Happy FRIDAY

I am loving today! We had parent teacher conferences at the school that I work at last night and this morning, so come 10:45am this morning, I started my weekend!

At 1:40, the mail lady dropped off two packages for me. I knew what they were and was super stoked! I slept in this morning and planned on working out after work HOPING that these items would come and they did!  This is what I got:

BBolder.com - $15

Bolder Band - I have used the regular elastic bands before, but they always either felt like they were going to slip out of place or they did. I ran across these bands online and ordered one. I used it today when I walked/ran for 60 minutes on the treadmill. It NEVER slipped. It stayed in place and was super comfortable. It even soaked up the sweat by my hairline. I didn't have to wipe my face on and off for the entire workout. It was drenched when I took it off, but luckily I can just throw it in the washer! I bought this on BBolder.com and just ordered 3 more tonight since I loved it so much! Here is a coupon code that I saw on Facebook: 10FB10 for 10% off in case you are interested in purchasing one for yourself!
 

Rakuten - $63

Polar FT4 HRM - Someone suggested that I get a heart rate monitor to give me more accurate information for my workouts. I also like it because I will have correct information when we take the dogs for a walk. I'm going to connect it to Endomondo.com this weekend. I used it during my hour workout today and it showed that I burned 39 more calories than the treadmill showed. I found this one cheapest on Rakuten.com for $63.

I will check in on Sunday and update on how the week went for me! Have a great Saturday, everyone!

The Start

Today starts my new weight loss challenge. I started late last month and was basically maintaining my weight after I lost some water weight. I got discouraged and took a break for a week. Now I am back at it and just starting fresh. My goals this time around are to get at least 30 minutes of cardio done in the morning and then do strength exercises on the Bowflex and crunches at night. I also want to eat NO MORE than 1200 calories a day. I want to lose about 3 pounds a week.

Today I started the C25K program for the 2nd time. I tried it years ago and never made it past week 3 due to my knees. I hope this time around I am able to make it to the end. I can't say that at this moment I actually want to run a 5K. It would be nice to be able to do it though. You never know...I may change my mind.

I may post some updates throughout the week, but I definitely will be posting a picture along with information on how the previous week went. You'll see those every Sunday.

Have a splendid Sunday and a wonderful week, ladies!