Okay, so my workout Monday was pretty intense. I ran a one mile warm up (8 minutes 40 seconds) and then did some weights. I can totally tell that I am getting stronger (even though I'm still weak sauce) and that is pretty dang cool. I did 60 lunges holding a 15 lb dumbbell in each hand. And OUCH. It hurt. Especially today and yesterday. And yesterday, I kept dropping my pencil on the ground. I swear I must have done it like 20 times. And every time, I would just stare at the ground for a few seconds before making the slow...very slow descent down to pick it up. Ya. It was great.
I'm starting to increase the weight I am able to lift in all my other exercises. I'm starting to see some definition in my arms and all of this is totally motivating me to keep going. I love the changes I'm seeing in my body. But, the last thing to go is always the annoying belly pouch. And I always have to keep reminding myself that. If I keep up my workouts and watch what I eat (and not eat tons of brownies--which I am guilty of yesterday and today), it WILL go away. It's just really stubborn and I just really have to want it. And not give up. Yesterday, I found this awesome ab workout and did it at home. This girl has a ton of other videos too all focused on abs. So I'm going to start adding this to my workouts and hopefully in another month or two, I'll start seeing some improvements.
So, that was Monday. Tuesdays are my running days. I got home from the middle school and was going to go running and then my mind started complaining that it was too hot. So I texted my friend to see if she would go with me later tonight when it was cooler, but she wasn't able to. At this point, I was already relaxing on the couch almost completely convinced that I couldn't possibly run in that heat. I was really REALLy tempted to stay there. But since Brenna couldn't come with me later that night, and I knew that I wouldn't go by myself once it was dark (and it gets dark at like 7:30 in Utah) I got up off the couch and went running. It was hot. And maybe a combination of that and my reluctance to go in the first place made the run harder than usual. I ran some of the same hills that I usually run, but I seemed to get tired a lot faster. But regardless, I ran for about 30 minutes and walked for about 7-8 minutes. Which is definitely better than sitting on the couch watching youtube videos all afternoon.
Every day is a new day. Every day I get the chance to make healthy and active choices. We all do. So, keep it up! Don't ever get discouraged because of one bad day, one bad week...or even one bad year!! We all have it in us. Good luck! :)
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