2011 finishing a 5K!!!  What a great way to start a new year....leaving with good habits and beginning with great habits.  It's actually pretty warm tonight for Dec 31st and especially for a run at midnight.  I can't wait to go down to McFaddens and get this run underway.  I hope everyone has a happy and safe new years eve and a great 2011!!!! 

p.s. i'm going to be exhausted by midnight when the race starts...wasn't able to get a nap in and this old lady usually can't stay up til midnight ....but then Jenn and I are driving to the mountains (after a quick stop at Roy Rodgers on the turnpike =)   )  and tomorrow night there will be a dance off!!!!

HOliday fun! (jenn

Can you have too much holiday fun?!?!? LOL! Yes you can! I am so sick of food and beer! I think I am going to fast for three days! Well not really but bann all junk food and cookies from my house! LOL!
This holiday has been busy and fun and I have been doing ok, if I gained I wouldn't be surprised!
But I will be ok with that! I have been going to the gym and running when we can! we have the run on New year Eve! Yes at midnight we are going to run a 5k around The Link! R we crazy...yes we are! But for me it is going to be a start to a good year or being healthy and working out!
So in kelly's post earlier she talked about Just Dance 2...All I have to say is...GO GET IT!!! It is so fun and a pretty good workout! My arms and calves are a little sore from playing it for almost 2 hours last night! I have no rhythm and can't dance to save my life but this game makes you think you can...It is very funny and going to be even more fun when we get my mom and aunt to do it! LOL!
















I hope everyone had a great holiday and has a safe and awesome new year!!

All I want to do is DANCE!!!!! (Kelly

OMG if you have a Wii you have to run out and get Just Dance 2!!!!  It is an awesome game. Besides it being so much fun it's an unbelievable workout.  I went over Jenn's last night (after I invited myself) to watch the game and to play Just Dance.  We were the half time show for Brian and Tom - - then we patiently waited until the game was over (in reality that game was over in the 1st quarter) and played for another hour or so.  Jenn and I were sweating so much and laughing so hard.  We must have done 10 - 15 dances from It's Raining Men to the Russian dance to Holiday. Plus my mom would be proud I did Proud Mary and didn't do bad at all - - - Tina Turner watch out!!!!!
 I didn't leave Jenn's house til almost 1am which if you know me is about 3 &1/2 hrs past my bedtime - I think I could have stayed another hour but I knew I had to get up for work.   Can't wait to play again......

Christmas hangover.....(Kelly)

I hope everyone had a great christmas - I did!  Got lots of good stuff including some running stuff and gift cards to get running stuff.  Loved all my gifts!!!  Planned on doing the Kris Kringle 5 miler in Reading on Sunday but the weather and sickness held me back.  I got up not feeling great and then the weather people kept saying it was going to snow early so I decided it wasn't worth the hour drive.  Good thing too because as the day went on I felt worse and worse.  My back hurt so bad it was like someone was just wringing it out. I couldn't get comfortable and did nothing but lay on the couch all day.  I woke up today feeling better - my back wasn't sure but my stomach was and still is a little upset.  Still got up and went to the gym with Jenn around 11 but took it easy and just did water workouts and sat in the hot tub and sauna to sweat it out. 
Hopefully the streets are a little cleaner tomorrow so Jenn and I can run.  We have the midnight run on friday .... can't wait!

Visions of new running gear dancing in my head (Kelly)

Only 5 days left till xmas morning and I'm hoping to get some new running gear or at least gift cards so I can go get some new running gear.  Gotta look good when you run especially if you aren't coming in first =)     I'm a walking advertisement for Nike - I don't mean to be but I do like their stuff and I've never had a problem with the quality of it , it's just expensive even at the outlet.   People probably think I'm a cancer survivor because I wear a lot of Livestrong stuff too but I just like the designs and besides part of the money goes to cancer research so I'm doing my part in a way.

I can't wait for the midnight run on New Years Eve - I think it's going to be fun to be downtown and running at midnight while the fireworks are going off in the backround. Don't know how many people are actually signed up for it but it should be fun no matter what.  I'm also thinking about doing a 5 mile run the day after xmas in Reading but I think that's going to be a day of decision depending on the weather. 

On this first day of winter all I can think about is i need the first day of spring!!!!!

Too long..........(jenn)

Wow! Way too long since i have written anything on here and that I think just comes with the territory of the holiday season!
Lets see went to FA and didn't gain anything!! Whoo HOO!!! But also didn't lose, but I am ok with that! I am at a plateau and I am trying not to get frustrated!  I know that I am not working out as much b/c B is never home now and the one thing I have to do is to get my but up in the morning and run before he goes to work! it is just soooooo warm and cozy in the morning and hard to get my self up and motivated when know it is freezing out! BUT I am going to do it this week! Kelly and I ran 1.7 miles this morning at the park, it was chilly but not too bad! We are also going to run as much as we can this week and spin of course on our normal days! Me and the Girls went up to the jingle bell run that Kelly did to cheer here on and I realized that I am a sick person b/c I was jealous that she got to run a race and didn't! What kind of sick person is jealous of someone running 3.1 miles! And to make it even worse I signed up for a midnight run on NEW YEARS EVE!!!! Yes Kelly is running that too! And she challenged me to prepare for a 5 mile run in February! We will see how that works out! 4 miles was tough for me!
So for this week my goal is to run more and eat better, not that i was eating bad but I wasn't eating the righ things! Lots of cookies this past week...UGH! Can't wait to get rid of them all!
Happy Christmas and Merry NEw Year!! I WILL be BACK!!!!(i am sure before Christmas but I wanted to write that before I forgot about it!)

