Thoughts, motivation and ......

Good Morning Friends!! I found this picture and although I wish that was me in it :) I found the words to be very true. Especially the part "You can do whatever YOU decide to do". Wow, powerful and so true but sometimes very hard for me to put in to practice. I start out strong and decide that "this is the last time" and then I lose motivation when the scale moves slowly!! Instead of pressing on I just quit. I am a quitter when it comes to weight loss. I am just being honest! I do always go back and attempt it one more last time! I weighed in today and lost 1.6 I believe. I looked at a calendar from last year and I weighed 3 pounds MORE!! This past year was a tough one. Three deaths in the family and sibling drama. When I looked at that calendar I had a huge epiphany. So, I am not at my goal weight by any means, but at the same time I didn't gain more weight even with the emotional circumstances.

That counts for something in my book! :)

I am still training for the tri but with this heat it takes a lot of self convincing to get out there and do it. I have not exercised in the last 3 days. I have a fever blister, it looks like Mike Tyson punched my lip. I loathe fever blisters!!! I didn't want to go out in the heat because I feared it would grow even more.  Tonight it will get done even if I have to run in the dark, promise!!

Life is good, I am on summer vacation! I love spending time with my little family, catching up on lunch dates with dear friends, reading and just relaxing and waking up refreshed. I feel blessed because I have the love and support of a lot of simply amazing people. They continue to love and support me no matter how many times I fall.

Have a great weekend and keep pressing on! We want it so let's go get it!!

:) Lucy K

Dangerous but cute!!

So.. those of you who know me personally know that if I am going to do something, I might as well look cute while doing it. Vain, I know! You can dislike me for this but I highly recommend it. It makes me feel like although I may not be the fastest or the trimmest one out there, I still look decent. Just being honest!!

Well I didn't realize how dangerous these little cuties were until I took two tumbles. I just suffered a couple of bruises but my ego, well lets just say that was hurt the most. I got back on the bike today and rode 7.1 miles injury free! I still have fear well lets just call it a bit of respect towards the clipless pedals.

I am either running, cycling or swimming to train for the triathlon on August 14th. The distances for this one is a 300meter swim, a 11 mile bike ride and a 3 mile run. I can't complete this one without training so I am doing my best to stay active with this Texas heat.

The weight loss is sssssllllllowwww but I am not quitting friends! It looks like we will be going to Costa Rica for Christmas. I am envision myself on the beach in a tankini and feeling great about it!

It's going to be a long process but I am thinking that it will be totally worth it.

:) Lucy K



Summer ....

I started this blog almost a year ago with the intent of being at my goal weight by now. Well ... I didn't accomplish it. This is a bit hard to type but at the same time I have not given up! That is something semi positive right? I started reading the book Made to Crave and I was making progress but then I put it down and quit reading it. Why? Fear perhaps that this time I was going to get to my weight goal. Crazy isn't it?!?

I am training for another Tri on August 14th and it will be here before you know it. So my goals for the summer are simple. Enjoy the time off with my family (the hubs is a teacher too), train at least 6 days a week, devote 30 minutes to organizing, track my points oh and one more thing, pick up the book and finish it!!

Happy summer and thanks for sticking with me!

Lucy K (: