Okay, sorry it's been so long since I have updated but here we go. I am running, the energy is up and the weight is dropping. Positive on all accounts.
So here is the update. Last week was great. I hit every workout (except Thursday) and have added in a walk in the afternoon/evening with Connor for good measure. Our walks are only 1-2 miles...but it's a good way to end the day. The ab workout is kicking my butt! I was in so much pain on Friday, I could barely lift myself up off the ball to do 1 crunch....let alone 5 sets of 12+.
This week is a tough week for my schedule, but I am doing everything I can to get it all in. Tuesday and Thursday, my normal strength training days, are booked with a meeting and a Bible study group. So, today, I ran 3 miles, did my Tuesday strength training and my normal Monday ab workout. I was dripping with sweat! It literally looked like I had peed my pants from all the sweat on my legs! Pretty embarrassing, but I guess it's the sign of a good, hard workout. So, tomorrow will technically be a day off, Wednesday I am running 7 miles at a 14:15 mpm pace and ab workout, Thursday I have a Bible Study and then on Friday is 4 miles, my Thursday strength training and an ab workout. Long gym days, but it will all get done.
Onto the shedding pounds part....am I am going to be so honest it's painful. I stepped on the scale two weeks ago and I was tettering on 130!!! I couldn't believe it. I knew my pants were tight and things weren't fitting well, but 130.....I weighed that at 6 months pregnant!!! I have horrified, but it was that shocking moment that reminded me why I embarked on this running journey to begin with. I wanted to get myself into shape for a ton of reasons and I was not on the right path to do so. Now, I have always been a person who will stick to anything, as long as I have 2 solid weeks to get into the habit and then it like riding a bike, completely natural. My goal is to weigh 110 when Ben comes home. Not entirely unrealistic. I have not been dieting or depriving myself...I am too old for that foolishness. Mornings when I am running consist of an egg white, spinach and very little cheese wrap with a 1/4 c. of fat-free vanilla yogurt (I have to have a little sugar before I run). Non-running mornings are 1/2 c. yogurt with homemade granola and fresh fruit. Saturday is my off-day from training and my off-day from healthy eating.....however, I felt so much better this weekend that I didn't gravitate towards crap food all day anyway!! Lunch is almost always a frozen Lean Cuisine meal or more typically, a grilled chicken salad with VERY little fat-free dressing and a ton of fresh veggies. Dinners are anything from the Sneaky Chef (loaded with veggies) or Biggest Loser. IF I am craving something sweet for a snack, I will have a sugar-free jello cup and fill it to the top with cool whip. It totally controls my portion size and it fantastic. Some of my snacks are a apple with a string cheese, Special K water, 100 Cal. snacks. On run days, I also treat myself to a frozen snack size Reese Cup! YUM!! I don't feel starved, I don't feel deprived and I dropped 3 pounds last week. Not a perfect system...but I have to feel better about myself. I feel completely dehabilitated when I hate the way I look.
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