Lilly Workout 28

I feel like I should start cutting and pasting... I ran on the treadmill again this morning. Would love to change it up, but as I've said, it is tough at 5:30 a.m.

Best part: Wasn't feeling too motivated, but still ran for 35 minutes.

Lilly Workout 27

35 minute treadmill run

Best part: I hit snooze twice, but still got up and did a run.

Lilly Workout 26

45 minute treadmill run

Best Part: ran faster then normal again and still was easily able to run 30 minutes of the 45 minute workout.

Weight: 169.4 (-8.6)

Lilly Workout 25

35 minute treadmill run

Best part: continuing to get up early in the morning and run a few miles has been great

Lilly Workout 24

35 minute treadmill run

Best part: I got up at 5:15 to do this run and I ran at a faster pace, but still ran 2 miles and felt great!

Lilly Workout 23

45 minute treadmill run

Best part: running 2 of the 3 miles of it again with no problem at all.

Weight: 172 (-6)... wishing it was more, but we'll see now that I am being more consistent with workouts.

Lilly workout 22

45 minute treadmill run

Best part: went 3 miles and ran 2 miles of that even though I was feeling tired before the workout!

Lilly Workout 21

40 minute treadmill run

Best part: second day getting up at 5:30 to exercise. I really like getting up at that time to run, but was always afraid Ewan would wake up....so far. so good

Lilly Workout 20

35 minute treadmill run

Best part: I got up at 5:30 to do this workout. I really liked it and plan to work out then instead of nighttime from now on.

Lilly Workout 19

(Friday night) 40 minutes run on treadmill

Best part: doing it even though I was exhausted!

Lilly Workout 18

40 minutes fast walk on treadmill then sit-ups

Best part: to switch it up a bit, I walked on an incline instead of running. I could really feel my legs working more than when I run. It was good to do some sit-ups after too and get more of a balanced workout.

On another note, I do want to stop relying on the treadmill and start getting out more, but for now, it has been tough because it is so easy just to hop on it!

Lilly Workout 17

40 minutes on treadmill

Best part: I always walk fast and run...this time I told myself that I would run 2 miles of it and I did!

Lazy Week

Yikes. I've really fallen off the wagon this week. I can blame the head cold I had at the start of the week, or my sore knees and back, or my daily exhaustion, but the real truth is I just didn't want too.

I rented a pilates gentle back workout from Netflix so hoping that will be good and get me back to a regular routine. I also need to go swimming since that will be less stressful on my joints, but that's harder to get motivated for in the cold weather.

I'm going to need to ramp of the number of wrokout per week to get back on track, but I can do it!

Lilly Workout 16

40 minute treadmill run

Best part: I ran faster than normal and ran for most of it (ran almost 2 miles, walked fast about .75 miles)

Just an FYI...

We went to the farmer's market this weekend and mama also gave me some couves from the garden. I have been doing "green smoothies" every morning and it feels great! Might be psychological for now, but that is okay. Some days I have it alone in a huge glass, other days I have a glass with a piece of wheat toast or an egg.

I haven't been great about my diet so this is just a first step in the right direction and I am feeling good about the diet and exercise at this point :)

Woo-hoo...we can do it!!

Lilly Workouts 14 and 15

Monday: 45 minutes on treadmill

Best part: feeling like I was finally back on track working out almost everyday this weekend!

Tuesday: 35 minutes on treadmill

Best part: doing it right after dinner and getting it done early (I usually wait until about 8:30 to make sure Ewan is alseep).

Ewan was a bit confused and kept running in saying "mama,mama!" :)

Lilly Workout 13

35 minutes on treadmill

Best part: "making up" the workout I missed the night before...I think if it wasn't for this challenge workouts would be missed and not made up and then I'd slip back into not working out at all.

Weight this morning: 172 (-6)

Lilly Workout 12

45 minutes on treadmill (Friday night)

Best part: Having a great workout with mostly running even though I was tired right before.

Ang Workout 13

45 minutes on the treadmill

Best part: getting out to the gym and having some time all to myself.

Ang Workout 12

25 minutes in exercise bike

Best part was that I managed to get any workout at all with the kids demanding my attention every 3 minutes.

Lilly Workout 11

35 minutes of hip-hop cardio

Best part: Trying to get in a different workout than running.

Worst part: the commercials on Hulu...need to find another workout DVD!

Ang Workout 11

Yoga DVD ~25 minutes

Best part was that I did something at least. Lucas wasn't in the mood for me to do anything but pay attention him.

Lilly Workout 10

Workout: 35 minute treadmill run

Best part: I got up early in the morning to do this. It was nice to get it out of the way in the morning and I was proud that I did it after running the night before!

