I set my alarm for 6:30 this morning, and when NPR woke me up to some discussion about our financial crisis (seriously, I'm sooooo sick of the news), I hit snooze. For an hour. Finally got out of bed around 7:20, and decided that, yes, today was the day that was going to go back to the gym. I have not been to the gym since September. At first I hurt my knee, then I was sick, and then I went home for the weekend (nothing like a nice relaxing weekend at home to get you recharged!!!). So, it was back to the gym for me. A lot of you have been asking about the 30 Day Shred. That went on the shelf as well after my injury/sickness/mini-vaca. So, today, I did Level 1, because I was worried that after 10 days of not doing it if I would be able to jump back into Level 2. I could have, because even though I broke a sweat, Level 1 was not all that challenging. So, tomorrow will be Level 2 Day 1 for me, and I'll progress from there.
Hope y'all had a good weekend. Can't wait for my run tomorrow!!!!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Weekly Weigh In: A Day Late and Early
Biggest Loser last night was a bit boring. Maybe I'm just a tough customer to please today, but I feel like I'm watching the same thing, week after week. SPOILER ALERT: Ed went home. Heba is left by herself. It was close... Coleen found herself under the yellow line early, but then Ed didn't lose any weight (Heba lost 8 pounds-- you go girl!) They decided to leave Heba there, because their ultimate goal is to have children soon, and they'd like to get Heba ready for that. And in the "where are they now?" segment... wow! Ed is doing a fantastic job on his own at home. He lost somewhere close to 80 pounds. Awesome.
As for me, I lost 0.2 pounds this week. That makes me happy, because I was sick and didn't work out at all this week. So, maintaining = good. I'm going to visit my mom this weekend, which is ALWAYS a diet wrecker. My family is a big "social" eating family. Sometimes I behave, and others I don't. I'm guessing since I'm hormonal, I might not be behaving, but what I like about being home is the fact that I can go running or walking on sidewalks, not like here, where sidewalks just run out or the railtrail, which is a bit of a shady place for a girl to go running on her own. I'm going to use the weekend to ease back into my training, and then when I come back next week... as long as I am feeling well, I won't be pushing myself if I'm still in the blah category... it'll be full force. Looking forward to that makes me excited :) Have a good weekend!
As for me, I lost 0.2 pounds this week. That makes me happy, because I was sick and didn't work out at all this week. So, maintaining = good. I'm going to visit my mom this weekend, which is ALWAYS a diet wrecker. My family is a big "social" eating family. Sometimes I behave, and others I don't. I'm guessing since I'm hormonal, I might not be behaving, but what I like about being home is the fact that I can go running or walking on sidewalks, not like here, where sidewalks just run out or the railtrail, which is a bit of a shady place for a girl to go running on her own. I'm going to use the weekend to ease back into my training, and then when I come back next week... as long as I am feeling well, I won't be pushing myself if I'm still in the blah category... it'll be full force. Looking forward to that makes me excited :) Have a good weekend!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
My Officially Whiny Post
Yesterday just stank. Woke up over my stomach bug... and around 1 or 2PM, felt the beginnings of a cold coming on. Seriously, folks, put me in a bubble and allow me to get sick. I have not had any full blown symptoms on ANY of this, which is really frustrating. I didn't puke my guts up, I don't have a fever, but yet, I'm miserable. So, instead of running last night, I went home, put my jammies on, and watched a few episodes of Frasier on DVD until 8PM...
Which is when the Biggest Loser started. I thought it was only going to be an hour long because of the debate (which don't even get me started on how awful and boring that was, Tom Brokaw was the most awful moderator ever), but then... nope, continued at 9PM on Wednesday. Which means I was stuck watching my least favorite portion of the show (I really just enjoy the last chance workouts and the weigh ins).