 

Good Chilly Morning....(Kelly)

Nice morning for a run.... Jenn and I went for a quick 1.7 mile run this morning at the park.  It was chilly but not too bad and it was good to get out and get a run in. It is so very hard to run in this cold - I'm just not a fan of the cold and with xmas right around the corner it seems like there isn't enough time in the day.  Me and Jenn have plans to run on Tuesday night and hopefully Friday morning so if all goes well we'll be running a few times this week.  

Well gotta run and make more cookies and do some last minute shopping!!!!  

Baby it's cold outside .... (Kelly)

Damn it's cold out!!!!!  And to make matters worse I'm sick - - - not real sick but none the less sick. I have a head cold and I hate it.  Tried to workout but I can't breathe so I just layed on the couch. I did spin on Monday and worked out Monday night but yesterday was a bust and this morning I couldn't spin.  My body needs a few days time out and I'm okay with that.  I don't want to be sick for xmas.  Need to get better so I can finish making cookies and wrapping gifts.

Oh and I did the Jingle Bell run on Sat. It was a nice run but a couple big hills at the end.  The weather was nice so that was a plus.  I didn't do bad either.... 28:09 was my time on my watch and I came in 56th place out of about 155 runners.

Jingle Bells.......

Good Saturday morning......!!!!!  Today I'm doing the Jingle Bell 5k in Bucks County.  The run benefits people with arthritis (sp) and there are runs for this all over the country this weekend.  I haven't run all week (since my 5 miler last Sunday) because it's been so damn cold.  I'm really not feeling like running today but i'm getting my ass up and going.

I hate winter!!!!!  I can't wait till spring and nicer weather.

Enjoy the weekend and do lots of walking while shopping =)

SLEEPY!!!!! JEnn

Even thought I feel like i can't keep my eyes open half the time now a days I still find time to do some sort of workout. I know I am not working out as much as I was so I have to Make up for it in other ways. Like when I am in the house with Marissa and we are playing I will do airplane or let her stand on my hands and lift her up! I always try and find different ways to work some part of my body! The holidays are tuff to get a workout in with shopping, working,school parties, work parties.....this month has been especially hard for me since B is working 7 days a week. I have not ran in forever...ok maybe a week but it feels like forever! I am still spinning and doing a pool workout with kelly as much as we can.
And there are some days that I feel that it wasn't enough...but then I think about it and I could have sat on my fat ass and did nothing....so at least I got something done. Plus I don't realy get to sit that much during the day anymore...LOL! Not with avery active 2year old. My me time is when I go to work and when I go to the Bathroom...I know TMI..but a mom's gotta do what a mom's gotta do!  Not even getting enough time to write on our blog....Gotta love the holidays! everyone cross their fingers B has an interview tomorrow!!

5 miles in the cold....new Kelly world record 46:19(Kelly)

Well I did it, I did the 5mile run on Sunday in what could only be considered friggin artic tempatures.   It was only about 34 degrees when I left for the run with a real feel of about 23 deg according to KYW - I was not looking forward to doing this run.   I got to West Chester (which is a good 40mile drive from my house) around 12:20pm (run started at 1pm) and really considered just sitting in my car or even just going home .  It was cold and I was by myself ..... but I thought might as well get out of the car and get use to the cold before the run and I can't turn back now I drove all the way here and I told people I was doing this run.   So I get out of my car and who is walking up to the start but 4 guys and 1 girl from Africa - Yes that's right they were Kenyans at this West Chester 5 miler...I couldn't believe it and I thought to myself well this isn't good for me. I didn't think there would be professionals or semi-pros here and I didn't know who else would be at the start line.
 So I walked up and waited for 40 mins freezing my butt off with the other 900 + people. ( And I would like to say they didn't open the school gym so you could get warm either!!! ) Since I've been trying to run 1 to 2 times a week outside I'm getting a little more tolerant of this cold and it wasn't bad standing out in the sun until the wind started and that was pretty much every 10 seconds. They had some kid races before the real run and that was cute - although I don't think I would have had my 3 yr old outside to run in that cold. 
Race started almost on time and took a few seconds to go because when 972 runners are lined up you don't quite move when the gun sounds.  The run was nice through the neighborhoods of West Chester (it ran the same streets a couple of times) but in the beginning it was so packed you had to dodge your way through people for about the first full mile.  Then the other fun started which was West Chester is HILLY - who knew? I would say about 4miles of that run was some sort of hill, either steep and short or long and steady.   Since my legs were numb I wasn't feeling any pain until mile 4 when my running technique goes out the window and my ankles start hurting (I'm hoping I get past this b/c it's really a problem) but I knew only 1 mile left and I couldn't quit.  I rounded the corner into the stadium and saw the clock said 44:55 and I only had a lap left to do - I knew my previous 5 mile times were 49:54 and 49:50 so I was excited to see I would beat it despite fighting through a crowd in the beginning, hills, and the freezing temp.  I made it around and finished at 46:19 a new record.
I'm glad to be done and the whole time I was running I was thinking I hate this , I'm not doin this again and of course like always when I finished I was thinking when's the next 5 miler or even 10K (6.2 miles) ---- and Jenn is doing 5 miles with me - If i have to suffer so does she =)

So my point after this long post is 2 yrs ago I couldn't run 1 mile and 12/5/10 I ran 5 miles. It really is true you can do anything you put your mind and effort into!!! Don't ever give up or let anyone tell you - you can't!!!!!

