So things are actually going pretty well. I didn't lose 3 lbs last week but I did lose 2.5 lbs. I have decided that it's probably not best to set a time limit for weight loss - at least one that specific because you really don't know what your body is going to do. Instead you should set the goal for your workouts/diet because that you can completely control. And I measured myself last week and I've lost two inches on my waist and some more on my chest/arms. That made me feel good.
WORKOUTSMy workouts are HARD but that has been really satisfying. Swimming kills me every time but last night I noticed that my times have improved considerably even though it's only been a couple of weeks. My main goal right now is to get my swimming workouts to be completely done in freestyle without stopping in between laps. At first I could only do one length in freestyle and then I switched to breaststroke for four lengths but last night I was able to do 4 lengths freestyle - two lengths breaststroke. So that made me happy. I also met a guy in the lane next to me last night who said he was running and lifting weights and wasn't seeing many results but he started swimming and lost 50 pounds! I hope he didn't see the sparkle in my eye when he said that - he now swims a mile twice a week. That's 64 lengths in the pool at Gold's Gym. I also am working towards my time on the treadmill to be jogging exclusively. Right now I'm doing a mix of walking and jogging. Last night I was on the treadmill for 25 minutes (followed by a swim) and I walked the first 15 minutes and jogged the next 10.
MOTIVATION
So motivation is always hard. My strategy right now has been to workout no matter what. Sometimes that gets hard like last Saturday Mike dropped me and my two oldest off at the gym while he went to the store. The thought being that they could play in the childcare while I rode the bike for 45 minutes. Unfortunately after Mike dropped me off and drove away we found out that childcare was closed so we had to sit there for 55 minutes doing nothing until Mike got back. And let me tell you there wasn't a bone in my body that wanted to drive home, drop off my family, and go back to the gym! But I went home, ate dinner, fed the baby, and went back. In the past I NEVER would have done that. I would have thought, "Hey, I TRIED to workout but it got screwed up!" But no more excuses this time. Excuses are what make you fat. Like, "It's not that big of a deal to eat at McDonald's tonight - besides, I am so busy with the two babies I deserve it!" Watching Biggest Loser made me realize that every workout and every day matters when it comes to obtaining your goals on the scale.
FUTURE PLANS
So I am totally stoked because next year I am going to run in the Wasatch Back. Have you heard of it? It's a RAGNAR relay race from Logan to Park City and you run it on a team of 12 people. Marisa and I decided we're not gonna let another year pass without us being on a team so...YAY!
IN THE END
I owe soooo much to my husband Mike. He is a huge support because it's not easy for anyone when every evening I leave for at least an hour and he stays home with the kids. He NEVER complains and is always so positive and supportive. And any time I say anything like, "I am so big, look at my belly!" He always says, "Don't worry, it won't last forever." Which is exactly what I want to hear. I know he doesn't get the luxury to leave and work out like I do and I owe him big time for that.
p.s. Am I boring you?
p.p.s. Here's a training program for next year's Wasatch Back - it's for beginners.
6 comments:
You're definitely not boring me. This is great motivation for me. Although I agree about not waiting for motivation. Dr. Laura had a great monologue on doing things because of character and fidelity (because it's what you should do or it's the right thing to do) instead of because you feel motivated to do it.
I so want to run that race with you guys. Count me in.
awesome. i just made my weight loss schedule. we'll see how it goes. i like your attitude about just doing it. you're not going to fail with an attitude like that!
I looked up the relay, and it looks pretty awesome. I assumed it was some impossible thing, like a 200-mile race, but I could train to do 3 short legs in a year!
I have never participated in any type of competitive sport, ever. Teammate sports were out because I didn't want to ruin it for my team. I never thought I was tough enough to do individual sports.
Would you be doing the relay just for the experience of doing it, or to win? I would like to consider doing it if you are there for fun, not to win. I would have to talk to hubby to get a commitment to help me have time for training.
Also, I would want to take easy/moderate legs. Unless I gain some athletic confidence before then!! ;-)
Sorry for the 50 comments. . .
I'm reading through the Ragnar Bible. It says the team average pace must be at least 11 minutes per mile. I started running last July and continued through October. So that was about 3 months of training -- I'd never jogged before that. At that time, I was running 15-17 minute miles. Yeah, really, I am like a sloth. But surely I could improve in a year.
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