Bad things happen in 3's right? Right? Right? I hope so. I backed my car into the garage, causing a dent, crashed my computer and now there was a flood in my house. Well, minor toilet overflow issue. Not a flood, but as I spent 2 hours cleaning up the water, cleaning the floors, etc, it felt like a flood.
I don't clean. I hate it. I would rather pull my toenails out with rusty spoons than clean. Today the rusty spoons lost and I cleaned. Had it been Monday, that would've been different as the cleaning lady comes every other Tuesday.
This morning would have been soooooo different if I had just gotten off my couch and gone to the gym like I planned. Instead I called, found out they pushed back body pump because the schools had a late start because of a millimeter of snow. Then I tried to flush my toilet by pulling up the flapper and water. Everywhere. Water. So I'm at the gym now and I feel like this was a sign that the tuckus off the couch plan should have forward motion. Like every day. I'm a firm believer in the signs.
Here are the week stats:
Tuesday 45 minutes of cardio
Wednesday 35 minutes of cardio and 10 minutes of strength. I learned that day that I need some core strength, ASAP!
Thursday was 35 minutes, 3 miles and 374 calories burned. I also did 50 situps and 15 pushups, girl style. Ugh, I hate that I just said 'girl style'.
Today 10 minutes of shoveling and now to hit the elliptical.
And exercise when you say you are. These things have a way of catching up with you, I should know!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Later the same day
So today's gym foray was for 35 minutes on the elliptical/stepper/runner thinger. Apparently I just am used to the elliptical because the "step length" never moved until my "cool down". Next to me the girl did 30 minutes, took her shoes and socks off, then walked around the gym barefoot, and got back on the elliptical/stepper/runner thinger. I'm perplexed and totally grossed out. Barefoot in the gym? Como se dice fungus?!?!
Time at the gym: 35 minutes doing elliptical, 384 calories burned, 2.84 miles. 1/3 of Kelly Osborne's self workout. I need core strength!
Time at the gym: 35 minutes doing elliptical, 384 calories burned, 2.84 miles. 1/3 of Kelly Osborne's self workout. I need core strength!
I'm kicking off 30 minutes a day
I realized why I need this blog.
The good: I went back to the gym and I feel great
The bad: I'm not as fast as I was 6 months ago
The ugly: "Mmmmm Bop" is number 18 of 25 on my 'top played' ipod songs. Yes, I have Hanson on my ipod. And apparently I like to play it.
I like to exercise. I love the gym. I like classes. So why do I feel I 'deserve' to lie on my couch or sleep in. I'm up, I've gotten out of bed to hit snooze upwards of 10 times.
I realize not exercising is a 'habit' I've developed. And to break it, I need to make my struggles (and embarassing itunes moments) public. I need a gym buddy, virtual or not. My friend is going to text me in the mornings when I'm working to make sure my butt is out of bed. And she won't be nice about it when it's not. She's a good friend.
I was determined to do this. I got home, turned on my computer, and it wouldn't boot. It's in the shop. So my posts may be a day or two late, but they'll come up.
1/18/11 workout: 40 minutes on 'random' on the elliptical. 4 miles. 450 calories burned. 20 situps. Not a workout that made me beg for mercy, but it's a start!
The good: I went back to the gym and I feel great
The bad: I'm not as fast as I was 6 months ago
The ugly: "Mmmmm Bop" is number 18 of 25 on my 'top played' ipod songs. Yes, I have Hanson on my ipod. And apparently I like to play it.
I like to exercise. I love the gym. I like classes. So why do I feel I 'deserve' to lie on my couch or sleep in. I'm up, I've gotten out of bed to hit snooze upwards of 10 times.
I realize not exercising is a 'habit' I've developed. And to break it, I need to make my struggles (and embarassing itunes moments) public. I need a gym buddy, virtual or not. My friend is going to text me in the mornings when I'm working to make sure my butt is out of bed. And she won't be nice about it when it's not. She's a good friend.
I was determined to do this. I got home, turned on my computer, and it wouldn't boot. It's in the shop. So my posts may be a day or two late, but they'll come up.
1/18/11 workout: 40 minutes on 'random' on the elliptical. 4 miles. 450 calories burned. 20 situps. Not a workout that made me beg for mercy, but it's a start!
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