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View albumBuilding a lean & fit me - one bite at a time
May 3
May 2
- 1h 09m 52s
- 3.50 miles
- 19m 57s /Mi
Was feeling rough this morning, so I started slow, and by the end, felt pretty danged good! Didn't push at all this walk. Meandered around town admiring the spring flowers and even helped a lady catch her little dog that got away from her. Beautiful morning!
- 57m 19s
- 10.77 miles
- 11.27 Mi/hr
This was a fairly hard effort. Hot and windy out there. Had a watered down bottle of gatorade which wouldn't go down well. Came home starving and craving salt. Trick is to not eat myself silly before I have to go out to dinner with friends tonight.
- 25m
Legs/hips/core
Strength/stretching
Haven't completely decided what to get into today. Should do some office stuff, but I'd rather go outside and play in the yard.
May 1
- 1h 00m 55s
- 3.41 miles
- 17m 52s /Mi
There is nothing better than a walk on a warm spring morning. Perfect out!
- 10m
Shoulders
Feeling really good this morning. When I decided to get off my butt and stop feeling sorry for myself yesterday, something just snapped. I even feel some goals coming together. :)
April 30
- 54m 30s
- 3.00 miles
- 18m 10s /Mi
Started slow and built. Once again, was ready to quit after 1.5, but then when I hit 2 and feel warmed up better, I was fine.
M1 19:17
M2 17:52
M3 17.21
- 58m 19s
- 3.06 miles
- 19m 03s /Mi
Hot out there! :) I did NOT want to do this. I wanted to sit in the house and mope and whine. Glad I got out.
Did fairly well on nutrition yesterday. Had a couple things that I shouldn't have, but overall, not a total disaster. Today will be better. I'm having a tough time getting that "deep in your belly" fire going where you are so motivated that nothing will get in your way. I feel wishy washy about things right now and it bothers me that I can't get the fire stoked. I'm having trouble even putting goals on paper that when I look at them get me excited. I'm looking forward to doing the WAO, but its something I can do regardless of what kind of shape I'm in, so its not having exactly the effect I'd hoped it would. I'm hoping if I can just keep moving forward in the right direction, some sort of spark will catch.
April 29
- 53m 25s
- 3.00 miles
- 17m 48s /Mi
Fairly hard effort on the treadmill this morning. Was going to stop after 2, but told myself to do at least 2.5, then I was into it, so I did the full 3 miles. I think I've been psyching myself out about my feet. I think about it so much when I walk, that I start changing my stride and worrying over every little ache. I'm going to try and start just walking and enjoying it and stop worrying! Did a good hip/leg stretch afterwards.
M1 18:50
M2 17:20
M3 16:55
Today's plan 2x 3 mile walk, strength, stretching
April 28
Not much going on this weekend. Have a couple of projects I want to get into. I made a birthday pineapple upside down cake for the owner of the breakfast restaurant we go to. I'll trade it for some blueberry pecan pancakes later this morning. Need to start putting some May goals together. I need something to get my butt back on track. Have not done great with nutrition this week. Didn't even track the last couple of days. That's always a sure sign that the crap is in charge again. I need to come up with something exciting for May that gets me fired up.
April 27
- 48m 24s
- 2.66 miles
- 18m 12s /Mi
- Massage
- 1h 00m
Went to a very cool ceremony for the Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #9 dedicaton this morning. Fred helped build the gates, which made it more special. Lots of fun and people. Taking a short walk in some new shoes that I bought yesterday. Reebok Realflex Optimal. Not running shoes, but very flexible, comfy, and flashy!
Feet are feeling good, even after the marathon shopping session yesterday. Still going to be careful with them though.
This afternoon, I have PT, a massage, then a drink to catch up with my massage lady, who I haven't seen since I had my shoulder done back in January. Also need to bake a pineapple upside down cake for a friend's birthday tomorrow. One of those days......
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This turned out to be really nice. Walked through an upscale neighborhood admiring the landscaping. After awhile, it all starts to look the same though. They probably all have the same company take care of things. lol! Took a turnoff so I could talk to the cows. Don't know why, but I've got this thing for cows. They probably think I'm a nutcase, but they make me smile. :)
Two of our closest friends split up. I feel like we're living in a soap opera right now. Fred talks to the guy in his office and I email with the girl in mine. I really hope they work things out. We are all supposed to go to Costa Rica in June. Hopefully everything will work out and they'll kiss and make up, but its not looking good right now.
Tired this morning! Going to go out and wander around for awhile anyway. Figure there will be lots of time on WAO that I'll be tired and I'll need to get out there anyway. I'll only do one walk today, but I'll get in my shoulder/core strength as well. Have a haircut this afternoon, then I'm heading down to pick up the grandson for the weekend.
I was hungry all day yesterday. Did really well making healthy choices until late in the afternoon and at dinner. Need to make up more turkey meatloaves and protein loaves so I can just grab them when I'm hungry.
Had dinner with a couple last night. The lady was wearing a beautiful pink watch and I complimented her on it. She works at a jewelry store and told me I could get one for $495. It didn't even have gps or a heartrate monitor.