I had a day to myself. I put Roxy in daycare and did what I needed to do. Actually I had a 10 a.m. meeting, 11:15 a.m. Dr. apt and my oldest had auditions for her school talent show after school today so I thought it best to do all this without having Roxy around. Makes life a bit more simple.
WOD - 400m run (8.2, 8.5 and 9.0) followed by 20lb (actually did 25lb) kettle ball swings 21 times and 12 pull ups 3X for time = 12:50. Simple enough but of course I had to do more. My BFF Grigs was with me working out today so she was hammering it out on the bike so I thought I would join her. I have missed some bike workouts so I did almost 8 miles doing 1 mile hard, rest, 2 mile hard, rest, 3 miles hard and rest. I was supposed to go up to 5 miles but since it wasn't part of my WOD I just hung out on the bike until Grigs was done.
After stretching and some abs (Sue of course could not stop and continued to rock it hard.....bless that girl! She's a machine!) we said our "love you" and "good-byes" and I headed home.
Food - Since I was very busy today I did really good. Shake, yogurt, decaf tea, turkey/cheese rollups, carrots and hummus, peanut butter (I'm so addicted), diet soda, steamed cheeseburger and broccoli. I probably could have eaten more but I need to shrink the belly. I've been dipping into the naughty foods too much lately.
Butt - One more week of DR doing his thing and me listening to his orders. If there is no change (which there hasn't been) he is going to order an MRI. From there we will know for sure what in the world is going on in my ass. Baby got back but it's a hurtin'.
All in all a very good day. Super tired so I'm hitting the sack early. I need my sleep and I am so excited to jump into bed. How sad is that? I just absolutely LOVE BED!
Grigs - thank you for the great workout and company today. It was nice to catch up. Love ya!
Good night!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Whirlwind
What just happened today. I don't feel like I had a Sunday at all because it flew by so damn fast!
WOD - 45 minute run - 22:30 in one direction and turn around to come back....note distance = 4.8 miles. I wanted to get my workout done first thing this morning so I was up and running at 5:45 a.m. The fresh snow was gorgeous and the air temp was comfortable. Roads were very quiet and it was peaceful. Conditions were a bit slippery so I had to be careful not to wipeout. I just ran in the middle of the road where it was more clear and took off running. Didn't feel too fast because I had the slippery snow and the "just rolled out of bed" against me. Tried to get 5 miles under my belt but did not succeed. I remember those days that 5 miles were done in 45 minutes or less. Where the hell did those days go? Damn I miss them. Plus I needed to take a necessary "potty" break at McDonalds. God Bless McDonalds.
Very busy day today due to the indoor triathlon. I left my house at 7:45 a.m. and did not get home until 3 p.m. My sister had the kids from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. so Todd and I did not have to worry about having them with us. We were able to go to Sliders after the race with a bunch of Tri Club members. We had a great time. Don't worry, I had a salad and water. Boring! When I got home I was exhausted and I never did get my second wind. It is only 8:30 p.m. but I'm itching for my bed so I'm going to make this blog quick.
Food - Bad day with food. When I am tired I can't concentrate on healthy eating. Had my shake, tiny bagel with cream cheese (this was at 12 p.m. and I was starving), salad with chicken, diet coke, yogurt and then I feel apart around 4 p.m. I had a couple of 100 snack bags that the kids eat, 1/2 a poptart, big teaspoon of peanut butter and then supper which was a pork chop, turkey sausage and some cole slaw. I weigh in on Wednesday and I don't think my numbers are going to be that good this month. I'm slowly falling off the wagon and I need to get focused. "Get your head out of your ass Stacia!"
Kids - Didn't see them until 3 p.m. so I cannot complain about my day with the kids. It was a good afternoon.
WOD - 45 minute run - 22:30 in one direction and turn around to come back....note distance = 4.8 miles. I wanted to get my workout done first thing this morning so I was up and running at 5:45 a.m. The fresh snow was gorgeous and the air temp was comfortable. Roads were very quiet and it was peaceful. Conditions were a bit slippery so I had to be careful not to wipeout. I just ran in the middle of the road where it was more clear and took off running. Didn't feel too fast because I had the slippery snow and the "just rolled out of bed" against me. Tried to get 5 miles under my belt but did not succeed. I remember those days that 5 miles were done in 45 minutes or less. Where the hell did those days go? Damn I miss them. Plus I needed to take a necessary "potty" break at McDonalds. God Bless McDonalds.
Very busy day today due to the indoor triathlon. I left my house at 7:45 a.m. and did not get home until 3 p.m. My sister had the kids from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. so Todd and I did not have to worry about having them with us. We were able to go to Sliders after the race with a bunch of Tri Club members. We had a great time. Don't worry, I had a salad and water. Boring! When I got home I was exhausted and I never did get my second wind. It is only 8:30 p.m. but I'm itching for my bed so I'm going to make this blog quick.
Food - Bad day with food. When I am tired I can't concentrate on healthy eating. Had my shake, tiny bagel with cream cheese (this was at 12 p.m. and I was starving), salad with chicken, diet coke, yogurt and then I feel apart around 4 p.m. I had a couple of 100 snack bags that the kids eat, 1/2 a poptart, big teaspoon of peanut butter and then supper which was a pork chop, turkey sausage and some cole slaw. I weigh in on Wednesday and I don't think my numbers are going to be that good this month. I'm slowly falling off the wagon and I need to get focused. "Get your head out of your ass Stacia!"
Kids - Didn't see them until 3 p.m. so I cannot complain about my day with the kids. It was a good afternoon.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
20 Minutes of HELL!
Yup! The "As Many Reps As Possible (AMRAP)" in 20 minutes was the WOD.
WOD - 5 burpees, 10 push-ups and 500m row AMRAP in 20 minutes. Had to do the workout from home and I know my butt will not be able to handle the row so I did the following: 5 burpees, 10 push-ups and 15 sit ups in 20 minutes. I did 9 cycles along with 5 burpees and 5 pushups before the alarm went off. So a total of 50 burpees, 95 push ups and 135 sit ups. My arms are shaking as I type this because I just finished and I'm still sweating. Sadly, I'm supposed to bike after all this but I don't have the time to hit the gym.
I feel like I'm not doing the entire workouts this month but my alotted time is not enough. I don't want to take away from family time/work and everything else. I was looking into the month of March and the workouts are magnified times 10 which means I will be one hurting unit in March. I'm a bit nervous!
Grigs - Very sorry I did not catch the girls hockey games today. We had a day at home getting numerous things done.
Food - eggs, sprout bread, chicken and veggies, yogurt, peanut butter and some japanese tonight for supper. I will "try" to stay away from the yummy rice and noodles.
Family - Great day today. Trinity had a friend over, changed sheets on beds, laundry up the butt, cleaned out the bunny cage and of course on the computer finalizing things. All in all it was a good day. Time to shower, get groceries and some supper. Can't wait!
WOD - 5 burpees, 10 push-ups and 500m row AMRAP in 20 minutes. Had to do the workout from home and I know my butt will not be able to handle the row so I did the following: 5 burpees, 10 push-ups and 15 sit ups in 20 minutes. I did 9 cycles along with 5 burpees and 5 pushups before the alarm went off. So a total of 50 burpees, 95 push ups and 135 sit ups. My arms are shaking as I type this because I just finished and I'm still sweating. Sadly, I'm supposed to bike after all this but I don't have the time to hit the gym.
I feel like I'm not doing the entire workouts this month but my alotted time is not enough. I don't want to take away from family time/work and everything else. I was looking into the month of March and the workouts are magnified times 10 which means I will be one hurting unit in March. I'm a bit nervous!
Grigs - Very sorry I did not catch the girls hockey games today. We had a day at home getting numerous things done.
Food - eggs, sprout bread, chicken and veggies, yogurt, peanut butter and some japanese tonight for supper. I will "try" to stay away from the yummy rice and noodles.
Family - Great day today. Trinity had a friend over, changed sheets on beds, laundry up the butt, cleaned out the bunny cage and of course on the computer finalizing things. All in all it was a good day. Time to shower, get groceries and some supper. Can't wait!
Friday, February 25, 2011
I've Graduated.....
......from 1/4 mile sprints to 1/2 mile sprints and it's no fun at all.
WOD - 6 X 1/2 mile sprints with 4 min rest in between. I ran my half miles at 7.1, 7.5, 7.7, 8.0, 8.0 and 8.1. The hard part was going the 1/2 mile. I have no problem going faster for the 1/4 mile but this was really tough. Plus I was pressed for time so my rest in between was about 90 seconds to 2 minutes. Total mileage with warm-up and cool down was 4.17.
Even though I survived the workout I felt like a fat piece of poop. Maybe because it was 5:45 a.m. and I had no food in my belly, but I actually felt lethargic and rolly polly! I need to get back to that "Feeling Great and Strong" because right now I don't. Maybe the alcohol and bad food intake from this past weekend is still clinging to my ribs.
Food - Shake, yogurt, salad, diet soda, peanut butter, 4 tootsie rolls, apple and pulled pork tonight for supper. The tootsie rolls are not necessary so I need to cut that shit out. I don't need to get into the habit of eating them.
