#Mamavation Monday - Injuries Stink!

Official Challenges:
Movement Challenge--Get 100 minutes of sweaty cardio per week. Keep us updated in Mamavation Monday post by using form.

The Mama Guns Challenge-Strength Training--getting strength training 3-4 days per week for 30-45 minutes. Using #mamaguns hashtag to talk about it on twitter. This is week 7 of the challenge and have been out for 3 weeks. I'm still hoping to get back to it this coming week.


My Work Outs -R.I.C.E. for me all week long.


Scale Reading -
Hello 1 pound! Seriously bad food choices the last 2 days.

Measurements -
Chest = same
Waist  = +1.5"
Hips = +1"
Legs = -.5
Arms =same

Stress Level -
Week 4 on the injured list and still having swelling in my leg. I'm walking but any activity for any period of time, even standing causes my leg to swell. It's an obnoxious injury. Everyone keeps asking me about upper body. I'm going to give that a go this week. I'm going insane here. If you followed my training through out the spartan race then you know I was at a very high level of working out. Now, I'm pretty much down to sitting on an exercise ball with my leg elevated and on ice. I'm truly losing my mind. I miss my friends. I miss the stress release. I'm not myself. I did NOT listen to my body. In fact I ignored it and I've been paying for it for weeks. Right now I'm trying to listen. I know the difference between discomfort and over doing it. All I can do is keep going for treatments and do what I can at home. At the same time, it all boils down to nutrition. I suck at eating! Period. I make good and bad choices all in the same day.

The UP side -
I really want to take this time and focus on nutrition while I'm still healing. I have to figure out what works for me. Eating clean? I'm reading more articles about it. I'm going to try to start the 100/200/200 back up starting today! I have to figure out what I can do. BIG congratulations to April of @GAFlygirl for being the Sista of the Week!


BLOGGING CARNIVAL: This week’s blogging carnival is sponsored by SUBWAY. SUBWAY is giving away a $50 gift card to Lulu Lemon, a green Gaiam gym bag and yoga mat.  Join in the Commit to Fit Campaign and Jared.

I'm looking forward to reading how the rest of my "sistas" did this week.
And this is a little inspiration for all of us this week!

I'm always hunting workout music which you will find in my DJ Booth at Blip.fm. You can search the #mamavation hashtag or #workouttunes to see my lists. If you have any music suggestions leave them in the comment section!

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• The long term goal 50lbs. by the end of the year.
• The short term goal 4 lbs. per month. 
• January - 4 pounds lost = goal met. 191-4=187
• February - 5 pounds lost = goal met. 187-5=182
• March - +1 gain = goal NOT met. 182+1=183
• April - 2 pounds lost = goal NOT met. 183-2=181
• May - 3 pounds lost = goal NOT met. 181-3=178
• June - 0 gain/loss = goal NOT met. 178
• July  - +1 gain = goal NOT met. 178+1=179
• August - 2 pounds lost = goal NOT met. 179-2=177
• September - +1 gain = goal NOT met. 177+1=178
• October - 

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