Fitness Friday...July 4th Edition!

First things first...HAPPY JULY 4TH!!! I hope everyone has a wonderful time celebrating the freedom of our country with your family and friends today! God Bless the USA!

We've had a busy week! I had another continuing education class for work this week...but now I have almost all my hours done for the next school year! Yay! I got my closet cleaned out this week too! I got rid of so many clothes that were either too big or out of style! My closet is so clean now and feels like a brand new space! I'm loving it!

I got rid of a ton of clothes!

We also got to go swimming this week with some friends! The boys had so much fun! And I enjoyed some girl time!

It's time for Fitness Friday! I'm still having a blast streaking and have decided to continue streaking! I'm not sure how long I will streak...I'll just stop when I feel like my body needs rest I guess! So here's how my runs went this week!

• Friday- #plankaday 1:30, 1.51 mile run in 13:06 average pace 8:41

• Saturday- 6.2 mile run in 1:05 average pace 10:35

• Sunday- 1.51 mile run in 13:44 average pace 9:08

• Monday- #plankaday 1:05, 3.51 mile run in 34:17 average pace 9:47

• Tuesday- #plankaday 1:10, 1.51 mile run in 13:11 average pace 8:45

• Wednesday- #plankaday 1:07, 3.11 mile run in 28:09 average pace 9:03

• Thursday- #plankaday 1:11, 1.51 mile run in 13:08 average pace 8:42

Weight loss this week: 1.1 lbs.

Weight loss total: 22.1 lbs.

Running was awesome this week! Despite the heat and humidity, I am loving getting out there everyday to run! Usually by this time of the streak I am ready to be finished but not this summer! I want to keep going! I got to run with a friend this week too so that was fun!

I'm running my long run today! I'm running a July 4th 10K (not a race, just a run) with some friends! It should be fun and a great way to start the holiday! 

The weight loss was right on this week (my goal is one pound a week). I tried to drink more water this week and I think it helped! On that note...I am hosting a DietBet starting July 21st! We are playing in a 4-week challenge to lose 4% of your starting weight. The bet is $25 and everyone who wins splits the pot. I would LOVE for you to join me! I'll have more details in a later post but if you want to go ahead and sign up here's my link: http://www.dietbetter.com/games/46263

I hope everyone has a great 4th of July today and a great weekend!

QOTD: What was your best run or workout this week? What are your 4th of July plans?

The Weekly Chase #78!

It's the start of another week! It seems like our summer is flying by! :-( I can't believe tomorrow is the first day of July already!

We had a great weekend! It was a bittersweet one though as I said goodbye to one of my sweet running friends who is moving to Auburn. The good thing...she's moving to Auburn and we can visit her during football season!!! And she's already looking for us a race to do there soon! :-) I ran her last group long run with her on Saturday morning. Then Sunday morning several of us wore our Sole2Soul Sisters shirts to church and sat with her. Very bittersweet! I'm going to miss her so much!

Now it's time for another Weekly Chase! I'm ready to tell you all about my goals for this week! I hope you will link up your own goals with me too! And feel free to use the badge below in your post too! You can grab the badge HERE! :-)

Here are my goals from last week!

• Goal #1: Run every day! Yes! I can't believe the #RWRunStreak is over on Friday! That's 40 consecutive days of running for me! I'm loving it so much I'm thinking about continuing the streak! :-)
• Goal #2: Roll and stretch daily. 75%. I missed a few days of rolling.
• Goal #3: Log and stay under all my calories this week. Yes! 
• Goal #4: Finish unpacking. Finally! I'm so glad I got the suitcase emptied and put away!
• Goal #5: Have fun with my boys this week! Yes! We didn't have a chance to swim any due to all the thunderstorms (EVERY DAY) and Vacation Bible School. But we did go to one of the Summer Kids Series Movies and the boys enjoyed that!

Here are the goals I'm chasing this week!

Goal #1: Run every day! The #RWRunStreak officially ends on Friday but I'm planning on continuing my streak a little longer. I'm not ready for it to end!!!

Goal #2: Roll and stretch daily. I need this to become a daily habit again!

