What a wonderful day with family today!
Mike and I took Macy to Hayward, WI, which is about 70 miles from here - to a place called Wilderness Walk. It's 35 acres of trails and animals, kind of like a zoo, but you can pet a lot of the animals and feed them. Macy loved it!
We stopped at a gas station on the way there and I got a couple of "nutrition" bars. I looked for low sugar content. I got two bars and each had 18 grams of sugar. I was really hungry before I ate them and feeling a little shaky. I felt ok after eating them, yet a hour or so later while walking the trails looking at the animals, I felt somewhat ill. Why can't I comprehend that I DON'T TOLERATE SUGAR WELL???
Seems like everything makes me burp. UGH. At least the bars didn't give me heartburn!
We went out to eat at Famous Dave's at the end of the day. It's a beautiful Northwoods location, right on the lake, and was the first one he opened. I got a burger and ate 3/4 of it without the bun, then a couple of bites of beans and cole slaw. I skipped the potatoes and corn muffin, which I love.
Felt good afterwards...like I ate just enough but didn't overdo it.
The ride home was nice and relaxing...Macy didn't sleep but was very good in the car - she just looked out the window and jabbered and commented on the scenery. LOL
One more day to enjoy and then it's back to work!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Day 90 - Practicing Mindfulness
I should change the title of this blog to something to do with food, since that's what I usually talk about.
After I spent that long run yesterday burping and having heart burn, I decided I was going to be more careful with my food choices to spare myself the discomfort of all that business. Sure, spicy sausage tastes good when I'm eating it, but I pay for it later!
While I was on that run, burping away...hahaha I had a couple of revelations about food. I decided that:
1. I will strive to practice some level of control in all of my interactions with food. No, I may not be perfect and I will have slips, but my goal will be to not do what I've done on my past cheat days... which is to eat until I am sick and then feel awful for hours afterwards.
2. I will eat less than I think I need... wait awhile, and if I'm still hungry will allow myself more.
Yesterday I bought a bag of almonds. They were really good, there I was munching away... when I said to myself, "put the bag down. You've had enough." The bag had 2.5 servings in it, and I'd probably had 2 servings already. Well, I didn't WANT to put them down, I wanted to keep on popping 'em in my mouth. It was painful, but I forced myself to set them aside. About 10 minutes later, I had forgotten about them. Food victory #1!
I had scrambled eggs for a late lunch after court. I was all alone in the house and I just wanted to get onto the computer, sit on the couch and shovel the eggs into my mouth while reading Facebook posts. But I didn't. I am making an effort to pay attention when I am eating, to practice mindfulness, to actually sit and focus on my meal, chew my food and enjoy what I am eating. So I sat down a the dining room table by myself, looked out the window and slowly ate my eggs with a glass of water. Food victory #2!
Last night we had to drive Hailey out to her friend's campspot for the weekend, which is over an hour away. On the way back, Mike wanted to stop at DQ. I immediately felt anxious. Of course I wanted a peanut buster parfait, blizzard or something else with at least 1,000 calories. I got a Dilly Bar instead which is 220 calories and 19 grams of sugar. Mike got a banana split and Pips had a hot fudge sundae. Her sundae looked delicious but it was funny because all she wanted was my Dilly Bar. She kept saying "my chocolate!" and demanding I give her bites...lol Anyway, I finished my treat and started staring down Pips' sundae...surely a little girl would need help finishing that thing. hahahaha The hot fudge looked so scrumptious. I had about four bites of it (not huge bites), then told myself NO MORE. I put the spoon down and told my brain that was it. Not too bad! Food victory #3!
I was so freaking exhausted when we got home... I hadn't slept well the night before and was dead on my feet. Pips had fallen asleep in the car so we got her ready for bed and laid her down. I was changed and into bed within 5 minutes...sleeping about a minute later!
I woke up an hour later... like a woman possessed. I NEEDED SOMETHING. Like, to eat. NOW. I went down stairs like a zombie and opened the pantry door, grabbed a box of Life cereal (which I have seen many times and consistently avoided due to the high sugar content) and poured some into a plastic bowl. I went back up to bed, ate the cereal dry and then promptly fell asleep.
I woke up around 8 the next morning with a nasty taste in my mouth... feeling guilty like I had done something naughty.. knowing I'd had SUGAR (bad,bad) and then I'd gone to sleep with it coating my teeth (and probably storing in my fat cells. LOL!)
