Day 212

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

I only did 10 minutes on the elliptical today. I got up too late to get outside. I have to reserve my energy today anyway. TOM hit, and today is my really bad day. To make things harder, we have a swim meet tonight in this awful heat. To make things even worse than that, I got snagged into being a timer. I love being a timer, but it's a huge meet against our biggest competitor. I'll also be on my feet for 3 hours straight. I'll have lots of fluids, Powerade or Gatorade. I usually don't drink those, I make my own mix without all the carbs. I think I'll be needing the extra carbs tonight, plus all the electrolytes. Hubby already agreed to help me out by giving me breaks every now and then. Hope he remembers. I know most of the kids on the swim team and can send any one of them to track him down. It shouldn't be a problem.

Wish my kids luck! Stevie (10) should be swimming another IM along with his other races. Mary (12) swims butterfly in the team medley relay. That's her biggest challenge. Pat and Mikey will have strong competition in the teenage group. Bridget may swim 3 or 4 races. She only swam two on Monday, but she looked great! She got some practice diving off the blocks for the starts. She and all the other 8 and unders looked like they had a blast doing that. I'd be petrified! Our pool has high starting blocks. It intimidates some of the other teams. Not tonight's opponent, but some of the other teams.

  

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Day 211-Weights

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

We had a swim meet out of town last night, so we got home pretty late. Our kids love this Mexican restaurant in the town we were in, so we had to eat out. It was a fun swim meet. Bridget swam her first two races. She did really well! I think she might even have gotten second place in the freestyle. I was preparing her for her "participation" ribbon. All the kids swam really well.

I tried to sleep in today, so I didn't get up early enough to get outside before the heat. I decided I really needed to lift weights anyway, so that's what I did. I worked on biceps, delts, and quads. I also did my crunch routine (regular, bicycle, reverse). I'm feeling stronger and I love how my arms look when I lift weights consistently.

  

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SIBLEYHONEYBEE 6/26/2012 8:30PM

Weights are always a GREAT addition to your workout. Have you experienced a lot of inch loss as well as the great stamina you are developing? You inspire me EVERY day! Great Job! ~Melissa Report Inappropriate Comment

MUSICMOMOF2 6/26/2012 8:19PM

It's only going to be warmer tomorrow! Glad to hear that the swim meet went well. Can I ask where you were? I love Mexican food!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Day 210-A good jog

Monday, June 25, 2012

I wish I had gotten out earlier today to exercise when the clouds were still out. It was a little warm while I was jogging. My muscles and joints seem to really love the warmer weather for jogging. They feel great! It's a little harder on the rest of me. I walked 0.25 mile, jogged two straight miles, and walked another 0.25 mile. I've also learned that my warm up and cool down walks need to be somewhat slow. That seems to help my muscles more. My jogging miles were 13:33 and 13:43, pretty good considering the heat.

Last night at work went much better than the night before. I was able to avoid the day old donuts and the stress level was greatly reduced. We managed well, especially considering we were a person short. One pharmacist is on maternity leave, and the managers are not approving overtime for the people willing and able to fill in some of her shifts. We lucked out this weekend, but it won't work out well every time. There is another pharmacist going on maternity leave, so basically in July both my weekends are short a person now. Really frustrated with management on this one.

Have a great week everyone. Stay cool!

  

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Your exercise sounds great! Keep Moving! Sorry about work. I often think if your boss had to cover a shift shorthanded then they would perfectly understand the need for more staff, especially on the weekends. Report Inappropriate Comment

PACKERLOVER09 6/25/2012 3:47PM

Wow! You go girl! I wish I could do a mile in under 20 minutes, and you are at 13! You are awesome! What is your strategy to how you got there! Report Inappropriate Comment

MUSICMOMOF2 6/25/2012 1:59PM

Sounds like you had a great jog! Stay cool this week, it's only going to get hotter... Report Inappropriate Comment

KURS10B 6/25/2012 1:00PM

Your runs sound about like mine. Drink plenty of water and get going bright and early. Report Inappropriate Comment

209-Walk with Hubby

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Hubby wanted me to give him credit for exercising today. We went for a walk together down at the park. It was nice to walk with him. I really need to calm down from last night. Work was very difficult. We had to make a chemo and needed help to figure out the exact process and we couldn't get a hold of anyone. Very frustrating!

Today's a new day, though, and I need to forget about last nights issues. It's always hard for me to that.

The walk with Hubby helped. We walked for 15 minutes around the city park which was a nice change of pace. Lots of people were down there for picnics and an auction.

  

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MUSICMOMOF2 6/24/2012 3:19PM

Sorry to hear about the stress at work. Glad that you were able to take a nice walk. Hope the rest of your day goes great! Report Inappropriate Comment

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There's nothing like a nice Sunday stroll for mellowing our mood! Report Inappropriate Comment

Day 208

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Just got in a quick walk with my oldest daughter. We did one mile in 18.5 minutes with a quick stop at a friends house for a garage sale. Nice to visit with Susan for a few minutes, even nicer to visit with my daughter alone for the walk.

  

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ELISADENK 6/23/2012 7:21PM

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