Goal #3: Log and stay under all my calories this week. I feel like the weight loss is slowing down now that I am so close to my goal weight. I went into My Fitness Pal and let it readjust my calorie goals. It took away 130 calories each day. :-( But I know it's what I need to do to keep losing. 

Goal #4: Drink 64 ounces of water every day. I've been slacking on my water lately. I believe drinking enough water each day helps keep you healthy as well as it helps with the weight loss.

Goal #5: Clean out my closet! It's been about 5 years since I've really cleaned out my closet. I'm going to get rid of any clothes that are too big or that I haven't worn at least once in the past year. And I need some organization in there!!!

So that's my plan this week! I'm also excited about spending the 4th of July with my family and my best friend Rhonda and her family! Good luck with your goals this week...and Happy 4th of July!

QOTD: What are your goals this week? Any plans for July 4th?

Fitness Friday...June 27th Edition!

Happy Friday everyone! This week was busy for us! I had TWO continuing education classes for work that I attended. And the boys had Vacation Bible School each night! They had a blast!

I also had a meeting with my preschool director this week. Say hello to the newest Pre-K 4 teacher!!!! That's right! I'm moving from 3 year olds to 4 year olds this next school year and I'm so excited!!! :-)

The boys and I also went to our first Summer Kids Series movie this week! I love the summer movies because they are only $4 and that includes popcorn and a drink! They play old movies but they are always good ones! This week we saw "Despicable Me" which is one of our favorites!

It's time for Fitness Friday! I have been streaking all week long! I can't believe that I only have a week left of the run streak. Who knows? Maybe I will streak a little longer. I'm usually tired of streaking by now but I haven't reached that feeling yet! So here's how my week of runs went!

• Friday- #plankaday 1:11, 1.25 mile run in 11:04 average pace 8:50

• Saturday- 6.2 mile run in 1:04 average pace 10:26

• Sunday- 1.25 mile run in 10:55 average pace 8:44

• Monday- #plankaday 1:07, 3.11 mile run in 32:08 average pace 10:20

• Tuesday- #plankaday 1:30, 1.5 mile run in 12:50 average pace 8:33

• Wednesday- #plankaday 1:05, 1.51 mile run in 13:18 average pace 8:50

• Thursday- #plankaday 1:15, 3.11 mile run in 28:26 average pace 9:08...And a NEW PR!!!!

Weight loss this week: 0.4 lbs.

Weight loss total: 21 lbs.

Running was great this week! I think I'm acclimated to the heat and humidity again...as much as you can be acclimated to those conditions lol! I also got to run with 2 of my friends this week and that was so fun! 

The weight loss wasn't as good this week though. I was in my calorie range all week. But I didn't drink my water as well this week. I've got to get back on track with that! I also rearranged my calorie goal in the My Fitness Pal app. Since I've lost 21 pounds I assumed my goal needed to adjust to that. And yes...it took away 130 calories each day! :-( But really that's ok because I was struggling to eat close to my allotted calories anyway. So hopefully the readjustment will kick start the weight loss again. I have about 9 more pounds that I want to lose. 

Tomorrow I'm running 6 miles with my Sole2Soul Sisters! I'm looking forward to it! Hope you all have a great weekend!

QOTD: What was your best run or workout this week?

The Weekly Chase #77!

It's a new week! We've had a very relaxing weekend. I think we are almost caught up on our sleep! And I think we are finally getting adjusted to our time zone again. We've been living on California time since we got here lol! The boys have been sleeping until 10 and 11 am every day (That's 8 and 9 am in Cali). But we have finally started to wake up at a decent hour and be able to eat breakfast instead of going straight to lunch!

We didn't do much this weekend. We all needed rest and Andy spent time recovering from being sick. I think he's finally feeling better! During one of his rest sessions this weekend I took the boys out for frozen yogurt! Yes...I ate frozen yogurt too...because they had one that was only 8 calories per ounce! You can't beat that! And I topped mine with fruit for a healthy option! Yum!

Now it's time for another Weekly Chase! I'm ready to tell you all about my goals for this week! I hope you will link up your own goals with me too! And feel free to use the badge below in your post too! You can grab the badge HERE! :-)

Here are my goals from last week!

