Down 5 lbs

I don't pull out my scale very often. I was getting frustrated over not seeing many changes since I started this challenge with myself at the beginning of the year. I can tell that I am slowly getting into better shape. I've been bumping up the resistance at the gym on the machines and not dying! :) Finally saw a 5 lb drop on the scale! That even comes after a weekend of celebrating my dad's bday on Friday and on Sunday having a card tournament, which was pot luck! I have to saw I did very well at the tournament on not snacking throughout the day and even staying away from pop! Go me!

Legs

My legs are beyond sore today! Thinking it's time for a massage or hot tub! I've been busting my ass at the gym this week...treadmill, biking, stairmaster, and weights. Tried running yesterday....fail! I had ankle surgery 2 1/2 yrs ago and was told I should probably never to run again-still trying to prove them wrong! I've been seeing some changes on the scale but not as much as I would like. I believe it's my eating habits that are getting me there. I have def been better at not eating out as much and I still haven't had any pop. Tonight we are celebrating my dad's bday, so I'm going to have a very light lunch and breakfast to make up for going out later. Seems like there is always something going on!

Spring Hiking Trip

Each year I try to go on at least one hiking trip. It's usually to CO but I have also made it to Yellowstone one summer. Last summer was kind of crazy so I just went on a small hike with the boyfriend in Iowa, hoping to make it for a long weekend trip to CO this year. Instead me and the boyfriend have been throwing around the idea of hiking the rim to rim at the Grand Canyon this May/Jun. 23 miles total. I'm honestly a little worried but he seems to think we will be just fine! So I'm thinking it's time to start kicking my butt into better shape! Gonna spend a lot more time on the stair master, doing lunges, and hopefully squats. Every time I'm on the treadmill I have it inclined so I'll bump that up even more as well. I have been to the canyon once before for a wedding but it was a fast trip and we didn't spend much time exploring the place. Since then I have had friends mention the rim to rim but no serious plans have very been made. I'm getting really excited so I hope we decide to take this trip!   Btw this is a very old pic!

Mileage Goal Update....

So last week I fell a little short of the goal I had set for myself. Friday I had planned on having plenty of time at the gym to hit my goal and actually surpass it. Little did I know that my plans for Fri were going to change...someone accidentally hit my car while it was parked at said gym.

So that cut into my workout time but hey, it could've been worse. They could've just driven off or the dent could've been bigger. So this week I am planning on making up those few miles that I was shorted. :)

Doughnuts

Little behind on blogging.....So last Wednesday I hit the gym before work then had a good breakfast. I get to work and my co worker says she's gonna run the the store for her breakfast quick. She comes back with doughnuts for everyone. I explain that I am full and don't want one. She says she thinks I'll get hungry later and sets one next to me on the desk. Challenge excepted! It sat there all morning and I never ate it. I told her multiple times she should put it away and save it for the next morning but she thought I'd eventually cave. I went to lunch and when I came back there were post it notes all over my desk....

 These were just a few of the many notes she left. Nice effort but I didn't cave. Pretty proud of myself! And it was a great laugh for the day !

Bad Days/Nights

Today I've realized that I have another habit to break. It seems like every time I have a bad day, be it at work or something else, I always feel the need to come home and have a few drinks or eat something that's horrible for me. I know you have to indulge sometimes but some days it seems like I want to do this every day. This happened tonight. When I got home tonight all I wanted to do was cook something unhealthy and have a beer or 3. ;) I was able to talk myself outta my first choice and made fajitas instead. I try to make these as healthy as you can but then I added a beergarita to the menu. If I hadn't already worked out twice today I would've considered heading to the gym to blow off some steam and sit in the hot tub. So I need to come up with a better solution when I have an off day.....

Weekends

I think the most trouble I'm going to have is on the weekends. There's always going to be something going on, whether it's someone's bday, some other sort of celebration, or a friend/family coming to visit. It's going to be hard for me to be good on the weekends. I generally take the weekends off from the gym to allow my body some rest. This weekend I had a bday party for a good friend. Dinner and drinks of course.

I'm happy to say I still haven't had pop though! I'm a sucker for Dr. Pepper but I also enjoy water and tea so I've been sticking to those. To make up for this weekend I biked 8 miles at the gym this morning. It was an uncommonly "warm" today, 48 degrees, so I also walked 3 miles on one of the trails. So I'm already half past my mileage goal for the week! Around town we are lucky enough to have a great trails system. Most are paved in town and the ones that run on the outer part of town are crushed limestone. Since it was sort of muddy I didn't want to take my bike out but instead walked.