Sometimes you go off plan

Thursday, June 09, 2011

I had a plan. 60 minutes of elliptical.

What I did? 10 minutes of strength training before crawling into bed.

Yesterday was just one of those days. I don't do so well with heat - part of why I love where I live - and yesterday was a doozy. It was in the mid 90s, and the AC at work wasn't doing so well. They just "fixed" it last weekend. I don't think that word means what they think it means. (2 points for naming that movie). By the time I left, I was exhausted and miserable and still had to grocery shop and make salads for dinner and do school work and I just wanted to cry.

So yeah, not so much on the plan yesterday. But today is a new day, right? It's C25K day again, along with the 100 Pushups plan day. I WILL do it, and I'll feel great!

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30 Day Music Challenge - Day 16

Thursday, June 09, 2011

day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate

Oh goodness.

"Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle *blush*

I won't subject you to a link. It's bad. It's on Youtube if you really want to hear it.

I was 20 when the song came out, and I just thought it was sooooooo romantic. *gag* I swear, I want to run screaming when I hear it now!

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Still to come:
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you're angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you're happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you're sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year

Feeling Good

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

I ran again last night, and boy can I tell today! Though amazingly I'm not as sore as I have been. Something is working!



I'm starting to get back to the point where the "high" is better than the hurt is bad. I love it! I got off the treadmill last night (it's too warm to run outside right now for me) feeling not defeated but victorious! I pushed hard, sweated buckets and felt great!

Now, what does a girl who just ran hard do? Get on the bike, of course! Yep, after my run I rode for a half hour, plus did my pushups (25 last night... progressing nicely towards the goal of 100).



For anyone who wants a non-weight reason to exercise hard I say this... the feeling after a hard workout can't be gained through food or drugs or most anything. It's better than you can imagine and worth every drop of sweat.

Keep up the fantastic work, my sparkies!

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30 Day Music Challenge - Day 15

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

day 15 - a song that describes you

Hmm. This is a tough one...

I'm going with Pink's "F*ckin Perfect"

(trigger warning... the vid is a bit of a tough one in some spots.)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Rax
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It took me a long time to realize that I'm fine just the way I am and that everyone who said I was "weird" or a "freak" didn't matter. I wish someone I trusted had given me this message when I was younger, but now I make sure my girls all know it.



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Still to come:
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you're angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you're happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you're sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year

Victory at the Doc's Office

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

A little background -- when I was 20 I sought out birth control and my doctor refused to put me on the pill because my blood pressure was too high. Now consider that for a moment - at such a young age, I was a candidate for BP meds! How crazy is that?

I never did go on meds, but that was when I started working out off and on. It would take another 5 years for me to get serious about it, though. And getting BP back to where it belongs is a slow process.

This morning I had a follow up visit for my ears/sinuses and she took my BP.

112/70!!! WOOO-HOOO!

I was PSYCHED! No meds, just good old fashioned hard work!

Makes me quite happy.

In other news, I have to say that I will NOT make my June goal of exercising every day. Yesterday got away from me with physical therapy and errands and school that I didn't really even think about it until my head hit the pillow. I'm sad for that, but not feeling overly guilty. I can still make it almost every day, and I will!

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