Okay, we bought the treadmill. We didn't get the 13.0 because honestly, there is NO room for it in our house and it was longer than the 10.0 -We saved about $300 too.  And so far, it's run very smoothly. Aaron just had it a 9mph ands not even shaking.

I've ran on it twice. Let me just say, I cannot stand running on a treadmill. I swear there has to be some kind of special talent for it that I don't have. I'm not good at it. I do so awesome when I run outside. I think it's because I have a goal. I know that when I run outside, I have to get back to my house. I wont allow myself to walk because I don't want people to see me quit. Inside on the treadmill, I'm like, "Whatever.. 2 miles is good enough.." I just can't seem to get the same motivation from it. Hopefully I find this special talent soon, or I'm going to be miserable for 30 minutes a day..

Yesterday I ran 2 miles on it, and today I did a mile and a half. I felt like such a loser. I can easily,(well not too easily) run over 3 miles outside.

Outside I have things to look at. I have a clear mind, I don't have to keep pace with the belt of a treadmill. I just run. I enjoy it.

I despise the treadmill. Uunfortunately for me, my Husband just spent $1,200 on it.. so guess what? I HAVE to use it everyday. And I will. I have to. It's literally staring me in the face every time I go in the living room - it says, "Jackie, get your sorry, fat ass over here and RUN damnit!" It does. And I comply. (So far anyway.)

Oh and its sooo ugly in the living room! Look how much space we don't have for it. We wanted to put it out in the garage with the free weights and stuff.. but we can't. There obviously is no heat or ac out there. I would freeze- or heat the whole outside this time of year having it out there. And in the summer, Id fry.. so.. yeah.. in the living room it stays.

Into the swing of things.

Gotta get back into the swing of things. It's been so hard to workout with only having one car. We sold Aaron's Jeep back in December and I've only been back to the gym a handful of times since. I have been running outside when I can. I did 3.3 miles on base the other day. Which surprised me.. I like knowing that I can still push myself to do 3. Even after taking some time off. I've never been able to do that before. Even back in high school when I was really athletic.

We went to the commissary the other day, and I've always wondered out loud how many miles it is from the front gate to the Cstore. So we checked it out on the odometer and it was about 4 miles. It always seemed like it was longer than that. I know I could run it, and one day, maybe when my parents are down and they can watch the boys, I'll try it.

Oh, and we finally gave in and decided to buy a treadmill. I always said I wouldn't own one because I'd much rather run outside. But outside really isn't going to be an option much longer with Aaron deploying and me not having anyone to watch the boys. I sold the jogger when we first moved here. They're too big for it now anyway.. and Noah ALWAYS put up a fight when he had to ride in it.

So this weekend were buying this:

It's the Live strong T13.0
On the Live strong website, it gets all positive reviews. We tried it out at Dick's and the belt seemed nice and padded.. pretty comfortable.. so I'm looking forward to using it!

Went for a run the other day. Managed 2 miles. Felt great, but my hips were sore for a day or so afterwards.

It didn't make sense though. When I run on the treadmill, I've NEVER sore. But every single time I run outside, my hips ache like crazy for days afterwards. I said this is Aaron and he explained that running outside is harder on your joints because you're pushing yourself. On a treadmill, you're just trying to keep up with the belt. Makes sense to me. But, I'd much rather be outside and running. I despise treadmills. I just wish running outside wasn't so killer on my hips.

I wonder why..

According to my scales at home, I'm 127.4 lbs. I haven't been to the gym in 3 days. Why is it, when I don't go to the gym, I lose a decent amount of weight? But when I do go to the gym, I stay the same or gain?

Obviously, the answer is muscle.. but man, it SUCKS.

127 is 2lbs away from my goal weight, so I'll take it. BUT, with the holiday's coming up, I'm going to have to do something to keep it that way. Maybe running again? I'll have to bring my running gear I guess.

These babies.

I love working out with kettle bells.

I might even buy myself one for Christmas ..

What is one of your favorite workout tools?

I want this:

This is the Free Motion incline trainer. It rooccks. We have two at my gym. Now, normally I'm a runner. But running on a treadmill isn't very fun. I'd much rather be outside in the fresh air, running up and down hills. On the treadmill, running for a half hour, I would barely burn 300 calories. When I get on this baby and put the incline at 24% and walk at a speed of 3.5mph, for a half hour, I burn 700. 700! Unbelieveable isn't it?

So lately my workout has been this:
Treadmill for a half hour.
Kettlebells - 3 sets of 20 on each side.
Abs on the machine
Abs on the floor.
Leg presses
Stairs for a half hour at a pace of 110 steps per minute which burns 500+ calories in a half hour.

So almost every day, I'm burning 1,000 calories. I should start seeing some weight loss soon. Well, I am actually. Last week I weighed in at 134.5 - today I weigh in at 131.2.. so that's something. I'm still aiming for a goal weight of 125. But I'm happy to be getting toned along the way.

Those kettlebells are the shit. I can already see a big improvement in my love handles and it's only been 2 weeks.

yuck

So I've been sick. Which means, no workout cause I don't want to bring my  nasty to the gym. Mainly because it's already hard to breath in there in the first place without having a headcold. Not to mention, the gym was probably where I caught this sucker in the first place. AND, I dont want to get anyone else sick.

Anyway, Ive been out of commission for over a week now and it doesn't seem to be getting better. I did manange to push myself out the door yesterday morning to go for a 2 mile run around the neighborhood. But that was the most pathetic run I've ever taken. I wouldn't even call it a run, really. It was more like a shuffle. And I was weezing and coughing the whole time. I even carried a tissue with me cause I knew Id have to blow my nose on the way.

I thought that maybe getting out in the sunshine would make me feel better. You know, the whole fresh air thing.. but it didnt. I feel worse this afternoon. I even took a nap on the couch this morning. I keep thinking that this has to get better - head colds dont last for weeks, do they? What if I have the Flu? I've never even had that before so I have no idea if I do or not. (note to self: Google "flu symptoms") I was pretty achy the other day. I couldn't even let my kids touch me cause it felt like I had bruises all over my body..

But enough complaining. There is an Oktober Fest 5k on the 23rd and I'm on the fence about running it. I know that I should since I havent ran an actual race since April, but part of me is just to lazy.

Aaron says he'll run with me and push the boys in the stroller. I guess that would be kinda fun. Obviously we woudln't be running for time though.. cause eveyone knows pushing a stroller and running is kinda hard. (atleast I think it is!)  But it's like a big festival and it looks like fun. Might be worth it to get back into the running thing again instead of being a gym rat all the time. Really, there is nothing like running. The feeling. Just going out there in Mother Nature with your thoughts and your sneakers..