Wahoo!! Workout One is DONE! Program is officially started and it feels great!!! I know I could have done more (and next time I'll probably add some incline on the treadmill to help with the challenge a little more) - but I think this was a great start!
W1D1
Warm Up
Run for 60 Seconds - 6.5 MPH
Recover for 90 Seconds - 3.5 MPH
Run for 60 Seconds - 7 MPH
Recover for 90 Seconds - 3.5 MPH
Run for 60 Seconds - 7 MPH
Recover for 90 Seconds - 3.5 MPH
Run for 60 Seconds - 7 MPH
Recover for 90 Seconds - 3.5 MPH
Run for 60 Seconds - 7.3 MPH
Recover for 90 Seconds - 3.5 MPH
Run for 60 Seconds - 7.5 MPH
Recover for 90 Seconds - 3.5 MPH
Run for 60 Seconds - 7.5 MPH
Recover for 90 Seconds - 3.5 MPH
Run for 60 Seconds - 8 MPH
Cool Down
Total Distance: 1.76 Miles
Total Workout Time 25 Minutes
Total Calories Burned 235
Total Miles Ran in 2011: 36.76 Miles
Total Calories Burned "Running From My Issues": 5,531 Calories GONE!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
OY I've been absent...
Okay - so I know I haven't been good about updating this thing much recently, but that's changing as of TODAY!
First of all - the Zumbathon was amazing!! I had a blast and a new motivation to hit my goals!!! I blogged with pics on Spark, so here's the link for that:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4295563
Next - today begins 10K training!! Yippee!!! I had a weigh in this morning & I took measurements. I tried taking "before" pics last night but the lighting was really bad so they didn't turn out right. Also, I'm toying with the idea of taking them tomorrow when I get my new Zumbawear in - I ordered a new Sports Bra Top that is motivation to get my abs in shape, so I'm thinking about taking all my pics in that top throughout this process. Either way - there will be a blog post with weight, measurements & pictures within the next 2 days
Because I'm stoked about my new Zumbawear - it will probably be tomorrow afternoon! haha! Either way, the workouts start today! I'm super stoked!! Its going to be fabulous!!! I brought my running gear to work so I'll get the workout done while I'm at work - which is awesome! I'll post a workout blog about it later today! Wahoo!!
Hope things are well with everyone!!
First of all - the Zumbathon was amazing!! I had a blast and a new motivation to hit my goals!!! I blogged with pics on Spark, so here's the link for that:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4295563
Next - today begins 10K training!! Yippee!!! I had a weigh in this morning & I took measurements. I tried taking "before" pics last night but the lighting was really bad so they didn't turn out right. Also, I'm toying with the idea of taking them tomorrow when I get my new Zumbawear in - I ordered a new Sports Bra Top that is motivation to get my abs in shape, so I'm thinking about taking all my pics in that top throughout this process. Either way - there will be a blog post with weight, measurements & pictures within the next 2 days
Because I'm stoked about my new Zumbawear - it will probably be tomorrow afternoon! haha! Either way, the workouts start today! I'm super stoked!! Its going to be fabulous!!! I brought my running gear to work so I'll get the workout done while I'm at work - which is awesome! I'll post a workout blog about it later today! Wahoo!!
Hope things are well with everyone!!
Friday, June 10, 2011
I have a direction...
So after yesterday's realization that I have the FREE time to train for my own race this fall - I haven't stopped thinking about it! You all know what this means....Hilly is training for distance again!! Wahoo!!! Starting on Wednesday - I'll be doing a 3 day a week split (Wed, Fri & Sun) to train for a full 10K.
I am going to be starting 5K training over again (even though I can run the distance now) - and work on speed the whole time. I want to be able to comfortably run the distance at a sub-10 min mile pace, so that's what I'll be working on for the next 7-9 weeks. Once I finish that training, I'll be starting 10K training, which is 6 weeks past that.
I'm also contemplating running the same 5K this year that I did last year (which is in late September) - only trying to best my time from last year! I really think this is possible! I surprisingly have some people who want to run the relay with me who I never expected - I actually might be able to get a group of 5 people ready for this! I am SO stoked!!! This is going to be awesome!!!
I also found that having something to train for triggers my brain to want to drop weight and eat better. Having to drop to "racing weight" is huge and definitely a motivator to keep myself in line! My current eating plan should work out really well actually - high carbs = high energy for runs, low fat = fat loss for me (not everyone is like this tho). Last year when I trained for my 5K I was in super shape (it was the only time I saw the 160s regularly and my abs were starting to show) and I'm stoked to get back there. I've got some endurance nutrition stuff to read so I'm looking forward to that. Not sure which one I'll do yet - but I think I might start with the Quick Start Guide for Racing Weight and go from there. Last year I stuck with around 1,400 cals a day on training & non-training days and it worked really well. I also incorporated strength training a few days a week for the last month - we'll have to see how that works out with Zumba classes tho - don't wanna overtrain!