Christmas COLD!!!! JEnn

Good morning everyone. I hope that you are all staying strong during the holidays! Remember all the shopping you are doing in the malls, not the computer, is a good workout! Walking back and forth back and forth. i bet you log at least 2 miles every time you are at the mall. LOL! At least it feels that way!
I have been doing pretty good this week, staying on target with my food. The only thing I have a problem with is the new WW program. I feel they switched it up b/c so many people knew the old way of counting and wasn't coming to the meetings. I think it is a big money maker. Right now I find it hard to get the 2 mins it take to calculate the new points. I start out good then by dinner time I go by the old way.  I am still going spinning and tring to figure out with Brian schedule when I can run. I don't like running by myself at night. I normally would but one of the school mom's told me about this guy who lives in the area who is a drug addict and has been in jail and robs the local stores....and they all know him and everything. So that makes me a little nervous to run by myself. I am going to keep on going through the holidays and hope to keep losing too! I will get on the new points system as soon as I can. it is such a PIA! Today is half day for Abby and then they go to Pop-pop for a while! Me I have to work. Pray for a busy night so I can finish my shopping!

A little off topic...JEnn

A special someone gave this to me when Abby was born and I Love it!!



How Preemie Moms Are Chosen
(Adapted from Erma Bombeck)
Did you ever wonder how the mothers of premature babies are chosen? Somehow, I visualize God hovering over Earth, selecting his instruments for propagation with great care and deliberation. As he observes, he instructs his angels to take notes in a giant ledger. "Beth Armstrong, son. Patron Saint, Matthew. Marjorie Forrest, daughter. Patron Saint, Celia. Carrie Rutledge, twins. Patron Saint ... give her Gerard. He's used to profanity." Finally, he passes a name to an angel and smiles. "Give her a preemie."
The angel is curious. "Why this one, God? She's so happy."
"Exactly," smiles God. "Could I give a premature baby a mother who knows no laughter? That would be cruel."
"But does she have the patience?" asks the angel.
"I don't want her to have too much patience, or she'll drown in a sea of self-pity and despair. Once the shock and resentment wear off, she'll handle it. I watched her today. She has that sense of self and independence so rare and so necessary in a mother. You see, the child I'm going to give her has a world of its own. She has to make it live in her world, and that's not going to be easy."
"But Lord, I don't think she even believes in you."
God smiles. "No matter, I can fix that. This one is perfect. She has just the right amount of selfishness."
The angel gasps, "Selfishness?! Is that a virtue?"
God nods. "If she can't separate herself from the child occasionally, she will never survive. Yes, here is a woman whom I will bless with a child less than perfect. She doesn't know it yet, but she is to be envied. She will never take for granted a spoken word. She will never consider a step ordinary. When her child says 'mama' for the first time, she will be witness to a miracle and know it. I will permit her to see clearly the things I see – ignorance, cruelty, prejudice – and allow her to rise above them. She will never be alone. I will be at her side every minute of every day of her life because she is doing my work as surely as she is here by my side."
"And what about her Patron Saint?" asks the angel, his pen poised in the air. God smiles.
"A mirror will suffice."

Frosty......(Kelly)

Ok it can be spring now....I have my first official 5 mile run today in West Chester.  It's the 33rd annual Brian's run -which is a great run that benefits different charitys each year.  This will be my first time doing this run but from what other people told me it's a big run and a lot of fun.  I wish it was warmer (currently it's 30 degrees) but maybe that will make me run faster.... =)   I wish I wasn't doing this one alone but my partner (Jenn) has work so I'll let her slide.... =)    

Yesterday was a good day at FA - - - lost .2 which is better than a gain. Altough I have to say i'm happy where I am with my weight - if I lose a few more lbs that fine but not much more.  I'd really just like to become a better runner, biker, and overall healthier person. 

Tip - for everyone who doesn't like to workout or be outside in this cold , if you can find a pool to go to inside GO..the water workouts are fun and when you are doing them don't feel like as much work as they really are - it's a great way to get in shape or stay in shape.  We don't swim we run back and forth in the lane and walk, tread water for a minute, do some planks with the noodle and ab crunches.  Try it!!!!

SEEE

Now you all know that we are not super Women....we try but we have our down points too....we both got into a rut with work, kids and eating...now it is our jobs to help each other out and get our asses moving..
Kelly doens't want to get on the scale tomorrow....I think (and going to make her) get on the scale...I don't care if she is lifetime or not..You need to get on that scale to see the number.....make that your Dr Doofemshmirtz.....whatever that number is is your evil twin that you are going to crush next week!
My goal for next week....workout more, EAT MUCH MUCH BETTER! and Try not to stress...
We will do this....my goal is to get to lifetime.....and keep Kelly at her goal....LET"S DO THIS!!

sooooo tired and soooo stressed......(Kelly)

This week sucked!!! I was off to a good start with my 5mile run on Sat but then it just fell apart. I've been soooo stupidly busy at work the past couple of days - I spent 12 hours looking at the same spreadsheets over and over and now I'm waiting on a customer to tell me if they are right or if i have to do them again...AHHH!!!!!  Besides that stress I'm such a procrastinator that I didn't write my paper that is due today for a rough draft.  I was going to do it last night but I was so tired from work and staring at a screen that I just couldn't do it.  Hopefully I'll get some time today to do it - - I got sleep last night and I feel better this morning. 

