Freaking out

I am running my first 5k tomorrow (Saturday). To say that I am nervous would be a HUGE understatement. I am freaking out!!! I will never have another FIRST 5k. I would like to finish in under 45 minutes but I know I won't be able to run the whole thing and I am perfectly okay with that. 

I never finished my Couch to 5k program. Yeah, I'm lame. I got to about week 4 and struggled sooooo much with running for a full 3 minutes that I knew there was n way at would be able to move on and be able to run a full 5 minutes. So I just stopped the whole thing altogether.

But, I did not stop running altogether. I did more interval training than anything on my treadmill and ran some outside as well. And let me tell you, it is hard work pushing your 22 lb 1 year old in his big jogging stroller, against the wind!! Needless to say, I only did that once and sweet talked the hubby into letting me go end run by myself. 

Workouts lately have been few and far between. My husband and I have been working on repainting and laying wood laminate flooring throughout the house. It is looking sooo good and after almost 6 years in this house we are finally getting it how we want it!! I am the painter and hubby is the floor lay-er. He is doing such a good job with it! I will post pictures when we are finished! 

Hope y'all had a great week and have an even better weekend!

Are you doing anything fun/exciting this weekend?

Ramblings

I have been horrible about posting.  Camden is walking now (HOLY COW!!) and I can't leave him alone for 10 seconds, let alone long enough to write a post.  Plus, he likes to bang on the keyboard and make my laptop do all kinds of crazy stuff when he sees I'm on it.  I can't believe how much this little stinker has grown!! 

(as a side not, yes, I fixed his seatbelt--didn't realize it was down as far as it was, and no, I don't drive around with him like that!)

Last Monday I started the cleanse phase of the Advocare 24 Day Challenge.  It has been going pretty well.  Thomas and I were out of town with baby boy yesterday and we came upon a new sushi restaurant that we had not tried yet, so since I had been craving sushi for WEEKS now, we decided to stop.  It was amazing!  Then we discovered a gelato place....and yes, I had gelato.  But not even 20 minutes later, my stomach revolted.  Won't be doing that again!!  I weighed in at 182.6 at the start of my challenge and this morning (started Day 6) I am at 179.6.  I'd say it's going pretty well!  I am absolutely loving the energy that I have and how good, clean food makes me feel!  Not sure why I haven't been eating like this all along!  And, Spark, oh.my.goodness!  It is AMAZING!!!  I just might have to convince hubby to let me continue buying that once I stop.  I haven't even missed coffee!!  And from an EVERY.DAY coffee drinker, that says a lot.  

Well I hope y'all are having a great weekend!  I will leave you with another picture!  I was having a skinny day and felt the need to document it!  :)

Link-Up and Getting Back to the Basics

I am doing a link-up with Skinny Meg today for Workout Wednesday.  First of all, let me state, I am a wannabe CrossFitter.  I use the term "wannabe" because I can't hang with true CrossFitters that workout at a "box" (CrossFit gym) and such.  Mainly, the nearest box is 45 minutes away and while I love the camaraderie that you get from working out at a box, I just can't justify spending the money that it is for a membership AND driving 45 minutes just to work out!  So, back in 2009 I made do with what I had and my mom and dad, who are both L1 CrossFit trainers, gave me workouts to do with what little equipment  I had....my body, some dumbbells, and a few kettlebells.  This worked for me tremendously from 2009 until about 2010-2011ish (I lost about 50 lbs) and then I got lazy and stupid and gained all the weight back....then got knocked up!  Anyway, I digress.  Why I have attempted other workouts with what seems to be not much progress, I don't know.  So I am going to get back to the basics and what helped me get fit to begin with.  See, I have this trusty notebook that I have put all of my workouts in since August of 2009 when I first started.  I am breaking that bad boy out and starting from the beginning.  I may modify some of the workouts to incorporate more of the new exercises that I have learned and because I feel like I am much stronger than I was before.  

If you are unfamiliar with CrossFit and how it works, CrossFit is "constantly varied functional movements performed at relatively high intensity" (Taken from What is CrossFit?).  Each exercise is timed and you push yourself to complete the WOD (workout of the day) as quickly as possible with correct technique.  So, onto my Wednesday Workout.  I did a warm-up of 5 minutes on the treadmill, alternating walking and jogging to get my heart rate up.  Then I did 10 push-ups, 20 squats, 30 jumping jacks and stretched some.  Here is the workout:  

It took me 20:20 to do this.  I wanted under 20 but will know to push myself harder the next time I do this exercise.  With the warm-up, workout, cool down and some stretching I burned 311 calories!  Not too shabby!  

I also wanted to share a website that I have really enjoyed using to take the guesswork out of having to come up with a workout.  If you are interested in CrossFit but are intimidated by a box, or just don't have the means to workout at one, this website is phenomenal!  CrossFit Mamas was started by a stay at home mom of 4 whose husband had been doing CrossFit for few years and she was intrigued by it but didn't have the opportunity to workout outside the home so she has found a way to adapt the workouts from the main CrossFit website to be able to do them at home with the equipment she had.  Go check it out if you are interested!  Anyway, until next time!