Keri 1/20/10

Holy cow, I can't believe this month is almost over!! It has gone by crazy fast!

M1-Special K cereal and boiled egg
M2-Special K cereal and boiled egg ( it was easy!!)
M3-Chicken tacos
M4-Bran muffin and string cheese
M5-not sure

This post is short and sweet!! Just didn't want anyone to think I had gone off the deep end!

Joanna - 1-20-10

I keep telling myself I need to get on here and post my food - but then I get distracted. And I kept saying I wasn't going to eat until I got on and PLANNED. Luckily I gave into hunger before that happened. Here's today's food:

1. protein smoothie made with carbmaster yogurt, protein powder and fruit
2. green salad with a little oil and vinegar dressing, onion alternative bagel with cream cheese & turkey.
3. pear & beef jerky
4. cottage cheese with rice chips
5. leftover stirfry from last night
6. protein bar

Feeling great today - emotionally. However, I feel like I rode a horse for the last 2 weeks straight - everything from my knees to my waist hurts. Good hurt, but it's getting worse by the hour. It's funny to me how I feel a workout 24+ hours after more than right after. But I keep walking around like a cowboy who has been in a saddle too long and I've avoided the stairs as much as possible today. But I felt great to do cardio for 30 minutes, felt like I'm catching on a bit more to the running and pushing through my side cramps a little longer each time.

You know what? I love how we learn little things about ourselves in places we wouldn't expect to. For instance - I have always said that I hated to workout out with other people. I've always claimed that I work better when I don't have to talk to others, that I do better on my own at my own pace. But I'm finding that the best way for me to run harder/further is for Leslie to sit and talk to me through our workouts. If she talks to me through running - I will go longer. I don't know if it's because I love to talk (which I do....) or if it's because when she is engaging me in conversation I actually breathe better than if I'm quiet and to myself. When I am talking it's natural for me to work harder on breathing. I also know that it keeps my mind off the pain/discomfort when I'm focusing on a good conversation. So all these years of thinking I like to run/walk/etc on my own....I think was flawed. Now if I can just find someone to sit next to my treadmill and talk my ear off every day - I think I can keep up with this. :)

Gratitudes:

My husband! I'm grateful for his thoughtfulness this morning when he made me a smoothie and had it waiting when I got home. To me that smoothie was worth much more than a dozen roses or any expensive he could have bought. To have supported me with a healthy breakfast and have it waiting - made my heart melt.

Clothes in my closet. I'm grateful that I have some stinking cute clothes in my closet that at some point I'm going to fit into again :) It gives me something to look forward to in the weeks/months to come.

Legos - I am so stinking grateful for the inventor of Legos - finally a toy my 4 year old will entertain himself with for hours!

Have a GREAT day ladies! You are all inspiring to me and are all such awesome people. GROUP HUG! :)

Mindy - Wednesday

I was not able to work out with Leslie this morning. Jesse was out plowing snow. So here's what I did at home.

(This is mostly for Leslie's benefit so she can track me)
Treadmill: 1 min. @ 3.5 mph, 1 min. @ 4 mph, 7 min @ 4.7 mph, 3 min. @ 3.7, 7 min @ 4.7 mph, 4 min. @ 3.7 mph, 3 min. @ 4.7 mph, 2 min. @ 3.7 mph, 1 min. @ 3.5 mph. Total distance 2.1 miles.

Abs: 20 Ball transfers (feet to hands extend over head), 20 crunches, 20 leg extensions on bench, 20 side twists on bench (10 each side) repeat each exercise 3 times. The only one I felt burned out was the side twists. I think I'll do P09X Abs tonight. I didn't feel the burn out like I wanted to.

I'm happy to say that I felt tired and sweaty (just like I do at Leslie's) and I think once this 4 weeks is over, I'll be able to push myself and continue to make progress. I know how bad it's supposed to hurt at the end of a rep. I know what burn out feels like. I was scared that I would fizzle out, but I got up and got my exercise in before breakfast. I can do this!!

Meals will probably be the same as yesterday. I don't really change it up. These foods are working for me and I like them so why mess with it if things are going good, right?

Have a happy day!!

"Typically with weight training alone, the fat loss is equal to the muscle gain, give or take a few pounds. Certain dietary modification can have much greater impact on fat loss than with weight training alone. The ideal program for fat loss would include the combination of proper diet, weight training, and cardio exercise. " I was just reading this and I thought that I would share! It feels good to be on the right track doing all 3 components of permanent weight loss!

Fun Quote Regarding the 5k

I heard this quote once and I tell it to myself all the time, so I thought I'd share, "Run if you can, walk if you need it, and crawl if you must........ but NEVER quit!" You can do it!

Keri 1/19/10

Had a great workout, it was hard!! I just have to keep telling myself No Pain No Gain!!
Starting to feel better and getting my energy back. Made a big batch of 6 week bran muffin batter to put in the fridge. Yummy!!

M1-Cream of Wheat Healthy Grain (not the greatest but it was ok)
M2-Chicken tacos
M3-boiled egg and bran muffin
M4-Shrimp tacos
M5-not sure

Gratitudes:
I am still doing this!! YEAH!!
Nice warm shower on my sore muscles
My kids--they are awesome!! I love them tons!!
My husband--he will do anything for me!!
Can't wait for Saturday so I can have a good FREE day and not be sick.
My new pantry so I can get organized and do assignment 2!

Joanna - 1/19/10

Yesterday was a tough day for me. I woke up feeling horrible and missing my workout. I took stuff for my headache and felt better by about noon. We got together with our great friends who live in Idaho for the day and it was AWESOME - but I wasn't prepared and that turned into not eating clean. I was disappointed in myself....but at the same time I did the best with what I had. I tried making reasonable choices. I'm actually really grateful for the experience - it taught me that I need to be more in control of my food choices, that I need to be prepared for spontaneity (is that possible?), and that sometimes - we just have to live. And we can live and not completly blow it. I don't want to live a lifestyle where I have to not spend time with the people I love - but it will take some changes in me, and letting them know where I'm at right now in life. For the most part I didn't let this little bump get me down - and that's a good thing.

Today though - it's ALL clean eating!

1. Alternative whole wheat bagel with 1/2 serving weight watchers cream cheese (these are both REALLY GOOD!) with cottage cheese.
2. Chicken lean cuisine with baby carrots
3. protein shake - (1 cup strawberries, 1/2 cup raspberries, carb master yogurt and 1 scoop vanilla protein powder)
4. jerky & apple
5. stir fry with chicken, carrots, celery, pepper served over a small portion of brown rice.
6. Mint protein bar

Workout: I felt SO great leaving Leslie's. I can feel it - but I felt strong and I felt good. I also ran for longer today (consecutively) than I have in the past. Sure, my pace wasn't all that fast - but I didn't stop and it felt GREAT! I am also freaked out about the 5k....but I figure just DOING it will give me power and hopefully propel me to more in the future. I left Leslie's feeling awesome - lots of adrenaline and just feeling much better than I did most of last week. YAY!

Gratitudes: Good friends! We got together last night with friends that we hadn't seen in over a year. There were several things that affected our relationship in the last year and I was actually really stressed about getting together with them - worried how it would be (probably why I had the massive headache yesterday morning). But luckily we were able to look past the things that I was worried about (or at least ignore them for the day) and it was as if nothing had happened. I'm so grateful for eternal friendships like that!

I'm grateful for modern medicine. I know a lot of things can be cured/helped by diet and exercise - but there are also some things in life I'm grateful for medicine for!

Sunshine - wow - what a difference a day with sunshine makes! Looks beautiful outside today - looking forward to feeling this energy all day long.