Butt - Saw DR today. My extremelly bad day yesterday was because he did some really deep tissue work on Wednesday which made me super sore. Makes perfect sense. I was told to lie down while watching TV and when I am at work to get up every 15 - 20 minutes to work my butt. When I sit too long it gets BAD! I'm shelling out $20 each visit, 3X's a week so this guy better fix me and fix me NOW! I can't afford it.
Grigs - How in the world did you push through your hamstring and shoulder injury while training for your Lake Placid Ironman. I give you all the credit in the world.
WOD - 6 X 1/2 mile sprints with 4 min rest in between. I ran my half miles at 7.1, 7.5, 7.7, 8.0, 8.0 and 8.1. The hard part was going the 1/2 mile. I have no problem going faster for the 1/4 mile but this was really tough. Plus I was pressed for time so my rest in between was about 90 seconds to 2 minutes. Total mileage with warm-up and cool down was 4.17.
Even though I survived the workout I felt like a fat piece of poop. Maybe because it was 5:45 a.m. and I had no food in my belly, but I actually felt lethargic and rolly polly! I need to get back to that "Feeling Great and Strong" because right now I don't. Maybe the alcohol and bad food intake from this past weekend is still clinging to my ribs.
Food - Shake, yogurt, salad, diet soda, peanut butter, 4 tootsie rolls, apple and pulled pork tonight for supper. The tootsie rolls are not necessary so I need to cut that shit out. I don't need to get into the habit of eating them.
Butt - Saw DR today. My extremelly bad day yesterday was because he did some really deep tissue work on Wednesday which made me super sore. Makes perfect sense. I was told to lie down while watching TV and when I am at work to get up every 15 - 20 minutes to work my butt. When I sit too long it gets BAD! I'm shelling out $20 each visit, 3X's a week so this guy better fix me and fix me NOW! I can't afford it.
Grigs - How in the world did you push through your hamstring and shoulder injury while training for your Lake Placid Ironman. I give you all the credit in the world.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Everything!!!!!!!!
My mind is a mess. I have so many things going on at the same time that something has to give, but what? I love everything that I do but there are not enough hours in the day or days in the week to get it all done. What I do need to focus on is the important things in life which is health and family.
WOD - Fran (21-15-9 60lb thrusters/pull ups) followed by 700 yard swim for time = 14:40. I felt like the biggest lead weight in the pool this afternoon. I also had to get water out of my goggles twice. It wasn't that good of a swim. Plus when I swim I think about things that I have to do and that is where I couldn't get out quick enough to get my shit done.
Food - Back to my regular healthy eating habits. Scrambled eggs cooked in coconut oil, grapefruit, peanut butter, salad with ham/cheese, yogurt, peanuts and not I'm eating a small laffy taffy. The laffy taffy is my noon time picker upper.
Butt - I'm very uncomfortable. As you all know sitting at work is bad and for some reason it has been getting even worse. I'm okay when I do sit, it's the getting up and walking that is awful. It hurts! But once I get moving I am okay. I have another appointment tomorrow during my lunch break. I need to find out if this could be something worse then a pulled muscle and scar tissue damage. Just cut my ass open, get the shit out that needs to come out and sew me back up.
I need to sign off and get back to work.
WOD - Fran (21-15-9 60lb thrusters/pull ups) followed by 700 yard swim for time = 14:40. I felt like the biggest lead weight in the pool this afternoon. I also had to get water out of my goggles twice. It wasn't that good of a swim. Plus when I swim I think about things that I have to do and that is where I couldn't get out quick enough to get my shit done.
Food - Back to my regular healthy eating habits. Scrambled eggs cooked in coconut oil, grapefruit, peanut butter, salad with ham/cheese, yogurt, peanuts and not I'm eating a small laffy taffy. The laffy taffy is my noon time picker upper.
Butt - I'm very uncomfortable. As you all know sitting at work is bad and for some reason it has been getting even worse. I'm okay when I do sit, it's the getting up and walking that is awful. It hurts! But once I get moving I am okay. I have another appointment tomorrow during my lunch break. I need to find out if this could be something worse then a pulled muscle and scar tissue damage. Just cut my ass open, get the shit out that needs to come out and sew me back up.
I need to sign off and get back to work.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Where Do I Begin!
Boy oh boy! So much has happened since we last "spoke".
Up in VT for a very long weekend. Skied, ice skating and tubing along with tons of bad food and alcohol. Yup! I was a bad girl this weekend and I LOVED IT! I had so much fun. However, I did bring my "white sheet" along and did something to keep me somewhat healthy.
Saturday - WOD was done at 5:30 a.m. before we hit the road. 10 pushups, 10 burpees and 10 situps followed by a 20 minute run; 10 minutes out and 10 back; note distance. My total run was actually 19:44 (ran faster coming back) and distance was 2.2 miles. Just when I thought I ran really fast I guess I only ran about a 9 minute mile. Bummer!
Sunday - WOD was 100 pushups for time = 5:02. Off to the slopes.
Monday - WOD was 250 lunges (125 each leg) for time = 8:30. Off to go ice skating.
Tuesday - REST DAY! I sure do need it because I was hungover and beyond tired. Off to go tubing.
Wednesday (Today) - WOD was on the bike in class; 5 minutes race, 1 minute rest, 10 minutes race, 1 minute rest and 15 minutes race. Note distance covered = around 14 miles.
Weekend food intake - Let's just say my diet was off these past few days. I would start off really good with eggs or shake for breakfast, salad or rolled up cold cuts for lunch, yogurt, fruit and then the 3 o'clock happy hour mentality hit. Alcohol, dip, chips, brownies, cheese, pepperoni, crackers, left over pizza, salsa, ice cream and everything else that you can think of. I have to weigh in on March 2nd and I don't think my weight will have changed much from last weigh-in. It has been a naughty month.
Nerve issue could be something more indepth. I could have teared my pariphormus (sp?) muscle and the scar tissue is what is causing problems to the nerve. Because after 6 visits I am not feeling better but feeling worse. The DR today gave me his conclusion of what could really be happening so they need to break up the scar tissue. If that does not work then I may need the "shot". I can continue doing what I am doing but the DR did say to stay away from the heavy squats and lunges. Thank goodness I did not say anything about the 250 lunges. This is getting more and more interesting by the minute.
Detox tomorrow since my vacation is all over. Boo Hoo!
Up in VT for a very long weekend. Skied, ice skating and tubing along with tons of bad food and alcohol. Yup! I was a bad girl this weekend and I LOVED IT! I had so much fun. However, I did bring my "white sheet" along and did something to keep me somewhat healthy.
Saturday - WOD was done at 5:30 a.m. before we hit the road. 10 pushups, 10 burpees and 10 situps followed by a 20 minute run; 10 minutes out and 10 back; note distance. My total run was actually 19:44 (ran faster coming back) and distance was 2.2 miles. Just when I thought I ran really fast I guess I only ran about a 9 minute mile. Bummer!
Sunday - WOD was 100 pushups for time = 5:02. Off to the slopes.
Monday - WOD was 250 lunges (125 each leg) for time = 8:30. Off to go ice skating.
Tuesday - REST DAY! I sure do need it because I was hungover and beyond tired. Off to go tubing.
Wednesday (Today) - WOD was on the bike in class; 5 minutes race, 1 minute rest, 10 minutes race, 1 minute rest and 15 minutes race. Note distance covered = around 14 miles.
Weekend food intake - Let's just say my diet was off these past few days. I would start off really good with eggs or shake for breakfast, salad or rolled up cold cuts for lunch, yogurt, fruit and then the 3 o'clock happy hour mentality hit. Alcohol, dip, chips, brownies, cheese, pepperoni, crackers, left over pizza, salsa, ice cream and everything else that you can think of. I have to weigh in on March 2nd and I don't think my weight will have changed much from last weigh-in. It has been a naughty month.
Nerve issue could be something more indepth. I could have teared my pariphormus (sp?) muscle and the scar tissue is what is causing problems to the nerve. Because after 6 visits I am not feeling better but feeling worse. The DR today gave me his conclusion of what could really be happening so they need to break up the scar tissue. If that does not work then I may need the "shot". I can continue doing what I am doing but the DR did say to stay away from the heavy squats and lunges. Thank goodness I did not say anything about the 250 lunges. This is getting more and more interesting by the minute.
Detox tomorrow since my vacation is all over. Boo Hoo!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Temptations......
They KILL me. I cannot do it! I have no will-power at all so when there are numerous plates of goodies sitting 5 feet from me on the filing cabinets I stress out. I argue in my head about wanting something yummy and why can't I just have one small thing to cut the shit Stacia and don't touch. This is awful. My head is consumed with thoughts of cake and donuts. I'm a total addict. I'm addicted to sugar and it is calling my name and making me go insane. I cannot have this stuff near me. UGH!
Saw the DR at lunch and he worked on me real good. I might have some bruising! He told me that I must have done something to create this nerve problem. "Why don't you go home and think about what you did over the past few weeks and let me know how you injured yourself!" Well doc! I spin, I run, I squat a 1000 times a week, I do max weight back squats, I do deadlifts, I do lunges, I do wall balls, box jumps and burpees. Gee, maybe one of those exercises did it. What do you think doc? It was funny to see his jaw drop. My lower body is being worked out constantly that who the hell knows when I actually pinched the nerve in my ass.....really! Just fix me please!