Ang Workout 10

Cardio/Strength DVD

Best part: Did the next level up and it didn't feel that hard.

But I think the abs section of the DVD is hurting my back. May need to find a new routine.

Lilly Workout 9

45 minute treadmill run/fast walk

Best part: getting back on track and working up a great sweat!

Oh, and a co-worker said I look like I've lost weight today :)

Lilly check-in

Weight this morning: 173.4 (same as last week)

I have been sick all week and then we had a conference at work so it has been extremely busy. I know, there are always excuses, but I feel much better and plan to make up a lot this week (like you did last week).

Ang Workout 9

Cardio/strength DVD

Best part: How much easier it was compared to the first few times I did it. Still pretty tough though!

Ang Workout 8

45 minute yoga DVD

Best part: How good my back felt after, and how quickly I fell asleep!

Ang Workout 7

30 minutes on exercise bike + stretching

Best part was that I just hopped on and did it. And taking the time after to stretch felt good.

Weight: 135.5 (-1.5)

Hoping to do another workout this evening to help get caught up. We'll see!

Ang Workout 6

2 miles on the treadmill at the Y, ~35 minutes

Best part: Remembering how much I like to run, and how easy it was to get back into it.

Hoping to get caught up this week after being sick last week and missing most of my workouts!

Lilly Workout 8

30 minute run

Best part: this is not my normal day to work out, but I felt motivated and thought I could "catch-up" on some missed workouts.

Lilly Workout 7

40 Minute fast walk

Best part: even though I decided to walk instead of run, I felt like my legs got a great workout

Weight: 173.4 (-4.6) hmmm, might have overdone that anniversary dinner!

Lilly Workout 6

45 minute run on treadmill

Best part: got into a good stride and went a little longer than expected after a long day at work

Lilly Workout 5

Walk with Ewan in jogger: about 2 miles (not sure of time because we stopped in Target on the way)

Best part: getting exercise while Ewan talked about all the cars, dogs, and birds he saw.

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. - Thomas Edison

Ang Workout 5

30 minute cardio/strength DVD

Best part was Lucas seeing me start the DVD and saying "I need to work out too!" I even made him little "weights" made of construction paper and blocks. Having him see that exercise is part of what we do feels great.

Weight at workout: 137 (0)

Lilly Workout 4

40 minute treadmill run

Best part: I ran most of it (about 2 miles of the 2.5 miles I went) and, for the first time all week, felt great the whole time. Starting to hit the workout stride I think!

Weight at workout (I will weigh on Sundays): 173.2 (-4.8)

Ang Workout 4

30 minute cardio/strength DVD

Best part was just doing it even though I'm still feeling under the weather. Now that I've finished I feel better than I've felt all day. Plus Lucas "worked out" with me. His attempts at jumping jacks were very amusing.

Ang Workout 3

Walked 1 mile. (It shouldn't even really count this but I'm sick so what the heck.)

Best part was that I got out and walked even though I wasn't feeling well.

Lilly Workout 3

Almost an hour: morning walk around the water.

Best Part: It was great to get out with Ewan and the jogger early in the morning to walk...next time I hope to run it.

Ang Workout 2

30 minute cardio/strength DVD
Best part of workout: Felt very energized afterwards
Weight change since start: 0

Lilly Workout 1 and 2

I ran on the treadmill both Sunday and tonight.

Sunday: it was great that I could run so easily after MANY months off! Ran about 2 miles plus walking (35 minutes).

Tuesday: Planned to only walk since motivation was low, but did run for about a mile when I got into it! Went about 2.5 miles all together (45 minutes)

Starting weight (Sunday): 178 (ouch!)

Ang Workout 1

30 minutes spinning on exercise bike*
Best part of workout: How easy it was to start -just pulled out the bike and started pedaling
Weight at start: 137 lbs

*workout interrupted by grumpy sick Adele, but I got back on & finished up the workout!

The Challenge: 48 workouts in 12 weeks

In the next 12 weeks, starting Sunday May 1st, we will work out at least 4 times a week, or 48 times. A workout is any aerobic activity for at least 30 minutes, or a weight or streching/yoga workout of at least 45 minutes.

Post here about each workout. Keep it positive - post about what you did, not what you didn’t do.

Example Format:

Workout 15: Ran 3 miles on the treadmill. 
Best part of workout: Ran at a faster pace and still felt great.
Weight Loss Since Start: 3 lbs.

At the end of the 12 weeks, we’ll pick the next challenge. Maybe 60 workouts in 12 weeks, or 5 times a week.