Hi, I'm natale and I'm Healthy! I finished the Princess Marathon!! Need a new goal.

[Dina Monster]

Here's to a brand new year and good news! Yay! I hope we bump into each other at a Disney Marathon or 1/2 Marathon one of these years. I might try the Princess one next year.

 

[princess_reject]

Awesome news! So glad you got good results!

 

[natale1980]

Here's to a brand new year and good news! Yay! I hope we bump into each other at a Disney Marathon or 1/2 Marathon one of these years. I might try the Princess one next year.

Sounds good to me!!!

Awesome news! So glad you got good results!

Thanks!!!

 

[natale1980]

TODAY'S WORKOUT: Sculpting Class

An hour of squatting and lifting weights. What a great way to wake up! Then after the class I got on the treadmill and ran a quick half mile. Why??? Cause I can.
I know it was ONLY half a mile, but I did just spend 60 minutes in a class and had to leave to get ready for work. I'll be running later in the week and then be doing a LONG run this weekend.

-nat

 

[natale1980]

TODAYS WORKOUT - Spinning

It's kinda my Wednesday thing. Every Wednesday I make sure I leave the house by 5am to make sure I get a bike for the 5:30 class. By 5:15 there were only two bikes left!!!

My body still hurts a bit from yesterdays workout but I pushed through it and now I feel great!

When I got home I made myself salsa scrambled eggs. YUM! I love salsa, it goes along way as far as calories. It makes a great salad dressing also.

Great news... lost 1/2 a pound. REALLY!!??!! 1/2 pound. Whatever. Say it with me, "It's not about the weight.... It's not about the weight." My pants fit a bunch better and I know I'm smaller, must just be all the muscle weight I'm gaining.

-nat

 

[Dina Monster]

TODAYS WORKOUT - Spinning

It's kinda my Wednesday thing. Every Wednesday I make sure I leave the house by 5am to make sure I get a bike for the 5:30 class. By 5:15 there were only two bikes left!!!

My body still hurts a bit from yesterdays workout but I pushed through it and now I feel great!

When I got home I made myself salsa scrambled eggs. YUM! I love salsa, it goes along way as far as calories. It makes a great salad dressing also.

Great news... lost 1/2 a pound. REALLY!!??!! 1/2 pound. Whatever. Say it with me, "It's not about the weight.... It's not about the weight." My pants fit a bunch better and I know I'm smaller, must just be all the muscle weight I'm gaining.

-nat

1/2 a pound is better than losing nothing. I love Spinning...I just get lazy and do something else cause I don't want to wait to 5:30PM to take the class. I suppose if I lived closer to my gym I would go home and then come back for it.

 

[natale1980]

1/2 a pound is better than losing nothing. I love Spinning...I just get lazy and do something else cause I don't want to wait to 5:30PM to take the class. I suppose if I lived closer to my gym I would go home and then come back for it.

I LOVE spinning!!! I'm so glad my class is at 5:30am, I wouldn't do the PM class.
I'm about 7 minutes away from the club.

-nat

 

[natale1980]

TODAY'S WORKOUT - Boot Camp

I woke up at 5am to punish myself once again with bootcamp. I stayed away for three weeks but thought it was time to return. UGG!!!
I was so tired this morning that I can't believe that I made it through the class. I was yawning and my eyes were tearing.... I almost layed down to take a nap before class.
The first thing the instructor said was, "OK... lets wake up with 100 squats." I laughed... He was serious! After our 100 squats we used weights, worked our abs and did about 50 push ups (if not more, I lost count). And that is all before we headed to the gym!! At that point he had us all run around the gym while passing a weighted ball over our head to the person behind us. This seemed like it lasted for at least 7-10 minutes. There is something about running in that gym keeping someone else's pace that is so much harder to me then running on the treadmill or by myself outside. Plus the first mile is always the hardest for me.

Side Note: Watching Wipe Out..... LOVE IT!!!

Not sure if there is something wrong with my left foot or with my left shoe. But for some reason my left foot was not fitting tightly in my shoe, my ankle kept on slipping. Tomorrow the plan was 4-5miles.. really don't want to chicken out because of my shoe.

-nat

 

[Dina Monster]

Hey Nat,

I'm going to sound completely crazy right now but you do you use different shoes for running than working out? I ask because I recently found out that you need two pairs of shoes. One pair for working out and then one for running. I serious do nothing but running in my running shoes. I don't even walk in them, I carry them to the track and then I put them on and run. I would also check how long you've had your shoes because even work out shoes really should be replaced every six months. I would splurge on my shoes, I used to buy really cheap shoes and I would get blisters and shin splints like no one's business. Now since I dropped a cool $70 for my Nike Free's I've been pain free. Of course no one shoe fits all, I would go to a Running shop for you running shoe. I think work out shoes are good as long as they are comfortable. I only dropped $50 for my Nike's that I work out in.

Wow! It is really really hard to run with others for me too! We all have our own stride and pace so, I don't like to keep up with others and I really prefer to run alone if I can. I really don't like to run with my husband cause he is so much faster than me, I always catch him in distance though. He can't fun forever like me Haha! But yeah I totally know what you mean! If you wanna increase some speed though that bar thing works or doing Fartleks.

