SpinCycler’s BodyBlog

The first week of my new workout plan went well…

S — Ran 3 miles in 31 mins and 42 secs, walked 20 mins

M — 90 Minute Yoga Class, 60 mins power walking (I did some crazy wall work and was sore for a good 48 hours after and it felt really good)

T — 2 mile run plus 25 mins walking

w — 3 mile run plus 20 mins walking

Th — 90 minute yoga class (sore for about 36 hours)

F — 2 mile run in 22 minutes plus my 60-minute cycle class

S — 60 minute power walk

I did well totaling 10 miles run and lots walked. I am hoping to add one running mile per week. I also really need to focus on only eating when I am physically hungry, nit mentally hungry. Food will not fill that void. I know that I just have to stop the bad habits NOW.

Next Week I start the new routine:

Sun.: Long Run + plus walking after (start at 4 miles)
Mon.: Yoga (90-mins)

Tuesday: Short Run + plus walking after (start at 2 miles)

Wed.: Yoga (90-min) or Something active with my boyfriend like tennis or biking

Thurs.: Short Run + plus walking after (start at 2 miles)

Friday: Teach cycle class + short run (2 miles)
Sat: Yoga (90-min) or Something active with my boyfriend like tennis or biking –Whatever you did not do on Wednesday

I plan to take measurements/ bf % today and again on April 13 after 3 weeks of the new program to see if it is working. No calorie counting!!!!

My March goals were to fit into 27 jeans and to rock a bikini at the beach. I did both, but I didn’t buy the jeans. They didn’t look right for the price, but they did zip up:) But now I want something different, so I have completely switched my course of action. I want to feel good! I’m not looking for specific number or goal date, and I don’t plan on spending much time counting calories. I have become too obsessive, and it is not fun. Living your life constantly calculating each calorie and how you will burn it off is no fun, and right now that is what I am aiming for.
I did something I never thought I would do — I let me long-time trainer go. While I really care for him…he got me into shape in college at ages 20-21 and helped me shed 12 pounds in a year (2005)…I feel like our routine has stalled. We do the exact same thing every week. I am burned out on weights, and I am tired of the bulkiness and complete lack of gracefulness in my mannerism. My upper body is so pumped up that my head looks like it is shrinking and I can’t find jeans that will fit around my thighs. Also, he tends to play on my fears and anxieties rather than pushing self-love and peace of mind. For example, when I let him go, he said, "don’t come back to me in four months after a Crispy Cream binge." Well, I am not afraid; I am doing what feels right for my body, and I hate donuts. He’s just trying to play on my insecurities and I am tired of it.
So, what feels good right now is running and yoga, which never requires being under fluorescent lights…jeeze I am sick of fluorescent lighting and packed gyms. When I think about it, I have spent between 6 and 10 hours in gyms each week for the last 104 weeks if not more. NO MORE!
My new routine will consist of running outdoors four days a week. My boyfriend who was an avid runner before a knee injury is helping me with mileage and day planning. I plan to work up to 3, 90-minute heated yoga classes a week for muscle development and that peace of mind I have been craving. I am going off the weights completely for a month to just let it be and to let the running burn up some of the bulkiness. Then I will add them back in but with lighter weights and more reps.
I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders and I cannot wait to get my last weight work out over on Thursday. This new workout routine will be much more organic and less machine-like. I just don’t want to count one more single calorie and I will not. I love healthy foods, I have completely broken the emotional eating binges, and I have thrown that ridiculous fear of fat straight out the window. I’m not going to take it anymore.
I feel so much better after that rantJ
 

We leave for Mexico soon and it couldn’t come at a better time. Between mid-terms and the job search, I have been run slightly ragged. But I am wildly optimistic about the end of the semester and finding the perfect job. However, this highly anticipated trip to Mexico is a perfect intermission, and I am so excited bout sharing my passion for scuba diving with my favorite person in the whole world!

When I get back, my school peeps have a training group to prepare for the big 10K in Austin, Texas. It is a huge event. The Sunday I get back it is a 4-mile run and then a 5K the following Saturday.

It is rainy and cold here today, but my mind is already on  sunny beach in fabulous Mexico!