As far as working out goes I tried to work out everyday but yesterday it wasn't possible and this morning in spinning my knees hurt so bad that I had to get off the bike and go to the hot tub.  I don't know what's going on with my knees but it needs to stop. 

Eating this week has been horrible - I've eaten like a pig for real.  Not just that I'm not writing down - I've eaten nothing but bad food all week.  Don't know why but it's gotta stop - I don't feel as good when I eat bad both mentally and physically.   So starting tomorrow I'm going to use the new program to get back on track with eating next week. 

Gotta get back to work and paper writing ......

Friday...(jenn)

Well it is friday and I have all of about 24 hours to lose as much weight as I can..LOL! Weigh in is tomorrow and also the new program. Not sure if I am going to like the new way or not! I don't mind change, but if it is not broke they there is no reason to fix it right!
I will let you all know how it is....my biggest problem is writing down my food. I hate doing it....BUT i know that when I do I lose weight, when I don't...I get lazy and end up either gaining or staying the same....for tomorrow I am hoping to stay the same....trying to eat leftovers from Thanksgiving...UGH! I am ok with eating breakfast food for the next couple days!
These past two weeks have been little hard on me, with gaining and then the holidays. I know it is not an excuse and I am hoping that Bill(our leader) can help get me back on track...Stress is my biggest problem. Everyone who knows me knows that B got laid off. He just started a temporary position with UPS for the holidays....But it is going to be a tight Christmas....I hate not being able to go and order something that I want to get someone....I am now stressing about how I am going to be able to get everything done by Christmas without waiting till the last minute. I hate money!!! It doesn't make you happy but it sure as hell makes your life a little easier! LOL!
going to gon on and read a bunch of success stories for weight loss maybe that will help me get back!!!

A little Support and kick in the ass is all I needed....(jenn)

What a crappy beginning to December! This rain is horrible, taking Abby to school was a very drenching experience. Abby, Marissa and Little Chris all in the down pouring rain! FUN!!
So anyway I have been in that funk...and I have to say that having someone going through the journey with you is all you need. Kelly came over last night and we ran three miles and then this morning did our spinning class....(LADIES!!!)......that was the kick in the ass that I needed to get my ass back.....thanks kelly!
There is a huge difference in how you feel physically, mentally and emotionally when you eat bad or don't workout or both! I know I get into a miserable mood and don't want to talk to anyone! I almost feel depressed! I know that my husband can see it b/c he is usually the brunt of my crankiness! Once I work out and make the right choices...I feel so much better!
This whole journey is about making the right choices and there will be days where you just say...F that salad...I want a cheese steak......you know what? That is fine have that cheese steak BUT only have half, don't get mayo on it, fill it with veggies instead of extra cheese and meat....Have that Cheese steak but Make a choice.....and make it the right choice....there are time where I am like...I want the cheese steak BUT i think about how much more running/spinning/working out will i have to do in order to enjoy 10 mins of eating bliss.....Yes My name is Jenn and I am a Fat Kid. I love Food and I love Junk Food! But I am here to make the right choices and try to make my life better for me and my family. I want to out live everyone so that Kelly and I can move into the Sunrise community and terrorize the place(LOL) Only kidding even though I think that will happen anyway.....I want to be able to take my kids on bike rides and trail walks and let them experience the stuff I did as a kid.  I want to be able to go on vacation with my husband when we get older and not feel so tired and run down at the end of the day! I look at my mom who is (sorry mom) 62 years old and she is awesome. She can keep up with her grand kids and play with them and ENJOY them while being actively involved with their lives. She walks everyday and bikes on the weekends(when she can). She is an inspiration to be healthy!  I want to take my kids to DISNEY World and out last them......
Don't get frustrated....get back to working out and eating right! Find someone to kick you in the ass when u need it. Find someone to give you that little push!
Well gotta go chcek on the Playdough Kids!! We r making Ice-Cream Playdough...0 Calories LOL!

Shhhhhhh ladies....... WTF?? (Kelly)

Okay so you saw Jenn's post yesterday about us bascially getting "yelled" at by the instructor in spinning well now i'm annoyed because not only are we not kids and I don't need to be told but it's a damn class where the music will make you go deaf.  I know you want it loud but seriously it doesn't need to be that loud....anyway i could have been asking for my damn inhaler so =P   AND really???!!! I pay to go there if I want to practically whisper and sign to Jenn who's right next to me I CAN!!!!   Besides I think I can kick the instuctor's ass!!!!   She's so proud of how she works on the bike but I'd like to see her back it up on a real bike on a real hill.   

Ok i'm done venting....

So I told you I suck at eating good and I do so I like to workout to make up for my bad habits....I know that's not the best balance but it works for me sometimes.  Spinning yesterday morning then 2 1/2 mile walk last night.  Makes me feel better if I do something a little extra when I have the time.  I'm coming to the end of my fall semester so I got some papers due so my time should be spent on them and not working out but gotta work out because it makes me feel better and besides I have two runs coming up - 5miler and  5K.

I hear Jenn's pain about stuggles and feeling bad after weigh-in. I gained this week too and that sucks but I don't get as mad when I know I wasn't perfect with eating and even working out.  I know when I cheat myself so I just try and do better next time.  When I do great all wk and gain that's why I lose it and get mad and frustrated.  Now it's Tuesday and I haven't been an angel eating but I have worked out everyday (not pyscho) so hopefully I'll stay the same this wk.   

