A lot of things went right this past week.
My sore hip and knee felt better, so I was able to fit my Couch to 5K workout back in
I bought new running shoes (on sale of course) and that was a great motivator
My eating choices were really good without having to take a lot of time to think about it. I just focused on the right portions and didn't eat after dinner other than a lot of sugar free gum. It is going to take Costco size boxes of gum to break my night time munchie habit but its working.
I went to the Mall last week to pick up my new shoes and I had to walk through Dillards. Just the smell and seeing all the cute spring clothes and shoes made me want to work even harder. I want shopping and dressing to be fun again. That was another great motivator.
But I know the real secret to my success is my mom is behind the scenes praying for me. Thanks, Mom!
I promised I'd tell you about how I'm getting creative and building my own home gym. Here's what I'm doing to exercise without a gym membership:
I've already told you about:
- Couch to 5K Plan
- Free Watch Instantly Netflix workout videos (especially Pilates for core strength)
But for weight training I'm using:
- Resistance bands from Wal-Mart
- And my newest purchase is Gold's Gym Home Gym System and DVD also from Wal-Mart.
I wasn't sure about the Home Gym at first. I thought it didn't have enough resistance, but I figured out you can add as many as four bands to one handle. It will be awhile before I'm too strong for this and it fits so neatly on the back of my bedroom closet door. The DVD is a little boring and slow, but I won't need to use it for long once I figure out how to do the exercises correctly on my own.
I just walked in the door from my jog. I love the runner's high. : ) I'm so excited and hopeful about this progress. My short-term goal is to reach 31 pounds lost by March 31st and 50 pounds lost by August 14th- my baby's first birthday. Here's how I'm doing so far:
Pounds lost this week: - 3.5
Total Pounds so far: - 28.6
Goals:
- Run 5K race on May 16th
- Run 5 mile race in September
- Lose 31 pounds by March 31st
- Lose 50 pounds by August 14th
- Lose 60 pounds by Christmas and that's as far as I want to go. : )
2 comments:
Great job Becky!! Doesn't it feel so great to loss the weight in a healthy way! You are doing awesome and you are one hot mamma!
Wow Becky, you are doing great! Now I need someone to pray for me. I'm really happy for you. Nothing would feel better than losing weight after 2 years of being pregnant. What happened to your 50 lb. goal, now it's 60. Getting some confidence are you? Nothing better than success to do that. :) Keep going--you can make it all the way. Don't let anyone tell you, you look good enough--go for great! You can do it! Mom
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