Happy 8th Freddieversary to us! He’s my baby, best friend, accomplice, co-pilot, running buddy, and snuggle bug!

Lent check in

For Lent this year I decided to give up using my phone in bed for social media. This was an really bad habit that cost me precious sleep and is really a time sucking waste.

I’m pleased to report almost 2 weeks in I only aimless grabbing my phone to look at instagram once and T stopped me within moments.

It’s an interesting conversation I have with myself before bed or in the morning. I’m learning discipline and how to best value my time.

Plus I’ve been sleeping really well lately and usually hitting my 8 hour goal.

New pretties to replace my old pretties. Got the same pair I had on clearance since they are from almost 2 generations ago!

WIW

Last week: 195.1

Today: 196.2

However my body fat went from 39.2% to 39%

I need to tighten up the casual beer drinking, plus valentine’s sweets didn’t help.

Snow Daze

Yesterday was a surprise snow day (we were supposed to be open President’s day). It derailed my Monday Yoga/Body Pump/CX routine, but I got creative and I did my Body Pump DVD and Hard Core Abs DVD along with all that fat burning from digging my car out of the snow.

Yesterday’s snow day also derailed my plan to work from home today (since I didn’t have the project/materials I planned on working on with me). So I was going to come in and go to the Barre-Pilates Fusion class I tried at work last week, but we got delayed until 10am then again until 11:30am – so no class for me. Doing some stairs and using my standing desk this afternoon.

Looking forward to warmer temps for an 8 miler and 10 miler later this week.

That would be digging my car out of the snow…

PS – those previous spikes in HR were going up and down the stairs to do 3 loads of laundry

Two dinners from T made with love this weekend. All before the cooking class I signed us up for next month!

My #oristand is here! Checking out the standing desk trend without a big commitment! Folds up flat when I’m not using it.

#ML

AM Workout

Woke up a regular time today despite working adjusted hours (11-7 because I’m going to the Kathy Griffin show on campus that starts at 8). It made no sense to try and go home and back between regular work and the show. Then I thought about running between regular workday and the show and that’s just too much of a sweaty mess. So my schedule was open enough to work a flex scheduled today.

Woke up regular time jumped on my new scale then headed to the gym to pound out 7 miles. I’m getting better with longer distances on the treadmill. I’ve found if I’m listening to a podcast or my beloved Elvis Duran & The Morning Show that I can stand the treadmill more. However if I’m running outside I want music.

Also went to lunchtime yoga at work today despite it not really being my lunch time since I’m working an adjusted scheduled.

Got my Fitbit Aria scale yesterday – she’s beautiful.

Today was my first weigh in.

Goal weight is 169, which would put me at a “healthy” 24/25 BMI (despite it not being a science). I’d also like to drop down to ~27% body fat which would have me on the “ideal/average” border.

As a reminder I’m 5′9.5 (the .5 is accurate and makes a difference – it’s annoying most charts only have only numbers {also annoying how most shoe companies stoping making ½ sizes after 10 – I fit a 10.5 perfectly. 11s are too big and I usually need to stretch out 10s}). #tallgirlprobs