Anway I should be working - lots to do at work and with school.....ahhhhhh!!!!!

Struggle...Jenn

Thanks to our few followers that told me that they don't know who is writing me or Kelly. I guess I didn't think of that! LOL!
Monday after the Holidays....I feel fat, sick and tired......I am starting to stress about shopping and money.  But I woke up today and went spinning! Now I didn't even think about this today till I talked to Kelly a little later on....I was talking to Kelly in the beginning of Spinning class and we were warming up,...the instructor was not talking or anything and I(we) think she yelled at us for talking......Ummmm who says I can't talk during a spinning class! She has a microphone on so it isn't like she has to talk over us and we were yelling or anything!! And I don't even remember what i said to her but they were questions it wasn't like we were having an in depth conversation about world peace or something! Any thoughts on that?!
Another thought today.....who eats more when they ovulate? I feel like I am Pms'ing when i ovulate and want to eat everything in sight....But i didn't today and figured out that if I keep the munchies foods out of the upstairs fridge I won't remember that i have it and won't eat it...and I might be too lazy to go down and get it! LOL!
I ma having a hard time getting myself out of my funk...I am not going to come on this blog and tell you that eating healthy and working out , with two kids, is easy.  It isn't! Even without kids...unless you are crazy psycho personal trainer person...working out is not always fun..I try to make it fun....I am now looking to find some other deals on Boot Camps. Nothing too far or crazy $$. I like to spin and want to keep doing that but I am afraid that I am going to get bored with it...I also have to kick my a$$ to run more now that i won't be able to do any runs this month! I know that everyone struggles with eating right and working out! I know that it is easier said then done.....I can preach a good game and then turn around and drink and eat my face off and get fat again! That is something I don't want to do.....ever...ever ever!!! It really does help to have someone tell you that you are doing a good job or that they are proud of you.  It is a HUGE help to work out and go to WW meeting with someone....And we are going to have our days where we don't want to do anything and just be lazy! Give yourself that ONE day only if you know that the next day you will get right back on track and keep going. That is one of my struggles...I had a bad day at the scale and i am now trying to get myself out of my slump......What do I do.....I don't know! Sometimes I get depressed about it and don't want to do anything but eat...Now my goal this week is to take my anger, frustration and depression out by working out! I notice that i feel good after i work out...it makes me feel better about myself!
My advice today.....don't get mad, frustrated....just get back on track and go to the gym and beat out the frustration on the treadmill, weights, pool....anything! JUST GO!!!

Christmas city my a$$.......(Kelly)

So I decided to go to xmas city in Bethlehem PA  today and guess what it sucked.  I mean I guess there was stuff to do at night but the Christkindlmarkt was a bust.  Sure there were some nice things but everything was exspensive and it wasn't big enough for the $8 per person they charged and the hour drive.  The downtown of Bethlehem looked nice but nothing spectacular.  Maybe I missed the whole charm of it because it wasn't night time and there were no lights on yet but I could  have skipped it.   I wanted to get out of the house since I spent all day yesterday inside and I accomplished that but I hoped to walk around more and get in a free workout but instead I was only there about an hour and  had hot choc, funnel cake, and fried pickels.  So much for eating good today (that goes along with the pancakes and bacon I had this morning - told you I'm bad at eating ). 

So since I didn't get in my walking workout and my calves are sore from my 5 mile run yesterday I decided to make  up for  my funnel cake I need to do a tape when I got home.  So tonight I did the Blast Metabolism by Jillian Michaels.  Let me tell you it's hard , it's 45 mins of cardio using just  your body weight so it'll make you want to lose some weight.  You sweat like crazy so it's a great workout.  I actually  like her tapes and I find the 30 day shred (3 - 20 min workouts) an awesome dvd to have if you are looking for one.  They aren't easy at all but it's only 20 mins and EVERYONE has 20 mins.  Anyway I have the combo pack so I have the Blast and trouble zones....today I felt I needed the blast.  Now i'm sitting here with my feet soaking writing this update because the blast kicked my ass which is what i needed to finish out my weekend. 

Off to sign up for some December  races - 5 miler  this upcoming weekend and Jingle Bell 5k the next weekend.  Races are the only thing keeping me running in this cold weather. 

TRy to get back on track!

OK Everyone having a bad day/morning! Yesterday after FA I was pretty down, did not except to see what I did on the scale! My husband asked me how I did and I started to cry, I didn't want to talk about it....I know that is something you shouldn't do, you need to talk about. I instead put frustration and anger out on cleaning up my house decorating and a quick run around my park..1.7 mile.  I am back on track yesterday and today with eating....We had company last ight and I did very good with not eating alot.
The week before last I had a great week, lost and was happy. So this past week I thought I did good, wasn't sure what I did wrong but wasn't happy. After all day stewing about it.....I think that i was feeling invincible(Sp).....I was working out and eating so I didn't have to worry about it. Well I guess it was time that my body said wake the hell up b/c just cause u r working out you still need to watch your portions....Now I don't know if that is what i did wrong but now I am feeling like I have to start from the beginning again!
So when u are having a bad day/week/;month/ year......don't let it get you down just remember to get your self back on track...think about a new beginning!

1,2,3,4....5!!!!!

