The entries in this blog have turned into my workout/running log lately so it must not be that exciting.  However, it’s good for me to keep track just so I can one day come back and read about how I actually exercised.  It’s also nice for me to track my progress.

Anyway, so C. and I decided yesterday that we are going to have a weight loss challenge.  I’ve actually been losing some weight since June and its been great – but I’m still quite a bit away from my ideal weight.  Not all of the details are ironed out yet but at a high level it’s whoever can lose the most weight by the third week of January (I think).  The main goal is 10lbs.  There’s a prize for the winner – paid for by the loser – any ideas?

In my attempts to be fit and lose weight, I’ve definitely been continuing to workout.  Was supposed to workout yesterday but C. was feeling lazy or something so we just threw the ball around and did pushups/situps/plank/burpees.  Now that we’re fighting daylight – the only time to exercise is in the morning and I am really bad at exercising by myself especially if I have to wake up to do it.  So this morning, since C. didn’t have to go to work until later, we went and worked out at 7am.  That was so early, considering I don’t normally wake up til 7:45ish.  I woke up at 6:30am!!  The goal was to go 3 loops around the park but I kinda only made it 2.5 loops before we kinda ran out of time cause I had to go to work and I was dying.  I’ve never gone up the hill 3 times.  Twice is difficult enough – the 3rd time I really struggled.  I wanted to walk so badly.  Man.  That was hard.  Then because we didn’t have that much time.  We had to do our push ups/situps like super fast.  We usually do 3 rounds.  1 round for me is 15 push ups / 30 situps.  Usually there’s more time to rest in between but after that run, then a sprint at the end, then having to do push ups and situps non-stop.  What a killer.  Then I had to hurry and take a shower and go to work.

So weight loss challenge here I come!  Weigh-ins are Saturday mornings.  Now I’m going to have to be more conscious about what I eat.  It’s a lot easier to do that at lunch time than at dinner.  We’ll see.  We’ll see.