Reset

I went through a couple really tough couple weeks mentally. It all started with a few days of feeling ill and followed by struggling with the size of the mountain in front of me. Haven't worked out, haven't eaten well and have felt gross because of it! I can certainly relate to the scripture that talks about doing what you don't want and not doing what you want to do. Ugh!

Thankfully, I'm finally feeling better and ready for battle.

Back in the trenches we go!

Not feeling great

Haven't been feeling very well the last couple days so I've decided to take it easy...no workouts. Unfortunately, haven't made the best food choices either which isn't a great combination!

My plan would be to get back on track tomorrow.

A Good Start

It's the end of my second week of my back on track and I've lost 6lbs. I still need to do my workout for today but so far this week I've done 4 good workouts, 4 hours on the elliptical along with one resistance session. I'm feeling so much stronger.

Tomorrow I will start a new resistance regimen as described in "The New Rules of Lifting for Women"

I'm excited to finally have a plan beyond my cardio. I've taken a good long look at what I'm facing and I know it's going to be really hard but I know it will be worth the pain and hard work.

Should be another good week!

The Lazy River

A couple weeks ago I heard about a local water park with a lazy river and ever since visiting Sea World's Discovery Cove, I do love a lazy river. Anyway, my friend said that this water park opens the lazy river early 3 days a week for people who want to walk the lazy river....either with the current or against the current.

Lori and I decided to give it a go this morning and oh my goodness is that a good workout!

We manager to complete about 6.5 trips around. That equals a little over 1 mile walking against the current. Wow! My legs were really burning by about halfway around the FIRST lap, by the third lap I could feel blisters brewing on the ball of my left foot and by the time we hit the last lap I felt a blister brewing on the ball of my right foot.

When the time had elapsed and we were all asked to exit the water I was just arriving at a zero entry ramp where I could simply walk up the ramp to exit the river. Yes, I know that sounds very benign but after pushing against the current for a mile or so, walking up that ramp and losing the buoyancy of the water was way more difficult than it sounds. My legs felt so wobbly and couldn't stop giggling. I think that was my first experience with what my body will feel like when exiting the water at the triathlon. I'll have to give that some practice over the next year.

All in all that was a great way to start a Saturday

Back on the bike

Feeling pretty happy at the moment. Right after getting home I hopped on the elliptical for 45 minutes while I watched part of the Tour de France. It felt a bit like walking through sand for part of it so I'm very satisfied that I managed to complete the full time I had planned.

Straight from the elliptical to the pool. hehe I know, I know, it's a pretty tough life.

In the end, it was such a gorgeous afternoon I decided it would be fun to take a quick spin on my bike. So after digging out the necessary equipment, I headed out for a spin on the old bike. It was a little like being reintroduced to an old friend. If memory serves, I don't think I've ridden more than a mile or two in the 3 years since arriving in the park at the end of the STP.

In the end I rode 10 miles and it felt great having the wind in my face again. Woohoo!

Perhaps I'll be able to get back out there again tomorrow......

Good news but still not a great day

So I've been experiencing sharp pains and aching in my right foot for weeks . Today I finally had a chat with the foot Dr.........and I'm not broken!!!! I was extremely happy to hear that but I would be over the moon if that diagnosis could mean the pain in my foot evaporated along with it, but alas that is not the case. Prescription? Take it easy, always wear supportive shoes and Ibuprophen. Well, I guess that's still better than broken!

I have to say the rest of the day was a real struggle. Do you suppose a person can bonk while not riding a bike? If so, I think I did that today. I waited too long to have breakfast and pretty much never caught up on my energy or my hunger all day. Unfortunately, when that happens the thing that suffers the most is my state of mind and resilience. Then I needed to work late leaving me having totally tipped over the edge of hunger and having lost my mind.

The result?

I ate a donut when one was offered and I simply couldn't face working out tonight. Neither one reflects the end of the world but it does remind me that I need to take care to feed my body properly. Also, I'm a bit sore from my first few workouts so a day off may actually be a good thing even though I actually missed really getting my heart beating.

So tomorrow is another day......and it will be in different shoes.

Great day

Today was a 2nd perfect food day in a row and that feels great! Came straight home and hopped on the elliptical for 45 minutes. After last night's 40 minutes, tonight was a bit tougher to get going but once I got warmed up it really felt great.

I decided to get a small start to some resistance work.
2 sets of Ab Cycles
2 sets of Crunches
2 sets of Bench Press 40 lbs
1 set of Hack Squats w/no weight

Now we'll see if I'm sore tomorrow. :-)