March is the New January!

Well, first things first. I weighed in on Saturday and I'm at 161.4, so I've gained two pounds. I'm actually pretty okay with this as I haven't worked out in ages and I went to a crop over the long President's Day weekend. I left Thursday afternoon and didn't get back until Monday morning.

There was snacking involved! LOL! I was actually pretty good, I ate salads for lunch every day up there and tried to keep the snacking to a decent level. Oh, and I stopped at Burgerville on the way up. Cheeseburger basket, baby! :)

Anyway, my shin splints are completely gone and I'm going to hop back on the treadmill in the morning. I'm planning on running my C25K workouts on Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday and walking for 30 minutes on Monday/Wednesday/Friday. I'll still take Sunday's off.

I'm also going to have salads for dinner as well as lunch but only about every other day. I'm hoping this will be enough to help me lose seven pounds before April 4th, Audrey's second b-day!

Wish me luck!

Well, poop.

:) Sorry I didn't post this weekend.

I weighed in on time though! 159.2 Better than I expected. I was a bit afraid that I'd have popped back up into the 160's!

I haven't set foot on the treadmill. :( My right shin is super ticked off at me and my left one is a tiny bit peeved. I'm going to give them both a nice long break. I've got a scrappy retreat coming up this weekend, and I'm not going back on that treadmill until I get back.

So, nothing other than floor exercises and Pilates until a week from Tuesday. I'm hoping I actually get off my tuckus enough to do that much. I leave on this trip on Thursday, hopefully in the afternoon. And, I'm so not packed! LOL!

I hope you're doing better than I! And, I'll see you when I get back if not before!

Kinda nervous!

I'm pretty sure tomorrow's not going to be a good weigh in day. I was pretty bad Super Bowl weekend and I've only worked out once this week.

I got the book Chi Running, because I'd heard good things about it and how it helps people run injury free. Well, all I got from Chi Running was Chi Shin Splints. Fail! :(

I think I'll just be walking on my treadmill for a while now. And, I need to be walking every day and when I get back to running, I need to walk on my "off days". Sunday needs to be my only off day. It is really easy for me to get lazy. :)

Check back tomorrow for my latest weigh in and a quick report on how walking with shin splints goes.

If it goes poorly, I may have to take a week off. I hate shin splints! :p

Week 5 Weigh In & Feb's Photos

Hey guys! I weighed in this morning and I'm holding steady at 159.2. I've been eating well, just snacking too much. That's so my downfall. :(

I also took my pics on the 2nd so here they are!

I think I look a little slimmer in the midsection but it's hard to tell. Six pounds just ain't that much! Note to self, smiling definitely helps and maybe try a little make-up next time. LOL!

I'm going to admit that I'm having a rough time heading out to the treadmill today. Just not feelin' it. I'm going to have to up my motivation level somehow! Just not sure how. Any ideas???

The Old Standby...

of putting out your stuff ahead of time. It really works! I did my Pilates workout and I feel so good about it. :)

Mickey did some of it with me too. He needs his own mat though, he was really upset that I wouldn't give him one of mine. I've got two yoga mats stacked on top of each other because pilates mats are thicker (to protect your spine) and I don't want to hurt myself. So, I'll be searching for a mat for my little exercise buddy!

I'm trying to be really good diet wise this week because Sunday is the Superbowl and I want to have a all day scrap-a-thon with lots of semi healthy and not so healthy treats! I've already got a bag of Pirate's Booty stashed just for the occasion! :D

Checkin' In!

I did my second C25K workout and I still like it! My next running workout is Tuesday and I haven't decided if I'm going to extend week one so that my training weeks coincide with my weigh in weeks or if I'm going to start week two on Thursday. I'll probably wait and see how I feel after Tuesday. If I'm all gung ho, I'll start week two, otherwise I'll do two more week one workouts.

Oh, and I've said it before but I'm going to add in Pilates on MWF. Before I go to bed tonight, I'm setting out my stuff so it's really easy to do. Hopefully, that works because just saying it didn't do it for me last time. LOL!

Week 4 Weigh In

Well, this week I remembered to weigh in before eating breakfast and having my morning snack. LOL!

159.2!!! Whee! I'm back in the 150's, baby! :)

I started the Couch to 5K program on Thursday and I think I'm going to like it. Well, I'm off to hit the treadmill. Have a great day!