Enough bitching. Have to go back to work since it is Friday and all hell is breaking loose. See ya!
Saw the DR at lunch and he worked on me real good. I might have some bruising! He told me that I must have done something to create this nerve problem. "Why don't you go home and think about what you did over the past few weeks and let me know how you injured yourself!" Well doc! I spin, I run, I squat a 1000 times a week, I do max weight back squats, I do deadlifts, I do lunges, I do wall balls, box jumps and burpees. Gee, maybe one of those exercises did it. What do you think doc? It was funny to see his jaw drop. My lower body is being worked out constantly that who the hell knows when I actually pinched the nerve in my ass.....really! Just fix me please!
Enough bitching. Have to go back to work since it is Friday and all hell is breaking loose. See ya!
Shame On Me!
I have not blogged since Tuesday night. I do apologize! I actually forgot. So many other things clouding my mind. I will try to recall what happened these past couple of days:
Wednesday - WOD which I did at 5:45 a.m. was a 100yard swim followed by 10 pushups 7X's for time = Can't remember but 17 minutes keeps popping up in my head. I think it was over 17 minutes or something like that. Later that night I taught spin class and incorporated the 1 minute standing, 1 minute rest up to 5 minutes and back down. Great workout. Let's just say I crashed hard that evening.
Thursday - WOD was during my lunch break and it was 400m run followed by 50 squats 6X's for time = 20:52. 300 SQUATS. I'm surprised my legs have not fallen off yet. I only ran about an 8 - 8:30 minute mile when doing the 400m but I could have gone faster. It was interesting trying to get back on the treadmill to run after the 50 squats.
Today - WOD done at 5:30 a.m. again was 150 wall ball squats with an 8lb medicine ball for time = 5:08 followed by 30 minute time trial on bike for distance = 10.32. My distance was less then the last time I did the 30 minute TT. I plugged in 12.77 last time but I think the 300 squats and 150 wall ball squats before the bike did me in this time around.
Food - doing good but I was a mess again on Wednesday. I'm back to "normal" and yesterday was good and today has just begun. Typical shake, salad, yogurt, fruit, peanut butter, nuts and tons of water.
Kids - Ready to sell Roxy on ebay on Wednesday but after a day at work and now today at work I love her again! ha ha ha!
Butt problem - Still going to chiropractor and I even have an apt today at noon. This morning it hurt really bad and I swear it's from sitting at my desk at work all day. I really want this pinched nerve thing gone. It is now starting to piss me off. I want to stretch really good after my workouts and it hurts so much that I don't stretch as good as I should. I'm probably making it worse.
Going to VT for a long weekend to ski. Bringing my white sheet to get some quick workouts in. I won't be able to do everything but I can do some things in the house. I won't be blogging until I get back on Wednesday so don't miss me too much!
Wednesday - WOD which I did at 5:45 a.m. was a 100yard swim followed by 10 pushups 7X's for time = Can't remember but 17 minutes keeps popping up in my head. I think it was over 17 minutes or something like that. Later that night I taught spin class and incorporated the 1 minute standing, 1 minute rest up to 5 minutes and back down. Great workout. Let's just say I crashed hard that evening.
Thursday - WOD was during my lunch break and it was 400m run followed by 50 squats 6X's for time = 20:52. 300 SQUATS. I'm surprised my legs have not fallen off yet. I only ran about an 8 - 8:30 minute mile when doing the 400m but I could have gone faster. It was interesting trying to get back on the treadmill to run after the 50 squats.
Today - WOD done at 5:30 a.m. again was 150 wall ball squats with an 8lb medicine ball for time = 5:08 followed by 30 minute time trial on bike for distance = 10.32. My distance was less then the last time I did the 30 minute TT. I plugged in 12.77 last time but I think the 300 squats and 150 wall ball squats before the bike did me in this time around.
Food - doing good but I was a mess again on Wednesday. I'm back to "normal" and yesterday was good and today has just begun. Typical shake, salad, yogurt, fruit, peanut butter, nuts and tons of water.
Kids - Ready to sell Roxy on ebay on Wednesday but after a day at work and now today at work I love her again! ha ha ha!
Butt problem - Still going to chiropractor and I even have an apt today at noon. This morning it hurt really bad and I swear it's from sitting at my desk at work all day. I really want this pinched nerve thing gone. It is now starting to piss me off. I want to stretch really good after my workouts and it hurts so much that I don't stretch as good as I should. I'm probably making it worse.
Going to VT for a long weekend to ski. Bringing my white sheet to get some quick workouts in. I won't be able to do everything but I can do some things in the house. I won't be blogging until I get back on Wednesday so don't miss me too much!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Why? Oh Why?
Must I have a 3 year old daughter that does nothing but drive me insane? Why must I have a child that says "no" to everything, looks me in the eye and repeatedly does things that I ask her not too, ruins her siblings toys and does not listen for shit. Really? What have I done in my life to deserve this? Is this karma! Was I this bad when I was 3 and now I'm being tested with this child. I just don't get it. I'm surprised that I'm not a drunk or drug addict. My only downfall is sugar and I'm just flat out a sugar addict and these crazy days do not help with my addiction.
I just need to get "it"! When I get "it" then I will be cleansed of all badness and a new month begins. "It" will help me start from scratch. "It" will clear the mind and body for a new me. "It" is not my friend but I will hug "it" and squeeze "it" when "it" arrives.
WOD - Well, it was a class day so I did what I could without killing the members. Bike 1 mile standing, 1 minute rest in seat, 2 mile standing, 1 min rest, 3 mile standing, 1 min rest, 4 mile standing, 1 min rest and 5 mile standing and 2 min rest. Weights for about 20 minutes and then back on bike for another 5 miles of racing. Not too bad of a workout but enough to satisfy my need to sweat. The biking part is from a future workout that I decided to incorporate in class today. Tomorrow I'll get back to the plan.
Food - Shake, peanut butter (I have to have a spoonful every day), chicken cutlet and carrots for lunch, diet soda, fell apart with chocolate a few spoonfuls of ice cream and mindless eating, turkey sausage with peppers and green beans for supper.
Kids - I've vented enough. They are driving me absolutely insane but I will survive. I can survive anything!
I just need to get "it"! When I get "it" then I will be cleansed of all badness and a new month begins. "It" will help me start from scratch. "It" will clear the mind and body for a new me. "It" is not my friend but I will hug "it" and squeeze "it" when "it" arrives.
WOD - Well, it was a class day so I did what I could without killing the members. Bike 1 mile standing, 1 minute rest in seat, 2 mile standing, 1 min rest, 3 mile standing, 1 min rest, 4 mile standing, 1 min rest and 5 mile standing and 2 min rest. Weights for about 20 minutes and then back on bike for another 5 miles of racing. Not too bad of a workout but enough to satisfy my need to sweat. The biking part is from a future workout that I decided to incorporate in class today. Tomorrow I'll get back to the plan.
Food - Shake, peanut butter (I have to have a spoonful every day), chicken cutlet and carrots for lunch, diet soda, fell apart with chocolate a few spoonfuls of ice cream and mindless eating, turkey sausage with peppers and green beans for supper.
Kids - I've vented enough. They are driving me absolutely insane but I will survive. I can survive anything!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Energizer Bunny....
.....but all of a sudden my batteries ran out and I'm really really pooped. Laying in the bed with the kids to read makes me beyond tired, but I have to write my blog before I pass out.
It all started when Trinity missed her bus this morning. Nothing like driving to school with an 8 year old in the front seat. Thank goodness school is only a 1/2 mile away. I just get really annoyed when I say "Lets get our shoes on! TV off! Get your coat, hat and gloves!" and nobody is moving. That really pisses me off. I swear that when I talk nobody listens.
Off to the gym:
WOD - 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3 of thrusters (45lb bar) and burpees. I can't stand burpees. The workout was not long at all but of course I was at the gym longer then expected because I talk to everybody. It was still a tough workout!
Home before 11 a.m. molding clay with Roxy and getting chicken in some marinade. I had a 12:15 p.m. lunch date with my good pal Grigs and another friend Sarah from work. Grigs wanted to take Roxy out for her birthday but Roxy was really misbehaving before we left that I almost called off the lunch date. But I really wanted to see my friends so we went. We went to McDonald's so Roxy can play in the playscape while the adults talked. It was great chatting with my pals. I love my "dates" with Grigs. They are always so fun! It was extra fun having Sarah joining us today.
Home by 1:30 p.m. to get Roxy to bed and me doing my chores. Roxy did not sleep but I made sure her ass did not leave her bedroom. Finally by 3:30 p.m. I let her out. She was yelling and screaming and causing a fuss but I stuck to my "downtime" guns and wouldn't give in to her. Of course she comes out with a big smile on her face.
After our normal after school activities; snack, play, homework, baths, dinner prep I was out the door at 5:15 p.m. to hit the chiropractor for my apt. I had some EMS done to my butt, a little deep tissue massage, some spine alignment and I was in the car at 6:10 p.m. heading home for supper.
