weekly update

I'm down 2 pounds as of this morning. I feel great.

Today I had kickboxing, which is my favorite workout. I have friends in the class and the instructor is motivating. Normally I run a mile after class, but today was so intense my legs couldn't take it.

Motivating Monday

I don't like to go see bands I've never seen before. Generally I don't like loud music. I am kind of a grump that way. Yet, for some odd reason, I asked Amanda to go see a new band about 6 years ago. It was All Girl Summer Fun Band. I fell in love with the band. I have several of their songs on my iPod.

If you listen to this song and don't wish you could be in their band I will be surprised.

Today I met Mandee for an AM elliptical workout. At lunch I went for a 2 mile run. It was a good day.

Motivating Monday and Tell Tale Tuesday

I got back from a weekend in Chicago yesterday. I was too lazy to blog, so today is a bonus addition. This week's Motivating Monday is the filthy Christina Aguilera. This is a sing along song that is perfect for working out because she references being sweaty. It makes me feel less awkward about dripping.

Now about that tell tale Tuesday thingy.... Did I mention I was in Chicago last weekend? And we toured 2 breweries? And that there was lots of drinks? And 11 PM burritos the size of my head? I knew I wasn't going to lose this week, but I was still saddened to see the 2.4 pound weight gain this morning. I'm not worried, I know it will come off. This week is busy (two happy hours, one bar crawl, one wedding), but I'll make it through.

Today I did the elliptical at lunch and had only one glass of wine at happy hour. Now I'm headed to the kitchen to make a stir fry.

Tuesday

I am down 0.8 pounds this week. I'm happy with that number considering my weekend.

This weekend I'm taking a few days off and spending a long weekend in Chicago. I'll be wearing comfortable shoes and bringing my pedometer. I might not look cool, but I will counteract some of the great Chicago food and beverage I'll be partaking in.

Motivating Monday

I find it very difficult not to run to this song. It's happy, fun, and makes me run so fast I'm always breathless by the end.

I'm worried about weighing myself tomorrow. I spent the weekend eating and drinking more than usual.

Motivating Monday - Friday Edition

I haven't been very good at posting my Motivating Monday music suggestion. I hope that as crochet grows less stressful I'll be better at keeping it up.

This week I decided a belated Motivating Monday was in order. I like to run to all sorts of music, especially stuff I like to sing or clap along to. This song makes me want to do both.

It's going to be a busy weekend and I had lunch plans today. I decided to step up my workouts by doing a 30 min circuit at 6:30 AM, followed by 15 on the elliptical. I ran 3 miles after work. I feel like a rock star.

Tuesday

Well, here it is, Tuesday. I'm down 0.8 pounds this week. For those of you keeping track at home, that puts me 0.2 pounds heavier than I was a fortnight ago.

I joined Weight Watchers yesterday. I'm not overly excited about tracking points (said the woman that used 9 of my weekly points allowance today), but I am hopefully that a change in how I track food and exercise will get the scale headed in the right direction.