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Just caught up on my blog - teachermamaruns.blogspot.com :) Life has taken some turns but all is well! Jan 17

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Courtney replied to Elaine's discussion 'WEEK 5' in the group BTL's Biggest Loser

223.6 for me today :) I'm down by .4 but feeling good about it.

January 31

Courtney replied to StEpHaNiE*'s discussion 'Week 4!!!' in the group BTL's Biggest Loser

I missed this week but still want to be in. Actually, I posted on my phone and it wouldn't post. Ugh! I gained this week though. 226.2. Bigger ugh!

January 25

Courtney commented on StEpHaNiE*'s group 'BTL's Biggest Loser'

I totally get that Stephanie! Sorry! I posted that last night in the middle of a ton of work and whiney child!

January 22

Courtney commented on StEpHaNiE*'s group 'BTL's Biggest Loser'

I think I forgot to post this week. I was 223.4 - not much of a loss. I'm ok with that:)

January 21

Courtney replied to Christine Harms's discussion 'WEEK 2' in the group BTL's Biggest Loser

I'm not sure if I ever posted this! 223.6 was last week.

January 16

Courtney commented on StEpHaNiE*'s group 'BTL's Biggest Loser'

Just caught up on my blog - teachermamaruns.blogspot.com. I'm a little nervous about tomorrow. After a big loss last week and a weird eating eating week this week (I had a stomach thing and kept trying to settle it with carbs) I'm not sure about th…

January 16

Just caught up on my blog - teachermamaruns.blogspot.com :) Life has taken some turns but all is well!

January 16

Just posted my year in review - more about me and not about being healthy, but there's a little bit of that - cheers to a healthy 2010!

December 31

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About Me:

I'm a 34 year old woman, and I've struggled with weight my whole life starting from the time my gymnastics coach told my mom I needed to lose weight at the age of 8 (and I was a chunkier kid...but very flexible and very strong!). I've never had success at losing and keeping it off. I'm 5 feet 6 inches and the lowest I've ever been is 149 (as an adult anyway). This was after about 6 months on Jenny Craig. I was in college and had no idea how to keep it off. Before too long, I was in the 180s and just kind of stayed there for several years. I would go down to the 160s with a brief stint on Weight Watchers, but "life" always seemed to get in the way....I've come to hate the phrase "Life just got in the way." If something's really important, life shouldn't get in the way - thus the name of my blog.

I had my first kid, an amazing, beautiful boy in November of 2006. In May of 2008, I had my second kid, a beautiful baby girl. In this process, my weight got up to 245 (after losing the baby weight!). I tried to not gain so much, but actually, not really!

I have an incredible relationship with my husband, a great job, a wonderful home, and so much to be grateful for. I'm tired tired tired tired of my body image getting in the way of all that is good. So, I'm doing it right this time. I love to cook, I love to experiment, and I'm going to do it this time! And it's going to feel AMAZING!!!

Starting Weight: July 2008 - 245

July 2008 - December 2009 -25 lbs

Most of 2009 - stayed the same

Starting over November 2009 - 222 lbs

Plan of Choice:

Other

Website/Blog:

http://teachermamaruns.blogspot.com

Workout Philosophy:

I only exercise because I have to

Goals

Starting Weight As of June 30, 2008: 245 pounds
Starting Weight As of October 26, 2009: 224 pounds

Get to 220

Lose 10 more pounds: 210 pounds

Lose another 10%: 198

Lose 10 more pounds: 188

Lose another 10%: 178

Lose 10 more pounds: 168

Lose 10 more pounds 158

Lose another 10%: 151

Lose 6 pounds: 145

Goal: 140

Other goals:

Walk a half marathon

Run a 5K

Run a 10K

Run a half marathon

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It's been awhile...

Here I sit in San Diego having tagged along with my husband on a work trip. We came out for the weekend and had a lot of fun. We needed time together in a really bad way without any distractions. It's been really nice.

