I made it through the night and after only 2 hours of sleep I did not have to report back in to my normal office and hours. I got home at 8am and thought Id sleep the day away, unsure if I had to return to the garage tonight. Well I hit the pillow already sleeping! It felt so great to lay down and sleep and to get to have my husband there made it even better I think I just sleep better, deeper or more soundly or something, when hes there. Anyway, I was so happy to get to bed and I was out instantly. However I only lasted until 11:30am. Just 3 1/2 hours and I was up again. I laid around lazily watching tv for an hour or so, got up and ate and did some laundry, then it was time for a couple of friends of mine to come over. We had planned to get together for a long walk and dinner (I dont get together with friends often to exercise because they live about 45 mins away) and watch a little of So You Think You Can Dance. Then it was time to head back to the garage. So on 3 1/2 hours of sleep Im back for another all nighter. I am unsure if I am supposed to go to my regular office again tomorrow. I am supposed to work with my sister tomorrow who is new to the office and I feel like if I dont go in I'll be putting her in a tough spot. Plus if I dont go in I wont be getting any over time for all my long nights. Although just going home and getting sleep sounds sooooo nice.
Anyway, so it felt good to get out and get a little exercise. We walked 3 miles. Eatting has been worse than aweful, just horrible. I dont even want to think about a scale tomorrow. TOM finally arrived today so hopefully I can get a little better control of things again soon.
So its 3am and Im stuck in a line garage for storm restoration. Its not so bad. Everyones always nice. The overnight work is minimal. The bad thing parts are just that Im really tired and I dont know if I will have to report for my regular duties at 7am on just the 2 hour nap I took before showing up here at 10pm last night, and the fact that there is always a surplus of bad (but oh so good) food in the garages during storms. Theres pizza, cookies, pop, candy, blah blah blah. It all equals temptation to me in the middle of the night when Im looking for anything to keep me awake.
I went home from work and ate right away. The plan was to eat early so itd be all settled by the time I ran around 8 when the temperature cooled off. Well at 5:30 I got the call that I needed to report to a garage at 10 for an all nighter. I got to bed by 6 so I could sleep til 8, hop in the shower and then head out because ofcourse I live almost an hour from all garages. So once again no run and all kinds of crappy food. SOMEDAY I will get back on track. Maybe I wont have to go to my usual office hours tomorrow and I can sleep through the afternoon and get an early start on exercise tomorrow.....
Well I didnt run at all last night. I really didnt feel well at all. I had terrible motion sickness all day after spending the weekend on a boat. I didnt think I was even going to make it through the work day. However I only have like 1 sick day left and I figured I better save it. So I spent most of the day holding onto my desk because I felt like if I let go Id go sailing across my cube. Anyway, I was feeling a little better in the evening but not great and I thought running in the heat and humidity might put me right back where I had been all day. So no run, lotsa eatting, and some snoozing on the couch. I cant seem to get outta this funk. I dont remember if I blogged about it or not but after my last TOM I fogot to get me Rx filled for birth control and missed that for 3 days in a row. Anyway, I think that has had me a little off all month. Ive just wanted to eat everything in sight and this past week has been the worst. Hopefully TOM shows up in a few days and brings some relief, or atleast a little new focus and determination.
I thought I was feeling much better this morning but sitting in front of my computer Im feeling all bobblely again. RRRRRRR!!!
Last week I lost all focus. I had three trainees at work, two I had kinda got started working on their own but had to go back and help a lot, which is fine, then I also had my sister who started just last week. I also had tons to do getting ready to take off for our mini vacation. We left early Thursday afternoon for Lake Cumberland to stay on a house boat with two other couples. I didnt watch what I ate or exercise for several days before I left or while I was there. I did manage to tread water for hours and hours while everyone was just floating in the water. I get fidgety and dont sleep well if Im too lazy so I needed to tread to just move around and Im sure I managed to burn some calories while doing so. I hope so anyway! I also did my fair share of floating and drinking though However today I seem to be suffering from some major delayed motion sickness. I feel like Im drifting all over the place and its really upsetting my belly
Anyway today its right back on track. Im going to wait for the temperature to cool down a bit and then go for an easy jog tonight. No distance or pace goals, just getting out and moving again. I'll also make sure I pay attention to everything I eat.
I took off for my run yesterday. I realized half way to the trail that Id left my water bottle at home. I didnt let it stop me because I know theres a water fountain near where I park and a few gulps from there would hold me over til I got home. I had a 5 mile run schedule and because of the Bachelorette party the day before I had made up my mind not to push myself. So I walked to the half mile marker, my usual warm up but also because I dont pass the starting point on my way and so the half mile marker is a consistent start for me. Anyway, I start running from there with the plan to run to the 3 mile marker, then head back, running to the 1/2 mile marker and walking back to my car. That way Im actually running 2 1/2 miles out and 2 1/2 miles back. Well I missed the 3 mile marker and was running and looking and the next thing I saw was the 3 1/2 marker. So I turned around thinking now I have to stop at the 1 1/2 mile marker and thatd be 5 miles but then Id have a really long walk back to the car. I was feeling really good and when I got to the 1 1/2 point I just kept running that extra mile. So I ended up running 6 miles! I couldnt believe it. Im so glad I decided to do this on my own. I felt great, unpressured, undistracted, just great. So today will be a rest day, or maybe I'll do my upper body strength training video and my abs, but no cardio and no leg work. Although Im quite shocked that my legs arent sore. I finished my run plus warm up and cool down walk in 70 mins so maybe my pace was a little slower and thats why Im not sore. Who knows but Im happy
Eatting still not 100% on track but also not super terrible.
