Love the number 2

I have always loved the number 2 since I was a little girl I don't know why but it makes me happy the shape saying it writing it 2 is just a fabulous number.

Now the size 2 is the size of my pants again.

Whahoo  it feels great .

I have been abel to button a size 2 for 2 months but I always had a muffin top so I did not conceder myself a 2 yet.

We now I fit into a 2 and to be honest they are loose on me.

I love that feeling.

It give me the assurance that if I keep up with what I am doing I will hit my goal look by my birthday.

Getting faster and more fit!

My running times are getting faster and my distance longer.

Today's 5K time was 22 mins I was astounded out of breath but shocked at what my body could do.

I almost a year ago I wanted to be a runner .

I really hated it at first i kept with it to keep my goal.

I can now say I love running I understand why people say its a spiritual experience.

I love running and being in my head I do a lot of thinking praying and understanding when I run.

I have also started regular work outs and I see my body shrinking my girls to be exact . I have a love hate issue with this I know when I start loosing weight in my breast that my body is in a weight lost zone.

I feel good and I have lots of energy.

Hopefully in the next few week I will be in my jean size goal.

Its official I am a runner!

A few weeks ago I had emergency surgery and was in and out of the hospital for a week.

I am all better now but when I was on the pulse ox machine I kept setting it off.

I was really freaking out the nurses and Dr. with how low my heart rate was. 

I guess the machine is set for 50 beats a minute which is a low heart rate well  my heart rate was between 45 and 40.

They kept asking me if this was normal?

I said I have no idea since I never go to the Dr. because I am never sick.

After my heart rate monitor went off for the 10th time a Dr. came in and asked me some questions.

DR.: Do you work out regularly

Me: yes I do.

DR.:What kind of work outs do you do?

Me: Aerobic, strength Cardio, Yoga.

After looking puzzled a moment he said.

Mr.s Wilderness are you a runner?

Me: I run every day I would like to think I am a runner but I have never ran a race.

The Dr. chuckled and Said well Mrs. Wilderness your heart is telling me you are a runner.

As sick as I was I had a lot of pride when he said those words.

Evedently runners have lower heart rates than the average person.

Not normally as low as mine but we think the drugs had a little help in that.

So here I am the after my first run post surgery.

It had Been two weeks since I had last ran I took it pretty easy I only ran 3 miles.

I was up to five before I got sick I was was a little sad that I regressed but I smiled every time my foot hit the road.

I kept hearing the DR.s words your heart rate says you are a runner.

How to burn 1700 calories in 3 hours or less.

Climb the worlds  largest stair stepper.

Then hike 3 miles to get back down that's how.

The other day 6 other girls and I hiked the incline in Manitou springs Co.

I tell you it was a hard hike for me because of the 2000 feet elevation change.

I got elevation sickness but I did it I hiked to the top!

I was very proud of my self and happy that I did it.

The nice part is when I weighed my self the next day and a few days later just to confirm it I lost 4 lbs.

I am sure the 4lbs were not just from the hike but the daily work outs I have been doing.

I have to say that 4lb loss has motivated me to do it again next week.

Look who is coming to Grandmas house!

In just 3 days time this little guy will be coming to see his grandma! 

I am so excited!!

Getting faster.

I have been back at running for 3 weeks now I have an established route that I run 5 times a week and jog 5 times a week.

I started running and jogging to quicken my time and to build more stamina.

It has worked I have shaved 2 minuets off my 5k time I also can run a mile in 6:40 I even got a high 5 from Garret my 13 year old track star.

He said and I quote " The average track kids time is 6:30 your pretty fast mom.

I then asked him what is mile time is he smiled I am not average.

I asked him again whats your time  he smirked and said 5:20 but there is a few boy that do it in 5 minuets flat.

My jaw doped and I said I guess I am ok with being average.

He said mom your fast for an old lady.

I had to laugh who knows maybe I am fast for an old lady.

Along with running I have been doing Jillian Micheal Ripped in 30 day I am half way through week 2 .

I love this DVD I always feel strong when I do it and look better to.

I hope to be back to where I was in march by the end of June.

so far I have lost the 5 pounds I gained but some how still feel like I look big.

Seeing this family pictuer from this week end did not help.

I don't know if it was the way I was standing or not but I look like a huge blob.

The funny thing is I took this photo earlier that day and don't feel like I look as big.

Any ways both of thees pictures are motivating me to work harder.

So hopefully I will look and feel skinnier in a few weeks. 

As always I will keep you posted.

Here I go again!

With me being really sick, going to Alaska, becoming a grandmother and moving work outs have been on a back burner.

I have done almost nothing these last 2 months I gained 5 pounds and I feel yuckie in my clothes.

Last week I new think needed to get back on track so I started running again.

I am running and doing yoga I feel great and lost 2lbs last week.

My clothes feel a little bit looser and I feel good.

I love being on the road and running again.

I am up to 3 miles 5 times a week.

I hope to be running 5 miles by the end of summer with little effort.

I also plan on being the size I want to be by the time fall hits then I have a reason to buy all new fall clothes right.