inspiration needed..

ok so i'm feeling sort of down with my running abilities of late..

I have been going to the gym every morning and running but I only have about an hour and the most I have been able to log is 2 miles..which is NOT where i need to be at this point. It's not that I can't run more than 2 miles it just finding the time is starting to be a pain. I guess the fact that I am going and working out and starting to build my stamina is a good thing it just stinks when i see on our running chart that I should be running 6 miles one day and only manage to get to a measley 1.5-2 before I have to get by butt in gear for work.

Maybe I just need to time manage better? Or just realize that I will have to deal with the cards that I have been given at this point and wait until spring quarter when I am done with work to log in more miles? ..that's another thing..treadmill running is NOT the same as outdoor running but by the time I get home it's pitch black outside and not the best time to go for a three to five mile run.

My plan is tomorrow (knee willing..) to do a long slow run at the fairgrounds to get some milage in and just enjoy this nice weather while I can.

-Anna

Signs You Are Obsessed With Weight Loss

1. When analyzing literature, you equate the struggles and triumphs of the main character with  your own struggles and triumphs of weight loss. You take the analogy so far that when you finish your long winded explication, all your teacher can do is stare at you befudled and bemused.

2. In your tutoring session, while trying to improve your tutee's sense of conversation and of numbers you ask them, "Sí yo corró tres millas ayer, yo corro quatro millas hoy, y voy a correr cinco millas mañana, ¿cuántas millas corría durante la semana?" You hope they get it right.

3. The infrequent bouts of boredom that you are sporadically hit with are spent making lists of workout schedules and weight loss projection charts.

Ok, so I might have a slight obsession with weight loss. But can you really blame me? Success has been knocking on my door! So far I have lost 8.4 pounds and have had a very successful week of training and eating. The challenge will be to see if I can keep up this good work throughout the weekend, which is where all usually goes to pot. So here's to the weekend! Have a good one!

Margaret

Hello Muscles!

Today I had a free session with a trainer at the A&F gym and said hello to some muscles I have not used in a VERY long time...Needless to say I am quite sore but am very happy with my training session!

First, the trainer told me that when training for a marathon that you need to build muscle by using light weights and more reps. She said that if you lift weights that are too heavy it will build your muscle..but in a way that will restrict fluid running motions.

So here is the workout (or at least what I remember that we did) broken down into the segments that we did. AND IT WORKS AND YOUR MUSCLES WILL BE SORE!!

First Round

-Bisou ball squats (balance on the bisou and squat..yeah ok crazy lady..)

-Bisou ball core twists while holding a medicine ball

- Back leg lunges with leg balance.

-lunge back with one foot, bring back foot up and then into the air as you touch the ground bending forward at the waist

Second Round

-Hip flexors (firehydrants)

-Bisou Ball side squats

-One leg on bisou one on the ground in a squat position. Hop over bisou ball and squat on the other side

-Push ups

Third Round

-Resistance band walking side squats with 10seconds held @ end

- Squat jumps

-Plank

Fourth Round (are you crying yet?)

-Resistance band side leg raises.

-Alternating back lunges with 10lb biceps curls

-Side arm raises w/ 5lb resistance

FINALLY:

- Diagonal lunges with 5 lb arm raises.

I may have mixed some of these up a little but that is the gist of what we did. She said that these workouts are good to do at least twice a week so I had better get on it! Dayna said our official training has started..and my knee is acting up again. I have a DR. appt on Tuesday so until then it's the elliptical and these workouts for me!

Anna

Almost there

So, my heels are still sore. Definitely waaaay better than the first week but I am getting a little tired of it. I hoping that tomorrow I will get to start running. Margie and I are going shoe shopping this weekend and I'm looking forward to that. Although I haven't been running, I have still been doing ab, upper and lower workouts. My abs have been sore all week but its a good sore! Haven't checked the scale at all yet because I'm too scared to check it out. Maybe next week. Next week Margie and I are gonna try a couple of recipes out of her new cookbook of Cooking Light. Were thinking that if we share groceries and both eat healthy, we will lose weight and also save money! Hope it goes well. :)

Dayna