Day 1 Results

Jen - 46 min walk/run.
Micah - 30 min walk/run

Foods -
Oatbran with steel cut oats, cranberries and apple.
Mixed Nuts as snack
EZ bread sandwich with spinach salad, red bell pepper, chicken, pineapple and broccoli. FF cottage cheese.
Nectarine with EZ granola and oatmeal
Starbucks decaf skinny latte
3 L of water

Jen's Half Training and Micah's C25K Day 1

I am starting my training today for the Dallas White Rock Half Marathon. Working along side me as my coach will be my dear husband Micah who will be doing the C25K program.

Here are our schedules for this week....

Jen's Half Training Week 1 -
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Walk fast 30 mins
Wednesday - 40 min run/walk
Thursday - 40 min run/walk
Friday - Walk fast 30 mins
Saturday - 2 mile Run with walking intervals when needed.
Sunday - Rest

Micah's C25K Week 1 -
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - 20 min walk and run intervals
Wednesday - Easy walk 20 mins
Thursday - 20 min walk and run intervals
Friday - Easy walk 20 mins
Saturday - 20 min walk and run intervals
Sunday - Rest

Turn up the heat!!! August Challenge!!

July was a great month for me. I lost inches, started running more and vastly improved my nutrition. I am hoping August will be even better!

July Totals....
1. Run/Walk - 48.58 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 1,100 reps
3. Pushups - 155 reps
4. Squats - 1,500 reps

Goals for August!

1. Loose another 2 inches in my waist
2. ST 2 times a week
3. Walk/Run 15 miles a week
4. Consume at least 10 super foods per day
5. Drink 128 oz of water a day
6. Take vitamins and supplements daily
7. Stretch!
8. Make time for my devotionals
9. Pushups - 100 per week
10. Squats - 500 per week

Day 28: Family Fit Challenge

New totals for the month....

1. Run/Walk - 44.08 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 1,100 reps
3. Pushups - 155 reps
4. Squats - 1,500 reps

Results this week....

Tuesday - 4.26 walk with slow run - DONE!
Wednesday - ST and 4.5 miles - DONE!

Super foods for today...

1. Tumeric
2. Blueberries
3. Strawberries
4. Red bell pepper
5. Oat bran
6. Ground flaxseeds
7. Lentils
8. Broco sprouts
9. Pumpkin seeds and almonds
10. Tomatoes

New goals plus a new pic of my sweet angel girl...

It is so hard to believe that little Kayla is now almost 4 months old! We are so in love and having a wonderful time with her!



Totals so far for the month...

1. Run/Walk - 39.55 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 900 reps
3. Pushups - 135 reps
4. Squats - 1,300 reps

New schedule for this week....

Tuesday - 4.26 walk with slow run - DONE!
Wednesday - ST with Cathe DVD and 3 mile walk
Thursday - 5 mile walk
Friday - ST with Cathe DVD and 3 mile walk
Saturday - 3 mile run/walk
Sunday - 3 mile walk

New totals...

1. Run/Walk - 39.55 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 900 reps
3. Pushups - 135 reps
4. Squats - 1,300 reps

Day 15: Family Fit Challenge

New totals for July.....
1. Run/Walk - 22.76 miles (sick this month so mileage is low)
2. Crunches - 900 reps
3. Pushups - 135 reps
4. Squats - 1,100 reps

Todays results -
Time - 101 mins
Calories burned - 646
Walk 6.13 miles - DONE! 4 miles walk 14:42 mm avg pace with a long slow 2.13 mile cool down walk.
Light core and leg work - DONE!
Water - 4 liters DONE!
Vitamins - DONE!

Super foods for today - Logging foods early today as I have a super HOT dinner date with DH today! I am making a buffalo Bolognese with pasta made from spelt, flax and other whole grains. For lunch I had salmon with an amazing quinoa salad I made with raw veggies....SO GOOD! I feel amazing eating this way! Just went shopping and bought a bunch of super cute summer shorts. Looking forward to showing them to my DH when he gets home! Maybe a fashion show before dinner......

1. Garden of Life Raw Meal, 1/2 serving
2. Garden of Life Perfect Food Raw powder, 1 serving
3. Blueberries
4. Broccoli
5. Wild Alaskan Salmon
6. Apple
7. Strawberries
8. Red bell pepper
9. Quinoa
10. Flaxseeds

Melting....

I woke up yesterday to do my mid July measurements and was SOOO pleased to see how much I am loosing! I started tracking my measurements the last few days of May. SInce then I have lost.....

Thigh - 1 inch
Arm - 1 inch
Calf - 1 inch
Natural waist - 3 inches
Lower belly - 6.5 inches!!!!!!

My hips are stubborn and do not want to go down but I am so happy with everything else. I am not measuring chest for obvious reasons as I am still breastfeeding. Now my mission is to get my thighs down even more this month! Maybe with all the squats and walking I can! Right now my thighs are measuring at 20 inches and I really want to be in the 19 range again as I was before I was pregnant.

Day 8 : Family Fit Challenge

What a hard week this has been. I am still fighting off this nasty bug. It has affected all of us. My husband is not feeling well and little Michaela is having congestion. I will be SO happy when we officially get back to our normal schedule. She has not been sleeping well as of late and so we are all pretty tired. I still think the end is near and soon we will be back out on the roads for our morning walks.

In the mean time I have been eating extremely well and doing what I can to stay on track with our challenge this month. My 3 new Cathe dvds came in yesterday and I am anxious to get back to working out SOON!

Day 8 results...
Water - over 1 gallon DONE!
Vitamins - DONE!
Super foods for today...
1. Flaxseeds
2. Kiwi
3. Blueberries
4. Strawberries
5. Shiitake mushrooms
6. Red Bell pepper
7. Garden of life Perfect Food Raw, 1 serving
8. Spinach
9. Organic Turkey breast
10. Apple
11. Garden of life Raw Meal, 1 serving

3 Great new finds...

The first two are from Garden of Life. I have always loved this company more specifically their Raw Vitamin code B-12 complex. Now they have a complete meal replacement full of raw super foods and protein from grains and seeds. This works well for me as somedays I do not have time for a long lunch and I can just make this fast while I get ready to nurse Michaela. They also have a Raw super foods powder mix called Perfect Food Raw that I use with other protein powders or in juice.

Now the third I just found is evil in the best possible way! It is an almond chocolate spread similar to Nutella but with almonds and evaporated cane juice instead of sugar. This is a treat for sure! SUPER yummy on Ezekiel bread!

Try them out!