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Weekend report.

I was pretty childish, every meal was a cheat meal, I ate a lot of peanut butter, and only exercised once between Friday and Sunday. This is not going to make my Monday weigh in very exciting. Need to find balance so I can relax a little on weekends without destroying my hard-earned and carefully planned good habits. Damn I love peanut butter. Oh well... Start fresh this week. Thanksgiving traveling/family eating will be challenging. =\

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Thursday report!

I did it! Walked despite the freezing cold, ate three delicious/interesting/nutritionally dense meals, met my calorie goal, made it through Pilates (news flash: not awesome at Pilates after one week). When I ran my 9 minutes, I covered the treadmill display so I wouldn't watch the clock. When the machine slowed down I thought there was something wrong with it, I wasn't even tired. Nope! Just finished with some juice left!

Ha I know I am a weenie for thinking that is an accomplishment. But seriously I am having to start over with running, it's like I forgot how.

AND Lady is feeling better. I think we are not going to get sick... I will drink LOTS of water this weekend, and take naps!

Soon I will be able to:

Complete all the pilates and yoga routines with correct form, and begin to challenge my strength, flexibility, and balance in new ways (when you're first starting it's difficult to stay in good form so that you're working the muscle groups you're supposed to be working)

Be able to sit straight and tall without bending my knees, and touch the floor from standing with straight legs. (my hamstrings are absurdly short/tight)

Run with "flow" and really enjoy it.

Run fast and strong, burning a lot of calories in a short amount of time.

Start cardio conditioning and high-intensity interval training to accelerate fat burn and get the most out of my running and dancing.

Wear a sexy dress to the New Years Eve Ball at Lindy Focus. ^_^

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Wednesday newroutrep

Ugh. Did not go so smoothly yesterday. Lady was giving me weird signals which were difficult to interpret. On the one hand, I'm down for the aches and pains that come with a new routine. On the other hand, I hadn't (haven't) been getting enough sleep (darn you, awesome social life!), and I can feel my body fighting off illness, with my throat a little sore, and the right side lymph node on my throat a little swollen (it gets huge when I'm sick). I dont want to cut myself too many breaks and lose the results or get off track, but staying with my workout plan means no getting sick allowed! Also I am tired of being ill. So I decided to compromise and wait to start kettlebells on Saturday, take a quick nap instead, and go run after so I don't lose ground. Of course I overslept and missed my workout time. Then Roomie and I were having people over, I didn't have time to cook dinner, and basically ended up eating a cup if beans real quick and then snacking through the evening on hummus, salsa, and, yes, peanut M&Ms. Except for the M&MS, at least the things I was eating were not horribly unhealthy, but still. Social situations + snacks = I can't say no. Sigh. Just have to pick up where I left off today. I had my yummy oatmeal, later walking, pilates, and a short run. 9 minutes today! Go Lady go!