Day 2 of the Resumed Regime

Went to the gym again today. I ran on the treadmill today (using my replacement ipod - Blue Velvet - since I lost poor Purple Pal a month or so ago.) and I did pretty good. I ran for a total of 37 mins: Walked at my usual 3.5 for 5 mins as a warm-up, then ran at 5.2 for 3 mins (I could have gone longer; I was completely amazed that I was not very tired!) and walked for 1.5 mins, then ran for 2.5 mins, walked for 2, ran 2 etc. until the last 7ish minutes when I changed things up and ran at 6.5 for a minute, walked for 2 minutes, ran @6.5 for another minute, then walked the last 5 minutes on a 4.0 incline at 3.8.

I know I know, a lot of detail here ... but I feel the need to be accountable for my workout right now. As I'm inclined to blow them off! In total I ran 2.75ish miles today. Well, walked/ran combo. And all my 2 minute runs were fairly easy. I guess next week I'll have to up my run times to 2.5 mins, or 3 mins. Hmmmmmm

Grope, Grasp, Fumbling

I need to find that motivation I had last year. I was so strongly motivated to stay on tract with both my diet and exercise. I know I can run now. (I don't love it, but I love that I can do it) I just need to find that something and grab on to it again.

Grope

Grasp

Grapple

Flounder.

Line Drying Challenge

Remember my old friend, Crunch Chicken? Well she is hosting a month long Line Drying your laundry challenge! Since I'm all about line drying, (see this old post) but actually (said with a sheepish grin) have succumbed to the convenience of my new drier lately, I decided to jump on it - starting now!

My new washer will make drying faster, which is good since it the season of cool weather, rain and clouds here in MI now. Well, today is beautiful = smile! But not for long.

OK, I'm now off to hang up some laundry and then go for a run in the sunshine! Gotta enjoy it while it lasts; I do love fall.

Free Gym Trial

So, I have a free one-week membership to Snap Fitness. It is a total no-frills gym, but it is close to me and it has a month-to-month option if I want to join something until Trish re-joins the gym and we can once again meet up. (Trish, I miss you!!)

I am going to the gym at different times to see how the "crowd" is. HA! There are hardly any people in the gym. I have not gone at 7ish, which was when Powerhouse got busy, so I have yet to see a real busy time, but so far I have been either the only one there, or one of 2 people there.

My free week is up Wednesday. I'm going to try Anytime Fitness next. They are even closer to me than Snap Fitness. They are also a bigger gym and offer 24 hr access. I like that part. However they do not have a month-to-month option. Trish would have to sign up for this gym (there is one in Brighton) for us to meet up yet again. Or I'd have to find a new workout partner. hmmmmm

Running Again

Yup, back at it. I ran yesterday; 2 miles in 28 mins., and BOY was it hard! I ended up running a bunch of 1/4ish miles because that was all the stamina I had. ick!

Well, the good news is that I am down 2 lbs from 2 days ago! whoooot!! Doing good; now to keep it up!

New Month, New Goals

So, I blew off August as far as exercise goes. I exercised 4 times total. blah. While it was nice to be lazy for the hot month of August, I am ready to get moving again! So ... diet and exercise here I come!!

Our 10th anniversary is coming up in 7 1/2 weeks, and I am going to lose 22 pounds by then! (I'd love to make it 25, but that is really pushing it; I just like that number better.) So, daily exercise sessions and back to the diet once again. Keep me motivated folks, cause it sure was nice to have the summer off! ; )

Photo of W&D Finally

Because Trish really wanted to see a photo of my new "toys" I have finally managed to drag my camera down there and take a photo.

Problem is, the silly unit is so tall that I cannot get back far enough to get the entire unit in the shot! hehe. But, it is working nicely, so that is good!!