25 MIles and So much Emotion !

Well today was a huge accomplishment for me. Today we not only rode the trail to Huntington Beach from Anaheim, we also rode it all the way back. 25 Miles !! I have to say on the way to Huntington it was easy and half way back to Anaheim it was fine. Then I hit the 20 mile mark and I could not do it anymore. I was literally crying and filled with so much emotion. One because I had already gone 20 miles and for me to give up now would be a let down for me and two I only had 5 miles left and wanted to finish so badly. So I was overwhelmed with Emotion. Mike was literally pushing me up the hills as I was crying. Then I stopped crying and pushed. By this time I only had 3 miles left and I was not about to quit with 3 miles left. On the last mile Mike went ahead and I pushed on my own. Man I was battling leg pain and my mind was saying stop, stop.. But I kept going ! As soon as I came across the bend, there it was... The Angel Sign ( literally)


I was so happy to see that sign, I again started crying. ( What a baby I am). I made it !! I was so happy now I had tears of JOY !! Body ache and all I was very happy. Came home and made egg salad sandwich and now I will enjoy the rest of the day. Yeah I did it !!

Motivation where does it come from ?

So last night I tried very hard to convince Mike for us to skip the bike ride. I have just had a very weird and challenging week and feel a bit discouraged. It is not just my weight, it is other things in life. He said no, we are going anyways, so off we went to the beach with no motivation in hand !
We got there and I brought my ipod to help push me along this time and let me tell you.... it worked. I forget the power of music. The power that it has on us to help us move, clean the house, worship, pray, and excersise. See when our brain is concentrating on music, it does not pay attentiont to what your body is doing. So I got thru the 5.5 miles in 23 mins! That is a record for me. On the way back for the remainder of the 11 miles, Mike and I rode and talked together. It was nice, and yes although I had no motivation, I still completed the 11 miles for the day!! Yeah.
It is not by my strength, but by HIS alone :)

Strength of my Life

Although I am having some rough patches, a friendly reminder that Lord you are the strength of my life..

Everyday I look to you, to be the Strength of my life . Your the hope I hold on to, to be the strength of my life.

56 lbs !

Oh yeah, I am also 13 week post op and down 56 lbs!

Riding the Trail

Wow today I accomplished something very big ! Mike and I road the Santa Ana trail from Anaheim to Huntington Beach total of 14 miles ! I was amazed . I guess I never thought I would ever be doing anything like that. Our next goal is to ride there and back to total 26 miles. I am glad and excited. I have a great husband who is supporting my ever step ! Thank you Lord for my achievements this far, I could never, ever do it with out you. Lord you are my strength !

No pain

Well this morning I woke up thinking that my legs would be more soarer than yesterday , but I guess excersing yesterday in pain was well worth it. I always heard that even though your muscles hurt, you have to push through it and it goes away. Well, I never belived it, but let me tell you, it is true. I still am a little sore, but not as much as yesterday. Today I will do yoga again and the Ab lounge. Wednesday are usually bike nights, but our bikes are being tuned up for our big bike ride on Saturday. We will be riding 22 miles to the beach from Anaheim, so please pray for me :)

Making it up the Trail

Today we went on a little hike behind my house on the hill. Mike has always wanted to do it with me, but I was not ever up for it. Today we did it and it was great. It is just a trail, but it has some small hills that made it challenging for me. I really enjoyed it. Although my thighs were burning from the night before 30 mins of Yoga, I still kept on pushing. It is so funny how things are getting easier for me. My next goal and challenge are to learn how to run. I say learn cause I have never been a runner and I want to make sure that I run properly before I hurt myself. Baby steps is what someone told me. After that we went down to the mall and walked around. I finished the night off with Ab lounge. I really want to tone my stomach as much as I can. We shall see..

Back to the real world

Well I just got back from traveling to New Mexico to see my family. I have to say that I had a bit of a hard time. Let me explain. First I did take my protein drink with me because I knew I would need to still drink it. So I tried to have that everyday. Secondly it was very very hard to not snack. For some reason when you are traveling you want to eat. So I had nuts, protein bars and jerky to snack on at all times. The other thing was I did not have a scale. I was a little paranoid cause I weigh myself daily which I am not supposed to do, but it keeps me on track. So, I was scared cause I went 5 days without a scale and no bike riding. We did walk around alot, so I did get some excersise in. The baby shower was a little tough, but I stuck to the cold cuts and beans, and yes I had 4 chips and salsa, which I felt very guilty about, but I did eat anyways. I think I did better with the cake then I thought I would. Being around sweets is hard at times cause I was so used to eating and eating that I never enjoyed what I was eating. So Mike had a piece of cake and I have 1 bite, just 1. It was really good, I did not feel guilty, but I really really enjoyed it. We got home and the first thing I did was jump on the scale and sure enough, I lost 3 lbs. I am offically now at 53lbs down ! My current weight is 199. I have not been under 200 pounds since I was 21. I feel really great and I am going to just keep on one day at a time !

The Slow down

I feel like my weight is slowing down. However, I also feel like maybe I am not eating correctly. I did have a few chips this weekend and I feel really , really guilty about tasting some of these things. I need to excersise this week , but i am so busy and I feel bad. I will be out of town this week and I want to start running. So maybe tonight when I get home, I will run or ride my bike. I am still at 50 lbs, so I need to step it up and make sure I don't slack on my protein.

49lbs!

I have hit 49lbs. I am now at 203. I am 13 lbs away from being at the same weight I was when I got married. It is true, it does strive me to keep on pushing. Last night we went to the beach and rode our bikes from Newport pier to Huntington pier and back. Total of 11 miles ! Amazing to me .. just amazing. Thank you Lord, cause it is thru your strength only :)