3 Day Streak

I've completed three days of walking at work and three days of going to Hyperion in a row. Sunday was a complete rest day (including a nap) to try to get rid of this cold that seems to want to hang around..

Monday began a new week and I wanted to start it off right. 

Monday: 

Tuesday: 

Wednesday: 

I haven't decided if I'm going to boot camp tomorrow or if I'm substituting my fourth class for my training run this weekend. What I do know is that I'm going to at least get in some activity for the rest of the week. I can at least do that..

Weigh In

One week of the challenge down! 

Tonight was weigh in and I think after a week of being sick and a week of eating out the majority of the time, I did pretty well.

Down another half a pound!! 

Patrick and I went grocery shopping yesterday and I really think that if I stick to it as close as possible then I will be able to see a bigger loss. 

On top of that I'm focusing on getting more sleep and keeping my stress levels as low as I can.. 

I have four classes planned for this week and trying to get in lots of miles. I'm really enjoying this push and absolutely cannot wait to take progress pictures and measurements. 

I needed the push to step out of my comfort zone. My sister knew that. If she didn't have my best interest at heart then I wouldn't be pushing my limits and loving every minute of it. She pushed me to join and she is my inspiration. I want to make her proud.

Long Distance Training Run- 9 miles

Today was our longest training run to date, but that will only last until next week when we concur the double digits with 11 miles.

I'm still getting over a cold, so I didn't have high expectations for this run or even that I would be able to finish, but I told myself last night that there would be no pressure and if I needed to walk it all, I could.

I walked more than I would have liked, but I finished and that's what I'm focusing on. I could have used the excuse of being sick to skip the whole thing, but instead I got out there. 

Now I can spend the rest of the weekend resting. 

Keeping Active

Although I started feeling sick on Monday with a sore throat, and although it has been progressively getting worse, I've been staying active and enjoying my workouts.

I'm walking almost daily and getting my classes in.

I'm loving my new GPS watch and all the functions it has, especially the app on my phone. It makes my life so much easier when it comes to keeping track of my mileage.

I'm taking the boot camp class tonight and planning on taking it easy again tonight like I did yesterday. I still got a good workout in, but didn't feel like I was exerting myself too much. 

I'm looking forward to resting tomorrow before the 9 miler on Saturday, and then having another full day of rest on Sunday.

Hopefully this cold will not stay around much longer...

Fitness Before the Feast

When I signed up for boot camp, I told myself that in order for it to pay for itself I needed to make it to two classes a week. It felt like a good number of classes. Doable while I could still be flexible.

Then this happened..

So, my plan for two days a week went out the window and I'm not up to four days a week.

Thankfully we are allowed to substitute one class for a 3 mile walk, run, hike, swim or bike..

Monday was our first day and our weigh in for the challenge.

(I'm already down a pound since Thursday!) 

I've been tracking my mileage and made it to one class so far (Monday night's boot camp). My hope for the rest of the week is to go tonight, tomorrow and attempt the 530am class on Friday. If that doesn't happen, then I'll get in 3 miles that day since there's no boot camp on Saturday this week. 

I've also been tracking on myfitnesspal. We have to turn in our menu's each week, so no excuses to not track and track honestly. There's no point in lying..

I decided to go into myfitnesspal and add in my weight history from Weight Watcher's since I started in June. This isn't a new journey, but a continuation using a different method. So, I should count my progress for the whole time. 

My new GPS watch arrived last night, so I'm excited to try it out today and to see how the app works. 

It feels really good to be active again, even if I do have a cold.. 

Long Distance Training Run- 4 Miles

I was so ready to not complete the mileage this weekend..

We originally had 9 miles scheduled, but after looking at both of our schedules, we decided to switch this week and next. But, I find that it's easier for me to talk myself out of the lower mileage runs.

Patrick and I woke to at 5 yesterday morning to set up for our garage sale: 

We were out until almost 4!!! A lot longer than we had planned, especially since we were doing it again this morning. 

I was exhausted yesterday evening, so it wasn't difficult to talk myself out of going. Then we got up early again this morning, so no run planned beforehand. 

That left tonight. Which was almost enough to talk myself out of going. 

But I told myself if I tracked a route on mapmyrun from our house to where we were going for dinner and it was close to 4 miles then I would run there.. 

Mapmyrun on the computer tracked it at 4.21 miles, mapmyrun app on my phone tracked it at 4.92 miles (5.02 after walking around the parking lot), and Patrick's car tracked it at 4.42 miles. Hmmmm... 

It may be time to try my GPS watch again. Or to start searching for a new one. If the distance is that far off, then I'm sure the speed is off too. I want accurate data! 

The issue with the one I have now is that it doesn't link to my computer the way it should. The USB cord doesn't read correctly and I can't get the data the way it should show (similar to the mapmyrun app). 

That data is important to me..

So, I either use my phone, knowing the data is incorrect, or spend money when we're trying to get out of debt/save.. GPS watches, good ones, are not cheap..

So, it looks like incorrect data it is! 

No matter what, I went out and did it, even when I really didn't want to. And that feels great!! 

Now to mentally prepare myself for the challenge at boot camp that starts tomorrow!

I Drank the Kool Aid

My sister and brother-in-law have been going to boot camp and eating better since May and the results both of them have achieved are absolutely incredible and inspiring..

After 16 weeks on Weight Watcher's I am down a total of 8.4 pounds. I'm proud of that, however I want more.

I don't want to just lose weight to see a lower number on the scale. I want to lose inches and be confident in a bikini. I want to learn to eat better foods. I want so much more..

Weight Watcher's can provide that, if you follow the program. I wasn't. Not as well as I could have. I'll miss the people and that community, but that was really the only reason I was still going. The meetings were my me time.

But now my me time is at boot camp. With a new group of people who also have my best interest at heart.

Overall, it came down to finances and wanting to see results. I couldn't afford doing both each month and had to choose what was best for me. I know what my body can look like when I workout and workout hard, and I know that in order to achieve that I need to go to boot camp and eat better. Much better.

I weighed in last night and am excited to watch myself transform. 

I promised myself that I would go to at least two classes a week and have kept that promise for the first two weeks. 

(Photos by Hyperion Fitness and Eric)

But starting next week I'll be going 3-4 times a week as I've signed up for a challenge. 

I'm trying to find a way to balance it, but I know that focusing on my health is beneficial in so many ways and not just for me. I'm happier when I workout (hello endorphins!) and I'm setting a better example for Isabel by preparing better meals for all of us and by showing her that it's good to take time out for yourself. 

I needed the push to step out of my comfort zone and I'm so glad I did! It didn't take long at all to feel welcome in this community, to feel accepted, to feel addicted.