What was i thinking!?!? its 90 degrees out there:(

After running a very hilly 2.9 miles in the 90 degree weather today I though I was gonna croke!!! I must have blocked out how crappy it feels to run when it is that hot!!! The pollen was high the cottonwood was blowing in my face so I felt like I was running through cobwebs and what the heck was I thinking when I decided to run hills today!?!?!? Yeah, your right I wasnt! 

Now today was day 2 of Legs this week. My first mistake was even though I was off work today I should have gotten up ate my breakfast took my vitamins and moved. Instead, the bed was super cozy and warm, the coffee was so dang delicious that 1 cup simply wasn’t enough, I needed a haircut and I wanted to be productive… I wasn’t don’t worry!!  I wasn’t horrible with my diet but I did have a craving for something sweet. I ate a great chicken and veggie plate and then I  had two chocolate chip cookies. They were delicious and they satisfied the little chocolate monster that was poking out!! Remember please, when you are craving something its not the end of the world to allow yourself to have something not on the approved list of foods that you may be following. If you are craving chocolate one day, have some, Im not saying have the whole Lava Cake with a gallon of ice cream as a chaser but a couple cookies or a brownie is not gonna make you gain 10 lbs. Moderation is the key to any diet regimen. I read a great quote yesterday and I am sorry I don’t know the author it wasn’t listed, it said: “You didn’t gain the weight by eating one day, don’t expect it to go away in one day either.“ I love this, it reminds me that to get where I want to be I will have to put the effort in and do this the correct way! 

Now back to the workout. WOW!! Leg day again?? After the hilly run and the heat the leg workout was a killer. I took the chance to really focus on my form today. I used a lighter weight on some things and the same weight on others. Then on the lunges and the single leg dead lifts I did NO weight at all. I concentrated on my form from start to finish. I went super slow and man did it burn!!!  All in all the workout was pretty spectacular when I look back on it now. I was really proud I finished each of the sets without failing. 

Tomorrow is the last day of week 3 for me, that means that I have 2 days off then doing it all over again!! I cant wait I am really gonna push next week and see if I can do form and weight on the second leg day!! Im feeling stronger each day which is what I want!! 

So question of the day,  do you have a motivation picture? A picture that you are striving to be close to?? I found mine in a clothing catalog. And its not because the model is thin or beautiful,which she is of course, she is in a catalog for goodness sake!! But I love the way her muscles are defined yet she is still feminine. 

Show me what your motivation is!!