Running again

Day 2 of running.  I went slow and steady to finish 5 miles (yesterday I ran 3).  My GPS watch lost power in the middle of it :o(, but it was a good run.  I started to run the 3 mile loop and do it 2x if I had the energy but I knew I probably would not have the mental energy to do that so I just decided to run at least 20 minutes out.  It was a good way of tricking myself into finishing.  It's all mental.  I did eat a burrito kinda late last night and took 1/2 5 hr energy shot this morning before TRX Strength legs, but I feel like I can definitely handle running on strength days.  Just gotta stay committed and work later...  Last workout of 2011.  The journey continues!

140.4... sigh

Did not survive the weekend.  Really tough workout this morning.  In 16 days I'll be in Hawaii.  Not really worried about it like I was worried about Miami, but I'd generally like to get my weight down.  If I can gain 5 lbs over a given weekend, I think 120 is a very good goal.  I did not run today.  I have had a 5 week running hiatus so I really feel like I have to get back on it this week!  I'm thinking a good regimen would be:

Monday- TRX Strength, short run
Tuesday- Xtrain Tabata, Xtrain Core
Wednesday- TRX Strength, medium run
Thursday- Xtrain Tabata, Xtrain Core
Friday- TRX Strength, short run
Saturday- Rest day or cross train (Bike, swim)
Sunday- Long run

I've been at Xtrain for nearly a year.  I feel good about the consistency it has brought to my workouts.

135.2!!!

136.4

Doing good, doing good.  Today I ate before I worked out (1/2 grapefruit, green tea, and scrambled egg). I had a good workout.  I'm wondering if they're correlated.  Eating right wasn't hard yesterday, even though I was home all day.  I had the same breakfast after TRX Strength, a salad for lunch with my apple and yogurt concoction, and old bay-ed tilapia for dinner with a side salad.  I used Caesar on the second salad, and had nuts during the day but I figure those are negligible cheats.  Since I still dropped weight, I'm willing to accept that.

There's simply no way I can follow 17 day diet without deviating for 51 days.  Instead, I'm just doing my best to take advantage of the days I don't have to deviate.  Tomorrow I'm having lunch at Qdoba and dinner at the melting pot.  I'm going to do my best to make good choices at Qdoba so I can indulge a little more on my date with my boyfriend.

I'm happy.

Wednesday Post Holiday Party

Okay, so yesterday I was down to 138.something (I started writing the numbers on my dry erase calendar so I can keep track as I go- I think this is a good idea) and was a bit nervous about my department holiday party throwing me off.  I was told there would be fajitas which seemed like a relatively decent meal, healthwise.  I decided to eat well all day and then try to eat rationally at the party.  By the time I came home to get ready for the party I was hungry and craving something salty.  I stopped by the store to pick up some probiotics and carrots, and decided to get some almonds.  Btw, I have been stopping by the store WAY too much.  I like going frequently so that things don't spoil because I basically just buy what I need right then, but I think I've gone 3 times in 3 days!  Not only is this bad for the pocketbook, but it's also bad for temptations.  Every time I walk in the store I have an opportuninty to walk out with something unhealthy.  I did good though, and only bought the almonds.  I wanted salt but would have settled for roasted unsalted, but they only had roasted salted so I got that.  When I got home I portioned the container into 1-serving snack bags and told myself to eat no more than one bag each day.  Yesterday I failed, lol.  Well technically I guess I didn't because I had an unbagged few (a serving) before I went to the holiday party and a wine-induced bag after it.  Anyway, at the party I got a full plate of food, dessert, and two glasses of wine.  Here are the good choices I made:

1. Chicken on my fajita instead of steak
2. > 1/4 of my plate Salad (I looked for balsamic vinaigrette, but did not find it, so I just got the ranch)
3. I only ate one plate even though I wanted seconds, lol
4. Passed on the sour cream on my fajita (not very hard for me)

And the not so good:

1. Two glasses of wine vs. one or none
2. Couldn't pass up queso! (and I don't feel bad about it, lol)
3. Couldn't pass up cheese! On the fajita that is
4. Couldn't pass up tres leches! (and I don't feel bad about that either)

Overall, I am content with how things went.  And this morning I was down a pound from yesterday :o). This is encouraging.  I don't have to skip social outings.  I just need to make an effort to make the drinks and unhealthy eating an occasional thing.  This weekend my boyfriend is coming down for an indefinite amount of time.  That will be a true test!  Can I still lose with him here?

