I have been struggling with exhaustion for a couple of weeks now. Not that I'm pushing beyond my limits. Instead I've been avoiding my running training. SO NOT a good thing.
It's because of the heat. I can't run in the extreme heat of the day.
I've tried to get up early. It hasn't been working. I'm looking at needing to get up at 4am to make it work. That is so not feasible for me right now.
So I went to my boss. I asked him if I could make my schedule a little more flexible for at least two days a week. I want to run in the morning. I'll be in a little later. I will make it up by cutting my lunch hours short. And if it ever gets to be about 4hours that I have been "off", I will fill out a vacation request for the time.
The plan is to get up. Eat. Run. Shower. And get to work as soon as I can. I can work through lunch. I can work up to a half hour later each day.
I need to track my hours, since Simon is determined to make my life a living he11. Anyhow, Phil (my supervisor and the plant manager) has said he wants me to track my hours, and get him to sign off on them. I figure weekly will work out fine.
So, starting tomorrow, the new plan is to run two weekday mornings a week. I also want to go for easy, relaxing runs in the afternoons/evenings. Even if I walk most of them. No biggie. It's all about acclimating to the heat as well.
That, and I'm still leaning towards going to the gym 3x/week. Lunch hours. Taking them from 11-12 on days when I'm not running...
I think I can make this work. I think with this little bit of help, I can get back on track and reach my goals by October.
Wish me luck!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Small Stone of the Week - July 10 - 16
Haven't done this one in a while. But this morning I've had a few ideas what I'd like to do for this week. Nothing overwhelmingly major, but progress just the same.
This Week I want to focus on:
At least 8 glasses a day
The Daily Feedback graphs. I want those lines to stay in the "Met My Goals" range. All of them. I'm also going to montior the pie charts at the bottom. I honestly forget how they are supposed to turn out. I know fats should be a smaller piece of the pie. Time to learn again.
Running at least 3 times this week
Any strength training will be a bonus
Stretch. Another bonus, as I tend to not do this
Bonuses that I will see this week if I do all of these:
More stickers on my calendar.
progress with weight and measurements
progress in my running training schedule
This Week I want to focus on:
At least 8 glasses a day The Daily Feedback graphs. I want those lines to stay in the "Met My Goals" range. All of them. I'm also going to montior the pie charts at the bottom. I honestly forget how they are supposed to turn out. I know fats should be a smaller piece of the pie. Time to learn again. Running at least 3 times this week Any strength training will be a bonus Stretch. Another bonus, as I tend to not do this Bonuses that I will see this week if I do all of these:
More stickers on my calendar. progress with weight and measurements progress in my running training schedule
Saturday, July 9, 2011
My 200 Day Journey - Day 100
What a day.
I got up early. Went running. I was feeling strong. I was going to go for the full 120min. But at 30min, my music player stopped. I was beyond stressed. And pissed. It was brand new. First time using it, and it died after 30minutes. SO NOT HAPPY!!!
But then I had a decision to make. Let this affect my attitude and keep me from finishing my run? Or adjust my attitude and kick this out of the park.
Well, I decided to adjust my attitude. Keep running. Try it without music this time. My HR was great. No aches or pains. Besides, I could take a break in 10min for gel.
Well, I had my gel, extra water, and kept going.
Then at 1hr5min, I got horrible stomach pains. I decided to stop running for a minute. Didn't take long for me to figure out I needed a bathroom. Fast. Well, it was 6 blocks away. So away I went. Got there in time. And again decided to get back out there. I only lost about 6-8minutes, so I could keep going.
Well, I made it to the 100min mark. I was about a 5min walk away from where I was going. Legs hurt. I was really having to push myself. So I decided now was as good a time as any to walk. That way I would not miss my cool down again and pass out in the restaurant.
Before I went in, I sat and stretched my hips and back. Boy was I tight and sore on one side. So I stretched it twice.
I spent the rest of my day resting. I feel great.
