Hello! Happy October!! Love this month. O.K. it has almost been a week now since my latest 1/2 marathon! Sorry for the delayed report. I was slightly nervous for this run because of my injury and I felt like I wasn’t in the best running shape. The weekend turned out perfect except for I could have been about 18 minutes faster (: I finished in 2:00! The course was beautiful, weather was perfect, and I loved finishing! I was a little sore for a couple days, but I jumped right back into my normal workout routine on Monday and I feel great!
This week I started running with my 14 year old daughter!! I’m so happy about this. We ran 3.2 miles. We want (or I should say I want us) to run two days a week! I also ran my favorite trail with my friends! One thing that’s good about me is I’m stubborn and ultra committed. I’m going to take one of my runs every week to be my improvement run. I’ll do the same distance faster each week (: I also want to work on hills more. Here are the photos from my latest runs!
Next up!! My favorite shoe to report on! I stubbled across this shoe from someone else who bought it. I did a little research and noticed people were raving about it. The best part is you can buy it on Amazon for as low as $28.00 right now. Click HERE to see all the color selections!! It’s called the PUMA Women’s Pulse XT Geo Cross-training shoe. I do a lot of high intensity jumping and moving laterally and these are the comfiest shoes with the perfect amount of stability and cushioning. I’ve already bought two pair! Here I am looking rather sporty in them (:
Well! My 12 week Oxygen Challenge is coming to an end so normally I say to myself, What’s next! Well, major improvements is what’s next! I was good with the workouts, but the eating was another story! I follow and read about so many different workouts and fitness that it can get overwhelming in my brain at times. As with everything, I need to simplify! Here is the official 12 week plan!!
Start Date: Monday, October 12. I’m not off the wagon right now, I’m just starting it on the 12th because that is 12 weeks till the end of the year!
Diet: Healthy, clean eating. Small portions. Fruits/Vegetables. Protein. Supplements. Tons of water. No white flour or white sugar. Once in awhile I’ll eat a little white flour. I’m reading labels and nothing over 6-7 grams of sugar per serving. No eating after 8:00 p.m. I’ve done all this before (: nothing new. Here is the NEW twist!! I’ll eat this way 9 out of 10 days. I’ll pick 1 day in 10 where I can eat treats!! Only on this day will I eat whatever I want guilt free and then the next day, I’m back on 100%. The rewards are definitely worth it!!
Exercise: Throughout the Oxy Challenge I kept looking at Jamie Eason’s 12 week Show Me The Weigh program. It’s on bodybuilding.com HERE. The best thing is she posts every exercise in video on Instagram!! Like this:
So, I’ll start with week 1 and not miss a day (: I’m going to keep track of weight and measurements once a week too. The biggest thing I want to stay true to is the 9 on 1 off eating approach. 100% I’ll keep you updated!
Well, I gotta get going! Time to run with my daughter and her motivation is waning! To end, I follow this girl on Instagram. Her bod will be my goal (: She leaves motivational quotes all the time too. This one is good, but my favorite one she said recently was, “A lot of people wake up on Mondays with a sense of I have GOT to get myself together. By Wednesday, they can’t wait for the weekend to engage in the things that made them hate Monday! Don’t let this week own the rights to your motivation! You dictate the terms!! Have a GREAT one!! WORK HARD FOREVER!
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