Today I am getting toward the end of the first week of my April challenge. Things have been going well so far. I have completed all of my tasks each day. Some days were more challenging than other days.
Resolution #1 - On Monday and Tuesday of this week I had a hard time getting when the alarm went off. It was an extremely close call on Tuesday but I managed to escape the clutches of my bed and that extra 30 minutes of sleep to get out for a morning bike ride. Thursday was challenging in a different way. About a mile in to my bike ride I got a flat. I still have not learned how to change my own flat tire on my road bike and I didn’t have a spare tube so as a result I had to walk my bike the mile back to the house. Not exactly what I had planned but I am still counting it as a success in the “Get up and exercise” column. I am going to need to learn to change my own tire sooner rather than later. So here is what I did:
Monday – 3 mile run in the AM and workout with my trainer in the PM
Tuesday – 30 minute bike ride (7.8 miles) in the AM and ab workout in the PM
Wednesday – 3 mile run in the AM and workout with my trainer in the PM
Thursday – Attempted a 30 min bike ride (sigh) in the AM and ab workout in the PM
Friday – 3 mile run in the AM
Tomorrow I plan to head out on a long bike ride of at least an hour. I am excited to get out on my bike.
Resolution #2 – I have been doing very good on drinking my 64oz of water each day. I have also really cut back on the amount of soda I have been drinking. I think the most I have had on one day is two cans which is pretty good for me. I would love to be able to cut it out completely but I haven’t fully dedicated myself to that idea yet.
Resolution #3&4 - Eating has been going well. I have been tracking my food every day. Today I got to go out for lunch as I had succeeded in bringing my lunch to work the other four days of this week. I chose to go to Jimmy Johns which is a much healthier choice than the normal In-N-Out Burger that I usually choose. I find that when I am exercising it is much more difficult for me to consume crappy food. This is obviously a good thing. I think it is that I know how hard I have to work to burn 400 calories and the thought that I could consume double that in one meal just isn’t appealing. I have stayed off the scale this week because I am afraid I won’t see much of a change and then I will be discouraged. My official weigh-in day is Monday so I will try to hold out until then.
Resolution #5 – I have been completing my morning and evening routines every day and I am actually really enjoying them. They have made my house seem so much less messy. I never used to make my bed but I can honestly say it is really nice to walk into my bedroom and have my bed nicely made. It makes me happy. I will detail out my morning and evening routines in a separate blog.
Resolution #6 – Done. :)
Resolution #7 - I did my additional ab exercises on Tuesday and Thursday and have scheduled myself to do them tomorrow after my bike ride. They hurt. That is all I have to say about that.
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