I have decided that I'm going to be running in a race called The Warrior Dash. It's one of those 5k races through mud and water and over and through obstacles. The race is September 29th, and I started training tonight! I think these races look like tons of fun, and I'm extremely excited about training for it and running in it. You can google The Warrior Dash if you want more information about it.
Once again, I've changed up my workouts. I've started to do weights first, followed by cardio. Until today, I was doing 20 minutes on the elliptical, and then 20 minutes on a stationary bike. Today I started running on a treadmill. I've NEVER been a runner. Never liked running, never ran fast, never could run very far or for very long, but now I have a reason to try. Tonight I ran 2 miles in 28 minutes at a 3% incline. I know that doesn't sound very good, considering how much and how hard I've been working out and pushing myself, but running on a treadmill is a new animal to me. So for me, and my history with running, that's pretty good! And I'm going to make sure that it only gets better from here.
Andrea told me that you should always use at least a 3% incline on a treadmill due to the fact that roads are never as flat as treadmills. I'm going to continue to run longer and faster until I can run the full 3.56 miles with ease, without stopping. Andrea and I have also talked about going to an indoor rock-climbing facility, which would be a GREAT leg workout, as well as a lot of fun! I have a long way to go to be fully prepared for this race, but I'm excited and I'm really looking forward to it!
On a different note, I got over the 165 hump last week! I lost another 2.4 pounds and weighed in at 162.6 on last Wednesday. That puts me 17.6 pounds away from my goal weight, but I have a lot of work to do to get my body to where I want it to be.
I have found a flab to fab ab workout that I will be doing every day for the month of May (except Sundays) in the mornings that starts out with 10 sit-ups, 5 pushups, and a 10 second plank and ends the month at 100 sit-ups, 35 pushups, and a 2 minute 30 second plank. Hopefully it will get my abs in gear! I've been slacking a bit on the core workouts, so this will kick it into high gear and I'll be doing this in the mornings before anything else. Wish me luck on it!
In addition to the changes in my workouts, I have also streamlined my snacks. I have told you all that my morning snack is now a V8 juice (low sodium). I have also become more strict on my afternoon snack. I had been overeating a bit on my afternoon snack, but I went to GNC and bought some protein shakes called "Total Lean," and now that is all I have for my afternoon snack. When I am out of the pre-made shakes, I will be getting a shaker and some whey protein and making my own shakes with water and ice. If you are going to get some protein shakes for yourself, make sure to watch the sugar content! The Total Lean shakes only have 2 grams of sugar, so they are great! Just a bit expensive. I bought them when GNC had a buy one-get one half off sale. Which is why when I'm out of them, I'll be making my own.
I will be weighing in again on Wednesday and will update everyone on my progress again at that point. I'm hoping for the best and will continue to work hard and train for The Warrior Dash no matter what!
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