I jumped on it this morning because I received two compliments (thank you Grigs and Magaly) so I thought I should see how much I weigh.......
187 pounds baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I'm 5lbs down from the last time I weighed myself (can't remember when) and I believe a total of 15 pounds since January 3rd. Okay, not the 30 that I wanted but 1/2 way is good too. Now that just pumped me right up this morning.
I was in the pool at 5:45 a.m. for my WOD - 500yd swim, 50 squats, 400yd swim, 40 squats, 300yd swim, 30 squats, 200yd swim, 20 squats, 100yd swim, 10 squats. I'm supposed to run a 10K after that but I'll save that for tomorrow.
I felt GREAT in the pool. I needed that vote of confidence since I have been really down on my swimming ever since the Rev3. I need to build up my self esteem in the water and today was a good day to start and I felt strong.
Now I'm sitting at my desk trying to focus on my work but my mind is in a million other places. All personal stuff of course. Heading out at lunch to get my ass rubbed (massage) because I really need it today. My butt is very achy and it needs some serious work done on it.
So far a very good day but it's only 11:20 a.m. I'm solo tonight for supper/bath/bed since Todd has class tonight so that might all change by then :-)
Note to self - Cherries really make me poop!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Fun in the sun!
What a great day! Decided to meet my buddy Grigs at Misquamicut for the day. Her daughter turned 13 today and she drove her down with 5 other friends and her mother-in-law. I still have no idea how they got 8 people into a Honda Pilot with food, bags and beach gear.
Arrived at 10 a.m. and Roxy and I quickly found our spot and started digging in the sand. Tested the water and holy shit was it cold. I brought long my wetsuit planning on an open water swim with Grigs while her kids watched Roxy. Lets just say that never happened. She wasn't ready and then I had to eat my lunch. Before you know it was leaving and we never swam. I really wish I did but I'm not going to cry over it. Right Grigs???????
We had so much fun but time flew by so fast. In the car at 2:15 p.m. to head home and collect my children. I thought I had plenty of time until I hit a bunch of traffic in Stonington and then again in Hartford. With my lead foot hitting the pedal I did make it in time to get Lincoln from my neighbors and Trinity at Brownies. And I was still in my bathingsuit.
Once I unpacked I quickly had to get my biking gear on for class - WOD = 1 hour spin class. We climbed straight up for an hour. Planned on hitting the pool afterwards but a storm blew by with thunder so the pool was closed. I guess I was not destined to swim today :-)
Grigs, thank you for inviting me and feeding my wee bird that was always begging for food. We had a great time and again I have some sun burn. I swear I put lotion on too. Damn!
Food - Very good since I was too busy to think about it. However, I just finished eating some ice cream right out of the carton. You should see me on the computer with a 1/2 gallon of ice cream right in front of me. Priceless!
Ass - I have been doing really good but today it's a bit cranky. Could be from the lunges yesterday or the 4 hour car ride to and from the beach. Who knows!
Arrived at 10 a.m. and Roxy and I quickly found our spot and started digging in the sand. Tested the water and holy shit was it cold. I brought long my wetsuit planning on an open water swim with Grigs while her kids watched Roxy. Lets just say that never happened. She wasn't ready and then I had to eat my lunch. Before you know it was leaving and we never swam. I really wish I did but I'm not going to cry over it. Right Grigs???????
We had so much fun but time flew by so fast. In the car at 2:15 p.m. to head home and collect my children. I thought I had plenty of time until I hit a bunch of traffic in Stonington and then again in Hartford. With my lead foot hitting the pedal I did make it in time to get Lincoln from my neighbors and Trinity at Brownies. And I was still in my bathingsuit.
Once I unpacked I quickly had to get my biking gear on for class - WOD = 1 hour spin class. We climbed straight up for an hour. Planned on hitting the pool afterwards but a storm blew by with thunder so the pool was closed. I guess I was not destined to swim today :-)
Grigs, thank you for inviting me and feeding my wee bird that was always begging for food. We had a great time and again I have some sun burn. I swear I put lotion on too. Damn!
