Looking Back and Forward

Wow I know it has been awhile!! March was another month that ended up being a write off and so far April hasn’t been too much better! The first 2 weeks of March started out great – got in some great workouts, got back in the pool. But then I got sick. It started out with a flu like fever that lasted for 4 days. 2 days into that I got bronchitis that pretty much sidelined me for 4 weeks. Walking was tough for my cardiovascular system! Last week I was finally able to incorporate a little bit of exercise, and this week I’m going to try for a 75% week. I’m hoping that the last 2 weeks of April can bounce my numbers back a little!

March in numbers looks like this:
Run: 15.5km
Bike: 68km
Swim: 3.25km
Hike: 6.8km

Which amazingly for Running and Swimming are yearly highs!

My last “weigh in” in Feb was 176.4, my last “weigh in” in March was 171, so in March I lost 5.4lbs! This was helped my illness I do have to say.

Last week my weigh in was 171.2 which after a girls weekend away celebrating our 30th birthdays I’m really pleased with.

So this summer we have 4 weddings! May, June, and 2 in August. I just bought a dress for the May wedding but am holding out on the other 3 I’ll buy (all the same group of friends, therefore need 4 dresses!) b/c I know I’ll be thinner for them!

But looking at my arms I realize that I really need to start some weight training, they aren’t looking as toned as they have in the past, or how I know they can look. So I’m incorporating 3 20-25min weight training sessions each week that are non negotiable! I’m doing a mix of Wii exercises and non Wii exercises do accomplish this. I’m more flexible in the exact exercise I do, I usually like to just set a guideline and then each workout choose the exact exercise I’m looking for. So here is the outline for each of the 3 sessions:

First Session: Shoulders, Chest Triceps, Abs  3 sets of 12-15 reps, in a circuit style since I hate rest!
2 shoulder exercises (presses, front raises, lateral raises, combo raises)
2 tricep exercises (dips, extensions, overhead, pushups)
2 chest exercises (including push ups)
2 ab exercises

(chest, shoulder, tricep, ab, chest, shoulder, tricep, ab x 3)

Second Session: Legs
4 leg exercises (squats, lunges, just ensuring mix of muscles worked)
2 ab exercises

Third Session: Back and Biceps
2 biceps (curls, 21s, hammer curls)
2 back (extensions, rows, superman)
4 abs

This does add a lot to my goals of 2 swims, 2 runs, 2 bike rides but I know it will be well worth it.

I’ve thought roughly of a schedule and since I have most of my mornings back (minus 1 morning a week now for chiro) I want to utilize those so I’m thinking of this:

Monday: am ST
Tuesday: am swim
Wednesday: am ST, run
Thursday: am swim
Friday: am ST
Saturday:
Sunday:

I know that with Justin I’ll have 1-2 bike rides a week naturally and the 2nd run will be at some point in the week. And there will definitely be at least 1 rest day.

But anyways, like usual I’m getting ahead of myself! For this week my goals are:

1. Wear mouthguard at night (haven’t b/c of coughing)
2. Remember to take vitamins and iron supplements
3. Workouts: 3 ST, 2 Runs, 1 Swim, 2 Bike rides
4. Track – which has been a major lack these past few months!
5. Do some cleaning throughout the week!

I’m really going to try to post more often on here as well!

Happy Earth Week!