Ok, that was not a food victory, but it wasn't TOO bad. I should've had a better nighttime snack, of course. Maybe the Dilly Bar kickstarted my sugar cravings or something.
I got up, put on workout clothes and went on a 5-mile run. Another victory! I think I burned up those glucose stores.
Progress, not perfection... as they say. If I do not allow myself a little treat when I go to the Dairy Queen with my family, I will go insane. So, I guess my goal is just to practice moderation and to win the fight against food...most of the time.
After I spent that long run yesterday burping and having heart burn, I decided I was going to be more careful with my food choices to spare myself the discomfort of all that business. Sure, spicy sausage tastes good when I'm eating it, but I pay for it later!
While I was on that run, burping away...hahaha I had a couple of revelations about food. I decided that:
1. I will strive to practice some level of control in all of my interactions with food. No, I may not be perfect and I will have slips, but my goal will be to not do what I've done on my past cheat days... which is to eat until I am sick and then feel awful for hours afterwards.
2. I will eat less than I think I need... wait awhile, and if I'm still hungry will allow myself more.
Yesterday I bought a bag of almonds. They were really good, there I was munching away... when I said to myself, "put the bag down. You've had enough." The bag had 2.5 servings in it, and I'd probably had 2 servings already. Well, I didn't WANT to put them down, I wanted to keep on popping 'em in my mouth. It was painful, but I forced myself to set them aside. About 10 minutes later, I had forgotten about them. Food victory #1!
I had scrambled eggs for a late lunch after court. I was all alone in the house and I just wanted to get onto the computer, sit on the couch and shovel the eggs into my mouth while reading Facebook posts. But I didn't. I am making an effort to pay attention when I am eating, to practice mindfulness, to actually sit and focus on my meal, chew my food and enjoy what I am eating. So I sat down a the dining room table by myself, looked out the window and slowly ate my eggs with a glass of water. Food victory #2!
Last night we had to drive Hailey out to her friend's campspot for the weekend, which is over an hour away. On the way back, Mike wanted to stop at DQ. I immediately felt anxious. Of course I wanted a peanut buster parfait, blizzard or something else with at least 1,000 calories. I got a Dilly Bar instead which is 220 calories and 19 grams of sugar. Mike got a banana split and Pips had a hot fudge sundae. Her sundae looked delicious but it was funny because all she wanted was my Dilly Bar. She kept saying "my chocolate!" and demanding I give her bites...lol Anyway, I finished my treat and started staring down Pips' sundae...surely a little girl would need help finishing that thing. hahahaha The hot fudge looked so scrumptious. I had about four bites of it (not huge bites), then told myself NO MORE. I put the spoon down and told my brain that was it. Not too bad! Food victory #3!
I was so freaking exhausted when we got home... I hadn't slept well the night before and was dead on my feet. Pips had fallen asleep in the car so we got her ready for bed and laid her down. I was changed and into bed within 5 minutes...sleeping about a minute later!
I woke up an hour later... like a woman possessed. I NEEDED SOMETHING. Like, to eat. NOW. I went down stairs like a zombie and opened the pantry door, grabbed a box of Life cereal (which I have seen many times and consistently avoided due to the high sugar content) and poured some into a plastic bowl. I went back up to bed, ate the cereal dry and then promptly fell asleep.
I woke up around 8 the next morning with a nasty taste in my mouth... feeling guilty like I had done something naughty.. knowing I'd had SUGAR (bad,bad) and then I'd gone to sleep with it coating my teeth (and probably storing in my fat cells. LOL!)
Ok, that was not a food victory, but it wasn't TOO bad. I should've had a better nighttime snack, of course. Maybe the Dilly Bar kickstarted my sugar cravings or something.
I got up, put on workout clothes and went on a 5-mile run. Another victory! I think I burned up those glucose stores.
Progress, not perfection... as they say. If I do not allow myself a little treat when I go to the Dairy Queen with my family, I will go insane. So, I guess my goal is just to practice moderation and to win the fight against food...most of the time.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sometimes I Surprise Myself (Day 90)
Today has been a pretty exciting day. We spent the day setting up shop in our new office location downtown. It was the first time I've seen the inside, and it is gorgeous and HUGE. Everything is new. Plus, I have my OWN OFFICE! I have never had my own office before, I've always had to share. I had fun unpacking all my stuff and setting up. Then, Mike came down to see everything and I gave him a tour of the building.
