Getting Ready to Travel

Yesterday was not a great day. No need to get into details, but I am ending the day in pain and worrying about many things. To add to my list, we are leaving for our family vacation tomorrow AND we have to have our house ready for an open house on Thursday. Needless to say, I need a vacation but would really just like two solid days of sleep, uninterrupted. 

Since that's not an option, I chose to make some good decisions for the weeks to come, trying to boost my mood a bit. We are going to be putting in over 3,000 miles so I wanted to make sure I have some healthy snacks (see picture below). I am also starting my training for the Sioux Falls Half Marathon, so I will be packing my running shoes and taking mini runs as much as I can. Fortunately, all the hotels we're staying in have fitness centers and I'll be bringing a couple workout videos, so I should be set! I'm also very excited for one leg of our trip is camping in the Ozarks, so hiking is definitely in my future as well!

My travel goodies: grapes, peppers, eggs, tuna, protein powder

Today I am hoping to get an evening run in and start my vacation off right with making many healthy food choices. I'd write more but have a ton to do in not a lot of time... Have a great Tuesday!

And so it begins

Today Was Day One:

My food:

Breakfast: Coffee w/ Creamer & Cool Mint Chocolate Clif Bar

Lunch: Chocolate shakeology with a frozen banana, coconut milk, and coconut extract and deli turkey with cheese

Supper: Sloppy Joes and Baked BBQ Chips, diet coke

Instead of snacking I packed up most of our kitchen and bathroom cupboards today, fun fun!

Workout: 3.21 jog- had horrible shin splints because of improper form at spin class yesterday and I did the 10 minute hardcore video with Natalie

My positives for the day: Playing house with Natalie, watching the boys have a water fight in the backyard, and getting a lot packed up in the house.

My negatives: The house we had a contingency offer on in Sioux Falls was sold to someone else today  :'(

Focusing on the positives- tomorrow will be a great day! Someone is definitely go to buy our house this week!! Prayers accepted

Yummy lunch!

Natalie doing some ab work!

Becoming the trainer I need & want

After two months of some crazy stress and eating, my doctor(s) and I have come up with some culprits. The big one is a new medicine I was put on... wait for it... two months ago. Shockingly, one of the main side effects is increased appetite/ weight gain!? Needless to say, I am officially off said medicine effective immediately. :)

My next step was spending the day contemplating how to get back on track since I feel so completely off. I was perusing my fb feeder wall when I stumbled across Oxygen 90 day challenge. The first thing I noticed was the cost and then was thinking about all the money I've spent in the past decade plus then I watched the videos that the two trainers made to promote their challenge. As I watched all I kept thinking is THAT could be me, not the bodies per say, but I could be training others in how to eat and train... I have ALL the knowledge. Why spend more money to listen to someone explain to me the things that I have already read in several books, heard from many mentors, and learned from years of experience. I know what works for me, why not tell others and remind myself and capture my journey, for those interested, as I progress along the way.

I haven't worked out all the details and I am starting my family trip this week BUT I am going to start tomorrow. I am going to write up what I'm eating for the day, what I'm doing to workout (detailed plans for those needing a plan to follow), and perhaps some motivational videos here and there to give everyone a good LOL!

I will be brutally honest and post my before pics and measurements tomorrow. I know that it may be rough with a family trip and then a move to Sioux Falls but everyone has life stresses and, optimistically, I will relate to somebody out there that is having similar trials in their life and we can get through it together!

Here's to tomorrow and my new adventures of Katie-isms!