Today is September 1st and its a Monday! This is the perfect day to start some new goals! There is a always the excuse, oh i'll start monday or I'll start next month. Today is that day! Do you have any goals for this month? I am going to make a goal of signing up for the Harbor Half Marathon, finishing 9 miles where I run the whole time, and 10lbs! What do you think? Do able?
Last weekend I completed my 7 mile run and I actually went into it thinking I had to do 8 miles. I had planned a route for 8 miles and had already psyched myself up to get it down. Then when I was running I realized that I hadn't done a 7 mile run yet. So I shorted up my route a little and did my 7 miles finishing strong! This weekend was not as strong. Yesterday, I did not plan my route as well and changed it up as I was running. I ended up doing 9 miles although I walked a lot of the last 2 miles because I was really starting to feel it in my hips and knee. I always run in a large circle cause if I run laps then I know I'll try to talk myself into stopping early. So as I was trying to get back home I could feel a large blister on my pinky toe. This was just adding to my pain. I eventually made it home but at a much slower pace. I am taking a rest day today to try to let my leg muscles heal but I'll probably do some arm, back, and glute work today.
Along with my September goals I am joining the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans for their Back to the Basics Weightloss challenge and their Buns and Guns challenge!
http://shrinkingjeans.net/2014/08/back-basics-weight-loss-challenge-dietbet/
http://shrinkingjeans.net/2014/08/buns-guns-challenge/
Who wants to join me?
I am excited about improving my plank time! Also I have noticed that after losing weight, I no longer have a butt. I guess my body decided that's where I needed to lose most of my weight. Thanks body, couldn't take it from my thighs? It's okay though, I'll just have to build it back up with muscle!
Okay, on to some bad news. I did not stick to my training schedule this week. I worked out Tuesday and that was pretty much it. This may have attributed to my rough run yesterday. Well this is a new month, a new week and I am committed to sticking to the plan this week! My schedule is a little off since I ran yesterday instead of rainy Saturday but I may double up a run and cross training day to make up for it. Along with not working out, i did not eat my best. I didn't binge or go too crazy, I just indulged probably a little too much. Yesterday was pretty bad too. It started out great but by the end of the day I was still hungry and kept munching. I've heard of the long run hunger but hadn't experienced it really until yesterday. I'll have to come up with some ways to curb this so that it doesn't cancel out all the work that I am putting in.
Today is a new week and a new month so I am starting out this morning on the right track and going to track everything that I eat and stick to my workout plan. This weekend will be a challenge because my fiance and I are traveling back to our homeland, Indiana. I have some bridesmaids dress shopping and he has his own things with his family. Traveling is always tough but I feel good about this trip. I plan on doing my long run Saturday (only 5 miles according to the training plan since I did 8 this weekend) then I'll have some calories to play with when I'm out with everyone. Maybe I'll even get a yoga session in with my mom and grandma. #fitfam
I had a goal of getting into the 160s by this Indiana trip and I'm going to try my hardest to make that happen this week. Let's take September by the horns and make it our month! Setting goals isn't the hard part it's sticking to them!
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