Welcome to the fifth week of the Workout This Fall Challenge!  I can’t believe we have completed one month already!  That went by real quick.   I am so excited to be teaming up with my friend, Tara, from Mommy Head Adventures to bring you a safe, fun place to come link up your goals and find some new accountability friends.

How this challenge works is simple. You commit to workout 3-4 times a week during the months of October, November and December and challenge yourself with new goals so that you can stay away from those extra holiday pounds. With extra Halloween candy, Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas parties, it is our hope that we can help you to avoid the bulge and keep the number down on the scale.

So every Wednesday at 8pm CST, the link will go live and will stay open until the next Tuesday morning. That way you can feel safe to add your posts, comments, etc. whenever you have time. Share your progress photos on Instagram using the hashtag #workoutthisfall where you will find us sharing our watch pictures, Nike Plus app photos and various other exercise ventures. You can also follow us for encouragement as well at mommyhead7 and thecasualcraftlete.

 

Here is my set up for the coming week.

The Results:
My goal last week was to eat less sugar and drink more water.  I would say I did pretty good.  Not 100%, but better than what I have been doing.  I ran a 8k race on Saturday and was happy with the results.  My goal was to run the entire route and I did!  My pace was around 11:00 miles, which I was really happy with.  I had a lot of fun and met some new running friends.  The running community is SO supportive and friendly.

The Goal:
My goal for the coming week is to write everything down in My Fitness Pal again.  I need to keep track of how many calories I am eating.  It’s really hard trying to figure out how much to eat while training for a half marathon.  I don’t want to eat too much and gain weight, but I don’t want to eat too little and not have enough fuel to run.  Runner problems.

The Schedule:
I’ve decided to write my schedule from today (Wednesday) through next Tuesday.  It will make things a bit easier for me since I post the challenge on Wednesdays.

• Wednesday:  Strength Training with the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD
• Thursday:  Run 3 miles
• Friday:  Rest
• Saturday:  5 miles
• Sunday:  3 miles
• Monday:  Strength Training with the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD
• Tuesday:  4 miles

*In addition to my schedule I will be add in Tara’s Extra 30 November Challenge.

 

Hoping to see some good results from the challenge!  I already feel the burn!

The Scale:
Here is a look at what the scale showed this morning for my weekly weigh in.

The scale is only down .2 pounds this week.  Which isn’t too bad, since I started my period yesterday and I’m bloated!  Anyway, for the month of October I have lost a total of 3.2 pounds. Not great but it’s better than nothing.  I feel like I am losing weight and gaining muscle.  My clothes fit looser and I am lot strong than what I was at the start of this month.

One month down two more to go.  WE CAN DO THIS!!