-3.4 lbs
I walked at least 30 minutes every day. Twice I did the elliptical, and twice I walked longer than an hour.
I feel great.
I am hoping to add yoga at home…I’d love to take a class, but it’s been so long since I’ve done yoga, I’m afraid I’ll fall, knock someone over, or fart in someone’s face. Or all three. The Yoga Trifecta. No thanks.
This week, I’ll add in more ab work. I managed 3 days of good ab work last week. I need to do more. When my core is stronger, it makes all of my exercising easier. (also, my pants fit better! LOL)
Because I have such a lofty weight-loss goal for the 12 week challenge, I dropped my calories to 1200. Ideally, I’d like to average losing 3 lbs per week. I know this is over the recommended loss, but…I’m doing it the right way, so I’m not worried. And if I don’t meet that goal, that’s okay, too. The main purpose of this 12 weeks is to exercise for at least 30 mins 6 days a week and document my food intake.
Speaking of food….I made the best Salmon ever last week. I found the recipe on Pinterest. I am a fantastic cook, but I have never really mastered salmon. I’m always terrified of under cooked fish, so I end up over cooking it. Not this time.
Yesterday, I used the leftovers in our breakfast. Which…btw…was fucking awesome. Wheat toast with olive oil, Laughing Cow Light Queso & Chipotle spread, 1 fried egg over medium, 2 oz of salmon, 1/4 avocado. I ate it as an open-faced sandwich and mmmmmmmmm. All for 420 calories and 27 grams of protein!
Hope you guys had a great week!
Running and fitness sure seems to involve a lot of stuff.
As a kid my two favorite things were pockets in my clothes and cubby holes for stuff. THIS is my fantasy apartment so as you can imagine I have been trying to figure out how best to organize my fitness gear for a long time. I finally came up with a two-step organizational system. I’ve actually been using if for awhile so it definitely works well for me but the topic keeps coming up so I figured I’d blog about it. It’s a two-part organizational system for running/workout necessities. I find when all my stuff is together I don’t make excuses and stick to my workout plan.
This sits on top of my dresser. It’s a Plano tackle box I bought at Walmart for around $9.
The top tray is gels: little pouches of sugar and carbs I take every 45 minutes or so during a race or training if I’m going for longer then an hour. These gels are all from Gu Energy but there are many other manufacturers out there.
The bottom of the container includes:
- Icy Hot stick
- A&D rash cream- for chafing
- Hand Sanitizer- just because
- Tylenol bottle
- Immodium bottle
- Ezy Dose Disposable Pill Pouches (because if you carry Tylenol and Immodium you’ll never need them. But if you don’t…LOL)
- Roll of Medipore Tape
(or Micropore Tape) it’s really easy to remove
- Duct Tape- this is a huge roll, I usually grab a half-used roll and pull out the middle cardboard section
- Sunblock
- Gum
- Chapstick with SPF
- Body Glide- prevents chafing
- Deodorant
- Black Sharpie
- Moleskine
- Neosporin
- Headlamp- for night running
- Extra batteries for the headlamp
The convenient thing about having everything in a portable container is that I can pull it out and throw it in my car trunk when I go for long runs. Since I tend to run alone if I have to go any farther then about 3 miles I park my car somewhere central and do three mile loops around it. If anything comes up like blisters, spots that seem “hot” and prone to chafing (particularly around my sportsbra) I can always pull over and adjust. My goal for races is to finish, my goal for individual runs is to work hard but still set myself up well so I can run another day. Blisters and chafe spots can really affect that.
You’re probably thinking this can’t possibly be everything. It’s not. For one thing I hoard sunblock like I’m preparing for the end of the world so this is just stuff I replenish from a Rubbermaid bin I keep inside my closet on the floor.
As for clothes, I have a pretty big drawer full of workout clothes. When the drawer starts overflowing I take that as a sign and start donating to charity.
Tags: CarbKiller, gu organizer, how to organize running gear, running fuel
CarbKiller has reinspired me. (is that even a real word? Reinspire? Oh well, it is now.)
Actually, reinspire isn’t quite correct. I’m inspired everyday. But my motivation is severely lacking.
But today, I’m starting anew, and I’m using this as my mantra:
12 weeks.
That’s what it says. So from April 1 – June 29 (which is actually 13 weeks) I’m going to really dedicate myself to completing the lifestyle change I”ve been working on. I’m going to eat better, exercise better, exercise more and continue my positive attitude.
I’ve been hit and miss with the eating and exercise portion of this program, however, my positive attitude has held strong. I’ve been reading a book called OVERCOMING PASSIVE AGGRESSION to help me deal with some very passive aggressive people in my life and to recognize that behavior in myself, as well, I will be honest, it isn’t easy changing the way you deal with people and respond to them, but it is worth it.
