Weekly Roundup March 11-17

Time for my Weekly Round-up of workouts for the week:

Monday – Jessica Smith’s Stride & Strength II video = 30 minutes

Tuesday – workout #2 of Couch to 5k = 30 minutes

Wednesday – no workout

Thursday – no workout; went to see a production of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” at school.

Friday – no workout; left work early for a church retreat in Blue Ridge for the weekend

Saturday – small incline walk in the mountains for approximately 10 minutes

Sunday – this was a prime opportunity to get a long workout in, but it turned out to be a “bum” day. I was tired from the retreat (didn’t sleep too well).

So 6 points total for SBBC. Not doing too well. Today, I was determined to get an hour workout in, but there was a tornado warning in the middle of my workout, so I had to stop and sit in the hall. But I did half of it! So I need to make it my goal to get a half hour in every day. I can do that, right?

And, just because…

One Step, One Day at a Time

I have been using the “Lose It” app to track my calories conistently since March 1. I’ve been very honest about everything I’ve eaten, and my calorie amounts have been in the red (over my daily allotment) every day.

So today, I looked back over the past couple of days to see what my intake of fat, carbs, and proteins had been. Let’s just say I need to cut back on the fat and add more protein.

So when I found out that today was PTF night at Chick-fil-a (a percentage of sales would go to benefit the school where I work), I decided maybe I would stop by there since I had to run an errand before going home. I checked the nutrition information online to see just how badly I’d blow my calories if I got chicken nuggets or strips and waffle fries.

An 8-count nuggets and a medium waffles fries would set me back 650 calories. Now, I had room in my calorie budget for such a high-calorie meal, provided I didn’t eat anything else. But when I added it to my “Lose It” log, I saw the fat grams and decided against it. By choosing the 250 calorie Southwest Chargrilled salad, I’d have plenty of room for an apple & nut butter for an afternoon snack and maybe even a small treat after dinner.

So that’s what I did.

I bought a salad, took it home and put it in the fridge while I completed my second workout in the Couch to 5k program despite having so much working against me:

1.My playlist in the “RunKeeper” app only played the same song over and over again. It wouldn’t move on to the next song! So imagine trying to pull out your phone every other interval to skip to the next song! Very inconvenient.

2. About two minutes into the warm-up, Indy lunged backward, and I looked to see two stray dogs, off leash, had come up behind us. One was a Golden Retriever, and the other was some kind of mutt. They were both sopping wet, and I just stood there assessing the situation. I tried to shoo them away, but that didn’t do much good. They continued to follow us, and the Golden Retriever and Indy were a little aggressive toward each other. So finally, I stopped, and the two strays continued on without us. I cringed as I watched them cross a busy road, but they made it okay! They didn’t bother us again.

The point is, I did it! Despite my legs burning, my feet hurting, and the dog pulling my arm out of its socket, I did it! And it feels good.

Weekly Roundup

I am posting this week’s workout roundup as part of the Spring Bootie Buster Challenge.

Monday 3/4 – 20 minute walk with my dog, Indy

Tuesday 3/5 – no workout today

Wednesday 3/6 – I woke up twenty minutes early and completed Jessica Smith’s upper body workout from her “Better Body Blast” DVD; I had good intentions of doing a run/walk after work, but the cupcake derailed me

Thursday 3/7 – 15 minute jog/walk with Indy

Friday 3/8 – no workout today

Saturday 3/9 – I completed the first workout of the Couch to 5k program – I’m going to participate in a 5k on Mother’s Day weekend, 9 weeks from today, so this program should be perfect! I’ll update on my progress

                       

Sunday 3/10 – no workout today

Total points for the week = 7.5

I can do better, but that’s my goal for the upcoming weeks!

Evening Update

Dinner: tomato basil chicken (Gold ‘n Plump from Target), bow-tie pasta, asparagus, tomatoes, and some jarred pesto. Yum!
I ate one cookie for dessert. The goal is not to keep indulging as the night goes on. I read that having some dark chocolate (or a cookie!) and a cup of tea each night not only gives you something to look forward to, but signals that it is time to stop eating. I think this is a good idea.

Lock Laces

I received a pair of Lock Laces in the mail for registering for the SBBC. I laced up my shoes and took Indy for a run/walk through the neighborhood. I didn’t go very long – just 16 minutes. I’m following Jeff Galloway’s run/walk method and taking it easy starting out. My goal is to run some (if not all) 5ks in the Kennesaw Grand Prix series.

SBBC

One of my goals that I am currently struggling to achieve is increasing my fruit and veggie intake. I joined the Spring Bootie Buster Challenge (#SBBC13), which started on Monday, in an effort to meet my goals and motivate me to exercise more regularly. You earn points for drinking 64+oz of water, eating 7-9 servings of “freggies,” and for every ten minutes you exercise. You keep track of your points each week and can be eligible to win prizes. At the end of the seven week challenge, you can be entered to win grand prizes.

All that to say, this week’s points have been pretty pathetic so far. I thought drinking water would be easy for me, but it turns out, when you’re not exercising, it’s that much harder to guzzle the H2O.

Workouts…have been pretty much nonexistent. I woke up about half an hour early yesterday and did the Upper Body workout from Jessica Smith’s “Better Body Blast” DVD. I used three-pound weights and could feel the burn…shows how long it’s been since I’ve strength-trained! I like Jessica Smith’s workouts. She has a lot of free ones on YouTube as well. But, besides taking my dog, Indy, on a 20-minute walk on Tuesday, that has been the extent of my workouts thus far.

So I think my total points for Monday-Wednesday equal 5. Not so good.

BUT I signed up for a Farmer’s Market Basket starting next week, which will give me no excuse not to eat my fruits and veggies, right?