Work Out Plan for the Week

I have been surprised by the overwhelmingly positive response to my last post.  Since I've been getting messages from people wanting me to continue on the subject of getting healthy/losing weight, I thought that I'd go through my typical week as far as work outs go.  I took some notes the last couple of days so I could share. 

Monday - Wednesday - Friday

- 65 minutes on the treadmill
     - Run 3 miles @5mph (my knees are still a bit sore from the 5K, so I'm saving 5.5mph and above   for next week)
     - Walk for the rest of the 60 minutes @4mph and then do a 5 minute cool down
- 3 sets of 12 reps on all of the weight training machines
- A ridiculous amount of stretching
- At home - 150 crunches on a work-out ball

Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday

- 65 minutes on an elliptical
     - The interval setting at a decent pace (typically burns about 780+ calories)
- Bike 35 minutes with a bit of resistance (typically burns about 160-170 calories)
- At home - 150 crunches on a work-out ball
     - A couple of rounds of Wii boxing

It may seem a bit excessive to some, but it's working really well for me.  I actually love to work out.  I'm able to spend so much time at the gym because our base has a family room with a children's area.  I  work out while watching my kids :)  I push myself really hard, so my legs are typically a bit on the sore side.  I told my mom that I end up walking around smelling like a tic tac thanks to icy hot.  According to her, my new perfume is Eau de Icy Hot :) 

I asked people on Facebook to share some of their favorite running songs the other day, so I'll try to share some of mine in the next few days.  I absolutely have to have music while running or it feels like a chore. 

I'm still trying to work up the courage to post my month by month pictures on here.  I have the first month's pictures, but I am taking the second month's after pictures on Sunday.