It all begins again on Monday!
Much much much more to come!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Monday, November 9, 2009
Week 1 Goals
Week 1 Goals:
- Portion control
- Healthy snacks
- More water
- 20 min. elliptical workout 4-5 times this week
- crunches 4-5 times this week
- Portion control
- Healthy snacks
- More water
- 20 min. elliptical workout 4-5 times this week
- crunches 4-5 times this week
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Square One...again
Ugh.
I don’t even know where to begin…but I feel like I’m pretty much back at square one again. Why is it so hard to stay faithful but so easy to fall away? I suppose that’s an age old question not only asked of healthy living, but asked of many other life experiences. So, I acknowledge I let myself fall back to square one…and as much as I’m disappointed with myself, I’m going to try to move past the disappointment as quickly as possible and just get on with trying again.
I feel like my best results have come from preparation, organization and planning. So, I’m taking the remainder of this week and mapping out a workable plan and goals. I will post more details as I figure them out!
More soon!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The ups and downs of summer
This summer has been a bit bittersweet in terms of this healthy living journey. The first part of the summer went really well. I felt like I was doing well with portions and cutting back on snacks. I set the goal of 150 miles on the elliptical in 5 weeks which I was uber excited to complete!
After Chris's visit home and our blink-of-an-eye vacation - and then Chris's departure - I had a hard time getting back on track. It was a combination of a lot of things - but regardless - I had a hard time getting back into the routine I had.
I have most definitely gained weight - and most definitely lost energy. Though I don't like my clothes being tight - I really don't like how sluggish I feel. Blah.
So this week I have started exercising again and next week I will really focus on my food choices. I'm hoping since I've only been off my routine for a month - my body will snap back. Hehehe...nothing is ever that easy is it! =)
After Chris's visit home and our blink-of-an-eye vacation - and then Chris's departure - I had a hard time getting back on track. It was a combination of a lot of things - but regardless - I had a hard time getting back into the routine I had.
I have most definitely gained weight - and most definitely lost energy. Though I don't like my clothes being tight - I really don't like how sluggish I feel. Blah.
So this week I have started exercising again and next week I will really focus on my food choices. I'm hoping since I've only been off my routine for a month - my body will snap back. Hehehe...nothing is ever that easy is it! =)
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Need a few more hours in the day...
I haven’t updated in awhile…life is always so busy! Anyway, I have two minutes to type this out, so bear with me.
The Goal: The goal started on May 18th and I hope to end it on June 18th with 150 miles travled on my elliptical. It’s probably a good thing I set the goal when I did because more nights than not – I haven’t wanted to exercise. But since I set the goal - I made myself do it anyway...so hard!
This week I’ve been upping the resistance…which is making it a bit more challenging to get the mileage in – but so far I’m still on track for reaching the goal…so far! I’m just waiting for something to jump out of the corner and sidetrack me from reaching the goal.
As far as feeling more energetic and healthier…well, I kinda feel blah. I think my food patterns have something to do with that. I have to somehow figure out how to cook healthier…which is such a challenge. I have always struggled with fitting it ALL in. I can either cook healthy OR exercise…it's such a challenge to do both…since it seems to be able to do both would mean somehow adding a few extra hours in the day. This is definitely a work in progress….the cooking healthy thing…if I could add hours in the day, I would do that in a heartbeat too! =)
There is much more I could blog about, but I’ve already gone over my two minutes and if I don’t jump in the shower now, there won’t be another time today – so I’ll try to blog more later…!
The Goal: The goal started on May 18th and I hope to end it on June 18th with 150 miles travled on my elliptical. It’s probably a good thing I set the goal when I did because more nights than not – I haven’t wanted to exercise. But since I set the goal - I made myself do it anyway...so hard!
This week I’ve been upping the resistance…which is making it a bit more challenging to get the mileage in – but so far I’m still on track for reaching the goal…so far! I’m just waiting for something to jump out of the corner and sidetrack me from reaching the goal.
As far as feeling more energetic and healthier…well, I kinda feel blah. I think my food patterns have something to do with that. I have to somehow figure out how to cook healthier…which is such a challenge. I have always struggled with fitting it ALL in. I can either cook healthy OR exercise…it's such a challenge to do both…since it seems to be able to do both would mean somehow adding a few extra hours in the day. This is definitely a work in progress….the cooking healthy thing…if I could add hours in the day, I would do that in a heartbeat too! =)
There is much more I could blog about, but I’ve already gone over my two minutes and if I don’t jump in the shower now, there won’t be another time today – so I’ll try to blog more later…!
Monday, May 18, 2009
It has begun! =)
Today is Day 1 of the 150 miles in 5 weeks goal! I've started using the tracker on the sidebar to keep track. In order to reach this goal I need to do 30 miles a week. I'm excited to see if this is an attainable goal! Whoooohoooo! =)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
150 miles in 5 weeks
Just a quick post to check in! =)
I feel like I'm in a fairly decent routine of eating and exercising right now. Though, I think I'm ready for a challenge. I've been charting my elliptical mileage the last few weeks and thought it might be fun to challenge myself to a certain mileage within a set amount of time. I'm thinking about starting this goal on May 18 and ending it on June 18. In that amount of time I would like to put in 150 miles. I'll set up a way to track my progress on this blog.
Hope you're all having a fabulous day!
I feel like I'm in a fairly decent routine of eating and exercising right now. Though, I think I'm ready for a challenge. I've been charting my elliptical mileage the last few weeks and thought it might be fun to challenge myself to a certain mileage within a set amount of time. I'm thinking about starting this goal on May 18 and ending it on June 18. In that amount of time I would like to put in 150 miles. I'll set up a way to track my progress on this blog.
Hope you're all having a fabulous day!
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