SpinCycler’s BodyBlog

Read’ em and weep!  Just kidding, here are my point totals since Oct. 1:

New friends made on bb.com: 4: 4 points

Go for a walk alone: 1: 1 point

Random act of kindness: 1 (There was someone at work who needed help stuffing and labeling 700 envelopes. I helped her for an hour without being asked) :2 points

Responding to blogs: 4: 4 points

Group Activity: 3 (Lunch with a friend, dinner with a new friend, jogging with my neighbor and her dog, Boots…reminds me I really need to be more social. It’s good for me!): 6 points

Yoga class: 1, 90-minute class, 3 points

Meditation: 1 and I did it instead of eating my way through stress, 3 points

30 minutes of cardio: 10 (45 mins. Running Wed. and Thurs., 90-minute walk on Friday, 60 minute bike ride on Sunday, 60 min. run on Monday): 10 points

30 minutes weights: 1: 1 point

Clean eating: 3 days: 6 points

30 minutes reading: 1 (I am reading The Great Railway Bazaar and loving it): 1 point

Total for Wednesday through Monday morning at 9 a.m.: 41 points!!!!!

This is a really great challenge, ladies. I am loving the IN and OUT factor. Looking forward to seeing what everyone else is up to!

I left my point tally at work, so it will have to wait until Monday.

I hope to use this challenge as an opportunity to set some realistic goals for myself and I must document where I am today. While I am more proud of my althletic accomplishments and more ashamed of my current states, I must post them, so I can look back at them on Oct. 31 and realize how far I came in a month. Goals are listed after.

Weight: Somewhere between 124 and 126.5 it has been flunctuating (120-122.5)

One inch above waist: 28" (27.5")

Thigh at widest part: 21.5" (20.5-21")

Body fat: 24% (22-23%) 

Other Goals:

Fit into this one pair of jeans that zip but are too tight to wear in public

Continue to run 3-4 times a week, completing my training schedule for the month

Make more time for yoga class

Love myself and the process

Look at my calorie intake and see what I can get rid of

I WILL NOT PIG OUT ON HALLOWEEN CANDY!

Keep up with all my friends on bb.com.

I plan to keep track of my points and post them on my blog once a week as well as notifying the group leaders.

I look forward to hearing about everyone else’s experiences as well. Happy October!

5.1 miles in 56 minutes last week!

6 miles in 70 minutes this week!

I am ADDICTED!!!

My new personal challenge is…. every time I think something negative about my body I have to come up with two positive things to say about myself.

For example: My stomach looks flabby….I have come a long way since I started my fitness journey loosing 3-4 inches in my waist AND I am really athletic.

I think this is going to help with my self image.

And finally I am competing in the In and Out Challenge….

Check it out here:

http://blog.bodybuilding.com/tlcinwdm/2008/09/24/in-and-out-challenge/

…with running. I have been training for a 10-mile race to be held the 2nd week in Novemeber and I am really enjoying it. My record so far is 4 miles in 46 minutes, which for me is fantastic. I have a great partner which makes training much easier and pleasant. I don’t know how I did it without one — actually I didn’t:)

I haven’t come up with a goal time for the race just yet except to run the entire thing. But I think 2 hours for 10 miles would be a reasonable goal. Any thoughts? Any tips for runners, such as nutrition pre/post run? Any sites/ books you recommend? I am a sponge for this kind of stuff.

I hope all is well with all my bodybuilding.com friends! 

I am back from vacation and feeling like a new person. On Thursday, the boyfriend and I went on a 6 hour bike ride around Vancouver and through their amazing city park. Friday, we hiked Lynn Canyon (a rainforest) for about 3-4 hours, and Saturday, we hiked 7 km straight up a mountain and camped in the middle of no where. It really pushed my limits but was so amazing! The next morning we did another 2 km to view Lake Girabaldi and the glacier that feeds it and then came down the mountain 9 km. I hurt all over but feel like I can do anything.
 
I taped my goal weight (117) over the scale so I can’t see what I actually weigh, but I feel smaller. I am waiting a couple of weeks before I check out the progress. I just know I can reach it by Nov. 27 (the birthday). I feel great, and I can’t wait to use this renewed peace and sense of self to get where I want to be in life and enjoy the journey on the way.

Traveling for work….breakfast choices include bananas, bagels and muffiins….waking up at 4 a.m. after going to bed at midnight…bla bla bla.
I work for a non-profit. We had a bike ride and 5K fund-raiser to put on this weekend to help those who have been diagnosed with cancer. I ate some crappy food and didn’t get as many workouts as I wanted to, but I plan to consider it my tiny sacrifice for those who are fighting for their lives.
The people we raise money for are thankful for simply being alive and aren’t worried about what their abs look like, so it seems a little rediculous to stress about eating a bagel when others are going through chemo and still managing to ride a bike 100 miles.
Sorry I have not been that great at responding to messages, comments, and blogs. I am definitely thinking of you all and missing knowing what’s going on in your lives. GOD BLESS!

I head out for Vancouver for vacation on Wednesday and will be back Monday. I am so excited for bike rides and day long hikes. I can’t wait to come back and share the details!!!

Baby steps….I met my new running partner for the first time and we ran 2.8 miles at an average pace of 10:27 mins. I am so pumped to train for a race with her. We are looking at a 10-miler in mid-November. I feel like a champ. I honestly thought I’d only be able to push out two miles. The body is an amzing thing. I can ride 100 miles on a bike, no problem. Yet, 2.8 miles on foot is a stretch for me. No worries! I will change that. I know this is a little dorky to say, but the Olympics have been a huge motivator for me. I dreamed I won the 400 meter dash last night. LOL! 5′2" stocky weight lifter wins the GOLD. LMAO!

Results from last week:

Monday: 90 mins. heated Vinyasa Yoga class — DONE
Tuesday: AM — 60-min. circuit workout w/ trainer (ride bike to and from gym) — DONE; PM — 1-hour kickboxing class — Got sick and went to sleep instead
Wednesday: 60 min. yoga OR day off if feeling beat up — DAY OFF
Thursday: Bike ride 60-75 mins. — 90 MIN BIKE RIDE
Friday: 60 mins. Yoga at lunch AND 30 mins. cardoi in the AM — YOGA 60 MINS
Saturday: 45-60 mins. circuit weight workout ( as outlined by trainer) — DONE PLUS 30 MINS CARDIO
Sunday: Teaching 60 min. cycling class followed by a MASSAGE as a reward for a week well done — DONE WOO HOO!
This week:

Monday: Run/ 90 min. yoga

Tuesday: 60 -min. weight circuit w/ trainer plus riding bike to and from the gym (bonus points for extra cardio)

Wednesday: 90 min. yoga class

Thursday: Run (distance unknown)

I go out of town Thursday- Sunday so I must get in whatever I can.

I am so excited. I have been on a forever search for a running buddy and I finally found one who I think is at the same level. We meet for the first time on Monday. I am nervous and excited!

So I am a little late in doing this, but here is my super easy replacement for breakfast tacos. I live in Texas and most people have breakfast tacos at work. So instead of feeling deprived, I make my own at home, wrap them in foil, and take my own to work to eat with the others. They include:

Organic spelt or whole wheat tortilla warmed in iron skillet
4 egg whites scrambled

1-2 tablespoons of fresh salsa or chopped tomatoes

On occasion: grated part-skim mozzarella

Waaaaaay better for you than from a greasy Mexican restaurant who adds butter, sausage and bacon!