I'm not doing well on the weightloss front and I don't know why. I know I'm eating what I shouldn't but I don't know why I am doing this when I so badly want to be healthy. My workouts have sucked. As soon as I started meeting up with my trainer again, I threw out my back (BAD!)… Continue

Posted on April 13, 2009 at 10:50am — 5 Comments

Two Epiphanies Today

So, as I was driving to work this morning, I had two great thoughts. The first was that in general, for one of the first times in my life, I am happy. ***Realizing I'm on anti-depressants for postpartum but still***. I have had quite a journey. My husband and I lived in two different places for 8 years while we were working on grad school. As a result, I have 2 masters degrees and he has a PhD - all from very prestigious universities. We are both in jobs where we are doing exactly what we set ou… Continue

Posted on March 4, 2009 at 9:30am —

I can't even talk about it...

Crap. Crappity crap crap crap. I had two bad days this week and they weren't even that bad. I'm so mad at myself. I'm working on moving on, but it's not going well. I don't even have an excuse for having bad days. My week was fine. Emotionally I'm fine. I just decided to eat and had a gain of 1.2. That's only a 4.4 loss for the month of February. Crap. Crappity crap.

I've got to work out. I've got to put that in my daily plan. It's just not happening.

I'm not committing. I'm just so annoyed ab… Continue

Posted on March 2, 2009 at 10:10am — 1 Comment

Weekly Weigh-In :)

Ok, down 2.2 today! Yay!!! I'm having a little bit of remorse about my gain last week as I'm so excited to hit the 30 pounds loss mark. But I know it's coming. I thought today would maybe be a little bit more...but 2.2 is a GREAT loss! One more weigh-in for the month of February and then I'll do my monthly loss. That helped motivate me a lot when I was losing weight after baby #1.

This week's goals:

1) Three runs
2) Two weight training days (or weight videos)
3) Don't weigh myself until next M… Continue

Posted on February 23, 2009 at 9:04am — 2 Comments

Small Victories to Note :)

I weigh-in tomorrow and I'm not sure where I'll be. I had a generally GREAT week and am feeling really good about myself. I had a snack attack one night before dinner and a splurge on Japanese food...but what's funny is my snack attacks and splurges are on things that aren't so bad. I'd pick too much avocado roll over too many Doritos any day!

BUT, I wanted to post about some small victories. They call them NSVs, but I prefer small victories because in the end, the ultimate victory (for me at t… Continue

Posted on February 22, 2009 at 9:19pm — 2 Comments

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At 8:40am on November 28, 2009, Heather said…: Hi Courtney! I hope you will join us in Countdown to 2010 we would love your input! I will check out your other blog too!

At 10:25am on June 1, 2009, Julie said…: Courtney!!! Where are you busy lady?? Get back here and let us know how you are doing. I also took a break for a month or more...time to refocus and take care of US. I want to hear from you!!!! Drink your water, go for a walk, come back and blog with me!!

At 11:42am on March 4, 2009, Robyn said…: The mother-in-law isn't bad...but the 35-40 people I'm expecting on Saturday...that could a different story! Who plans a family reunion in freaking March? My hubby's family is nuts!

At 6:45am on February 23, 2009, 3treasures said…: Hi,
i just joined and i'm looking for friends to keep me motivated. I'm a mum too!

At 10:17pm on February 4, 2009, Robyn said…: Hey..thanks for the compliments on my progress pics! You're too sweet!

At 12:54pm on February 2, 2009, Robyn said…: Well..how's it going girl? I

At 12:25am on January 27, 2009, Kate said…: Thanks Courtney! Words of encouragement count regardless of the date!! Weigh in is tomorrow, so hopefully its another good week! Who knows! How have you been doing?

At 12:11pm on January 26, 2009, Rebecca said…: Just checking in on ya! Hope you are doing OK. Come back and get some motivation!

At 10:32am on December 31, 2008, Kate said…: Hope you had a great vacation & holidays, Courtney!!

At 8:26pm on December 19, 2008, Rebecca said…: Thanks for the Welcome Courtney! You have a cool page...looking forward to hearing more from you! :)

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I've lost how many inches?!?!

daily reasons to lose, what's yours?

Life Will NOT Get In The Way!

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Courtney's Blog

It's been awhile...

Two Epiphanies Today

I can't even talk about it...

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Small Victories to Note :)

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