In addition to the DVD this morning, I went to the gym this evening and did the treadmill:
5-min warm-up @ 3.7MPH
4-min jog @ 5.3MPH
3-min walk @ 3.7MPH
2-min jog @ 5.4MPH
2-min walk @ 3.8MPH
*repeat 2-min jog/walk*
1-min jog @ 5.4MPH
1-min walk @ 3.8MPH
*repeat 1-min jog/walk*
1-min walk @ 4.0MPH

And I am SO PROUD of hubby - he ran for 20 minutes straight today!! For the most part he has kept up with the Couch to 5K Challenge and hasn't been doing weight training, just running every day. He's very close to being able to run a full 5K!

What a great way to end the month!

I did the 30-Day Shred DVD, level 2 today. It took me a while to get around to it because I had wicked cramps this morning. I wish I had access to a lap pool so I could swim on cramp days. Oh well. I got the job done and that's all that matters. :)

Friday was really bad - I was in that slump from my doughnut. How did one pastry ruin my whole day?!? I didn't exercise at all and the only motivation I had was to eat sugary food. Blah.
Yesterday I did some weight lifting and a little bit of cardio.
Since I need to exercise 6x/week for my Fitness Challenge and I missed Friday, I had to go for a walk tonight. There is a distance tracker on sparkpeople.com that I used to find a 2-mile loop and hubby and I walked that tonight. It was a good, brisk walk. :)

PS - I have gotten all possible points on our fitness challenge since it began! YAY! I really hope I win!! I'm very proud of myself what I have done so far!

I'm having a problem. Yesterday, I was with the mom whom I nanny for and she was buying doughnuts for her daughter and herself. She asked me what kind I would like and I told her that I didn't want one, but thanked her for the offer. She insisted because she "couldn't eat a doughnut in front of me." Whatever that means... So she bought me a chocolate doughnut.
I didn't want to be rude (she's British - manors are everything), so I took a bite. That bite led to another and another until it was gone, in like 2 seconds. I hadn't had sugary sweet treats in a long time - at least a month - and it was so sweet on my tongue!
Then we went to Starbucks and she bought me my favorite drink - caramel apple spice - but she forgot to ask for no whip cream, so that added another 65 calories, just for the whipped cream alone! I had just consumed over 500 calories and all I consumed was a sugary doughnut and a small drink! Grrr!
The worst part was that that set the mood for the day and I ate junk all day long! I went WAY over my calorie allotment and I'm craving sweet things today.
It's crazy how one slip-up can have such a huge impact on my cravings. I didn't crave sweets at all before yesterday. I hope it doesn't take long to get over this hump and lose the cravings again.

241.8 (-2.9)!!!

Yes!!

Tonight I did some working out during the commercials while I watched The Biggest Loser - crunches, arm weight exercises, jumping jacks, jump rope, boxing, and push-ups.

Today we found an awesome nature trail where we saw raccoons, armadillos, and other creatures. We walked for about an hour and 20 minutes. I have no idea what the distance was, but it was great to get out into the fresh air and do some hiking.