Our bosses bought a bunch of delicious pizzas for us to have for lunch. They must've had 20 pizzas, I'm not kidding. Ok, I have weird habits with food. When we have pizza at home, I take a few slices, scrape off the toppings and give the crust and bottom layer to the dog. People who are not related to me and who do not love me may certainly find this weird, wasteful and annoying. LOL I had to be discreet about doing it with my co-workers. I had one slice of sausage and one pepperoni (just the toppings) and hold the carbs. It was delish. This will become important later. haha.
Hmmm...but I was still hungry so when I was figuring out the parking ramp I'll be using while at work, I decided to get a grilled chicken salad.
It was a gorgeous day today (downtown, too!!! No lake wind and NO fog, two days in a row, I could NOT believe it!!!) and I enjoyed strolling around, getting used to the new location. The long holiday weekend was stretching out ahead of me and I started thinking about when I was going to complete my long run for the week. I started dreading it, thinking ughhhh I wish I could skip it... then I had another thought. It's a beautiful day! I will do it tonight! It was actually rather warm, around 75 - but suddenly this seemed like a great idea to me.
I finished up work around 5, went home and got changed for the run. Mike picked Macy up for me, and I was planning to already be running before they got home - but I was stalling and dragging my feet and was still around when they arrived. Poor Mike was running around trying to take care of Pips, grill steaks, wash dishes, etc. Yes, I do have a wonderful husband. I started to re-think the run, and told him "maybe I should do it another day..." I cannot even EXPRESS to you how much I DIDN'T want to do it.
While Mike went to change, Macy kept trying to crawl up the stairs. I was trying to put the gate up and she was getting mad, pulling on it and screeching - so I picked her up and she gave me several good kicks in the shins with the hard little shoes she was wearing. It hurt a lot and I almost cried... not just because of the kicking but because I was feeling sorry for myself and didn't want to run!
When I put on my workout clothes, I looked in the mirror and thought, "my thighs look huge! Not fair! I work so hard!" I felt like crying.
Ok, so when I started off on the run I was in a terrible mood, it was hot, the sun was beating on me and I was REALLY doubting myself. I started off just walking down the sidewalk, and praying in my head...asking God to help give me the strength to do the run. I looked at my watch as I walked, thinking, "Ok I will start at 6:10." 6:10 came and went. "Ok, 6:15." I kept walking. I went by some creepy people drinking beer in the park and felt annoyed that they were looking at me, so I decided to wait until I walked by the park to start running. I kept walking, thinking "YOU NEED TO START RUNNING! This is going to take FOREVER!"
I looked at my watch again. Ok. 6:20. That is your FINAL CUTOFF. You WILL start running at 6:20 and you will not stop because it hurts.
That's what I did. I started at 6:20, and at first it was HELL. I always get Braxton-Hicks when I start, and they don't hurt, and the doc says they're not harmful... but they are UNCOMFORTABLE. Yet I know they will go away shortly. I felt like I was jogging SO SLOW but I told myself it didn't matter, as long as I kept going. I told myself YOU WILL NOT STOP AND WALK. I also had MAJOR heartburn from the sausages I ate off that pizza. I thought it would work itself out after I ran a few miles, but noooo I had it for the ENTIRE 11 miles! Really gross burping and heartburn, thank God no one was around me! I couldn't believe it because I had eaten the pizza like 5 hours before!
I kept giving myself mental pep talks and didn't stop. I jogged all the way to my turn-around point, 5.5 miles. I stopped for just a minute, turned around and headed back. After another half-mile I came to the hotel I routinely use for the bathroom. Each time I do this I fully expect some staff member to come and yell at me, but they never do. LOL I would use the pregnancy excuse of course if they did.
I tried to hurry in the bathroom but ended up wasting about 8 minutes because I blew my nose really hard and got a bloody nose : ( Another annoying pregnancy side effect! Once that stopped gushing, I hurried up and got back on the road. And I DID NOT STOP until I reached my front door!
I finished 11 miles, my longest run so far this season and this pregnancy. I may have mentioned this before, but even though I ran while pregnant with Macy, I didn't do ANY long runs. I waited til she was born at the end of April to start the long runs for my half marathon training. Anyway, I'm pretty amazed at what I've been able to do this time around, even though I am slow. I was so glad to be done with the 11-miler and so glad I did it! Once I got in the house, my mood had completely changed. Macy could've kicked me in the shins 1,000 times and I wouldn't have cared because I was flooded with endorphins!