So I ran 5miles today - only my second time running 5 miles.  It was cold and I was by myself but  I did it in 49mins.  Sometimes you gotta just go out and do it.  I didn't want to go by myself and I had a million excuses I was coming  up with once my partner skipped out on me but I just went and did it.  Sometimes you gotta just shut up and do it - no excuses just run and run I did 5 whole miles!!!!

Here's the thing I was thinking about while I was running today. First god damn it's cold, second why do people (me included) always find ways to get out of exercising when we are busy?  If we are busy we always say okay I won't work out today because I have things to do and that's not an excuse that's real - I'm too busy but WHY??  Working out should be a priority not something you do because you've done everything you wanted to do today.  This is part of the problem with Americans and being lazy or just complacent (sp) about our overall health. I think everyone should try and change the way they look at working out. Sure it's not always fun but it should be part of your day just like eating, showering, making food, cleaning, etc...  When you make a list of things to get done for your day working out should not be something at the bottom to do only if you get everything else done - it should be right up there at the top of the list.  You might have to get up a littler earlier or take a half hour at of the middle of the day but get it done - you know you'll feel better about it when you are done.

I took the rest of the day after the run to take a quick nap and clean my whole house so I could decorate tonight.  Almost everything is done , just need to decorate the tree.

Happy Black Friday!

GGood Morning Everyone I hope you all had a good thanksgiving! I had a great day! Did the gobble wobble in the morning and then it started to snow!!! WHOOO HOOOO! I was very happy! Came home to hang out with my kids an dB made me Breakfast! Watched the parade on TV with the girls and then went to my parents!
So what I want to know is How did everyone do with eating?
I kept my portions small so I could taste a little bit of everything and was full but not over full! That was my goal going into dinner....little bits of everything and then Desert! Which I had a small piece of both pies and they were yummy!!!
I was going to get up this morning and go spinnig but I was too tired b/c Marissa was up over night! But Kelly went and they cancelled all classes for today so I was glad I didn't get up and go! LOL! But we went to the gym and did lots of pool workouts about 40 mins of running and some planks and treading water! And it is tiring....I felt like a nap afterwards! But the sighte you see at the gym pool.....very interesting! I like it b/c it is a litlte mental though..OMG I HAVE TO PUT ON A BAHTING SUIT>><>> so that is a little bit of motivation for me that I put on a bahting suit I have to see myslef like that and want to work harder! I want to be that MILF everyone looks at a the pool in the summer!
Now I am off to work and maybe stop at some places to pick up some present after work. I have three places plus Giant for some munchies for tomorrow!
If anyone who reads this has any thoughts or questions or just want to make a comment please do so!
Have a great day!

Gobble Gobble....pass everything

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!  Off to start the big eating day right....Gobble Wobble 5k in Abington.  It's a big race , last year there was 1200 people and I was about 900. I'd like to do better this year because I've been running a lot more but it's cold and about to (if it's not already) sleet and rain and both my knees really hurt.  So my goal today is to finish and that's good enough.

Enjoy your turkey day!!!!!  Eat everything you want ......... 

Biatholon training by accident.....

I would like to say that it was not my idea to run then spin this morning - that was all Jenn!!!!!  So when it gets time to really train for this biathlon Jenn should never complain.   Started the day off great since i totally slacked last night - that's right i did nothing but sit on the couch. 

If you haven't tried it spinning is a great workout - no need to be intimidated - you can do it at your own pace. You will work up a sweat and feel like you put in a great workout.  

Getting ready for the Gobble Wobble tomorrow in the rain and yes sleet....how fun.  My right knee is killing me because of the rain that's coming. Yeah I'm 33 but have the body of an 80yr old - - my joints tell me when it's going to rain.  

gotta go and hopefully see Harry Potter tonight so I'm nice and tired for the freezing cold run tomorrow. 

What did I do?

So much for making lasts night post short!
This is just a quick...WTF did i do. I didn't get a chance to run last night b/c of B getting home too late from work. So this morning I got to the gym for Spinning and was 15 mins early so I went up stairs and ran a mile.....then went to spinning class.......And tomorrow at 830 I will be running 3 miles....3 VERY HILLY miles! WTF was I thinking!
THat is guilt and motivation....sometime guilt is the best thing to help u get motivated! Not to mention I want to be one of the few who will lose atleast a pound come saturday after thanksgiving! Just a little weekly goal for myself!
OK off to get abby to school and make 2 toddlers very tired!!!

The rest.......

