I'm back on track...

Yesterday was another busy day. I took the boys to the book fair at school, then Seth and I came home to get ready to go to work. We got back in time to pick up Levi from school. Then we came home for a few minutes, and drove over to the Ag Building to pick up one of our trees that they had forgotten to give us on Saturday. I came home, unloaded the tree, and carried it out to the shed (to protect it from the 30mph wind). I did laundry, then started cooking dinner. Daddy got home, we had dinner, and then relaxed for a little bit. I told him "I need to workout...." He said he needed to do some weight training....so together we went into the spare room and I started "Biggest Loser" and jumped on the Elliptical to watch the shows we missed. He watched with me, while doing weights. It was fun to workout together. I did 30 minutes of interval training on the elliptical...and only stopped then because it was time to get the boys in bed. After we got them to sleep, I did 100 push ups and 100 crunches. Then I hit the sack.
It felt so good to get a short (yet high intensity) workout in. I always feel so much better after I get back in the groove of working out.
Today I've got to do a minimum of 2 reports. Then I also need to workout again. It's supposed to be rest day, but I think I've had more than enough "rest" this week. LOL! :) Ok, in all actuality, I only missed 3 scheduled workouts...but I hate to even miss 1. It's there in the back of my mind constantly, making me feel guilty.... But I ate clean, and that helped a lot! :)
Now, back to our regularly scheduled workouts. :)

I'm still a slacker....

I had big plans to actually work out last night...if you know me, you know I don't miss workouts.
However, I worked all day yesterday, measuring houses. From the time I took Levi to school, to the time I picked him up. (I even hurt myself while working...on the head...and it was throbbing the rest of the day, so I had a headache and just a constant throbbing pain 'i'll tell you more about this on my other blog)....Then I got home, and sent one report in, then started catching up on my chores around the house. By this time it was dinner, and then I went to tan...which I fell asleep...then I got back home around 8:15. I played with boys for a little bit, then read them stories and got them in bed, and I fell asleep again. Just totally exhausted. I guess my body just needed the rest. Anyway, I didn't get my workout again yesterday, but I ate very clean. So that helps.
Today, I'm determined to get my workout in though. I have two nights of biggest loser to watch (which I'll do while on the elliptical). Woo-Hoo!!! I know I'll feel better after I workout. Exercise helps alleviate PMS symptoms...YEA!!!! I'll definitely be working out today.
I do have to work first...and then I think I'll workout before starting on all of the reports I need to type up. (at least I have a plan...LOL!)

Such a slacker.....

I feel like such a slacker. I haven't worked out since Friday (my 5 mile run). Saturday and Sunday I was out of town, and then Monday Stephen was home sick...so I was cleaning, doing laundry, going grocery shopping, and taking care of him, etc...
Then yesterday I was working all day, and Levi had a basketball tournament last night. Today is supposed to be another busy busy day. Hopefully I can find time to squeeze in a run. I know I'll feel so much better if I do. (It's just almost that dreaded time of the month, and these few days before it arrives are always the worst.....I'm irritable, tired, crampy, bloated...don't feel like doing anything....blah!)

Week 4 starts today

It's a good think I did my long run on Friday. I was super busy all day on Saturday. Then that evening I took the boys to my parents for a visit. We didn't get home until around 7pm last night, and there was no way I could have ran 5 miles. I was exhausted. I'm so glad I planned ahead!
Today is supposed to be "strength training and stretching". Stephen is at home sick today, and Seth is really congested. Now my throat is getting sore, so I'm just praying I don't get whatever they have. I'm pumping myself full of vitamins too.

Oh, and I just saw today that Biggest Loser is a two-part show this week, on Tuesday and Wednesday. It will be on from 7pm-8pm on both nights. So be sure to set your recorders! :)

Week 3, Friday

Today is supposed to be "rest day". However tomorrow is supposed to be 40 minutes of cross training, and Sunday I'm supposed to run 5 miles.
Tomorrow is going to be a very busy day and Sunday I'll be visiting my parents, so I don't know if I'll actually get to do my run....so, just to be safe, I ran my 5 miles today instead of resting. :) Better safe than sorry. Then if I don't get my workout in tomorrow, I can do it Sunday evening...I'm just swapping out my rest day, for my long run day.

Week 3, days 3 & 4

Yesterday was cross training, so I did 30 minutes of interval training on the elliptical while watching Biggest Loser.
Today after I finished my work, I got back on the elliptical for another 30 minutes while watching the rest of Biggest Loser, and then I did weight training. However, today was my day for strength training PLUS run 3.5 miles. So a few hours later, after eating lunch and picking up Levi from school, I ran my 3.5 miles...then showered and rushed him to basketball practice. Thankfully todays run was much easier and much more enjoyable. Yea!!!

Week 3, days 1 & 2

Monday was strength and stretch. No problem!

Yesterday was to run 3.5 miles. Why it seemed so hard, I do not know. I just know I was really struggling and had to push myself to complete it. Maybe it was because it was 7:30PM, and I was tired and what I really wanted to do was lay on the couch and watch Biggest Loser......
But I didn't. I knew if I skipped this workout, then it would just be easier to skip again, and again...etc. (So I made sure my recorder was getting Biggest Loser; so i can watch it today while doing "cross training" on the elliptical).
I jumped on the treadmill, telling myself I would feel so much better after I started. Which I really did, once it was over. The first 2 miles were the hardest, then I kind of 'got in a groove'. Total, I ran 3.5 miles, but with warm up and cool down it was 3.75. I then stretched, and jumped in the shower. After that I did 50 crunches, and 50 reverse crunches. Whew, what a day.