Sweat Fest!

Hey everyone!

I completed my first week of training and I cant wait to share with you my experience. 

First of all I would like to share the best/worst part of my week. The WORST part of my week was scraping my knee on Saturday. Since the roads are being repaved there was a lot of loose gravel on the road. When I was running between side walks my foot slipped on the loose gravel and I went down. Lets just say it was a hot mess. The BEST part of my week was on Sunday. I ran my 3 miles and then I picked up my bike and road 6 miles on the green belt. It was so enjoyable and quiet. I am planning on riding my bike on the green belt every Sunday after my runs. Over all I would say this week was pretty easy. I ran a total of 16 miles this week, and I think I am off to a great start. The one thing that made running this week a challenge was the weather. Since it is 100 degrees out during the day it stays really hot in the evening and that's when I run. I am planning on purchasing a hydration backpack for my long runs. If you use a hydration pack when running please let me know which one you recommend in the comment section below. Thanks everyone for your support! I will be posting my weekly updates every Tuesday! 

Saturdays workout

Sundays workout

Motivational Quote: 

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Recipe: Protein pancakes/waffles

The recipe is finally here! When I decided to make the change to eat healthy, I thought I would have to give up the good food and replace it with the boring food. I was so wrong! When I am craving something I know is not healthy such as regular pancakes I go straight into the kitchen and make up my own healthy version. So today I am sharing my version of pancakes/waffles.

Let me know what you guys think of my new recipe. I just heated up my frozen fruit in the microwave and threw them on top. It worked out great because the juice replaced the syrup. If anyone tries this recipe please leave a comment below on what you thought or what toppings you used. Thanks everyone.

Day 1: Goals

I am going to start this blog off by saying how excited I am to finally be creating a blog about the lifestyle that I am trying to achieve. Working out and eating healthy can be a huge challenge in the beginning and it is something you will have to work hard at EVERYDAY. I am not an expert, but I am a regular girl who has some serious goals! Speaking of goals I would like to list mine off right now! The FIRST, and the most important goal that I have is feeling healthy. I am not going to hover over the scale every hour, or not eat a meal to lose that last pound. To me feeling healthy is going to the gym and sweating my ass off! My SECOND, and most exciting goal is the half marathon race I have coming up on October 13,2013. Of course my goal is to complete the race and do a kick ass job doing it! Finally, my THIRD and last goal is to have balance in my life. I think it is so important to have a good balance between family, friends, school, and work. I feel like I get so caught up in working out that I forget to spend time with the people I love most. I do have to remind myself to take a step back and to enjoy life and not live it in the gym 24/7. 

Every Tuesday I will be writing a blog about my fitness lifestyle. I will share my best/worst moments of the week, workouts,quotes, and recipes. 

Since today is day 1 of my half marathon training schedule I would like to share with you my week schedule for 7/23-7/28. Tuesday-Thursday: 3 miles Saturday: 4 miles and Sunday: 3 miles. This will be an easy week for me as I am used to running 4 miles at least 4 times a week! I will be running my 3 miles at the gym today with more cardio workouts and some weight lifting. 

I will be posting pictures daily to my Instagram, and you can find me at Ashley_Davis06. If you have any questions please leave a comment below. Thanks again to everyone who supports me! 

P.S. To start this blog off with some motivation a friend of mine has sent me a link to a great motivational video that I would love to share. 

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkZrOU1Zag&feature=youtu.be