I had a bachelorette party to go to yesterday. It started at 1:00 on the lake and by 8 the group was headed home to hit the local bars. I had my DH pick me up then because I live much closer to the lake than the bride to be's home town. Plus we had some planning to do with two other couples for our weekend getaway next week. Anyway, I drank too much but I didnt drink way too much. So today I dont have a hangover but Im scheduled for a 5 mile run. Part of me thinks I have to do it if I want to stick to my training schedule but the other part of me thinks my body probably needs to recover. I think what Im going to do is head out for my run and if I need to walk a little or even a lot, thats fine. My eatting yesterday was ok. I didnt eat anything terrible at the party, actually I mostly just snacked on pretzels and had 1 piece of cake. However, afterwards when DH and I met up with friends, I ate half a large pizza but managed to drink 3 large glasses of water. So Im doing much better now in these situations than I was a year ago but Im not exactly sticking to a meal plan to lose weight. We will see again on Thursday morning how Ive done and how much I need to plan food.
Bonus of my new training..... One of the girls at the Bachelorette party complimented on how muscled my calves were! Mine?! Really?! Ive always been a girl who can carry a touch more muscle than average but usually I have so much fat covering them that you'd never see muscle. That was really great motivation to keep working!
So Ive ran off an on (mostly off) forever, never sticking with it long enough to get past 3 miles or better than a 9-10minute-ish pace. Well Ive noticed two things as I increase my distance both on hills and flat trails.
1. Sports bra rub. As my distance increases, usually when I run over 4 miles, Im getting a raw spot right in the center of my rib cage where the bottom band of my sport bra is. Anyone know how to fix that?
2. Not exactly sore muscles. When I run a full 3 miles over hills, I notice that the backs of my thighs feel bruised. They dont ache, they arent tight, you know the typical sore muscle feeling you'd have from hard work. They literally are just sore to the touch like a bruise. Anyone know what thats all about?
So I ate aweful yesterday BUT even though I met my mom for dinner (long over due so I dont feel guilty about that) I took it easy on the appetizer and we skipped desert, something I very often indulge in when I go out to eat with my mom. She even went with soup and a half sandwich, so good for her too! THEN even though I had went to dinner, it was an early dinner and I had plenty of time to let my food digest and then head out for a run with my dog late in the evening when it was nice and cool. Going out to dinner would normally be plenty excuse for me to skip my run so I was very please with myself for getting out there. I had a shorter run scheduled, 3 miles over hills. I was actually feeling great. I didnt even feel like I had to walk up any hills, no fatigue or anything. However on the very last stretch up hill, I got a cramp in my side just under my rib. I dont usually have a problem with those so I decided to just push through it as I was almost finished anyway. Well it got way worse very quickly. So I had to walk about the last 100 yards but Im not gonna sweat it. I went in and watched So You Think You Can Dance and then did day 5 of my ab video.
Oh, by the way, I bought a pair of shorts in a size.....TEN!!!!! Honestly they are a little snug, not much but just a bit, but I know with all the running I plan to do I will get a few more lbs off. Plus its another motivator. I cant wait to wear them!
Well poo! The weight is slowly creeping back up. I've gotten my exercise back on track so I suppose that means I'll have to start being more strict with my food again, keep track of calories and stuff.
Im training a couple of guys at work today so Ive got to make this short (dont want them seeing my weight web site ) but Im sure I'll check back in later.
I talk about my dog quite a bit so I thought Id add some pictures of her I still cant figure out how to add them to a post so check out my pictures if you're curious. Her names Sasha. Also known as SashPash, Sasha Bear, Baby Bear, Sweet Pea, and Legs.
I think I just sleep better, deeper or more soundly or something, when hes there. Anyway, I was so happy to get to bed and I was out instantly. However I only lasted until 11:30am. 
Just 3 1/2 hours and I was up again. I laid around lazily watching tv for an hour or so, got up and ate and did some laundry, then it was time for a couple of friends of mine to come over. We had planned to get together for a long walk and dinner (I dont get together with friends often to exercise because they live about 45 mins away) and watch a little of So You Think You Can Dance. Then it was time to head back to the garage. So on 3 1/2 hours of sleep Im back for another all nighter. I am unsure if I am supposed to go to my regular office again tomorrow. I am supposed to work with my sister tomorrow who is new to the office and I feel like if I dont go in I'll be putting her in a tough spot. Plus if I dont go in I wont be getting any over time for all my long nights. Although just going home and getting sleep sounds sooooo nice.
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