100 Mile Fitness Challenge

Starting yesterday, I am joining on online fitness challenge. 100 miles in 100 days. The challenge began April 1, 2010, so I have a lot of make up miles to run, but I know that I can do it. Wish me luck ( actually motivation is more appropriate than luck!)

Workout Updates: Week 1

Monday: Yoga 45 minutes 3 miles
Walk 1 mile

Tuesday: Yoga 45 minutes 3 miles

Wednesday: Walk 1 mile

Thursday: Yoga 45 minutes 3 miles

Friday: Walk 4 miles

Total Miles: 15

Water Update.

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I love this picture. Love.it. Not doing that great with drinking the amount of water that I need to be. I am a soda and coffee addict. However, I think that my baby L is getting an upset tummy from my soda consumption so I am going to give it up this week. Wish me luck. This getting healthy thing is not so fun. I know I will get to the point where I don't want soda, but right now, that is all I can think about. I don't want to give it up. I love my Dr. Pepper at lunch.

Losing it...

Okay, I am going on a limb here and posting some pictures of my "before". I am not sure what kind of weight loss regimen I am going to be doing, but I need to do something. I am going to be brutally honest.

Right now, I am 5'8" and I weigh 196. Wowza!!! Not what I thought I would ever be. I am totally embarrassed, but I know that I need to lose weight. Not only for vanity reasons (although it is playing a major roll), but for health reasons as well. I have a family history of heart disease, and diabetes. Both things I do NOT want to end up with.

I have 2 beautiful children and want another. I do not want to go down this path of gluttony anymore. I want to be around when they are married with their own children.

My goal is to lose 1-2 pounds a week until I reach 150. That is 46 pounds. At 2 pounds a week, that is 23 weeks. For easability lets just say by Thanksgiving, I will be at my target weight.

I will be doing a lot of research on diet and exercise that will work best for me. I majored in nutrition in college, so it should be fairly simple, but I just need some refreshers on things.

My first nutrition goal: Drink 90 oz. of water a day. More on water later...