Day 4: missed out on running and riding due to unloading and stacking 200 bags of bedding by myself (b/c of yesterday's trailering issues). UGH! My body is going to be super sore tomorrow, but I WILL make it to spin class!

Day 5: Spin class, nice ride and unloading more bags of bedding. Food on target.
Day 6: Jumped for the first time in a few months Felt great! Lots of barn work since the weather was so nice. Just about ready for winter, which looks to be starting later this week.

day 10: yoga, followed by a really nice ride

day 13: just normal chores, got some much needed rest. Good on food. day 14: chores, nice ride with lots of transitions, focusing on core muscles. Grocery shopping for healthy foods for the week

day 15: spin class, really pushed hard. My quads are tired! Day 16: yoga. Food-wise things are going well. Riding -wise, not so much. I guess I'm going to have to just give in to the weather and ride when it cooperates.

days 19-23: wasn't feeling well so I decided to take it easy for a few days and didn't do anything other than my normal chores and a few rides. Still doing pretty well with food. The scale isn't moving, but I do think my close are fitting better.

days 28-30: My back has been bothering me pretty bad the last few days so I haven't done much exercising and have actually had some help with chores. I had a massage a couple of days ago, which I really needed, but now I am sore from that. With my back problems, massages aren't always a luxury, but a necessity. I was more tight than I knew so she had to work pretty aggressively. I need to do more yoga to stay loose so I signed up for a 30 day challenge online for encouragement. I was going to go to a spin class this morning, but I decided to do stalls early while the temps are a little warmer before they drop. (12F now down to 4 for the rest of the day and then -14 tonight). I'll go to the gym later today to run on the treadmill if my back feels up to it. Otherwise just walk.

I am proud of myself for sticking with South Beach for the past 30 days. Cut back on carbs and have only had beer on a few occasions. One beer is satisfying enough now and I choose to not have the second one because I am happy to stick with my plan. The weight isn't exactly dropping off, but I am feeling better and my clothes are becoming looser.

Now that these 30 days are over, I'm just going to post my daily accountability on my home page, but will check in here with updates.

I hope you are all doing well and keeping up with your goals. Happy New Year!

I got through the first couple of days of the yoga challenge and decided it wasn't for me! LOL. It was hard! I'm not at that level yet and really just like to use yoga to do stretching and balancing. I'm just going to keep doing the classes I've been doing so I don't hurt myself.

I've been doing south beach (low carb) for about 6 weeks and even though I feel better in some aspects (mentally), I was feeling pretty run down and my muscles were sore and tired with no additional work. I took a break from the diet for a few days and my muscles feel much better. Today I am starting to add some healthy carbs back in for muscle recovery. At this point, I'd like to lose about 25lbs before my first horse show on April 20th. That's a goal of 1.5lb/week. The weather is looking better so I'll be able to get back to riding and I'd like to add a run or 2 in each week in addition to the spin and yoga. I've got a new pair of cute breeches to wear to the show as motivation

Shron123 wrote: »

Muscle soreness from low carb is often an elyte issues eg sodium, Potassium, magnesium. I do a mini elyte drink every morning which also helps w any fatigue or brain fogs esp if u r transitioning into ketosis. On long rides I take lots of water and elyte tablets to make sure I don’t get muscle cramps.

Good luck w yr plans/goals and yr new breeches.

Good to know! I will pay more attention to this for sure. Thanks!