It's go time!

Just waiting on the running partner and then there is a 6K planned for tonight. I'm hoping to do the 10 min. challenge afterwards. I find when I do it before, my legs are too jelly-ish. I will be back to report my progress.

Food highlights:
veggie burger topped with cream cheese and hot sauce (yes, I did!!), feta pita for lunch with tzatziki and hot sauce and tons of veggies. It was a hot sauce kind of day, I suppose :)

Tomorrow is my Friday. AND I'm leaving early to take my car to get serviced :( I had an oil change done and they found metal filings in the filter/engine. From what I understand, this is not good news...

Update:
-Run...check
-10 min. challenge...no check
-Pig out following run...check
Blah! I felt so hungry after the run. I had some multigrain cheerios and milk and then I had a piece of bread with PB and J. What's up with that?
-Pack lunch...check and uncheck. J's is done, mine is not :(

Turning the corner...

on my laziness! Today was a fairly uneventful day at work, thankfully!
I came straight home and made dinner as I was going running at 7pm and needed the time to digest! Dinner, dishes, lunches done so it was time for a challenge, I'd say :)
10 minute challenge:
10 pushups/30 squats
40 bicycles/30 reverses (again no lunges)
16 tricep dips/60 sec. wall squat (15 dips the second time around as I wasn't really meaning to do 16 anyway!!)
60 sec. plank
20 mountain climbers for fun?? (seen on another website and had to try!)

Then at 7pm it was off for a 5K. It was humid again - wasn't expecting that so it was a good sweaty run (tmi??)!!

Food highlights:
Mixed bean/salsa/hot sauce/goat cheese/hot pepper mixture with a high protein pita, new yogurt - liberte organic low fat vanilla flavour which was excellent! with multigrain cheerios and a bit of strawberry jam mixed in, spicy butter-lime shrimp

PS. anyone seen Jen???? :)

Lazy McSlackerton

Yep, that's me! I've been super slacking off on the 10 min. challenge as well as on my eating a bit :( So sad! But now is the time to get back into the routine.
Quick recap:
Thursday: L called me at work wanting a kid-free night out as she had a rough day with the boys! (Little P is definitely testing her!) So, she came to town and left the boys with Daddy for the night. Then we went out for dinner and drinks at the new Italian restaurant in town...and WOW, it was excellent! We'll definitely be going back. We sat at the bar (cause the place was packed) but that turned out in our favor b/c the owner was the bartender and gave us recommendations and then a free dessert wine! The whole dinner was fabulous but NOT calorie friendly!

Friday: Work...blah. Then drinks and appy's and subway for dinner with L & D.

Saturday: 10K training run (YAY)!! It was slow but felt good. Then we went to Costco for just a few things and to price out sheds and vanities. Had Sobey's sushi for dinner and watched the movie "Taken".

Today: All bathrooms cleaned. Showered and out for breakfast. Went to an open house for fun. Groceries. Home to help J install a light. Now just relaxing. I'm going to do the challenge today and I'm going to run tomorrow and I'm going to eat better.
SERIOUSLY!!!

Update:
10 min. challenge complete!
10 pushups/30 squats/repeat
30 bicycles/30 reverses/repeat (no lunges as knees are hurtin' from 10K)
15 dips/60 sec. wall squat/repeat
60 sec. plank
No idea on the time. I didn't pay any attention!

Go, go, go

Ahhhh, I feel so busy but I'm not really sure why. I'm just doing normal things but it seems so hard to fit it all in. What is up with that?
Tonight was a 6K run right after work. Then home to make dinner, do dishes, pack lunches, and vacuum. I sat down at 8pm. My life felt much less hectic when I was doing 12 hour shifts!
I tried to get Friday off but apparently that's not happening :( So...suck it up, Tara!!!
No challenge tonight...I did it last night and will do it again tomorrow.
Food highlights:
deviled egg, pita pizza, 6 dill pickle chips!, 1/2c. frozen yogurt

Hello Jello...LEGS!

Yep that's what the legs felt like after the challenge today! It looked a little something like this:
10 push ups/30 squats/repeat
30 bicycles/30 reverses/30 lunges/repeat
15 dips/60 sec. wall squat/repeat
65 sec. plank (complete with sweat dripping off my forehead!!)
Time: 11 minutes

No run tonight. Runs scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. Should have gone for a walk but didn't :(

Food highlights:
toast with PB & J (i have it everyday but sometimes it just tastes better!), cucumber slices with hummus and a dash of frank's!, mixed bowl of strawberries and raspberries.
I'd like to say that my green smoothie was a highlight but something was a little off in it. I think it's the banana. I've tried putting it in to sweeten it up but I just don't like the taste :( I need to just stick with berries and pineapple, I guess!

Back to the grind :(

Weekends go WAY too fast. How sad! Again, we were fairly busy as family friends were down this way so we spent a lot of time at my parents. "The boys" were there as well so all was good!
I also have found a new summer drink...the raspberry mojito - hello refreshment!! It was super yum! And Preston liked to help me make them by eating all the raspberries! Too cute...
So we babysat after work on Friday so L & J and Mom and Dad could go out and celebrate their anniversaries! SO...no challenge on Friday :(
I DID do it on Sunday though! And I also went for a run. Between those two things, I somehow tweaked my back...ouch! That is why there is no challenge today. I hope to feel up to it tomorrow. We shall see.
Food highlights:
Raspberries, another goat cheese salad with strawberries this time, and my dinner salad topped with cuke, peppers, onions, lemon juice, hummus, salsa and hot sauce!!

Wow...

