Saturday, woo I am exhausted. I got up early because it was my little ones birthday. Did a quick three miles run, before my busy day started. We went to breakfast and than we hiked up to timpanogas cave. Well we had a few things go wrong, I ended up staying behind to meet up with some others. Than I had one half hour to get up that steep mile and a half climb. I did it in 25 minutes and it was TOUGH!! I had forgot what a climb that is. Wow, when they tell you to leave some time to get up there, there is a reason. By the time we went through the cave and walked down, I was ready for a nap. No way, It was time for a party. frost the cake, make potato salad and finish up last minute details. I could hardly move, I felt like I was moving in slow mo. So by the end of the day I was exhausted. Thank goodness for sunday, aw a day of rest and recovery! I hope you all have a great sunday, relax and enjoy your day!

day 3 plus 4

Wow its hard for me to keep up the last two days I have super busy. I went 4 miles both days, ran 3.5 of them. woo hoo. It feels good too. I added a little rocky to the Ipod. Lol. The first marathon me and Kami ran was vegas. There was this guy on a bike that would ride by he had a boom box and he was blasting the famous rocky songs. So when I am running and Eye of the tiger starts, it makes me smile on the inside! I have been making sure to fit in some ab workout after my runs. I know there is muscle in there somewhere. I have been trying to not overeat, which leads me to undereating. One day I will find the balance, until then I will keep working on it. You too, do your best, thats all you can do!!

Today, day 3

So today hasnt been a real big excercise day its been a clean the house day! Wow once I get started, one thing leads to another. I am pretty sure it would take me two days straight to get it back up to par. While I was recovering from surgery, I could not do much work around the house . As time went on I could do the light stuff. People helped, kids helped and now it needs Tara help. My thought for today is WATER! Most of us dont drink enough of it. You know after you have a baby or surgery. You come home with that cup with lid and straw. You faithfully drink from that cup all day, especially if you are nursing!! You fill good your body feels good. Then for me life sets in and sometimes Its probably 2 by the time I drink 32 ounces of water. SOOOO I am recommiting myself to drinking more H20. Ok if your sure, maybe a little less diet coke, only if you are sure. OK go get yourself a nice glass of ice cold water, you could even pull out that hospital mug for good old times!

day 2

Hey girls did you know they doubled the amount of excercise you have to do for fat loss. I was reading some guidlines the other day and it said 1 hour of cardio five days a week. It use to just be 30 minutes, thats a big jump. Its easy to do a half hour, but a full hour gets a little tricky. Today has been a good day so far. I got up and went 3.5 miles and I ran 3. When I run I feel good. So I added another mile. I did some toning and pilates afterwards. I use to think pilates and yoga were kinda lame. Since I have tried a few, I think differently. You can get a workout stretching, plus it feels so good and its a relaxing workout. I need to relax more so its great for me. I am feeling stronger physically and mentally. I still need to eat healthier. Why does treats have to taste so good. I still struggle with eating so darn late at joe bandidos, I am always starvin by the end of my shift and its free and so yummy! ahhh. Maybe I could cut down to one late night feast a week. Thats doable. I hope your having a nice relaxing day.

monday, you know a fresh start.

So I am up this morning I am going to try a workout on fitTV I have been wanting to try.. umm hang on a minute!.............um ok I am back. Its so funny as I sat and wrote about the workout I was going to do, the phone rang. Charlee called she had forgot her binder and she needs it for school. So I had to load the kids up, run to the school. Take Chase to school run an errand while I was already out. So and hour and a half later, Uhh new workout plan. I went 3 miles, walked 1 and ran the other two. With the kids and dog in tow, which alone kicks my behind. So at 230 I will try again to do the workout I wanted to do at 8. So on this fabulous first monday back in school, I am reminded of what staying fit is all about. Flexibility, yes both kinds, Being a busy mom of four, I have to be able to move things around. I have to come to terms with days, when with my best intentions, I never get a workout in. I try harder the next day. My ultimate goal is to get up early, real early and get my workout done before my day even starts. But I am still a little restless at night and it is sometimes 1, before I finally fall asleep. Hopefully the more I get back in the swing of things I will start wearing my self out. I use to pass out with in 2 minutes of laying my head on that pillow. I love good sleep and I think I need it. I hope your day is great.

wow its been awhile!

So I was just going down my blog roll and noticed that I havent posted for 6 months wow time flies. You would think by now I would be fit. Like the fittest. Well I was doing pretty well finished another marathon in May. It was in ogden and it was fabulous. Than started having some girly problems at about that same time. Zapped the energy right out of me. Well it all led up to a hysterectomy on July 7th. The minumum recovery time is 6 weeks. I also had my bladder repaired, giving birth to four kids will do that to ya. So needless to say my excercise routine has completely gone down hill. I know what your saying here, I will get it back and I WILL! But you know whats the hardest part, you work for months and months. You tone up strenghten muscles and gain endurance. Than in a matter of a week or two it all gone. Its been five weeks my body feels like jello, walking a half hour or going up a flight of stairs winds me. I know it is all a part of recovery, but do I still get to say it sucks!! So as I approach my final check up on friday and wait for the next set of instructions. I have to confess I dream of running again and some

times when I cant sleep at night I watch other people do a great workout and it makes me feel happy. I will keep you posted.