Weigh in Wednesday #8

It's weigh in Wednesday -- and I've been battling my internet service provider since yesterday.  It seems they cannot fix the issue over the phone and will have to send out a technician sometime between 1 and 4 pm today.  Luckily, I have no plans to do anything other than work out...

Goals from Last week

1.  Eating 21 day fix plan
   • This went well, until Saturday -- we tried a new breakfast spot, spent the morning running errands, and then found a new spot for lunch (where I indulged in fried foods and cheese and carbs!).  I stayed within my points, but definitely didn't eat as "clean" as I usually do.
2. Meditation
   • I barely meditated at all this week  o_o.  I'm going to reserve this practice for when Fall is in full swing, as I think it'll be more beneficial when I'm stressed or anxious.  For now, I'm just enjoying the sunshine and chill days.
3. 21 day fix workouts
   • This went super well!  I've found enjoyment (and an immense feeling of pride) working out every day-- every. single. day.  On days when I run, I get two workouts per day, but I run in the morning and lift in the evening.  I've been feeling really recharged by the evening or afternoon workouts, so I'll keep listening to my body and pace myself if necessary.

Results from Happy Scale

Last week, my moving average was 192.0 and my 10-day-best was 191.0

This week, my moving average is 190.9 and my 10-day-best is 189.6!! WOOHOO!

This means my moving average is 1.1lbs less than last week's!  WOOT WOOT!

This is really encouraging, even though -- to be honest -- I was alittle upset from the scale's results this morning.  I weighed in at 193!  Last week I was eating really well and feeling really strong with my workouts, but then splurged for mostly the whole weekend.  Saturday was full of eating out and "treats", though I managed to stay within my PointsPlus allowance.

Points Breakdown

GOAL/ACTUAL/+ACTIVITY

Monday - 30/39/+3

Tuesday -30/30/+3

Wednesday -30/30/+2

Thursday - 30/36/+6

Friday - 30/32/+2

Saturday -30/62/+2

Sunday - 30/31/+5

Totals:  Goal - 210, Actual - 260, Activity - 23, Weeklies - 49

This means I ended the week with 22 leftover points!!!  Compared to last week's 8, this feels like a lot!

Goals for this week

My goals for this week are a bit different from last week but are in the same vein:

• Eat single ingredient foods with every meal.
  • I'll be using the 21 day fix containers to ensure portion control, and keep in the spirit of the 21 day fix as far as the number of servings of each type of food.  So in a way, this is the same as my 21 day fix eating plan goals -- I'm just upping the ante in that for this week, I'll be trying to eat foods with a single ingredient.  Sweet Potatoes, Chicken, Beef, Broccoli, Lettuce, -- foods that are whole and clean.  This means avoiding those meals of mac and cheese from a box or super processed cheese crackers.
• Workout out every day!
  • Though this week is going well so far, I feel that soon I'll tire of the 21 day fix workouts (?) Maybe?  If so, I wanted a goal that would keep me active and focused on strength/fitness but won't keep me in a box.  (When I feel boxed in, I tend to also get scatter brained and discouraged -- so trying to avoid this is best).
• Be Grateful each day
  • There is so much to be grateful for in this world -- and remembering to be grateful first is so important to me.  I refuse to be one of those jerks that takes everything for granted!  [Today, I'm grateful for all of you readers -- just FYI!]

How did your weigh in go this week?

What workouts have you found that've worked?

Have you ever had to change up  your programs to keep things interesting?

Let me know in the comments below ^_^

Tuesday treat day

This Tuesday I felt like crud -- so I treated myself to...

A mid morning nap

An early morning walk with the pup

An afternoon YouTube binge

A pre-dinner iced coffee

And a short blog post!

How did you treat yourself today?

Do you ever take a day to heal and focus?

What's your favorite YouTube channel?

Marathon Monday #8

Good Morning and Happy Monday to you all!  It's Marathon Monday, so let' start with a peek at how I did last week.