So on Monday, I weighed 5 pounds heavier than I did the previous week. OUCH. That's insane. I had a small freak out but decided to stick with my plan and just eat reasonably and excercise.
The verdict?
It worked. Back to my "regular" weight again this morning. THANK GOD!!
I did a short, HOT run tonight after work. And then vaccuumed the house...it was HOT too!
Time to relax!!!

Bonjour

Well, my 10 minute challenge looked alot like last night's!! I wasn't into it so much tonight so I kinda just went through the motions. Not good I suppose but since I've done it 3 nights in a row, maybe that's why!
Coop, J and I went for a walk this evening after dinner and before the rain. It was good. Great way to tire out a dog and myself! We let him off his leash at the little park at the end of our street and we both just ran around!
I guess that's all I have to report for today! I feel boring lately!!!
Food highlight:
Salad the same as yesterday for lunch and then a Mushroom, spinach, red onion, and goat cheese omelette for dinner...YUM!

Done and...almost done!

OK, 10 minute challenge make up session has been checked off the list. It looked like this:
9 push ups/25 squats
30 bicycles/26 reverses/26 lunges
14 triceps/52 sec. wall squat
All with repeats.
60 sec. plank
Time: 10 minutes on the dot.

Next up: short run at 7pm.
Dishes are done and lunches are already packed so I can hopefully go watch J's ball game at 9pm.
Food highlight today:
AWESOME salad consisting of green leaf lettuce, spinach, blackberries, 1/2 sliced fresh peach, fake chicken cooked in balsamic and maple syrup, and goat cheese, topped with Renee's pear and blue cheese dressing - major YUM!! I didn't like goat cheese the first time I tried it but since then I've had a few restaurant meals with it and I'm addicted :)

Playing Catch Up

but losing! It was another busy weekend here at the Smith household. I'm sad to say that I need to do some challenge make up days :( Friday, we ran 9K and we had company over before I even got home so no challenge time. Then we had a wedding on Saturday and had to be in Pontypool by 10am. I could not drag my butt out of bed in time to get in any excercise. Sunday = hangover so nothing then either!!
Today was work then groceries then dinner then lunches THEN CHALLENGE! Yay!
9 pushups/20 squats
30 bicycles/26 reverses/26 lunges
14 triceps/52 sec wall squat
60 sec plank

Run scheduled for tomorrow.
Food highlights:
veggie dog! (sometimes you just need a hot dog!), brussel sprouts, roasted mini potatoes.

Umm, yep...it still hurts!

This HAS to get easier soon!! I was so hurtin' after the plank at the end of the challenge...frig!!! Going back for a second though...I was supposed to run today but L needed someone to help her shop for the wedding this weekend. Who better than me to help a girl out?? We just went downtown Lindsay and ended up finding something at Sweet Annies in half an hour!
All the boys were waiting back at our house and we got Wild Wing for dinner. I usually get fries with wing sauce to dip in but I wanted to be good so I had a veggie pizza sub from Mr. Sub :) Yay!
L and family hung out for a while. Yay for nephews :)
THEN, I did the challenge. Numbers were random today:
9!!! push ups/26 squats/repeat
30 bicycles/26 reverses/26 lunges/repeat
13 triceps/52 sec wall squat/repeat
60 sec plank
Whew!! Done in 10 minutes...crazy.
Food highlights:
Pizza sub!!
Everything else was pretty boring!

Ouch!!

Well, I almost cried when doing the ab portion of the toning challenge this evening! I first went for a 5K run. Then home for dinner. Then dishes. Then the CHALLENGE!!
My theme tonight was 13...(except for the pushups!!!) everything I did was in multiples of 13:
8 pushups
26 squats
REPEAT
26 bicyles
26 reverses
26 lunges
REPEAT
13 dips
52 second wall squat
REPEAT
52 second plank (double ouch on the abs!!)
I'm so happy that this is so quick (10 min tonight) and I can totally feel it working :)
I've been experimenting with not "counting" my points. I still have an idea in my head but I'm attempting to eat when I want to as long as it's reasonable and excercise. So far I've been maintaining and I'm happy with that. A little fluctuation is OK with me as long as I stay in the 5 lb range that I feel good in. We'll see how it goes. I'll report my weigh in on Thursday and we'll see where it's at!!
Food highlights:
-Green smoothie - berries, pineapple, few small slices of banana, soy milk and a scoop of berry amazing grass
-Veggie tzatziki sandwich
-Yummy salad with a bit of ranch dressing and a lot of Frank's!! It's weird, I can't get enough Frank's lately...I NEED it on everything!!

Wow...I've been gone a long time :(

Well I'm back...and my only reader knows it's been a busy time for the family! I need to try and be accountable and get my butt (and abs) in gear. To do this, I have challenged Jen to do a strength workout every other day for 30 days??? I need to keep doing it after 30 days but maybe we'll find another workout to mix it up a little after 30 days.
I'd like to say that I just completed it and it was easy...but it wasn't!! That 9 minutes just kicked my ass!!!! Just what I need :)
For the first round I did 8 real pushups (it hurts my knees to do girl style...and yes, 8 is a little sad!!) and 25 squats and repeat. Then 26 bicycles, 20 reverses, 20 lunges and repeat. Then 12 chair dips, 40 second wall squat and repeat. Finished off with a 45 second plank. We'll see if I can improve those numbers as we go along!! I was surprised how weak I am...I don't do any strength stuff at all. Just run. This will be good!!!
Anyway, now that the workout is checked off my list, I need a shower and then I need to see my cutie nephews!!
Later Gator!