Alright everybody, get to bed because I want to go to bed. I'm getting cranky and super tired by 7:30 p.m.
Food - It's V-day today so I fell off the wagon because I have NO WILL POWER at all. When chocolate, cookies and candy are in the house I'm eating it. That is what I did today. I need all of it to disappear.....NOW! But I did have my shake, spoonful of peanut butter, salad with chicken, diet coke, yogurt, decaf tea and another salad with chicken. Granted I was doing good until the late afternoon when I ate like crap.
I'm babbling aren't I? This is when I need to stop talking because you don't need to know "everything" that happens to me. I'm just in a zone typing away!
It all started when Trinity missed her bus this morning. Nothing like driving to school with an 8 year old in the front seat. Thank goodness school is only a 1/2 mile away. I just get really annoyed when I say "Lets get our shoes on! TV off! Get your coat, hat and gloves!" and nobody is moving. That really pisses me off. I swear that when I talk nobody listens.
Off to the gym:
WOD - 21, 18, 15, 12, 9, 6, 3 of thrusters (45lb bar) and burpees. I can't stand burpees. The workout was not long at all but of course I was at the gym longer then expected because I talk to everybody. It was still a tough workout!
Home before 11 a.m. molding clay with Roxy and getting chicken in some marinade. I had a 12:15 p.m. lunch date with my good pal Grigs and another friend Sarah from work. Grigs wanted to take Roxy out for her birthday but Roxy was really misbehaving before we left that I almost called off the lunch date. But I really wanted to see my friends so we went. We went to McDonald's so Roxy can play in the playscape while the adults talked. It was great chatting with my pals. I love my "dates" with Grigs. They are always so fun! It was extra fun having Sarah joining us today.
Home by 1:30 p.m. to get Roxy to bed and me doing my chores. Roxy did not sleep but I made sure her ass did not leave her bedroom. Finally by 3:30 p.m. I let her out. She was yelling and screaming and causing a fuss but I stuck to my "downtime" guns and wouldn't give in to her. Of course she comes out with a big smile on her face.
After our normal after school activities; snack, play, homework, baths, dinner prep I was out the door at 5:15 p.m. to hit the chiropractor for my apt. I had some EMS done to my butt, a little deep tissue massage, some spine alignment and I was in the car at 6:10 p.m. heading home for supper.
Alright everybody, get to bed because I want to go to bed. I'm getting cranky and super tired by 7:30 p.m.
Food - It's V-day today so I fell off the wagon because I have NO WILL POWER at all. When chocolate, cookies and candy are in the house I'm eating it. That is what I did today. I need all of it to disappear.....NOW! But I did have my shake, spoonful of peanut butter, salad with chicken, diet coke, yogurt, decaf tea and another salad with chicken. Granted I was doing good until the late afternoon when I ate like crap.
I'm babbling aren't I? This is when I need to stop talking because you don't need to know "everything" that happens to me. I'm just in a zone typing away!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Real Quick
6.42 miles in 59:09. I just checked it out on http://www.mapmyrun.com/. Not bad for a lady with a butt problem, uneven hips and a crooked lower spine. Ha ha ha ha! I'm just so glad of the distance and time. If I'm calculating right it's a little more than a 9 minute mile. And we did some good hills in the beginning! Giddy up!
A Sweetheart Run
Todd and I had a wonderful sweetheart/Valentines Day run this afternoon for only $10. We just called the girl across the street, slapped $10 in her hands and said have fun playing with the kids. We'll be back in an hour.
WOD - Run a 10K which is actually part 2 of a previous workout that I did this past week. Not sure if we did the full 10K but we ran for 59:09. I won't be able to clock it until tomorrow. Between church, groceries and getting the house ready for the family to celebrate Roxy's birthday tonight there was no way for me to hit the gym. I've had two 10K's on my sheet since I started training and I missed the 1st one so I knew I needed to do the 2nd one. Simple enough just leaving my door and being gone for an hour. The run felt really good but I was getting mentally tired towards the end. My legs felt very strong (bless all the damn squats). The head wind was killing me for the last mile. No matter which way we turned there it was. I had some good choice words for the damn wind (damn is being nice). Todd and I were talking the whole time and running side by side. It was a very nice workout with my hubby. Thank you poopie!
Food - scrambled eggs with tomato and cheese cooked in coconut oil, toast, apple, four turkey/cheese rollups with a large spoonful of peanut butter, decaf tea, turkey sausage with 1/2 cup of spaghetti, salad, diet soda and of course BIRTHDAY CAKE AND A FEW BROWNIES! I just had to celebrate with the family and eat cake. Wasn't that good actually. I do need to stop with the sweets because I'm making it a habit.
We had a great Sunday because it was a typical Sunday that we have not had in ages; church, groceries, cleaning the house, a run (last minute thing - not typical), doing V-day cards with the kids (also not typical), laundry, picking up cake for Roxy, feeding cats/bunnies, shower, packing lunches and now sitting on an ice back freezing my ass off - literally and getting ready to hit the sack. It is time to say goodnight!
WOD - Run a 10K which is actually part 2 of a previous workout that I did this past week. Not sure if we did the full 10K but we ran for 59:09. I won't be able to clock it until tomorrow. Between church, groceries and getting the house ready for the family to celebrate Roxy's birthday tonight there was no way for me to hit the gym. I've had two 10K's on my sheet since I started training and I missed the 1st one so I knew I needed to do the 2nd one. Simple enough just leaving my door and being gone for an hour. The run felt really good but I was getting mentally tired towards the end. My legs felt very strong (bless all the damn squats). The head wind was killing me for the last mile. No matter which way we turned there it was. I had some good choice words for the damn wind (damn is being nice). Todd and I were talking the whole time and running side by side. It was a very nice workout with my hubby. Thank you poopie!
Food - scrambled eggs with tomato and cheese cooked in coconut oil, toast, apple, four turkey/cheese rollups with a large spoonful of peanut butter, decaf tea, turkey sausage with 1/2 cup of spaghetti, salad, diet soda and of course BIRTHDAY CAKE AND A FEW BROWNIES! I just had to celebrate with the family and eat cake. Wasn't that good actually. I do need to stop with the sweets because I'm making it a habit.
We had a great Sunday because it was a typical Sunday that we have not had in ages; church, groceries, cleaning the house, a run (last minute thing - not typical), doing V-day cards with the kids (also not typical), laundry, picking up cake for Roxy, feeding cats/bunnies, shower, packing lunches and now sitting on an ice back freezing my ass off - literally and getting ready to hit the sack. It is time to say goodnight!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
It's The Weekend!
I love the weekends. We are still busy but for some reason I appreciate them more then any other day of the week.
WOD - Didn't follow my sheet today but I did pull something off of it because I taught the 8:15 a.m. spin class. We rode 1 mile out of the saddle, rest, 2 miles in the saddle, rest, 3 miles out, rest, 4 miles in, rest and we could not sneak in 5 miles so we rode 2.5 out and 1.5 in. With the workout we rode 14 miles but between warm up and rest I plugged in over 17 miles. When we did ride it was to be 100 % effort which is race pace. All in all it was a good workout.
Food - Shake for breakfast, spoonful of peanut butter, grilled cheese, tomato and turkey bacon on sprout bread, handful of preztel fish, pop tart (I know!), decaf tea, yogurt and chinese for super (chicken and broccoli with no rice). It was so yummy and I sure did have my share of broccoli. I quickly brushed my teeth to prevent any snacking.
Starting to mindless eat which is something I really need to be careful of. A little bit of this and a little bit of that can cause my calorie count to go up big time. I need to stop having little bites of things. I'm slacking and I need to make sure that I don't completely fall off the wagon.
Butt is better today. Still hurts when I get up from seated position but not as bad as yesterday was. After I'm done with the computer I need to sit on some ice for 20 minutes and then roll around on my foam roller.
WOD - Didn't follow my sheet today but I did pull something off of it because I taught the 8:15 a.m. spin class. We rode 1 mile out of the saddle, rest, 2 miles in the saddle, rest, 3 miles out, rest, 4 miles in, rest and we could not sneak in 5 miles so we rode 2.5 out and 1.5 in. With the workout we rode 14 miles but between warm up and rest I plugged in over 17 miles. When we did ride it was to be 100 % effort which is race pace. All in all it was a good workout.
Food - Shake for breakfast, spoonful of peanut butter, grilled cheese, tomato and turkey bacon on sprout bread, handful of preztel fish, pop tart (I know!), decaf tea, yogurt and chinese for super (chicken and broccoli with no rice). It was so yummy and I sure did have my share of broccoli. I quickly brushed my teeth to prevent any snacking.
Starting to mindless eat which is something I really need to be careful of. A little bit of this and a little bit of that can cause my calorie count to go up big time. I need to stop having little bites of things. I'm slacking and I need to make sure that I don't completely fall off the wagon.
Butt is better today. Still hurts when I get up from seated position but not as bad as yesterday was. After I'm done with the computer I need to sit on some ice for 20 minutes and then roll around on my foam roller.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Happy Birthday Roxy!
