Today is the first day in quite awhile I haven't done much of anything. I came home from a busy morning at the store and an afternoon of teaching training and lunch with some co-workers to lay down in bed for awhile so I could digest some lunch before I ran, and I'm still in bed 3 hours later.
My body is what's tired more than my head. Laying here I can feel my legs lightly throbbing. Either I'm just a lazy sloth, or I've been doing more than my body is ready for lately. I think it's probably a combination of both.
Tomorrow is busy too, but my goal is to get up and walk the pup before work...well, I think Ryan will take her hiking. Maybe just go for a walk myself, start the day out right as it is. And also to go running FOR SURE when I get home from doing the training class tomorrow. And then gym and walk the dog on Thursday before we leave for Vegas Friday morning!
30.3.10
17.2.10
What is Hump Day anyway?
Today wasn't bad at work. I was pretty active, tinting paint, doing some plan-o-gram-ing stuff. When I got home Ryan was leaving to go get his car washed and pick up some dry cleaning so I went with, and when we went home I did his second "trainer" workout!
We jogged a mile with Lucille for a warm up then did the following exercises:
Supine Pelvic Tilts
Front Plank
Side Plank
Supermans
Standing Woodchops (only half the exercise until the core is stabilized)
Rotating Trunk
Knee Bent Crunch
Glut Bridge
Single Leg Squats
and then stretching! Not too bad, but I'm going to have to start mixing in some workouts at the gym too. I need more cardio, biking or elliptical, and there are exercises I want to do for myself I need steps and cables for, and for Ryan he needs more upper body weight than I can do at home with my baby dumbbells. I'm not quite in the financial position to invest in more equipment when we already pay for the gym! Aindrea is here this weekend so maybe we can take Lu on a little hike or to the dog park, and I can still get my jogs in. I'm feeling faster, but I haven't timed myself yet, so we'll see.
We jogged a mile with Lucille for a warm up then did the following exercises:
Supine Pelvic Tilts
Front Plank
Side Plank
Supermans
Standing Woodchops (only half the exercise until the core is stabilized)
Rotating Trunk
Knee Bent Crunch
Glut Bridge
Single Leg Squats
and then stretching! Not too bad, but I'm going to have to start mixing in some workouts at the gym too. I need more cardio, biking or elliptical, and there are exercises I want to do for myself I need steps and cables for, and for Ryan he needs more upper body weight than I can do at home with my baby dumbbells. I'm not quite in the financial position to invest in more equipment when we already pay for the gym! Aindrea is here this weekend so maybe we can take Lu on a little hike or to the dog park, and I can still get my jogs in. I'm feeling faster, but I haven't timed myself yet, so we'll see.
15.2.10
Today is Anniversary Day
President's Day. Let me tell you, I find it annoying when I answer the phone and I hear "Are you open today?" What national retail store ISN'T open today? That's a better question. Plus, did you hear me just answer the phone? I'm not doing it for my health, trust me.
So work was boring today, but that's nothing new. Went grocery shopping after work and got things to make Frat Brats, Thai Chicken Broccolli stuff, and then a pasta salad with turkey and feta.
Got home and laid on the couch and watched some Olympics, almost felt like sleeping, but managed to get myself up and went for a job with Ryan and Lucille. Just went for a mile, I feel like I could step up the distance some...but I'm so hesitant with my knee problems to push it. I do really like running in the Vibrams though. They are feeling more and more natural.
Had the Thai Spicy Chicken stuff for dinner, mmmm. Now time to relax because all the loads of laundry are done and my poor aching back is ... well ... aching.
So work was boring today, but that's nothing new. Went grocery shopping after work and got things to make Frat Brats, Thai Chicken Broccolli stuff, and then a pasta salad with turkey and feta.
Got home and laid on the couch and watched some Olympics, almost felt like sleeping, but managed to get myself up and went for a job with Ryan and Lucille. Just went for a mile, I feel like I could step up the distance some...but I'm so hesitant with my knee problems to push it. I do really like running in the Vibrams though. They are feeling more and more natural.
