As for the year, I lost 10lbs! I am back to 155lbs which looking at my old training logs puts me back at 2010 1 Jan weight...so pre-2 babies....of course it is 2 lbs off of last year 1 Jan 2012 where I was 153...but I will take it...I am hopeful that in 2014 I can lose the last 5 vanity pounds and maybe stay in the 140s!
As I look at measurements, I lost 2 inches in my hips, 3 in my chest, 1.5 in the waist and half an inch in my neck...that all kinda makes sense as I was 2 months post birth last year and breast feeding....it is a few inches still from where I would like to be but I am hopeful as the fitness side of my life improves my inches, weight and goals will be achieved.
As for fitness, I was optimistic that I would get ~500 miles this year...can't remember if that was to be purely running miles or a combination of running/biking. So the year totals: running ~209 miles, mostly by myself and around this little horseshoe neighborhood that we live within....most runs were 2-3 miles in length.
For biking, mostly on the bike we bought upon moving to St Louis b/c we didn't join a gym, I did ~939 miles. That comes from 20-40 minute bike rides downstairs, typically at 125pbm-160bpm which for me is 60-80% max heart rate....and I guesstimated the distance so a typical 20-30 minute bike ride would be 8 miles and then the 30-45 minute ride would be around 10-12 miles...
This is where 2014 is going to hopefully change. I am hoping that upon buying a house and getting more settled here in St Louis I can get back to teaching spin classes and going to the gym where I can indulge in running on the treadmill during the crappy weather days and the community aspect of spin classes....Until then, the sole running adventures and bike rides in the basement will have to do.
So goals for 2014, would like to get running miles for the year up to 350 miles...that is an increase of 150 miles from last year and I would like to get that 1000 miles biking...Fitness is really my focus this year. Diet and weight-loss was the focus for 2013 so now that I am so close to those goals I am excited to switch my focus.
For the other achievements: I got a job! I am back to teaching in the traditional face-to-face environment. I am still dabbling on-line for the easy money and for the fun of it, but I am so thankful for the job at St Louis CC. A second huge achievement is I finally attained the 200 hrs of training with Yogafit which allows me to register as an RYT (Registered Yoga Trainer) with YogaAlliance! I sent the paperwork off yesterday and I am just so thankful that my yoga journey which began back in May 2006 is finally complete! Now if only I can get back to teaching, I do miss teaching both yoga and cycling classes and the community that you make in a gym class....hopefully that will return as we find a house which is near a gym.
2014 should be a good year, we are planning to buy a house if we find the right house in the right location. I continue to teach and will take a Yoga PE class for fun so while I don't have a gym membership at least once a week I can enjoy yoga classes. Jay and I celebrate our 5 yr anniversary and plan to visit Vegas and Louisiana for vacations and visits with family! We also hope to see Matthew successfully transition out of diapers but potty training as I am learning is really not a high priority for my little monster!
Well Happy New Year and of course I will try to do a better job on the blog, with fitness being my goal, I am hoping to use this blog as an accountability system so I post my successes in meeting time goals, mileage points,and possibly race results...but not planning to do any races at this time...but that could change....
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