A little break and a weigh in

I took a little break, but I came back today to post. I was getting a little discouraged about not seeing any loss in about a month. It's becoming a pattern. I'll stall out every 10 pounds. It happened at 185, 175 and 165. I've been running and my new cardio love... Tae Bo... why had I forgotten about Billy? He's awesome! He's really good for my endurance too! I'm up to running about 30-33 minutes at a time. So I'm very happy about that. It seemed like I was running at 25 minutes forever. Running... it's all mental.

Speaking of Running
The Peachtree Road Race (a 10K) is this Friday. I can't believe it! It's come up so quickly. I'm as ready as I'll ever be though. My plan is to run for 30 minutes... take a break (for about a half mile or so.. walk). There will be water stations at each mile, so after my little break, I'll run to each water station, taking a little water/walk break. Sounds complicated, I know, but I gotta plan!! I will finish that race and earn my t-shirt.

So, the weigh in
The scale has finally moved! I'm 163! I owe it to cardio and strength training. Looking back over my workout schedule, I'd kinda put strength training on the back bunner the last month or so. Big mistake! We need our muscles to help burn fat! The pounds won't drop just by cardio alone! So this week, my goal is to get in two more strength work outs.

Be healthy!