So... here's my whiny, half-watching-the-show-because-I-was-talking-to-my-mom-on-the-phone review of last night's BL. Vicky (brown witch) was complaining that she has a lot of knee injuries so she can't run. Boo hoo. And that her hubby holds her back. Boo hoo. Does that give you license to be mean to everyone else on earth??? The Purple Team was getting on Jillian's last nerve (I actually giggled when the preview before commercial said that)... it all culminated with Jillian telling purple Amy to leave the gym (which the idiot did, smirking...won't be smirking at weigh in tonight!) and making the pink team cry (they know how to turn on the waterworks, don't they?) The Red Team got to go home and see their kids, which looked pretty cool (I was busy discussing Cloris Leachman's performance on DWTS on Monday night with my mom at this point... HILARIOUS!) and then there was the challenge. They had to stand on a little trapeze like beam in water, balancing with their arms and legs on these little handles, while the water rushed out of the pool, making it harder for them to balance themselves. The prize was a care package from home. Brown Witch and Purple Amy were the last two left... and Brown Witch won. But she was a kindly Witch, and gave the Purple Team the other care package. And that's all. BO-RING. Little did I know what was to come in the debate later....
My biggest whine of the evening is that I haven't worked out since Sunday. According to my scale, I haven't gained anything, but that's probably because I've been barely eating anything either (thank you stomach bug). I just feel so lazy (and tired and stuffy, but that's another thing). Seriously, when you work out, you just feel so good about yourself. Working out makes me feel strong and hard, like nothing can stop me. Except germs, obviously. So, are my muscles any smaller or less hard because I haven't worked out in 72 hours? From my perception, they are. But that might just be me, sitting on my couch, whining.
Which is when the Biggest Loser started. I thought it was only going to be an hour long because of the debate (which don't even get me started on how awful and boring that was, Tom Brokaw was the most awful moderator ever), but then... nope, continued at 9PM on Wednesday. Which means I was stuck watching my least favorite portion of the show (I really just enjoy the last chance workouts and the weigh ins).
So... here's my whiny, half-watching-the-show-because-I-was-talking-to-my-mom-on-the-phone review of last night's BL. Vicky (brown witch) was complaining that she has a lot of knee injuries so she can't run. Boo hoo. And that her hubby holds her back. Boo hoo. Does that give you license to be mean to everyone else on earth??? The Purple Team was getting on Jillian's last nerve (I actually giggled when the preview before commercial said that)... it all culminated with Jillian telling purple Amy to leave the gym (which the idiot did, smirking...won't be smirking at weigh in tonight!) and making the pink team cry (they know how to turn on the waterworks, don't they?) The Red Team got to go home and see their kids, which looked pretty cool (I was busy discussing Cloris Leachman's performance on DWTS on Monday night with my mom at this point... HILARIOUS!) and then there was the challenge. They had to stand on a little trapeze like beam in water, balancing with their arms and legs on these little handles, while the water rushed out of the pool, making it harder for them to balance themselves. The prize was a care package from home. Brown Witch and Purple Amy were the last two left... and Brown Witch won. But she was a kindly Witch, and gave the Purple Team the other care package. And that's all. BO-RING. Little did I know what was to come in the debate later....
My biggest whine of the evening is that I haven't worked out since Sunday. According to my scale, I haven't gained anything, but that's probably because I've been barely eating anything either (thank you stomach bug). I just feel so lazy (and tired and stuffy, but that's another thing). Seriously, when you work out, you just feel so good about yourself. Working out makes me feel strong and hard, like nothing can stop me. Except germs, obviously. So, are my muscles any smaller or less hard because I haven't worked out in 72 hours? From my perception, they are. But that might just be me, sitting on my couch, whining.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Racin' Frustration!!!!!
So, let me tell you a bit about trying to run in a 5K in my hometown. My university gets the whole week of Thanksgiving off, so I plan on heading to my hometown the Thursday beforehand, since I don't teach on either Thursday or Friday. After doing a google search of 5Ks in or around my hometown (runnersworld.com is great for this as well), I found that there is a 5K in a township near my hometown on Saturday, November 22nd. AWESOME. I can race in that, and then not have to worry about my turkey/pumpkin roll obsession on the 27th. I email the contact dude, and this is the response I get: "Sure, I'll send you the registration packet, BUT the race is on the 8th NOT the 22nd." Hmm... curious, not what runnersworld.com said to me. So I send him the link, just so he knows that his name, email address, and November 22nd are linked up somewhere in the internets and his response again: "Hmm... that link isn't working for me." At this point I want to scream at him through the computer screen!!! Don't be an idiot! It worked for me! It worked for my cousin who said she would run the race with me! A few days later, I double check on it. It now says November 8th. Hmm.