I had my part 2 doctor appointment this evening but before I get into that whole saga I'll quickly explain my day:
4:30 a.m. - Kitty is licking my face and purring like a motor boat.
5 a.m. - Daughter is in bathroom with potty issues.
5:15 a.m. - Being called my daughter to help in the potty.
5:30 a.m. - At YMCA plugging in a quick workout before work. I like the early a.m. workouts. This way I'm not stressed out trying to leave work at lunch time.
WOD - 75 pull ups for time (medium resistance band) = 9:30 and 800 yard swim for time = 15:35. It was very nice working out the upper body instead of the lower half. My legs need a rest.
6:30 a.m. - Back home
7:00 a.m. - Feeding kids breakfast
7:10 a.m. - Roxy opens birthday presents
7:40 a.m. - Roxy and Lincoln head off to school/daycare
8:15 a.m. - Trinity and I head to bus stop
8:30 a.m. - I'm at work PHEW!
Okay, so back to my appointment. Let me sum it up for you.........I'm literally a mess! The minute he turned the light on my x-rays I noticed my hips were completely out of alignment. My left hip is higher by 15mm then my right hip. My spine down between my hips is horizontal instead of vertical. I'm a bizarre case because I have no problems with my back and hips and the doctor is stunned by that. Plus he said that these shifts in my body have been there for years. He asked me several times if I ever really injured myself to cause all this. I can't think of a damn thing. I joked that my kids placed my hips and spine like that. He isn't sure if it is from carrying kids or not but he doesn't think so.
Now this is the fun part. The stuff I just mentioned has nothing to do with my butt issue. I have paramisus syndrome (don't know if I'm spelling it right) which means that a nerve that runs under my paramisus muscle is actually running through it and the muscle is strengthing around it causing the pain. And today it was really bad. It's getting worse and worse each day and I really did notice it because I would limp whenever I would get up from my desk. Yup, I'm an old lady now!
Back in on Monday for some interesting tweeking and it looks like I'll be living there for a few weeks until I'm on my own to do some exercises. I would like this all gone tomorrow but I know it will take time and time is something I do not have unless I have to disrupt our normal family style for a bit. I don't want to do that but I have no choice.
6:15 p.m. - arrive home
6:30 p.m. - eating super (chicken cutlet and veggies)
7 p.m. - Singing happy birthday to Roxy with some cupcakes and ice cream (yes I had some)
7:30 p.m. - Playing a game with the kids
8 p.m. - Kids in bed
And here I am. So, very interesting don't you think. My life is going to get very interesting in the next few weeks especially with this butt thing getting worse. It was comical now it's really down right annoying.
4:30 a.m. - Kitty is licking my face and purring like a motor boat.
5 a.m. - Daughter is in bathroom with potty issues.
5:15 a.m. - Being called my daughter to help in the potty.
5:30 a.m. - At YMCA plugging in a quick workout before work. I like the early a.m. workouts. This way I'm not stressed out trying to leave work at lunch time.
WOD - 75 pull ups for time (medium resistance band) = 9:30 and 800 yard swim for time = 15:35. It was very nice working out the upper body instead of the lower half. My legs need a rest.
6:30 a.m. - Back home
7:00 a.m. - Feeding kids breakfast
7:10 a.m. - Roxy opens birthday presents
7:40 a.m. - Roxy and Lincoln head off to school/daycare
8:15 a.m. - Trinity and I head to bus stop
8:30 a.m. - I'm at work PHEW!
Okay, so back to my appointment. Let me sum it up for you.........I'm literally a mess! The minute he turned the light on my x-rays I noticed my hips were completely out of alignment. My left hip is higher by 15mm then my right hip. My spine down between my hips is horizontal instead of vertical. I'm a bizarre case because I have no problems with my back and hips and the doctor is stunned by that. Plus he said that these shifts in my body have been there for years. He asked me several times if I ever really injured myself to cause all this. I can't think of a damn thing. I joked that my kids placed my hips and spine like that. He isn't sure if it is from carrying kids or not but he doesn't think so.
Now this is the fun part. The stuff I just mentioned has nothing to do with my butt issue. I have paramisus syndrome (don't know if I'm spelling it right) which means that a nerve that runs under my paramisus muscle is actually running through it and the muscle is strengthing around it causing the pain. And today it was really bad. It's getting worse and worse each day and I really did notice it because I would limp whenever I would get up from my desk. Yup, I'm an old lady now!
Back in on Monday for some interesting tweeking and it looks like I'll be living there for a few weeks until I'm on my own to do some exercises. I would like this all gone tomorrow but I know it will take time and time is something I do not have unless I have to disrupt our normal family style for a bit. I don't want to do that but I have no choice.
6:15 p.m. - arrive home
6:30 p.m. - eating super (chicken cutlet and veggies)
7 p.m. - Singing happy birthday to Roxy with some cupcakes and ice cream (yes I had some)
7:30 p.m. - Playing a game with the kids
8 p.m. - Kids in bed
And here I am. So, very interesting don't you think. My life is going to get very interesting in the next few weeks especially with this butt thing getting worse. It was comical now it's really down right annoying.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed......NOT!
I'm crashing. It's that late afternoon, I want my super, bed, couch and jammies time for me. At the gym at 5:45 a.m. because I had a 9 a.m. DR apt and I wasn't going to be able to leave for lunch. So why not get it done really early.
WOD - I'm mixing and matching here but this is what I could get in: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 back squats (135lb, 155lb, 175lb, 180lb, 180lb and 180lb) followed by 500m row, 50 kettleball swigs (20lbs), 500m row, 40 KB swings, 500m row, 30 KB swings, 500m row, 20 KB swings, 500m row. After the 250 squats last night I thought my legs were going to fall off and my ass issue is getting worse. But I did have an apt today.
At DR (chiropractor) at 9 a.m. Great guy! Such a hippy, sporty and music loving dude. Of course he "interviews" me in the office first. What does my "monthly cycle" and lack of sleep have to do with my ass? But he needs to ask all the fun questions before he tries to find my problem. Needless to say, all the poses and postions he had me in did not hurt. I felt like such a liar. He even rubbed my ass and it still didn't hurt. Really doc, I swear my ass hurts. One funny pose that he put me in hit the nail on the head. I sat on the table, tilted my head forward while trying to life my left leg. Could not do it! There it is Doc. Right there! He took some X-rays and I have another apt with him tomorrow to see what the problem is. Could be a nerve stuck between a muscle and pinching. Yahoo! Can't wait to see how this turns out.
Food - Shake, clementines, some peanut butter, handful of peanuts, salad with chicken, yogurt, lollipop and tons of water. When I am at work I drink more water so I'm constantly in the potty. I feel like I'm pregnant again. Tonight is breakfast for dinner. I'm looking forward to a delicious omelet, turkey bacon and some sprout bread. Yum Yum!
Kids - Work day so I have no idea, but the house will surely be chaos when I get home.
WOD - I'm mixing and matching here but this is what I could get in: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 back squats (135lb, 155lb, 175lb, 180lb, 180lb and 180lb) followed by 500m row, 50 kettleball swigs (20lbs), 500m row, 40 KB swings, 500m row, 30 KB swings, 500m row, 20 KB swings, 500m row. After the 250 squats last night I thought my legs were going to fall off and my ass issue is getting worse. But I did have an apt today.
At DR (chiropractor) at 9 a.m. Great guy! Such a hippy, sporty and music loving dude. Of course he "interviews" me in the office first. What does my "monthly cycle" and lack of sleep have to do with my ass? But he needs to ask all the fun questions before he tries to find my problem. Needless to say, all the poses and postions he had me in did not hurt. I felt like such a liar. He even rubbed my ass and it still didn't hurt. Really doc, I swear my ass hurts. One funny pose that he put me in hit the nail on the head. I sat on the table, tilted my head forward while trying to life my left leg. Could not do it! There it is Doc. Right there! He took some X-rays and I have another apt with him tomorrow to see what the problem is. Could be a nerve stuck between a muscle and pinching. Yahoo! Can't wait to see how this turns out.
Food - Shake, clementines, some peanut butter, handful of peanuts, salad with chicken, yogurt, lollipop and tons of water. When I am at work I drink more water so I'm constantly in the potty. I feel like I'm pregnant again. Tonight is breakfast for dinner. I'm looking forward to a delicious omelet, turkey bacon and some sprout bread. Yum Yum!
Kids - Work day so I have no idea, but the house will surely be chaos when I get home.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Funny!
I'm home! I'm not skiing because our wee one cried the whole time we tried to get her dressed and onto skis. She needed to go home. She was a mess! Time to undress myself and her and get back in the car to head home. Thank goodness we drove two cars in case this happened. Very small nap and a nice hefty cold can do it to any 2 soon to be 3 year old. I'll just have to dope her up real good tonight so the house can sleep soundly.
On the positive side I did my 250 squats in 7:29. Why not bang them our real quick before super and bed right? My legs felt super strong and I did not stop. I knew these tree trunk legs were good for something.
Eating my salad as I type and looking forward to making out with my foam roller. I did some already but I need to get back on it.
