Week 4 & 5

Missed blogging my progress last week.  

Week 4: I ended up not going to the gym Friday as we had a little Easter get together with some friend Friday morning but I did take Gretchen for a walk in the neighborhood.  We walk just over a mile and did some training exercises like working on walking nicely next to me and not charging the dog that lives on the corner.  Gretchen did pretty good...this 5k will be her big test.  I did my best time/distance on Wednesday...2.25 miles in 30 minutes (woot woot!! Go me!!).  I've decided that I'm not a big fan of the run/walk so I've been pretty much jogging/running on the elliptical.   

Week 5:  My kiddos get sick over the weekend so I missed the gym 2 days but I got in the gym Wednesday.  After not doing much over the weekend and missing 2 days at the gym, Wednesday kicked my butt!!  Thursday was better...I kicked up the level of resistance up on the elliptical and ran 1.5 miles in 20 min (not that great but I ran the whole time).  I did 2.25 miles today in 30 minutes (Yay me!!). 

Getting more excited about the race!! 28 more days!!!  

Current Stats:
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 201 lbs  (Lost 2 more lbs!!  Not seeing much change in my weight but positive feedback from people tells me something is changing)
Activity level: Training for the 5k 4-5 days a week

Week 3

I joined the gym on Sunday and went everyday (go me!) but Wednesday.  Did 2 days of walking and 2 days of walk/run.  That first walk/run day killed me but I think that was because I was on the elliptical.  The elliptical really worked my thighs and the treadmill gets my calves.  I think that I'm going to try doing walk days on the treadmill and walk/run days on the elliptical.  I found out today that my scale is broken...sigh it's off by like 10 lbs.

I'm going to do another 5k (Run or Dye) in August with my sister...I'm excited about that one too!!

Current Stats:
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 204 lbs  (scale's broken...turns out I only lost 5 lbs)
Activity level: Started training for the 5k.

Week 2

Oh where to start....This week has been bad.  On Monday I ran out of shake but I did laundry, folded and put away (yay!!) and other house work like dishes, make the bed and blah blah blah.  I ordered more shake on Tuesday and I'm waiting for it (I hope it gets here today!).  I tried to make up the loss of my shakes but trying to keep my portion sizes down.  Tomorrow, we are headed to the gym to get me all signed up...5K training here I come!!  I'm still excited about the 5K but I'm a tad worried about Gretchen and her mild leash aggression...but I really want her to run with me.  I would take Rocky with me but he has a bum knee...what a bum.

Gretchen and Rocky

Current Stats:
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 195 lbs  (lost nothing, gained nothing)
Activity level: Still pretty much nothing (housework, chasing children) but I'm going to start training for this 5k


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Week 1

Alright, so this has been my first week of the diet/workout plan....aka "The Plan".  I've been doing pretty good I guess...I could have done better.  I made a shake every morning but one and I did three 5-sec planks one day and 3 5-sec planks and 2 10-sec planks today...gee I'm weak.  I think that I may need something to look forward to, like a race.  I've found a 5K race in the near future (April 27)....I'm pretty confident that I could train for this race in the 8 weeks before the race.  The only thing that concerns me is it is a doggie dash (I don't want to run by myself :) ) and anyone that knows my dogs, know that they are a tad crazy.  I emailed them to find out if there are any restrictions on the dogs but I signed up anyways...I'm kinda excited!!

<---My before pic...


Current Stats:
Height: 5'4" (I kinda wish I would get taller...)
Weight: 195 lbs  (almost 15 lbs lost!!)
Activity level: Still pretty much nothing (housework, chasing children) but I'm going to start training for this 5k