Week 2 Has Flown By!

My apologies for not posting throughout the week. There have been some larger issues in my days like babies being born, Halloween, coordinating landscaping things, having company and looking for a job that have consumed my time that I would normally post. Nevertheless, the workout has not suffered; I have been forging ahead with it.

This week has been a little rough because we had company, which always challenges your ability to stay committed to an eating plan. Additionally, this week was the first week in the beginning of the worst season of the year for those like me, who are trying to get rid of their addiction to foods that are bad for them in order to get fit. We did a good job of keeping the candy bagged up and not opening it until Halloween. I did succumb to 3 snack size candies on the night of Halloween, but I have been clean since. ;o) It just takes so much will power to stay away. I have tried different tactics to keep myself focused. I worked out. I worked on the hill in the backyard. I listened to podcasts. I cleaned. I took another look through all of the emails and comments everyone has sent my way. (THANK YOU SO MUCH!) I ate good helpings of vegetables and lean meats to fill myself up with good food in order to not feel hungry anymore and kill the cravings for the bad stuff. It's been working! Yay! I just have two more months of serious temptation to go...

The workouts went great this week. I have discovered that I am enjoying swimming the most out of the three disciplines at the moment. Currently, I am working swimming Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 6am to 7am, rain or shine. This week, I have gotten up to 800 yards in my workout, with varying exercises and drills. It's great. The rest of the week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) I've been working on the upright bike and with weights. With each day that goes by I am increasing my time, distance or weight with the exercises that I repeat and that is so exciting. At the end of the day's workout, I've been very dilligent about stretching out. This has prevented further muscle soreness problems. We capped off the week this morning by taking Zoe, our little pug, for an hour walk on the hilly trails around our neighborhood. She misses these walks because before we joined the gym, she used to go everyday. I think we miss these walks too because we tried to sleep in and ended up getting up at 7:05am feeling ready for exercise. It is nice to know that my body is establishing a rhythm and routine of waking early and yearning for exercise. I love it.

So, as I mentioned, the emails and comments really help keep me motivated. If you have time in the day, where you have nothing to do, then send me an email or post a comment. If you have strategies for staying lean and healthy during the holidays, let me know. I can sure use them. :o)