On the positive side I did my 250 squats in 7:29. Why not bang them our real quick before super and bed right? My legs felt super strong and I did not stop. I knew these tree trunk legs were good for something.
Eating my salad as I type and looking forward to making out with my foam roller. I did some already but I need to get back on it.
It Was So Good!
It really was! It was exactly what I wanted when I wanted it! It made me so happy and beyond satisfied. I can rest peacefully knowing that I had it. It put a big smile on my face. Get your mind out of the gutter! I'm talking about ICE CREAM!
I'm having an afternoon where I'm beyond hungry and I wanted everything that is in my cabinets. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about. Well, I finally said screw it and helped myself to a small bowl of ice cream with some chocolate sauce and sprinkles. I was very happy eating it but when I was done I wanted to cry. I wanted more. See, I'm a sugar addict and always want more.
WOD - 1 X 100yards, 2 X 200yards and 3 X 300yards swim. Supposed to do 250 squats before hand but I was rushed for time. Total of 1400yards = 3/4 mile. Not bad considering my chest is beyond sore from yesterday's burpees and pushups. It was very entertaining lifting my arms over my head. I feel like I cheated myself by not doing the squats so I'm going to try to sneak them in tomorrow.
Food - Typical day minus the ice cream, 1/2 pop tart and chocolate granola bar. I'm telling you, it was a really crazy afternoon. Shake for breakfast, almonds for snack, cold cut roll ups, carrots/cucumbers with hummus, yogurt and clementine for lunch, ugly afternoon and will be having a salad tonight for supper.
Ski night tonight with kids so I'm blogging early so I don't have to do it later. I pray that the salad satisfies me tonight.
I'm having an afternoon where I'm beyond hungry and I wanted everything that is in my cabinets. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about. Well, I finally said screw it and helped myself to a small bowl of ice cream with some chocolate sauce and sprinkles. I was very happy eating it but when I was done I wanted to cry. I wanted more. See, I'm a sugar addict and always want more.
WOD - 1 X 100yards, 2 X 200yards and 3 X 300yards swim. Supposed to do 250 squats before hand but I was rushed for time. Total of 1400yards = 3/4 mile. Not bad considering my chest is beyond sore from yesterday's burpees and pushups. It was very entertaining lifting my arms over my head. I feel like I cheated myself by not doing the squats so I'm going to try to sneak them in tomorrow.
Food - Typical day minus the ice cream, 1/2 pop tart and chocolate granola bar. I'm telling you, it was a really crazy afternoon. Shake for breakfast, almonds for snack, cold cut roll ups, carrots/cucumbers with hummus, yogurt and clementine for lunch, ugly afternoon and will be having a salad tonight for supper.
Ski night tonight with kids so I'm blogging early so I don't have to do it later. I pray that the salad satisfies me tonight.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Spa Day
Yup it sure is! I showered, shaved and put on a face mask. See Mom I can relax. Granted I snuck this all in while making homemade spaghetti sauce and meatballs for dinner tonight, laundry, feeding bunnies, making lunch, putting a kid down for a nap, cleaning up around the house and making lunches for tomorrow. But I did it!
WOD - Well, since I was teaching class today I had to pull some random exercises off of my "list". So here it goes; 4 burpees, 8 pushups and 12 situps AMRAP (as many reps as possible) in 20 minutes. Oh my word! It was very hard. By the 4th round I had to do the pushups on my knees. I never drop down to my knees but I had to today. I think I did 11 rounds in 20 minutes. After that we did a 45 minute bike time trial. I had to get off the bike to help somebody so I think I did about 17 miles or so. My butt was really hurting me so I couldn't move too much on the bike without wincing in pain. Yuck! Yes, I did call the DR today and I'm waiting for a referral. I need to get my "pain in the ass" fixed.
Food - I think you guys know well enough what "fun" stuff that I'm eating so I thought that I will not continue to bore you with my food intake for the day. But when I do splurge you will be the first to know. So here it goes, I had some pretzels and a granola bar today. It was mindless eating which I needed to stop doing but being in the kitchen cooking led me to the cabinets.
Babysitter tonight so we can catch a movie. Looking forward to shutting the brain off but I have to wait until 7 p.m. to do it. Oh how will I survive staying out until 10 p.m. or later.
WOD - Well, since I was teaching class today I had to pull some random exercises off of my "list". So here it goes; 4 burpees, 8 pushups and 12 situps AMRAP (as many reps as possible) in 20 minutes. Oh my word! It was very hard. By the 4th round I had to do the pushups on my knees. I never drop down to my knees but I had to today. I think I did 11 rounds in 20 minutes. After that we did a 45 minute bike time trial. I had to get off the bike to help somebody so I think I did about 17 miles or so. My butt was really hurting me so I couldn't move too much on the bike without wincing in pain. Yuck! Yes, I did call the DR today and I'm waiting for a referral. I need to get my "pain in the ass" fixed.
Food - I think you guys know well enough what "fun" stuff that I'm eating so I thought that I will not continue to bore you with my food intake for the day. But when I do splurge you will be the first to know. So here it goes, I had some pretzels and a granola bar today. It was mindless eating which I needed to stop doing but being in the kitchen cooking led me to the cabinets.
Babysitter tonight so we can catch a movie. Looking forward to shutting the brain off but I have to wait until 7 p.m. to do it. Oh how will I survive staying out until 10 p.m. or later.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Mommy and Daughter Time
Yes, my mother called me at 7:30 a.m. this morning, "Hey hon! Want to go shopping with me at the mall today?". First of all I needed to hit the grocery store and get shit done but when I told her no originally I heard the disappointment in her voice. "I'll be spontaneous Mom! Come to the house for 10:45 a.m.". I need to at least get my workout in before some time at the dreaded mall.
WOD - Shame on me today! I combined workouts which I should not do but I feel like I'm falling behind because I do yoga every Friday instead of working off my plan. Plus I skip a day here and there.
Anyways it was 500m row and 25lb dumbell thrusters (shoulder press) 3X's. Then I plugged in tomorrows workout 5K for time = 25:52. That is really good for this slow and old lady. I was running at 7.0 for the first two miles and by mile 2 I sped it up to 7.2 and by mile 2.9 I sped up again to 8.0 mph. I felt really good especially rocking out really hard to NICKELBACK! I love angry and heavy music to get the blood pumping. Maybe I'm just secretly angry. Ha ha ha!
It is now Mom and daughter time with one grandchild in tow. This should be interesting. You need to understand a few things:
A. I hate shopping
B. My mother LOVES to shop. She is a shop-aholic.
C. If I have to be dragged to the mall I do not want to bring a 2 year old.
D. Mom looks at every rack, every store and buys everything.
E. I'm always on a mission, pressed for time and I don't give a shit about the sale in the next store.
Of course after the first 5 minutes in the car I get the whole lecture about my life through my mother's eyes, "honey, you do too much!", "honey, your always so tired!", "honey, why do you workout so much!", "honey, take some time for yourself!", "honey, what do you need to prove!", "honey, I know you have a lot on your plate but try not to stress out!", "honey, I know your not listening but I just need to tell you all this!" Your damn right Mom! I'm not listening but I do love you.
So after I realized she thinks my life is a mess we proceed to park and shop. I was so excited to actually get some shopping for other people done because it's been on my list of to do's and I'm actually getting it done. Our friends just had a baby so first off buy some baby clothes. When I come home to wrap it and tell my husband I'm one step ahead he tells me "they had a BOY not a girl!". Shit, I thought they had a girl......are you F!@#$% kidding me! Now I'm two steps behind because I have to go back to JCPenney to return the stuff and buy boy clothes. Damn!
Food - OJ, scrambled eggs with cheese, sprout bread for breakfast, apple for snack, southwest salad with grilled chicken at McD's, diet coke, 2 tsps of peanut butter, turkey kielbasa, sweet potatoe and veggies for supper. Not bad for a "honey, I'm worried about you!" day.
WOD - Shame on me today! I combined workouts which I should not do but I feel like I'm falling behind because I do yoga every Friday instead of working off my plan. Plus I skip a day here and there.
Anyways it was 500m row and 25lb dumbell thrusters (shoulder press) 3X's. Then I plugged in tomorrows workout 5K for time = 25:52. That is really good for this slow and old lady. I was running at 7.0 for the first two miles and by mile 2 I sped it up to 7.2 and by mile 2.9 I sped up again to 8.0 mph. I felt really good especially rocking out really hard to NICKELBACK! I love angry and heavy music to get the blood pumping. Maybe I'm just secretly angry. Ha ha ha!
It is now Mom and daughter time with one grandchild in tow. This should be interesting. You need to understand a few things:
A. I hate shopping
B. My mother LOVES to shop. She is a shop-aholic.
C. If I have to be dragged to the mall I do not want to bring a 2 year old.
D. Mom looks at every rack, every store and buys everything.
E. I'm always on a mission, pressed for time and I don't give a shit about the sale in the next store.
Of course after the first 5 minutes in the car I get the whole lecture about my life through my mother's eyes, "honey, you do too much!", "honey, your always so tired!", "honey, why do you workout so much!", "honey, take some time for yourself!", "honey, what do you need to prove!", "honey, I know you have a lot on your plate but try not to stress out!", "honey, I know your not listening but I just need to tell you all this!" Your damn right Mom! I'm not listening but I do love you.
