Routine

It's funny how when you get into a routine and then one day you don't do it, how much you miss it that day.  This is what happened to me today.  Normally I'm up at 7am, and I walk my dogs at 8am.  Today I missed my morning walk and all day long I felt like something was missing.  I felt lazy and slow and I found that I ate more than usual.  Routine can be such a great thing, especially when it's exercise, and you really start to feel a difference in your body when you miss out.  I made up for the missed exercise by doing an Insanity workout this evening and taking the dogs for a shorter walk.

I started a running group in the town I live in this week.  We were supposed to have our first run this morning but no one showed up because it was raining a bit.  I must say that I was disappointed.  There were 5 of us who were going to go and I was really looking forward to it.  We're going to start tomorrow evening instead.  We'll be working up to running 30 minutes straight, using the Get Running App.  I've been taking my running class at the YMCA and I am currently doing walk 3, run 12, walk 3, run 10, walk 5.  I wanted to start this group as a place where women could come learn to run for free.  I really hope that it works out and that they all start to show up.

I made muffins today and I wanted to share the recipe because they were delicious.  You can substitute the oil for applesauce if you'd like.  I had grilled salmon, zucchini and sweet potatoes for dinner tonight.  My hubby made it and it was awesome :)

My friend who is getting married in 50 days (EEECK!) challenged me today.  We agreed that when ever we eat we have to text each other - and be honest - to tell each other what we ate.  Snacks, meals, cheats, everything!  She said that when I cheat she will cheat.  Talk about motivation.  I want her to look fabulous on her wedding day and if I don't cheat till then, she can't either, helping her to look great.  It's a win-win.

Today I started my day with a 3km walk, not my usual 5.5km, but my in-laws were visiting and can't walk as far.  We went out for breakfast and I opted out on waffles with whipped cream and had a veggie omelet with a fruit cup.  The fried potatoes were on my plate, but when I finished my omelet I covered the potatoes with my napkin and didn't touch them.  Normally I would have scarfed them down not even thinking about if I was hungry or not, and not thinking about how bad fried foods are for my body (and yours too:).

For lunch I had leftovers from last nights dinner.  At supper I had steak and grilled red onions, zucchini and portobello mushrooms.  Delicious.

My arms are sore from my arm workout last night, but I'm doing my 8 minute arm video anyways.  It's only 8 minutes so I really don't have any excuses to not do it.

Tomorrow I'm going for a run in the morning with my dog as long as it's not raining hard.  Tomorrow afternoon after work I'm going to go to the gym and do a leg workout.  I'm thinking about starting my own running group for people in my community as well.  This would be a great motivator to help people get up to a 5km and keep me moving in the evenings too.

It's been a week since I last posted and I have not been doing so well.  For several days I ate fast food, when in nearly a year I haven't had any.  I've been snacking on things I know I shouldn't.  And because of the crap I've been eating, my body has been feeling horrible.  I feel fat and slow and unmotivated.

But yesterday I decided to get over my pity-party and start back up again.  And, like I told my friend, if you don't like starting over then stop quitting!

Once you get in the habit of snacking and eating the junk foods, your body needs a few days to detox and get over the hump of the cravings.  I'm going through that now.  Headachy, irritable, and craving food non-stop.  So, what do I do to get past it?  I remember why I started this blog in the first place and remind myself that I have 51 days till my friends wedding.  I bought a red dress that I want to fit into without it having to be altered.  I also start planning meals again, healthy ones.  I fill my fridge with fruits and veggies and I remind myself how delicious they are and how my body will think me for feeding it like it was meant to be.

I went for a 5.5 km walk this morning, I'll go for a 2km walk with a client this afternoon.  Tonight I'm going to take my dog for a bike ride and I will do weights at home focusing on my arms.  I'm also going to do this little gem of a workout after I type this ;)

For breakfast I had an orange.  For lunch I'm having leftovers, quinoa stuffed peppers, and for dinner it is the easiest dinner ever! (On top of wild rice)

The other thing I need to do to keep motivated and to keep moving is to write in my blog everyday.  Hope you keep reading 'cause it keeps me motivated.