Getting fit to Graduate!

Last week Monday I started using Myfitnesspal.com (a free website) to record and track everything I eat throughout the day. It helps me to set goals for eating and maintaining a healthy diet, and it allows me to track how much exercise I do each day.


My current goals are 1) to get my weight down to 135 by the time I graduate in December, 2) to make healthier food choices when the options present themselves, and 3) to continue to exercise on a regular basis when school starts at the end of August.

Last week I swam laps on Monday and Friday and ran 1.5 miles on Tuesday and Thursday. I know this coming semester is going to be very busy.. I will just need to get my butt out of bed in the mornings to continue exercising.. which is probably going to be my greatest obstacle. Wish me luck!

Swimming

Royer Pool

So.. this morning I swam laps at 6 AM and about 20 minutes later I was done.. real done. I haven't gone swimming for just exercise (apart from swimming lessons as a child) ever. I can already feel a dull pain in one of the muscles in my right arm/shoulder region that I haven't apparently used in a while. Although I must say that swimming is a lot less harsh on my joints compared to running and much more refreshing. 

I am hoping that (like running) I will be able to build up my endurance and swim for longer the more I do it, but we will have to wait and see I guess. 

I am hoping to swim laps from 6 AM to 7:30 AM every M/W/F and to run with Ryan at 7 AM on T & TH.. I will be taking the weekends off to rest and gear myself up for the next week! Wish me luck!