I'm back in the saddle again!

Once again, let me try this. Life has been sooo busy but I've decided I need to get back in shape for sanity:)

Very windy but I decided not to worry about anything other than just running...even if I was running extremely slow into the wind.

Got home and did some lunges, calf raises and abs.

And that's all folks.

Woke up early to run before work. Same route as yesterday but harder even though there wasn't any wind...amazing how out of shape I am:/ 

Got home and did 20 pull-ups, 30 push-ups, 100 crunches. Tired but happy I went.

Went down to the JRP with my dog this morning. I felt good considering how pooped I was yesterday. The wind was blowing from the north so it was nice to finish with the wind for once:) My pup is a great running partner...no pressure to run faster, keeps my mind occupied, and she won't flake on me:)

Got home and did some shoulders, biceps, triceps.

Woke up early again and my 15 year old wanted to get up and go as well and so did the dog. Definitely easier to run with the dog alone and on the trail. She is scared of cars and made it a pain. I was tired and sore this morning but felt alright but my kid kicked my can.

Not enough time to do any weights before I had to get kids ready for school and out the door for work. Maybe tonight if I''m not completely beat.

The past while (probably 4 1/2 years if accurate) I have had feelings and anger build up about a lot of things in my life which in return has made me quite negative about A LOT of things in my life. I decided while out on my SLOW run today that I need to look for the positve and things I am blessed with rather than focusing on the negative crap. I cannot control how other people act, feel, treat me or others, etc. and the only person these feelings effect and hurt,  is me. I used to be so nice and sweet and I need to find a way back to being that person.

So, let me start today...I set my alarm for 7:30 because I didn't have any reason to be up any earlier and guess what, I woke up at 6:30 and felt refreshed and ready to go (although I still layed there until 7:25). Did the same 3 mile Bluffdale Loop that I have done 3 other days this week. It was such a beautiful morning and I was happy to just be out and going. Nothing on my body hurt, which makes me grateful for my health. When I got to the uphill 1.2 miles on the way back, I focused on how light the breeze was this morning and pretended it was flat (which couldn't fool my heart rate:). All in all a fantastic morning and I am so looking forward to a long weekend!

Well no excuses why I didn't run Saturday or yesterday...just crappy weather and enjoyed being lazy.

Slept in this morning with my hubby and got up and headed to the JRP trail. Ran to the top of the big hill and back. No garmin but I think it is a little over 3. I felt awesome and sure it was because I took a couple of days off. I really am excited about running right now and hope that it will continue.

So, I practiced my positive thinking this weekend...my first great-neice was born Friday evening and my brother didn't call me or anything (heard through my mom) and I found myself irritated about it. I decided that it wasn't that big of a deal and they were probably just busy and enjoying the baby and sure enough, my sis-in-law text me Saturday morning with a picture. Glad I didn't get upset about it.

What a nice morning. Got up early and my son was going to run with me, but wasn't down here when I told him I needed to be out the door so...by myself (which isn't a bad thing right now). I ran my 3 mile Bluffdale loop and felt fantastic!!! I struggled a tiny bit on the last little bit of uphill but really concentrated on holding good form and not only did that help with how my legs felt but with dread of the hill as well. I was thinking I would add on a 1/4-1/2 mile per day but I think I am going to wait until next week. Really want to be smart about increase in mileage...especially since I am not training for anything, no need to get up in the high mileage range right now. Building a nice base that I am comfortable with, helps me lose weight, etc. sounds great right now. Maybe along the way I will get faster and want to run some sort of race. For now, I will be the tortoise:)

Did some legs and abs when I got home.

Had planned on getting up early to run before getting kids off to school because my daughter had an orthodonist appt. at 9:00 but could not fall asleep last night:( Rather than drag butt all day, I decided to go when I got back at 9:45. It wasn't too hot yet so it was nice. I decided to do an out run and not run back (had my daughter pick me up), to save myself from the mile long hill at the end. It was sooooo nice. I still had 3/4 mile uphill but it was in the middle rather than the end.

Got home and layed on the trampoline for an hour (in my bathing suit...love me a suntan:) with my daughter and looked at her yearbook. Ahhh, the simple joys in life:)

For some reason, I had such a hard time getting up this morning. I was way tired at 6:30 when my alarm went off...I even went to bad at 10:30, oh well. Left at 7:00 instead and was seriously dragging, but got into a rhythm and felt okay. Did the same Bluffdale loop. Looking forward to adding some mileage next week so I can run a little different route. Lost that extra 1/2 hour though so I didn't have time for any weights after. I will try this lovely evening.