Been
waaay too distracted with birthday stuff! Yes, I am 25 now! Here's a quick log
report:
- 9/26: 30 min cross trainer instead of 30 min run
- 9/27:
skipped evening workout in favor of birthday dinner with parents
- 9/28:
30 min cross trainer, instead of 30 min run
It's not quite what the
schedule predicted for this week but it's just been too crazy over here with birthday
jollies. I've been having way too much fun!
Eating out on Wednesday with
my parents wasn't horrid -- I had a very tasty brown rice and spicy eggplant thing,
plus a little chocolate cake I made.No vegan issues at all. The next day I got
right back on track with food logging. I'm pleased because usually my birthday
starts a big downward spiral over the next several months of crazy holiday/party
eating! Between my family and my in laws there are simply too many things going
on from here til after New Year's apart from the regular holidays. So many birthdays
and anniversaries! So that's 1 down, 9 more family events things to go.
Paul
got me a 13 function wireless bike odometer thingie and gave it to me Wednesday
night. It's got some other functions besides distance, time, speed, mileage, etc
but I have to read the instructions to figure it all out. The coolest part about
it is that it's wireless so I don't have to use little cable ties to keep the
wire along the frame like Paul has to do with his. It can't be too tight because
then you can't turn but you also can't leave all this wire flapping around. Even
with trying to keep it neat with the cable ties he's already snapped the wire
on his lots of times because it gets snagged while we've been out biking in the
woods. He resodders it every time and it works again but he said if mine works
out well then when his dies beyond repair he'll just switch to wireless.
Can't
wait to go biking though -- there is a cold front moving through here. The high's
for next week are in the mid 80's and the night temps are in the high 60's and
low 70's! Go fall! Yaaaaaaaay! Just a wee 5 degrees cooler and it will be PERFECT
even in the middle of the afternoon! Not more baking heat! No more afternoon hurricane
season thunderstorms! No more tornado warnings! We can go rollerblading again!
We like to skate on the weekends all over campus because there is soooo much pavement
and blacktop space there without traffic worries. Campus is practically deserted
on the weekends so there is not even too many pedestrian traffic concerns. We
don't like to do that in the summer though because the parking lots and stuff
just get too dang hot and unbearable. But fall is on it's way! Yaaaay!
Like
Paul, my parents also decided Sports Authority was the place to find me a present
since half of my wishlist was fitness oriented gear. But they did not get anything
on the list and opted to surprise me instead. So guess what they brought me this
afternoon in their van? A 13 foot trampoline! I am still in shock! It's such a
huge extravagance! I wasn't expecting anything like THAT!
I guess after
eons of telling me "No, you aren't old enough for a trampoline! You'll fall
down and crack your head open!" they decided 25 yrs old was finally old enough.
Putting it together with Dad was a workout in of itself and jumping around in
it was too cool! I never did that before! When Paul got home he was also shocked
when he found this monster trampoline out in the yard but he changed into play
clothes and we stayed out playing on it until it got too dark to see.
posted by Cat 'Astrophe' 2:48 PM
Training
Walk 9/25/00
- Focus: Walk or XT for 40 min
- Duration: 45 min
- Locale: gym on elliptical cross trainer @ 8:30 PM
- Distance: 4.18
miles
- Calories Burned: 482
- Music: Power Puff Girls: Heroes
and Villains
Ok, I am back. New schedule, better mood, bouts of
insomnia on the mend, AND staying on top of that 3L water to avoid dehydration
headaches. Not being able to sleep was making me very grouchy and irritable. The
high today was 96 deg F -- O-town doesn't quite agree with me that it ought to
be fall and cooler by now.! Blah! On the water front, I printed and slapped the
week's menu and water intake on the fridge with check boxes. Do you know how many
cups 3L is? 12 ish cups. I quit drinking out of regular mugs and I've been drinking
out a two-cup measuring cup just so I can check them off faster.
Paul got
home late, so I went to gym late but it was ok. Not too crowded, and the AC was
on and the indoor temps were good so it went pretty well. Instead of twenty minutes
into it, I could feel the high kicking in at 15 minutes, so that was good. Have
to check my lacing on my left foot -- toes started falling asleep.
Asked
Paul if he'd be ok for the 10K (he is NOT exercising at all) and he said he'd
be fine but I think this weekend I will make him cover the distance so he knows
ahead of time how it's going to feel. I want to buy him new sneaks but he won't
cooperate -- he can't stand shopping!
Here's the general pattern for the
new schedule:
- Mon: Walk or XT for 40 min.
- Tues: run/walk 30-45
min
- Wed: walk or XT
- Thurs: run/walk 30-45 min
- Fri:
walk or XT
- Sat: rest
- Sun: long run
The only one
that has a set mileage is the long run and that changes each week. This week it's
9 miles. Tomorrow it's jogging around on pavement around my neighborhood. I am
secretly dreading this, but my new sports watched shipped today and I am looking
forward to that. Pray for good weather -- I really do not fancy going to gym for
a treadmill session. I need to be OUTSIDE!!!!
posted
by Cat 'Astrophe' 10:21 PM
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