A little bit frustrated..

Okay........so why can't I run 3 miles?? Why is it soooo hard for me to do this?? Could it be the treadmill? It's boring for sure but you would think that I could come up with something that would help me get through 3 measly miles right? I don't know, I just dread the days that I have to run. I don't LOVE sprints but I don't dread them either. I have tried to stay really consistent with everything this week such as my eating, my water intake, the times that I workout....I just can't get past this block I have. Maybe running outside would be better for me, I don't know. There is soooo much traffic on our street it's awful. There are no sidewalks and they fly up and down our street. I felt awful yesterday after only running for a mile then just did some interval fat burning program that I have on the treadmill. That is one thing, you get bored you start pushing buttons on your treadmill that you never did before. It was fun and had me sweating so, maybe I just need a change for a bit and back off of the running. Maybe I just need to do whatever I feel like doing when it comes to my running and not worry about the speed or the time or how far?? Maybe.......

Today on the other hand was a great speed workout. After I did my sprints I did a 10min interval program and then just walked for a bit. After that I did some arms, legs, and abs. I felt really good and felt like it was really a great workout. When I'm doing a 1min 55sec sprint it kills me but I know that it's only 1min 55sec. Either way today was a good day and I'm gonna try and do the eliptical for about 25min this evening. We will see..

How do you get through on your runs whether it's outside or on the treadmill?? How do you get past your next point??

Have a great Saturday=)

Back to a routine...

So the kids are back in school and we are finally back to somewhat of a routine. The first day of school went great and all the kids seemed to be pretty excited about getting back to school and seeing their friends and meeting their new teachers. For me......well it was like Christmas morning=)) I love my kids and love having them around but I am not one of those sappy moms who just can't believe their baby is going to school or junior high or high school. Not that there is anything wrong with that at all, it's just not me. I generally don't take pictures or send special notes in their lunch...nope that's just not me. Buh-bye...kissy kissy...see you later...I'll be thinking of you when I'm in the pool ALL by myself.......AND enjoying it=)))) Lol..LOVE those little burgers!!

Anywho, I did get my sprints in yesterday and even though I had to talk myself into getting them done, I am glad I did them. I'm always glad that I did them so I don't know why it's so hard for me to just get out there. Did pretty good on my eating and even did an "activity" interval on the eliptical for 25min. Not a hard core workout but a pretty good sweaty workout. I'm kinda likin on the eliptical actually. Today I have done WONDERFUL on my eating and thats even with eating a small bowl of sugar free ice cream for desert. This morning after the kids were off to school I did Yoga with my friend and then did a 3miler on the treadmill. I have to say it was pretty rough. Time was pretty good...29:53 but did have to step off a few times for a quick drink. I do love running but I have just had a hard time feeling motivated about doing it. Soooo glad I did it once I'm done and even feel pretty proud of myself. I just would like to be able to FEEL the progress. I'm gonna try to do another 2miler tonight and see how that goes instead of doing the eliptical tonight. Tomorrow is sprints and resistance training. Then, I'm gonna tackle that bedroom of mine.

Have a great evening.....

A little catching up....

I just wanted to take a second and do a little catching up. This past Friday I did sprints. This truly is a love/hate relationship I tell you!! I did 20/10 x8 two times. I know, not bad at all. Then we did push ups, abs, and flies. It was a great workout. Then Saturday I did 40/20 sprints x4 and did four full sets. Then did a bunch of resistance. With the sprints I love the fact that it has increased my actual running speed. Not a whole lot but enough that I can see that it sure helps. I also love the sprints because I get my workout done much faster and I burn so many calories and I keep burning them throughout the day. But it's rough and I have to really talk myself into doing them but I am usually really glad I did.

I have really been trying to slowly write things down of what I eat so that I can keep track of what I have and when. So far it's not too bad and I have found that I seem to go down hill during the late evening when I am sitting and watching tv. I plan on getting more serious about keeping track with what I eat and the time once the kids go back to school which is tomorrow...woot woot!!

This week Kyle is on vacation but has given me things that I need to do. Yesterday and today was a rest day then I do sprints tomorrow, a short 3 mile run on Wednesday with some yoga, sprints Thursday with resistance, Friday another 3 miler the abs, Saturday sprints with a little resistance then Sunday and Monday off. Then he is back on Tuesday. I so need to loose this last 20 to 25lbs!! There is no doubt that it all comes down to my eating and thats where I need to put my focous. So, we will see.

Well it's off to a birthday dinner for my mama......=)
Have a great evening...

Busy and Productive day.....

Okay so my 3 miler didn't go as planned. I think I was pushing too fast for one thing. I did 2.52miles in 25min 17sec. That's pretty fast for me and with the heat it was tough. I felt pretty good breathing but my room was just too thick. Tomorrow I will be doing sprints and weights with Kyle.

After my run I just got into a good cleaning frenzy. There is so much that I want to get done and got a few of them done today. All in all the day was busy and very productive.

My eating was really good today as well and even had a little sugar free ice cream. I love ice cream;)

Well that's about it for now I will post in a few days to update my runs. I'm hoping on Saturday I will meet that 3 miler with a decent pace.

Have a great evening!!

Running....

I don't think I have mentioned that I love to run. Or rather I love the thought that I love to run;) No, I do love to run and I love the results that I get from running. I have been running off and on for a couple of years now. I have also been introduced to sprints which is a love hate thing. I do think thought that it has really helped on my speed. A goal of mine would be to run a marathon one day. I think that would be awsome. I'm not one of those speed runners or fret over my pace though. I just run and some days they are good runs and some days they are soooo bad. I don't run much outside but do run more on the treadmill. I have such a hard time running outside with this heat. I am hoping that when fall and cooler weather comes I will be able to get outside more. We will see. I would like to use this blog to keep track of my progress and just see where it goes from there.

Today I did sprints with the help of Kyle pushing me. Kyle is my personal trainer and has helped motivate me. He is tough and you will be hearing plenty of his name too. Well tomorrow is a 3 miler and I want to see how my speed is.....not that I'm fretting...of course=) Just curious!!

Well have a great evening everybody and wish me luck=)