Food - Very good since I was too busy to think about it. However, I just finished eating some ice cream right out of the carton. You should see me on the computer with a 1/2 gallon of ice cream right in front of me. Priceless!
Ass - I have been doing really good but today it's a bit cranky. Could be from the lunges yesterday or the 4 hour car ride to and from the beach. Who knows!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Singing in the rain.....
......oh singing in the rain!
Roxy and I had another busy day today. Needed to shop around for Father's Day since it's on SUNDAY! Nothing like researching and browsing 5 days before hand.
WOD - 90 min class today. We biked hard for a few miles, 10 min circuit which included burpees, squats, lunges and two situp stations. We went through the circuit 2X's and the biking 3X's. A good workout because I was sweating like a pig.
After class we headed out to the stores and spent some money. It grows on trees so why not right? Home for nap and some serious cleaning and chores that need to get done.
I had a 4 p.m. haircut appt....nice and short....and brought the whole damn family with me. Thank goodness the haircut did not take long. Afterwards we ventured into the rain to Winding Trails to see some mates race (Miriam/Nelson....where were you????). I packed a cooler with a quick dinner for the kids and we played on the play scape in the rain. Once we saw the racers take off we bolted to the car to head home. By this point we were cold and needed to warm up. It was pouring!
Once home it was bath time, a bowl of ice cream and bed. Giddy up! Squeaky clean kids.....I love it!
Roxy and I had another great day today. Her nap was quite short but she did very good considering!
So as days go by and my life continues to be busy, I forget that I am racing another 1/2 IM on July 10th. HOLY SHIT! At this point I am maintaining my strength/endurance with my classes and my workouts on my "white sheet" but I need to focus on a few things; more outdoor swims and getting on my road bike some more. I have been trying to do that each week but it's really hard with the family and our busy life styles. But I really need to do it.
Time to go to bed and visualize about race #2.
Roxy and I had another busy day today. Needed to shop around for Father's Day since it's on SUNDAY! Nothing like researching and browsing 5 days before hand.
WOD - 90 min class today. We biked hard for a few miles, 10 min circuit which included burpees, squats, lunges and two situp stations. We went through the circuit 2X's and the biking 3X's. A good workout because I was sweating like a pig.
After class we headed out to the stores and spent some money. It grows on trees so why not right? Home for nap and some serious cleaning and chores that need to get done.
I had a 4 p.m. haircut appt....nice and short....and brought the whole damn family with me. Thank goodness the haircut did not take long. Afterwards we ventured into the rain to Winding Trails to see some mates race (Miriam/Nelson....where were you????). I packed a cooler with a quick dinner for the kids and we played on the play scape in the rain. Once we saw the racers take off we bolted to the car to head home. By this point we were cold and needed to warm up. It was pouring!
Once home it was bath time, a bowl of ice cream and bed. Giddy up! Squeaky clean kids.....I love it!
Roxy and I had another great day today. Her nap was quite short but she did very good considering!
So as days go by and my life continues to be busy, I forget that I am racing another 1/2 IM on July 10th. HOLY SHIT! At this point I am maintaining my strength/endurance with my classes and my workouts on my "white sheet" but I need to focus on a few things; more outdoor swims and getting on my road bike some more. I have been trying to do that each week but it's really hard with the family and our busy life styles. But I really need to do it.
Time to go to bed and visualize about race #2.
Oh the questions just don't stop......
...."Mom is it going to be cold today?" "Mom, do I need to wear pants?" "Mom where is my red shirt?" "Mom I'm hungry!" "Mom am I hot lunch today?" "Mom what are you doing?" "Mom I'm really hungry!" "Mom where are my shorts?" "Mom what is for hot lunch?" "Mom what time is it?" "Mom I need my vitamins!" And these questions were coming from all three children at once. Good start to the day!
