Well, life has thrown me a few curve balls here by lately. Joe and I broke up last Wednesday. It was for the best and mutual, but it still hurts. It's been a long time since my heart has been broken. On Feb. 1, Pat died. That was a rough couple days. Now, my best friend's dad whom I've known for 20 years is in the hospital and we really need Doctor House to check out what's going on with him. It seems he'd be able to do it with ease rather than struggle like the "region's finest" working on him now. Needless to say, I haven't been online in a while. Not only because of the madness but also because Comcast Cable is ridiculous and I've been without internet and phone service for nearly a week. I expect to see lower rates on my bill for the month.
Anywho... I bought some yoga/pilates equipment today and did the streth/yoga thing tonight. It felt great. I pulled my left shoulder muscles pretty bad last week at the gym and it's really sore. I can hardly lift my are past elbow-height before it hurts. Stretching will help that a lot. I can already tell. Hopefully my internet stays connected now and I can get on track again. Obviously, my results are going to be screwy now. I guess I'll just have to pick up where I left off.
Today was a terrible day... not because of eating or not exercising. I'm going through some stress in my relationship right now and I'm trying not to think about it and give him the space he needs. So, today... I didn't go to visit him. I had to work this morning anyway. I went to church, then spent some time with my family as today is my mother's 39th birthday. I haven't heard from him all day and have made a concious effort not to call or text him so he can have the space he needs. By the time I got home, I was so stressed and I didn't want to eat a bunch of junk. So instead... I rearranged my studio apartment and cleaned. I moved every piece of furniture. This took me two hours and I broke into a sweat at one point. When I looked at the calories burned in the activity log for that, I felt a little better. I have to leave the rest up to the Lord. Best wishes to all.
Worked this morning. Went to the gym right afterward. I figured out why I can only run 2.5 miles in the 33 minutes on the eliptical. There are three intervals and I slow down tremendously during that times. Twelve of those 33 minutes are on a higher resistance. I'm going to try to run on manual on Monday and see if that helps. I'll take my measurements before I get in the shower later.
Today was not only weigh-in day, but also my annual lady doc exam. Yesterday was terrible. I got robbed at 8am in front of the Walgreens and spent most of the day cancelling credit cards and messing with my bank account. I did get my wallet back. Someone turned it into the police, minus $25 and 2 credit cards. I guess that's not too bad. It could've been a lot worse. The problem with all that is-- I went to the chinese buffet with my mom at 3:30pm and ate my first meal of the day, 2 servings of general tso's chicken and white rice. I piled on the vegetables, but I doubt that helped much.
By the time I made it to the gym, I had almost no energy from all the crap food I just ate. I struggled to make my 35 minutes on the elliptical. So... coming as no surprise with the last week I've had... I've gained a pound. I'm not going to hound myself about it. With the advice of friend on EP, I'll pick myself up and tell myself we all make mistakes and next week is a new week. I won't do my body measurements until after my workout tomorrow. Working straight through this weekend and all of next week won't make things very easy, but we must do what we have to, right? I'll get this done! Thanks for all your well-wished everyone. And as always, best wishes to you!
Today was just an okay day. I made it back to the gym. Ran 2.5 miles in 30 minutes, burned 300 cals. Today my best friend and I worked out at the gym near her house. The instructor there gave me a few tips on some of the strength training machines, so that was good. I did an ab machine that really worked my lower abs. WOW! It was painful. Also did 50 crunches on the ball and 2 thigh machines. All in all, today was so bad. I plan to hit the gym with my best friend for the next two days and then take the weekend off. Weigh-in is Friday after workout. Wish me luck. I feel like I'll need it. As always, best wishes to all on your journey to a healthier life.
So, I'm worried now. These last few days have been rough. I haven't been to the gym since Friday. I plan to hit it hard tomorrow through Friday, which is way in day. So much stress in the last few days makes me nervous.
So, I'm having a bit of difficulty making sure I measure the same exact spot every week. I think a couple of my measurements that are either up or down by an inch might be a mistake, but I'm not sure. I may just be overwhelmed that I could lose an inch in a week. I have noticed that my pants are fitting a little loser and that's a pretty good feeling.
I ran over 2.5 miles in 33 minutes on the elliptical and burned 300 calories doing that. Then, I did 2 leg machines, 5 minutes on the ball doing abs, and one machine that was supposed to strenghten your back. (I used it to stretch my abs... They hurt SO much.) So, all in all it was a good day. Tonight, I'm cleaning the house. Burning more calories! Yay! As always, best of luck everyone!
My boyfriend dropped me off at the gym at 2:15pm. I did my 35 minutes on the elliptical, 2 ab machines, and 10 minutes of crunches on the ball. I was finished working out in a little over an hour. As I walked to the locker room, I couldn't help but become ridiculously curious about my weight. I knew tomorrow was weigh-in day, but I couldn't help myself.
I zero-ed out the scale and jumped on. I'm so glad I did. The scale showed 165 lbs. That's 6 lbs down from where I started! I needed that today. With all the craziness of the past few days in my family and work life, I was so worried about gaining. I'm so glad I took everyone's advice and continued to monitor what I ate instead of not caring due to my extra stress. Thank you all for your continued support. I appreciate it so much!
I took the day off work today. Yesterday was too strenuous. Finally, I got to see my boyfriend. He stayed over last night and is still sleeping in my bed at this moment. I plan to go to the gym today. He doesn't want to use my guest pass, but said he'd find something else to do while I was there.
Time to make a little something to eat and plan out my day. I'll try to blog later tonight. Thanks to all of you who prayed for my family. I appreciate it. As always, best of luck!
Well, I'm already running on E and the hardest hasn't even come yet. Uncle Bud died yesterday and it's been madness ever since. I booked Grams a flight to Dallas and she's never been on a plane. I went to work for a full day today so I could take 5 hours of my 12 hour day tomorrow. I feel like complete crap and I think I might be getting sick. I didn't work out today because I spent most of my 8 hour day doing through the donations garage and lifting 70 pound bags of sand. That was enough workout for me.
Tomorrow is so long. I have to be at work by 8am. I need to leave there by 11am to get Grams to the airport by 1:30pm so she can catch her flight at 2:30. And then I need to be back to work by 4pm at the very latest. Please pray for my family and me as I will pray for all of you. Best of luck as always!