Now I only have two more long runs before the race, and they will be 9 and 8 miles. I can now relax and enjoy the weekend!
Our bosses bought a bunch of delicious pizzas for us to have for lunch. They must've had 20 pizzas, I'm not kidding. Ok, I have weird habits with food. When we have pizza at home, I take a few slices, scrape off the toppings and give the crust and bottom layer to the dog. People who are not related to me and who do not love me may certainly find this weird, wasteful and annoying. LOL I had to be discreet about doing it with my co-workers. I had one slice of sausage and one pepperoni (just the toppings) and hold the carbs. It was delish. This will become important later. haha.
Hmmm...but I was still hungry so when I was figuring out the parking ramp I'll be using while at work, I decided to get a grilled chicken salad.
It was a gorgeous day today (downtown, too!!! No lake wind and NO fog, two days in a row, I could NOT believe it!!!) and I enjoyed strolling around, getting used to the new location. The long holiday weekend was stretching out ahead of me and I started thinking about when I was going to complete my long run for the week. I started dreading it, thinking ughhhh I wish I could skip it... then I had another thought. It's a beautiful day! I will do it tonight! It was actually rather warm, around 75 - but suddenly this seemed like a great idea to me.
I finished up work around 5, went home and got changed for the run. Mike picked Macy up for me, and I was planning to already be running before they got home - but I was stalling and dragging my feet and was still around when they arrived. Poor Mike was running around trying to take care of Pips, grill steaks, wash dishes, etc. Yes, I do have a wonderful husband. I started to re-think the run, and told him "maybe I should do it another day..." I cannot even EXPRESS to you how much I DIDN'T want to do it.
While Mike went to change, Macy kept trying to crawl up the stairs. I was trying to put the gate up and she was getting mad, pulling on it and screeching - so I picked her up and she gave me several good kicks in the shins with the hard little shoes she was wearing. It hurt a lot and I almost cried... not just because of the kicking but because I was feeling sorry for myself and didn't want to run!
When I put on my workout clothes, I looked in the mirror and thought, "my thighs look huge! Not fair! I work so hard!" I felt like crying.
Ok, so when I started off on the run I was in a terrible mood, it was hot, the sun was beating on me and I was REALLY doubting myself. I started off just walking down the sidewalk, and praying in my head...asking God to help give me the strength to do the run. I looked at my watch as I walked, thinking, "Ok I will start at 6:10." 6:10 came and went. "Ok, 6:15." I kept walking. I went by some creepy people drinking beer in the park and felt annoyed that they were looking at me, so I decided to wait until I walked by the park to start running. I kept walking, thinking "YOU NEED TO START RUNNING! This is going to take FOREVER!"
I looked at my watch again. Ok. 6:20. That is your FINAL CUTOFF. You WILL start running at 6:20 and you will not stop because it hurts.
That's what I did. I started at 6:20, and at first it was HELL. I always get Braxton-Hicks when I start, and they don't hurt, and the doc says they're not harmful... but they are UNCOMFORTABLE. Yet I know they will go away shortly. I felt like I was jogging SO SLOW but I told myself it didn't matter, as long as I kept going. I told myself YOU WILL NOT STOP AND WALK. I also had MAJOR heartburn from the sausages I ate off that pizza. I thought it would work itself out after I ran a few miles, but noooo I had it for the ENTIRE 11 miles! Really gross burping and heartburn, thank God no one was around me! I couldn't believe it because I had eaten the pizza like 5 hours before!
I kept giving myself mental pep talks and didn't stop. I jogged all the way to my turn-around point, 5.5 miles. I stopped for just a minute, turned around and headed back. After another half-mile I came to the hotel I routinely use for the bathroom. Each time I do this I fully expect some staff member to come and yell at me, but they never do. LOL I would use the pregnancy excuse of course if they did.
I tried to hurry in the bathroom but ended up wasting about 8 minutes because I blew my nose really hard and got a bloody nose : ( Another annoying pregnancy side effect! Once that stopped gushing, I hurried up and got back on the road. And I DID NOT STOP until I reached my front door!
