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| Climbing Rapunzel's tower |
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| inner child selfie |
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| Grant in slide heaven |
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| Arm length selfie (wasn't that a few weeks ago) |
Saturday, March 5, 2011
To the park...
We took a trip to the part because this week for my get fit post (which I posted earlier today) I am supposed to take a inner child selfie. I took some of the kiddos too. Great day for pictures even though I'm not so good at photography.
Get fit Challenge week 4?
Your fitness challenge(s) for the week: week five on the squat challenge and week three situp challenge and week three on c25k.
Your food challenge for the week: eating out.
How well did it go: I ate out once, Will offered to take me our for lunch and shopping for new running shoes. Who would turn that down? I ate Vegetarian Soba. I packed my lunch for work. I need to drink more water! I took my free day on thursday instead of today but I got in all 6 workouts. I had to run on the treadmill all week due to rain. (It didn't rain on tuesday so I went for a 15 mile bike ride.) Today I also ran outside. It seems so much harder than running on the treadmill but I feel so much better when I'm done. I accidentally slipped to the harder level of the crunch challenge but I did it. I am going to try to maintain the harder level this week as I progress to week 4.
That's right I completed my 200 squats with 5 pound weights!
That's right I completed my 200 squats with 5 pound weights!
Failures and slip-ups: I had a good week...feeling much better though I"m still trying to clear up the end of my cold.
Weekly challenge wisdom: I am working on menu planning. It is so much easier to bypass eating out if you have a plan. I struggle planning because we only eat a few meals as a family each week. The kids eat lunch at school and Will works evenings so I struggle planning for just the kids and I.
Advice to fellow GET FIT members: I like this article on 31 days to a Healthier diet http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=780 I'm not dieting, I'm not trying to lose weight but I am trying to eat healthier and I like this resource.
Goals this week:
C25K: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
- Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
- Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
- Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
- Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
- Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
- Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
- Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week4.html
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| I love my new "trail" running shoes! |
Friday, March 4, 2011
Spencer stuck in a Beer box
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Get fit challenge
Your fitness challenge(s) for the week: week four on the squat challenge and week three situp challenge and week three on c25k.
Your food challenge for the week: eating out.
How well did it go: I didn't eat out at all. I packed my lunch for work both days I worked. Yay!!! Towards the end of last week I was starting to feel a cold settling in (both kids had been coughing all week) This week it's been getting worse all week...yuck. My abs were so sore from coughing that I could complete a single set on the sit up challenge but I did manage to complete the whole week on the squat challenge and actually did over 600 squats this week! I got out an ran twice this week but i think my lungs just weren't all there. but the point is that I did it. (I did skip one of my runs)
Failures and slip-ups: I skipped on run, I would like to say it was due to being sick but really I think I could have done it and I decided not to.
Weekly challenge wisdom: If you're not feeling well it's ok to cut back on your workout but you will feel better if you do something physical every day.
Advice to fellow GET FIT members: even though we are doing this for ourselves right now it will benefit our families in the long run. They are seeing us eat better and move more and thats a great thing. (Parent magazine is doing a 12 week get fit as a family challenge...looks like fun. If you sign up you can win a trip to hawaii)
Goals this week:
I am repeating week 3 of the situp challenge and week 3 of C25k but moving on to week 5 of the squat challenge.
C25K: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week3.html
Your food challenge for the week: eating out.
How well did it go: I didn't eat out at all. I packed my lunch for work both days I worked. Yay!!! Towards the end of last week I was starting to feel a cold settling in (both kids had been coughing all week) This week it's been getting worse all week...yuck. My abs were so sore from coughing that I could complete a single set on the sit up challenge but I did manage to complete the whole week on the squat challenge and actually did over 600 squats this week! I got out an ran twice this week but i think my lungs just weren't all there. but the point is that I did it. (I did skip one of my runs)
Failures and slip-ups: I skipped on run, I would like to say it was due to being sick but really I think I could have done it and I decided not to.
Weekly challenge wisdom: If you're not feeling well it's ok to cut back on your workout but you will feel better if you do something physical every day.
Advice to fellow GET FIT members: even though we are doing this for ourselves right now it will benefit our families in the long run. They are seeing us eat better and move more and thats a great thing. (Parent magazine is doing a 12 week get fit as a family challenge...looks like fun. If you sign up you can win a trip to hawaii)
Goals this week:
I am repeating week 3 of the situp challenge and week 3 of C25k but moving on to week 5 of the squat challenge.
C25K: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
- Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
- Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
- Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
- Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week3.html
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Get fit Challenge
Your fitness challenge(s) for the week: week three on the squat challenge and situp challenge with week two This week on c25k...Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes...three times this week.
Your food challenge for the week: eating out. I need to eat at home more and pack my lunch for work
How well did it go: Very rainy and cold here this week...It was hard getting motivated to go out and run...but I did it! Also I was working the super early shift this week...yuck. Next week i'm working in the evening so it should be easier to fit in my workouts. I did decide to join the hospital fitness center for the day that the weather is just too bad to exercise outside. It's only $10 a month and it's open 24/7. I got in an extra yoga workout (with Grant...see pictures). Spencer says he wants to do yoga tonight... should be fun.
Failures and slip-ups: I need to keep track of what i'm eating...or at least where it's coming from. I think I ate out less this week but i can't remember.
Weekly challenge wisdom: The hardest part is getting going...don't think...just do it. (repeat from last week but still true! and the only reason I make it through the week)
Advice to fellow GET FIT members: Read the article I tweeted today...It's another good one
Goals this week:
C25K: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week3.html
(I decided to put the links here so I don't have to search for them every day...I'm a smart cookie)
Your food challenge for the week: eating out. I need to eat at home more and pack my lunch for work
How well did it go: Very rainy and cold here this week...It was hard getting motivated to go out and run...but I did it! Also I was working the super early shift this week...yuck. Next week i'm working in the evening so it should be easier to fit in my workouts. I did decide to join the hospital fitness center for the day that the weather is just too bad to exercise outside. It's only $10 a month and it's open 24/7. I got in an extra yoga workout (with Grant...see pictures). Spencer says he wants to do yoga tonight... should be fun.
Failures and slip-ups: I need to keep track of what i'm eating...or at least where it's coming from. I think I ate out less this week but i can't remember.
Weekly challenge wisdom: The hardest part is getting going...don't think...just do it. (repeat from last week but still true! and the only reason I make it through the week)
Advice to fellow GET FIT members: Read the article I tweeted today...It's another good one
Goals this week:
C25K: Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
- Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
- Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
- Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
- Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)
http://www.twohundredsitups.com/week3.html
(I decided to put the links here so I don't have to search for them every day...I'm a smart cookie)
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| we are warriors |
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| downward dog |
Monday, February 14, 2011
Bike ride
We took the kids to a nearby school for a bike ride yesterday...Spencer is getting fast enough that I have to jog to keep up.
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