NEW ELLIPTICAL!

The hubs and I have been talking for a while now about getting an elliptical. I've had a LOT of success in the past with them and love that they give you a low impact 'run'. I cancelled my gym membership and wanted to get a REALLY awesome elliptical....BUT, knowing just how much ca$h I'd have to fork out I opted for a little ole' cheap thing for the time being. My sister-in-law bought a very inexpensive elliptical a year ago and she's lost 40lbs!!! I'll be happy if the little money we spent leaves me 40lbs. lighter. I've still got my eye on the fancy model and have decided that the awesome one will have to be my reward. 40 minute workout.....check!

Day #1, Meal #2

Post-workout:

1 c. low-fat cottage cheese

180 calories
5g total fat
0g fiber
13g protein

Meal #1 for day #1:

1/2 c. dry oats cooked according to pkg. directions
1/4 c. dried peaches
1/4 c. plain Greek yogurt
2 tbsp. maple syrup

153 calories
1.5g total fat
3g fiber

The 100

The past few days I've been exercising lightly to get back into the swing of things. I'm feeling like I need to abandon the idea of running another half-marathon....at least for a year and stick to weight training and occasional cardio. Last week I took 3 days and focused on 3 different body areas. Monday I worked on my core area, Wednesday I did upper body, while Friday was lower body. Today I decided to be a little more proactive in my working out and tried The 100 Workout. It KICKED my rear!!....and it felt SO good!! I'm still deciding what I will be doing on Wednesday of this week, but will let you know.

p.s. I had to take some breaks during the crunches and leg lifts, but I'd still say that I did really well and pushed myself harder than I have in a VERY long time!

the only downfall

Woohoo! I ran yesterday and it felt SO good to be pounding the pavement again. Okay, I'll admit that I actually only ran about 1/3 of the time but in the physical condition that I'm in these days I'd say that that is AWESOME! The only downfall is that about 2/3 of the way through the run/walk something happened to my left foot and I was feeling some pain for a short amount of time. It soon subsided and I was back to it....I should have taken that as a clue. When I got home I started feeling familiar pain again like the plantar fasciitis. I'll just have to baby it and hope for the best. I'm not going to let this get me down (my husband won't let me bless his heart). Happy and (getting) healthy!

~Jen

Motivation

Or lack of it! I am having a REALLY hard time getting myself to move. I'm up, then down about the whole thing. Luckily I have a FANTASTIC husband who gets out there with me. We walked 3 miles this morning and the day before yesterday. Thanks hun for getting me moving!

~Jen