Because I felt like one on the treadmill today.
WOD - 10 sets of squats, burpees and situps for time = 1:43 followed by a 5K at 5% incline for time = 35:02. I need to explain this 5K because it's quite funny:
1st of all I had anxiety because I knew it was going to be hard. Let's go Bendz! So I put the treadmill at a 5% incline and I plugged in at 6 mph. For 10 seconds until I realized that there is no way in hell that I can run this fast on such a hill.
(Kitty get off my damn lap top and go find some place to sit! I'll give you lovin in a bit)
Sorry, where was I. Oh yes, I then plugged the treadmill at 5.5 which is a few seconds slower then a 11 minute mile. At first I thought "how pathetic" but it was really hard.
Mile .60 - Oh my word! This is going to be awful. Increase volume on ipod to drown out my heavy breathing
Mile .90 - Joe Chasse comes by to harass me and tells me to pick it up. I was ready to drop kick his ass right there in front of all the members. Love you Joe!
Mile 1.23 - Michele Beaule comes by workout. "Sorry Michele I can't breathe therefore I cannot talk but I will listen". After a few head nods and "Yup's" she left to warm up so I cranked up my music again. Nickelback baby!
Mile 1.77 - Shit, I have to stop for a bit. I hoped off the treadmill and was panting like a dog. Heart rate was around 160 or more but those damn machines don't give you accurate information. .1 mile goes by - get your ass back on the treadmill. Now I know that I have to tack that .1 mile on at the end. Damn!
Mile 2.0 - One more! One more! You can do it! But at the same time I'm thinking This sucks!
Mile 2.8 - Oh I have to bring the speed down. I'm going to throw up. 4.5 mph for .2 miles to give myself some time to relax if that is possible.
Mile 3.0 - Here you go! 6.0 mph until I hit 3.2 miles. I have to make up some time. My final thought before finishing is "I'd rather go through labor again instead of running this damn hill!"
Mile 3.2 - Oh thank you god! I'm alive and I did it. Hold on tight to the treadmill Bendz because I feel like shit.
All that for a silly 5K. Granted it's on a 5% incline which makes all the difference in the world.
Food - My yummy shake this morning, apple after gym and some turkey salami and 2% american cheese on sprout bread with a yogurt for lunch. I'm now drinking a cup of decaf tea looking at the mess that is in my house. Yippy! I get to go clean now.
(I love you kitty but move your ass off my laptop)
I have to also get everything ready because we're taking the kids skiing tonight. See ya!
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Great Family Day!
I completely forgot to post last night so I'm going to make this one quick and then I'll get back to you tonight.
8:45 swim lessons with Lincoln, home by 10:30 a.m., played in snow, walked around neighborhood and sold Girl Scout cookies, played in the snow, had our neighbors grandson over for lunch, played board games, Lincoln's friends birthday party at 1:45 p.m., watched some TV, laundry, shower, out the door at 4:45 p.m. to go to Sliders with a friend and his kids, ate, had fun, went to bowl a game in Southington and back home to bed. Now isn't that a good day?
Yesterday WOD - 500m row, 400m run (7.5, 8, 8, 8.2 and 8.5) 5X's for time. I think it was 27 something. I forgot that I was timing myself and I was talking after I was done. My knot is still really bad and now it's effecting my entire left leg. Maybe it's not a knot after all.
Food - I did really good today; shake for breakfast, chicken breast for lunch, a few handfuls of chex mix, tea, a sugar free pudding, chicken salad and water at Sliders. The Sliders part was hard. I wanted wings and beer so bad but I did it!
Today is REST DAY! Tomorrow is a tough workout so thank goodness it's a rest day today.
Indoor triathlon today at the YMCA so I'll be gone from 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. taking care of all the racers. I'm very excited!
8:45 swim lessons with Lincoln, home by 10:30 a.m., played in snow, walked around neighborhood and sold Girl Scout cookies, played in the snow, had our neighbors grandson over for lunch, played board games, Lincoln's friends birthday party at 1:45 p.m., watched some TV, laundry, shower, out the door at 4:45 p.m. to go to Sliders with a friend and his kids, ate, had fun, went to bowl a game in Southington and back home to bed. Now isn't that a good day?
Yesterday WOD - 500m row, 400m run (7.5, 8, 8, 8.2 and 8.5) 5X's for time. I think it was 27 something. I forgot that I was timing myself and I was talking after I was done. My knot is still really bad and now it's effecting my entire left leg. Maybe it's not a knot after all.
Food - I did really good today; shake for breakfast, chicken breast for lunch, a few handfuls of chex mix, tea, a sugar free pudding, chicken salad and water at Sliders. The Sliders part was hard. I wanted wings and beer so bad but I did it!