So, where does that leave me? There is another "turkey trot" in my hometown the Saturday AFTER Thanksgiving. It's at 9AM on the day that I usually do my five hour drive back to the university where I teach. And no, I don't want to be on the road on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I remember having issues when I was in college, sitting for an hour, waiting for two interstates to merge nicely. No, thank you. So, the race on the 29th is out for me.
Which leads me to the race that I now have my eye on. It's the last 5K in my university town... at the beginning of December. I really didn't want to wait that long to race, but it's either that or wait until the spring. I definitely know that I'll be ready for a December race, and it will be something doable, as it's the Saturday before finals, which means there really won't be anything on my (grading) plate. So, there you have it. I'm adding another ticker to the top of my page to help me count down to my first 5K! I think it will be great to get this done at the end of this year, since really, this is the first calendar year that I've been active in a looooooooong time!
So, where does that leave me? There is another "turkey trot" in my hometown the Saturday AFTER Thanksgiving. It's at 9AM on the day that I usually do my five hour drive back to the university where I teach. And no, I don't want to be on the road on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I remember having issues when I was in college, sitting for an hour, waiting for two interstates to merge nicely. No, thank you. So, the race on the 29th is out for me.
Which leads me to the race that I now have my eye on. It's the last 5K in my university town... at the beginning of December. I really didn't want to wait that long to race, but it's either that or wait until the spring. I definitely know that I'll be ready for a December race, and it will be something doable, as it's the Saturday before finals, which means there really won't be anything on my (grading) plate. So, there you have it. I'm adding another ticker to the top of my page to help me count down to my first 5K! I think it will be great to get this done at the end of this year, since really, this is the first calendar year that I've been active in a looooooooong time!
Monday, October 6, 2008
Gonna Fly Now
I pretty much took it easy this weekend due to my knee injury. By Saturday, thanks to my new Ace bandage and Walgreens ice pack, I was feeling a lot better. So much so that I went for another C25K run on Sunday afternoon. This was the first day of week Seven, so my run went something like this: a five minute warm up walk, followed by a five minute run, a three minute walk, an eight minute run, a five minute walk, and a five minute run... followed by the five minute cool down walk. I swear, that's the most complicated sequence that I had to remember. Anyway, the run went great! I was ready to be done about four minutes into the last five minute run, but then I turned on Gonna Fly Now (who knew the Eagles were blowing their game against the Redskins as I was doing this?) and images of Rocky Balboa running through the streets of Philadelphia inspired me to kick some butt. I completed the run, with no walks other than the ones that were scheduled for me.
I'm still feeling kind of crappy healthwise. Friday, I continued to feel off, but felt better on Saturday. Last night I went to sleep with a tummyache, and I continue to feel that was this morning. Slept in a bit, hoping that it would go away, but it hasn't. I got sick like this last year, around the same time. What is it with the weather changing and stomach aches? Good thing that I'm stocked up on BRAT diet necessities (okay, I don't have applesauce, but I don't live too far from Kroger) so I can meander through my day.
I'm still feeling kind of crappy healthwise. Friday, I continued to feel off, but felt better on Saturday. Last night I went to sleep with a tummyache, and I continue to feel that was this morning. Slept in a bit, hoping that it would go away, but it hasn't. I got sick like this last year, around the same time. What is it with the weather changing and stomach aches? Good thing that I'm stocked up on BRAT diet necessities (okay, I don't have applesauce, but I don't live too far from Kroger) so I can meander through my day.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Weekly Weigh In: 20 minutes to save the world
I've been having a crazy last few days. On Wednesday, I went to school/the office and felt off. You know those days where your balance is just off, and you're not feeling on your game? Well, that was me. Taught my class, ran to Kroger for some BRATs supplements (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast for those of you who don't know the ultimate upset stomach diet), and came home to my jammies. Spent the rest of the night on my couch with stomach cramps instead of going for my planned run. Ugh.
It must have just been a passing bug, because yesterday, I was feeling fine. So fine that I decided to go for a run. It really is autumn. It was chilly, the wind was a bit blustery, and the leaves were everywhere. This was my night for my 20 minute run, in order to finish out Week 5 of the C25K. And it went really well. Around minute 17, I seriously thought I was going to die, mainly because I didn't realize what kind of an incline this one hill is that I run on... and at that point, a little incline was a REALLYBIG incline for me. So, I walked for 15 seconds and ran the rest. I did a mile and a half in 20 minutes. I'm really proud of that. Sure, it's about a 13 minute mile, but I'll worry about speed later, after I build up my endurance.