Sorry for not blogging last night but I remembered when I was in bed all snuggled up reading. I was NOT going to get out and log onto the computer.
Headed out with Roxy early yesterday morning to hit some stores and get some shopping done. Then we went to the gym for 9:45 a.m. for a quick workout (WOD 500m row, 400m run 3X's) and a 1/2 hour massage afterwards.
My back has been killing me since Saturday so Allison did a number on massaging my lower back. I could barely touch my toes that is how bad it hurt, but she did wonders on it and I felt great the rest of the day!
Headed home after that for a nice picnic lunch on the back deck, a game of Dora Memory and then nap time. Once Roxy was down for a nap I had to refinish an old metal chair that was my Grandmother's. I used the palm sander and went to town on the rust, primed it and then painted it. Bam! Chair is done just before Roxy wakes up for nap.
Lincoln and Trinity are now home playing nice and then all of a sudden they are fighting. Here we go. Early supper (nachos) because I had to head back to the gym to teach spin class (WOD #2 1 hour spin class). Back home, kids ate another nacho and then off to bed. By the time I closed their doors it was 8:45 p.m. Way too late but we just could not get into bed any earlier.
Daddy comes home from class and I'm in bed ready to saw wood. Great day with the kids and even though T and L had an issue they quickly forgot about it and behaved.
Sorry for not blogging last night but I remembered when I was in bed all snuggled up reading. I was NOT going to get out and log onto the computer.
Headed out with Roxy early yesterday morning to hit some stores and get some shopping done. Then we went to the gym for 9:45 a.m. for a quick workout (WOD 500m row, 400m run 3X's) and a 1/2 hour massage afterwards.
My back has been killing me since Saturday so Allison did a number on massaging my lower back. I could barely touch my toes that is how bad it hurt, but she did wonders on it and I felt great the rest of the day!
Headed home after that for a nice picnic lunch on the back deck, a game of Dora Memory and then nap time. Once Roxy was down for a nap I had to refinish an old metal chair that was my Grandmother's. I used the palm sander and went to town on the rust, primed it and then painted it. Bam! Chair is done just before Roxy wakes up for nap.
Lincoln and Trinity are now home playing nice and then all of a sudden they are fighting. Here we go. Early supper (nachos) because I had to head back to the gym to teach spin class (WOD #2 1 hour spin class). Back home, kids ate another nacho and then off to bed. By the time I closed their doors it was 8:45 p.m. Way too late but we just could not get into bed any earlier.
Daddy comes home from class and I'm in bed ready to saw wood. Great day with the kids and even though T and L had an issue they quickly forgot about it and behaved.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The rain won't stop us from having fun.....
.....hell NO! Had a great weekend with family and friends.
Saturday -
WOD - decided to join in on the OSC group swim at Lake Quassapaug at 7 a.m. Driving down to the lake in the rain I was thinking "what the hell am I doing?". They swim in rain so everybody was suited up (about 35 people) and ready to go. I did not know anybody so I just followed the crowd. Due to the ugly weather we swam from the Sail Club over to Quassy Park beach and back (1/2 mile) two times = 1 mile swim. I really needed the confidence to swim in open water since I had no confidence during my race last week. I was very calm since it was only practice and I enjoyed the swim. The 1st 1/2 mile my body was still warming up so I was ready by the 2nd 1/2 mile. However, my lower back was very sore from the swim. Could be because I am not used to the buoyancy from the wetsuit.
Home by 9:30 a.m. and threw the kids in the car to head out to Chuck E Cheese so Todd could get some school work done in a nice quiet house. Roxy and Lincoln had a blast (T-bird is up in NH for the weekend with a friend) playing all the games. Home by 12:30 p.m. for lunch, nap and then I worked around the house to get it ready for company that was coming over.