When I started 100 days ago, I couldn't run for a solid 6minutes. If I made it once, I wouldn't be able to make it a second time. Now look at me. Okay, so I rested all of a total of 10minutes today. But I did run for 100minutes. In this heat.
My weight hasn't changed, but I'm going to have to start eating like an athlete soon anyhow.
Yahoo for 100 days!
I got up early. Went running. I was feeling strong. I was going to go for the full 120min. But at 30min, my music player stopped. I was beyond stressed. And pissed. It was brand new. First time using it, and it died after 30minutes. SO NOT HAPPY!!!
But then I had a decision to make. Let this affect my attitude and keep me from finishing my run? Or adjust my attitude and kick this out of the park.
Well, I decided to adjust my attitude. Keep running. Try it without music this time. My HR was great. No aches or pains. Besides, I could take a break in 10min for gel.
Well, I had my gel, extra water, and kept going.
Then at 1hr5min, I got horrible stomach pains. I decided to stop running for a minute. Didn't take long for me to figure out I needed a bathroom. Fast. Well, it was 6 blocks away. So away I went. Got there in time. And again decided to get back out there. I only lost about 6-8minutes, so I could keep going.
Well, I made it to the 100min mark. I was about a 5min walk away from where I was going. Legs hurt. I was really having to push myself. So I decided now was as good a time as any to walk. That way I would not miss my cool down again and pass out in the restaurant.
Before I went in, I sat and stretched my hips and back. Boy was I tight and sore on one side. So I stretched it twice.
I spent the rest of my day resting. I feel great.
When I started 100 days ago, I couldn't run for a solid 6minutes. If I made it once, I wouldn't be able to make it a second time. Now look at me. Okay, so I rested all of a total of 10minutes today. But I did run for 100minutes. In this heat.
My weight hasn't changed, but I'm going to have to start eating like an athlete soon anyhow.
Yahoo for 100 days!
Friday, July 8, 2011
50 Reasons Not to Skip a Workout - With Pictures
Come up with 50 reasons to not skip a workout AND NOT ONE SINGLE ONE OF THEM CAN INVOLVE HEALTH, FAMILY OR GROWING OLD.
Okay. I'm game.
1. ENDORPHINS. They're great. Anyone who's experienced the post-workout endorphins know what I'm talking about. The COMPLETELY LEGAL, TOTALLY KICK A$$ HIGH you get. Overcome with joy. Feeling just like acting silly and enjoying life. It's great.
2. Yep. Tiffany's Jewellery! I'm not kidding. When I cross the finish line at the Nike Womens Marathon this October in under 6.5hours I get some. Presented by firefighters in tuxes. hehehehehehehe. Can't wait. Notice I said "when" not "if"....
3. Speaks for itself.
4. I am sick of this Muffin Top I've been carrying. It's gotta go. PERIOD
5. The feeling of freedom. You can't even describe it. You've gotta be there.
6. Because even though when I'm doing it, I'm tired and fighting for the right attitude to keep going, and wishing the next car that passes me by will accidentally run me over so I can stop. Even then, I know deep down I am learning to love it. I love the feeling I get from it.
7. I don't care if I finish first or last. As long as I finish, I will feel like a first place winner!
8. To have my body covered in a thin, glistening layer of sweat. Knowing how hard you have to work to get that. And knowing I DID IT!
9. To get from here...
10. To here. And yes, I do own this bikini too. Just haven't taken a pic in it yet.
11. To feel as sexy as this pin-up appears to feel.
12. Now who wouldn't want this kind of reaction when they walk by.
13. Or even this kind of reaction. Okay, I couldn't find a good pic of a guy drooling over a sexy model type walking by, but you get the point...
14. For the opposite of this image. Working out helps me keep depression at bay. The more I have in me to fight it off, the less I have to fight. It just seems to not bother me at all.
15. To tame this little guy. He's the one who tried to convince me to just melt into the couch and relax. Unfortunately, that leads me away from where I want to be.
