Even my dog didn't want to go for a run!

I went for my first 6am run this morning. Even my dog looked pissed that we were running that early. She just wanted her post wake-up nap. I normally run right after I get home from work around 6pm, which means I don't eat until 7:30-8pm, sit down for homework at 8:30 and off to bed at 10. Cleaning the house, socializing, playing with the dog, gardening...nope, no time!

There just isn't enough hours in the day, so I have to change things up a bit. If I'm going to make working out a part of my life, I need to make sure it doesn't take up my life. I need time for the 3 H's...Homework, Housework and (soon-to-be) Husband. If I don't make time for the 3 H's, they get neglected and then I stop working out to catch up, then I just stop working out in general because once you stop it is hard to start again...it's a vicious cycle.

Starting now I am getting up 40 minutes earlier to add a 2-3 mile run at least 4 times a week. Then I can mix it up with long walks, bike rides or yoga on the weekends. Sounds like a good plan, right? I will have to figure something else out once it gets cold again, but I don't want to even think about that now. I'm too busy basking in the beautiful warm and sunny weather and enjoying an early morning jog, even if my dog isn't.

New motivation and inspiration

I have great news- my husabnd (Ben) has decided to jump on the weight loss wagon with me!! I am soo excited. He has been trying to loose weight for as long as he can remember, but I think this time he is totally committed. He is going to weigh in with me every week!! Yesterday we cooked a huge pot of zero point weight watchers soup so that we can grab a bowl of that when we feel peckish. We have little prizes that we will get if we actually accomplish our goals by April 2011 and maintain our new weight for at least one month (this was my husband’s idea, so I am going with it). He will get a knock off scooter (like a vespa, but not a vespa- too expensive) to get around Brisbane, and I will get a 3 day backpacking trip into the wilds of Australia and a new pack. When I stepped on the scale last week and the number was over 200 for the first time in my life and I was scared- I think maybe he saw this- and he knows that I am scared for his health as well as mine, so maybe that’s why he is joining me. Cheers to a healthier future for us all.