Today is REST DAY! Tomorrow is a tough workout so thank goodness it's a rest day today.
Indoor triathlon today at the YMCA so I'll be gone from 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. taking care of all the racers. I'm very excited!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Part 2
Did you like my "vent" session this morning? So silly!
WOD - Yoga today. I need to do this every Friday to get all my kinks ironed out. My left glute is KILLING me from a bad set of knots that I have. I had a massage on Wednesday but for some reason it's really achy and hurts more. That massage really woke up my ass!
Yoga was better this week. I was able to move more fluently without crying out in pain. Still very tight and sore in 1,000 places but it felt good to stretch.
Food - I did have a small brownie at 12:30 p.m. before class. Sorry Grigs! I did eat one! But I did have an egg/tomato omelet, tea, grapefruit and a tablespoon of peanut butter in the morning. For lunch I had ham/cheese roll ups, carrots/cucumbers with hummus, yogurt and my wonderful diet caffeine free coke. I love my soda but I know I'm going to have to give it up soon. Boo Hoo!
5 more days before I weigh myself and see if I lost any weight in a month. Giddy up!
WOD - Yoga today. I need to do this every Friday to get all my kinks ironed out. My left glute is KILLING me from a bad set of knots that I have. I had a massage on Wednesday but for some reason it's really achy and hurts more. That massage really woke up my ass!
Yoga was better this week. I was able to move more fluently without crying out in pain. Still very tight and sore in 1,000 places but it felt good to stretch.
Food - I did have a small brownie at 12:30 p.m. before class. Sorry Grigs! I did eat one! But I did have an egg/tomato omelet, tea, grapefruit and a tablespoon of peanut butter in the morning. For lunch I had ham/cheese roll ups, carrots/cucumbers with hummus, yogurt and my wonderful diet caffeine free coke. I love my soda but I know I'm going to have to give it up soon. Boo Hoo!
5 more days before I weigh myself and see if I lost any weight in a month. Giddy up!
Pure Entertainment
My day hasn't really begun yet but I need to tell you about my night last night.
We went to the 40th party and I did have a small piece of carrot cake. I LOVE carrot cake so I was beyond tempted so I thought I would treat myself. I did have chicken and salad for supper.
We were home at 8:30 p.m. and our littlest one came running down the stairs so excited to see us. She made us go to the freezer to see the popsicles the kids made and she demanded she eat one. At first we thought she was awake but I really do think she was sleep walking. It was very bizarre. We told her no and put her back to bed. She just about screamed bloody murder. It was awful but entertaining at the same time. I'm mean she was a mess!
Between packing lunches and putting out the garbage I remember that I had to get the triathlon roster from the YMCA and I forgot. Out in the car I go, heading to the Y, back home at 9:30 p.m. to sit at the computer and put the roster together. PHEW! Well, I have a new laptop and I'm not computer savvy so working on an excel sheet isn't my strong point. Let's just say it took me some time getting the list of racers together but then I accidentally deleted some stuff. This is when all hell broke loose. Have you ever lost it to the point you have no idea what you are saying and your beyond angry? That was me. I went ape shit and dropped the f-bomb a million times. My poor husband. I look back now and think how silly and crazy I was but at the time I was never so mad. Okay, maybe when I was breast feeding my 2nd child I got really mad at the breast pump because it wouldn't work. I was hormonal then but what is my excuse now? Not enough carrot cake? Going to bed was awful because both my husband and I were pissed and the cats kept sleeping on our faces. Plus one kid was sleep walking while the other was in her bed crying for some reason. Let's just say there was not much sleep going on last night.
I'll be back to write about my WOD/Food later.
We went to the 40th party and I did have a small piece of carrot cake. I LOVE carrot cake so I was beyond tempted so I thought I would treat myself. I did have chicken and salad for supper.
We were home at 8:30 p.m. and our littlest one came running down the stairs so excited to see us. She made us go to the freezer to see the popsicles the kids made and she demanded she eat one. At first we thought she was awake but I really do think she was sleep walking. It was very bizarre. We told her no and put her back to bed. She just about screamed bloody murder. It was awful but entertaining at the same time. I'm mean she was a mess!
