It was awesome...
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lego movie humor...get with it.
ALSO...My phone is DYING a slow, painful death thanks to my profuse sweating...SEE ABOVE PICTURE. A genius runner friend of mine gave me the idea of using breast milk storage bags. BOOM. Genius. Stayed nice and dry.
Quick post today because I'm going to spin class at 5:45 tomorrow morning............................................. UGHHHHHHH I hate mornings. But I feel like a BEAST the rest of the day...or untill 4:00 when I lock myself in my son's bedroom WITH THE KIDS...don't freak out mom...and take a little siesta while they play trains. Win win.
I just started an 8 week challenge with one of my favorite bloggers Mama Laughlin... I relate a lot to her story so go check her out.
Another great blogger that I get a lot of inspiration from is Skinny Meg. She just had her second babe, is breastfeeding, and working on cleaning up her eating post pregnancy. She posts lots of great, EASY recipes.
Anyways......8 week challenge...I'm doing things slightly different than Mama Laughlin is because I DO WHAT I WANT. And because I'm training for running long distances NOT a bikini competition.
Basically I'm committing to taking the next 8 weeks to REALLY get my nutrition together. I can't expect my body to go through a week like this on oreos, chocolate milk, and chocolate covered strawberries. Obviously I have a love for chocolate.
A typical week looks like this:
Sunday: Run 10 miles.
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: Bootcamp.
Wednesday: Run 4 miles.
Thrusday: Run 5 miles.
Friday: Run or bootcamp...depending on the middle child and his hatred for all babysitters.
Saturday: Dream about running.
Sunday: Run 10 miles.
Repeat...But keep adding miles to that long run.
To be totally honest I've been pretty lax with my food choices for a few reasons.
1. I love food.
2. I know with how active I am not going to gain weight...but really...running on a belly full of junk feels like crap.
3. I love food.
So here's my challenge to you:
Commit to changing something in your life you've been struggling with for the next 8 weeks. It doesn't have to be drastic like stop drinking coffee. HA. Someone would die if I attempted that. But just find something that you know needs improvement and commit to changing it for 2 short months.
SUMMER IS COMING!! SUN'S OUT GUNS OUT BABY!!! That's what I say to myself when I don't want to do anymore push ups. Because I'm cool like that.
I'm 2 days into this challenge and I've ate CONSIDERABLY better for the past 2 days and already noticed a difference in my workout this morning.
My goals are: eating more protein, more vegetables, always eating breakfast, drinking more water, NOT eating large amounts of chocolate every.single.day.
NOTICE I'm not cutting anything out of my diet because....I LOVE FOOD...but just really cleaning it up and making better choices, focusing on fueling my body, and NOT going to the pantry and eating a whole sleeve of graham crackers.
I took my measurements, before pictures, and have a friend doing it with me to keep me accountable. Oh and my entire life is out there for all to see so that keeps me accountable too..................................
Each week I'll update you all on how I'm doing! The good, the bad, and the ugly.
8 weeks from now...school will be ending, summer will be just around the corner...cookouts, lazy days in the sunshine, endless hours chasing my crazy babes at the park, and the start of my FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR to run ridiculous amounts of miles.....This is the perfect time for me to give my body a little kick in the ass.
What I challenge you to do.........................is join me! Find something you have wanted to change and DO IT! Run a little farther, knock out a bad habit, eat one less cookie...whatever it is. 8 weeks from now you will be glad you did...and chances are you won't look back.
Left: Summer 2013
Right: Spring 2014
JUST KEEP GOING.
You go girl!!! Im trying to quit eating crap too!
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