Saturday Running 40 minutes (3 miles FLATS)

Woot! Running outside felt so awesome (though really really wet, the whole world looks like it is melting). Sunshine! Glorious sunshine!

Not my best time, but I have not run outside in awhile, so I call it win!

Also- I lost the last THREE pounds of that "holiday weight" this week. IN A WEEK!!! That NEVER happens for me! I'm guessing nursing is helping me lose weight? Down to pre-baby weight again. I'm going to keep up with the diabetic diet to see if I can lose more weight (fingers crossed!).

Forgot to Post!

I got busy yesterday and forgot to post.
My bike is broken, there's a belt or something loose/broken and it won't work. Big bummer! I'm going to take it apart and see if I can fix it soon. So, instead, I did a 15 minute dance workout yesterday, but I skipped the parts where you hop on one foot because of my ankle. And, I'll admit, there was a minute or two in there where I just had to rest. Then I did the cool down/stretch on the same DVD instead of the Pilates one. It was also a good stretch, and it was good to mix things up a little.
Very busy today, but hoping to get a workout in sometime.
The Almighty Liz

Thursday Kickboxing 40 minutes (with standing abs mixed in)

I just mixed up some kickboxing on my own while I watched a movie. My back hurt less today (maybe my body getting used to standing abs?) and I noticed that I look slimmer in the upper back. I also look slimmer in the torso when I lose weight, so I'm weighing myself on Saturday or Sunday to see if that explains the change, or if standing abs every day for a week is just that effective that I see a noticeable change that quickly.

Chugging Along

Same workout as yesterday, except I did 12 minutes @ 12ish mph for a total of 2.3 miles covered, and then the same Pilates stretching workout. My ankle feels better, I think the stretches are helping.
@Timpani--it might be shoes, but I'm home so much that I really don't wear them that often...who knows. ;P
The Almighty Liz

Wednesday Running in place + Strength (Arms, Standing Abs) 45 minutes

Running in place- 30 minutes total, with two segments of five minutes each where I run backwards and forwards across the living room. Arm exercises with two 10lb free weights. Standing abs again because I am testing the theory that standing ab work is better than crunches (saw this on an article on Yahoo! News). So far, I'm just getting a lot of upper back aches, which kind of goes against the reason I like to do abs in the first place (because they keep me from getting backaches).

Grr...

Okay, so it's been a tough couple of weeks, and I thought to myself, it's time to get back on things!! I've gained around 7 lbs back, and that needs to come right back off! Then I hurt my ankle last night. I don't even know what happened! I put all my weight on it and leaned over a little to turn a lamp off, and it's been all angry at me since. So, today I did some very light biking, just 10 minutes at around 11.5 mph (and my bike is making a weird nose, and upon closer inspection the pedals are loose, which I blame John for, since he is SO HARD on all my exercise stuff! I'll have to see if can re-tighten them later) for a total of 1.9 miles covered. Then, I did 10 minutes of Pilates, and this specific workout centered on stretching, which I think I need. So, it all felt pretty good, and I'll probably repeat it tomorrow.
The Almighty Liz

Tuesday Exercise Bike + Standing Abs 40 minutes

Exercise Bike- 30 minutes. Standing Abs- 10 minutes.

Plus, running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get tax forms and get children to school without breaking my neck on all the ice.