Between packing lunches and putting out the garbage I remember that I had to get the triathlon roster from the YMCA and I forgot. Out in the car I go, heading to the Y, back home at 9:30 p.m. to sit at the computer and put the roster together. PHEW! Well, I have a new laptop and I'm not computer savvy so working on an excel sheet isn't my strong point. Let's just say it took me some time getting the list of racers together but then I accidentally deleted some stuff. This is when all hell broke loose. Have you ever lost it to the point you have no idea what you are saying and your beyond angry? That was me. I went ape shit and dropped the f-bomb a million times. My poor husband. I look back now and think how silly and crazy I was but at the time I was never so mad. Okay, maybe when I was breast feeding my 2nd child I got really mad at the breast pump because it wouldn't work. I was hormonal then but what is my excuse now? Not enough carrot cake? Going to bed was awful because both my husband and I were pissed and the cats kept sleeping on our faces. Plus one kid was sleep walking while the other was in her bed crying for some reason. Let's just say there was not much sleep going on last night.
I'll be back to write about my WOD/Food later.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Let It Snow!
I really do love the snow. Seriously! The only problem that I have with the snow is that it loves to land on my damn yard on the days that I have to work and I'm scrambling for kid coverage. Now that is not nice. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday or Tuesday night would be great but stay away for Thursdays and Fridays.
The morning was a complete blur; alarm goes off at 6 a.m., news is on for weather, hubby out snow blowing, I'm in the shower, kids get dressed, let's eat, get your coats on, hurry up and out the door we go by 7:50 a.m. What the hell just happened. I'm lucky I left with underwear on.
WOD - 45lb Thrusters 30X's followed by 30 minute time trial on the bike for distance = 12.88 miles. The thrusters were a piece of cake. The bike was tough. My legs were tired from last nights class. I had it set at resistance 12 out of 25 plugging in 100rpm the whole 30 minutes. I left a puddle on the floor and the bike ended up getting slimey. I sweat bad!
Food - I'm HUNGRY! Had my shake for breakfast, grapefruit for snack, salad and yogurt for lunch with a couple of spoonfuls of peanut butter in between. It's 3 p.m. and I'm ready for dinner. Going to a party tonight so I need to avoid the beer and bad foods. This might be hard especially if I'm hungry now.
One GREAT bonus! I put on pants this morning that were getting really tight on me and the muffin was falling over my belt. Well, they buttoned easy and a bit loose. I'm so excited! Now I can't wait to weigh myself on February 3rd which will be a whole month of this nonsense!
The morning was a complete blur; alarm goes off at 6 a.m., news is on for weather, hubby out snow blowing, I'm in the shower, kids get dressed, let's eat, get your coats on, hurry up and out the door we go by 7:50 a.m. What the hell just happened. I'm lucky I left with underwear on.
WOD - 45lb Thrusters 30X's followed by 30 minute time trial on the bike for distance = 12.88 miles. The thrusters were a piece of cake. The bike was tough. My legs were tired from last nights class. I had it set at resistance 12 out of 25 plugging in 100rpm the whole 30 minutes. I left a puddle on the floor and the bike ended up getting slimey. I sweat bad!
Food - I'm HUNGRY! Had my shake for breakfast, grapefruit for snack, salad and yogurt for lunch with a couple of spoonfuls of peanut butter in between. It's 3 p.m. and I'm ready for dinner. Going to a party tonight so I need to avoid the beer and bad foods. This might be hard especially if I'm hungry now.
One GREAT bonus! I put on pants this morning that were getting really tight on me and the muffin was falling over my belt. Well, they buttoned easy and a bit loose. I'm so excited! Now I can't wait to weigh myself on February 3rd which will be a whole month of this nonsense!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Wednesday Already? Really?
Time just flies by way too fast for me. Everybody was off to school on time this morning in hopes of a full day, but of course by 9 a.m. I saw the TV screen and I noticed school was getting out early. Oh boy! Here we go again! I had no major plans so it wasn't a bit deal for me.
WOD - 20 box jumps, 20 squats, 20 pushups, 20 situps and 1 mile run; whole set 2X's for time = 26:50. Followed by 500yard swim for time = 9:36. I was impressed with my swim time. I felt like a whale in the pool today. Part 2 of my workout was teaching an hour spin class tonight. That is just some bonus cardio not that I really wanted to have it.
After my workout this morning I treated myself to a nice hour massage to iron out the knots in my ass. Yup! In my ass! Not in my shoulders or back but all the knots were in my ass. God bless my massage therapist. I felt really bad for her. She did say that I would be sore and she is right.
Food - I seem to be off today. Started off really good with my shake but by lunch time I was thrown off. The kids were coming home and I was trying to get lunch for everybody. I had some turkey/cheese rollups with carrots and hummus and a yogurt but it wasn't enough. I found myself hungry all afternoon so I dipped my spoon in the peanut butter, had a 90 calorie granola bites packet, handful of peanuts and a cup of tea. For supper I had sprout bread toast with strawberry cream cheese and this was at 8 p.m. Not a great day of eating. Oh yea, I also snuck in two chocolate chip cookies. Naughty Stacia! I just felt thrown off all day.
