Sadly, no pics this week. I think I’m just going to stick with a weekly posting to comment on my progress and whether or not I’ve managed to stick with my goals.

Weight: 147 lbs. Have been stuck at 147 for the last month and a half now. It’s very frustrating, but it’s my own fault for not eating on plan. I guess I should be happy for maintaining at the very least.

As for my exercise goals from last week…
-No go with the 30 DS. I just can’t do it everyday for some reason, and that led to not doing it at all the rest of the week.
-Running: only did 1 C25k week 3 workout
-Swimming: kept this promise. Swam 4 days an average of 40 mins.
-Bonus: Did the P90X ab ripper x video. It’s a 16 min ab-centric video that goes very quickly. I highly recommend the whole p90x series. I find all the videos 1 hr videos go quickly and the moves are doable, tough with all the reps, but doable.

The downside is today my hip flexors are KILLING me!! Walking is very uncomfortable.

Mondays I usually try to do a run or else it is a rest day since I work in the evenings and am out running errands/going to appointments/studying at the library during the day. Tuesdays are swimming days, but this Tuesday I’m covering a shift for a co-worker, and I won’t have any time for exercise during the day, so I’m wondering if I should work through the hip flexor pain and do a run tomorrow.

Or maybe I’ll give my legs a rest and do an arm workout…Yes, that’s a much better plan. So:

Monday: Arms
Tuesday: Rest
Wednesday: Run/30DS
Thursday: ab dvd/Swim
Friday: Run/30DS
Saturday: ab dvd/Swim
Sunday: Run/Swim

I’ve also been eating out having way too much pizza on days when I’m getting home late or just don’t feel like cooking. I’m challenging myself to give up store bought pizza for the next two weeks. Pizza is my weakness so I know giving it up completely is pointless, but store bought pizzas are loaded with empty calories, bad carbs, bad fats, etc. So, I’m going to defrost my fave low-cal Joseph’s flax and oat bran pitas. At 60 calories a pita, with a tablespoon of tomato sauce and a sprinkling of low-fat cheese, pita pizzas are just as satisfying with much fewer calories.

Other plans for the menu this week:
-Lots of SALADS!! I haven’t been eating many salads lately, so I need to get into them again.
-Shirataki noodles with homemade pesto sauce and grilled chicken.

I’m also thinking about taking a snack with me to school so I won’t be tempted to buy a bagel, or worse, cookies. But I don’t want to be munching on baby carrots or celery, so I’m going to have to look around for some ideas.

I’ve also decided to make a trek to the Whole Foods store (for the first time ever!) to see what they have available.

Will report back next week!