It has been so hot here this week that I have been running at 5:00 AM. That sounds worse than it is. I am used to early mornings. My daughter got up between 4-5 every morning for a year. We are early morning people. I love working out in the morning. I love to have it done before the rest of the day gets in the way. Unfortunately, it is only during the summer, when Scott isn't working that I have the time.
I'm linking up with Ginger for her FAT Friday series
You know I like to get to the nitty gritty first.
I am down another pound this week. Honestly, I am lucky to have lost it. I wasn't great this week. I wasn't awful, but I wasn't great. I had a real problem with night time snacking. I always struggle with the desire to have snacks after the kids are finally in bed and I can relax a little. It has nothing to do with hunger and everything to do with wanting to treat myself at the end of a long day.
In more important news, I am now a three time graduate of the Couch to 5K program. I finished it up a few days ago with a 30 minute run. I am still a little shy of 3 miles so I'll keep working up to 3 miles and then settle in a that distance until I run the 5K in August. Then I'll start working on adding mileage with the Frederick Half Marathon in May as my goal. Hopefully, I'll be carrying around significantly less weight by then.
Next Week's Suggested Topic: Summertime=Vacation Time=Overindulging=
I was just thinking about my upcoming vacation. In 4 weeks, we will be heading to Virginia Beach where will be staying in a house with my parents and my sister's family. I'm finding that it is a little less stressful to go to the beach fat because I'm not trying to drop as many pounds as possible before hitting the beach in my bathing suit like I would if I were thinner. No, at my weight, a couple of pounds isn't going to be the difference between a bikini and one piece. Let's face it, after 2 kids, one of whom was almost 11 pounds, my stomach is never going to see the light of day again. So I'll just put on my lovely Land's End swimsuit and enjoy playing on the beach with my kids.
But that's not what the question was. It is going to be hard to stay on track. My mom is a wonderful cook but doesn't have low cal repetoire. She is old school Southern. With my sister there, hopefully we can help steer the meals toward the leaner side. Grilling is going to be the way to go, I think. I don't really have a plan yet but I'm working on it. I may have to volunteer to do the grocery shopping (ugh, I HATE grocery shopping) in order to have the right kind of foods on hand.
I will definitely be going on a few runs while I am there. With so many babysitters on hand, I have no excuses not to work out. My sister is a runner too, so I'm hoping we can go on some bonding runs together. She lives in California so we don't see each other very much.
Whether, I stay on course or fall off miserably, it is going to be a great, relaxing vacation and I can't wait.
See you next week.
Yay!! You're doing soooo awesome! Really! Like I told Ginger this week, I think it's super important not to dwell if we indulge in something we really shouldn't. Every day is a new day, and today we will ROCK it.
ReplyDeleteYour vacation sounds lovely! ENJOY!
woohoo! You are doing great...I am also a night time snacker but rather than try to change that (I mean really, after 38 years???) I just save some food for the nighttime...luckily it hasn't had a negative effect.
ReplyDeleteYour vacation sounds like a blast...have a plan, that's my suggestion and then if you fall, get back up and start anew.
I agree, my #6 is gonna be tuff to follow...might have to revamp it a bit.
See you next week and have a great weekend Laura!
:)