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Say It, Do It: FCITC Style

Happy Monday!

In case you’re catching up from the holiday weekend, it was a busy one in our world. We went out Friday and Saturday night with friends, which included dinner at two amazing restaurants Beauty & Essex and Zengo. The reviews of both will be up later this week but needless to say they were delicious!

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In addition, the weekend’s post highlight the most exciting parts including Easter and a new PR!

During the past month, I’ve kept up with Jes and other people’s workouts via her great feature, Say It, Do It. This Sunday feature helps readers start the week off on the right foot and stay accountable. This week, I decided to join in the fun in hopes of keeping myself of the right track during a very busy week. I want to make sure my workouts continue to challenge me so I can enjoy more great race PRs like the one I had this Saturday!IMG_1728 (480x640)

Below are the workouts I shared in the comments section of her post today.

Monday- AM Equinox Spin + abs/arms
Tuesday- AM personal training appointment+3 mile run
Wednesday- AM Equinox Spin+ abs
Thursday- 5-6 mile run
Friday- AM personal training appointment
Saturday- yoga+ 4 mile run
Sunday- rest day

In addition, I’m also including a food challenge. Now that Lent is over, sweets are allowed to come back into my life. This is scary because I think cutting out sweets was a catalyst in my weight loss these past six weeks. I don’t want to gain any of that weight back or return to my previous ways. Therefore, my goal is to limit sweets to the weekend as much as possible. That means no packaged sweets, office candies, or leftover cookies.

What are your goals for the week?

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March Fun and Goals

 

Good morning and happy March! This month is going to be so much fun! I have some great events on the horizon:

  • National Half Marathon weekend with Ali in Washington, DC

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These fun events have me excited for the month but also focused on my health and fitness goals. A few people have asked me what I’m focusing on right now.

My February goals were:

  • PR in the NYRR 4 miler (accomplished!)
  • Cross train at least 2x per week (accomplished!)

My March goals are as follows:

  • Complete the National Half Marathon under 2:15 (reach goal under 2:10)
  • Lose 5 more pounds by focusing on eating less processed food and limiting my beer and wine enjoyment to the weekends
  • Practice yoga at least 1x per week
  • Stay in touch with friends and family

Today’s health and fitness tip relates to goals perfectly!

Fitness tip of the day: Reward yourself! Set mini goals for yourself with rewards for each goal to keep you motivated!

Since I’m in love with everything in the new JCrew catalog, I’ve already chosen a few incentive items. For each goal I achieve this month, I’m able to purchase one! This will keep me from enjoying aimless shopping during the month which saves money and it helps me stay focused. I mean after all, these items are so much better than an extra cookie or glass of wine.

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What are your goals for the month?

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