So after I realized she thinks my life is a mess we proceed to park and shop. I was so excited to actually get some shopping for other people done because it's been on my list of to do's and I'm actually getting it done. Our friends just had a baby so first off buy some baby clothes. When I come home to wrap it and tell my husband I'm one step ahead he tells me "they had a BOY not a girl!". Shit, I thought they had a girl......are you F!@#$% kidding me! Now I'm two steps behind because I have to go back to JCPenney to return the stuff and buy boy clothes. Damn!
Food - OJ, scrambled eggs with cheese, sprout bread for breakfast, apple for snack, southwest salad with grilled chicken at McD's, diet coke, 2 tsps of peanut butter, turkey kielbasa, sweet potatoe and veggies for supper. Not bad for a "honey, I'm worried about you!" day.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
I Want My Bed!!!!
I'm so ready to put my head on my pillow and pass out. I love bed! I love chocolate too but I think I love bed more!
Had a great weekend with numerous things going on:
WOD on Saturday - Fran (21-15-9 reps of thrusters/60 lbs and pull ups) followed by running 1 minute on and one minute off at 10% incline. The hardest part of the workout was the thrusters. I was supposed to lift 95 lbs but there was no way in hell I was going to lift all that weight over my head. So I opted for 60 lbs which was plenty enough. I was nervous about the run. My knee was bothering me and I wasn't sure how it would feel on the treadmill. My speed was slow at 5 mph and I was going to try to run faster but I did not want to push it. My knee felt great. A little sore walking afterwards but the more I moved throughout the day the better it felt.
Food - Fell off the wagon and did not eat super good. Did splurge and have some coffee cake at my niece and nephews birthday party. I also had a few bites of an ice cream sandwich at their party. Later that day I devoured a small bag of skittles. I LOVE SKITTLES! Saturday night we had a gathering with friends but I did do good with dinner which was a very large salad. I'm going to turn into a head of lettuce at this point. But I was a bad girl and had some cake for dessert. Not a whole piece but the frosting. I LOVE FROSTING! Tomorrow is another day right?
Today - Up at 6:30 a.m. and out the door at 7 a.m. driving my daughter, a friend of mine and her daughter up to Catamount for the day. It was an awesome day. We hit the slopes by 9:30 a.m., stopped for lunch (salad again and grapes) at 12 p.m., back on the slopes at 12:30 p.m. and finally came in around 3 p.m. The conditions were very icy so my legs were working a little extra more. No WOD because it's a me day. Yippy! A ME DAY! Do I feel guilty not hitting the gym? Nope! I think I got enough of a workout carrying skis, cooler and bags like a damn camel. I am always packed like a camel. That is part of motherhood.
Food - My normal shake, some almonds, salad, grapes, nibbled on some chips, had a cracker, a captain and diet coke (thought it would be healthier than a beer after skiing), turkey chili for supper and two small brownies. Yup! My neighbor brought some over thanking us for doing some shoveling. She's obviously not reading my blog.
Had a great weekend with numerous things going on:
WOD on Saturday - Fran (21-15-9 reps of thrusters/60 lbs and pull ups) followed by running 1 minute on and one minute off at 10% incline. The hardest part of the workout was the thrusters. I was supposed to lift 95 lbs but there was no way in hell I was going to lift all that weight over my head. So I opted for 60 lbs which was plenty enough. I was nervous about the run. My knee was bothering me and I wasn't sure how it would feel on the treadmill. My speed was slow at 5 mph and I was going to try to run faster but I did not want to push it. My knee felt great. A little sore walking afterwards but the more I moved throughout the day the better it felt.
Food - Fell off the wagon and did not eat super good. Did splurge and have some coffee cake at my niece and nephews birthday party. I also had a few bites of an ice cream sandwich at their party. Later that day I devoured a small bag of skittles. I LOVE SKITTLES! Saturday night we had a gathering with friends but I did do good with dinner which was a very large salad. I'm going to turn into a head of lettuce at this point. But I was a bad girl and had some cake for dessert. Not a whole piece but the frosting. I LOVE FROSTING! Tomorrow is another day right?
Today - Up at 6:30 a.m. and out the door at 7 a.m. driving my daughter, a friend of mine and her daughter up to Catamount for the day. It was an awesome day. We hit the slopes by 9:30 a.m., stopped for lunch (salad again and grapes) at 12 p.m., back on the slopes at 12:30 p.m. and finally came in around 3 p.m. The conditions were very icy so my legs were working a little extra more. No WOD because it's a me day. Yippy! A ME DAY! Do I feel guilty not hitting the gym? Nope! I think I got enough of a workout carrying skis, cooler and bags like a damn camel. I am always packed like a camel. That is part of motherhood.
Food - My normal shake, some almonds, salad, grapes, nibbled on some chips, had a cracker, a captain and diet coke (thought it would be healthier than a beer after skiing), turkey chili for supper and two small brownies. Yup! My neighbor brought some over thanking us for doing some shoveling. She's obviously not reading my blog.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Not Doing Good!
I have this real bad pain in my ASS! How awful is that. The pain does not have a name (I know what you are thinking) because it's an actual pain that is driving me nuts and causing some major discomfort. I'm being told that I should go see a chiropractor. What makes me nervous is that my left knee is also bothering me really bad to the point that I'm actually limping today when I get up and walk. It has been sore for the past couple of days but this morning I had this weird feeling in my knee when I was walking to work and from that point on it has been really bad. I'm getting concerned that my left ass issue is connected to my knee. I'm not happy at all. I don't have time for this crap.
WOD - Yoga day today. Every Friday is yoga to help stretch out the super sore muscles that I have. And I am reminded every Friday that my body is a mess, I'm not flexible, I'm super tight and stretching sucks. The first few minutes of warming up was very uncomfortable but once we got flowing into our sun salutations (sp?) I loosened up. But seconds after class I was in agony again. Trying to get my shoe on was a chore.
My matto my who life - "I am built like a brick shit house! I never get hurt! This is impossible! I am an ox!" I guess oxen do get hurt (are they even called oxen?)
Food - I did not have time for eggs this morning so I had my shake again (I really do love them), a tablespoon of peanut butter, grapefruit, handful of peanuts, a proper salad today, yogurt and this yummy bean dip that somebody made at work. It is a healthy dip with beans, tomatos, peppers, onions etc but I guess the blue corn chips aren't. I only had about 7 chips total.
Kids - Again, don't know! Don't have them today and I don't care! Just kidding! I do care! No really, I do! Daddy is taking Trinity to a Father and Daughter dance tonight so my butt will be in bed right after the other two minions are in bed. I can't wait to just lay down and read. Maybe pop some advil and pray really hard that tomorrow morning I'm back to being indestructable again.
WOD - Yoga day today. Every Friday is yoga to help stretch out the super sore muscles that I have. And I am reminded every Friday that my body is a mess, I'm not flexible, I'm super tight and stretching sucks. The first few minutes of warming up was very uncomfortable but once we got flowing into our sun salutations (sp?) I loosened up. But seconds after class I was in agony again. Trying to get my shoe on was a chore.
My matto my who life - "I am built like a brick shit house! I never get hurt! This is impossible! I am an ox!" I guess oxen do get hurt (are they even called oxen?)
Food - I did not have time for eggs this morning so I had my shake again (I really do love them), a tablespoon of peanut butter, grapefruit, handful of peanuts, a proper salad today, yogurt and this yummy bean dip that somebody made at work. It is a healthy dip with beans, tomatos, peppers, onions etc but I guess the blue corn chips aren't. I only had about 7 chips total.
Kids - Again, don't know! Don't have them today and I don't care! Just kidding! I do care! No really, I do! Daddy is taking Trinity to a Father and Daughter dance tonight so my butt will be in bed right after the other two minions are in bed. I can't wait to just lay down and read. Maybe pop some advil and pray really hard that tomorrow morning I'm back to being indestructable again.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Work Day!
Therefore I am not happy to sit all day. BUT, with the two snow days and having everybody home with me I embraced the adult time.
WOD - 5K (5000m) row = 26:13 followed by 800 yard swim = 15:09. When I get off the rowing machine I felt like I had a pole up my ass. Rowing for 26 minutes really made me walk funny for a bit. Everybody was probably laughing at how I looked. I wobbled to the pool and enjoyed a nice swim. The hard part for me is I don't get warmed up until I'm at a 1/4 mile. So the first 9 laps I was feeling sore but the last 7 laps I felt really strong and warmed up. I was actually very impressed with my swim time.
Shower and back to work with goggle eyes.
Food - I had my shake again with blueberries and almond milk and an orange. Gluten free granola bar for snack before gym, leftover antipasta salad for lunch (not healthy at all with pounds of salami, pepperoni and provolone cheese), yogurt, handful of peanuts and turkey kielbasa, sweet potatoes and celery for supper. Teeth are brushed to prevent me from eating anymore tonight. And guess what? I'M HUNGRY!
Kids - What about them? Didn't see them much today so nothing to bitch about. Just the usual crazy house when I came home, baths and homework.
