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I Walked the Reggae Half Marathon

December 5, 2010 By 3 Comments

Just completed the Reggae Marathon Half marathon yesterday!  13.1 miles behind me and I’m so glad I made it.  Hubby has been the best support in all this.  So thankful for him! Here we are just after the finish.

Totally forgot to stop my Garmin watch so the numbers are not accurate.  I finished the race in 4:28:43.  We estimated just over 4 so came close.  It was the biggest challenge of my life and very emotional too.  The last 6 miles were a blur, my feet were hurting so bad and my knees ached too.  BUT I did the entire race with no breathing issues.  That was a miracle!

The Reggae Marathon expo and pasta party were hosted by Couples Swept Away, the resort we stay at and it was great.  What an awesome turnout and the food was fantastic, dishes from various local resorts and restaurants.  Music had everyone in the mood too.

This is my workout check in for the week and obviously I didn’t do anything other than walk the half marathon.  I’ll write more about my experience later and get some pictures and videos uploaded after our vacation for all to see.  Thanks for all your support over the last 10 months.

Angie

 
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My Vertical Knee Raise Challenge

August 8, 2010 By 6 Comments

So my new trainer had me try out this new (to me) piece of gym equipment where you can do a variety of things but he tried to get me to do vertical knee raises and I completely failed LOL  I have now challenged myself to be able to accomplish this task by the end of September.  It is so hard because I have hardly any really good upper body strength.  Hubby can hop on it and go to town and not only do knee lifts but leg lifts too.  I have a really long way to go!  Have you ever seen this vertical knee raise machine?

I have tried it a few times now and just have to laugh every time because I really do look like a total fool on it HA HA!  It’s going to be a major challenge.  Please send good thoughts my way because I’ll really need them LOL

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My 2010 personal goals

January 4, 2010 By 3 Comments

It’s time to embrace 2010 so I have set some pretty hefty goals for myself of things I quite possibly would like to accomplish this year.

Angie’s Rockin’ 2010 Healthy Living Personal Goals

  • Do a 5k (walking)
  • Do a 10k (walking)
  • Learn more about the vegetarian/vegan lifestyles while cutting down on processed foods and eating more whole foods (these are some of the things I will try to focus on: Resolve to Eat Right)
  • Lose 50-100 lbs and tons of inches (I would like to fit comfortably in a size 12 by the time we head back to Jamaica in December 2010)
  • Try new class at the gym
  • Participate in a different workout challenge every month (whether it’s my own blog challenge or others)
  • Strength training/Ab work 3x week

I know there is more I want to accomplish and I can update this list as I go along.  I really struggled weight wise in both ’08 & ’09 and just want to be able to learn to Embrace the Struggle this year.

My weeks vary but will look something like this:

Monday- Spin class

Tuesday- In home workout

Wednesday- Spin class

Thursday- In home workout

Friday- In home workout

Saturday- Wii Fit

Sunday- Spin class

It is my goal to do something active every day!

P.S.  Above I linked to the book, Embrace the Struggle by Zig Ziglar. I was given this book to review and found it so encouraging when others shared different ways they have struggled in their life.  Whether it be addiction, physical impairments, financial troubles, etc., it just showed me that everyone goes through tough times and CAN come out on the positive end.

I wish each and every one of you a wonderfully successful 2010!

 
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Menu Plan to Motivational Monday

September 14, 2009 By 7 Comments

Happy Monday!

I know you’re used to seeing Menu Plans here on Monday but for the last few weeks it’s been pretty lame.  Kev and I haven’t been to the grocery store so we are just flying by the seat of our pants when it comes to meals.  We don’t have much in the house but I think we are going to try to go through what we do have so it should be an interesting week.

As for motivation, I am ready to get moving again.  Today was good when it came to exercise and meals but I overdid it on the sweet consumption yikes!  Today I walked 20 min. outside and did 40 min. on the elliptical at the gym.  Tomorrow the plan is a 3-5 mile Walk Away the Pounds dvd and walk outside.

I’m so excited that The Biggest Loser show’s premier is tomorrow night.  Will you watch?  Although I decided not to follow the goal I had to do The Biggest Loser DVD workouts, I’m still going to watch the show.  Looking forward to it!

Next Monday 9/21/09, I start the Fat Loss Quickie program and I’m very nervous ha ha! Scott, the creator of the program has a home office fitness transformation contest starting then and I want to be involved so I decided to get in the program.  It’s free to enter the contest if you become a member of the program.

Many of you ask what my motivation is to keep going and really it’s because I want to be healthy and eat healthy, I want to get rid of body fat and ultimately have a toned body plus our Jamaican vacations are a big motivation.  I need to keep going!  I have had many set backs and have lost and gained back weight but I know that I am not going to quit and that a lifestyle change takes time.

What is your motivation to live a healthy lifestyle?

 
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September Challenge and Goals

September 1, 2009 By 4 Comments

I cannot believe it’s September already.  August went pretty well until the end and then took a nose dive but it is what it is.  This month’s challenge of course will have to do with The Biggest Loser TV show.  I’m so excited for it to start back up on Tuesday, September 15th.

My Biggest Loser challenge this month is to do at least 3 days a week of the original The Biggest Loser Workout, Power Sculpt and even throw in some of the 30 Day Shred.  I have some of the other DVD’s on my wish list (like Cardio Max, Boot Camp, Yoga, The Biggest Loser workout Volumn 2 and all of Jillian’s DVD’s too ha ha) so maybe if I can grab a few of those, I’ll add them in as well.

Mom threw out a challenge for our immediate family (mom, dad, uncle, myself and Kev) to lose 20 lbs each by Thanksgiving.  I have various challenges over the next few months so I’m excited to see how it all plays out.

My goal for September is to lose 8 lbs BUT ultimately inch loss is more important to me so I’m not going to stress out over weight.  In addition to the 3 days of Biggest Loser workouts, I will also be doing the normal gym routine of 2 days of spin class and 2 days cardio.  There will be at least 2 days a week of strength training too.

Two questions for you….

1) Do you watch The Biggest Loser TV Show?

2) What are your weight loss/fitness goals for September?

Let’s hear from you!

Happy September,

 
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Goals for the week and workouts

June 7, 2009 By 4 Comments

This week was good but different not having two spin classes and having to do a spin ride on our own.  We did OK but I think I might have pushed a bit too hard (hubby says so LOL).  I think tomorrow I will do an endurance ride and try to stay the same heart rate throughout the ride.  Maybe I’ll add a few jumps to get my heart rate going though.  I just love hand position three on the spin bike, it’s my favorite.

Anyway, here are my workout goals for the week:

*3 sets of 10 bicycle crunches 3 days
*Clamshell Crunches with exercise ball 3 days
*Spinning 4 days
*Walking all other days
*Resistance bands and weights 3 days

Workout stats for the week of June 1-7, 2009

Monday-

*Walk outside
Time: 20 min.

*Spin (on my own since the class was canceled)
Time: 52 min.
Calories burned: 602

*Yogalates (first time in this class)
Time: 51 min.
Calories burned: 315

Tuesday-

*Walk outside
Time: 30 min.

Wednesday-

*Walk outside
Time: 20 min.

*Spin class
Time: 1 hour 1 min.
Calories burned: 559

Thursday-

*Walk outside
Time: 30 min.

Friday-

Day Off (so much for doing daily exercise oops)

Saturday-

*Spin class
Time: 1 hour 5 min.
Calories burned: 600

Sunday-

*Spin (on my own since the class was canceled)
Time: 50 min.
Calories burned: 547

How were your workouts last week and what are your exercise goals for the coming week?

 
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