My 6 week challenge

Jennifer and Belldandy1 where are you?:sad: I hope all is well. I had a terrible Saturday I slipped back into my old eating today the first part of the day was great the second half I went crazy!! I am a person that have to have things ready available or it's easy to go off course so tomm it is back to preparing my meals in advance. I hope you all are enjoy the rest of the weekend I know for me tomm is a new day and back on track. I am thinking with such a bad day I may need to go back to my Mon weighing in to give myself a reality check.

As long as you only weigh once a week instead of everyday. I know a lot of people that weigh everyday and they may have a good arguement, but I myself don't agree with it. Once a week is enough to stress me out. LOL

We all have our days, at least you know what to do to get back on track. How was yesterday for you? :bigsmile:

Day 18-Last Thursday, 3 mile run & Strength training. Well, I went to the doctor that day about my leg and he told me to back off a little, so I just did a 2 mile run. It wasn't one of my best runs. I also was running somewhere new and it starting get dark and I had to be careful with my footing. So, that is what I blame it on. Had a good strength training session today. I just love pumping iron and seeing my arms really work for me. It is empowering.

Day 19-Last Friday, rest day. I scheduled a rest day due to the fact I was doing my 5 mile run in the morning. It is not good to over do it before a big run. Rest is a weird word for me anymore, but I just tried to keep myself busy with things to keep my mind off exercise. Went to bed early.

Day 20-Saturday, 5 mile run. I DID IT!!! That is the longest run I have done so far and it felt awesome. My leg didn't hurt too much so I just kept pushing through and I did not walk but 20 secs to get a drink and kept going. One lady who passed me said, remember that it is all in your head, and that helped me keep running. No walking for this girl. LOL I did it under an hour as well. That was one of two goals. To finish and to do it under 1 hour. Now I know that a 10k will be no problem. That is only 1.2 miles more, so, no sweat. When I got home I, obviously, took a shower and ate lunch. Then sat down and passed out on the sofa. Guess my body really needed it.

Day 21-Sunday, 40 min cross training. Okay, I didn't do that. I let my leg rest and plus I was still tired from yesterday's run. I had band practice and I had to have a foot rest for my leg. The guys were nice about it. I love my guys, they are great.

Day 22-Monday, 3.5 mile run. One more rest day. Boy, I can tell you that was really hard to just sit and ice and do nothing. UGH!!! Don't like being hurt. I know it is best to rest now and let it heal rather than hurt it further.

Day 23-Tuesday, Strength & Brazil Butt Lift Tummy Tuck. Okay, so I found something I could do that would not have to use my leg. It felt good to get the muscles moving. When I went to bed, I could feel my abs burning. So love that feeling. I went to get my wedding dress fitted and they had to make it one size smaller. WHOOOHOOO!!! That was soooo kewl. Can't wait to get it back next month. She told me not to lose anymore weight for the next couple of months. I told her that I won't promise anything. She said 5 pounds won't be so bad, but 10 could be an issue. I am basically maintaining now anyway, which I am not really sure what that means. LOL I feel really great at this weight, but if I lose then okay.

Day 24-Wednesday (today), Yoga or Pilates. Depends on what time I get home from band practice what I do, but I will make sure to do something. I really do miss working out. I actually feel a little depressed when I don't workout. I need the high of working out I guess.

Have a great afternoon and I will talk to you all again soon. :bigsmile:

Cnbethea-I hope that you had a good weekend.

It sounds like you need to find something to keep you motivated while doing any type of workout program. Remember that being fit and healthy will help you tremendously through any other type of hard times you may have. Don't let life take a back seat, but also don't let your exercise take a back seat. Schedule your workouts like you would your haircut or getting your nails done. Remember how you feel after your workout and push for that everytime. find some type of event to work towards your goals with. Post pics of what you want to look like. Say positive affirmations to yourself every morning while getting ready for work. Find something, anything to keep you moving forward. I know how you feel, I have been there, done that. It took me 4 years to find my motivation to continue pushing forward. I know you can do it. Keep up the great work.

Have a beautiful week. :bigsmile:

Day 1-Strength Training, Insanity Cardio Abs and about half of Insanity Pure Cardio Conditioning. It was a great workout. I did abs first wondering if my ankle would hurt during the warm up and it did. Not too bad though, so I pushed through. I started my strength training and decided to keep PCC going in the background and when I could I would join in. It actually was a really good mix. Kept me heart rate up. I am so glad to be back in it. Sweat and all. :bigsmile:

Cnbethea-I am definitely icing afterward and trying to get some good stretching in as well. Along with Ibuprofen. It is feeling good this morning.

I will eventually start a hybrid of P90X and Insanity. You will have to let me know how you like it. Keep up the awesome work.

I don't know if I mentioned this yet, but, I love your profile pic. :bigsmile: