Back at it!

Well, I ate no junk today! Finally! I feel like I've been so stressed and unhappy that it is causing me to act out in my eating. I've really got to get it together.

Anyway, fairly healthy eating day. And I ran today, too. It was darn slow but I did it!

Hope you are sleeping well. I'll be thinking of you all day tomorrow.

Good Morning

Did the running and exercises this morning, too, but forgot to post here. Ran the full 30 minutes and did 2.5 miles. Nice and level on that treadmill. One of these days I'll see if it inclines! :)

Good Morning

Good morning! I'm up and back at it! Felt good, too, I have to say. But got hung up in the music again and ran on the mill for 32.08! Was listening to one of my old Kingsmen albums. Then did the pushups and situps and now ready for the day. I'm not at church this morning so a rare Sunday for exercise. But wanted to do it because I haven't done it since Thursday! And my weight held steady since then in spite of the pecan pie!

Have a good day!

Slackin to the Maxin!

I've not been slacking on posting as much as I was slacking on running! Just wasn't feeling great. On the upswing now though. And I feel like I mentioned this in a comment.....hey, I'm old! I forget things!

I did have a great run this morning! And I'm glad because I ate A LOT tonight! But, wow, was it a beautiful day. I bet it was 80 when I ran.

My favorite thing today was Potatoes a la Barton. Thin sliced potatoes, covered in shredded gouda, garlic, pepper, and cream! Healthy, too!!

Thought about you all day and I hope you had a great time! What was your favorite thing today?

Good Morning

Looks like we were both slackin' off here yesterday. I guess I forgot this in my rush to get my car down to Dallas Auto by 8:30 so they could start repairing it. What's your excuse? (And when we came home from White Bear Lake my car was still sitting exactly where I left it! So what was the deal about having it there by 8:30?)

Anyway, I did run and exercise yesterday morning and the same again today. We also stopped at Anytime yesterday on our way home and did an hour there. Hope to get there today sometime, too.

You ran twice in one day? 6 miles? I am impressed! When are you going to do your first marathon?

Have a good day.

Whew!

I ran 6 miles today! I can't believe it actually. I ran this morning, as is routine. Good run - 29:something. Then I got home from school tonight and I was so fired up I decided to do it again! This was was 30:44 but I was avoiding cars and it was getting dark.

Funny how this has become such a stress reliever and an outlet for extra energy.

Hard Run!

And by hard, I mean difficult! No matter what your lab tech says, don't run after giving 4 vials of blood!

My run was really slow - about 31:30. That is an old school time! I think it has been months since I've been that long. But, better then that, I felt so nauseous by the time I got home I just could not believe it! Clammy and sweaty. Geeze. So.....live and learn! I'm feeling better. Cold water helped a lot.

But I really did ask if it was OK and I got the stamp of approval!

I'm getting closer to my 125 goal. I've been 127.5 today and yesterday. I'd like to stop at 125 and figure out how to firm up without losing more. Maybe I should get some of those resistance bands. Do you have those?

SIGH

Well, I did not do well on another quiz! And I have a 200 question midterm on Saturday. I just want this OVER.

Ran this am. Glad I implemented the "no making decisions while in bed" rule so many months ago. I was tempted to not run! But I did it and did it well. 29:46 was my time. Then ab stuff after. That is helping, I think. Then hills at lunch. First time all week.

I am going to the doctor as soon as I get up tomorrow. I am getting blood work done and just want....well, to get it done! Can't eat or drink coffee (!!) before. So, first thing.

30:07

Yep! Over the 30 mark. Sigh! Good run though. I enjoyed it. I'm obsessed with this one CD (Muse) and I can't stop listening to it!

Pushups, squats, and lunges. No hills as I went to the doctor. I will say this - I noticed that my pushups seemed a bit easier today.

I'm so tired. In fact, I was thinking I would take tomorrow off and sleep in. I made some dinner and had that. And then Bart called and said "let's get slices!" and I said "heck YEAH!!!" So now I have to run for sure!!!

Have a good time tomorrow!

29:31

Good one today. One of those runs where it felt easy. It doesn't happen often so I enjoy it when it does!

My heart rate was 140. So I think I counted wrong. It should be higher after three miles, no?

I did abs after my run. I think things are changing (for the better!!) there! I'm feeling little now!

29:57

Close one! But I did it. Pretty good run this morning. Then I did pushups. I'm adding back in lunges and squats so I did those again this morning.

No running at lunch today - or tomorrow or Wednesday for that matter. It has been so long since I've been to the doctor that I'm just knocking that stuff out over the next couple of days. If I get really brave maybe I'll even go to the dentist! I hate going to the dentist though. They are like mechanics - they always want to do stuff I can't afford!

Healthy eating day here, which is good because I did need to get back on track from my weekend festival of eating!

Good Morning

Good morning. I guess. Ran on the mill this morning and went fine. 30.38. Glen Campbell kept singing this morning and didn't know enough to quit at 30.00. Then the usual. Am wondering why the heart monitor I wear says I get to mid 150's but the handlebars on the mill say I'm in the mid 180's. Think if I was really in the 180's I would have a heart attack. On the elliptical at Anytime I can't get out of the 120's. Oh well, at least it's beating. Have a good day.

Catching Up

I'm slacking here!

I did take Friday off. Morning and afternoon! I was just so tired. And, honestly, it is hard getting home at 10:30 and winding down and then getting up at 5. So, I'm accepting that I just plain needed a day off.

