45 Degrees is Really COLD for Florida! Brrrr...

Hard to believe I spent the first decade of my life in New England.  Even harder to believe I spent 5 years living in remote Alaska.  However, I guess these last nearly 5 years in Florida have turned me into a sniveling little girl that puts the heat on in the minivan the second the temperature drops below 73 degrees!  

So this week, I was really proud of myself for getting out there at working out in the chilly weather.  

This week, I only logged 6 miles total.  While it's not fantastic, it's more than I would have logged if I just stayed on the couch.  Truthfully, I walked more than ran this week.  The cold weather seems to make my knees hurt something fierce, so walking it was.  And I spaced both times and forgot my HR monitor, so I have no idea what my pace was or calories burned.  

I did make it to the gym once this week, working around my crazy work/school schedule.  And tonight I allowed Jillian Michaels to beat me up just a bit with the 30 Day Shred, which is a great workout.  

Since I had a birthday this week and was not conscientious of my food intake at all, I'm giving myself a free week without looking at the scale.  I've been on a steady decline for about a month now, and I know seeing the number go up with be difficult for me mentally.  

Today, my BFF took me to see a movie and this little video came on during the 30 minutes of previews...while ordinarily loathe the Cartoon Network, I did find humor in this because my 10 year old son loves running errands with me, even if it means he has to help pick out a shirt for his little sister from Justice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz75oAkPTPM

Baby it's Cold Outside!

I'm not sure I ever posted a recap of the Tower of Terror 10 Miler, so I'll do that sometime soon.

School keeps me busy, as well as the kids' activities and working night-shift.  I'm now officially nocturnal, as it's nearly 2am and I can't sleep.  Of course, I'm "on-call" for the hospital tonight, so it's nights like this that I can't sleep for fear of missing my phone ringing.

This week the weather has been so odd.  It started out way too hot...which meant treadmill running.  And now, as I listen to the wind howling, it's a brisk 50 degrees outside.

I've "run" 3 miles twice this week.  Not quite run non-stop, as my knee is killing me...a sure sign I may need to bite the bullet and invest in another pair of new shoes.  But anywho, I was moving forward rapidly for 3 miles in a row twice this week.  Monday night I hit the gym to run on the treadmill and strength train.  And Wednesday morning, I met my BFF at our favorite park and we did our thing for 3 miles.  We'll meet up again tomorrow morning, even though it's supposed to be quite chilly!  I've already got my clothes set out and am ready to go.

The hubby and I watched "Fat Head" this week on Netflix.  It was great to really talk about the food we are putting into our bodies.  Let's face it, with 3 kids in sports, full-time graduate school and full-time work...I don't always have the time/energy to make a real meal, and we find ourselves grabbing food on the go quite a bit.

I've also had ZERO soda this week at work.  Soda at work seems to be my weakness.  I like the caffeine/sugar rush to keep me awake when I'm getting tired at 3am.  I've been sticking to my ice water in my Patriots tervis tumbler.

Overall, it's been a pretty successful week for exercise and diet.  Tomorrow is Friday, I am planning to walk/run 3 miles in the morning and possibly hit up the gym for some strength training.  I have a date with my 7 year old son for dinner tomorrow night, and haven't quite decided where we are going.