Strong Legs and my run!

This morning I wanted to get outside and get my run in.  I wasn't sure how far I wanted to go so I played that part by ear.  I decided I was going to wear my hr monitor and go off of how I feel since running in my neighborhood has lots of different inclines throughout.  But, I also still wanted to know how my pace was and decided I would wear my garmin too.  Except, I couldn't find it and after looking allover the house for it I discovered that I left it in the car from Sunday mornings run.  So, I guess I will have to go out and go with what felt good.  

From the moment that my feet hit the pavement I felt good.  This rarely happens.  Usually about there quarters into my run I'm ready to die.  I'm not sure why that is but I do.  I don't though of course but I do take a walk break here and there.  But this morning with everything just feeling good I knew I wanted to go longer that three miles.  I ended up getting in 4.6miles and all was good.  

Tomorrow is a new day

Well we finally got our winter here in Ohio!  Still pretty light compared to other places but we will end up with about six inches of snow.  I love the snow and I love just how beautiful it makes everything.  From sitting atop all the trees, rooftops, to the bushes its beauty is just breathtaking.

Today was a rest day.  I hadn't really planned it but I was feeling a little sore and just have been feeling thick or swollen like.  I had worked out five days in a row with no rest, so I decided maybe my body was trying to tell me something.  So, with no school for the girls and a rest day for me, well, it's been pretty wonderful.  Here is a pic from my Saturday workout!  This was a pic of before because after my workout of elliptical intervals along with chest and abs, I assure you my ponytail didn't look like this afterwards.

 So, as I had posted in an earlier post about how I was doing the Advocare 24 Day challenge with my daughter and daughter-in-law, I was doing this since some extra holiday weight gain had happened.  I was doing my workouts but I really was just eating whatever and whenever I felt like.  At the end of this challenge I had lost 6.5lbs.  Not bad I guess and felt good that it was a start.  So even after the challenge I was still doing my workouts and logging my food on MyFitnessPal.  Most days have been great to others being not so great.  But here lately I have just been stressing over what I should and shouldn't be eating.  So much so that I give in and eat whatever and then feel so guilty about it!  I don't feel like its a ton of one thing but just a lot of different things.  Sometimes when I do I will then do a second workout to burn off some of the calorie damage.  

So starting from this point I've just got to let it go and just work on balance.  I have been reading a lot about this lately and how that seems to be the key.  I love reading lots of information and learning different things from nutrition to workouts.  But, I love reading about real people and their struggles and triumphs.  I have learned quiet a bit about how to have balance and how it works.  Katie has lost over 125lbs and has had many triumphs and setbacks.  She is a real person, wife, mom, blogger, and runner.  Her blog isn't just about all the triumphs.  She's about balance and you can read more about her here.  

Tomorrow is always a new beginning and another chance to get it right.  So, I'm not going to waste my time on feeling bad for eating something that I think is bad and then therefore I am bad.  I'm just gonna try my best each day to keep my workouts strong and keep my nutrition balanced and real.

Sunny but cold run!

Friday morning was so bright and beautiful here!  I decided to sleep in a little and then got up and drank my coffee.  I'm not sure if it was the sunshine or what but I wanted to get out and get my run done.  I looked at the temp to see how cold it was and it was only 23 degrees.  Whatttttt??? But, I just layered up and went out and it actually wasn't too bad!  

Three miles done!  Wasn't my fastest by no means but still done!  Was kind of lonely not having my sister here to run with.  She actually went back home on Wednesday.

This morning I decided to take it to the gym and pound it out on the elliptical.  I decided I was going to do intervals for 30mins.  Was a pure sweat session.  Afterwards I did a great chest workout, biceps, triceps, and abs.

Tomorrow its suppose to be a high of 52 degrees so my plan is to get out there and do a nice slow three miles or maybe even three and a half.  We shall see.