16. To learn just what I am made of . Just how strong am I? I still haven't discovered that.
17. TO OWN THE BODY OF MY DREAMS
18. To KNOW I will look half this good walking away. To never have to wonder about how bad it looks anymore...
19. To know I am on the right path. I am making the right decisions. I am not a failure!!!
20. To avoid looking like this when I finish my race this October.
21. To be able to wear anything I want to. Even if I never do because I feel I'm too old to pull it off. Doesn't matter. I want the option, knowing I would look great in it.
22. To be an example to my daughter, who is battling her own battle of the bulge.
23. Okay, not so much to be carried across a threshold exactly. But to know if someone ever wanted to pick me up, they could. I wouldn't be twice their size!
24. Because I feel so lost. This is one path, that I know the direction. I know how to get there. I want to get there. This is one way I can feel I AM ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING IN MY OWN LIFE!!!
25. To become as beautiful as this unique flower. I know I'm beautiful inside. But I also want it outside. I want people to be able to instantly see it.
26. To avoid the fat prejudice out there. You all know what I mean. Fat people are lazy. They smell. and so on. It hurts. I don't deserve it. And in case you didn't know, NEITHER DO YOU!!!
27. To follow through on something I've started for once in my life. I have set smart goals. Now to reach them.
28. To know I'm being successful on this journey. If I keep taking these little steps, I will be able to reach those starts I've set out for myself...
29. To create my own tomorrow. Not to just coast through life.
30. To break though the limits that I've felt keeping me locked down.
31. To stop wishing, and start doing.
32. Kind of self-explanatory here too
33. To keep myself from wanting to do this on a regular basis. Frustration from being overweight!
34. To complete my Circle of Success!
35. BECAUSE I CAN!
36. To discover who I really am along the way
37. Okay, so a size 2 is out for me. I'll be happy back in 9/10.
38. To feel CONFIDANT that this saying is all about me. That I do run like a girl and that others have to keep up to me!
39. To unleash my inner super hero. She gets to come out and play when I'm working out.
40. Okay, so I might never have a 6 pack. I really don't want them. But I want closer to this than what I have now.
41. Look at that feeling of Freedom. Accomplishment. Like she can do ANYTHING. I want it!!!
42. To prove to myself I can affect the outcome by taking care of my attitude. Once it's on board with me, nothing will be able to stop me.
43. To stop being able to find excuses to get out of my workouts.
44. To stop feeling like my life is so controlled by the scale. I don't know if controlled is the right word. But everyone here knows what I mean. The scale is a HUGE part of my life now. I want a healthier relationship with it. I don't want to kill it so often.
45. To know I'm doing my best to live up to BEING this.
46. Because I know this is true. If I really want it, I've got to work for it.
47. BECAUSE I WANT IT!!!
48. Just a recap. Fire Fighters. In Tuxes. With Tiffany's.
49. To get back to Onederland. And NEVER leave again
50. TO BE UNSTOPPABLE!!!
Wow. I didn't know if I would be able to get to 50. Hmmm
Okay. I'm game.
1. ENDORPHINS. They're great. Anyone who's experienced the post-workout endorphins know what I'm talking about. The COMPLETELY LEGAL, TOTALLY KICK A$$ HIGH you get. Overcome with joy. Feeling just like acting silly and enjoying life. It's great.
2. Yep. Tiffany's Jewellery! I'm not kidding. When I cross the finish line at the Nike Womens Marathon this October in under 6.5hours I get some. Presented by firefighters in tuxes. hehehehehehehe. Can't wait. Notice I said "when" not "if"....
3. Speaks for itself.
4. I am sick of this Muffin Top I've been carrying. It's gotta go. PERIOD
5. The feeling of freedom. You can't even describe it. You've gotta be there.
6. Because even though when I'm doing it, I'm tired and fighting for the right attitude to keep going, and wishing the next car that passes me by will accidentally run me over so I can stop. Even then, I know deep down I am learning to love it. I love the feeling I get from it.