I finished 11 miles, my longest run so far this season and this pregnancy. I may have mentioned this before, but even though I ran while pregnant with Macy, I didn't do ANY long runs. I waited til she was born at the end of April to start the long runs for my half marathon training. Anyway, I'm pretty amazed at what I've been able to do this time around, even though I am slow. I was so glad to be done with the 11-miler and so glad I did it! Once I got in the house, my mood had completely changed. Macy could've kicked me in the shins 1,000 times and I wouldn't have cared because I was flooded with endorphins!
Now I only have two more long runs before the race, and they will be 9 and 8 miles. I can now relax and enjoy the weekend!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Day 91 - Starting the Third Trimester Today!
It's finally a beautiful day by the lake! The wind switched during the night and after two days of fog and mist, it's a bright, sunny day. It will be in the 70's, I plan to get outside and enjoy it!
I think I will do my run outside before heading to work. Mike doesn't like it when I run early in the morning, thinking I will get kidnapped. I think the rule is I can't do it before 8 a.m. It's 8 now though... so I think I will be o.k. Plus, the street I run on is busy, there are plenty of people taking the bus to work, walking around, etc. I appreciate it that he worries about me! Hope it won't be too hot. Yes, I know I am a whiner, but I enjoy running in the cool basement with the fan blowing on me, and it's already 70 degrees outside. I don't want to waste the gorgeous weather though so I better go for it. I will be sitting inside for most of the rest of the day!
Yesterday I wore some pre-pregnancy jeans I haven't worn in a while. Yes, they still fit, but they were NOT comfortable. LOL I wore my Be Band too and used it to keep them from falling down, you know how your belly tends to push your pants down? ; ) Well, it was really hot in the building at work (even though it wasn't outside) and I had those jeans on with shoes and socks. I don't know what possessed me, I guess I just thought since it was a crappy day so it would be cold everywhere! Well, I was SO hot and uncomfortable. I couldn't wait to peel everything off. The jeans felt like stiff, heavy denim and my feet were sweating : ( As soon as I got home, I changed into capris and it felt SO good! No more of that. Especially with the packing and everything I've been doing in my office - I just sweat too much. The baby makes my body like a little furnace...haha I also got some stomach pains after eating lunch, like I had eaten too much - even though all I had was a little bit of fruit (a handful of blueberries and raspberries), a small salad and a small burger (no bun) Mike had grilled the night before. My stomach felt ENORMOUS after I got done eating. I could hardly sit in my desk chair and kept shifting around trying to get comfortable. Seriously, I am going to further scale back the portion sizes because my stomach can't hold it. I didn't eat again until I got home and it wasn't much. I don't know what the deal is.
Today I start my third trimester. I had written this date on my calendar at work, thinking WOW that seems so far away... and here it is! I am two-thirds done. Only 90 days or so til the baby gets here. Of course, impatient me is hoping for an early delivery, but we will see.
However, at the moment, I am feeling GREAT! I am not tired like I was yesterday morning, it looks like a gorgeous day, and I need to get off the computer and get outside!
I think I will do my run outside before heading to work. Mike doesn't like it when I run early in the morning, thinking I will get kidnapped. I think the rule is I can't do it before 8 a.m. It's 8 now though... so I think I will be o.k. Plus, the street I run on is busy, there are plenty of people taking the bus to work, walking around, etc. I appreciate it that he worries about me! Hope it won't be too hot. Yes, I know I am a whiner, but I enjoy running in the cool basement with the fan blowing on me, and it's already 70 degrees outside. I don't want to waste the gorgeous weather though so I better go for it. I will be sitting inside for most of the rest of the day!
Yesterday I wore some pre-pregnancy jeans I haven't worn in a while. Yes, they still fit, but they were NOT comfortable. LOL I wore my Be Band too and used it to keep them from falling down, you know how your belly tends to push your pants down? ; ) Well, it was really hot in the building at work (even though it wasn't outside) and I had those jeans on with shoes and socks. I don't know what possessed me, I guess I just thought since it was a crappy day so it would be cold everywhere! Well, I was SO hot and uncomfortable. I couldn't wait to peel everything off. The jeans felt like stiff, heavy denim and my feet were sweating : ( As soon as I got home, I changed into capris and it felt SO good! No more of that. Especially with the packing and everything I've been doing in my office - I just sweat too much. The baby makes my body like a little furnace...haha I also got some stomach pains after eating lunch, like I had eaten too much - even though all I had was a little bit of fruit (a handful of blueberries and raspberries), a small salad and a small burger (no bun) Mike had grilled the night before. My stomach felt ENORMOUS after I got done eating. I could hardly sit in my desk chair and kept shifting around trying to get comfortable. Seriously, I am going to further scale back the portion sizes because my stomach can't hold it. I didn't eat again until I got home and it wasn't much. I don't know what the deal is.
