#1MillionMinutes

I am so excited to join #1MillionMinutes with #sweatpink! This summer my goal is to do 1000 minutes of activity, while wearing my favorite color pink!

I predict that we’ll kick the goal of #1MillionMinutes - we’ll actually hit 2 million minutes this summer! I predict that running will be the top-logged movement.

I'll get extra minutes in by hiking at Mt. Rainier in a couple of weeks!

My favorite way to get extra minutes in is by walking with my adorable dog Penny.

So are you in to help us get #1MillionMinutes in this summer!

Wine & Dine Training Plan

Now that my knee is feeling better the majority of the time, I thought it was time to get back into running.  I picked up a treadmill on Craigslist since it's hot as hades outsides, plus that will help cushion my knee for a while.  My plan includes 3 days of running (working off of the Jeff Galloway plan) and 4 days of 21 Day Fix workouts.  Remember, I'm starting from scratch so this may seem pretty basic, but I hope it works for me.

Week 1 (June 15-21)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 2 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 2 (June 22-28)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 2.5 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 3 (June 29-July 5)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 3 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 4 (July 6-12)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 3.5 mile run/walk
Friday-Sunday: Vacation

Week 5 (July 13-19)
On vacation.  Might try to get a few runs in, but nothing guaranteed

Week 6 (July 20-26)
Monday-Wednesday: Vacation
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 3 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 7 (July 27-August 2)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 4 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 8 (August 3-9)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 5 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 9 (August 10-16)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 6.5 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 10 (August 17-23)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 3 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 11 (August 24-30)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 8 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 12 (August 31-September 6)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 3 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 13 (September 7-13)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 9.5 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 14 (September 14-20)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 3 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 15 (September 21-27)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 11 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 16 (September 28-October 5)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 3 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 17 (October 6-12)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 12.5 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 18 (October 13-19)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 3 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 19 (October 20-26)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 14 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 20 (October 27-November 2)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Pilates Fix
Saturday: 3 mile run/walk
Sunday: Yoga Fix

Week 21 (November 3-9)
Monday: Upper Fix
Tuesday: 30 minute run/walk
Wednesday: Lower Fix
Thursday: 30 minute run/walk
Friday: Day off
Saturday: Wine & Dine Half Marathon!

Round 1 of the 21 Day Fix Done!

J and I recently finished our first round of the 21 Day Fix and are very happy with the plan so far.  We didn't follow it perfectly (had some cheat meals, didn't always work out, etc), so we didn't see as good as results may have been expected, but we were pretty happy with what we did accomplish.

The biggest change is that we are eating a lot healthier.  We're planning out all our meals, eating smaller portions, and consuming way more fruits and veggies.  We can eyeball a lot of portion sizes now, but still use the containers for some things.

We've also been working out a lot more than we were previously.  The 30 minute work out videos are short, but a great workout.  They will kick your butt.  We can feel ourselves getting stronger and the moves getting a little easier. 

We each lost about 5 pounds during the first 21 days and a couple inches throughout body.  No drastic changes, but I'm happy with the program just for the facts that we're eating healthier and working out  We're definitely going to stick to it and make it a part of our lifestyle now. 

Have you done the 21 Day Fix?  How were your results?

21 Day Fix

Hey everyone!  Sorry I've been so absent lately.  I'm still not running, so I didn't really feel like I had much to say.  :-(

Since I'm not running, I've gained about 10 pounds, so I need to do something.  One of my friends recommended the 21 Day Fix from Beachbody, so I'm going to try it out.

*FYI, I am not a Beachbody coach and do not earn anything from talking about the 21 Day Fix.  I just wanted to share my progress with the program with you.*

If you're not familiar with the 21 Day Fix, it's a fitness and nutrition program.  You get 6 different 30 minute workout videos which you rotate throughout the week.  Then, they send you containers to teach you healthy eating and proper portion control.

I'm ridiculously excited about trying it out and hope it works.  Both J and I are starting tomorrow.  I'll try posting regularly to give you updates on our progress!

Update on Me

I mentioned in my last post that my knee was killing me during the 10k.  So I scheduled an appointment with an orthopedic physician to make sure there was no severe damage done during the car accident.

