Doing Something Right

Or you could be doing something wrong...in my case, it's a little of both. My body is sore from doing Strictly Strength at the gym with the hubby yesterday. I hate lifting weights - partly because I tend to bulk up fast. But everyone says you need to do some sort of resistance training because building lean muscle helps burn more calories while at rest. That's the good sore. The bad sore is the pain I'm still getting in my leg when I run. The pain is worse in the right leg. However, the pain comes and goes so hopefully it's just strain from the cardio I now do that I never did before. I can now run for 3 straight minutes before I want to die. That's quite an accomplishment since I used to want to turn off the treadmill after 1 minute. I'm not running very fast but the speed will come once the endurance gets built. Progress is progress, even if it's slow.

I have been weighing myself consistently and I think I just need to put an end to that. It can really mess with your head. I tend to fluctuate up and down 2 pounds. My clothes aren't getting tighter so I'm chalking it up to building more muscle (muscle weighs more than fat for those of you who don't know) and water weight. I've been drinking a TON of water lately - I seem to always be thirsty. And hungry. I am trying to snack on the right foods but I find myself almost eating my lunch before lunchtime rolls around. I guess I should eat heavier breakfasts. Trainers and nutritionists say that eat oatmeal in the morning is great because it keeps you full and gives you energy. Well, they must be paid by Quaker Oats because it does none of that for me. I will eat one bowl of oatmeal (blech) and be hungry within 30 minutes. And energy? Lies!!! I need to find a more filling (and satisfying - taste wise) breakfast to keep me fueled throughout the day. I'm still learning how to balance my diet. Again, I eat fine throughout the week and then it blows up on the weekend. But I'm trying to not beat myself up about that. Yesterday, I had half a red velvet cupcake and about a third of a Caribou Coffee campfire mocha and I enjoyed every minute of it :-) Today, I don't reget it...not totally at least.

The hubs said he wants to start doing two-a-days by going to our gym at 5:30 am (our new gym is 24 hours). Our only problem is getting to sleep early enough to make getting up at 5 am doable. I'm the type of person that CANNOT function on less than 7-8 hours of sleep. Getting enough sleep is one way to lose weight. So if we want to be up by 5, we need to be asleep by 9. It is a very rare occurrence for me to be in bed by 9 - I have to be sick or not have gotten any sleep the night before. I guess we'll have to figure out a way to get to bed earlier. I don't know why going to bed early makes you feel like an old person. It's not like anything exciting happens after 9 during the week. At least, not in my life. We end up staying up to watch TV shows that we can easily DVR or watch on demand. Or we end up playing on the computer/internet until 11 or midnight. I went to sleep around 11 last night because I was finishing up some laundry and who knows what time the hubs went to sleep. I told him there was no way we were going to get up at 5. Just being realistic. But today, I'm sleepy....and trying to figure out how to get some energy without drinking caffeine...If anyone has any magic pills or spells I can use, let me know.