21-Day Challenge Update

Happy Friday!  Yes, I know the day is half over, but I've been busy....... it's sickness season in the old health room....... I'm thinking I need to pull out the gloves and mask when kids come in...... that would be a photo op for sure!

Remember when I told you about the 21 day challenge I've been doing?  Every day I eat a green veggie, exercise, log the food I'm eating and stay clear of sugar through the end of the month.  Well, I can feel a huge difference in how I'm feeling.  I have more energy (yesterday was the first day I took a nap, but I was exhausted) and I've lost an inch in my waist.  

I can't tell you how much weight I've lost because I don't weigh myself anymore.  Seriously, I haven't stepped on a scale since July.  And I have to tell you it's liberating.  When my pants are tight, I know I need to real it in..... and right now they are loose.  I'm trying to not let a number that pops up on my scale control me anymore.... because when I do weigh myself, I get obsessed about it and I don't want to feel that way.  You know what I mean?  I get all upset that the number on the scale isn't moving down, but I seem to put aside that my pants are looser and I'm feeling firmer..... so out went the scale.  

But, back to my challenge...... What am I doing to workout everyday?  I mean, I could run everyday, but I knew I was needing to try new things to supplement my running because my knee has been feeling so tight lately and I knew I was needing to stretch out my muscles while training for the half marathon I'm doing in a few weeks.   So, I came up with a schedule.......

Monday- Barre3 dvd

Tuesday- run and weights

Wednesday- yoga

Thursday- run and weights  

Friday- Barre3 dvd

Saturday- long run

Sunday- yoga

When this challenge is up, I'm going to stick to this schedule and keep staring clear of sugar until the half..... then go crazy for a couple of days until Lent and give the white, sweet stuff up again.  

As far as the weekends are concerned I do my long run on one day and yoga the other depending on weather and family schedule.  

Since I added the barre and yoga, the tightness in my knee has almost vanished.  Last week on our 9 mile run, I had absolutely no pain.  But when we ran 3 miles the other night, it was all tight and stuff again.  Crazy, right?  Oh, and it used to kinda hurt walking up steps, not anymore.  So, a good stretch workout a few times a week is going to stick around. 

Are you working out?  What are you doing these days to keep in shape?