 

[redlight]

Good luck natale!

Pants fitting better is great progress.

 

[natale1980]

Hey Nat,

I'm going to sound completely crazy right now but you do you use different shoes for running than working out? I ask because I recently found out that you need two pairs of shoes. One pair for working out and then one for running. I serious do nothing but running in my running shoes. I don't even walk in them, I carry them to the track and then I put them on and run. I would also check how long you've had your shoes because even work out shoes really should be replaced every six months. I would splurge on my shoes, I used to buy really cheap shoes and I would get blisters and shin splints like no one's business. Now since I dropped a cool $70 for my Nike Free's I've been pain free. Of course no one shoe fits all, I would go to a Running shop for you running shoe. I think work out shoes are good as long as they are comfortable. I only dropped $50 for my Nike's that I work out in.

Wow! It is really really hard to run with others for me too! We all have our own stride and pace so, I don't like to keep up with others and I really prefer to run alone if I can. I really don't like to run with my husband cause he is so much faster than me, I always catch him in distance though. He can't fun forever like me Haha! But yeah I totally know what you mean! If you wanna increase some speed though that bar thing works or doing Fartleks.

Hummmm..... I do use the same shoes all the time.
They are really nice running shoes cost me $140! I'm still hoping it's not the shoes for now. But I bet your right.

MY husband decided to get on the treadmill for the second time EVER and ran 8miles. He's not a runner and yet he was able to run the whole time!!! Ugg... He did that on Monday and is still in a bunch of pain!!!

Good luck natale!

Pants fitting better is great progress.

I'll take any progress. But the best part is I have a new hobby that I enjoy sooooo much and I'm having a bunch of fun. Although it is hard to remember that when the scale isn't moving.

-nat

 

[Dina Monster]

Yeah I hate that! My husband can do the same thing they complains for day how much he hurts. He had to take a fitness test and he hasn't worked out in months seriously and then came home and said he passed with a score of 97. You can get up to 100 on the test. I told him to stop talking to me! I have to work so hard to get that same score you know? I think guys bodies are just more ready for physical activity..

 

[natale1980]

Yeah I hate that! My husband can do the same thing they complains for day how much he hurts. He had to take a fitness test and he hasn't worked out in months seriously and then came home and said he passed with a score of 97. You can get up to 100 on the test. I told him to stop talking to me! I have to work so hard to get that same score you know? I think guys bodies are just more ready for physical activity..

Yep!!! I told Shawn to be quiet or I'm going to have to file for divorce.

 

[natale1980]

I took Friday off because I was just too tired.

TODAY'S WORKOUT: Spinning

Oh how I love to spin!!!
The only problem is now that I have no fear of my heart exploding I really feel sometimes like I'm over doing it. My heart feels like it is going to jump out and hit the person in front of me. (can that happen. )

-nat

 

[Dina Monster]

Yep!!! I told Shawn to be quiet or I'm going to have to file for divorce.

Where is the like button on this thing? Haha

 

[natale1980]

TODAY'S WORKOUT: Run/Walk

The plan was 8-10 miles. I only did 6 but amazingly I ran most of it. The only reason I stopped was my feet. I think my shoes are shot. I even had on my new nifty ($12) socks.
My feet felt like they were sliding in my shoes. Is it possible to lose weight in your feet and go down a size? Cause it felt like my shoes were too big.

Off to the running store again today!

-nat

 

[natale1980]

Took Monday off.

TODAY'S WORKOUT - Sculpting Class

My body is soooooo tired. The instructor had a bunch of new tricks up her sleeve. She had a piece of paper with her that she kept on looking at and then torturing us.

-nat

 

[Dina Monster]

Hey Nat I hope you get some great shoes! And only use those shoes for running and different shoes for working out.

Your instructor sounds like she did the same thing mine did today! We did a Tabata, which is a 4 minute work out when you work really hard for 20 seconds, then take a 10 second break and then do it again for 4 minutes. So my instructor likes to make use do sit ups for 4 minutes or lunges or whatever. I know my abs are going to be feeling that tomorrow.

Yeah for sculpting!!!

Do you feel since you've been working out so much that you have more energy to fun around with your kids?

 

[natale1980]

Do you feel since you've been working out so much that you have more energy to fun around with your kids?

I think it will really show this summer when we will be outside more. Inside games never required much energy.

-nat

 

[natale1980]

TODAY'S WORKOUT - Spinning (again)

I wasn't as into this class an I normally am. My leg and butt muscles are still sore from Tuesday and they are even worse now that I took spinning.

So I made a decision. I'm going to be a healthy chubby person. All of the blood tests I had were above awesome and my blood pressure is really good, not to mention that I'm getting stronger.
There are a bunch of really skinny people out there that are not healthy because they are naturally skinny and don't take care of themselves. So if my body chooses to stay chubby even though I workout 5-6 days a week over an hour at a time then so be it.

Now I may change my mind tomorrow and be sad that I'm not losing weight again... but for today... I'm happy.

I did lose another pound since last week... but I don't really care about such things anymore.

-nat