Well, another week has come and gone. I'm feeling pretty proud of myself today. I got up early and did a full work out this morning, cleaned up and fixed myself up - even though we didn't go anywhere. I've cooked to big meals today. After 3 days of the machines running non stop I am caught up on laundry. The house is as clean as it needs to be. It's been a pretty relaxing day :)
As far as my goals for this week, I walked twice at the increased speed but once at the old speed. The increased speed was making the incline too hard (i.e. requiring my inhaler) and I'd rather keep the incline than the speed. I did a resistance workout I found online twice. It is killing my legs!! I'm not sure about my arms though. I've decided not to mess with the yoga anymore, because somehow it's making my back hurt. Must be doing something wrong, but I'd need a professional to fix it. So I definitely met one goal completely. The other two I'll be modifying for next week. Hopefully pretty soon I'll figure out a workout schedule that works for me and makes me work!
Showing posts with label Learning to Be a Better Person. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Learning to Be a Better Person. Show all posts
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
January 26, 2011
Ah, the newness of the blog is already wearing off. Missed two days in a row posting :( But then again if I try to share every single detail, it will soon become boring!
This week is turning out to be pretty stressful. Hubby was sick over the weekend, and once he got well one of the boys started with it. So I'm trying to juggle a sick child, homeschooling, preparing a meal at church, and changing my lifestyle.
I must admit, in the eating healthy category, I definitely caved yesterday. I took the boys to McDonald's and had a huge unhealthy burger. But we've been eating out a lot less, and I'm learning to make healthier choices when we do (most of the time). For instance, I went to Taco Bueno Saturday. Instead of the nacho salad I used to get (759 calories and 48 grams of fat!) I now choose the chicken tortilla soup (237 calories and 11 grams of fat).
I walked Monday and Wednesday mornings as planned. But Hubby is off early this week, and when we had an opportunity for a date Tuesday night I totally bailed on the yoga and weight training. A few weeks ago the combination of diet fail and exercise schedule bail would have knocked me totally off the wagon. But this is different. It's about becoming a better, healthier person. And that includes healthy relationships, which means I did not bail on a better me! So getting up this morning to walk was no problem :)
I have until Saturday night to meet my exercise goals, which is totally doable. I am learning that with 3 boys and a very disorganized husband, I just cannot schedule every minute. And that is ok.
This week is turning out to be pretty stressful. Hubby was sick over the weekend, and once he got well one of the boys started with it. So I'm trying to juggle a sick child, homeschooling, preparing a meal at church, and changing my lifestyle.
I must admit, in the eating healthy category, I definitely caved yesterday. I took the boys to McDonald's and had a huge unhealthy burger. But we've been eating out a lot less, and I'm learning to make healthier choices when we do (most of the time). For instance, I went to Taco Bueno Saturday. Instead of the nacho salad I used to get (759 calories and 48 grams of fat!) I now choose the chicken tortilla soup (237 calories and 11 grams of fat).
I walked Monday and Wednesday mornings as planned. But Hubby is off early this week, and when we had an opportunity for a date Tuesday night I totally bailed on the yoga and weight training. A few weeks ago the combination of diet fail and exercise schedule bail would have knocked me totally off the wagon. But this is different. It's about becoming a better, healthier person. And that includes healthy relationships, which means I did not bail on a better me! So getting up this morning to walk was no problem :)
I have until Saturday night to meet my exercise goals, which is totally doable. I am learning that with 3 boys and a very disorganized husband, I just cannot schedule every minute. And that is ok.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
January 21, 2011
Ugh. Long day. It started at 5am when my precious little Squirt came running through the house screaming "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" but running strait to me. He practically jumped into my arms and wrapped his little arms around my neck and held on as tight as he could for about 15 minutes. I finally got him calmed down enough to just sit in my lap, but he was not the slightest bit interested in going back to sleep. Must have been a doozy of a nightmare :(
And taking care of myself kind of got pushed to the back burner. I did not eat well, or get my treadmill time. But, we got some schoolwork done. And we made gingerbread houses, which the boys LOVED. So the day was not a total loss. But I do have some catching up to do...
And taking care of myself kind of got pushed to the back burner. I did not eat well, or get my treadmill time. But, we got some schoolwork done. And we made gingerbread houses, which the boys LOVED. So the day was not a total loss. But I do have some catching up to do...
Friday, January 21, 2011
January 20, 2011
Ah... a day of recovery. I just have to say I am super proud of myself. I stayed focused all day and actually caught up on my laundry!! Not only washed and dried, but folded/hung and put away!!! And the boys and I cleaned the house before bed. I actually cooked a nice dinner too :)
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