Today I start my third trimester. I had written this date on my calendar at work, thinking WOW that seems so far away... and here it is! I am two-thirds done. Only 90 days or so til the baby gets here. Of course, impatient me is hoping for an early delivery, but we will see.
However, at the moment, I am feeling GREAT! I am not tired like I was yesterday morning, it looks like a gorgeous day, and I need to get off the computer and get outside!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Day 92
I am sleepy this morning. I am sitting at the dining room table, looking out the window at the fog, and wishing desperately I could go crawl back into bed.
I am NOT in the mood to do plyometrics this morning, but I have to. I've got to dig out some motivation and make it happen. Tuesdays are my plyo day. I am such a creature of habit!
I weighed in yesterday, and I was pleasantly surprised. I lost a couple of pounds. After having a couple of weeks where I gained 1.5 or 2, this was a nice change. It's sort of weird not knowing what your body is going to do when someone else has taken it over for a while. Every time I step on the scale I have no idea what to expect. There are days that I "think" I will be rewarded because I've been "perfect," only to find a gained a couple of pounds... and then days like yesterday where I think "hmmmm I had a few slip-ups over the weekend, let's see how this pans out" and the scale ends up being my friend.
Some days I feel huge, like it's almost impossible to bend over. Yesterday I felt small and compact. It just depends! I do think I have cut back on my eating because portions that are too large make me feel uncomfortable. The quarters must be getting cramped in there!
I spent a good portion of yesterday packing up my office. We will be moving to a new location Wed. night/Thurs. I don't actually have to move anything, just have my stuff boxed up for the movers - which is nice. I will have my very own office at the new place, which is a brand new building. Everything is NEW NEW NEW. I am thrilled to have my own office, I've been waiting 4 years for this. I guess they're pretty big, too - like 12 X 12. Can't wait to see. If it's really that big, I may even be able to do P90X in there...haha Last night I had my last group session in our old building. Now, because of the move and Memorial Day, I won't have group for NINE days! That will be a nice break. Thursday and Friday of this week are set aside for unpacking and getting set up, there will be no clients there. We will be back up and running June 1.
Ok, enough stalling...time to hit the plyo. Hey Jack+Alli - thank you for your comments!!! I do appreciate them... I often wonder if anybody is out there!
I am NOT in the mood to do plyometrics this morning, but I have to. I've got to dig out some motivation and make it happen. Tuesdays are my plyo day. I am such a creature of habit!
I weighed in yesterday, and I was pleasantly surprised. I lost a couple of pounds. After having a couple of weeks where I gained 1.5 or 2, this was a nice change. It's sort of weird not knowing what your body is going to do when someone else has taken it over for a while. Every time I step on the scale I have no idea what to expect. There are days that I "think" I will be rewarded because I've been "perfect," only to find a gained a couple of pounds... and then days like yesterday where I think "hmmmm I had a few slip-ups over the weekend, let's see how this pans out" and the scale ends up being my friend.
Some days I feel huge, like it's almost impossible to bend over. Yesterday I felt small and compact. It just depends! I do think I have cut back on my eating because portions that are too large make me feel uncomfortable. The quarters must be getting cramped in there!
I spent a good portion of yesterday packing up my office. We will be moving to a new location Wed. night/Thurs. I don't actually have to move anything, just have my stuff boxed up for the movers - which is nice. I will have my very own office at the new place, which is a brand new building. Everything is NEW NEW NEW. I am thrilled to have my own office, I've been waiting 4 years for this. I guess they're pretty big, too - like 12 X 12. Can't wait to see. If it's really that big, I may even be able to do P90X in there...haha Last night I had my last group session in our old building. Now, because of the move and Memorial Day, I won't have group for NINE days! That will be a nice break. Thursday and Friday of this week are set aside for unpacking and getting set up, there will be no clients there. We will be back up and running June 1.
Ok, enough stalling...time to hit the plyo. Hey Jack+Alli - thank you for your comments!!! I do appreciate them... I often wonder if anybody is out there!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Day 93
It's Monday again. I am sitting here staring out the window at the fog, knowing it is 80 and sunny everywhere else in the state of Minnesota, except right next to Lake Superior, which is where I am. Sigh. I think we've had ONE day in the past 2 weeks where the wind was not off the lake. The rest of the time it has kept the temperatures at least 20 degrees cooler. I really want some sun and warm weather. I have noticed that I do a great deal of complaining about the weather. I know there's absolutely nothing I can do to change it, but that doesn't stop me from telling everyone who will listen how much I hate the wind.
