Let's see, where were we..
Things are slowly coming along. As mentioned earlier, according to my myfitnesspal.com profile, my caloric intake shifted from 1990 to 1530 overnight. This has been a little more difficult to handle than I thought it would. I usually hit closer to 1700. I'm going to try harder to get it to where it needs to be for the best weight loss scenario. We also changed my nutrient proportions (carbs 55%, protein 30%, fat 15%). Actually, I think it's supposed to be 50, 35, 15, but I'm slowly adjusting. I have realized that although it's a definite pain the butt, tracking my food intake is by far the best way to make sure I'm eating what I need to be eating.. and I see the best results. I'll go a week or so without tracking and then I wonder why the weight isn't coming off. Then I go back to tracking and realize how much more I'm eating. Silly food!
I've been having some pain issues with my hip after I run. I've been told to stop running for the next 4 weeks. I'm really sad about this. I didn't do any running this last week already and I miss it. Stupid hip. My friend said that now that I'm an athlete I need to pay closer attention to injuries so they don't get worse. I never considered myself an athlete.
I was at boot camp on Saturday and we were doing resistance band sprints, where you have a resistance band around your waist and a partner holding you back as you run across the field. I had partnered up with a random guy and afterwards we were walking to the next station and he was like, dude, you're hella strong. I laughed and said thank you. I'm getting better at taking compliments.
I get to go home to Maryland for a week in August. It will be fun to be with all my sisters again! It's so hard to get everyone together now that we're older and spread across the States (only 3 States, but they're pretty far apart).
I'll try to have pictures next time. Until then, here are some thoughts brought to you by pinterest. I know.. pinterest..
