3 good weeks...

And then I hit "that" time of the month. It seems that every month I do well - if not perfect then easily in the 75-80% good range of eating healthy and moving. I don't hit all my goals or make the progress I want, but I am not "standing still". And then -

Wednesday was my scheduled rest day, and I took it. And then I unintentionally took Thursday, Friday, and Saturday as rest days. And ate junk food - mostly because it was time to go shopping and we had basically no food left, but still.

Not getting my runs in for 4 days has left me angry, irritable, depressed and feeling disgusted with myself. Another month of doing at least okay and then spiraling out of control when the hormones rage. I need a new plan of attack for next month. And I need to get back on track today.


Do you have to deal with PMS or other mood/emotional situations that throw you off your game? How do you cope?

Variety

If you can name a workout DVD infomercial program I probably have it.

• TurboFire, Check
• Zumba, Check
• Zumba Exhilarate, Check
• P90X, Check
• Insanity, Check
• Hip Hop Abs, Check
• the Firm, Check
• Slim in Six, Check
• Brazil Butt Lift, Check

I have them all, I have tried them all, and I have come to the realization that DVDs are not for me. I like the schedule. I like having something specific to do. Sometimes I even like the lack of planning - I don't have to think about my workout, I just have to pop in the scheduled DVD and do it. But after 2 or 3 weeks of the same program and the same rotation I am so bored I want to cry! It takes more effort and will power than I have to do the same workout even one more time. I just can't stick to the schedule. I hate it, I hate myself, and I give up on my fitness goals when I try to force myself into the DVD mold. 

But running. I love running - I tolerate treadmill running, but getting outside to do my run excites me. Every workout is different. Different air, different time, different scenery. Even when I run the same road over and over again, it changes as only the country side can change. My music is on shuffle, so I don't even get the same songs or playlist with every workout. 

And I think about getting out on the road every day. Practically every minute of every day. "When can I get my run in? How will this (weight, food, water, pace) affect my run? Should I take the boys in the stroller? Should I take the dogs? Should I go by myself?"

I see more changes in my body from running. I have rock hard calves. And I can feel tight, strong muscles in my quads - even if I can't see them yet. 

I love running, and I only wish I had found my pace and my place on the road before now.

What workouts do you look forward to? 

What is guaranteed to get you off the couch and moving?

So I decided to take a week off before I cough up a lung...

I have bronchitis, I am sure of it. Before I moved to Las Vegas I used to get it 4 times a year without fail, so I remember what a pain in the butt it is. I have tried to work out this week exactly one time and felt so dizzy and light headed and couldn't breath... So I am giving myself this week off. I have gone grocery shopping and bought good yummy healthy food so I can eat clean like I need to. Except tonight. Tonight I had tacos (not whole grain and too many) and am going to have cookies and milk before I go to bed. But I am going to start some yogurt before that so I will have that to add to my healthy eats all weekend.

Looking up

I got a new placement for student teaching and this school is everything I had hoped for. I already feel like I am part of the school family. I am hopeful that they will need a Special Ed teacher at the end of the year and that they hire me. Best of all, it is only 10 minutes from my house. I still have to drop the boys off at daycare before and it is 10 minutes in the opposite direction, but that is not enough to dim my enthusiasm for this school.

I did not do my workout last night. I kept telling myself I had time to do it later. I should have done it as soon as I got home from school - Jonas was napping, Jackson was napping, and Jacques` was curled up sick on the couch. I just kept putting it off, and when I was ready to start all of my sick boys got up and needed me. Its not a reason, just an excuse. I should of done it when I got home. Lesson learned.