Well Now that was really long!!! I promise it won't be that long tonight! I will make it short and sweet!
So after I had Abby...wow..7 years ago!  It has been a very long 7 years! As some of you may know Abby was born at 26 weeks. She got meningitis at 2 months of age and then that resulted in hydrocephalus(water on the brain) as a result of that she has had 14 brain surgeries and one eye surgery. She also has complex epilepsy, as a result of all her infections and brain surgeries. So needless to say since i am a stress eater.....I gained quite a bit of weight over the past 7 years. At first after she was born I went down in my weight and then when I was so stressed out and stopped producing milk I started to gain weight. So every time we go to CHOP I try not to eat, but it is very hard b/c that is my comfort...especially since there is a McDonald's right in the hospital!  I eat when I get stresses, upset, angry, depressed, sad. I also drink when I get all those things too, and Sometime smoke cigarettes....maybe I should start smoking other stuff..LOL!! (Only kidding Kelly) I know that B(husband) really loves e b/c even at my heaviest he still loved me and told me I was beautiful....even though I don't believe him.....I went through some really tough time s with ABby and even went on meds to try and help my nervousness(sp). So I think I have been at Weight watchers at least 5 other times. But now I am determined to get to goal this time. B got laid off over the summer so that gave me some more me time. More time for me to go and workout and get into shape. So this summer Kelly and I ventured on our first boot camp. After that we both realized that working out is great...BUT we have to eat healthy too......usually it is the other way around for people....U eat healthy first then workout but us fat kids like the food too much!  I definitely recommend that if you are going to start a weight loss plan start one with a friend or meet someone there! IT is a huge help to have someone to go with and have to yell at and to just support u when u hav a bad day or Even good day! even with working out. I find that I work out harder when Kelly is with me. I run harder, try to keep up with the younger girl get tough for an old lady like me!
But Kelly is right..I do better at the eating then she does and she does better at working out! So together we are a great team. But there are time that i say...Kel' Junkyard fries? and she says.....OK......only kidding she has told me no. and other time that i called and said I am coning over to run and even though she doesn't want to she does it anyway!  It is a huge help to have a partner to workout with and to call about what to eat! And it help me too to have B ask me everyday if I am on my points and if I am writing things down...he has been very supportive. I think he is sick of me paying someone $14 a week to weigh me...LOL! He wants me to get to goal so I don't have to pay anymore! AND I AM GOING TO THIS TIME! 
SO this is about 4 months into my final weight loss jounrney and I am down 13.4 pounds and can run 3-4 miles!! Never thought I could run at all! And here I am running 3 miles almost every weekend since OCT.
I find that when I am feeling depressed if I workout it helps. there are days tha I just want to sit in the corner with my book and read and not talk to anyone....and sometime u need a Day like that and tha is fine. as long as u get back on track the next day!
So my first piece of advice for all who want to do something to change your life.......FIND YOUR SUPPORT! Find that person/s who will be there through the ups, downs and arounds....and maybe they will join u on your adventure! because with us it is always an adventure!
Good night! Sleep Tight don't let the bed bugs bite! LOL!

It's all down hill from 25........

Now why would I make a statement like that when I'm already 33?? Because it's true - ya know sometimes you gotta listen to older people when they talk, they know what they are talking about.   For me I never really worried about my weight as a teenager. Sure I didn't love my body and wanted to change a 1000 things but I still didn't worry about what I ate.  I was lucky in that way, see my family is thin for the most part and eating and exercising just wasn't something I had to worry about but everyone would tell me just wait when you hit 25 it all gets harder.  I didn't believe them, boy was I wrong.   My mom was called "Twiggy" when she was younger , after the famous model, because she was so thin - I don't think my mom weighed as much as I do right now when she was pregnant with me.  My aunt has always been thin and even my cousins are thin so it's not something I felt I needed to worry about and besides I LOVE FOOD!!!! I still love food but when I started my first desk job the older ladies (and now that I think about it they were the age I am know and I thought of them as old- ahhh...) told me "I use to look just like you - thin but then I started sitting all day at work and once 25 hit it everything changed. I would laugh and say not me.  I was 18 when I started so I was young and thought please just because they were out of shape that would NEVER happen to me.  While I didn't have to worry about what I ate I still liked to exercise back then (find me anything new in working out and I'll pretty much try it) so I would workout and do tapes or go to the gym occasionally but I would always eat and eat junk mostly. 

So fast forward to 25 and I share those ladies had a curse on me...it almost seemed like a switch happened and I could no longer eat what I wanted without seeing it show up on my body.  I couldn't believe it....!!!! I actually couldn't eat chips, choc, drink sodas , eat ice cream and shakes and not gain weight - wtf...!!!  So after my 3 year denial I started WW with Jenn and finally learned how to eat better and make better choices.  I was 161lbs in 2006 when I joined which may or may not be a lot to some people but for a girl that was always around 125lb that was a big jump.  It took me about 4 months to get down to my goal of 145lbs (this is WW range for my height) but that wasn't my real goal - it took me another month to get to 131lb but even that wasn't realistic anymore so my happy medium is 135-140lbs. I've come to accept that I'm not going to be 125lb 20 yr old anymore and I really don't want to be.  I workout a lot more now and 125 is just not realistic for the exercise I do and want to do and besides I feel better at this weight and can fit better into clothes. 

Well that's my backround a little more - I'm still on this journey because even though I got to my goal in 2006 I let myself start to creep back up the scale 4 yrs later and had to recommit myself to being healthy and that's where I'm at now.  And I still LOVE FOOD so I'll always have to keep myself committed to excercise and tyring to make the right choices which I struggle with most days.  (Jenn is way better at eating then me and I think I'm the better exerciser so if you just combine the two of us together we would be perfect =) )

Let's start from the begining!