Planned/Actual 

Planned:  

Monday - No Run, Total Body Cardio w/ weights

Tuesday - Run 20 mins, Upper Body Strength

Wednesday - No Run, Lower Body Strength 

Thursday - Run 20 mins, Pilates & Ab Workout 

Friday - No Run, Cardio without weights (Plyo)

Saturday - Run 20 mins, Total Body Strength

Sunday - No Run, Yoga + Active Recovery & Foam rolling (if needed).

 

Actual:

Monday - No Run, Total Body Cardio w/ weights

Tuesday - Run 25 mins, Upper Body Strength

Wednesday - No Run, Lower Body Strength 

Thursday - Run 25 mins, Pilates & Ab Workout 

Friday - No Run, Cardio without weights (Plyo)

Saturday -  No Run, Total Body Strength

Sunday - Run 25 mins, Yoga

How'd it feel?

This week felt GREAT!  I felt so strong one day, I randomly decided to do a cartwheel... for literally no reason other than to see if I could do it.  I cleared the furniture in my little living room and then BOOM -- Cartwheel!  The cartwheel was so shocking that I immediately did it again, and again, and then texted hubby while he was at work to tell him.  The second he got home I had to show him!  He was super impressed... and then I challenged myself to a handstand using the wall for support

As I was propping myself up with bent knees into kind of a pike position on the wall (see beginners handstand exercises), hubster came right over and grabbed both my ankles -- effectively getting me into the perfect full handstand position with him steadying me.  I was so proud that we did it all again!!  I could definitely feel this in my shoulders and arms later that night and into the next day or so, but it was so worth it.  My new life goal -- become a ninja... handstands are just the beginning!

The only workout where I felt a bit gross was Saturday's Total Body Strength.  Hubby and I spent the day out and about - which lead to some bad eating choices.  I'm calling this a treat day, because we are all human, but working out after eating handmade potato chips = greasy burps and indigestion.  Gross.

In fact, I was rocking the "bad eating tummy" all weekend and into today.  Had heartburn all last night due to some KFC that hubby wanted after church.  My mistake was in ordering the BBQ dipping sauce with my chicken selection.

However, through all of this, I still tracked my WW points and kept it within my points allotment -- so I'm calling it a win!  **More details on Weigh in Wednesday!**

This week's Plan 

Monday - Run 25 mins, Total Body Cardio w/ weights

Tuesday - Recover, Upper Body Strength

Wednesday - Run 30 mins, Lower Body Strength 

Thursday - Run 25 mins, Pilates & Ab Workout 

Friday - Recover, Cardio without weights (Plyo)

Saturday -  Run 40 mins, Total Body Strength

Sunday - Recover, Yoga

As far as eating, I still plan to do the Weight Watchers + 21 day fix combo -- by allowing myself little treats that keep me within my points allotment, I feel this is a more realistic nutritional plan.  By still focusing on fruits, veggies, and protein it's easy to stay below the 30 points I'm allowed per day -- since fruits and veggies are 0 points.  I feel well fed, so I'm going to keep it up for one more week -- as I take these things a week at a time.

How did you do this week?  

What was your training like?  

What's your favorite way to cross train

Thursday's Thoughts & Things...

It's that day of the week again, where I share random thoughts and things from my life.  Do you like these types of posts?  Should I keep doing this?  Leave a comment and let me know!

Father's Day

With Sunday being Father's Day, I can't help but think about my own Papa.  We normally don't do anything crazy for our father's (my dad and my father in law) -- since they don't like the attention.  Well, at least they don't claim to like the attention.  Usually we'll do a card or a small gift.  If we're in town or nearby we'll do a meal either at home or at the restaurant of their choice.

I'm considering starting a new tradition... text blasts.

My parents are new to texting, but have really taken a liking to it for the past two years.  Really, since my mom got an iphone and discovered the pure joy of emoji's... and the ease of switching from an English to a Korean keyboard.  These things are much easier on an iphone than on the other phones they used.

My plan is to get out as many old photos as possible and just start texting them to him one after another starting as God-Awful-Early as I can.  There's a really good one where we both had awesome bedhead.  It's my #1.