• Goal #1: Run every day! Yes! The streak is still going strong! I even ran in the airport terminal on Tuesday so I wouldn't break the streak!
• Goal #2: Roll and stretch daily. 75%. I've done better since I've gotten home. Still need to do more!
• Goal #3: Log and stay under all my calories this week. Yes! And I've enjoyed my fruits and veggies since I've gotten home. Although I will say that nothing beats the fruit in California...it was so good!
• Goal #4: Pack for the trip home. Yes! I got all of us packed up on Monday so we could head home Tuesday. :-(
• Goal #5: Unpack when we arrive home. 75%. I've gotten all of my things unpacked but I still have a few things of the boys to unpack.

Here are the goals I will be chasing this week!

Goal #1: Run every day! I'm loving the #RWRunStreak! I even have plans to run some of my runs with a friend this week so I'm excited about that!

Goal #2: Roll and stretch daily. I've got to get back into this to avoid injury especially since I'm streaking right now!

Goal #3: Log and stay under all my calories this week. I'm so close to my goal weight! I know the weight loss may be a little slower since I'm so close but I'm determined to make it happen!

Goal #4: Finish unpacking. I need to get the rest of the boys' clothes unpacked and the suitcase put away.

Goal #5: Have fun with my boys this week! I know I can't top a trip to California but I want to plan some fun activities for us to participate in this week! 

So that's the plan around here! Good luck with your goals this week too! 

QOTD: What goals do you have for this week?

Fitness Friday...June 20th Edition!

Happy Friday! After our plane got cancelled and we had an 8 hour wait until our next flight which also got delayed by 40 minutes...we finally made it home around 3 am early Wednesday morning! It was a rough day of traveling. By the time we got home we had all been awake for 24 hours! So we are still experiencing jet lag around here!

I will say that waiting in the airport for 8 hours with two little boys is no fun! They were so bored! And I got pretty bored too!

It's time for Fitness Friday! I almost broke the streak this week! My plan on our travel day was to run a mile once we got home. My plane was supposed to land at 4:57 PM and then we would drive home 3 hours from the airport and be at home no later than 8:00 PM. But because our earlier flight got cancelled our plane didn't land until 11:30 PM and then we had to drive home. I was super upset about breaking my streak...so instead I ran my mile in the airport terminal! I got some crazy stares but I don't care! The streak still lives on!!! :-)

• Friday-3.11 mile run in 28:48 average pace 9:15

• Saturday- 1.02 mile run in 9:27 average pace 9:13, 13.33 mile bike ride through San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge

• Sunday- 1.03 mile run in 9:25 average pace 9:11

• Monday- 3.11 mile run in 28:58 average pace 9:18

• Tuesday- 1 mile run in the airport terminal

• Wednesday- #plankaday 1:05, 1.25 mile run in 11:01 average pace 8:48

• Thursday- #plankaday 1:06, 1.25 mile run in 11:15 average pace 9:00

Weight loss the past two weeks: 2.7 lbs.
Weight loss total: 20.6 lbs.

The running went great this week! I'm so glad I was able to keep my run streak alive! Although my Garmin didn't pick up the satellites in the airport terminal I made sure to run at least 10 minutes to be sure I got in a mile (I normally run my mile in the 8-9 minute range). 

I miss running in California though. Every morning the temperatures I ran in were in the 50's! It was so nice! When I returned home and ran on Wednesday the heat and humidity hit me like a ton of bricks. It may take a while to get my body acclimated to the heat and humidity again. :-(

I am sooooo proud of my weight loss while I was in California and on vacation!!! I tried my hardest to make good food choices. But I also ate some of the yummy stuff that I probably wouldn't normally eat too. I just tried to control my portions. And it worked! I lost 2.7 pounds over the two weeks that I was in California! I'm very pleased! And I hit the 20 pound mark!!! And another milestone...I now weigh 2 pounds less than what I weighed when I got pregnant with Hayden (my first child)!!! That's amazing to me because I was so healthy then! :-)

I'm hoping to run at least a 5-6 miler this weekend. I'm still so tired from traveling! This jet lag is no joke! 

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

QOTD: What was your best run or workout this week?