Plan for Week 5 of 52

This past week I thought about how awesome it would be to get down to 200 pounds for my 2nd wedding anniversary trip to Pagosa Springs Resort. We are going March 28th - March 31st. I have a lot of work to do if I want to drop 22 pounds in 9 weeks. That would be the equivalent of losing 2.5 pounds a week. I am averaging that in just these past two weeks. I would definitely have to get a new bathing suit then. Oh too bad!!! I really need one badly, I don't want to wear the same suit I've been wearing the past three years. It's nice, but when I'm 20 pounds lighter, that suit may not fit. I think it's pretty realistic and safe to lose 2.5 pounds a week.

My focus is going to HAVE to be on the cardio portion of my workouts. I can't just do three days of this per week and hope to lose weight. I am going to have to up it to five days a week, no questions asked. Now, I'm not a gym nut and if I start to feel overwhelmed, I can get a bad attitude about working out. I'm going to keep this in check and remind myself of the benefits of losing weight and that working out is NOT A PUNISHMENT. Staying positive about it is most important to my progress.

Along with fives days of cardio, it is important to keep up with the free weights, lunges, stretching, and yoga. I love yoga, the way it makes me feel and the stretch I get deep into my inner core of my body and my mind. Here's the plan for the week. Since it's snowing and cold, I won't be riding my bike. I am increasing my run time to 3 minutes and decreasing my walk to 2 minutes. The other day at the rec enter I noticed I was running longer than 2 minutes without evening noticing, this means I need to up it because I am getting healthier and need more of a challenge.

Workout plan for the week:

• Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday: Run/walk interval 30 minutes (Walk 2 minutes at 3.5mph and Run 3 minutes at 5.0 mph), free weights, stretch 15 min, 12 side lunges, 12 front lunges, 20 crunches, 5 push ups
  
• Tuesday and Thursday: Yoga 45 minutes and elliptical or arc trainer 30 minutes
  
• Friday: 30 minute brisk walk with Jorge
• Sunday: AM yoga, walk/hike outside 3o minutes or more
  

Dinner plan for the week:

• Sunday: Mexican bean bowl with basmati rice and taco seasoned ground beef
  
• Monday: Salad with ham, cheese, tomato, spinach, red pepper, vidalia onion vinaigrette
• Tuesday: Salad with red pepper, cheese, tomato, spinach, asian peanut vinaigrette
  
• Wednesday: Grilled chicken drumsticks with brussel sprouts
  
• Thursday: Salad with turkey, cheese, tomato, spinach, asian peanut vinaigrette
• Friday: Going out to dinner for our 11 yr anniversary so we're not sure yet
  
• Saturday: Grilled pork chops and green beans (tentative)