(G) Strangely I am so happy the Torture Report is back. Sometimes when I am feeling less-than motivated, knowing I’ll have to “report” it gets me going. It also helps me find a healthy sense of humor about my very human qualities (read as: lacking skills).
As we mentioned last week, we signed up for some Facebook Fitness Fun. We are doing 100 miles in June with I love to run and also a 30-day Ab Challenge.

It’s Day 10 for us both in the Ab Challenge and June 100 Miles challenge.

Our mileage tally to date:

G: 34 miles

(L): 16 miles (I guess I am a little behind)

And we haven’t missed an Ab Challenge yet!

 

100 Pushups

I have this weird quirk about doing 100 pushups. I found a challenge that leads you to being able to do 100 pushups. I started it in December and then with all the training for the 50-miler, I let it go somewhere along the way. Shakira, however, did it and continues to do 100 pushups 3 days a week. What a rock star!!!!
It’s week 4 for me and it’s going well.
Why 100 pushups you ask? It just seems like a good, healthy goal. You know, better than trying to put on 100 pounds, eat 100 cupcakes of which both would likely be easier endeavors for me.

Resting? What?
So it’s possible in all my enthusiasm for these fun adventures, trying to get it all in, and regroup from my couch-potato hiatus that I failed to take my own advice. What I know to be true is: Rest is equally important as Exercise.
In fact, it’s so important I am going to say it again REST is just as important as EXERCISE.

Saturday rolled around and I realized I was unusually tired and I couldn’t quite remember the last day I took off. Now my memory isn’t great so it’s not like it’s been months or anything but possibly 15 days. Duh? I know better. So a resting day each week I will lovingly return to, possibly two. You know why, cause it’s good for us just like cake!

BECOMING POCAHONTAS!!!

It’s funny that G mentioned that the benefit of writing the torture report is accountability. I find myself daily asking, WWPD (What would Pocahontas do?) 

No, seriously when I don’t want to do something I think, Pocahontas would do it!!  Not to mention I don’t want to let any of my Pocahontas fans down.

So, I am behind on my running schedule and to be honest I am a little worried about completing the 100-mile challenge. I have a vacation planned and while I can run while I am gone the thought of 100% humidity makes Pocahontas feel a little…unmotivated. I will keep you posted.

As G said, I have not missed a single day of the AB Challenge and my abdominal muscles are none too happy about the strenuous workout I have been putting them through.  I just hope they give up the fight and submit to being a six pack…soon!!  I am not officially doing the push up challenge, but I am doing pushups every day. Sometimes they are in my Insanity workout and I especially like the traveling pushup.  It sounds kind of sadistic, I know, but it makes me feel kind of powerful when I do them.

Yogini continues to be a subtle kick in my butt. Nothing is too difficult, but at the end of the 45 minutes all of my muscles are shaking. It has to be doing something, right?

To sum it all up, I am still working it. Some days I kill it and other days are mediocre, but I am getting it done.  Little by little I continue to add to my Pocahontas lifestyle.  I have pretty much given up wheat/gluten and that feels really good.  I also added Chia Seeds to my diet this week.  They are supposed to be a Super Food.  Don’t ask me what that means, but I like things that have Super in the description!  I am still waiting for Super Chocolate!  Anyway, I have been adding them to my smoothies and besides an occasional renegade seed that sticks between my teeth I feel good about it.  And to answer the big question, “Have I lost any weight?”  I have only weighed myself twice in the last few months.  Once a few weeks after the race and to my dismay I had gained 10 pounds since January.  I am over it now, but I did spend more than a few days lamenting the fact that I had trained my butt off for months only to gain weight!  While on my Becoming Pocahontas journey, I have lost about 4 pounds and I can see a difference in my muscle tone.  Don’t be discouraged, Pocahontas is her 40’s people, losing weight is hard stuff!

So, this week when you find yourself unmotivated and languishing in front  of the TV think WWPD??

Sunshine & Sarcasm,

Lowi & G