The problem? I didn't Shred when I came home because I was still feeling a little nauseous/not hungry yesterday, so I did an old Biggest Loser strength training video. And I can't decide if it was that or the run, but somewhere along the line last night, I think I twisted my knee. It hurt a lot more last night that I does this morning, and it doesn't really look swollen, although I was good about icing it last night during the debate and then again before I went to bed. So, I'm taking a few days off. I don't want to push my knee and I definitely don't want to hurt it more if I'm healing, so I'm not going to do anything physical today or tomorrow. E and I want to go hiking on Sunday, so I'm hoping that I'll be ready for that.
Weight wise... can I just say how happy I am that my little weight loss ticker at the top of the page is moving positively?? I lost two whole pounds this week! I don't know how much that has to do with my tummyache on Wednesday, but I ate pretty normal yesterday, so maybe it's not reflective of that. Either way, I would have been happy with 1 pound... but 2?? That just makes it that much better :) Have a good weekend!!
It must have just been a passing bug, because yesterday, I was feeling fine. So fine that I decided to go for a run. It really is autumn. It was chilly, the wind was a bit blustery, and the leaves were everywhere. This was my night for my 20 minute run, in order to finish out Week 5 of the C25K. And it went really well. Around minute 17, I seriously thought I was going to die, mainly because I didn't realize what kind of an incline this one hill is that I run on... and at that point, a little incline was a REALLYBIG incline for me. So, I walked for 15 seconds and ran the rest. I did a mile and a half in 20 minutes. I'm really proud of that. Sure, it's about a 13 minute mile, but I'll worry about speed later, after I build up my endurance.
The problem? I didn't Shred when I came home because I was still feeling a little nauseous/not hungry yesterday, so I did an old Biggest Loser strength training video. And I can't decide if it was that or the run, but somewhere along the line last night, I think I twisted my knee. It hurt a lot more last night that I does this morning, and it doesn't really look swollen, although I was good about icing it last night during the debate and then again before I went to bed. So, I'm taking a few days off. I don't want to push my knee and I definitely don't want to hurt it more if I'm healing, so I'm not going to do anything physical today or tomorrow. E and I want to go hiking on Sunday, so I'm hoping that I'll be ready for that.
Weight wise... can I just say how happy I am that my little weight loss ticker at the top of the page is moving positively?? I lost two whole pounds this week! I don't know how much that has to do with my tummyache on Wednesday, but I ate pretty normal yesterday, so maybe it's not reflective of that. Either way, I would have been happy with 1 pound... but 2?? That just makes it that much better :) Have a good weekend!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Biggest Loser Recap: So Long Good Man
I apologize for the short recap, but I have 14 more exams to grade prior to 3PM, which doesn't sound bad... but if you were reading them, you'd know what torture they are. Therefore, as always, if you didn't watch last night's Biggest Loser, STOP READING NOW!!!
I admit to missing the first few minutes of it (I blame Jillian and the 30 Day Shred for making me do some evil types of plank twist moves before I could watch BL). Anyway, they're going on a road trip! To the Grand Canyon! C'mon guys! Climb on the bus! Oh, wait... you're all smooshed into seats that you really can't fit in. (This gave me flashbacks to my own weight issues. When I was at my heaviest-- and did a lot of flying-- the seatbelt justfit around my waist. When I went to Boston in August? I had to tighten it and had about 5 inches of slack. WOOT!) Here comes their first temptation: Gamble and guess how many calories are in a certain piece of food. If you are the closest without going over, you win that round (at this point, I was wondering when I started watching the Price is Right). If you don't win, you have to EAT it. The prize after three rounds? You get to stay in a posh RV. The rest? Camping outside. Ed and Heba win, which I'm glad for! They're pretty rockin'.
