Truckin' Along

So I weighed in on Friday.....and I am still holding steady for my 3rd week in a row!!  The scale has said the exact same thing down to the half lb for 3 weeks.  So I got discouraged for about 2.568746 seconds, then got over my pity party because...I watch the biggest loser.  You see, sometimes during weigh in, they may lose like 1lb and they get really discouraged and nobody can believe it! (I love to watch the shocked faces)!

But it is all just part of it.  I am preparing to have a fabulous weigh in this week.  It's definitely not due to lack of effort and drive.  It just happens!

New Food find this week:  I have 2 this week.  Trent (the hub's) and I tried a new pizza place near by.  I tried to recreate what we had there...at home....delish!  I just a Trader Joe's pizza dough.  Put basil pesto, onion, grape tomatoes, artichokes, and some feta cheese.  Amazing!!  Also, this week I finally tried the Skinny Girl margarita.  A little tart, but I put a dash of Diet cherry 7 up in it...perfect!  And so much more guilt free than a regular.  About 30 calories for 1.5oz.

The Skinny on the work outs:  I pushed myself harder than ever this week and loved it.  You know that feeling when you are done, soaked, and worn out, but at the same time you feel GREAT?  I did the 3.1 twice this week.  Rested 2 days unfortunately (just because of a hectic schedule), but still have the goal to do the 3/1 in 40-45 minutes by this Friday.  I am feeling pretty confident that I can do it!

Gettin' in the groove!!

So i am really diggin' this working out thing!!  I look forward to it every day!!  This past week with the help of my mom and sisters, I have gotten me some new gear to run in!  Target has their workout fitted capri's on sale for $12.99!!!  I know I know....why would this girl get "fitted" capri's??  I wondered the saaaaaaaame thing, but after a battle in the middle of Target's dressing room, I was convinced I needed them.  Low and behold they are the only pants I own that don't fall down when I workout.  What a novel idea...pants that stay up!!!!

So to go with my new pants, I had to get some new shoes...........LOVE THEM!!!

We went to a running store called "Run for Your Life".  Great place. 

Here I learned I "pronate" to be technical.  I know...sounds painful just saying it.  But it is just a fancy word for a common problem of your feet/ankle turning inward as you run.  So these are to help with that.  I am currently dealing with shin splints that are from the devil for sure!!  But I was reassured that with the correct shoes and the more I run, they should subside.  However in the meantime I just ice down my ankles for about 10-15 minutes after each workout (and after stretching of course)!

New favorite food this week....Trader Joe's Low Fat Granola Cereal with Almonds.....YUMMM!!  I love it straight out of the box.  Instead of a cereal, I eat it over vanilla yogurt.  1/4 a cup is just 2 WW pts.

The "Skinny on this weeks workouts: I did a 5k on the treadmill for the first time (3.1) miles.  Didn't run all of it, but got in a nice rhythm and did it in 50 minutes.  Not bad for my first time.  I am hoping to be down to 40 minutes in the next couple of weeks.  What have I learned...You can almost always go further than you think you can without stopping!