Sometimes...

I just want to throw in the towel.  I feel like I stretch myself too thin and then I go into hibernation mode. The if only's run through my head. 

If Only:  I didn't have a full time job. and didn't have so many commitments. And slept better at night. And so on and so on. 

I need to realize and accept I am a busy woman.  I have a 45 hour a week job, am a full time wife and mom.  I have a daughter who wants to spend a lot of time with me.  And I have hobbies-I love to read.  And I enjoy exercising but some weeks, I may need a break.  I take a break from reading for a week and I don't beat myself up about it.  So why is it a big deal if I don't exercise Every. Single. Day.

For this week, I'm going to work on accomplishing a few goals:

1. Stretch every day.  This is a must.  I feel so much better. 

2. Carve out 10-15 minutes during the day to just be in the moment and quiet. No multitasking. No internet surfing. 

3. Exercise 4 days. What ever I want to do.  Bike, run, weights.  Whatever. 

Princess Prance 8K

It was a warm Sunday afternoon to be running 5 miles. Luckily there were a few spots of shade and water to douse myself with. This race was supporting pediatric brain cancer.


My time wasn't a PR, but I'll take it.





My favorite part of the race.


- Kat

June 5

Swam with the girl and stretched a ton because my back was bothering me.


- Kat

June 4

Spin class for 45 minutes, rowing for 10 min and stretched.


- Kat

Day 2 and 3

June 2: biked 9 miles and stretched.

June 3: biked 3 miles and stretched.



- Kat

June Challenge

I'm going to try my own challenge in June. It's an active and stretch challenge. Each day, I will stretch and:

1) run a mile
Or
2) bike 3 miles
Or
Swim for 20 minutes
Or
Do a HIIT (high intensity interval training) for 20 minutes.

Today:
I stretched and...



- Kat

Day 22

Here's some thoughts about my journey so far.

1. It really does take three weeks to change habits. I feel like I'm in a routine again.

2. I haven't binged. I did eat an extra snack yesterday-pretzels.

3. For a couple weeks, I've been eating a really big lunch (Amy's frozen meal, carrots, guac or salsa, fruit and sometimes a hard boiled egg or dessert) which carries me well into evening time. I thought yesterday I'd try my old way (frozen meal and fruit) to see if there was a difference and it was HUGE! I was hungry off and on all afternoon and then while cooking supper I snacked. So I will be back to a huge lunch again.

4. I'm looking for patterns in weight loss. This week I lost 0.6 pounds. So I went back to see what could have happened. I am going to see if exercising more while eating a little more works better than eating less and exercising less. I'll get back to you on this.

5. I skipped a run Thursday. I thought I needed to sleep in. BIG MISTAKE. I was grumpy all day. I couldn't shake it.

6. As I said above, I'm in a routine. And one of those things is not craving sugar all the time. But as I had dessert yesterday and Thursday, I realize I need to be careful of this. It's easy to flip back into the "I need sugar" mode.

That's all for now.


- Kat