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October 23, 2010 By Erika Zane

23 Oct

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I’m sitting here, in bed, feeling like poop AGAIN  – not mastitis this time thankfully! (I had mastitis two Sundays ago – my third case of it) – and decided to work on my training plans for my own personal couch-to-sprint-triathlon.

First of all, unless I don’t feel better by Monday, I am starting my training then.  I’m kicking the week off with a hot yoga class (I bought a LivingSocial deal for 5 hot yoga classes for $25 at a nearby Bikram yoga studio a few weeks ago) which I have already signed up for, so there’s no backing out without good reason!

Secondly, something I did not really mention in my post the other day about my fitness plans is: I would also like to lose 15 pounds.  I have been that weight before and it was where I felt most comfortable in my own skin; it was my pre-pregnancy weight (I gained a few extra pounds while pregnant ;))

My overall weight loss and fitness motivations are as follows (not necessarily in order of importance):

  • to fit into my favorite pairs of jeans and fall/winter clothing
  • to keep up with my very energetic son and dog!
  • to feel extra sexy for my hubby
  • to lower my stress level (and hopefully strengthen my immune system)
  • to increase my cardio endurance/strengthen my heart and lengthen my life!!

I will be using My Fitness Pal to track calories in and out.  I will be using the WorkSmart Cardio Trainer Android app to calculate distances run and calories burned for my outdoor activity (I know I mentioned this program in the first fitness challenge post, but I wanted to provide a more detailed plan).  I will train at least 4 times a week through yoga (which I hope will help in the aquatics area), running, and bicycling.  Unfortunately there will be no swimming until I find an affordable option for pool access… Y or gym.

So that’s my rough plan.  Things may change, but my overall motivations will not.

Oh, and you will notice a weight loss ticker at the bottom of all my posts from now on to keep me accountable and motivated.  Thank you for the supportive comments!

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Hello and welcome.  It’s been a while.  For Lent this year I decided to fast from the thing that took too much of my attention from what is truly important: Social Media.  Though there are countless amazing benefits to Social Media, after about a month offline so far, there are seemingly just as many negatives.  I never realized how much of my brain had been hijacked by it.  I’ve had so many revelations about how much easier it is to move forward when I’m not constantly reminded of the past.  But I still want to record my family as they grow at this ridiculous speed and, I’m realizing, so many of our family’s memories are here.  Those along with so many of the struggles and stages we’ve worked through.  Maybe in the midst of COVID19 isolation and my kids around me so often, I’m brought back to a time when they were too young for school and with me so often.  Writing here during that time helped make up for the limited adult conversation in my days and the overwhelm provided by my… little treasures 😉 My husband, fur babies, three fiesty kids, and I hereby extend an invitation to visit this little sneak peak into our life. We’re super flawed and broken and there aren’t too many dull moments around here.  And I promise it’s not always as magical as some of my golden hour, sun-soaked images would suggest.  There’s usually too much coffee in my system and we welcome all the prayers.  Come on over if you want to process with me.

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