Feeling Good

I’m trying to get back in the habit of working out at the gym regularly. I play volleyball twice a week, and putter around doing other things, but after the holidays I’ve been avoiding the gym since all the “New Years Resolution” folks show up. Now that it’s been 6-7 weeks, that crowd is starting to trickle off.

Last night they were swamped and I finally found one treadmill open… after walking for 5 minutes I decided to give jogging a try again, since it’s been a couple of months.. I’m proud to say that I ran at a 5.2 speed for 5 minutes. A very big deal for me since last year I could not run even 30 seconds. I’ve got very short legs, so 5.2 is not much on these treadmills when my 6’2 husband can run at a 9+ due to his long stride and walks at a 5 – but when you are vertically challenged like me, 5.2 is fast! Plus as a bonus, my lose skin did not make any obscene or embarrassing noises like before.

So I’ve officially been on maintenance a couple of days now and am really enjoying it. Technically I ate out of the box last week while in New Orleans, but ate lots of fish and veggies, but I’m counting this as my first true week of maintenance:

Monday:
2 HMR 800 Shakes
1 HMR 500 Soup (2 pkgs)
2 Entrées
2 Bars
Green Beans (2 veg. servings)
1 extra large Baked Potato (3 veg servings)
600 Calories Physical Activity
80 oz Water
Total Est. Calories Consumed 1440

Tuesday:
2 HMR 800 Shakes
1 HMR 500 Soup (2 pkgs)
1 Entrée
2 Bars
Asparagus (2 veg servings)
Green Beans (1 veg serving)
Orange (1 fruit serving)
Nectarine (1 fruit serving)
Miso Soup
2 pork ribs, no fat.
430 Calories Physical Activity
96 oz Water
Total Est. Calories Consumed 1580