Had the Thai Spicy Chicken stuff for dinner, mmmm. Now time to relax because all the loads of laundry are done and my poor aching back is ... well ... aching.
14.2.10
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day to all! I hope you had a chance to feel loved today!
Woke up feeling slightly headachey/dehydrated from the bottle of champagne I drank with Jess last night...but dragged my butt out of bed to walk over to the dog park and let Lucille play herself out until exhaustion.
Fell asleep on the couch for most of the afternoon, then had dinner at Stone Brewery in Escondido with Ryan! Ate super rich food, lobster pot pie and chocolate bacon pie, but feeling good and ready to start hitting up the healthy food for grocery shopping tomorrow and the gym. Or maybe just a jog, but something, definitely.
I'm giving up beer for Lent, so tonight was pretty much my last one until after Easter. sigh. I do love a good beer.
Woke up feeling slightly headachey/dehydrated from the bottle of champagne I drank with Jess last night...but dragged my butt out of bed to walk over to the dog park and let Lucille play herself out until exhaustion.
Fell asleep on the couch for most of the afternoon, then had dinner at Stone Brewery in Escondido with Ryan! Ate super rich food, lobster pot pie and chocolate bacon pie, but feeling good and ready to start hitting up the healthy food for grocery shopping tomorrow and the gym. Or maybe just a jog, but something, definitely.
I'm giving up beer for Lent, so tonight was pretty much my last one until after Easter. sigh. I do love a good beer.
13.2.10
Spreading Vibrams
Today I went with Ryan to buy his own pair of Vibram Five Fingers!! Man, he had a hard time even finding a pair, they're sold out everywhere. Yesterday he went to Birkenstock in Encinitas, and they had some he could try on so he could at least find out his size, but they weren't the right style. REI is sold out, and Adventure 16 in O'side, but the one in Solana Beach had one pair his size and the right style (KSO), but they were on hold for someone else! The guy hasn't come in though to get them, so when he called back today the guy working said he could just come and buy them.
We were going to take Lucille to the Del Mar dog beach, but man was it packed! I guess that's what happens with a 70 degree sunny Saturday afternoon, so instead of circling for parking and trying to deal with her fearfulness with that many people/dogs we gave up and went back towards home.
We went straight to the canyon behind the house to hike/walk down with Lu, so Ryan took off the flipflops and had his first Vibram experience on the trail! He liked them, yay! It was hard where it was really rocky (since it's not a real groomed trail, just a river wash), but he said there were only about 5 steps that hurt his feet.
So there we go. Spreading the Vibram love. Get yours now!
We were going to take Lucille to the Del Mar dog beach, but man was it packed! I guess that's what happens with a 70 degree sunny Saturday afternoon, so instead of circling for parking and trying to deal with her fearfulness with that many people/dogs we gave up and went back towards home.
We went straight to the canyon behind the house to hike/walk down with Lu, so Ryan took off the flipflops and had his first Vibram experience on the trail! He liked them, yay! It was hard where it was really rocky (since it's not a real groomed trail, just a river wash), but he said there were only about 5 steps that hurt his feet.
So there we go. Spreading the Vibram love. Get yours now!
12.2.10
Winter Olympics: START
I feel sad that the luger from Georgia died. Luge scares me. 90 mph? I won't even drive in my car that fast! How sad to be so young and from a small country representing at the Olympics and have such a horrible accident the day the Olympics start.
The video isn't that bad, until you realize the poor guy's body is thrown into a STEEL POLE! Nuts.
I didn't work out today. My quads and glutes are pretty sore, I actually did work today at work so I was moving around a lot, and my knee still hurts from yesterday's run. But, NO SORENESS from running in the Vibrams, so that's muy bueno!!! It means if my knee is good tomorrow I'm running in them again! No need to wait a week in between jogs.
