59 days!

I've been following my schedule.
my typical week
Mon, Run 3.5-5miles in the morning
Tue, @gym 1-1.5 of weights and lifts (I'm still doing 4 sets, but I'm SLOW and I have to wait sometimes for equipment)
Wed, @gym or with Max, the personal trainer or break(doing wedding stuff)
Thurs, Run 5miles w/friend; after work 1-1.5hrs of gym workout
Fri, rest (goal is to do yoga)
Sat, run about 8miles
Sun, 7AM workout in the gym @YMCA

It's been crazy. I think b/c of the crazy workout schedule, I've caught myself a cold. It comes on and off. I have asthma, so when I get a cough it lingers for months. I hope I won't be coughing up a storm on my wedding day. I may not run on Saturday, depending on how I feel. I'm less concern about getting fat:), but more concern that asthma has been getting worse the past few weeks. I start to wheeze just from a 10min walk to get lunch. I'm not sure if it's allergies or I am getting a cold and it's triggering my asthma. I'm seeing a doctor next week.

Yesterday, I went to see Max, my personal trainer and sports massage therapists. I started to cough again, so it was not the best workout. I did learn some more strength exercises.

-curl and press (5lbs?) I'll have to check on that
-arcs? (3lbs) back, shoulder, and arms
-V ups for abs (work up to 12)
-increasing weight for Romanian dead lifts to 45lbs (Lia not sure how to describe it, I'll try to find a photo to post)

I think that's all the new ones for this week. I'll have to check w/Max again to make sure.

73 days

Today, I ran w/E for 5.41 miles avg pace 10:49.

I am sore today from the personal training session.

I did abs,
chin ups,
pull ups,
regular lunges w/15lbs,
cross-over lunges,
standing on the half ball, it's a lot harder than it looks like
Romania dead lift w/30lbs total

I am suppose to do 4 sets of 8

I can do this!!

75 and 74 days

Tues, 6/12 elliptical machine 30 min, 50 bicycle crunches, I was too famished to do the cross-over lunges

Hmm...maybe I'm over doing this exercise thing just a bit. I ate a semi-big lunch.

Wed, 6/13 personal training workout
I'm going to have my first personal training session later today. He is also my sports massage therapist. He knows his stuff. Unfortunately, my knee is still bothering me. I'll mention it to him today.

76 and 75

Sun, 6/10 elliptical machine 30 min, cross-over lunges, 50 bicycle crunches
Mon, 6/11 run 4.44 miles, 60 bicycle crunches

Okay, hopefully, I don't get exercise burn out

the 77 day count down

Friday, 6/8 50 bicycle crunches, cross-over lunges
Sat, 6/9 8.84 miles, 50 bicycle crunches

vanity

Injuries will not get me to do my strength exercises, but fitting into my wedding dress will:). I went for my second dress fitting and behold, I gained a few inches around my butt and my dress was tight. Okay, maybe not like 5 inches, but definitely 1 or 2. It was quite embrassing. The seamstress said most brides loose weight, how come I gained. Well, before I was running 4-5 days a week and now I'm at 1 or most time 0. Yes, after Big Sur, I've been eating the same amount and doing very little exercise. In just a little over a month, I have a flabby butt. Since this is my exercise blog, as of Friday I am going on an aggressive exercise campaign to loose those inches. Yes, I am vain. What can I say, I want to look good in my wedding dress.

Since I didn't make time before to seriously do my cross-over lunges, now I have a new motive and in my opinion a more pressing goal to do my strength exercises. I have 11 weeks to stop eating like a horse and to use those Target 8lb weight I bought 6 months ago. I will kill 2 birds with 1 stone. I'll be stronger for my next race and I'll look good in my dress:).