💪 Exercise
I am still exercising exclusively on our treadmill. I started out the month with 40 minute work outs and got through 8, but then I decreased back down to 30 minutes when I had a cold, and then just kept it there. I have no idea why, but 30 in January was good, 35 in February was good, but the 40 minute ones in March felt so much tougher. I am super out of shape, so I guess that’s part of it! I honestly think I’m just going to stay at 30 for the time being. It feels physically manageable, and also just from a time perspective because I am tired and busy, but that seems like a do-able amount.
I attempted to jog one day and it was ROUGH. I jogged for two intervals of one minute each with walking in between and PHEW! Apparently I am not ready to run yet!
Workouts completed: 19
Total time: 10.08 hours
🍫 Diet
Admittedly, my diet was bad again. My sweet tooth has seemed out of control lately and I have been consuming way too many desserts. This is where I really, really struggle. I feel like my meal portions are fine, but it’s the sweets that are doing me in and it’s been bad for the last few months, sometimes with one or two desserts a DAY. Sugar is honestly my addiction and vice since I don’t drink or smoke, and have cut way back on Diet Coke too. I’ve got to rein that in from here on out.
📉 Weigh-In
📉 Non-scale Victories
🎯 April Plans and Goals
I’m going to stick with 30 minute treadmill walks for the time being. I MAY try some more jogging intervals again even though it felt like an epic failure in March, because you’ve got to start somewhere. When I was still running regularly though, I always hated treadmill running but loved outdoor running. My running comeback may have to wait until it’s nice outside and I can try to jog again around my neighborhood. It should be nice really soon, I hope!
A major change that I’ve instituted in the last week is that I’m now doing ALL morning work outs. Previously, they were some mornings (on my days off work) and the rest were evening after work. I’m not a fan of evening work outs though, so now I’m getting up earlier to get them in before work. Jerry gets up at 6:20 for work, so now I get up with him and hop on the treadmill. So far so good. I like getting home from work and knowing it’s already done for the day. Huge relief!
My eating is going to change just a bit too, I think. I’ve mentioned it before, but diets are not for me, so I will not be dieting. I will, however, be more careful about what I’m eating. I started this month logging my calories for a couple of days, but I don’t really have a desire to continue that. For now, I’m going to just attempt to cut back on my dessert / sweets intake to a reasonable amount. I do think the couple days of logging I did helped me to see how much I should be consuming in a day though, so I think it might get me back on a better path. It was a good refresher for me. On those days, I had enough calories left to have a dessert. I just need to keep all of that in mind when I’m thinking of having dessert: did I work out today? Did I overeat the rest of the day? Once I think of these things, I’ll know if I can treat myself.
Below are my numerical goals for the month.
Work outs: 17
Weight loss: 3 pounds
📚 Books I Read on the Treadmill
Just for fun, I thought I’d add this little section! I love reading on my Kindle Fire while I work out since it really helps pass the time. Here are the books I read from this month while on the treadmill (all from my Kindle).
- Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis – 3/5 stars. Humorous essays from a rich Southern lady living in NYC. Cute, silly, but nothing spectacular.
- I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott – 3/5 stars. A book of personal essays on a variety of topics from a perfectionist. Insightful and interesting, humorous and honest. I especially liked the parts about parenting. Not a favorite, but a good read.
- Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey – 5/5 stars. I loved this funny and steamy romance! So hilarious and cute. This is definitely going on my favorites for the year.
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