busy week....

sorry I haven't updated in over a week. life just happens to be busy, and other things tend to be higher on the priority list.
Last weekend was great. We were visiting my parents for Easter, and on Saturday evening Stephen and I took the boys for a 1/2 mile walk. They were there worn out, so we left them with Nana and Papa and I went for a run, while Stephen walked and did push ups (he even used me as his weights, and literally curled my entire body weight! wow!)
I love running the hills in their neighborhood. It was so refreshing and a nice change in scenery. (Plus it's beautiful where they live!) While I was running down a hill, toward then end of my 4 mile run, I swallowed a bug! YUK! I had my mouth open, and it flew right down my throat. Gross. I kept running while gagging! LOL! That must have been a sight.
On Easter I did really well on my eating. I didn't even give in and have any sweets, candies, or pies. I was very proud of myself.
This week has been super busy, and Stephen and Seth have been sick on top of everything. It's been hard to get my running in. I did 7 miles on Monday (since I didn't get to do 9miles on Sunday..plus I had done 4 on Saturday, knowing I wouldn't run on Sunday because of the storms that were coming). Tuesday and Wednesday I was busy with work, T-ball practice, and sick hubby and son, so no workouts on those days. Yesterday I ran another 7 miles; was supposed to do 5 yesterday, then threw in a few extra to make up some of what I missed. I also did my weight training after dinner. It felt Great!
I need to run another 6 today, to finish making up for Tuesday and Wednesday....Whew...what a week.
Only 2 weeks until Half-Marathon! (My run is on May 3rd!)

resist temptation:

Matthew 26:41 (New International Version)
41"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

Seth and I made chocolate chip cookies yesterday, so they would be ready for Levi when he got home from school. I love chocolate chip cookie dough, and fresh from the oven cookies....yummmm.
As I was fighting the temptation to give in and "taste" it, this verse popped into my head. It was like a wave washed over me, and I was no longer tempted. I've been working so hard at eating clean, and after quoting this verse, I realized that I could resist the temptation. I didn't NEED that "taste", and after all of my hard work I honestly didn't WANT that taste. So I resisted the temptation.
Then after dinner I was cleaning up before t-ball, and low and behold there was a small bite of cookie left on Levi's plate. I picked it up, looked at it, and was tempted yet again to just pop it into my mouth...but I remembered this verse, and thought "it's not worth it.." so I threw it into the trash. Woo-Hoo!!!! This is the first time I have ever made cookies and not ate them fresh out of the oven (or ate the cookie dough before it made it to the oven). I was very Thankful that God reminded me that I am strong, and I CAN resist the temptation to put junk food into his temple. :)


BTW: I forgot to hit the record button on my way out the door for t-ball practice last night. Do they put The Biggest Loser online, for us to watch if we miss it? I've looked once before but couldn't find it.....HELP!!!!!

Tuesday

Today's scheduled run was 5 miles. Just finished it. Dripping with sweat, and need to stretch out now. Whew, it felt GREAT!
After I stretch I need to shower, get dinner on the table, then rush the boys to T-ball practice.
Later!

Monday..

I guess last week wasn't a total lose (or not a lose, in weight). I was back in my normal routine yesterday, and wouldn't you know it, I was in the bathroom half of the day! LOL!
I made up my run from Sunday. Ran 6.25 miles. It felt GREAT!

So, this morning I got up and jumped on the scale, and it said 121.6! Woo-Hoo!!!!! I lost 1.2 lbs yesterday! LOL! Wow!

Last week and Weekend...

Last week was great. I did every scheduled run and workout. Plus I ate GREAT! You'd think I would have lost some more weight, but no such luck. I was under a lot of stress last week with learning new forms/market research that we now have to do on appraisals. It just added an extra degree of stress to the week, and so I guess that was what kept me from losing anything this week. I actually gained 0.6 lb. I was at 123.8 this morning. (Of course not using the bathroom all weekend probably contributed to this also).

This weekend was busy (luckily Friday and Saturday were rest days). Sunday was supposed to be a 10K. However, I hadn't signed up for one (don't even know if there was one anywhere around here). But then it turned into a busy and crazy day, and I never did my run. So I have to make up that 6.21 mile run today. (read about the trauma from yesterday, on my other blog).

I'm praying for a much better week this week. Emotionally, and physically. :)

Thursday

Today has been a good day. Got some work done this morning, then packed my lunch and went to measure another house (this way I could eat in the car, and not miss my scheduled meal/time). I got back home in time to pick Levi up from school. We came home and I did a little research for the house I'm measuring tomorrow. Then I jumped on the treadmill for today's 5 mile run. Yea! It felt GREAT! I love the stress relief it offers, and how great I feel afterwards.
I still have to get in there and do some weight training though. Then I will have completed today's scheduled workout.
I'm taking Seth to the school in the morning to get him all signed up for Kindergarten. Yea! He is super excited.

Wednesday

Wednesday was a good, busy day. I had two houses to measure, and it was over 200+ miles that I drove (there and back) yesterday. So I was ready to get some exercise after being strapped in the car for so long. I got Levi from school, then I did some research and made some phone calls to schedule more appointments for today and tomorrow. Then I jumped on the treadmill for my 3 mile run. It felt great! I was dripping with sweat and feeling wonderful by the time I got off (what a wonderful stress reliever!). Then I started cooking dinner. After dinner and giving the boys a bath, Stephen and I sat down together and watched "The Biggest Loser". It was a good one (yet again).
Ok, gotta get to work. Later!