Shoe Inspiration

My shoes! 

There is something about a pair of cute shoes that makes me want to run just a little further.  

Update: Week 24

Another week down in the books, am I am down another 3.6lbs! I am feeling fortunate because this last week held challenges but they were easily defeated by just a few smarter choices.  I didn't do too well with all of my goals, I drank a pop and did not drink two liters of water a day.  The pop was clear and diet so I did resist the temptation of "the hard stuff," and I am happy with that.  As far as the water goes, two liters is a lot, especially when I drink coffee too. 

I got new jogging shoes this week, because they are ADORABLE, not because I needed them.  I am going to wait to use my new shoes so I can treat them as a celebration or reward.  I am not sure what I will be celebrating but I know it will be worth the wait.
 
This week I earned 42 activity points! Totally AWESOME!

I have been snacking on nectarines lately, the deliciousness of a peach minus the fuzz. 

I am still fighting the pop habit, hopefully I'll do a little better this week. 

My favorite work out song this week is Michael Jackson's The Way You Make Me Feel.

My goal is to continue working on my water consumption.  

 

Knowledge is Power

I found a pretty good article about health/fitness myths , it reiterated a few things for me and made me feel better about others.

For instance, it made me feel better about my inability to be into or even do yoga.  Maybe it is because I am doing a video instead of going to a class, but I just cannot keep interest in yoga. 

The article did shed light on my favorite form of activity/exercise, running/jogging.  Since heart disease is a part of my family history (and part of the reason I want to live a healthier life) it is always good to hear advice about my heart.  And in a time where I feel like many people my age are running marathons, I was happy to hear that JUST running 10-15 miles a week will add plenty of years to my life and that running, so no need to run a marathon to increase my heart health.

They also discussed eating while you exercise and hydrating before you exercise.  Neither of which I do, I usually exercise as soon as a get up in the morning, rarely drinking a glass of water before I do much less eating anything.  So I was happy to hear that doing so wouldn't hurt my routine.

Stretching, I NEVER stretch before I exercise.  I do however take a few minutes to warm-up, usually by walking, so I was happy to hear that stretching is more important post exercise.  As far as I am concerned it also feels better.  

My favorite myth was "you can loose weight just by exercising." I totally used to believe this, spend some time exercising then eat whatever I wanted and as much as I wanted with no results.  Now I use my exercise as a starting point, holding on to the idea of "6 pack abs are created in the kitchen not the gym."  I have also started to make better choices after I start my day with exercise.   

Thanks Weight Watchers!

I did it! I hit my first personal goal, as of Wednesday I have lost 52.4 pounds! I am very happy with myself and can't wait to hit my other goals and finally be a healthy weight.  Now that I am losing weight, I can't believe I ever let myself get that far out of control, it's kind of embarrassing, but the good thing is I know I can fix this!  

I am a believer in the Weight Watchers way of life it has helped my build my support system, I love my support system!

This week I have earned 17 activity points (probably more but I am bad at counting them).

My favorite food this week if any kind of berry (rasp, marion, blue, straw) I'll take any of them.

I am still trying to kick pop, I almost screwed that up last night out of frustration with work but I switched to water!

My favorite work out song is Love In An Elevator by Aerosmith. 

My goal for this week is to drink two liters of water everyday. (Needless to say I have been using the bathroom A LOT!) 

 My reward for hitting my goal was a trip to a Lavender Farm, this is not my lavender but I bundled a bunch of it and have it hanging around.  I also bought to plants (I can't say not to a pretty plant); lavender and rosemary. 

Here's to another successful week.