Working out is going.  I still haven't run :o(.  Yesterday Tabata was ridiculously hard (25 lb kettlebells).  I feel like 20 lb is too light but maybe I will ask the trainer about it because I don't think I have good form with the 25 lb weights.  Back and tri's were good today.  Hard because I'm doing the exercises right (I think?).

And a friend of mine sent me this link.  Excited to check it out.

Amazing!!!

Workout:
TRX Strength

Diet:

Well I am 141.4 :o(.  It was a fun weekend, lol.  But more exciting news, today in TRX Strength I did 2/3 sets using 30 lb. weights!!!  And it felt good.  I don't know if it was the late night beer I had yesterday (ha ha) or the green tea I drank this morning, but that is for sure the heaviest I've gone on chest.  YAY!!!

No gain, no pain!

Workout:
X-Train Tabata

Diet:

Ok, so yesterday I weighed in at 136.4 after a model 17-day-diet day.  This made me happy.  Then I ate breakfast.  According to myfitnesspal.com, it was <200 cals.  I needed to go to the office and thought about cookies before I even walked in the door.  I allowed myself to indulge in one, very good gingerbread(?) cookie.  (Having an iPhone is going to be great because I can look up cals on the go.  I have a feeling that might influence some of my choices, lol).  Anyway, I went to school and ate my tuna salad, but my chaise had come in and my friend suggested we go get it.  He saved me $100 by helping me get the chaise vs. having it delivered, so I had told him I would buy him lunch.  He wanted Mexican.  So... we went to Gloria's.  I ate too many chips (with queso) and half of my meal (Gloria's super special, oh yeah!!!).  Normally I would have eaten the other half later in the day (we went before 5:00) but I instead I drank some tea and stayed out of the kitchen.  It actually did not require much thought.  So this morning I am happy to say I am still 136.4.  I'm going to eat the other half of my meal for lunch, so hopefully I can hold steady tomorrow :o).

Now, I am beginning to think about Hawaii.  A friend of mine took some photos at a baby shower I went to this weekend (pre rededication to healthy eating), and I look a bit ginormous.  Some of that is due to the fact that I was sitting down and slouching a bit, but still.  It's good to see these things; there is no better motivation.  Anyway, in less than a month I will be laying in some beach in Hawaii, so my goal is to feel good doing it.  My boyfriend wants to take me out this weekend, so I'm going to try to make some decent choices.  Portion control if nothing else.  I am to the point where I feel good on the inside AFTER I eat right, so hopefully I can think of that beforehand without a lot of effort.  I also got some information on the Paleo diet, so I may check that out as well.

140.2 to 138.2

So I have been debating whether I should count calories or follow 17 Day Diet.  Counting calories gives me much more flexibility and provides a sort of buffer, but I know that 17 Day works, and works fast.  For now I think I will try to do both.

Yesterday I followed the diet to the T (<800 cals :-/).  I was tempted by the junk food at Office Depot but refrained.  When I got home I ate carrots until dinner was ready.  But late last night I had 5 M&M's which turned into the rest of them (party favor from baby shower).  Regardless, this morning I weigh 138.2, two pounds less than yesterday, so hopefully today will be better.

.......

Today was better!  I stuck to the diet.  I packed some carrots for an emergency snack and eating them on the bus helped me not be starving by the time i made it home.  The higher calorie breakfast kept me from being hungry throughout the day, too.  I tracked my calories and again I am under 1000.  It's just hard to eat 1200 calories worth of lean protein and vegetables.  I'm going to try to stick with the first cycle through Friday, and count cals this weekend.  If I do go to Dallas, that could prove difficult, but I don't know, we'll see.  Next week I may move to the second cycle depending where my weight is. (I'm recording less of what I've eaten.  The details are on myfitnesspal.com)

Workout:
X-train Tabata

Diet:

Back to Tabata

Workout:
X-train Tabata

Diet:


Tabata was HARD!!!  I felt so out of shape!  I can't wait to get back in gear.  I am looking forward to tomorrow's leg workout.

I'm trying to figure out a way to fit in running and X-train classes...