Week 3

This whole week went pretty well calories wise, but I kept going over my sodium.

Yesterday Kimmie and I attempted level 2 of the shred and it TOTALLY kicked our butts. I'm not sure if it was because it was after my run, or because it's just that much harder. Either way, I sweated. Yes, I actually sweated. Which means I didn't feel bad about going over my sodium that night.

The real reason for this post:
I lost another pound! 6 pounds in three weeks. I'm feeling pretty good about that :D

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Work It!

I haven't had a bacon burrito in 31 days.

I bought new running capris that I'm officially in love with.

I ran 3 miles today just because I could.

I timed in at just under a 12 min mile.

I burned almost half of the calories I consumed at lunch.

I love multigrain english muffins.

I am still going to Shred tonight.

:D

Attack of the Sodium!

So I've been trying to lower my sodium during this expedition to healthytown, and have been struggling. My main difficulty has been the amount that comes in my favorite things like cottage cheese. And cheese in general. And bread. Yum.

I digress...

I seem to go below my calorie allowance quite often, because I'm trying to stay below my sodium! I feel like sodium is more dangerous than calories. It makes you retain water, it's bad for your heart and your cholestorol, and I'm pretty sure it's what they inject in the Farm Home food to make the kids gain weight so they don't run as fast.

Okay, I'm officially rambling.

Bottom line:

• Sodium sucks and I can't seem to get away from it. It's in everything I enjoy except apples and splenda (and I'm not so sure about the apples).
• I've been shredding a lot and it feels fantastic! I might be ready to move on to level two.
• I haven't run since Sunday. I don't want to run in the rain because I'm a sissy.
• I love cooking healthy dinners!!

That is all my beloved readers :D

End of Week Two!

Two weeks down, five pounds down as well!

Had a pretty good work out last night, Shredded again. I also made some AMAZING cupcakes yesterday, based on a recipe I found on myfitnesspal. I'll tack it on to the end of this post.

I technically lost four pounds this last week, which is a lot! I think I lost more than a pound my first week, so what I lost this week is tacking on. Either way, I'm down five pounds, and ahead of my goals by two weeks!

My goal is five pounds a month, so I should be scheduled to hit my goal weight by December. Now that I'm ahead, I may shoot for November! :D
Oh, and I haven't had a bacon burrito in 25 days!!

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And now for the awesome cupcake recipe:

1 Box White Cake Mix
10 oz (1 1/4 Cup) Ginger Ale
2 Egg Whites

Mix the ginger ale and the egg whites to gether a little bit, then add to the cake mix. I mixed mine in a blender and just kept it going till all the lumps were out. Then pour in to muffin tins, lined with cupcake liners. Bake at 350 for 18 minutes.

Makes 24! And only 94 calories per cupcake, so help yourself to two!

Long Time No See

Sorry for the major delay in posting!

Recap:
I lost 1 pound at the one week mark!! I also hit the road for the first time in a long time, and busted out a 12:30 mile for 2.4 miles. It felt pretty good (afterwards) knowing that even though I didn't stick with what I had started back in Jan/Feb, I was able to dig deep enough to push through discomfort and finish.

I'm coming up on the two week mark and so far have Shredded for five days in a row, and ran once more. I was on a retreat this weekend, and woke up fourty minutes early to go on a trail run. I'm not sure how far I went, but I was out running for 30 minutes. It felt pretty amazing to be the only person not tired at breakfast because I had already been pumping blood to my muscles.

In bigger news:
My roommate joined MFP with me! She hit the one week mark today, she hasn't updated her profile so I don't know what her progress is yet, but I'm excited to find out. It's motivating to have the person your living with say "Hey, want to Shred tonight?" when you get home. Or to say "I had to steal your recipe for taco salad, it was so good!" or "I still have 300 calories for today, do you have allowence for dessert?" Now when I feel like I want to give in to cravings, or skip a work out, I turn to her for motivation. We have a conversation about what we ate today, or how long we want to work out. It's pretty great.

Tomorrow is weigh in day! I'll keep you posted. :D

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Five Days

I have sucessfully logged in to MyFitnessPal.com for five days now! AND on a more important note, I had my last bacon burrito (from Muchas Grasias, possibly the most fattening fast food on the face of the planet) 15 days ago. This is an AMAZING feat for me, seeing as how not but three weeks ago, I was hitting that drive thru at least once a week. (Think of all the money I've saved as well!)

I've started a pattern of alternating yoga and The Shred for my fitness routine. I went three days strong, took a break (and by break I mean nap) yesterday, and finished off with the shred today. My goal is to add a run to yoga days. This will take A LOT of motivation! I have a major mental block, because I'm afraid it's going to be really hard and a little painful.

AND I don't have a race to train for. There is a half marathon in July, but I really don't think I'll be ready for it. But maybe that would be the motivation I need...

What's up for MAY?!

The votes are in, and the public wants to see me not produce any trash for a month. A great idea, however, it takes some research in order to embark on such an endeavour. SO that is on the shelf till June.

According the the votes, the runner up is Altered books. I fear my lack of creativity. I appreciate the interest though.

I've decided to restart a fitness regime. Including tracking my caloric intake! I'm a member of myfitnesspal.com - a free food diary and exercise log - and I'm secretly in love. You calculate your goals, current weight, daily activity not working out, and how often you want to work out a week. It breaks it all down for you - down to the calorie! - so you can stay on track. And hold yourself accountable.

I'm going to take on my old training schedule of running four times a week, and cross training three times a week. I'm going to double up one day (a short run day) so I'm garunteed one day of complete rest. This of course is the plan, let's see how it goes. I haven't been running for a long time, so I'm going to start pretty much at square one.

I'll try to post daily!

The Screenplay

Okay, so I lost the 100 pages in 30 days challenge. I tapped out at 75, which is still technically passing. I plan to finish in the next couple of days because I WILL finish something that I start!

I did kind of lose steam in the creativity department, and I'm not sure why. I think I tried to edit too much as a wrote. Anyway, I know how it's going to end, I just need to make it happen.

I'm still satisfied that I tried it. I learned something, well, I learned a lot of things, and I totally watch movies differently now. And I have a hell of a lot more respect for screenwriters!