I am planning on currently running Wed & Fri on treadmills (during my lunch breaks at work while I can, then once they get longer I'll do them at home) and Sundays outdoors (since I can run outside in the mornings before it gets super hot) so I'm conditioned for all terrains. I'm also currently looking into getting myself a Garmin Forerunner for running outside. I've found a few for a good price online - but who knows whether I'll actually buy one yet. Money needs to go elsewhere currently - but it would be nice to have one.
No Zumba class for me today - might go out and run some hill sprints with a client after work today. That could be super fun! Otherwise I'm going to enjoy my 2 rest days (today and Sunday) until next week - since its going to be a while before I will rest again! Especially since the big Zumbathon is tomorrow!! So excited!!!
I will be sure to get "before" photos, weight & measurements before Wednesday next week. I want to track my progress throughout this program like I did last year - especially since its the same program but I'm pushing harder & faster this time.
I think that's about it for me. I'm super excited about all this! I can't wait to get it started!!! I am totally antsy!! YAY for awesomeness!!
I am going to be starting 5K training over again (even though I can run the distance now) - and work on speed the whole time. I want to be able to comfortably run the distance at a sub-10 min mile pace, so that's what I'll be working on for the next 7-9 weeks. Once I finish that training, I'll be starting 10K training, which is 6 weeks past that.
I'm also contemplating running the same 5K this year that I did last year (which is in late September) - only trying to best my time from last year! I really think this is possible! I surprisingly have some people who want to run the relay with me who I never expected - I actually might be able to get a group of 5 people ready for this! I am SO stoked!!! This is going to be awesome!!!
I also found that having something to train for triggers my brain to want to drop weight and eat better. Having to drop to "racing weight" is huge and definitely a motivator to keep myself in line! My current eating plan should work out really well actually - high carbs = high energy for runs, low fat = fat loss for me (not everyone is like this tho). Last year when I trained for my 5K I was in super shape (it was the only time I saw the 160s regularly and my abs were starting to show) and I'm stoked to get back there. I've got some endurance nutrition stuff to read so I'm looking forward to that. Not sure which one I'll do yet - but I think I might start with the Quick Start Guide for Racing Weight and go from there. Last year I stuck with around 1,400 cals a day on training & non-training days and it worked really well. I also incorporated strength training a few days a week for the last month - we'll have to see how that works out with Zumba classes tho - don't wanna overtrain!
I am planning on currently running Wed & Fri on treadmills (during my lunch breaks at work while I can, then once they get longer I'll do them at home) and Sundays outdoors (since I can run outside in the mornings before it gets super hot) so I'm conditioned for all terrains. I'm also currently looking into getting myself a Garmin Forerunner for running outside. I've found a few for a good price online - but who knows whether I'll actually buy one yet. Money needs to go elsewhere currently - but it would be nice to have one.
No Zumba class for me today - might go out and run some hill sprints with a client after work today. That could be super fun! Otherwise I'm going to enjoy my 2 rest days (today and Sunday) until next week - since its going to be a while before I will rest again! Especially since the big Zumbathon is tomorrow!! So excited!!!
I will be sure to get "before" photos, weight & measurements before Wednesday next week. I want to track my progress throughout this program like I did last year - especially since its the same program but I'm pushing harder & faster this time.
I think that's about it for me. I'm super excited about all this! I can't wait to get it started!!! I am totally antsy!! YAY for awesomeness!!
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Getting better little by little
So things are gradually getting better than earlier days this week. Last night, the hubby, my stepson and a friend of ours went out to eat at Buca Di Beppo and it was really nice to just relax a little bit. Spent a fair amount of money on dinner (we had appetizers & dessert too) but it was worth it. I had enough leftovers to eat today as well! YUM!
Yesterday, I made myself start running again. It wasn't the best run and I struggled to get through it - but I made it. Today's run was much easier. Made it through my first mile without much of a struggle (its amazing what 3+ weeks off from running will do for conditioning). Today, I had an extended lunch today so I decided I wanted to keep moving again. I went and ran another mile and this time something clicked. It took me 3 runs, but I'm back in my groove and am in love with running again
I didn't want to push myself too hard today - I have Zumba tonight at Curves - so I stopped after 1 mile. Since I still had some free time before going back to work and no one was in the gym, I ran through the choreo for 2 of my new Zumba songs. It was fun! In total I've burned 420 extra calories just on my breaks at work today - definitely not too shabby! haha!
