Showing posts with label healthy living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy living. Show all posts

Sunday, June 28, 2009

My new blog!

Hi There! Welcome to my healthy living blog. I am creating this blog to keep up with my healthy living and get to my goal weight which is 125lbs. I have a long way to go, since I don't exactly lose weight too quickly. A little bit about me: 47 years old, current weight is 138 lbs. I am training for running in my first 10 mile race. In the picture below, I just finished my 5th road race this year. I ran in the Estero race for the cure in Estero, Florida in March. My next race was a 5k in Rhode Island (part of the Cox Road Races), then onward to my very first 10k at Colt State Park. Last weekend, I ran in the Will Speck 5k race in Cranston, RI and this weekend, I ran in the Scott Gorham 5k right here in my home town of Rumford, RI. So far, my very best time for a 5k is 28:05. I did that in May, 2009. I will be documenting all of my foods eaten, so it should keep me honest. :)I plan on starting that phase tomorrow. This is just my introductory blog. I am getting to be a blogging junkie. My favorite blog is katheats.com. She is great and so healthy. Fabulous cook too. So, here is my new goals for July:

1. Keep my calorie count to under 1400 kcals per day. (This is going to be tough for me).
2. Exercise 1 hour minimum every day. (This will be easy because I love to exercise).
3. Do more yoga! I currently do yoga 2x per week for 60 minutes. I love the website www.yogadownload.com. I do yoga right from my home.
4. Try to run 10 miles per week. I will need to increase this because I have the 10 mile race coming up.
5. Walk short walks with the hubby and dogs each night. Probably a 2 mile stroll is a better description.
6. Keep track of all foods eaten.
7. Get 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep each night.
8. Limit wine intake to weekends only, 1 glass per time.

So, that is my goals. I hope to be at the 125lb. mark by 9/30/09. I need to get thinner before an upcoming wedding and before I return to my home in Florida for the winter season. I probably should not have left there this year, since here in Rhode Island there is no such thing as summer this year. Good for running, but I miss my vitamin D.

Lynda