Food wise, not bad. Cereal, oranges, some saltines, a hot pocket, leftover shrimp and vegetables...but Ryan and I did have an early Valentine's celebration with some champagne and cupcakes. I still feel good though. I didn't gorge, so I should be fine. And I've been drinking lots o water lately.
Tomorrow, workout=on! Even if I can get on an every other day while I'm building back up the strength, I'll be happy with that.
Out. Time for BEDDDDD!
The video isn't that bad, until you realize the poor guy's body is thrown into a STEEL POLE! Nuts.
I didn't work out today. My quads and glutes are pretty sore, I actually did work today at work so I was moving around a lot, and my knee still hurts from yesterday's run. But, NO SORENESS from running in the Vibrams, so that's muy bueno!!! It means if my knee is good tomorrow I'm running in them again! No need to wait a week in between jogs.
Food wise, not bad. Cereal, oranges, some saltines, a hot pocket, leftover shrimp and vegetables...but Ryan and I did have an early Valentine's celebration with some champagne and cupcakes. I still feel good though. I didn't gorge, so I should be fine. And I've been drinking lots o water lately.
Tomorrow, workout=on! Even if I can get on an every other day while I'm building back up the strength, I'll be happy with that.
Out. Time for BEDDDDD!
11.2.10
Vibram Five Fingers
Today I worked out. Woot.
First I jogged in the Vibram Five Fingers. This is only my second time running in them, so I didn't go very far. I'm sticking with the one mile distance in these puppies for awhile. My legs feel better...so far. We'll see if I'm immobile tomorrow like I was last week when I ran in them!
Then I basically did the same exercises that I did on Tuesday. This time however, Ryan did the whole workout with me, and I threw some lunges in for him, but my knee was KILLING me after the run. The left knee, of course, my surgeried knee. It hurts on the lateral side...so I think its a hamstring thing...we'll see if it feels better after I rest.
I know that I should be doing more knee rehab/strengthening exercises, so tomorrow my entire workout is going to be devoted to the knee. Oh the knee. You are the bane of my existence. The right one too!
I've been reading a lot of articles on barefoot running/the five finger shoes. I'll post some of the reviews I've read and my own review soon.
Apparently they are super popular, Ryan went to REI today to try some on and all they had was the water version, they were sold out of the other styles, and they're back-ordered from Vibram, so I feel lucky that I got mine when I did.
Food today, not bad. Cocoa Pebbles for breakfast, oranges and a Luna bar for a snack, ham and hummus sandwich for lunch, and shrimp with veggies and rice for dinner....plus a little bit of ice cream to celebrate Lucille's first birthday for dinner!
Time for the premiere of SURVIVOR!!! Bestest show ever!
First I jogged in the Vibram Five Fingers. This is only my second time running in them, so I didn't go very far. I'm sticking with the one mile distance in these puppies for awhile. My legs feel better...so far. We'll see if I'm immobile tomorrow like I was last week when I ran in them!
Then I basically did the same exercises that I did on Tuesday. This time however, Ryan did the whole workout with me, and I threw some lunges in for him, but my knee was KILLING me after the run. The left knee, of course, my surgeried knee. It hurts on the lateral side...so I think its a hamstring thing...we'll see if it feels better after I rest.
I know that I should be doing more knee rehab/strengthening exercises, so tomorrow my entire workout is going to be devoted to the knee. Oh the knee. You are the bane of my existence. The right one too!
I've been reading a lot of articles on barefoot running/the five finger shoes. I'll post some of the reviews I've read and my own review soon.
Apparently they are super popular, Ryan went to REI today to try some on and all they had was the water version, they were sold out of the other styles, and they're back-ordered from Vibram, so I feel lucky that I got mine when I did.
Food today, not bad. Cocoa Pebbles for breakfast, oranges and a Luna bar for a snack, ham and hummus sandwich for lunch, and shrimp with veggies and rice for dinner....plus a little bit of ice cream to celebrate Lucille's first birthday for dinner!
Time for the premiere of SURVIVOR!!! Bestest show ever!
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