I had a good run today though. Did it later in the day. My time as 29:41. Good for a Saturday afternoon. Those tend to take longer for me usually! I was considering doing a bit of a longer run but I had a stitch in my side so I decided to end it at 3 miles.

Good Morning

Slept until 7:30! Then ran on the treadmill for my 30 minutes and did the exercises before and after. Going out to a birthday party this afternoon and planning to stop by Anytime on the way home for an hour. Didn't get there yesterday. Have a good one!

Tired!

And unoriginal! But I can't help it - I'm worn out.

I had a solid run this am. Really sore from the squats and lunges I did this AM! Took me a bit to get into my stride. But my time was 29:52, so that is good.

I did ab stuff when I got home. Seems to be working! I'm feeling flatter a bit.

No lunch run - as anticipated!!

Tired!

I'm so worn out that I think I'm going to bed soon. I should be studying, but I just don't have it in me. I'll go to bed and be ready to study tomorrow!

Good exercise day - filled with the usual suspects. Run (29:537 - close one!!), pushups, then hills at lunch. I did lunges and squats again today after my run. I've not been doing those recently.

I probably won't do hills tomorrow. We shall see - I'll bring my gear just in case! But I'm tired and could probably do with an easy day. You know, it is decided. I'll take a day off of hills!

Beautiful sunrise this morning. Pretty pink. And my hummingbirds were all a-twitter. Good start to my day!

Have a great AM!

Run-O-Matic

I think that is what I am! A running machine! I had a good one today. 29:49. Beautiful morning out. Ab stuff upon my return. Hills at lunch. School at night. SIGH.

I did calves yesterday and I could really feel it today. Sore!

Stuff...and stuff!

I had a good run this morning - well, great in a way. My time was 29:57. And that is a bit slower then usual. But what is cool is that I thought I would be substantially over 30 minutes. By at least 30 seconds, was my estimate. At my last watch check-point, is when I realized there was no way I'd make my time. But I did! I ran that last part really fast! And I made it!

Then I did pushups when I got home. And I was really thinking today about when I started doing pushups. When I first tried, I could not do ONE. Not even one! But I just kept practicing and now I can do so many. Pretty cool.

Good Morning

Another weeks begins. I did the aerobic bike and the walking this morning plus the pushups and situps. All went well. Trying to stay motivated though because I don't seem to be losing any weight. Mom says muscle weighs more than fat so I might have to go back to fat! I was down a pound on Saturday and today am back up 1.6 lbs! How can that be? If I was eating like a pig I could understand it but I'm not and it just makes no sense. Oh well. Hope you have a good day.

Catching Up

Sorry you have been alone here for a few days. Lazy, I guess.

I ran Friday morning and did pushups but I didn't run hills at lunch. Just could not even contemplate doing so.

I tried to run Saturday, but that sure didn't pan out! I ate some yogurt right before I left and at .5 miles in I just could not even continue. I had a terrible stomach cramp. I have learned a valuable lesson - that I should have learned a few weeks ago! I need to have a pretty empty stomach I guess. Usually in the AM I have a glass of soy milk, a glass of water, and coffee. And that is in the 1.5 hours between getting up and running. Gotta keep that in mind.

I ran today and it was nice - slept till 7:30 so I was out and about later in the am. Good run though and I did ab stuff which I usually skip on the weekend.

Good Morning

Hey, I ran outside this morning! Didn't get going until 8 am so it was warmed up to 52 by then. Beautiful and sunny and not windy. Perfect! And I ran the 2 miles in 19.58!! Remarkable I think given the fact that I haven't really run a full 2 miles outside in 4 months! Yes, 4 months! I can't believe it either. I've been running the 2.5 miles on the treadmill but it's much harder outside because the first 4/10ths is up hill. So the old heart was a working this morning. I wore the monitor you gave me and my heart got to 165! So my day is off to a good start. Hope you have a good one, too.

Good Morning

I did get to Anytime yesterday after work about 4 pm. Did the weight machines for arms and legs and then 20 minutes on the eliptical machine. Not sure I like that as well as a treadmill. Harder to work up a sweat. Not doing it fast enough I guess. Will do it a couple more times and see how it goes.

Ran 30 minutes here this morning and then the usual pushups and situps.

Having a small non member funeral this afternoon at 2 pm so don't know if I'll get to Anytime today or not. Going to have a beautiful day here. 62 and sunny so might come home and go for a bike ride instead.

Have a good day.

Quick Wednsday Update

Why quick? Cause it is Thursday! I totally forgot to do this last night. I was on call and had/have so much homework to do that it makes my head spin. So, naturally, I went to bed at 9. I'll regret that - from a study perspective - I know.

Ran in the am = 29:47. I did pushups - really struggled! Then hills at lunch.

See? Quick!

Just made it.

As you know, I've been stressed. And I really have not felt like running. I've felt like pouting, though. A lot. So it was hard to go this morning. But I did and it was....OK. I wish I could say "It was amazing and changed my entire attitude!" but, naw, just a run. 29:59 - just under the wire!

Then I did ab stuff. Then I ran hills at lunch.

Then, I'm happy to announce, I went to school after work! They let me in. Yay!

Good Morning

I guess. Didn't sleep at all last night. No reason for it but sure didn't. Was awake at 5 am but didn't get up until 6:30. But this is Monday! So the day is not off to a very good start. I did run on the treadmill though. Did 31.16 because our friend Barry kept on singing. What a guy. then did the pushups and situps.

The $60 at Anytime would be for both of us.