Day 2, sick to stomach
Very tired, barely eating, and sick to stomach. Hope tomorrow is better, especially since I have to work at 4am.
Weightiness
Ok, so no pictures of hair color, but I did workout.
Here’s the story:
I started with wall sits and moved on to dumbbell exercises. It seemed like everything had a greater impact on my muscles than normal, but I just attributed that to the lapse in working out. Halfway through my regimen, I was really working hard—I could handle it, but it took a lot of mental power to do so. As I recorded the last of my exercises on my training log, I realized that I had been using the same weights Brian lifts. No wonder my arms were shaking. No wonder I kind of felt like vomiting. I have to say, though, that I felt really good at the end of it all, and felt even better at 3am when I had to wake up this morning.
Justin says I can’t go back now. I think I’m ok with that.
Alive
Enjoyed working out today. Walking fast and doing weights got my heart beating hard. Made me feel like I’m alive or something.
Recap o’ the week
SO SORRY that I have not blogged. Isn’t that rude, saying you’re going to do a daily journal and then lying? Well, please give me another chance and read this recap o’ the week to catch up.
Monday: Walked at a fast pace on the treadmill, but only for 20 minutes. This is the amount of time Justin has designated for me, though, so I guess I shouldn’t beat myself up.
Tuesday: First round of 2-set workouts. Stairs are still the most difficult: did 8 reps, which doesn’t quite add up to the 40 I should be doing. But, dang! It kicks my butt. (Hopefully, it’ll firm it too.)
Wednesday: Skipped my workout! This was due to meandering so much throughout the morning that all my duties and schoolwork stacked up in the evening. Brian came home from Wyoming, so I relaxed with him.
Thursday: 45 minutes on the treadmill! Now, that’s what I call a great workout. I was sweating so much. Gross. : )
So, my plan for tomorrow is to do a short 20 minutes of walking as well as my weights so that I can make up that one lost day.
Did it
One full week of workouts, and I loved it!
Thanks, Justin.
So, the easiest part for me is the treadmill. It’s addictive—and the brainless, escape to another place part of it brings relaxation in a strange way. I mean, my heart is pumping and it’s making me sweat, but I get to zone out or think about great things.
The hardest part is still those dang stairs. It will come as my legs grow in strength. I think I’ll measure my success by how many stair reps I can do.
Tired, man.
So, I did walk last night, which marked six days straight of following Justin’s plan. I noticed greater fatigue in my muscles and deeper breathing. I was tired, man. An interesting thing, though, is that I look forward to the workout each day. Tonight I’m weight training, and hope to push the stairs to over 10 reps. Those are the hardest for me, and I’ve only been able to do 6 so far. The wall sit will be getting more difficult, too, considering I add 5 seconds to my time each day.
Tomorrow is my day off from official exercise, but maybe we can take the kids on an evening walk instead. Wear ‘em out before bed. That would help Jake calm his mind and get ready for another long week at school.
Treadmill tunes wed.
Tonight was my treadmill workout. I walked 1.8 miles in 37 minutes. Don’t know if that’s good or bad, but I sure feel fantastic after the fact. I planned on stopping at 25 minutes, but songs kept popping up on my iPod that made me keep going. Thinking about how motivational a beat can be, I wanted to share my iPod Playlist with you.
Here are my treadmill tunes for tonight:
Survivor (acapella)—Destiny’s Child
Mr. Brightside—The Killers
Starry Eyed Surprise—Paul Oakenfold
Dreams—The Cranberries
Feel Good Inc.—Gorillaz
When I Hear Music—Debbie Deb
The Rockafeller Skank—Fatboy Slim
Our Lips Are Sealed—Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff
Yeah—Usher
Change begins today
Well, it actually began over a year ago. Last July, I started working out at a local gym. With that, I also felt the need to fuel my body with more than sugar or processed food, so I’d carry great options with me wherever I went. By October, I had lost 25 pounds. This isn’t a huge amount, but it was built on very few restrictions to my diet, and the exercise was pumping me up. I felt great.
Through a few things like an appendectomy and withdrawing from the gym, I stopped exercising completely in January. I still felt more energetic, most of the weight stayed off, and we started doing physical things as a family—like playing tennis every Sunday afternoon.
Now, 16 months later, I am still down 15 pounds, but I don’t have the physical energy or desire to be active. I want that back. I want it for HEALTH. Today marks my official start back into the exercising life, which will be quickly followed by our shift to the GF/CF diet.
This blog differs from my pieces of linda blog in that it’s a simple daily journal of my activities, food issues, progress, and findings as I morph into health. That’s it! No poetry, no stories of school or shopping. Just a peek into my personal journey from drudge to vivacity.
