At this point in my working out I'm not outright telling everyone. (Yes I know, this is public.) But I feel like the small group that I have supporting me is enough right now. I don't want to have more people to disappoint if I somehow fail at this. That's my fear with this I think, disappointing someone. But you know what? It's time to get over that. I am doing this for me not for anyone else.
It's weird. I look forward to the workouts and I feel great afterward. But during the actual workout I'm not excited yet. I feel kind of bad already. Tomorrow morning I can't workout after work because I have a dentist appointment. I'm half ready to drive back to work (only like 5 miles) after the dentist to go work out, but by then I would have already worked 10 hours. Luckily tonight is my "Friday" so I have my weekend...which I usually use that as a rest time.
I am unsure of what I want to do at this point. I may just have my friend come over and dance with me on the xbox. Although maybe for once I will try it by myself. I have NO motivation alone for some reason. I have had a workout game for my xbox for over a year and have yet to put it in. When friends are over I have no issues playing Just Dance 3, but alone I never put it in. I don't know, maybe my weekend will be a time to change that.
In other news, I feel that I did a good job on my workout. Here is where I am at so far this week.
1/27- I did 1.5 miles on the bike at level 10 in 8 minutes and .75 miles on the treadmill in 20 minutes.
1/28- I did 1 mile on the bike at level 13 in 6.5 minutes, .5 miles on the treadmill in 12 minutes, and then 1 more mile on the bike at level 8 in 6 minutes.
1/29- I did 1 mile on the treadmill in 20 minutes and 2 miles on the bike at level 10 in 12 minutes.
I feel like I have done well. Again though, right now I am varying my workout only between the two machines until my back heals up. And of course lots of stretching. All my joints are more flexible than they should be, my tendons don't hold everything the way they are suppose to. To counteract that I have a few muscles that are extra tight, especially my hamstrings. So after my workouts I try to stretch out my hamstrings and calfs so that I can get more movement and flexibility where I lack that. Which is kind of a conundrum since the rest of my is more flexible than it should be and through working out I am trying to strengthen the muscles around my joints so that I can control the joints better. Oh well, my body is crazy as ever. Got to live with it and figure it out.
~ <3 Kiss My Blarney
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
So... It's been awhile...
Derby. I love Derby. But at this point in time it doesn't love me. I haven't been to derby in a long time and I don't know what to do anyway. I took time off to focus on myself, my boyfriend, and my health. In that time the derby team I skated with split. I don't know the whole story, but I do know that a lot of the girls left. It's drama. Drama always happens with a group of people. But I have tried not to focus on it. I feel damned if I do damned if I don't at this point either stay with my team or not. I am going to take the opportunity to work on me. I will eventually end up back with derby in some way. I am determined. I miss skating so much and everything derby still completely attracts me.
Let me start by saying I HATE new years resolutions. Why make a goal that most people can't stand by. So this is NOT a new years resolution. But for now I am working on me. I have started working out again at work. I am going to use this blog as a recording place for my workouts, my thoughts, my fears, and anything else. At this point I have worked out two days. It's been about three months since I was working out and surprisingly I missed it. I had no idea that I would have missed it as much as I did. I look forward to it. My goals aren't to become skinny. I say that, but yes it is always in the back of my mind. I want to be stronger, healthier, and better. Better than I am now.
At this point I am not changing my diet other than trying to be smart about my snack choices, the amount I eat, and just conscious of my eating habits. I did stop going to Weight Watchers. It was not the right time in my life for me and it wasn't working. I didn't have the support I needed at the meetings in a close friend and waking up in the middle of my sleep schedule to drive to work for a 20 minute meeting then to drive home then back to work. It wasn't good to screw up my already finicky sleep schedule.
I am logging my workouts in a notebook, not to schedule what I am doing, but to keep track of where I have come from. So as of right now what I might do is either post a few days at a time or post them as I do them. I will probably vary it depending on what my days are like. For now I am also working out slowly. I can't get away from injuries even when I am not active... I have sprained the muscles in my lower back that support my spine. It sucks. I have been taking pain medicine to get through the day and muscle relaxers when I have no place to be and can sleep. My doctor said it was okay to workout, just take it easy until my back has healed all the way. I am basically just doing the bike and treadmill. I will pick the elliptical and free weights back up when my back stops hurting and having spasms. I feel like a failure by not doing them right now, but I really need to focus on that it's not what I can't do, it's that I do what I can. And that something is better than nothing.
On a different note....
For those that don't know, I am engaged!!! I'm getting married in 23 days from today :) I am super excited for my life coming up and to make the step toward forever. My fiance is the greatest guy I could ever imagine and he has my heart completely. I don't doubt for a second that he is the one for me. Okay, okay, enough sappiness. :)
~ <3 Kiss My Blarney
Let me start by saying I HATE new years resolutions. Why make a goal that most people can't stand by. So this is NOT a new years resolution. But for now I am working on me. I have started working out again at work. I am going to use this blog as a recording place for my workouts, my thoughts, my fears, and anything else. At this point I have worked out two days. It's been about three months since I was working out and surprisingly I missed it. I had no idea that I would have missed it as much as I did. I look forward to it. My goals aren't to become skinny. I say that, but yes it is always in the back of my mind. I want to be stronger, healthier, and better. Better than I am now.
At this point I am not changing my diet other than trying to be smart about my snack choices, the amount I eat, and just conscious of my eating habits. I did stop going to Weight Watchers. It was not the right time in my life for me and it wasn't working. I didn't have the support I needed at the meetings in a close friend and waking up in the middle of my sleep schedule to drive to work for a 20 minute meeting then to drive home then back to work. It wasn't good to screw up my already finicky sleep schedule.
I am logging my workouts in a notebook, not to schedule what I am doing, but to keep track of where I have come from. So as of right now what I might do is either post a few days at a time or post them as I do them. I will probably vary it depending on what my days are like. For now I am also working out slowly. I can't get away from injuries even when I am not active... I have sprained the muscles in my lower back that support my spine. It sucks. I have been taking pain medicine to get through the day and muscle relaxers when I have no place to be and can sleep. My doctor said it was okay to workout, just take it easy until my back has healed all the way. I am basically just doing the bike and treadmill. I will pick the elliptical and free weights back up when my back stops hurting and having spasms. I feel like a failure by not doing them right now, but I really need to focus on that it's not what I can't do, it's that I do what I can. And that something is better than nothing.
On a different note....
For those that don't know, I am engaged!!! I'm getting married in 23 days from today :) I am super excited for my life coming up and to make the step toward forever. My fiance is the greatest guy I could ever imagine and he has my heart completely. I don't doubt for a second that he is the one for me. Okay, okay, enough sappiness. :)
~ <3 Kiss My Blarney
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