New Journey

So it's been a while since I've been on here.... I obviously let my busy schedule get the best of me while I was doing the Weight Loss Challenge and ended up abandoning my blog. oops.

A quick recap of the challenge:

Starting weight: 117.4 pounds.... June 3, 2009

Goal weight: 110 pounds

Finishing weight: 108.4 pounds ...July 15, 2009 (9 pound loss... 7.66% of body weight)

I actually ended up being the 3rd Place Winner (woot woot!) which was $50! At the end of the challenge I had also lost 12 inches off my whole body, 6 inches of which were straight from my waist!!

Today is September 14th which is a little over 3 months since the 6 week challenge began and I have continued to lose even after the challenge. My weight this morning was 106.6 pounds and I seem to fluctuate weekly between 106-109 pounds.

My new "main" goal is to become a runner, with a side goal of trying to love strength training. Right now my favorite exercise is anything cardio... and while this keeps the pounds off and keeps my heart healthy, it does nothing for my skinny bum. I am hoping with the new goal of running, and the attempt to adopt more strength training into my workouts, I can build some more muscle. I would like to add on about 3-4 pounds of muscle weight.

To try and achieve these goals, I will follow this 7 week running program that I found on WomensHealthmag.com:

Week 1: Run 2 min, walk 3 min; repeat 6 times
Week 2: Run 3 min, walk 3 min; repeat 5 times
Week 3: Run 5 min, walk 2 min; repeat 4 times
Week 4: Run 7 min, walk 3 min; repeat 3 times
Week 5: Run 8 min, walk 2 min; repeat 3 times
Week 6: Run 9 min, walk 1 min; repeat 3 times
Week 7: Run 30 minutes

full article here:

I will start Week 1 this afternoon, and as the article suggests, I will do each set 3 times a week. I am hoping to follow up this week with runs on Wednesday and Friday. I also plan to take my regular aerobics classes in hopes to benefit from the strength training included.

Wish me luck! Hopefully I will stick with the blog this time!