Jenny On the Spot

Enough sleep helps weight loss If you’re trying to lose weight, you may want to hit the hay a little early tonight. A new study finds that women who get less than five hours of sleep a night gain more weight than people who sleep a solid seven hours. Researchers believe not getting enough sleep may affect your metabolism and cut down on the number of calories you burn at rest.

It looks like I’m tying my own noose… I get up and squash my metabolism but I boost it by exercising too. Maybe I’m herding cats here… I am so unmotivated…

So, how’d we do this week…

Worked out 4 of the 5 days specified,

Swam for 85 minutes of 40 minutes suggested (completed 1/2 mile in under 20 minutes)
Biked 90 minutes of 105 minutes - hills, hills, hills!
Jogged for 0 minutes of 65 minutes suggested
2 weight classes

This was actually an easy week - 2 rest days! However, I am not feeling so motivated. So not motivated. Not motivated. I want to sleep. I don’t want to wake up early, I dont’ want to make these workouts fit into my days. The kicker is, I am just as tired whether I work out or not. My house is messier if I do, and the demands outside my home don’t get tended to if I work out.

I am so desperately behind - chores, bookkeeping for our home and business, we’ll be moving soon, needing to get this place ready to rent, and then it’s summer - when do we get to enjoy it? I clocked my mileage over a 2 day period and I clocked 150 miles. 150.

I’m grumpy and mean to my kids. Shouldn’t all my cranky be all sweated out? I am so unmotivated. Did I mention that? Oh, and how can a person work so hard and not really lose any weight after a month? Talk about not feeling motivated… and I’m supposed to get up at 5:30 in the mornin’ and swim - good thing my friend is picking me up and it’s too late to call and bail!

Gimme some sugar, I need to drown my frustration in simple carbs… Bring it on Week 8…