Full Disclosure Week 4

Since my family was in town this past week, I only made it to the gym three times...but I stayed off of the sweets and I was a bit more active than usual thanks to four kids running around my house!

So here is week four: 136.6

Yay! I lost a pound and am about a pound and half from where I would like to maintain. I mean, who wouldn't love to be below 130? But at that point I might have to buy new clothes and I am comfortable at 135. So, a pound and half doesn't seem too unobtainable! That is great fun.

This is the last week of the staff challenge, but it has been so motivating I might try to keep it up. At least four days a week of exercise seems doable. I registered today to do a 12k trail run in the Dupont Forest on March 8 and I am thinking about a triathlon in June and possibly registering for the NYC Marathon lottery again.

I need to make up time with work obligations this week, so blogging might fall to the background again. But, it might also be something that I do obsessively as a way to put off my work! Haha!

How are all of you out there in blogland doing with your workout disciplines? Just a reminder, spring is a mere 25 days away! Are your legs ready for shorts weather?

Full Disclosure Week 3

I have been faithful this week in going to Y everyday. Well except yesterday. It turns out that Friday's are the toughest day for me to schedule time there. Maybe I am feeling guilty over leaving my kids there, maybe I am tired from the long week, maybe I am just busier than usual on Fridays. Whatever the reason, it didn't work out yesterday. But this morning, the kids and I headed downtown and managed to get a really nice long workout in.

So the weigh in for this week brought me to: 137.4. Not too bad. I lost .6 pounds from last week and in the middle of the week, I actually saw the number 135 on the scale. But it is good to remember that so many things factor into what your weight is on a certain day of the week. Fluid intake, hormones and just as simple as what you had for dinner the night before...all of these things play a role. So I am not stressing the weight. At least I am not GAINING weight right?

Onto songs of the week to add to the list. All of these songs inspired me to run faster, longer and harder than I ever have in my life. Some you may recognize, some you may not. I don't care, it's MY list! Haha!

Here it is:
Let's Hear It for the Boy: Denise Williams (classic 80's tune)
We're Not Gonna Take It: Twisted Sister
Unskinny Bop: Poison
Keep the Car Running: Arcade Fire
Mr. Brightside: The Killers
Fighter: Christina Aguilera
Istanbul Not Constantinople: They Might Be Giants
Daydream Believer: The Monkees
Dancing in the Dark: Bruce Springsteen

Full Disclosure Week 2

Well, I didn't make it to the gym as often as I wanted to this week due to my migraine that required medication and then the subsequent stomach virus that struck our house on Tuesday.

So I gained a pound. Now I am at 138. A little disheartening but not terrible. I just have to get after it this week. And...it's all gaining muscle weight right???

I can't tell you how many times in my life I have stepped on the scale and said those words to myself. The aftermath of a brain messed up by coaches, weight trainers and dieticians in college.

So my favorite song of the week?
Rehab by Amy Winehouse

Yes, she is a crack addict who was denied a visa because of her crack habit. But that chick can sing. Check her out on the Grammy's tomorrow night.

And here is a little sercy for you:
this is what my house looks like almost every single night


yes duck calls, soccer and nakey time. Come on by around 7pm and this is what you will get.

Disclosure, Week 1

I forgot to post this yesterday because it was such a nice day...we spent the whole day outside! 

But here it is. My weight on Feb. 2, the starting weight for the month was 137 pounds. 

Yikes, no matter what you think of that number, it is difficult to write and post it for the world to see! Hopefully it will be the start of something good! 

Day 1

I ran 35 minutes and managed to go 4.15 miles. It is actually the farthest that I have been able to run in that amount of time-so this little experiment helped me to push myself further than ever!

My shuffle mix however was no help what-so-ever. Most of the songs stunk today, but for two exceptions and here they are:

Surprise Motivating Song of the Day?
Always Be My Baby-Mariah Carey

This song is so fun and the drum beat is exactly what my running cadence was, so everytime my foot hit the treadmill I was on beat. It was a great motivator to keep up with the song around the 20 minute mark.

Obvious Song of the Day?

Eye of the Tiger-Survivor

I got off of the treadmill and headed over to the mats to do some abs and Eye of the Tiger came on. Where was that song when I was at 8.5mph and I had been running for 28 minutes? Instead, The Rising by Bruce Springsteen came on. It is a nice song but a bit slow. It was great for the cool down, but I would have much rather had Eye of the Tiger in the final two minutes of a hard run. This song is on everyone's running mix and so I wouldn't normally put it on here because I am looking for the surprising-makes-you-want-to-run-hills songs. This one is too obvious. But it did the trick during abs and push-ups.

Weight?

You'll have to "weight" until tomorrow. Ugh. That was in honor of Mark Sloan, my father-in-law. 

Pretzel Chips Make My Day

The sickness is back with a vengence and twist within my body. I tried to take the kids to the park this morning to meet my friend my college and her kids and I got the "hot poops" while we were there (truth is, I had 'em before we left the house, but I thought "there's nothing left, we must be safe!") and just taking the kids out exhausted me. Being sick completely blows.

I brought the kids home, Matt came home to take care of Asher for a bit and I layed down to take a nap. A nice hard two hour nap. And when I woke up, I was 1) incredibly dehydrated and 2) so hungry. Then I remembered a special little trip that I took the grocery store yesterday and stumbled upon a product that makes me so happy: Kettle Brand Pretzel Chips! They are just like the pretzel chips they used to serve at Groucho's in Five Points. Mmmm Grouchos. Before Groucho's over-expanded and had to cut costs, so I haven't had pretzel chips in YEARS.

If only I had some 45 sauce, I would be doing alright. Except that the last thing my stomach needs to see right now is 45 sauce. ewww.

But anyway, they are DEEELICIOUS and hitting the spot on my ultra-sensitive stomach. It looks like Lucy and I are pulling out of family camp weekend while Matt takes Asher. I hope that I can make a full recovery quickly.

One bonus on having the stomach flu is that I am back at my pre-preggo weight! Not that this is the way you want to do it and as soon as I can keep solids in my body; it will all return. But it is kind of fun to see the scale!