Today I also found out that there's a Marathon Relay in my city in October. OMG am I interested in training for that! I know a super long distance is too much to train for right now - but I really think a 10K is doable (which is about what the lengths of the relay are). I'm going to think about it this week and see. I need to run on the treadmill this weekend (maybe Sunday) and just let myself go and see how far I make it - just so I know where to pick up my training from.
I know I'm conditioned enough to not have to start from week 1 again, but not conditioned enough to run a 5K multiple times a week with all the other fitness classes I'm doing. So I need to get myself conditioned from there. However, I might just start from square one and condition myself for quicker running as well. I'd love to be running a 10 min mile or less for the 10K in the fall. That would be super awesome! Ahh...decisions decisions.....training days (since they're 3 days a week) would be Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (all 3 of which are currently days off from Zumba)....this could work for sure!
The bridge to 10K program is also 3 training days a week, so I would be able to easily transition from one to the other. C25K is 7-9 weeks (I was running the 5K distance in 7 weeks last time I did it) and the Bto10K is 6 weeks. So a full training plan that lasts 13 weeks would put me in the first week of September (if I started next Wednesday) - which is right before the wedding!! The idea of having something to focus on, keep me distracted, having a continuing goal and working towards something I've never done before - between now and then is truly appealing!!
Since I'm not teaching at Rhino's anymore and I only have 4 Zumba classes a week, this is definitely something that can take up my free time and keep me occupied until Zumba classes pick up in the fall. I really think I'm going to do this! I can't believe I'm planning on starting a running program in the dead heat of summer...again....I must be a moron! haha!
Okay - enough from me for today! Happy running & happy Zumba!! Gotta love it!!
Total Miles Ran in 2011: 35 Miles
Total Calories Burned "Running From My Issues": 5,296 Calories GONE!
Yesterday, I made myself start running again. It wasn't the best run and I struggled to get through it - but I made it. Today's run was much easier. Made it through my first mile without much of a struggle (its amazing what 3+ weeks off from running will do for conditioning). Today, I had an extended lunch today so I decided I wanted to keep moving again. I went and ran another mile and this time something clicked. It took me 3 runs, but I'm back in my groove and am in love with running again
I didn't want to push myself too hard today - I have Zumba tonight at Curves - so I stopped after 1 mile. Since I still had some free time before going back to work and no one was in the gym, I ran through the choreo for 2 of my new Zumba songs. It was fun! In total I've burned 420 extra calories just on my breaks at work today - definitely not too shabby! haha!
Today I also found out that there's a Marathon Relay in my city in October. OMG am I interested in training for that! I know a super long distance is too much to train for right now - but I really think a 10K is doable (which is about what the lengths of the relay are). I'm going to think about it this week and see. I need to run on the treadmill this weekend (maybe Sunday) and just let myself go and see how far I make it - just so I know where to pick up my training from.
I know I'm conditioned enough to not have to start from week 1 again, but not conditioned enough to run a 5K multiple times a week with all the other fitness classes I'm doing. So I need to get myself conditioned from there. However, I might just start from square one and condition myself for quicker running as well. I'd love to be running a 10 min mile or less for the 10K in the fall. That would be super awesome! Ahh...decisions decisions.....training days (since they're 3 days a week) would be Wednesday, Friday and Sunday (all 3 of which are currently days off from Zumba)....this could work for sure!
The bridge to 10K program is also 3 training days a week, so I would be able to easily transition from one to the other. C25K is 7-9 weeks (I was running the 5K distance in 7 weeks last time I did it) and the Bto10K is 6 weeks. So a full training plan that lasts 13 weeks would put me in the first week of September (if I started next Wednesday) - which is right before the wedding!! The idea of having something to focus on, keep me distracted, having a continuing goal and working towards something I've never done before - between now and then is truly appealing!!
Since I'm not teaching at Rhino's anymore and I only have 4 Zumba classes a week, this is definitely something that can take up my free time and keep me occupied until Zumba classes pick up in the fall. I really think I'm going to do this! I can't believe I'm planning on starting a running program in the dead heat of summer...again....I must be a moron! haha!
Okay - enough from me for today! Happy running & happy Zumba!! Gotta love it!!
Total Miles Ran in 2011: 35 Miles
Total Calories Burned "Running From My Issues": 5,296 Calories GONE!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
And it keeps raining...
So I know everyone is familiar with the saying "when it rains it pours" - well in the case of my past week...its just kept raining....and raining....and raining....
