1. Weight 170.5 = 2 lb loss this week.
2. 4 cardio sessions, 2 strength training sessions, 1 swim session.
3. Total Weight Loss to Date = 10 lbs.
Plan for Week 6
1. 2 lb weight loss.
2. 5 cardio sessions, 3 strength training sessions, 4 swim sessions.
3. Eat healthy, 100 oz water day.
Overall a good week, I stopped drinking coffee to see if that is part of the stomach issues I have been experiencing but I'm not having as many problems as I did last week.
This was a week to up my running mileage and yesterday I ran 3.75 miles. I decided to run on the track at the Y instead of on the treadmill to switch things up. I struggled the last .54 but hung in there. I'm already dreading moving up the 4 miles. I'm still on track for 10 minute miles.
I only made it to the pool one time this week but one is better than nothing. I realize that I need to go to the pool as late as possible in the evening because their are very few people there. I feel more comfortable when I have a lane to myself. I only did about 250 yds and it wasn't all freestyle but it was time in the pool.
I've been working on a training plan that I'm considering starting in about 6 weeks, which is 20 weeks from the Iron Girl race. The plan seems to be less time than I am putting in now so I need to really determine if it will work for me.
I'm 26 weeks from the Iron Girl in August, I'm very comfortable with my running and biking but the swimming is still the area of concern. I know I need to get in the pool and put my time in so I'm hoping to turn things around this week.
I hope everyone is having the same success. Small victories will get us to the finish line!
Week 4 Check In
1. Weight 172.5 = 0 lb loss this week.
2. Ate heatlhy the majority of the week.
3. 3 cardio sessions, 1 strength training session.
4. Total Weight Loss to date = 8 lbs.
Plan for Week 5
1. 2 lb weight loss.
2. Eat healthy.
3. 5 cardio sessions, 3 strength training sessions, 3 swimming sessions.
Another rough week, I have been battling some abdomen pain, not sure what is going on, I've decided if I'm not feeling better by the end of the long weekend then I'm going to head to the doctor to see what is going on.
Despite that and my lack of working out I didn't gain any weight so that makes me pretty happy.
No worries, I'll get back on track! Thanks to everyone for their kind words of encouragement.
2. Ate heatlhy the majority of the week.
3. 3 cardio sessions, 1 strength training session.
4. Total Weight Loss to date = 8 lbs.
Plan for Week 5
1. 2 lb weight loss.
2. Eat healthy.
3. 5 cardio sessions, 3 strength training sessions, 3 swimming sessions.
Another rough week, I have been battling some abdomen pain, not sure what is going on, I've decided if I'm not feeling better by the end of the long weekend then I'm going to head to the doctor to see what is going on.
Despite that and my lack of working out I didn't gain any weight so that makes me pretty happy.
No worries, I'll get back on track! Thanks to everyone for their kind words of encouragement.
Week 3 Check In
1. Weight 172.5 = 2 lb loss this week.
2. Ate healthy maybe 1/2 the week.
3. 5 cardio session (increased run session to 3.5 miles).
4. Total Weight Loss to date = 8 lbs
Plan for Week 4
1. 2 lb weight loss.
2. Eat healthy.
3. 5cardio sessions, 3 strength training sessions and 3 swim sessions.
This was a rough week, I didn't do very well with the eating healthy and as you can see my workouts weren't that great. But I am proud that I was able to increase my run to 3.5 miles, it was actually much easier than I thought.
Lunches at work continue to be my biggest problem. I need to remember to stick to the plan. I'm ok when I bring my lunch and I'm good about having healthy snacks in the office. But when I have lunch meetings I'm horrible about picking healthy choices. I'll work on that for this week, I know that I have at least one lunch meeting.
Hope everyone is having the same level of success that I'm having.
2. Ate healthy maybe 1/2 the week.
3. 5 cardio session (increased run session to 3.5 miles).
4. Total Weight Loss to date = 8 lbs
Plan for Week 4
1. 2 lb weight loss.
2. Eat healthy.
3. 5cardio sessions, 3 strength training sessions and 3 swim sessions.
This was a rough week, I didn't do very well with the eating healthy and as you can see my workouts weren't that great. But I am proud that I was able to increase my run to 3.5 miles, it was actually much easier than I thought.
Lunches at work continue to be my biggest problem. I need to remember to stick to the plan. I'm ok when I bring my lunch and I'm good about having healthy snacks in the office. But when I have lunch meetings I'm horrible about picking healthy choices. I'll work on that for this week, I know that I have at least one lunch meeting.
Hope everyone is having the same level of success that I'm having.