7. I don't care if I finish first or last. As long as I finish, I will feel like a first place winner!
8. To have my body covered in a thin, glistening layer of sweat. Knowing how hard you have to work to get that. And knowing I DID IT!
9. To get from here...
10. To here. And yes, I do own this bikini too. Just haven't taken a pic in it yet.
11. To feel as sexy as this pin-up appears to feel.
12. Now who wouldn't want this kind of reaction when they walk by.
13. Or even this kind of reaction. Okay, I couldn't find a good pic of a guy drooling over a sexy model type walking by, but you get the point...
14. For the opposite of this image. Working out helps me keep depression at bay. The more I have in me to fight it off, the less I have to fight. It just seems to not bother me at all.
15. To tame this little guy. He's the one who tried to convince me to just melt into the couch and relax. Unfortunately, that leads me away from where I want to be.
16. To learn just what I am made of . Just how strong am I? I still haven't discovered that.
17. TO OWN THE BODY OF MY DREAMS
18. To KNOW I will look half this good walking away. To never have to wonder about how bad it looks anymore...
19. To know I am on the right path. I am making the right decisions. I am not a failure!!!
20. To avoid looking like this when I finish my race this October.
21. To be able to wear anything I want to. Even if I never do because I feel I'm too old to pull it off. Doesn't matter. I want the option, knowing I would look great in it.
22. To be an example to my daughter, who is battling her own battle of the bulge.
23. Okay, not so much to be carried across a threshold exactly. But to know if someone ever wanted to pick me up, they could. I wouldn't be twice their size!
24. Because I feel so lost. This is one path, that I know the direction. I know how to get there. I want to get there. This is one way I can feel I AM ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHING IN MY OWN LIFE!!!
25. To become as beautiful as this unique flower. I know I'm beautiful inside. But I also want it outside. I want people to be able to instantly see it.
26. To avoid the fat prejudice out there. You all know what I mean. Fat people are lazy. They smell. and so on. It hurts. I don't deserve it. And in case you didn't know, NEITHER DO YOU!!!
27. To follow through on something I've started for once in my life. I have set smart goals. Now to reach them.
28. To know I'm being successful on this journey. If I keep taking these little steps, I will be able to reach those starts I've set out for myself...
29. To create my own tomorrow. Not to just coast through life.
30. To break though the limits that I've felt keeping me locked down.
31. To stop wishing, and start doing.
32. Kind of self-explanatory here too
33. To keep myself from wanting to do this on a regular basis. Frustration from being overweight!
34. To complete my Circle of Success!
35. BECAUSE I CAN!
36. To discover who I really am along the way
37. Okay, so a size 2 is out for me. I'll be happy back in 9/10.
38. To feel CONFIDANT that this saying is all about me. That I do run like a girl and that others have to keep up to me!
39. To unleash my inner super hero. She gets to come out and play when I'm working out.
40. Okay, so I might never have a 6 pack. I really don't want them. But I want closer to this than what I have now.
41. Look at that feeling of Freedom. Accomplishment. Like she can do ANYTHING. I want it!!!
42. To prove to myself I can affect the outcome by taking care of my attitude. Once it's on board with me, nothing will be able to stop me.
43. To stop being able to find excuses to get out of my workouts.
44. To stop feeling like my life is so controlled by the scale. I don't know if controlled is the right word. But everyone here knows what I mean. The scale is a HUGE part of my life now. I want a healthier relationship with it. I don't want to kill it so often.
45. To know I'm doing my best to live up to BEING this.
46. Because I know this is true. If I really want it, I've got to work for it.
47. BECAUSE I WANT IT!!!
48. Just a recap. Fire Fighters. In Tuxes. With Tiffany's.
49. To get back to Onederland. And NEVER leave again
50. TO BE UNSTOPPABLE!!!
Wow. I didn't know if I would be able to get to 50. Hmmm
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