The day did fly by because it was 4 p.m. before I knew it and our friends were showing up. We had an AWESOME time with our friends. There were 4 couples that came over with their kids and we played kickball outside, ate pizza and another kick ball game afterwards in the pouring rain. The kids had so much fun playing outside and getting wet. Plus the kids get along so well that it was great to see them play and it was especially great to hang with our friends that we never see (God Bless Facebook!).
10 p.m. company is gone and my kids are in bed. Good night to all!
Sunday -
Kids slept in until 7 a.m. which was a bonus. I did get 8 hours of sleep which I was truly grateful for. Drinking tea and reading the Sunday paper and getting everybody fed and ready for church.
After church we hit the grocery store, came home to unload the groceries, Todd brought Lincoln to a b-day party, Roxy napped, I was on the computer and the house was quiet for 3 hours while R napped. She really needed it. When L got home he played at his friends house across the street, we waited for T to come home, cooked filet mignon on the grill (so delicious!), bathes and then bedtime.
All in all a GREAT Sunday. Everybody was happy and well behaved!
WOD - Nada.....wanted to squeak in a bike ride but it was much better chilling out at home with the family. Tomorrow is another day.
Food - Let's just say I had a fun weekend with my drinks on Saturday and "mindless eating" the rest of the weekend. I did see my father's friend in the grocery store and he looked me up and down and said "damn your getting skinny!". Granted he's in his 60's and probably really blind but it made me feel good. I'll take all the comments that I can get!
Back to another Monday tomorrow and regular routine.....oh joy!
Saturday -
WOD - decided to join in on the OSC group swim at Lake Quassapaug at 7 a.m. Driving down to the lake in the rain I was thinking "what the hell am I doing?". They swim in rain so everybody was suited up (about 35 people) and ready to go. I did not know anybody so I just followed the crowd. Due to the ugly weather we swam from the Sail Club over to Quassy Park beach and back (1/2 mile) two times = 1 mile swim. I really needed the confidence to swim in open water since I had no confidence during my race last week. I was very calm since it was only practice and I enjoyed the swim. The 1st 1/2 mile my body was still warming up so I was ready by the 2nd 1/2 mile. However, my lower back was very sore from the swim. Could be because I am not used to the buoyancy from the wetsuit.
Home by 9:30 a.m. and threw the kids in the car to head out to Chuck E Cheese so Todd could get some school work done in a nice quiet house. Roxy and Lincoln had a blast (T-bird is up in NH for the weekend with a friend) playing all the games. Home by 12:30 p.m. for lunch, nap and then I worked around the house to get it ready for company that was coming over.
The day did fly by because it was 4 p.m. before I knew it and our friends were showing up. We had an AWESOME time with our friends. There were 4 couples that came over with their kids and we played kickball outside, ate pizza and another kick ball game afterwards in the pouring rain. The kids had so much fun playing outside and getting wet. Plus the kids get along so well that it was great to see them play and it was especially great to hang with our friends that we never see (God Bless Facebook!).
10 p.m. company is gone and my kids are in bed. Good night to all!
Sunday -
Kids slept in until 7 a.m. which was a bonus. I did get 8 hours of sleep which I was truly grateful for. Drinking tea and reading the Sunday paper and getting everybody fed and ready for church.
After church we hit the grocery store, came home to unload the groceries, Todd brought Lincoln to a b-day party, Roxy napped, I was on the computer and the house was quiet for 3 hours while R napped. She really needed it. When L got home he played at his friends house across the street, we waited for T to come home, cooked filet mignon on the grill (so delicious!), bathes and then bedtime.
All in all a GREAT Sunday. Everybody was happy and well behaved!
WOD - Nada.....wanted to squeak in a bike ride but it was much better chilling out at home with the family. Tomorrow is another day.
Food - Let's just say I had a fun weekend with my drinks on Saturday and "mindless eating" the rest of the weekend. I did see my father's friend in the grocery store and he looked me up and down and said "damn your getting skinny!". Granted he's in his 60's and probably really blind but it made me feel good. I'll take all the comments that I can get!