So, while everyone minus E&H are hanging around the campground, they notice some exercise equipment. Well, looky here. How do we exercise outside of a GYM???? Can we exercise without Jillian and Bob?? I think the consensus was no, and some of them took some walks. How many of the men were like, "I'm not gonna lift any boulders." Um, dudes, jumping jacks? Running intervals? Squats? Lunges?? Needless to say, they didn't get any exercise until their kayak challenge, which was seriously the most confusing challenge. I don't blame Shellay for being so confused about it. When Ali explained it, I was thinking, How is that going to work? Well Heba and Ed won an RV for themselves. Rock on!
Back to the ranch. Bob and Jillian are super mad that no one worked out. So they beat them to death in a last chance workout. Jerry isn't feeling well, so the med staff check him out... and they are concerned that he might have a blood infection or a blood clot. YIKES. They send him to Cedar-Sinai (hanging with birthing celebs, Jerry?) and he has a torn hamstring. That HAS to be painful. He comes back in time for the weigh in. But Ali throws them a twist. There will be only one team below the yellow line, and ONE person needs to go home. The Yellow Team falls below the yellow line (Jerry gained, Coleen lost big time) so they had the back and forth about who was going home. Needless to say, it was Jerry.
But WOW!!! Jerry is looking good. He's lost 70 pounds total since he's left the ranch. He's even off of 4 of his 5 heart-related meds. I'm amazed at all these transformations we've been seeing for folks who've left the ranch. I have to say that the race for the At Home BL is going to be tight this year. What I think is dumb is that the rest of them are going to be competing in teams, but Coleen is going to be by herself? Right? Why do the things that come out of Ali's mouth make me so confused?
Back to the grading... ugh. It's like my own last chance workout. Get this done, go to work, and I'll be rewarded with a nice run later this evening.
I admit to missing the first few minutes of it (I blame Jillian and the 30 Day Shred for making me do some evil types of plank twist moves before I could watch BL). Anyway, they're going on a road trip! To the Grand Canyon! C'mon guys! Climb on the bus! Oh, wait... you're all smooshed into seats that you really can't fit in. (This gave me flashbacks to my own weight issues. When I was at my heaviest-- and did a lot of flying-- the seatbelt justfit around my waist. When I went to Boston in August? I had to tighten it and had about 5 inches of slack. WOOT!) Here comes their first temptation: Gamble and guess how many calories are in a certain piece of food. If you are the closest without going over, you win that round (at this point, I was wondering when I started watching the Price is Right). If you don't win, you have to EAT it. The prize after three rounds? You get to stay in a posh RV. The rest? Camping outside. Ed and Heba win, which I'm glad for! They're pretty rockin'.
So, while everyone minus E&H are hanging around the campground, they notice some exercise equipment. Well, looky here. How do we exercise outside of a GYM???? Can we exercise without Jillian and Bob?? I think the consensus was no, and some of them took some walks. How many of the men were like, "I'm not gonna lift any boulders." Um, dudes, jumping jacks? Running intervals? Squats? Lunges?? Needless to say, they didn't get any exercise until their kayak challenge, which was seriously the most confusing challenge. I don't blame Shellay for being so confused about it. When Ali explained it, I was thinking, How is that going to work? Well Heba and Ed won an RV for themselves. Rock on!
Back to the ranch. Bob and Jillian are super mad that no one worked out. So they beat them to death in a last chance workout. Jerry isn't feeling well, so the med staff check him out... and they are concerned that he might have a blood infection or a blood clot. YIKES. They send him to Cedar-Sinai (hanging with birthing celebs, Jerry?) and he has a torn hamstring. That HAS to be painful. He comes back in time for the weigh in. But Ali throws them a twist. There will be only one team below the yellow line, and ONE person needs to go home. The Yellow Team falls below the yellow line (Jerry gained, Coleen lost big time) so they had the back and forth about who was going home. Needless to say, it was Jerry.
But WOW!!! Jerry is looking good. He's lost 70 pounds total since he's left the ranch. He's even off of 4 of his 5 heart-related meds. I'm amazed at all these transformations we've been seeing for folks who've left the ranch. I have to say that the race for the At Home BL is going to be tight this year. What I think is dumb is that the rest of them are going to be competing in teams, but Coleen is going to be by herself? Right? Why do the things that come out of Ali's mouth make me so confused?
Back to the grading... ugh. It's like my own last chance workout. Get this done, go to work, and I'll be rewarded with a nice run later this evening.
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