They took a few more x-rays and the doctor agreed with the ER that there were no broken bones.  After doing some tests, he thinks that it's just a really bad bone bruise, which can take 2-3 months to heal (blech!).  Apparently I'm an 80 year old woman because I'm not on arthritis medicine and a topical anti-inflammatory cream.  He said if the pain isn't gone in 6 week so to come back and get an MRI done to make sure that there wasn't any cartilage damage.

So, I'm taking it easy on the running front for the time being.  I will be able to do short runs every now and then, but he doesn't want me to do anything strenuous.  I need to get a couple more 10k runs in to try and get a decent time for Wine &  Dine, so I'll take it easy and try to get at least one in.

So, not the best update, but I'm just glad that it seems like nothing is seriously wrong with my knee.  I hope the pain goes away soon!

Springtime Tallahassee 10K Recap

I registered for Springtime Tallahassee before my accident.  Even though I had only run once between the accident and the race, I decided I was going to go ahead and do it.  I would walk the entire thing if I had to.

Woke up to 40 degree weather and headed to the Leon County Courthouse to meet up with some friends.  I realized at this point that I forgot my Garmin.  :-/

Springtime starts the 5k and the 10k at the same time, so with the sound of a horn, we were off.  Somewhere between miles 1 and 2, the 5k runners split off from the 10k runners, so the runners thinned out some.

Now remember, I live in Florida and we don't really have hills, so I rarely run them.  Well, I think this course found every hill in all of Tallahassee.  It was brutal!  During the first hill, my knee started aching.  I was very pleased to see a real bathroom around mile 2 so I could sit down for a minute.  Sadly the bathroom stop so early on killed our 5k time, which came out to be around 50 minutes.  At this point, I hit a wall.  I started getting a stitch in my side and my knee was just aching.  I did very little running at this point.

About mile 5, the cops came up to us and told us to get on the sidewalk because they were opening the roads.  I thought this was a little ridiculous seeing as there were still a good bit of people on the course.  We were about an hour and twenty minutes in at this point.  Thankfully the rest of the course was downhill so I ran a good bit and finished around an hour and forty five minutes.  Not a good time at all, but I was just happy that I finished.

After crossed the finish line, I met back up with one of my friends who finished about 10 minutes before me.  She directed me to the medal stand and they only had last year's medals left.  I was pretty upset by this because last year's was not near as cool as this year.  Thankfully one of my friends who works for the running club who puts on the race found me one of this years.  There was also no beer and barely any bananas left.  The definitely needed to organize the race a little better.

Overall I was happy that I completed the race, but it was brutal.  Not sure if I would do this course again.  Those hills were killer.

I did get a pretty medal though.  :-)

Post Race Disney Fun

After the Enchanted 10k was over, we went back to the room for a while and napped.  Once we woke up, it was time to hit the parks!  We decided to spend the night at Magic Kingdom.

First stop once we walked in the gate, Tinkerbell.  Tinkerbell absolutely loved my medal and told me next time I should fly instead of run.  :-)

Of course I had to get a picture in front of castle.

We rode a few rides and then went to dinner at Columbia Harbor House.  I had a couple friends who raved about the seafood macaroni and cheese, so I decided to try it.  It was yummy, but I would have preferred it to be a smaller portion with a side of fries or broccoli.  The mac n cheese was just so heavy and hard to finish.

After dinner, we rode some more rides and then hung out with Goofy for a little while.  We were the only person in line, so we interacted for about 10 minutes.

Goofy and I went running together.

We visited a couple princesses and got my bib signed before calling it a night.

The next morning we got up early and headed to Hollywood Studios.  First stop, coffee!

Went to the Animation Studio and I got to draw Eeyore!

After we were done at Hollywood Studios, we got a boat over to the Boardwalk to get lunch at Boardwalk Bakery.  It was on my bucket list to try the lobster roll and I'm so glad I did.  It was amazing!  I highly recommend it on your next trip.

Sadly it was time for us to come home.  Even though we were both sick the entire weekend, we still had fun.  Looking forward to the next trip!