Off to get myself ready to sit for 10 hours tomorrow at work. Yee-haw!
WOD - 20 box jumps, 20 squats, 20 pushups, 20 situps and 1 mile run; whole set 2X's for time = 26:50. Followed by 500yard swim for time = 9:36. I was impressed with my swim time. I felt like a whale in the pool today. Part 2 of my workout was teaching an hour spin class tonight. That is just some bonus cardio not that I really wanted to have it.
After my workout this morning I treated myself to a nice hour massage to iron out the knots in my ass. Yup! In my ass! Not in my shoulders or back but all the knots were in my ass. God bless my massage therapist. I felt really bad for her. She did say that I would be sore and she is right.
Food - I seem to be off today. Started off really good with my shake but by lunch time I was thrown off. The kids were coming home and I was trying to get lunch for everybody. I had some turkey/cheese rollups with carrots and hummus and a yogurt but it wasn't enough. I found myself hungry all afternoon so I dipped my spoon in the peanut butter, had a 90 calorie granola bites packet, handful of peanuts and a cup of tea. For supper I had sprout bread toast with strawberry cream cheese and this was at 8 p.m. Not a great day of eating. Oh yea, I also snuck in two chocolate chip cookies. Naughty Stacia! I just felt thrown off all day.
Off to get myself ready to sit for 10 hours tomorrow at work. Yee-haw!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Another Snowy Day
To put a wrench in my morning plans. These delays are always on days that I am teaching a 9:30 a.m. class. I threw one kid with my neighbor, the other and a friend I dropped off at school, while the 3rd enjoyed the car ride and came with me to the YMCA. Class started at 9:45 a.m. because there was no way I could get their earlier. I had 8 people in class waiting patiently for me. What dedicated members.
WOD - With classes on my schedule I need to jump ahead in my workout and re-arrange some things. Today I chose to do the 5K bike, 3 minute rest, 5K bike. Each 5K took me around 7 minutes. I had some hefty resistance on the wheel and I was pumping out 105 - 108RPM's on the bike. My legs were screaming at me. Must be all the heavy squats from yesterday. Since class is 90 minutes long, we were able to do some great lifting after the bike portion. Did all upper body along with abs. The legs would not be happy if I decided to do leg work.
Food - Had my protein shake (I love them!) along with 1/2 a multi-grain english muffin with strawberry cream cheese on it. It was one of my kids leftovers from breakfast. Couldn't let it go to waste. For lunch I devoured a good size garbage salad (lettuce, eggs, chicken, carrots, cheese, cucumbers, peppers, tomato and a great vinegarette dressing. The naughty part of today? Made chocolate chip cookies for my neighbor as a thank you for taking my daughter this morning. Again, I made out with the spoon and enjoyed a couple of spoonfuls of cookie dough. I just had too! My willpower is very weak but I wanted to do something for my neighbor. Now my jelly belly feels full and yucky. What is on the menu for tonight? I have pulled pork cooking in the crockpot. Can't wait to eat that bad boy with some steamed broccoli. Actually I can do without the broccoli but I have to eat it.
Time to stoke the fire and get this house super toasty!
WOD - With classes on my schedule I need to jump ahead in my workout and re-arrange some things. Today I chose to do the 5K bike, 3 minute rest, 5K bike. Each 5K took me around 7 minutes. I had some hefty resistance on the wheel and I was pumping out 105 - 108RPM's on the bike. My legs were screaming at me. Must be all the heavy squats from yesterday. Since class is 90 minutes long, we were able to do some great lifting after the bike portion. Did all upper body along with abs. The legs would not be happy if I decided to do leg work.
Food - Had my protein shake (I love them!) along with 1/2 a multi-grain english muffin with strawberry cream cheese on it. It was one of my kids leftovers from breakfast. Couldn't let it go to waste. For lunch I devoured a good size garbage salad (lettuce, eggs, chicken, carrots, cheese, cucumbers, peppers, tomato and a great vinegarette dressing. The naughty part of today? Made chocolate chip cookies for my neighbor as a thank you for taking my daughter this morning. Again, I made out with the spoon and enjoyed a couple of spoonfuls of cookie dough. I just had too! My willpower is very weak but I wanted to do something for my neighbor. Now my jelly belly feels full and yucky. What is on the menu for tonight? I have pulled pork cooking in the crockpot. Can't wait to eat that bad boy with some steamed broccoli. Actually I can do without the broccoli but I have to eat it.
Time to stoke the fire and get this house super toasty!
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