Here is video taken at the finish line at the ZOOMA race last month in Austin, TX. This was my first official 5K that I ran without stopping. You will see me on the far right coming towards the line. Such an awesome moment especially since running has never been my thing…until now.
3 runs in 4 months & still going strong!!! Happy for the lifestyle change since its helping me de-stress after long days at work and giving me the energy and health I need to live life! Next run is a 6.2mile run on April 28th!!! Woot woot!!!
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Getting my workout in my hotel room: just jogged 1.5miles and did some weights in the gym…now in my room for planks, pushups, situps and other squats…woot woot! Those 4lbs are going BuBye!
I blame the rodeo…
Today was weigh in day and I GAINED 4 POUNDS!!! Uggghhhh!! I had finally reached my goal of losing 20lbs and here I go again, gaining 4lbs. NOT COOL!! I actually had a very active weekend but it wasn’t enough to counteract the bad stuff I had already done. Here is a detailed account of this past weekend and where I think those 4lbs came from:
Friday, 3/2/12
I went to see the man of my dreams, John Legend. Gosh how I love him and unfortunately I also love trying crazy food at least once. It wasn’t a good idea to go to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo since they have all sorts of crazy food. They have FRIED everything!!! Oreos, snickers, cheese cake, cookie dough, the list goes on and on.
I was hungry and I ended up having a fried Snickers bar…it was delicious BUT lots of fat.
After the rodeo we ended up going to Del Sol Taqueria and I had two quesadillas…yeah even I could feel the pounds being gained at that moment.
Saturday, 3/3/12
Woke up late because I went to sleep late, bad idea, and well missed my breakfast. Did my bike ride and afterwards because I was so darn hungry I loaded up on carbs! again BAD IDEA!!
This is the first plate and well got more pizza and later on some noodles. After my race I was so tired I rested the rest of the day and didn’t have a good dinner.
Sunday, 3/4/12
The last bad day of my weekend. I woke up to the delicious breakfast my mom cooked which was arepas, eggs and cheese. yeah starch!! then we went for a walk and I ended up not eating until really late which then totally messed up my stomach. Oh and somewhere in there add a really big serving of Tutti Frutti frozen yogurt, uuggghhhh, a weekend filled with bad ideas, decisions and actions.
All of that brings me to today and 4lbs later. I am not happy because I know that I made all of those decisions and acted on them BUT will only look at it as a setback that I am willing to learn from and move past. I plan on reaching my goal so its time to make the right decisions.
Ohh and I can’t go around blaming the rodeo for my fried snickers…next time if I want to try a crazy food like that I will make sure to do it early in the day and split it with someone. (I won’t deprive myself of something but just be smarter about it.)
~M
WH WEEKEND CHALLENGE: Squats!
This Saturday and Sunday, do 3 sets of 10 squats (any version) before each meal. While squats target your quads, they also activate your core and just about every other muscle in your lower body, including your glutes, hamstrings, and calves. This makes the squat one of the best all-around exercises you can do! So, ARE YOU IN?
a mid-foot stride really is better to run! I use to run on my heels or toes and that really strains your muscles. Now I can run for longer! :D