Today, I walk with Robyn. Tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday I’m going to hit the gym because it will be cold and rainy. I don’t care if I only manage 20 minutes on the elliptical, I’m gonna go. And I’m gonna do my best to get some form of exercise daily. Even if it’s just a walk. Because I need to move. And frankly, I’m tired of starting over.
I’m so much better than that.
So I’m back. For at least 12 weeks. I started out today on a not-so-great note…12 donut holes for breakfast. However, I did write them down in myfitnesspal journal. So at least I’m holding myself accountable.
Here we go again, Fat Bitches. Let’s get this party started!
Tags: Goals and Motivation, Hogzilla, weight
Every once in awhile I find a great song I can use during the most miserable part of my runs (the first two miles of any run I do always seem brutal until my legs loosen up). This song rocks.
Tags: great running music, p!nk, running mix
When I first started running it REALLY sucked. I was conscious of every fat cell, every ounce of extra weight on my body and exercising in public was pretty miserable for me. So you can imagine how much my gut clenched when I saw the title of this blog written by an ultrarunner.
Ultrarunners are people who routinely run well beyond the marathon distance of 26.2 miles. They run 50 milers and 100 milers in under 30 hours in rain and extreme heat, they just keep going. To me they have always been inhuman (and crazy. LOL.).
There is nothing worse then feeling huge and awkward in front of fast skinny people right? This is what one skinny guy thinks:
Well, the rate at which crazy people kept joining my diet bet appears to have slowed.
A friend of mine (the one who started my new Diet Bet addiction) just finished her Diet Bet and shared a couple new details about the challenge.
So this is how it works. Say 10 people go into a Diet Bet. They have a $25 bet (like mine above).
10 times $25= $250 total in the pot.
At the end of the diet 5 people didn’t reach their goal so they get nothing. The other 5 people split the $250 after DietBet takes a 15% fee off the top.
$250 pot
15% = $37.50
Which leaves $212.50 in the pot for the five people to split.
They each get $42.50.
So basically, we all wish we’d come up with the DietBet business plan right? While we’re working our butts off (literally) to win our bets, the website gets paid no matter what.
While I’ve never heard of a DietBet where everyone lost 4% and won the bet, let’s say that happened using the numbers from the examples above.
$250 in the pot subtract the $37.50 for DietBet fees which leaves $212.50 again.
You’d divide the $212.50 by 10 and each of you gets $21.25
And yes $21.25 is less then your $25 buy-in. So you lost $3.75 even though you still lost 4%. Because everyone lost 4%.
I’m completely okay with that. I can’t buy a beer at a baseball game for $3.75. If paying $3.75 would help me lose 4% of my body weight I’d be handing out money to everyone around me.
I’m now 10 days into my revised diet and 8 days into my DietBet and the weight is coming off. WOOHOO!
Tags: CarbKiller, Dietbet, Dietbet fees, MY Fitspiration
I saw this video today for the first time and loved it. Nearly 200 years after this song was composed I just added it, in it’s original form to my running playlist. Best.Flashmob.Ever.
Tags: cute kids, Inspire, motivate, things that make you smile
I saw a picture today and knew I had to post it.
I tend to like motivational photos (because I’m cheesy like that), I like the optimistic ones like:
Particuarly since I’m my own worst critic and it’s part of how I self-sabotage.
Then I saw this one and realized I needed to keep it in mind too. There are things that are more important to me then carbs. WAY more important.
So how am I doing?
I was down four pounds my first week with minimal exercise. I used to be one of those people who’d start a diet and immediately launch my kill-yourself-with-brutal-workouts-twice-a-day girl. This time I decided to give myself a break and let my body adjust to my new daily calorie intake before I do crazy stuff. I walked a little, I swam a little. Nothing much, nothing crazy, just enough to get moving a little bit. I think it has worked way better for me.
Today starts week two although I started my dietbet a little late so the numbers there are off slightly. I’m okay with that as long as I manage my 4%.
Did I realize these statements were true before I saw the photos? Of course. But there is something powerful about seeing them in writing. I appreciate that.
Week two, bring it on.
Tags: Diet Bet, how to look your best, MY Fitspiration, The Biggest Loser, you are what you eat
I’d like to direct your attention to the title of this blog. That’s right. SEVEN. The number of blogs I’ve cranked out this week.
Were they hilarious? I gave up coffee for Lent even though I’m not Catholic so really it’s a miracle I’m not in jail from a detox-fueled rage episode.
But dammit I’m back. And I’m having fun!
As for my diet?
Click the photo for a youtube explanation of the joke 🙂
Tags: Blog Roll