The Ow Factor

Last week was really a bust when it came to exercising. There just wasn't enough time to fit everything in. I had a MASSIVE amount of stuff to do before the party last Saturday-and anything other than that to-do list was just....not happening.

Sunday was supposed to be a day of rest. I hadn't planned on doing much, until I downloaded some awesome songs to put on my workout play list. DH headed outside with the kiddos and I got my workout gear on. I plugged in and let the music take me away.....

My biggest NSV was the fact that I ran/walked 2 miles in a little over 34 minutes. HOW COOL IS THAT??!! And added to that coolness I was able to run a minute and a half at 5 mph and a minute and a half at 5.5 mph. Needless to say that after this workout, I'm surprised that I didn't feel like passing out. The best thing though? Is that I felt so wonderful after it was done. I loved challenging myself to see just how far I could go.

In other words, I beat that crap out myself.

By Monday, I was in a lot of pain...but what did I expect right? The good/bad part of that is Monday is belly dancing night.....so as much as it hurt to shimmy away, it was probably the best thing that could of happened. It loosened up the muscles so that Tuesday things were a lot less painful than I thought they would be. And it wasn't just the usual spots that hurt, but ones that I wouldn't think would be affected.

You know what?

I can't wait to do it again. I suppose that makes me strange huh?

OH and PS: I'm not bothering to acknowledge my weight this week. Between swollen muscles and a visiting Aunty-there is no FREEKIN WAY ON EARTH I've gained 4 pounds in a week. In denial?....Yup and it's not just a river in Egypt.

Holy Cow

Unofficial weigh in: 230
Unofficial weight loss: 3

SWAEEET!

Now I know it's not weigh in day, but I just had to check and see how the changes I've made so far this week were doing. SQUEEEEEE!!!!

What even makes me happier is that I'm proud to say that today is the first day I'm really struggling with the munchies....which I know is totally in my head because I ate my oatmeal with Flax seed meal. There is no getting hungry after that, there just isn't. LOL

This week I also took some time to try to determine how I was going to fit workouts into my day to day life. I have 2 children under age 7, so needless to say-I'm always in demand.

You would be soooo proud of me though, Wed morning I got up at 4:30 am and proceeded to do 12 min of interval training (walk 60 seconds, run 90 seconds) and walked the rest of the time. I did my cool down, took my shower and got out right when I needed to. Now I just have to decide which works better. I have a feeling the mornings will be it for a little while, now that I know the sound of my running doesn't wake the boys up. ( The treadmill is in the playroom under their room.)

Now all I have to do is keep it up!