Random Father Story

The story that best summarizes the relationship my dad had with my toddler self is how I woke him up from one particular nap.  

He was working nights at the time, so he was always asleep when we were awake and gone while we were asleep.  I wasn't more than 3 or 4 and must've been missing my daddy terribly at the time.

Usually, he would get home, shower, eat, and then head to bed.  He would always make sure the bedroom door was closed and the rule was no going in unless the door is opened.  Once he'd slept enough, he'd swing the door open and come on out to play with us and hang out.

My mother must've gone into the bedroom for something and forgotten to close the door after her.  The way my dad tells it, she did this on purpose when she decided he had slept enough.  Either way, the open door was the cue that it was officially, "daddy's awake" time.

As the ninja I have always been and definitely was, I stealthily launched into a full sprint from the end of the hallway to the foot of the bed where I proceeded to do a full tuck jump and land knees first into his back.

You see, my pop sleeps on his tummy (or did on this day), so he took both knees into his back as a gentle nudge to consciousness.

 It was awesome!!

If you ask him, it was debilitatingly painful.  So let's not ask him.... Awesome it is.

When Eminem is your hype man

I played this song on repeat -- Till I Collapse -- The first minute... motivates me!

Do you have any fond memories of your father(s)?  

What do you normally do to celebrate?  

Who's your hype man/woman?  

Is there a certain song that just gets you going?

Let me know in the comments below ^_^

Weigh In Wednesday #7

This past week's eating plan was based on the 21 day fix eating plan (4 servings of protein/veg, 3 servings of fruit/carbs, etc...).  Meals were designed around these while tracking using WWPP.

For exercise, I did my training runs but also incorporated the 21 day fix workouts.  My idea was to try this for one week to see how it felt... and I have to say, it felt pretty good.

I felt so good and so successful with this combination that I'm doing it again this week!

Goals from Last week

1.  Eating 21 day fix plan
   • This went well!  I was not striving for perfection, but this eating plan emphasizes portion control (which I tend to cheat) and clean foods (power foods).  By trying to get all 4 servings of veg and protein and al 3 servings of fruit in each day, I found myself eating really well.  I didn't feel hungry, but when I felt like indulging - I just made sure it fit into my points for the day/week.
2. Meditation
   • I took time to meditate most every day.  Some times it was just on the run - zoning out and letting the music flow.  Other times, I used the Headspace app and took a 10 minute meditation break.  It's getting easier, but as far as how it impacts the rest of my day, we'll have to see with continued practice.
3. 21 day fix workouts
   • This went well!  I've found myself in different places each day -- a few days working out was a challenge, others it was a joy.  It was nice to just press the play button my DVD player and go.  I can definitely feel these workouts today though -- will need to stretch more.  With all this extra time in the summer, it's really a nice commitment to work out every day -- every. single. day.

Results from Happy Scale

Last week, my moving average was 193.4 and my 10-day-best was 192.6.

Today, my moving average is 192.0 and my 10-day-best is 191.0!

As far as progress towards my goals/milestones, my next goal is to get below 190 -- this makes 189 a milestone.  2 lbs to go!!

My weight trends are all "in the green" - meaning I'm trending down.  In the past 90 days, I've only lost 3.6lbs, which is due to gains and losses canceling out the effort.  I'm determined to keep these all green and moving!

The most exciting change is under Predictions, where it now says that I'll reach my 189 Milestone in 25 days (instead of over a Year!!).

Points Breakdown

GOAL/ACTUAL/+ACTIVITY

Monday - 30/30/+1

Tuesday -30/37/+3

Wednesday -30/34/+2

Thursday - 30/43/+5

Friday - 30/38/+7

Saturday -30/42/+6

Sunday - 30/54/+3

Totals:  Goal - 210, Actual - 278, Activity - 27, Weeklies - 49

This means I ended the week with 8 leftover points!!!  Compared to last week, this is such an improvement!

Goals for this week

My goals for this week are similar to last week -- because why change something that I feel good about and that worked for me?