And all I'm doing is treading water, which is about the best I can do right now. Nutrition has been good the past 2 days and my weight is coming down. Dropped 4lbs of water weight last night and hopefully will balance out some more today and tomorrow.
I am going to totally re-vamp my Zumba classes and workouts. I need to get some extra "oomph" in my classes and attendance needs to go up (noticing the typical summer decline right now). So I'm going to be working on that a lot in the next few weeks.
The big Zumbathon is this weekend. I haven't been asked to instruct, but I'm honestly really thankful about that. On top of everything else going on, I really don't need that kind of stress added to all the craziness that's happening in my life right now.
I really think that's about it for me - just trying to keep plugging along right now. I'm ready to see some downward movement on the scale and I'm ready to start feeling better about some situations that are going on right now. Hopefully everything will happen this week *fingers crossed*
And all I'm doing is treading water, which is about the best I can do right now. Nutrition has been good the past 2 days and my weight is coming down. Dropped 4lbs of water weight last night and hopefully will balance out some more today and tomorrow.
I am going to totally re-vamp my Zumba classes and workouts. I need to get some extra "oomph" in my classes and attendance needs to go up (noticing the typical summer decline right now). So I'm going to be working on that a lot in the next few weeks.
The big Zumbathon is this weekend. I haven't been asked to instruct, but I'm honestly really thankful about that. On top of everything else going on, I really don't need that kind of stress added to all the craziness that's happening in my life right now.
I really think that's about it for me - just trying to keep plugging along right now. I'm ready to see some downward movement on the scale and I'm ready to start feeling better about some situations that are going on right now. Hopefully everything will happen this week *fingers crossed*
Monday, June 6, 2011
Evil Weekend From Hell....
OY - this weekend was a nightmare. Friday started out REALLY well for nutrition. Friday afternoon, I got a call from one of my best friends (who is practically family) that he is having a family emergency. His mom's BF of 4+ years is in the hospital and the prognosis isn't good. On top of this, he is 3 months away from his wedding day AND having severe plumbing issues in his house (his landlord actually suggested he moves off the property because the issue is so bad, but with everything else it just probably isn't going to happen until after the wedding).
So on Friday, after work - I picked up my stepson, ran to the grocery store and bought stuff to make him, his mom, his fiance & her daughter dinner. I didn't want them to stress about trying to cook food on top of everything else. I made homemade lasagna - which overall wasn't TOO nutritionally poor (I used skim ricotta, veggie filled tomato sauce etc), but it definitely wasn't the vegan nutrition I was shooting for - plus I succumbed to stress eating that day...go me....
The only thing I can do to alleviate his stress is to help with the wedding stuff - so now I've taken on almost EVERYTHING to do with the wedding while he and his fiance focus on spending the necessary time with their family. Granted, I don't mind this, its something I think is really fun - it just makes things super busy for me
Also - on top of all that, I had a falling out with the owner of one of the gyms I train & lead Zumba classes at. We had a severe conflict of interest and it was aparent that I needed to move on. So this past weekend I held my last class there and that was just additional stress and drama that made the whole situation worse. I would go into further detail about why I left - but overall, it was no longer a safe environment for me and my classes. I needed to leave....I didn't need the stress....
Nutrition was overall yucky this whole weekend. I am back on track again today and hope to have a realistic weigh in by this weekend. Right now I have a horrid amount of water weight and I feel horribly squishy. The only workouts I've done are for my Zumba classes. I spent 2 hours on Saturday coming up with new choreography, but didn't get as far along as I wanted to (boo!) so I'm not sure if I'll be able to debut either of those tonight or not. I am not 100% confident in myself with these new songs yet, so I might wait until next week to roll them out.
The hubby wanted to start his workout plan today as well - so hopefully it will be easier for us to get through all this together. I'm honestly tempted to become a hermit for the next few months until I'm satisfied with the weight I've dropped. I'm tired of maintaining right now. I am ready to reach my goals - however it seems like others don't understand what that involves. I am truly tempted to post ALL over Facebook that I am going Vegan until my birthday (end of July) just so EVERYONE knows that I'm not going to be eating crap food anymore and stops putting me in situations where I'm around food I shouldn't be eating - I know its my responsibility to hold myself accountable too, but its hard if we visit a friend and all they have for dinner is pizza & beer. I always feel really rude if I bring my own food, but it seriously might have to come to that at this point
I'm tired of feeling sick and yucky. I'm tired of not sleeping well. I'm tired of feeling horrid in my own skin. I'm tired of always feeling like the fat girl - even if I'm not. I've been in situations where I am SO much more confident with my body - and this is definitely NOT one of those moments. I'm having a bad self esteem day today...hopefully this will turn around tomorrow. The evil demons in my brain are screaming much louder than they normally do - I can't shut them off. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!
