I have been nearly an ANGEL this week!! I think that I am, thankfully, getting my mojo back! I decided that this week I needed to be a priority - and that I really needed to get serious about not only working out again, but getting into the habit of running if I'm going to be crazy enough to do a marathon in a year!
I have tracked nearly everything that I ate (with the exception of Sunday, but I didn't eat much that day period). And I have gotten my butt back to moving and shaking! Not only did I go to the gym several times this week, but I actually got up at 6:00am on Wednesday, and again this morning, to get to the gym before work! And...I went on Saturday afternoon in the middle of a college football game...now, if that isn't dedication, I don't know what is?!
Seriously, though, it's taking me a little bit to get used to running on a treadmill instead of outside, but it's getting easier. I found that it was difficult when I first started because I always listen to music when I run and I realized that I have a tendency to run to the beat of the music. That's cool, but not really doable on a treadmill that keeps going at the same pace and doesn't care what music you're playing. So, I've had to get myself used to running to the treadmill and just using the music beat as motivation to keep up the tempo instead of actually pacing myself to it. I ran twice this week and both times I ran about 2 1/2 miles in roughly half an hour. Part of the difficulty of using the gym, too, is that there is technically a 20 minute limit to the cardio machines. Now...at 6:30am when there were 3 people (including myself) using the approximately 20 available treadmills, I didn't really have any qualms about just restarting the machine (it has a 20 minute timer on it). However, after work they are a bit more in demand...so if I want to keep up using the treadmills there, that means lots of early morning trips to the gym so that I can keep up my "longer than technically allowed" routine.
I also started using the rowing machine while I'm there. It doesn't earn me a whole lot of activity points, but it's kind of a whole body workout. The legs are going moving the seat back-and-forth, the arms/shoulders are pulling the chain, and the back and core get used the whole time keeping you upright. I also love the hip abductor/adductor machine! I have some serious leg muscle, but my thighs/hips are still a little chunkier than I would like. I used that machine on Saturday afternoon and I am still sore! Woo!
Lastly, as you all know, I love my Just Dance game...but after 9 months of doing it over and over again, it's gotten a little old! Lucky for me, the new one came out last week!! I had it preordered so I got it as soon as it was released and I already ADORE it! It's been so great to switch things up and get some new songs and new moves! It even changed up the "Just Sweat" application so that you aren't just doing the same songs over and over again, but you have to challenge yourself to keep up a certain pace to earn extra points. And...some of the songs have an "extreme" version that you can earn...and boy are they tough!! I am going to use the new game in between gym days so that I'm not getting burned out on either one. Plus, I also picked up Just Dance Disney after my meeting tonight!
I'd also like to mention that I did all of these things while having a head/chest cold! I wasn't sleeping super well because I was all stuffy, but thanks to my allergy meds I think it didn't last as long as it has with other people. It still didn't make things very easy, but I pushed through it and did what I could when I could.
And it totally paid off!!
Initial weight: 257.2
Week 41:-2.4
Total weight loss: -54.6
Current weight: 202.6
I can't end this post without a quick note of thanks to everyone for their support and especially a big thanks to God for the kick-in-the-butt I needed to start this journey. This past summer, a childhood friend of mine died from a heat stroke and I found out on Monday morning that someone I'd known since kindergarten died from a heart attack. They were 31/32 years old. It's been quite a wake-up call that I'm not getting any younger and that the older I get the harder it is to break these bad habits. So, thank you all for helping me to do it now while I can.
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