Wow I hurt today. I started today with the goal of getting to the gym for a workout and then doing my house cleaning workout. Did I make it? Let's see
This week I had told myself I was going to get serious about workouts (like I had last year) no less than 2-3 times a week at the gym. My work schedule is 7-4, the gym opens at 5 pool at 5:30. I had been getting to gym at 5 am before work. Granted my work schedule was 9-6 and I have used the excuse that I didn't have as long to work out. Key word here, AS MUCH. This means I CAN get some time in. Anything is better than nothing, which is what I have been doing more an more ... nothing. I was walking on my lunch breaks before I went out on medical leave, but the past month not much of anything. If you have read my earlier blog you know why I was out.
So my goal is to make myself be at the gym at 5 am, even after I go back to work (like I use to this time last year). I know I can't get in the time that I want. But the deal is that I can get a small workout in the weight room and then at 5:30 when the pool opens get in 30-40 mins a swim. That is about half a mile with the time that I was doing today. If I can get in that rhythm and add a longer work out on Saturdays and get this going. Even if I miss my Saturday workout (cuz lets face it I am not going to workout on Saturdays all the time) I can still get in my weekly goal to meet my swim goal.
Ok ok I did give away that I did make it to the gym. But you are still wondering how close I got to my goal today, aren't ya? :D
My goal was to workout at the gym as well as at home. I did get in a good work the gym. I did 3 sets on 3 different weight machines. 100 reps each at 50 lbs on the ab machine and seated leg curls an then 30 reps on the leg curls laying down. I was starting to feel the burn and it was feeling good. It was nothing compared to what I felt when I was done in the pool.
I started my swim in the goal of swimming an hour. Not all that hard to do for me these days, they first 15 min is the hardest. Once I get past that first 15 min I get in the mind set of my swim. I get my thoughts on other things. I clear my mind. I pray. I plan my goals of where I want to be next week, next month and a year from now.
As I was getting into my swim the water instructor was there. As I started talking to her about my swimming habits. She seen me last year when I first started my swimming workouts. She has seen my progress. We started talking about some of my set backs. Before I knew it I was agreeing to joining the "I'm gonna swim 100 miles in a year" team. WHAT????
Now I have not one but two 100 goals this next year. I want to be down 100 lbs in weight and up 100 miles in the pool. So let's break this down. At the rate I was swimming today, if I go EVERY day and get in 30-40 min would be at least .5 miles a day. Let's see that would 2.5 miles a week, more if I get in swim time on Saturdays too. Ok 2.5 miles a week x4 weeks aahhh 10 miles a week... right?? So 10 miles a month x12 months oh wait that would be more than 100 huh? lol
I can break down the weight loss in the same way. I am not going push myself any harder than that. As much as I would like to say 100 lbs by the time my daughter graduates in May. I would like to say I will be down the 100 lbs by Sept for my birthday. But I don't want to make goals like that. I tried making those kind of goals two years ago when I started this off. I got upset at times when hit plateaus and felt like I missed my goal. I have to figure in a place for the set backs, we all have them. I know there will be good and bad days. I know that my swim time may vary some too but there will be good days that I can make it up.
So I did make it to the gym and got a good work out in but I did not get house work done. By the time I got out of the pool I had a phone call that got my on a different track. I did manage to get a lot of things done that needed to be, but not house work.
Yeah I had a good day and I was tired by the time I got back home. My body hurt and I made the mistake of sitting down for a few minutes. I ended up falling sleeping for a bit but I feel good about the day.
I got goals and plan to stay on it. Stand back, say a prayer an cheer me on .. that matter come join me.
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