Week 4 #HolidaySweat Recap

I was so excited to get the email describing the bonus points for #HolidaySweat week 4! I had planned out my runs around getting in a yoga practice each day. I even loaded some new apps on my iPhone to help me get the photos.

Monday and Tuesday went off just as planned. I did my workouts and got my photos. I was even featured in Amanda's weekly kudos post. Score! Well, things started to get a bit pear shaped on Wednesday.  I planned to get in my poses while making my daughter's birthday cake. 

What am I looking at?

Put the cake in the oven, do some sun salutes - check. Take the cake out of the oven to cool and then snap a few pictures of crow and extended side angle. 

Nice photo of my back, eh?

Ugh - nothing worked. I couldn't get a picture to save my life. (I did successfully hold crow for a breath though!) 

I kept trying and finally gave in, iced the cake an went to bed thinking, tomorrow is a new day and my daughter's birthday. Through the chaos on Thursday, I was able to get her to pose with me for a quick tree which I posted to IG for my bonus points.



Then it hit . . . the great pre-holiday virus. My son spiked a fever, and both my husband and I started coughing like asthmatic smokers. No yoga or run on Friday, I went to yoga on Saturday and squeezed in a short run on Sunday. 3 for 7 on bonus points. Oh well - apparently there is a new bonus on the horizon.

#HolidaySweat Week 4

Day	Water	Freggies	Workout & Check in	Notes
Monday	1	1	3	Yoga and social media check-in
Tuesday	1	1	5	Ran 3 miles on TM, stretched for 15 minutes, social media check-in
Wednesday	1	0	2	15 minutes of stretching, social media check-in
Thursday	1	0	1	stretched in a.m. for 15 minutes
Friday	1	0	0	Not a good day
Saturday	1	0	5	Vinyasa yoga class, social media check-in
Sunday	1	1	5	Ran 3 miles on the TM, streching social media check-in

Bonus points: 3

Week 5 Goals:

Get back on track with running and veggie consumption - and enjoy Christmas with my family.

Kim

Gearing Up or the Week

Today started with chocolate chip Minnie and Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes for my daughter and some quiet girl time before the boys woke up. Then it was quickly off to swimming lessons for the kids and lunch time before we knew it.

The Pats played at 1:00 so off to the playground I went with the kids to run them around a bit so Daddy could watch the game in peace. He isn't feeling so well today which could definitely have an impact on he upcoming week. I'm hoping he kicks whatever he is fighting.

I don't know how many Sundays we have left to enjoy "sweatshirt" weather at the playground. Wonderful playground equipment around, but they always end up spending at least part of our visits as mulch movers (which they could do at home in their own play area, naturally). 

Swimming lesson + playground = calm, tired kids. So I escaped for a short run on the Rail trail. I am trying to monitor my heart rate and do more runs in my aerobic zone which feels so slow. But I was happy to get in a 4.5 mile run and enjoy about 45 minutes to myself followed by a nice, long stretch session. 

We have a busy week coming up. Family arrives on Wednesday and there is much cooking to do! This year we are going cook a pastured turkey from a local farm. Usually we smoke or fry the turkey but since the turkey is fresh, we are roasting this year this and oven space will be at a premium on Thursday as we are a one-oven household. I think our menu is just about set for Thanksgiving: roasted sweet potatoes, roasted carrots and parsnips, sauteed green beans with pine-nuts, dressing (we don't stuff our turkey), home-made cranberry sauce, salad and apple pie. Good thing I am taking off on Wednesday so we can prep sides and pie crust. 

This week also kicks off the #HolidaySweat Challenge so I am looking over my schedule to figure out where my workouts will fit in between work and hosting guests for a few days. Of course there will be a TurkeyTrot on Thursday morning to start the day! Current forecast is low 30s and maybe some snow. Brr.  

Have a great week!
--Kim