Back to another Monday tomorrow and regular routine.....oh joy!
Friday, June 10, 2011
The fern didn't do it's job
I just noticed, after getting up to go potty, that my poop episode did cause a problem. I have a wee bit of chaffing going on back there. I guess the fern didn't get it all or it's a poisonous fern and I'm totally screwed! I did shower after my run but the run back did cause some damange. Vaseline anybody?
Just call me the QUEEN of tree hugging.....
yup.....I had to hug a tree AGAIN during my run today. It's all my fault for letting that happen though. I started off really good with eggs and an apple for breakfast. Then I forgot about this bag of treats that Grigs left me this week (No more Grigs! I need to detox!). It was a bag of mini reese peanut butter cups. Just pop them right into your mouth. Well, I popped them into my mouth 6 handfuls too many finishing the bag. I proceed to my run feeling like a piece of shit......and then I had to shit!
So I guess you can say that I'm very angry with myself. If I just take care of this temple and treat it with respect I should feel good. Wouldn't you think that I would do just that? I need to start NOW!
For this week my motivation level has been a "2" on a scale from 1 - 10. Maybe it's because I'm still feeling the effects of Sunday's race. Who knows! Been teaching class and finally got my ass up to run today to feel completely awful during the whole thing (damn candy!). I thought a 10K was doable but it sure did hurt especially with pooping and the heat! Yesterday I took the day off and tomorrow I'm going to swim at Lake Quassapaug to get in open water again. Next week I'll get back to my "white sheet"!
Went to the Annual YMCA Meeting dinner last night and it was so much fun even if it did rain. Had a beer, a nice meal and was able to sit with my hubby and YMCA friends and laugh. Great times! While Todd went home, I went out with a few friends for a couple more beers. Two more beers later at Wood n' Tap I'm feeling quite happy! I'm such a light weight it is pathetic. Got home around 11 p.m. and was up numerous times at night to pee, guide my sleep walking children to bed or deal with playful cats. I guess you can say that I got no sleep and felt hung over this morning. Three beers and I feel like crap.....so sad!
Trinity is going up to NH for the weekend with her friend. They are leaving at 5 p.m. tonight and won't be back until Sunday around 5 p.m. I'm going to miss my girl but she'll have so much fun. Lincoln and Roxy won't know what to do without Trinity. I am sure they will get into trouble anyways.
Looking forward to a nice weekend!
So I guess you can say that I'm very angry with myself. If I just take care of this temple and treat it with respect I should feel good. Wouldn't you think that I would do just that? I need to start NOW!
For this week my motivation level has been a "2" on a scale from 1 - 10. Maybe it's because I'm still feeling the effects of Sunday's race. Who knows! Been teaching class and finally got my ass up to run today to feel completely awful during the whole thing (damn candy!). I thought a 10K was doable but it sure did hurt especially with pooping and the heat! Yesterday I took the day off and tomorrow I'm going to swim at Lake Quassapaug to get in open water again. Next week I'll get back to my "white sheet"!
Went to the Annual YMCA Meeting dinner last night and it was so much fun even if it did rain. Had a beer, a nice meal and was able to sit with my hubby and YMCA friends and laugh. Great times! While Todd went home, I went out with a few friends for a couple more beers. Two more beers later at Wood n' Tap I'm feeling quite happy! I'm such a light weight it is pathetic. Got home around 11 p.m. and was up numerous times at night to pee, guide my sleep walking children to bed or deal with playful cats. I guess you can say that I got no sleep and felt hung over this morning. Three beers and I feel like crap.....so sad!
Trinity is going up to NH for the weekend with her friend. They are leaving at 5 p.m. tonight and won't be back until Sunday around 5 p.m. I'm going to miss my girl but she'll have so much fun. Lincoln and Roxy won't know what to do without Trinity. I am sure they will get into trouble anyways.
Looking forward to a nice weekend!
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