Day 50: What have I done to myself?
April 13, 2010
No, I have not died, nor have I fallen off the face of the earth… I took a break from the gym to fly to Oregon for my son’s 3rd brain surgery, and have brought him home with me. But this is not the reason I have not been at the gym or blogging, MY KNEES HURT!
Day 27: It’s all in your mind
March 21, 2010
I ended up flying to Oregon for my son’s surgery after all, there were complications and there was no way i would NOT be here. So, I am writing from the beautiful high desert in Bend, Oregon.
I am amused with my mindset. Though I am, for the most part, eating well I have fallen back on chocolate for comfort. This amuses me because I am NOT a chocolate craving/eating person. I read somewhere that chocolate is actually good for your mood. However, I don’t think the Snickers and Heath bar I inhaled yesterday is what they had in mind.
Day 21: Screw Snow White and her cute little dwarfs
March 15, 2010
I have heard exercise is supposed to improve your mood. I was hoping I’d hit the gym, get on the treadmill and be all happy like freakin’ Snow White; doves landing on my finger, Bambi and Thumper running along side of me and little sparrows tying bows in my hair. I got squat. Where are the endorphins?
Day 18: Treadmill… DON’T DECLINE THE INCLINE!
March 12, 2010
KAPOW! I kicked it up a notch, again, on the treadmill today. I went back to 40 minutes, all at 3 MPH… however, today I did 2 sets of 10 minute intervals GOING UP HILL at 4.0! “Holy heart failure Batman!” (yes, he really said this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHjRwCu6yBY ) and no, no one actually had to perform CPR…
Day 17: Treadmill Motivations
March 11, 2010
I have discovered that what motivates me on the treadmill is slowly changing… It’s no longer for a hot, rockin’ bod (ya, like that’d happen anyway) or cute clothes (that aren’t designed for old ladies, made of polyester, and only found in my size in mail order catalogs), but for a whole new realm of opportunities that I had written off as “not possible”…
What motivates YOU to move?
Day 16: I ROCKED the treamill!
March 10, 2010
WHOA!!! I TOTALLY ROCKED THE TREADMILL TODAY! Master of the machine, slave to none, kicked mechanical booty! I FEEL LIKE WONDER WOMAN! I wrapped my knee for the first time and then found the incline button of doom on the “beast” but conquered it all! Now, keep in mind this whole euphoric experience did not come without it’s own set of challenges: ever try to use an ace wrap on a squishy triangle?
Day 15: I’m BAAAAACCCKKK!!!!!
March 8, 2010
To my amazement, other than some knee tenderness, after being gone from the gym for sooooo many days (sick as a dog) I got right back in the groove! I didn’t even have to start over at day one with heavy breathing and the feeling of imminent death!
Hi guys! Good to be back!
Day 12: The Food Side of It
March 5, 2010
Fact: Breathing is definitely not optional. My head cold is traveling to my chest. Hope it’s having a fun trip, it’s certainly not what I had in mind. So, since I’m home with handfuls of tissues let’s talk calories again…
Day 11: The Head Cold from Hell
March 4, 2010
No gym for me today. I am “aww pwugged up”. Fever, chills, sore throat and the inevitable cotton mouth from lack of air flow through the nasal passages.
Day 10: Chinese, Japanese, Achy-Knees
March 3, 2010
Let me start by saying that I have had the worst knees known to mankind for the past 5 years. They will (every few months) pop out of joint and drop me to the floor, make clicking and popping noises off and on and ache with any substantial time spent on my feet. So it shouldn’t surprise me I am having a knee problem, right?
