Sporty: Health Check-in 4 (Nov 30)

Hey People! Another 2 weeks have gone by. How did things go for everyone?

Going to give myself a B+ for effort. With the exception of "6 problems foods", I've stuck with the others most days. Gonna stick with these same areas:

1. Move more -exercise 3x/wk
2. Stop eating 2 hours before bedtime
3. Take vitamin
4. Eat three meals and snack
5. Stay hydrated
6. Work on 6 problem foods (soda,white bread, fried foods,high-fat diary,trans fats,alcohol)

Pressing on...

Sporty: Health Check-In 3 (Nov 15)

Hola! How have the last few weeks been for everyone?

Last check-in, I committed to going to spin 1x/wk and 3-5 fruits/veggies a day. I made the spin goal again and saw progress with the fruits/veggies goal. Yay! I also discovered and started flirting with the "Best Life" plan by Bob Greene. It seems like a "casual" and gradual lifestyle shift plan which fits with where I am right now.

So, for the next few weeks I'm going to focus on phase one of the "Best Life" plan:
1. Move more - 2x/wk spin
2. Stop eating 2 hours before bedtime
3. Take vitamin
4. Eat three meals and snack
5. Stay hydrated
6. Work on 6 problem foods (soda,white bread, fried foods,high-fat diary,trans fats,alcohol)

Slow and steady.

Ginger: 5 miles moderate walking (check)

Late night...blaring alarm...snooze button...snooze button...snooze button...no AM workout.

Damn.

I seriously consider skipping it but the last couple days provided some "3-Day" momentum. After work I drive to the track, park the car, and reach for my headphones.

No headphones.

O-kaay. Whatever. I walk up to the gate -and it's CLOSED. Seriously? Well, I'm laced up and out the car so I might as well go for it, right? Commence 1 hr 45 min of walking around campus with no music.

Good GOD. It's soooo much easier to exercise in the morning.

Tomorrow: not gonna happen. do you see the time??

Ginger: 30 min moderate cross-training (check)

The alarm went off at 6:00 am (as usual). I played the "Maybe-I'll-Work-Out-In-The-Evening" game for a few minutes and then admitted that it probably wouldn't happen. Got out of bed with a little effort, made it to the Y and scored an elliptical machine WITH a television. It's the little things...

Tomorrow: 5 miles moderate walking

Ginger: 4 miles easy walking (check)

Today I jumped back into the 3-Day training schedule -mainly to avoid injury when the real walk rolls around. There isn't much time left.

Tomorrow: 30 min moderate cross-training.

Sporty: WW check-in

More progress. Lost .4 lbs. Didn't really track but tried to stay mindful. For this week, my goals are to track foods and exercise for 10 mins daily.

Sporty: WW check-in

Made it to WW again this week. Lost .8 lbs after all the weekend's festivities so I'm pumped. Thinking that running after the twins had something to do with it. Maybe if I have a kid, I'd lose weight...

Sporty: Worth it?

"I'm not telling you it is going to be easy -

I'm telling you it's going to be worth it"

~ Art Williams ~

Sporty: Effort Required

I've done the research.

No way around it.

Effort required.

Sporty: I blame Steve Harvey

I took the plunge today. Yup, started the training to get ready for the training...lol.

I'm supposed to be able to walk 3 miles in 1 hour by 4/26/09 to be on target for the 6 months of training leading up to the big 60 mile walk in October. Well, I'm not quite there but I'm close ... 2.9 miles in 1 hour.

I blame Steve Harvey.

I got so caught up reading how to "Act Like a Lady ...Think Like a Man" that I slowed down during mile two. Damn you Steve Harvey. Oh well, he did make some good points...keepers, sports fish, 90 day rule, mama's boys ...

3 miles down ....582 training miles to go.

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