Yesterday Mike and I started talking about buying a popup camper. This would enable us to drive AWAY from the lake to a campground on the weekends so we can enjoy nice weather. The northland summers are so short as it is... it's really depressing when you have wind and fog all the time to spoil everything. I really hope we get the camper, it would improve my outlook on the summer a lot.
So I am in week 27 of my pregnancy now - and Wednesday I will be starting the THIRD trimester! WOW! I can't believe it. I hesitate to say it is "flying by," since it seems I count every single day and all I think about is giving birth (LOL), but when I look at the big picture, it really is going fast.
I was encouraged by my long run this weekend, I felt much better afterwards than I have in previous weeks...I don't know if it was the belly band or what, but something was different! I took Sunday off from running/exercise, then this morning had a run of 3 miles on the treadmill. It's always so much harder for me to do the treadmill - but I got through it and now I'm glad it's over! Time to jump into the shower... Macy will be calling for me soon.
Yesterday Mike and I started talking about buying a popup camper. This would enable us to drive AWAY from the lake to a campground on the weekends so we can enjoy nice weather. The northland summers are so short as it is... it's really depressing when you have wind and fog all the time to spoil everything. I really hope we get the camper, it would improve my outlook on the summer a lot.
So I am in week 27 of my pregnancy now - and Wednesday I will be starting the THIRD trimester! WOW! I can't believe it. I hesitate to say it is "flying by," since it seems I count every single day and all I think about is giving birth (LOL), but when I look at the big picture, it really is going fast.
I was encouraged by my long run this weekend, I felt much better afterwards than I have in previous weeks...I don't know if it was the belly band or what, but something was different! I took Sunday off from running/exercise, then this morning had a run of 3 miles on the treadmill. It's always so much harder for me to do the treadmill - but I got through it and now I'm glad it's over! Time to jump into the shower... Macy will be calling for me soon.
Day 94 (Week 27!)
Today was a nice rest day... no exercise, just some household chores and a birthday party for Mike's great niece.
It was such a beautiful day... (AWAY FROM THE LAKE, of course) we went to a park about 20 miles out of town, which is what you need to do if you don't want the wind off Lake Superior to spoil your plans, which it seems to 90% of the time. It was 55 in town... once we got out into the country it had to be 30 degrees warmer!
They had some wonderful picnic food... hot dogs, beans, chips, watermelon... and of course, cake. I didn't do too bad. I had been telling myself I wasn't having any cake, yet I ended up splitting Macy's piece with her - it was a big chunk of cake and she wasn't too interested in it. So, I had about a half piece. I took my blood sugar when I got home and it was 114, so I don't think I did too much damage!
Today marks the start of week 27. I will have a very busy week as the company I work for is moving to a new location and we need to have our stuff boxed up for the movers by the end of the day on Wednesday. I have a lot of packing to do!
Well, not much to say today... just a nice, relaxing day with family! I am kind of sad the weekend flew by already, but at least I have a short week next week (only working 3 days because of the move) and also I also get Memorial Day off! Yeah!
It was such a beautiful day... (AWAY FROM THE LAKE, of course) we went to a park about 20 miles out of town, which is what you need to do if you don't want the wind off Lake Superior to spoil your plans, which it seems to 90% of the time. It was 55 in town... once we got out into the country it had to be 30 degrees warmer!
They had some wonderful picnic food... hot dogs, beans, chips, watermelon... and of course, cake. I didn't do too bad. I had been telling myself I wasn't having any cake, yet I ended up splitting Macy's piece with her - it was a big chunk of cake and she wasn't too interested in it. So, I had about a half piece. I took my blood sugar when I got home and it was 114, so I don't think I did too much damage!
Today marks the start of week 27. I will have a very busy week as the company I work for is moving to a new location and we need to have our stuff boxed up for the movers by the end of the day on Wednesday. I have a lot of packing to do!
Well, not much to say today... just a nice, relaxing day with family! I am kind of sad the weekend flew by already, but at least I have a short week next week (only working 3 days because of the move) and also I also get Memorial Day off! Yeah!
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