Early Valentine's Day Gifts
We had to drive up to FedEx in Hagerstown this morning because they wouldn't deliver a package without a signature. The gift was one of my Valentine's Day gifts and because neither one of us can be patient enough to wait till next week we decided to exchange gifts early.
My first gift is a giraffe candle holder, which is part of the Franz Porcelain collection. I already have the cup, saucer, spoon set and the salt and pepper shaker set. I love this collection!!
My second gift was this beautiful peridot (my birthstone) ring. Which I love even more than the giraffe's. The setting is exactly like my 10 year anniversary sapphire and diamond ring.
My first gift is a giraffe candle holder, which is part of the Franz Porcelain collection. I already have the cup, saucer, spoon set and the salt and pepper shaker set. I love this collection!!
My second gift was this beautiful peridot (my birthstone) ring. Which I love even more than the giraffe's. The setting is exactly like my 10 year anniversary sapphire and diamond ring.
The scale is not your friend
When you get on that scale and it shows you that you have lost 1, 2, 3 lbs this week, the scale becomes your BFF.....but when you get on that scale and it shows that you have gained .5, 1 or 1.5 lbs it then becomes your worst enemy. You yell, you curse, you scream at it, you pick it up and threaten to throw it down the stairs!!! But instead you put it down and tell yourself that it must be wrong and get on again.....hello, what are you thinking?????
It is just a tool that we use to see how we are doing with our weight loss. There are so many better ways that we should confirm how we are doing.
How do I feel? Did I eat healthy today, did I exercise, did I park far away from Tiara to get a few extra steps, did I take the stairs?
What about trying on those clothes I want to fit into? Can I actually get those pants on, can I zip them, can I bend over in them?
I hate the scale and I promise I won't throw it down the stairs.
It is just a tool that we use to see how we are doing with our weight loss. There are so many better ways that we should confirm how we are doing.
How do I feel? Did I eat healthy today, did I exercise, did I park far away from Tiara to get a few extra steps, did I take the stairs?
What about trying on those clothes I want to fit into? Can I actually get those pants on, can I zip them, can I bend over in them?
I hate the scale and I promise I won't throw it down the stairs.
Week 2 Check In
1. Weight 174.5 = 3 lb loss this week.
2. Ate healthy all week.
3. 6 cardio sessions, 1 strength training session and 1 swim session.
4. Total Weight Loss to date = 6 lbs
Plan for Week 3
1. 2 lb weight loss.
2. Eat healthy and consume minimum of 100 oz of water.
3. 5 cardio sessions (increase run sessions to 3.5 miles), 3 strength training sessions and 3 swim sessions.
Overall, this was a good week. Struggled with the runs, obviously didn't meet the goals for strength training and swim sessions. I really struggle with those, but I did swim at least once which was better than the week before.
This week, I need to up my run to 3.5 miles. Karin (my trainer) says that I need to pick a speed and run at that speed at least once per week, rather than moving the speed up and down, because that is more interval based. My biggest problem with running on the treadmill is that I get soooooo bored. I can't wait till the weather warms up so I can go outside and run.
I did do a 22.2 mile/hour session this week on the bike. Which was AWESOME. When I did my first team Make A Wish triathlon, I did 24 miles in 1 hr 14 min, so I could easily blow that time away.
I have several lunch meetings this week at work so I need to be very careful with what I eat.
Plan ahead and stick to that plan.
Good luck to you!
2. Ate healthy all week.
3. 6 cardio sessions, 1 strength training session and 1 swim session.
4. Total Weight Loss to date = 6 lbs
Plan for Week 3
1. 2 lb weight loss.
2. Eat healthy and consume minimum of 100 oz of water.
3. 5 cardio sessions (increase run sessions to 3.5 miles), 3 strength training sessions and 3 swim sessions.
Overall, this was a good week. Struggled with the runs, obviously didn't meet the goals for strength training and swim sessions. I really struggle with those, but I did swim at least once which was better than the week before.
This week, I need to up my run to 3.5 miles. Karin (my trainer) says that I need to pick a speed and run at that speed at least once per week, rather than moving the speed up and down, because that is more interval based. My biggest problem with running on the treadmill is that I get soooooo bored. I can't wait till the weather warms up so I can go outside and run.
I did do a 22.2 mile/hour session this week on the bike. Which was AWESOME. When I did my first team Make A Wish triathlon, I did 24 miles in 1 hr 14 min, so I could easily blow that time away.
I have several lunch meetings this week at work so I need to be very careful with what I eat.
Plan ahead and stick to that plan.
Good luck to you!
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