So on Friday, after work - I picked up my stepson, ran to the grocery store and bought stuff to make him, his mom, his fiance & her daughter dinner. I didn't want them to stress about trying to cook food on top of everything else. I made homemade lasagna - which overall wasn't TOO nutritionally poor (I used skim ricotta, veggie filled tomato sauce etc), but it definitely wasn't the vegan nutrition I was shooting for - plus I succumbed to stress eating that day...go me....
The only thing I can do to alleviate his stress is to help with the wedding stuff - so now I've taken on almost EVERYTHING to do with the wedding while he and his fiance focus on spending the necessary time with their family. Granted, I don't mind this, its something I think is really fun - it just makes things super busy for me
Also - on top of all that, I had a falling out with the owner of one of the gyms I train & lead Zumba classes at. We had a severe conflict of interest and it was aparent that I needed to move on. So this past weekend I held my last class there and that was just additional stress and drama that made the whole situation worse. I would go into further detail about why I left - but overall, it was no longer a safe environment for me and my classes. I needed to leave....I didn't need the stress....
Nutrition was overall yucky this whole weekend. I am back on track again today and hope to have a realistic weigh in by this weekend. Right now I have a horrid amount of water weight and I feel horribly squishy. The only workouts I've done are for my Zumba classes. I spent 2 hours on Saturday coming up with new choreography, but didn't get as far along as I wanted to (boo!) so I'm not sure if I'll be able to debut either of those tonight or not. I am not 100% confident in myself with these new songs yet, so I might wait until next week to roll them out.
The hubby wanted to start his workout plan today as well - so hopefully it will be easier for us to get through all this together. I'm honestly tempted to become a hermit for the next few months until I'm satisfied with the weight I've dropped. I'm tired of maintaining right now. I am ready to reach my goals - however it seems like others don't understand what that involves. I am truly tempted to post ALL over Facebook that I am going Vegan until my birthday (end of July) just so EVERYONE knows that I'm not going to be eating crap food anymore and stops putting me in situations where I'm around food I shouldn't be eating - I know its my responsibility to hold myself accountable too, but its hard if we visit a friend and all they have for dinner is pizza & beer. I always feel really rude if I bring my own food, but it seriously might have to come to that at this point
I'm tired of feeling sick and yucky. I'm tired of not sleeping well. I'm tired of feeling horrid in my own skin. I'm tired of always feeling like the fat girl - even if I'm not. I've been in situations where I am SO much more confident with my body - and this is definitely NOT one of those moments. I'm having a bad self esteem day today...hopefully this will turn around tomorrow. The evil demons in my brain are screaming much louder than they normally do - I can't shut them off. AAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Back on Track as of Today!
Hey everyone! So I had an awesome 6 days off of the day job and am now back at it!!!
I wrote this fabulous blog talking about EVERYTHING that's happened over the past few days - and since there's a ton of pics I'm being super lazy (plus still catching up on almost a week of being absent), instead of uploading it all to here...I'm just going to post a link to my Sparkpage! haha! Enjoy!!!
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4272318
Also this morning I got my butt up at 345am to get some strength training done! I did Jillian's 6 week 6 pack Level One - not sure if I'm going to stick with it (probably not as I really didn't feel challenged) but I'd like to continue with the strength training in the mornings. I think tomorrow I might try the Ripped in 30 workout instead. If that doesn't work out, then I will just start up the Biggest Winner DVDs again - at least I know those are challenging for me :-D
I think that's about it! Tonight I have Curves which will be a fabulous workout! I can't wait!! Other than that - things are good! Looking forward to lots happening in the future weeks!!!
I wrote this fabulous blog talking about EVERYTHING that's happened over the past few days - and since there's a ton of pics I'm being super lazy (plus still catching up on almost a week of being absent), instead of uploading it all to here...I'm just going to post a link to my Sparkpage! haha! Enjoy!!!
http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4272318
Also this morning I got my butt up at 345am to get some strength training done! I did Jillian's 6 week 6 pack Level One - not sure if I'm going to stick with it (probably not as I really didn't feel challenged) but I'd like to continue with the strength training in the mornings. I think tomorrow I might try the Ripped in 30 workout instead. If that doesn't work out, then I will just start up the Biggest Winner DVDs again - at least I know those are challenging for me :-D
I think that's about it! Tonight I have Curves which will be a fabulous workout! I can't wait!! Other than that - things are good! Looking forward to lots happening in the future weeks!!!
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