Rainy Days

Hello Spring!

It's been warm/hot here in NC for the past few weeks, even though it's just barely Spring according to the calendar. Another indicator of Spring in NC is the storms. OH THE STORMS!!! It's been raining like crazy, bringing along, at times, thunder and lightning. That's what yesterday looked like. Sadly, my 4 lap workout plan didn't jive with the torrential down pour, thunder, and lightning.  SO!! I did my Tuesday workout of 10 minutes yoga, 6 minute super hula hoop, and 10 minute boxing on Wii Fit to sub in for my lack of walking. It felt good, but I was still disappointed I didn't get to walk with my hubs!

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Anyway, today I feel like trash. My stomach is giving me major issues, sadly. I feel a little bit better after um...getting rid of some of the yuckiness, so hopefully my stomach cooperates for the rest of the evening! I have some crunches, push-ups, plank, and walking to do dang it! I'm 4/4 this week and plan on making it a 5/5 week! I can do this! I am determined! This stomach crap (no pun intended!) is NOT going to stand in my way!

Sometimes the Scale Doesn't Move As Much

This week I haven't lost that much weight. I haven't even lost the 1.5 lbs I'm supposed to lose if I eat the number of calories myfitnesspal.com recommends. I'm also on my period. Maybe Vance will be right and after my period finishes up, I'll lose a little more than the 0.6 lbs I've lost this week. Vance and I walked the dogs last night (1.2 miles.) Today, I did 20 minutes of kickboxing (it's a 45 minute workout, but I haven't quite made it to where I can finish it...yet!) and tonight, Vance and I are going to walk again. It feels good to not be eating crap and to be more active!

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That all being said, I'm still super stoked that I'm up to 12.5 lbs lost in less than 2 weeks! Pretty spectacular if you think about it! My official weigh-in isn't until Saturday, so until then, I'm going to keep going strong and maybe the scale will move a little bit more!

Walking the Dogs

Let me start off by saying that my dogs can WALK! Vance and I kept a brisk 4 mph pace today at a track at a park near our home. 4 laps equal a mile. We did three miles in about 30 minutes when it was all said and done. We had to stop for about 30 seconds a few times to get Petey some water which I set up on the side of the track so we could make a quick stop here and there. After the first 2 miles, we hooked the dogs up the fence so they could rest. Petey was TUCKERED out! Vance and I then did another mile before we headed home. We were hot. We were sweaty. But boy were we happy we got out there and did it!

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