1.  Eat based on the 21 day fix and WWPP
2. Meditate!
3. Workout based on the 21 day fix workouts and include the training runs

How did your weigh in go this week?  

What have you found that's worked?  

Have you ever merged together programs like this?  

Let me know in the comments below ^_^

Tuesday's Treats #7

It's Tuesday, which means I'm all about treats today.  After a weekend of girly fun, I feel like I've been well "treated" and am going to focus on self care as my reward of choice.

Treats from Girl's Weekend

My bestie and I had a girls only weekend that included a sleepover.  We watched movies, ate junk food, and got the glitteriest mani/pedi's EVER!

This morning's Treats

First up, my morning run.  I set my mind on the goal of running and set my music to motivate.  It was a hot one, but it felt SOO GOOD.

Once I finished my run, I made my recovery drink of choice -- a Protein Latte.  This is basically a scoop of EAS Lean 15 Protein Powder  mixed into iced coffee instead of water.  I ran out of iced coffee, so I used a scoop of my favorite Espresso powder and lots of ice and water.

For Breakfast, I made avocado toast with a whole fried egg + 1 egg white on top.  Something about the yolk + avocado is the best most amazing treat ever.  Adding a ton of Korean Hot Pepper Powder bumps it up a notch.  A generous sprinkle is REQUIRED for deliciousness.

Paired with some fat slices of Watermelon, my tummy was in heaven!

Afternoon/Evening Treats

This afternoon, I have to do some work and then go to a dinner meeting -- where I'll be treating myself to a meal of FISH!  Something I love to eat, but don't often cook for myself.  This is mostly because I can't stand the smell that lingers once fish is cooked in a small space, but partly because Hubby doesn't eat fish -- and I don't like making a fuss for something only I'll eat.

Once the meeting's over, I'll do my Upper Body Strength workout and have a quick shower before some one on one time with Hubby.

We'll end the evening with some movies that I've wanted to watch -- they've been sitting on my Netflix for what feels like 254 years.

How are you treating yourself this week?

What's your stance on glittery nail polish??

Do you eat Fish at home?  If so, how do you prevent the fishy smell???

Let me know in the comments below ^_^

Marathon Monday #7

Welcome to week 7 of Marathon Training -- it's Marathon Monday, so let's review how last week went

Planned/Actual

Plan - 4 runs

• Tuesday - 5 min walk, 5 min run, 3 min walk, 8 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run, 5 min walk
• Thursday - 5 min walk, 10 min run, 3 min walk, 10 min run, 5 min walk.
• Friday - 5 min walk, 22 min run, 5 min walk
• Sunday - 5 min walk, 22 min run, 5 min walk

Actual - 3 runs

• Tuesday - 5 min walk, 5 min run, 3 min walk, 8 min run, 3 min walk, 5 min run, 5 min walk

• Thursday - 5 min walk, 10 min run, 3 min walk, 10 min run, 5 min walk.

• Saturday - 5 min walk, 22 min run, 5 min walk

How'd it Go?

Even though I didn't make all four planned runs, I'm really proud of myself for this week.  I worked out EVERY SINGLE DAY -- including the days when ran.  I challenged myself to try a week of the 21 day fix workouts as well as mostly the eating plan (focusing on getting all the servings of fruit, veg, and protein in each day, but still tracking WWPP each day).  

I have to say, I'm feeling really strong... so I'm going to try it again this week.  

This week's plan, Running & Workouts

Monday - No Run, Total Body Cardio w/ weights

Tuesday - Run 20 mins, Upper Body Strength

Wednesday - No Run, Lower Body Strength 

Thursday - Run 20 mins, Pilates & Ab Workout 

Friday - No Run, Cardio without weights (Plyo)

Saturday - Run 20 mins, Total Body Strength

Sunday - No Run, Yoga + Active Recovery & Foam rolling (if needed).

How did your week go?  

Do you get all your planned runs in or do you have challenges like me?  

How do you incorporate workouts into your week?