Take It Easy

Hey everyone!

What a week I have had. 

I started my week with a 3 mile walk on the treadmill at the gym on Monday. The inside of my shins were killing me. Tuesday I took the day off because the pain was extreme and I made an appointment with my doctor to get my legs checked out. Wednesday morning I went to the doctor and found out I have severe shin splints. I was told to rest for 2 weeks (that's not going to happen) so I told the doctor about how I was working out/trying to lose this weight and she came up with a plan for me. She told me to swim (not an option since my gym doesn't have a pool), ride a bike or walk for 2 weeks. After the 2 weeks I am allowed to run but only 1 minute of running followed by 5 minutes of walking. As the weeks go on I will be allowed to do more but in order to get rid of this pain I will need to follow this plan. So I went to the gym that evening and biked 8 miles (which took 45 minutes). Thursday was beautiful and almost 70 degrees outside so during the afternoon my kiddos and I took a 3 mile walk around our neighborhood.

My babies after our walk

Friday I rested and ran a bunch of errands to get ready for Valentine's Day! Saturday I walked another 3 miles on the treadmill changing the incline and speed throughout. I know I just told you that I'm not allowed to run but I ran (pretty much a super slow jog) for about a minute in the beginning so that my heart rate would increase and so I would start sweating. I plan on going to the gym today and I will probably walk another 3 miles. 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day is usually filled with chocolates and candies at our house! But I am happy to say that only the kids got those things. I did however have two pieces of Cooper's chocolates (I had to control myself) but that was it! 

  

To be honest...I didn't think I was going to lose any weight this week since I can't do certain things at the gym (and since "Aunt Flow" hasn't visited me in almost 2 years thanks to being pregnant and breastfeeding...she made a visit this week...holy cramps) but when I hopped on the scale this morning I was very surprised! 

Last week I weighed 224.6lbs. 

This week I weigh...

This means I lost 2 pounds this week! So in the past four weeks I have lost a total of 10.4lbs!! I'm extremely happy with these numbers this week! If I keep going at the rate that I am I could possibly reach my goal of 170lbs in 5 more months! I have 52.6lbs to go! I just need to make sure that I listen to what the doctor told me so that I don't hurt myself even worse. I would be devastated if I hurt myself and was unable to workout! I promised you that this week would be better...and look at that! I kept my promise!! Let's keep our fingers crossed for a great weigh in next week!

One Last Thought

If something doesn't feel right or you are having pain while you are working out don't push it. Take time to recover and take care of your body. Its alright to take a break every now and then when you need it!

See you next week!

Missy