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Good News Bad News about loosing weight

Posted on February 9, 2009 | 1 comment

Okay, tonight, due entirely to frustration on my part, I am going to go buy new underwear.  It is kind of a good news bad news kind of deal… and not one I ever thought I would really be looking at.

My underwear no longer fits.  It got to the point today that I had to safety pin it to my bra so it would stay up not let people see  it falling down over the tops of my pants.

Since running is becoming more and more of a really real thing for me, I’m going to invest in a couple pair that will wick moisture becuase sweat runs down my back sometimes.

this is a really weird turn of events that I guess I never considered about getting fitter and loosing some of the weight…

Ran yesterday morning and then walked to the store, so today at lunch I went for a stroll… nothing heavy… just a nice walk.

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Soaring Sunday

Posted on February 8, 2009 | Leave a comment

Got up late. This wasn’t a bad thing since my little girl called me last night from the miltary ball all upset becuase the boy who she didn’t want to dance with got mad at her (something tells me that she hurt his feelings becuase she isn’t really tactful) and I was concerned most of the night… so didn’t sleep well.

After I got some water, I headed out.  Running in the daylight is weird.  I got to actually SEE the sunrise, which was great.  I’m working on Podrunner Intervals Gateway to 8K week 1.  I’m pushing harder and somehow the one minute down time seems to go way faster than any other minute of the day.

This afternoon we walked to the grocery store, which felt fantastic.  That made my day 7 miles.  I ate 2 pieces of chocolate which I should feel guilty about, but it was from an early box of valentines day candy (Mickey and Minnie are on the box) and I think the extra walk probably worked off the 2 candies… hope so anyway.

Dinner was spaghetti.  Now I’m thinking a cup of Stash Double Spice Chai Tea would be great.  I love that tea, all of a sudden… and I got a box for work while we were at the grocery store… Maybe if I drink just one cup it wouldn’t be too bad.  It has been a tea kind of day… tea with Splenda in it.  I had a cup of coffee with cream and Splenda this morning.

I should measure today.  Maybe… maybe not

185 pounds this morning… but part of that is water weight… its one of THOSE weeks.

Should get my last test back late this week… mammogram was Friday… knock on wood.

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The Down Side of Getting Healthier

Posted on January 15, 2009 | Leave a comment

Yes, you heard me… there is a down side to being more fit and healthier.  The up side is getting healtier… feeling better… not hurting…

The down side… in order to get my heart rate into the target zone now I need to push harder and harder.  I need to up the resisitance on the bike.  I need to walk faster even with the same grade.  I can get it there, but it takes a lot more work than it did before.

My arm is achey… that is a definate downer, but that is always going to happen… there isn’t any way around it.

Today I did the treadmill at the gym.  Max speed was 4 mph, max incline was 14… I managed to get my heart rate up, but it took half the workout to get there.

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Podrunner Intervals Day 1 to 5k week 9

Posted on January 4, 2009 | 1 comment

It was a rabbit kind of morning again!!! When I left the driveway this morning, it was really foggy… the pretty, heavy kind of fog that makes all the sound feel weird. The street lights were all misty and looked like they were a million miles away. This means it was a humid morning (duh). It might not have been the best morning to go from week 8 to week 9 and right now my body isn’t thrilled with me.

I did dumb things this morning. I added the extra time for week 9, and I tried to speed up my workout at the same time. In short order (okay, maybe it took me longer than usual, but I’m not always the most patient person in the world) I figured out that today wasn’t the day to put in the extra faster runs (street light to street light).

I almost caved in and gave up early (15 whole minutes left on the podcast) but just as I topped the next to the last hill, a wind blew in and it felt so good… it gave me my second wind and I pushed through. Now (60 sun gods and 10 pushups later and a good stretch after everything) I’m sitting here, still a bit sweaty, drinking my water and feeling a bit proud of myself.

We were at Walmart yesterday picking up way too grown up son’s birthday cake and I went to the pharmacy to check my blood pressure and pulse rate. 118/80 (not bad) but my pulse rate was 92 (didn’t like that one)… I need to figure out what kind of workout I need to do to bring that down.

Now… a shower and Oatmeal and then back to work…

Have a marvelous day!

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