Me @ 30: Goals for Week 4

Here are my goals for the upcoming week -- (thanks AM for the idea!)

Physical Activity

• Go to the gym twice
• Run 3 miles
• Get outside and play with my son

Motherhood

• Truly enjoy my week alone with him
• Allow myself to get lost in his kiddie world a few times
• Treat him to someplace he really likes (Chuck E. Cheese, maybe?)

Personal Growth

• Journal at least 4 times
• Meditate at least once
• Don't fall behind on my work and studying
• Work on stress reduction strategies
• Start working on my list of things that make me happy (see this post by one of my blog pals)

Nice thing for myself

• Do something off of the happiness list (see above)

Eating

• Limit to 1500 calories a day -OR-
• Aim for 60 grams of carbs or less
• Try to eat fruits or veggies every day
• Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day

Home/Life

• Unpack and arrange my closet

Fun/"Me" Time

• Make it to my sailing course this weekend.

Anatomy of Our Low-Carb Fridge

Lunch with Dad & Muscle Cramps

My dad (who by the way was an amazing sprinter back in high school) came up to visit with some of his friends today -- a neat surprise. We went to an Irish Pub for lunch and I had a wonderful salmon with capers, and double order of veggies instead of rice pilaf. 

I practiced great restraint, because trust me, I love rice pilaf! I did so well with carbs today that I treated myself to almost a whole bag of microwave popcorn with extra butter... which I ate while soaking away my aches from tonight's workout and run (in a Lavendar bath soak).

Tonight's run on the treadmill went better than yesterday endurance-wise (Max heart rate was 182 today versus 188 yesterday). I repeated the 2min run:1min walk routine from yesterday since I had such difficulties. 

My tongue actually remained in my mouth at all times, and I started to feel like I had a good stride. However, between minute 13 and 14, I got a major left shin cramp. No matter what I did, I couldn't shake it out while running. So unfortunately, I had to stop running until the cramp subsided. Five minutes later though, I was golden and could run on it with no problems. But, man, was it an uncomfortable feeling.

Tonight's treadmill run (2.33 miles)
00:00-15:00 -- 2 min run (at 5.8mph, 1% incline), 1 min walk (at 3.2mph, 1% incline)
15:00-19:00 -- walking at 3.0mph (cramp)
19:00-30:00 -- 2 min run (at 5.8mph, NO incline), 1 min walk (at 3.2mph, NO incline)
Total run: 18 min, Walk: 12 min

Net Carbs: 20grams
Weight: -5 lbs.
Other Workout: Cardio for an hour in the Group Groove class.