Thursday, April 29, 2010

intervals...

Did some interval training this evening on the jog. I use this couch to 10k app on my iPhone - excellent app... and I feel I really got a good workout and pushed myself this evening. Tonight's jog was walk 5 minutes as a warm up, jog 90 seconds, walk 90 seconds, jog 3 minutes, walk 90 seconds, jog 2 minutes, walk a minute... repeat the cycle, then a 5 minute cool down. It was a good workout indeed.





Wednesday, April 28, 2010

9

I guess nine is my magic number today... completed 9 pages on my required paper (I owe 30 pages in a few days)... and completed 9 miles on the bike tonight.
No time to say more, got some work to do!


Monday, April 26, 2010

crap...

Well, I typed a great blog... went to post and it didn't save... so I am not typing it again, must move on... I will say I made a great distance today - all the way to West Lawther and Garland Road! YAY ME! The longest distance I have traveled by jogging in 3 years!

So far, I have accomplished 77 total miles in the past month since I began tracking... and a few days still left in the month... I'm on my way to the goal!


Saturday, April 24, 2010

a different view

I wanted something different today for a jog... so I added some hills into the routine. I left from my place, past Drs Hospital, up Lake Highlands Drive, through the Penninsula neighborhood... down to the Bath House, then down past the old Dreyfuss Club and back... I got a great hill workout in and flat on the way back for a cool down... for 3.21 miles!


Friday, April 23, 2010

crazy week

It's been a crazy week, it really has... between preparing for TEA Focus Review visits, to a road trip to West Texas... fighting for my rights at UTA regarding my capstone and other projects... I am mentally exhausted... but it has not derailed my progress.

I got exercise on most days of the week.... yay! Ate right all week! Looking forward to GNO on Saturday night...

So, put in 7 miles on the bike tonight... where it used to take 5 minutes a mile... tonight my average was approximately 4 minutes... kicked up the pace!


Tuesday, April 20, 2010

getting those wheels spinning...

No run tonight... did the stationary bike tonight while watching the Biggest Loser... ended up doing 12 miles! W00t!!!
My husband exercised tonight too - he put in 4 miles - an excellent start!

Got a lot of exercising to put in this week... will log probably a combination of both running and cycling...especially since I have plans to go out this weekend and some alcohol will be involved = which equals empty calories... so I really gotta work out this week to compensate for the empty calories that will be consumed...but, I got my game plan on - it will be diet coke and rum or light beer to equalize some of the things!


Monday, April 19, 2010

Back on Track...

After a weekend hiatus... getting back on track today... of course, by starting slow...especially since I didn't work out enough all weekend long.

1.11 mile light jog.
4 mile bike ride.
1 pound weight loss over last week (yea, surprised me too)!





Sunday, April 18, 2010

something is better than nothing...

It was a long weekend... we finally laid to rest my grandmother's ashes after nine months... finally some closure and time to move on. I think everyone involved now has had some peace on some level and solitude to know that things are finally at rest the way they should be...
Given that this weekend was full of West Texas travel, a diet not of my own, and lack of exercise, not much has taken place... but some exercise is better than nothing...

Saturday - no exercise.
Sunday - 6 miles on the stationary bike.

Crapping eating Friday-this morning... so now back on the bandwagon. Needless to say, I didn't gain a pound due to the mess I had ingested...but didn't lose this week either.


Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Timing is Everything...

What a difference an hour and a half makes in North Texas! Did my jog tonight at 6:30 instead of 5... didn't swell up at all...it felt great to actually jog the entire 2.5 miles versus having to walk most of it due to the freaking heat and swelling. YAY!

Not going to bike tonight, got some major work to do in my graduate classes! Again, timing is everything (even in my alter ego life of professional student)!


Tuesday, April 13, 2010

double exercise?

Well, it was just freaking HOT outside this afternoon when I went for my jog... heat is slowly starting to trickle in to the North Texas area... in the heat I freaking swell up, which is what I did today... fingers and ankle, which sucks. I drink lots of water...I have been eating very healthy. I just don't get it. Regardless, it affected what I did today.

So, I will just start to jog an hour before sundown this way the heat of the day won't be as bad. Regardless, I still did 2.4 miles of a jog today... but that's not all.

After coming in, preparing dinner and cooling off for a while to watch some tv with Jerry... when the Biggest Loser came on, I went to the stationary bike... I completed an additional 12.5 miles on the stationary bike in an hour. Sweet - that's right, I did a total of 14.9 miles today combined (jog and bike)!

It feels great to turn the lemon of the heat into lemonade toward my ultimate goal!


Monday, April 12, 2010

changing it up this week...

Ok, you know you have too many Depeche Mode songs on your iPhone when you have it set to shuffle to work out and two DM songs come on back to back - Halo and Master & Servant... great songs to keep a tempo when your exercising, but at the same time, it makes me want to think about what I have in my playlist... but I digress.

Changing it up this week... because I have to go on a day trip to West Texas this coming weekend with family and extended family to lay my grandmother's ashes to rest - it dawned on me that I would be missing my long Saturday run... so this week it's not about mileage so much as it is on working on proper form and increasing the pace a few notches... I'll get back down to base mileage next week.

As for Jerry and I -we are still kicking ass (me more than him) on the modified South Beach diet...whoo hoo!

So today, it was only 1.6 miles for a run instead of my usual 3-4 miles - but I managed to kick my pace up to 11 minutes versus my standard 14... still taking it easy on my ankle/toe/leg issues... go back to the orthopedic specialist soon!


Sunday, April 11, 2010

Effort

Not much exercise today, still recovering from late night at Bon Jovi... although even small efforts do count toward the bigger goal...

30 minutes on stationary bike, 6 miles...


concert and weight loss

So, I had a good time last night at the Bon Jovi concert... took my kiddo and he enjoyed his first musical outing... all in all a good time. Got to see my old pal Coach B and to hear that he is doing fantastic, just makes me happy! I think that we are both getting out of life what we deserve is the best part! LOL!

So, made some good choices at dinner before the show, no beer - opted for the Diet Dr. Pepper instead!

Update on Progress:




Saturday, April 10, 2010

The Doctor Says...

So, I have struggled with PCOS and cervical/ovarian issues most of my adult life...having had multiple surgeries, a few D&C's, ovarian cyst removal and whatnot along the way...one minute I am the fittest that I can be, the next, my weight has fluctuated again and the battle looms as I fight PCOS. It sucks!
So, a few weeks ago I was in to see the doctor for my complete physical... and of course he chews and chews on my rear because in keeping PCOS in check - my weight has spiraled out of control again - and I've put on 30 pounds on my petite frame in two years...however, my ultimate goal is to lose 60....do the minimum for the doctor, but do the maximum for myself!

So, no better time than like the present... in keeping with what the doctor has ordered - lose the 30 pounds because I am putting my health in jeopardy if I don't... and because I am going on a cruise with the hubs and friends for Thanksgiving 2010 - I will be blogging my way to a fitter self. No way in keeping myself accountable than just putting it out there.

So, the distance from Dallas to Puerto Rico (where we catch the Carnival Victory) is 2140 miles. I created myself a ticker... every mile I jog or bike, will be logged in my ticker... and I have included last week's miles to get me started. I am also going to update a separate ticker for every pound I lose in this process...

Here goes nothing!