It's my bed time now.......good night!
WOD - 5K (5000m) row = 26:13 followed by 800 yard swim = 15:09. When I get off the rowing machine I felt like I had a pole up my ass. Rowing for 26 minutes really made me walk funny for a bit. Everybody was probably laughing at how I looked. I wobbled to the pool and enjoyed a nice swim. The hard part for me is I don't get warmed up until I'm at a 1/4 mile. So the first 9 laps I was feeling sore but the last 7 laps I felt really strong and warmed up. I was actually very impressed with my swim time.
Shower and back to work with goggle eyes.
Food - I had my shake again with blueberries and almond milk and an orange. Gluten free granola bar for snack before gym, leftover antipasta salad for lunch (not healthy at all with pounds of salami, pepperoni and provolone cheese), yogurt, handful of peanuts and turkey kielbasa, sweet potatoes and celery for supper. Teeth are brushed to prevent me from eating anymore tonight. And guess what? I'M HUNGRY!
Kids - What about them? Didn't see them much today so nothing to bitch about. Just the usual crazy house when I came home, baths and homework.
It's my bed time now.......good night!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Weigh In Day!
I finally got to weigh in today and I lost 5.5 - 6 lbs. Not shabby for a whole month. What I like about it is that it's a slow weight loss which I'll be able to keep off. I'm now down to 194 lbs. Next weigh in will be March 2nd.
Another snow day - oh yippy! Headed to the YMCA to teach the 9:30 a.m. spin class to two dedicated members. Bless their hearts.
WOD - On top of spin class my workout of the day was 1-1-1-1-1-1 back squats followed by 6 X 100yds of swimming. Easy enough workout but with the extra 50 minutes of cycling it was another hard day. I opted not to do the squats since I was on the bike for almost an hour and I'm going back again tonight to teach another hour. Screw the squats is what I say. The pool was nice and each 100yds was an average of 1:42 - 1:45. Could have gone faster but my upper body was pooped from yesterday's class.
Food - Treated myself to some cookies today. I did have a antipasto salad with oil/vinegar for lunch today but I topped it off with 4 chocolate chip cookies. I could not resist plus I thought I deserved a bonus for doing so well this month. When I get home from class around 7:15 p.m. I'll warm up some left chicken for dinner. Something to keep the belly happy! Breakfast was a yummy egg/tomato/cheese omelet with sprout bread and decaf tea.
After another afternoon of snowblowing I'm slowing getting rid of my "love this white stuff" attitude. That shit was super heavy to blow today. Maybe that is why my arms are so tired.
Another snow day - oh yippy! Headed to the YMCA to teach the 9:30 a.m. spin class to two dedicated members. Bless their hearts.
WOD - On top of spin class my workout of the day was 1-1-1-1-1-1 back squats followed by 6 X 100yds of swimming. Easy enough workout but with the extra 50 minutes of cycling it was another hard day. I opted not to do the squats since I was on the bike for almost an hour and I'm going back again tonight to teach another hour. Screw the squats is what I say. The pool was nice and each 100yds was an average of 1:42 - 1:45. Could have gone faster but my upper body was pooped from yesterday's class.
Food - Treated myself to some cookies today. I did have a antipasto salad with oil/vinegar for lunch today but I topped it off with 4 chocolate chip cookies. I could not resist plus I thought I deserved a bonus for doing so well this month. When I get home from class around 7:15 p.m. I'll warm up some left chicken for dinner. Something to keep the belly happy! Breakfast was a yummy egg/tomato/cheese omelet with sprout bread and decaf tea.
After another afternoon of snowblowing I'm slowing getting rid of my "love this white stuff" attitude. That shit was super heavy to blow today. Maybe that is why my arms are so tired.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
I'm Mourning!
The loss of my favorite ski jacket of 9 years. Yup! It's so sad! My zipper is beyond broken and with all this gorgeous snow I can't wear it. So my dilemma; repair the zipper or just suck it up and buy a new jacket! I skied last night with the kids and my coat was open the whole time. Thank goodness I have bib pants.
Today - After a great ski night and some salad for supper in the lodge (boring), I woke up this morning to yet another snow day! Yippy! Giddy Up! Awesome! NOT! Before the kids could speak I gave them a lecture about using listening ears today and not being disrespectful. Then I gave them a good morning hug and kiss!
The YMCA does not close so I had to gear up the family and head out to teach my 9:30 a.m. class.
WOD - 5-5-5-5-5 deadlifts at 100lbs followed by biking 2 minutes out of saddle and 1 minute rest in the saddle 12X's. This is very easy since I was teaching a spin class this morning. Did the deadlifts before class started and we did the biking right in the beginning of class. The class is 90 minutes so we did do some lifting, pushups, situps and more biking. You can do a lot in 90 minutes.
The workout of the day was very simple which is a nice change to yesterdays "I want to vomit" workout!
Food - I was a bad girl today. I really didn't eat. Shake for breakfast and nothing until lunch. For lunch I nibbled on a leftover grilled cheese sandwich from the kids, some peanut butter and brownies for snack. Nothing nutritious but really nothing at all. For supper we had a yummy meal; beef tips, sweet potatoes and green beans. I was so happy to have real food.
Kids - I had 5 today. After the gym I picked up my neighbors girls because they needed coverage. My foot wasn't in the door yet and I was getting the "I'm hungry", "Can we have lunch", "I'm thirsty", "What's for lunch?", "When are we eating?", "I'm hungry".........Oh my word. Shut the hell up everybody! Can I please take my coat off, pee and put my stuff away! Really! After the tornado at lunch and the mess that I had to clean up. everybody was off playing but the baby had to go to bed because she was not being very sweet. One kid in bed punished.....who is next? She just needed to nap.
Lunch is over, they are playing, I'm making brownies, I'm preparing the table for a cool craft, we do the craft, I'm cleaning up AGAIN, kids are watching TV, baby is awake SHIT, everybody is chilling out in front of the boob tube, I'm outside snow blowing, back in to feed them brownies, cleaning up because they forgot how to eat like humans PIGS, getting them all dressed to go sledding at neighbors house, outside sledding, kids are fighting, baby is whining, I'm thinking about getting drunk, my neighbor is laughing at me, shoveling her driveway to help her out, two kids are frozen, back home, undressing them and getting them juice, out to feed bunnies, other three come back, undress them, hanging clothes everywhere in my house to dry, neighbors leave, time to make supper, cooking, daddy home to give bathes, eat, clean up and now I'm on the computer. PHEW! Are you tired from all this? I am!
I'm just so excited to go to bed and it's only 7:30 p.m.
Today - After a great ski night and some salad for supper in the lodge (boring), I woke up this morning to yet another snow day! Yippy! Giddy Up! Awesome! NOT! Before the kids could speak I gave them a lecture about using listening ears today and not being disrespectful. Then I gave them a good morning hug and kiss!
The YMCA does not close so I had to gear up the family and head out to teach my 9:30 a.m. class.
WOD - 5-5-5-5-5 deadlifts at 100lbs followed by biking 2 minutes out of saddle and 1 minute rest in the saddle 12X's. This is very easy since I was teaching a spin class this morning. Did the deadlifts before class started and we did the biking right in the beginning of class. The class is 90 minutes so we did do some lifting, pushups, situps and more biking. You can do a lot in 90 minutes.
The workout of the day was very simple which is a nice change to yesterdays "I want to vomit" workout!
Food - I was a bad girl today. I really didn't eat. Shake for breakfast and nothing until lunch. For lunch I nibbled on a leftover grilled cheese sandwich from the kids, some peanut butter and brownies for snack. Nothing nutritious but really nothing at all. For supper we had a yummy meal; beef tips, sweet potatoes and green beans. I was so happy to have real food.
Kids - I had 5 today. After the gym I picked up my neighbors girls because they needed coverage. My foot wasn't in the door yet and I was getting the "I'm hungry", "Can we have lunch", "I'm thirsty", "What's for lunch?", "When are we eating?", "I'm hungry".........Oh my word. Shut the hell up everybody! Can I please take my coat off, pee and put my stuff away! Really! After the tornado at lunch and the mess that I had to clean up. everybody was off playing but the baby had to go to bed because she was not being very sweet. One kid in bed punished.....who is next? She just needed to nap.
Lunch is over, they are playing, I'm making brownies, I'm preparing the table for a cool craft, we do the craft, I'm cleaning up AGAIN, kids are watching TV, baby is awake SHIT, everybody is chilling out in front of the boob tube, I'm outside snow blowing, back in to feed them brownies, cleaning up because they forgot how to eat like humans PIGS, getting them all dressed to go sledding at neighbors house, outside sledding, kids are fighting, baby is whining, I'm thinking about getting drunk, my neighbor is laughing at me, shoveling her driveway to help her out, two kids are frozen, back home, undressing them and getting them juice, out to feed bunnies, other three come back, undress them, hanging clothes everywhere in my house to dry, neighbors leave, time to make supper, cooking, daddy home to give bathes, eat, clean up and now I'm on the computer. PHEW! Are you tired from all this? I am!
I'm just so excited to go to bed and it's only 7:30 p.m.
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