Hello everyone!
I am totally one of those 'bored' exercisers. I get bored with a routine really easily. I also fall in love with them super fast, and that's all I want to do, haha! Right now, it's my interval and ab workout! I did it again today, and I love it so much!
I followed this guideline, except added a minute at 6.5 mph followed by a minute of 6.0 mph before the 3.5 mph cooldown. I got 2.58 miles in 25:00.
I am loving intervals, I think, because I don't get very bored, because I'm constantly watching the clock waiting for the next minute. Haha. Mentally, it's easier for me to run 2.5 miles in intervals than 1.5 at a constant pace. My body isn't as tired, but my mind is sick of it. Haha. So, of course, this means I now have something to work on.
I'm going to keep my intervals, because they are great for weightloss and speed, but I have to start putting some distance in there sometime. That 13.1 miles isn't going to run itself. I think I'll just try to add 1 mile per month, and do that once a week at least. I'll star at 4 for February. So tomorrow, I'm going to crank out four miles even if it drives me insane. Haha. :) My Kindle will definitely be helping through this!
On an unrelated note: I just found this super cute picture of Shane and I on my friend's Facebook. I am surprised I don't have it...
Have a great day, y'all. Only 30 more days in Djibouti!
I am in love with intervals.
It's true. Don't worry, Shane, I also hate them, so you still reign supreme in my eyes. I tried this interval workout that I stole borrowed from the ever beautiful Sophia, and it kicked my trash so hard. I literally thought I was going to puke. I still kind of have heartburn....
Anyways, here is the workout:
During the first two sets, I was like Psssh. No big deal. This easy. Then for the third, I was like, holy cow, this is starting to seriously hurt. The last set? All I could think was, Don't throw up, don't throw up, don't throw up.
I was ravenous afterwards, and I'm sorry to say I didn't eat very well. May have had a few too many pieces of candy, and a slice of blueberry cheesecake... Bad Katy. Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day, and a new start. :)
My girlfriend Ally was super upset by the Kim Kardashian Shape Ups Superbowl ad. She said that it's false advertising, and KK pays a butt ton of money to have her body look like that, and if she fired her pt she would get fat. Haha. I personally think her advertising is now contradicting itself. Are you skinny because of the QuickTrim diet pills you push? Or because of the ShapeUps? Both? Hmmmmm.
Anyways, this girl is ready for some bed. Tomorrow is Three Tangent Tuesday! So stay tuned to learn more about all the ways I'm the biggest nerd you've ever met. :)
How do you feel about KK's Superbowl ad?
I think it's ridiculous, but I've come to expect silly endorsements from the Kardashians. Anyone remember the Kardashian Kard? I still love them, though. Haha.
Would you buy ShapeUps?
There was a time when I would have, but no. Not now. I have to come to realize the best and only way to get in shape is to work hard and eat right. It may not be fast, and it sure isn't easy. But it does work. I hope... Haha.
Workout: 25 lunges / 30 minutes weights (arms) / 1:45 front plank / 1:00 side planks / 2.5 mi in 26:00
Whew. I did, for the first time ever, intervals on the treadmill!!
Go me!
I ran 2 miles alternating 6.5mph and 7.0 mph each minute for 18:00 minutes. I hit 2 miles at 17:48. Then I walked at 3.5 mph until I hit 2.5 miles. So it looks like I went really slooooooow, but I didn't!!! I promise! I've never gone faster than 6.5 mph, so doing 9 whole minutes at 7.0 mph (even if it was not consecutive) is huge for me. I was sweating my little booty off. Janae, (my in my head BFF) would have been so proud with how many times sweat actually went into my eyeballs!
I had zero pain in my thighs! Yay! I did however have nagging, tight calves the whole time, but it was just sore, not injury painful. More of a nuisance, really. I really need to invest in a foam roller, though for now, the hair spray will have to work... Lol.
Now I just need to shower, as proven by here:
Eh, maybe later. :)
Anyways, on to the eats. Here was my favorite meal:
I made my oatmeal differently this morning. I realized lately I have been eating a lot of the Apples and Cinnamon kind, which while delicious, has a lot of added sugar, so I shouldn't eat the flavored kind more than once a day at most. SO I used to regular kind, added my usual 2 splendas and teaspoon of flaxseed and found an amazing discovery at the galley that I didn't think existed...
Cinnamon.
In my opinion, you can never have too much cinnamon. So I poured a whole bunch in, and stirred. I found, you definitely have to add more water with the cinnamon and the flaxseed, but it was yum. :) I'll be trying to do this more than the flavored types, though I will probably still have those every so often as well... Lol.
The rest of the eats of the night were:
+Honey Ginger glazed chicken wing
+Apples and CInnamon oatmeal w/ flaxseed (this was at the beginning of the night)
+Rice with a little soy sauce
+Salad with cucumbers (Literally lettuce and cucumbers.....)
+Diet Coke
+Orange juice
+Oatmeal w/ flaxseed, 2 Splendas, and cinnamon
+2 eggs hard on toasted pumpernickel bread
+Grapes
+3 Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies. (I demonstrated portion control. I'm literally so proud.)
Anyways, I'm off to shower and maybe get in a little Scrubs watching. I finished the fourth season of Big Love last night. I love that show. I've gotten two different people addicted since I've been out here in Africa. It's super fun!
Have a great day everyone!! Soon (once I'm back on days, which starts next week) I'm going to go around base and take some pictures and do a post about it. I forget sometimes that just because I hate it here, doesn't mean it's not interesting to others! Lol.
