I'm Back....

Wow!! What a week!!! Vegas was a blast!! Good times with good friends/family!! Exactly what this Mama needed!!

I have now completed Week 4 Day 2 of Couch to 5K and can say that I can run 5 min straight!!!! Yahoo!!! This program seriously works and is so amazing!! If you have a Facebook account you need to become a fan! Everyday they post a couple times with motivational articles and the fans are always posting their own progress and it is so nice to read how far they've all gone!! And it's great to read the ones who just started and are scared they won't be able to do it because I didn't think I would either but it works!!!

So far this month I have lost 10 lbs and 2 1/2% bodyfat!! 2010 goals here I come!!!

Tomorrow is my Day 3! Wish me luck!!

Vegas Baby!!

Added 46 min of cardio today! Yahoo! I only planned on doing 30, but when I got to that mark I wanted to do more ;c) I LOVE that feeling!!! So my total for the week is 231 ;c) I was able to accomplish all of the goals for this week except one day of a food journal!! I completely spaced that one until today and had forgotten what I had eaten!! LOL!!! I'm going to try and write everything down tomorrow however I'm going to Vegas in the morning and don't know if that is really feasible! We will see though!

I come back Monday and am very much in need of this break!! This will be the first trip without my husband and/or kids!! I'm so excited not to have anyone to take care of for 3 days but myself!!!

Have a great weekend and keep up the good work!!!

How do you feel?

Have you sat down and actually took a minute to take stock of how you're feeling today? It is something I rarely do until I sprawl out in bed... Kathryn Sansone has a few things she does that helps her recognize how she's feeling and I thought they were a great idea! I know I will start to implement them so I thought I would share...

"Our bodies are terrific barometers for how we are feeling. I try to listen to my body, and when something hurts, I know something is up. The next time you sense that negative feelings are getting in your way, try this simple exercise:
1) Stand still or sit down
2) Do a quick scan of your body
3) Recognize any strain or tension you feel.
4) Focus on that area
5) Take a deep breath, keeping that area in mind
6) Exhale
7) Repeat until you feel the tension ebb or disappear

I love that exercise!!!

Today I added 32 min to my cardio total (185) and more important than that.... I ran... 6 whole entire minutes at one time!!!!! WHAT??? Isn't that crazy??? I am so jazzed!!!!

Superheroes...

"No one expects mothers to be superheroes, except mothers themselves!" -Woman first, family always by Kathryn Sansone

It really amazes me sometimes the pressure we put on ourselves to be perfect. Mothers are usually the first to help someone else out, to make someone else feel better, or to tell a friend that everyone makes mistakes and it's ok! But when it comes down to our own lives we don't do the same for ourselves! I wonder why that is...

Try Something New?

How many times have we told the kids they cannot tell us they don't like something unless they try it?? Or that 'Can't' is not a word?? I know for a fact that I have said those words MANY times to my own children!! Now when it comes to me, as an adult, 'Can't' has somehow become acceptable and I don't have to try new things because I already know I don't like them! How can that be?? How, as adults, have we forgotten that trying new things and accomplishing small or large tasks only makes us into better more well-rounded individuals?? Because that's why we tell our kids those things, right?? We know they can do anything they put their mind to and we know that once they try it they might actually like it!! So I ask, why and how... Why is this no longer a premise of our adult lives?? and How did it seem to slip by the wayside??

I know personally that when the 10 in 2010 challenge was presented to me my first thought was... I don't have time for that... I will never be able to complete that... 10 weeks is a long time... and many other excuses! Thank goodness I took the first step and said I would love to join!! Because I have enjoyed every single minute of it, eventhough I still have told myself throughout this that there was no way I would be able to complete a task that was presented... without even trying it!! Shame on me!

I can do anything I put my mind to and I will consistently try new things!! And so can you!!!

Today I added 52 min of cardio! Total for the week so far is 153! Yahoo!

One Step at a Time...

This thought occurred to me last night... Everything you do starts with one step. Whether it be forgiving hurt, going to the gym, making dinner, getting out of bed, you name it... it ALL starts with ONE step... that's it... one simple step!! So why then is that step the HARDEST one to make???

The name of my blog was One Day at a Time until I realized that a whole entire day is kind of intimidating! That's 24 hours!! Do you know what can happen in 24 hours?? I can think of a million things that can derail even the best laid plans! So... I'm renaming it to One Step at a Time! Because that is what it really comes down to!! Everyday is a new day, but every step is a new adventure! Our possibilities of adventure are endless!!

So... next time I don't want to get off the couch and do anything... I'm going to focus on one step! Because once I take that first step, the others seem to come SOOOOO much easier!!!

Today I completed Week 3 Day 2!! I ran 3 min at a time... twice!! Considering when I started this program 2 weeks ago I couldn't even run 60 seconds! And that's no lie!! The first workout of this program I thought I was going to die and it was only 60 seconds jogging at a time!! Now I can run 3 min and make it!!! WOW!!! It really does work!!!

A HUGE thank you goes out to Jo and Kelli!! Their support is such an inspiration and motivation for me!! Thank you guys!! YOU ROCK!!!

Cardio total for this week is 101 min ;c) Yahoo!!!

3 min jogging??

I did it!!! I completed Week 3 Day 1! 90 seconds jogging, 90 seconds walking, 3 min jogging, 3 min walking and then repeat! It was REALLY tough! But then I remembered the first day of each week was REALLY tough, but by end of the week I was able to do it with no problem! Hopefully, this is also the case this week! Today's cardio was 50 min but only because I forgot to turn around half-way thru the workout! LOL! So I had to walk extra... but it also gave me the chance to add 3- 60 seconds runs into today's workout ;c)

For this week's challenge we are to read something inspirational everyday! I LOVE this challenge! I have been wanted to re-read a book entitled: Women first, Family Always and this is the exact push I need! A mother of 10 wrote the book and I remember the first time I read it (years and years ago) I was so inspired by how she juggled herself, her family, and her house! I seem to have lost track of that ability in the past year and would REALLY like to get that back!!