Summer Challenge Day 16

Today has been an awesome day for me workout wise! I got up this morning and went running...3 miles 27 minutes....best time to date I think! Then a kick butt kick boxing workout with a new instructor for me. Our regular instructor for this class was out today with a back injury and I pray she is back soon. The class was fun and challenging! He seemed to focus more on like boxing drills which was different pace and intense. I love the kick boxing side of this so I missed Nicole today. She is tough, but fun! However I came out drenched in sweat...between the run and the class! Then I hit the pool for some swim time and if I am honest, I must say, it is feeling amazing to swim and see that I am stronger and my endurance is so much higher! I love feeling healthy and strong!

Yesterday I was focused on changing goals, so I didn't share this, but I was lifting yesterday...lat pull downs with a twist...you do them on the cable station and stand and pull them down like a swim motion...anyhow one of the trainers came by and was like "Wow...girl...I see some muscles popping out in that back!"...That made me look in the mirror and from the angle I could see some muscle in my upper back...YAY!!! That made me feel amazing! Near the end of my workout I was doing shoulder press and during a rest, I caught a glimpse of my upper leg...it look like a bump on the outside of my leg....I looked down to see what it was...you know thinking this could be bad...a knot in my leg...not good...it was a muscle! So loving my body these days!

I got on the scale tonight...I know...that is not something I need to do and especially not at night...no real change in these last 15 days...but you know I am okay with that! I didn't do measurements, I am waiting for one month to do that, but it really didn't bother me that the scale hasn't changed...one it is night and eating has been off today and was off over the weekend, two it is the time of month my weight is the highest anyway...and I know I am building muscle and burning fat...so who cares what a dumb old scale says! I love how I look and feel and that is the best place to be....for the first time in my life I am comfortable with my body! I am comfortable walking around in a two piece at the pool, or taking off a soaked t-shirt and going to a sports bra in a class...For the first time in my life I am at peace with what my body looks like and I truly love it...no it is not perfect and it is not where I want it to be, but it is strong and healthy...tanned and toned...my endurance is better than ever...

I asked the question, the other day on Fabulous Fitness...what is your weakest link in your fitness journey...mine is nutrition...I love working out, I love getting sweaty and feeling the high that comes from a good hard workout...but I also love food! (some people have dreamed of hearing me say that...lol) the problem is some of the foods I love are not good for me and I know in moderation they say everything is ok...but processed, chemically loaded foods are poison to my body regardless of the doseage I take! I have got to get back to a place of eating clean, healthy nutritious foods and eating them in abundance! I discovered today that I burn around 1200 cals a day in exercise...to give my body what it needs I need to eat a ton of food and this is where I struggle with eating clean...it takes a ton of food to have enough to fuel my body...suggestions from my clean eating friends?????

Moving forward with the Tri training plans and looking at a tri for Sept 25, 2011! This is why the nutrition needs to come into line...i am pushing hard, training hard and my body deserves the best fuel!