Forty Days of Fitness

I use Livestrong.com to track my workouts and meals. So far, I've lost 50 lbs using it. I also really like their blogs and articles. I read one that I particularly liked about taking a Forty Day Fitness Challenge. If you don't want to read the whole thing, though I do recommend it, the writer states that there are 40 days from the day after Thanksgiving until New Years. It's a 40 days full of parties, cocktails, and family feasts! Nearly everyone's fitness falls to the wayside during the holidays. It's not just because of all the yummy food, but the holidays can be extremely busy for most people, with traveling and get-togethers.

I decided to join in on the fitness challenge! Holiday fanfare aside, winter is my workout killer. It tends to make me melt into a lazy pile of goo. I plan on working out every day of the challenge, including doing yoga and tkd forms every day.

So! CHALLENGE SO FAR!

Friday, 23 Nov. : I did Yoga and my tkd forms.
Saturday, 24 Nov.: I did yoga, my tkd forms, and went running. I ran 1.27 miles in 15 minutes.
Sunday, 25 Nov.: I took Boudreaux for a hike, did yoga, kicking drills, shadow boxing, and kata.

I plan on yoga and running tomorrow! I'll blog it every few days to keep me honest. :)

Color Run!

A week from today, I will be running in my first 5K ever!

The pre-race documents are online now, for the New Orleans Color Run. It makes me feel all tingly and official-like. Like I'm a real runner!

I'm excited about running, but I'm also excited about going back to New Orleans. I loved my time there and sometimes wish I had stayed. Of course, Hurricane Katrina always pops into my head and I'm like "maybe it's a good thing I didn't!"

There are no crazy obstacles, no big prizes. The race isn't even timed. I think it's perfect for my first run. I recently ran 4 miles, so I know I can do it.

My wonderful guy is going with me to be my personal race photographer and cheerleader. Isn't he amazing?

In case anyone is vaguely curious, the course for the Color Run is all located around UNO's campus and is laid out here on google maps.

Soon there will be picture proof of me covered in color that I ran a real event! Later!

Crappy Blogger!

I've been crappy at social media and blogging, I know.

I quit baking bread around the world or posting about it, at least. And I've not written about any of the new things I've started doing. This will improve, I promise! (Not that many people actually read this, but hey, I like writing it, when I remember!) I do plan on continuing my baking project, but it's taken a back seat to some things. I did make homemade polish bagels for Poland, which I will post about, eventually.

I went to Florida with my guy and the kiddos.  I loved the ocean!

I started running again in April. I began with a running plan to take someone from running 0 minutes to running for 15 minutes. I tweaked it a little and taped it to the fridge. I started April 20. I signed up for the New Orleans Color Run to give myself good motivation. I'm cheap and knew that paying a race fee would light the proverbial fire.

It worked! I'm hooked on running. On October 20, I ran 4 miles and I decided I will eventually (Feb. 2014) run in a half marathon!

Christon and I went to see the Human Body exhibit at the Musuem of Discovery in Little Rock. If you haven't been to the Discovery Museum, you should go. I got to spend the afternoon with her and Nicole!

This semester I'm taking an E.M.T. class at Tech, for work. I'm really enjoying the class but the work load is kicking my butt! My final is December 10th. Which is actually the day that I'll get back from my week long work trip to Maryland that I've gotten super excited about. 


 I'm going to Arkadelphia as much as possible to try to get in shape for my black belt test. I'd like to try for it in May 2013 or December 2013. I've got a lot of work to do, but I finally feel like I can do it. I've only put it off for what? Two or three years?

I've lost 50 lbs so far this year! And got a new haircut that I'm pretty fond of.
 
So stay tuned! Photos of traveling & races, some soap, craft, and cooking projects, and the chance to make me run a race dressed as Xena are all coming up!