Well I thought all day about what to write next and I figured that I am going to be posting everything about my weight loss on here so I should just pick a point in my life to begin!
I feel like i have been on a weigh loss/gain journey since I was about 18.....I have tried every diet out there. Atkins(sp?), Dexatrim, Herbal Life, even tried a drink that you take and it flushes u out. I even went to one extreme and made this HUGE pot of soup that I was suppose to eat for 7 days. It was a diet for people undergoing open heart surgery would go on to help them lose some weight before hand.....the soup was sooo nasty, I would gag every time i ate it.  I last 3 days, that was NOT fun! LOL!
At one point, right before I met my husband I was I guess borderline anorexic(sp?)....I would eat once a day and then work out like crazy. My normal day would be to wake up, get ready for work, at the time i would mostly work 12-8(Ikea) I would walk to the bus stop about 6 blocks and then walk the mall to get to work. From the time I woke up till about 4ish I would eat nothing but sugar...Pepsi and pixie stix, gummy bears....then I would go on break and sometime would get a sandwich from the mall or most of the time go home and eat my mom's dinner. No one knew that I wasn't eating....no one noticed either. I look back at some pictures and now realize that yes I was skinny but my face was sick looking sunken in cheeks and dark circles under my eyes. But at the time all i cared about was that I was skinny and could wear all the cute things my friends wore.
I met my husband and I know now that he really must love to in order to meet me when I was 117 pounds and love me still at my heaviest! (and he met me with short red hair but he hates my hair red now) just a little side note!
Now I know how I got fat....for one I lost my weight way too fast and starved myself. So when the weigh started coming back on my body was storing all this fat so that it would be prepared if I did it again! And now my body doesn't want to get rid of it....LOL! There were a couple factors that I see now that helped me get fat.....one was I got a car and Kelly got a Car.....we used to walk EVERYWHERE....then I started Drinking almost every night and then I got comfortable in my relationship with my husband and on came the pounds.
SOOOOOOO most of my twenties I don't remember much b/c I was drunk  most of the time..(But I know form some pictures and stories I had some gooood times!) I lost a little weight before my wedding and then the first year we were married I packed it back on.....I got on the scale one day and almost lost it! I couldn't believe that I was that heavy, now I know u want to know what it said but I am not ready to give that info out yet! I have been in that spot so many time where u think.."I could totally stick my finger down my throat and just puke everything up..I know I could stop. I wonder if I just did that when i ate something bad or ate too much, just those couple times", but I knew better then that....Damm those After school Specials...LOL!
 So I took my first baby step. Jan 2003 I went to my first weight watchers meeting and when he weighed me I will never forget what he said....."wow u carry your weight well".....which on one hand was good then peole wouldn't have known how fat i was and the other....OMG I am here to lose the weigth not get complements on how I carry my weight. I was scared and nervous. y husband was very supportive of my goals. He was very considerate when we would make dinner and ask how many points I had and stuff like that. I workout like a normal person and by april was 2 pounds away from my goal weight. I don't think that Kelly started weight watchers with me then...I am not sure...she can let you kow! Then I found out I was prego! The one good thing about being on weight watchers and then getting prego was all i wanted was fruit. That was the end of one of the many times I have been to weight watchers.
Now that is enough for you to read for now! I am going to get my book and then lay in bed read about 2 words and fall asleep!
Tomorrow I will post a little more about how I got to this point! And hopefully wrap it up so we can get to this point and everything we are doing now!

The journey begins......

My name is Kelly and my partner in crime and fun Jenn has beaten me to getting this setup.  She's starting to beat me a lot in things which is great (she beat me in swimming with just kicking our feet in our swimming adventure on Sunday - which makes no sense because she can't swim and she's shorter than me =)  ) We wanted to start this blog as a place for us to write about all our "adventures" and as a way to motivate ourselves and if it helps anyone else out along the way even better.   Anyway I'm 33 (ahhhhh) and I work full time plus I'm going to school for my degree in Accounting.  I'm married and have the best dog in the world - a 5yr old Golden Retriever named Molson.  He's not very active so he's not a good workout partner, in fact he's best activity is sleeping and being precious.   
I get in workout modes and I try to stick to them but like everyone knows it's so easy to fall out of that workout routine that's why it's great to have Jenn there to keep me going. We both motivate each other and get the other one going when one of us wants to quit.   It's not always easy and we aren't always the best at sticking to plans but we do what we can.  Right now my biggest workout is running and now that I have Jenn running with me it's AWESOME.  Running by yourself is not fun , actually running is not fun but for some reason I just want to do it.  Since it's getting cold we are doing some cross training with out running like spinning ( secretly this is how i'm going to get Jenn to do a biathlon with me in July but shhh don't tell her) and since Sunday running in water to strengthen our muscles without all the impact. 
Well need to get back to work....will post more about different workouts and just things that come up like tips or things we've tried and like or don't like.  
Speaking of liking I'm obsessed with Subways new breakfast sandwiches....soooo good and if you get the egg white ones they are good for you points-wise if your into weight watchers.  (that's my free promotion for Subway today )  

The begining of an awesome Journey!

Welcome to 2 Fit Chicks blog. We are hoping that this is the first of many blogs geared to the average working woman and the everyday mom.
My name is Jenn and I have 2 girls, Abby 7 and Marissa 2. I work part time as a hairdresser and spend the rest of my time with my kids and husband and working out.  My BFF, Kelly(who will post her own info) is my partner in crime. She is my motivator my pusher when I don't want to workout and my bestest!
We started talking about making a blog about our journey in losing weight and getting in to shape from two different oints of view, the MOM(me) and the Full time working woman and full time Student also.
We are workout class junkies....we like to try all different types of classes, boot camps, even trying to do workout we find online.  We are both Weight watchers members, kelly lifetime....me almost there!
We wanted to have somewhere that we could write down what we are feeling the struggles the ups and downs.  Just to make ourselves feel a little better having a place to bitch about it, and to let other women(or men) know that they are not alone.
I will be trying to post everyday....and sometime probably more then once. Right now I have to get off this computer and play with my Marissa!! Will post again soon!