Tired Tuesday

Good MORNING!

I burned 782 calories this morning!  WOW!  What a good workout the trainer had planned this morning!  We did cardio and strength mixed together.  It was tough.  I think I went 6 miles total on different machines and did 120 bicycle crunches, 90 push-ups, and 40 lunge/squat combos. 

I was/am so VERY excited about my purchase that came in the mail.  I think I ordered too many things last week online...now I'm just waiting for them all to arrive!  My favorite one came first!  It is a Polar FT7 Heart Monitor.  It is FABULOUS!!!! I figured out there wasn't really a way for me to figure up how many calories I burned when we were lifting and such so I wanted to purchase something to help me with that.  I read about a heart rate monitor on another blog and asked my trainer about them.  She had the FT7 on that day so I checked it out and loved it.  I ordered my own the next day.  Amazon is pretty quick so it only took a few days to get here.  It is also really easy to use and now I have a way to track my calories each and every workout.  Oh-one more thing, the men's and women's are the same size.  The only difference is the color! The black and silver is my favorite besides the expensive pink ones, and it is cheaper I believe right now!  It is a men's but it is the exact same as the gold and black women's one.  And I didn't like the gold one that well. I recommend one for sure! It is an excellent tool for working out!

Monday-I worked out after work.  I warmed up 5 minutes then began alternating- jogging 90 seconds then walk 2 minutes and continued on for 28 minutes I believe.  Then cooled down for another 5.  I burned 451 calories I believe and went a little over 2 miles.  I am still working on the running part! I get tired easily but from reading others' blogs, it will come!  I am considering ordering some compression socks to help with my shin splints.  I think they would be a good purchase and would help support my shins on a daily basis.  

Saturday and Sunday-I did NOTHING but eat a bunch of crap.  I'm working through that though.  This week, Christy, my accountability partner from the Prior Fat Girl website, and I decided to set a small goal of eating healthy for the next 2 weeks.  I believe getting through the first 3 days is always the TOUGHEST!  So, I got through yesterday eating about 1,100 calories and working off 451 of them and today I'm doing well (SO FAR).  I need to get through today and tomorrow.  Once Chad gets back from Oklahoma, it is much easier to get the protein in because he will grill meat for me! When he's not home, I don't make very much!

I HIGHLY suggest accountability partners.  I don't even know Christy and she's already been super helpful and totally amazing.  It is funny how we seem to be SO much alike!  GO US!

Have a great week!