I might melt

Got a 5K coming up this weekend (one little goal to check of my list) and have wanted to 'train' a bit outside.

See, I've been doing most of my movin' on a treadmill, inside. Outside it's in the 90's...not my kinda weather, for exercising at least.

So, I know 5K really isn't that far, but in the hotty-hot sun, it's a bit brutal.

I've got to get some outside exercise fit in somewhere in the next few days just to prep myself. Better down some extra H2O too!

Steppin'

I read somewhere that the average number of steps one takes is around 10,000 steps.

I got a little curious and thought it'd be neat to see how many steps I put in per day. I picked up a nifty little pedometer at Target to get me started. I know it isn't top of the line, but I just wanted to get an idea as to where I am .

I figure I can use this as a little motivational tool...you know, try to outdo my steps from the day before and everything. So, how many steps do you think I'll clock tomorrow??

Doing dotFit

My gym had an awesome deal for the month of February for dotFit, so just had to take advantage of it.

Any dotFit users out there? I usually use MyFoodDiary, but at this great discount ($30 up front and then it's free as long as I have a Gold's Gym membership), I couldn't pass it up.

I am supposed to meet with one of their trainers this week to get everything set up.

Wish me luck!

Hi, I am a major procrasinator

This was SO my workout yesterday!!! I've been working every day in my time between work and school, but yesterday was a school holiday so I kept going back and forth as to whether or not it should constitute a work out day as well.

Slacker, I know!

After putting it off for as long as I could, I finally gave in and went to the gym. It was pretty late and I was quite the tired, so I did only 20 minutes of cardio and spent about the same on weights and then I was out of there.

Yes, it could have been a more intense workout, but I am just concentrating on the fact that I showed up and put in a little effort. Right now, I get points for that...I won't be too hard on myself in the beginning. It's just important that I am developing a schedule for right now...I will concentrate on the details once I have the schedule down.

So far, so good

I've stuck to working out at the gym all week long! I know that this doesn't sound like that big of a deal, but it kind of is...I typically start strong and then begin to taper off until I quit working out all together. Not anymore though!

I just need to make sure that I keep up the momentum in the weeks to come...and I can't slack on the weekends! Weather permitting we'll probably take our dog on a couple of long walks with plenty of hills involved.

The start of a new habit...hopefully!

I did it. I hit the gym after work yesterday.

I spent some time on the treadmill in the cardio cinema. This is one of my favorite things about the gym I go to. They show movies...sometimes good, sometimes lame, but watching them always makes the time pass faster. They were showing Wild Hogs (eh) so I alternated between watching that and listening to the New Moon audio book on my iPod.

I really felt great after working out!

I've got my bag packed and ready to go after work again today. Since I have a little more time today I will add some weights to my cardio.

I know it's not a huge difference, but I was happy that I saw a .5 lb weight loss on the scale this morning. It was a great start to the day!

It's on!

My gym bag is all packed and ready for me to hit the gym right after work.

I've found that it's much easier for me to go straight to the gym after work versus going home first and then to the gym. Once I go home I find all sorts of reasons not to head back out to the gym.

I've got everything planned around this workout, so there are absolutely NO EXCUSES.

I have GOT to get into the habit of stopping at the gym at least three days a week. I have a little bit of time between work and school that needs to be filled with some type of physical activity and the gym is located right between the two.

Let's see how long I can keep it up...

Vegas success

Vegas was great!!

I didn't do wonderful, food-wise, but I didn't do too bad either. I had turkey bacon and egg whites for breakfast and mostly roast turkey, mashed potatoes and cocktail shrimp at the buffet.

Plus, we walked that strip so much that I know I must have burned off twice what I ate! I haven't weighed myself since I got home, but I am definitely curious as to what the number will be.

And the whole swimsuit unveiling wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be...phew! I felt good, not super self conscious. I did wear a little matching wrap so as not to flash my iffy bum and inner thighs!

Posting some 'before and now' shots soon...