It has been a week since I decided I would be brave enough to take a before picture and weight and measurements. I'm thinking I will start doing a weekly weigh in and measuring session to track my progress because the wonderful dear sweet scale doesn't seem to think I am making much progress at all. It really is a mean scale! Although I will have to admit that it has lowered my body fat % by 3% in the last few weeks. So that's nice and considerate of it.
Over the last week, my husband and I have really been getting back into the habit of exercise. We were slacking and inconsistent with our workouts due to health reasons over the last several months (that could be a cause of my scale not budging.)
I started joining him on his outdoor runs. Not really something that I have done since high school. I was in cross country way back when and could run a pretty fast 5k. (between 21-24 min for 3 miles) That was when I was 17. Can't run that fast anymore, at least not yet. Because of my slow pace I have been making my hubby run a lot slower than he is use to but it is increasing both of our endurance. We run 3 miles every other day around our hilly neighborhood in scorching temperatures. My mouth does not like not having water for that long, but I'm too lazy to carry a bottle of water. he he, I'm a lazy workout addict. Sounds contradictory doesn't it!
On the days we are not running we head to the gym as a family. While we work out the kids get to spend an hour and a half to two hours playing (see home school kids do get socialized). I spend the first hour on either the treadmill or a cross trainer machine. I have been able to increase my running distance from half a mile without walking all the way up to 5 miles. Although, I did end up with a pretty nasty looking heal from that run. Eventually I may start running for the full 1.5 to 2 hours that we are at the gym. After my run/cross training I usually lift weights or do some heavy calisthenics. I want to be fit, but without someone to hold me accountable it is too easy to quit. There have been several times that I have wanted to stop running, and my husbands encouraging words got me through the pain and through the urge to quit.
I also joined a support group. I am required to check in daily with the workout that I did and how long it took me. I only have to do 20 min a day, but I aim for at least an hour so that the ultimate fat burning can happen. When I get to the mid way point I will be brave enough to post those pics that I have taken. But for now you can't see them ;) This challenge started last week and will end at the end of August. Who ever works out the most will win a prize. Run to win the race, not just to finish it!
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