Looks like it's been almost a week since I checked in. So much for doing this every day huh?
The weekend was pretty rough for me. I had my early workout Saturday morning. Had a blast at the game Saturday night but ended up staying up WAY to late. Got up early for church on Sunday morning. Was going to take a short nap and then work on photos. That didn't happen. I just got to sleep when the phone started ringing. What is it about a ringing phone that I can't seem to ignore it. Oh well. Thought I would get to bed early, esp since Monday was my first day back from vacation. Nope that didn't happen either. I started working on my photos and couldn't pull myself away. Two late nights in a row not good. Remember last time I did that. Well I wasn't all bad but I wasn't as good as I could have been.
I don't regret the late night, for the most part, since I was actually working. My photos bring in extra money. Money that is much needed. I had the set of family photos that I really wanted to get finished. I also had pictures from the game that I had promised a few people too. Good news is that I have two more jobs lined up for this week woohoo!!
So Monday I had decided that was going to be my no gym day. This week it was a much needed thing too. After the late night, and sleeping in all week, it was all I could do to get up that morning. Monday night went much later than I intended too so nope Tuesday morning it didn't happen again. Wed morning is a no go anyway, since the pool is closed during the biggest part of the time I have to swim. Thursday I did make up for it.
Thursday was a chore to get going but once I was at the gym it was game on. I hit the bike running, or should I say pedaling :D. Spent one hour an fifteen minutes on it. Then went to swim. I had planned on swimming for two hours. Just past the one hour mark I got a major cramp in my leg and it was all I could to get to the shallow end to stretch it out.
I was trying a new way of swimming, nope I can't even begin to explain it. I was working more of my body the whole time and it was feeling good. Well ... till the cramp hit me. I got to the end and worked it out and swam for half more. All considered it was a pretty good workout. But the best was yet to come.
I finished up my swim and limped my way back to the locker room for a shower. This week I had not only missed three days of workout (that in itself not that bad) but I had also ate things I normally didn't eat. I really was going to skip the scale that day but Thursday are usually my day to log my weight, I was going to let it happen like it should. I was happy to say that all the extra work that I put in last week paid off. I am now down 80 lbs in the past fifteen months. YEAH me:D
This morning I still didn't want to get up and get moving but it had to be done. To tell the truth had my daughter not gone with me I probably would have gone back to bed. I am really glad that I didn't. I got in a small workout, at least small to what I had been doing the past week, biking thirty minutes and swim for one hour.
Today when I got to work I found out my new work schedule for the next quarter. I am still going to be doing four ten hour days but it's the early shift. I will be working 7AM to 6PM off on Wednesday and weekends. I am really going to have to battle myself to make it to the gym. When I put off the gym till the end of the day I can find A LOT of excuses not to go. My days off will be power times. Even if I do only go on my days off that is three days of really hard time.
I would love to say that I could make it to the gym in the AM BEFORE work, but who'm I kidding? Even if I am at the gym at 5 am when it opens that really only leaves me an hour. I know you are saying two hours, but don't forget driving time and shower time. Of course I will need to have breakfast somewhere along the way. At the same time I have decided to do my shakes again, this could be the solution, still gotta have a shower.
This morning I had a protein shake before I went to the gym. After it was Subway. At work I had another shake for lunch. hhhmm maybe this is why I am hungry, I missed dinner tonight. Well that's not good. Esp since I have almost 700 calories left in my bank.
This is not a good time to eat though. I came in and caught up on a few things and realized I am bored. Not that I don't have anything to do, just nothing I really want to do tonight. I try to make it a rule to never eat when I am bored. I don't know what I want. I will eat something thinking "this sounds good" then realize that's not what I wanted. Then I will look at something else thinking the same thing and ... well you get the point. Maybe I shoulda listened to my body and ate two hours ago. hhhmmm :D
I think I will call a friend and see if they want to go eat and then for a walk after ... night all.
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