Back on the Wagon?

Well, I've tried to get back on track this week after a very bumpy couple of weeks. I did jog/walk four times this week: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Each day I went 3.1 miles except for Sunday when I could only do 2.25. My legs felt fine; the issue was my stomach. I clearly have something going on. The challenge was how quickly I could finish up my route and get back inside (I was out in the neighborhood) to the bathroom... What a pleasant blog post... My loving supportive husband suggested I just wear brown pants or else find a neighbor's yard somewhere. At least that thought entertained me Sunday... If I REALLY couldn't make it, where would I stop in the middle of the city...

No Post, No Difference

I could not post at all this week, and it wouldn't matter because I had essentially NO workouts! :( I am a loser. I ate horribly this week, using my birthday week as an excuse. the only day I exercised at all was Sunday, and I walked a total of 2 miles on the treadmill. I had a horrible headache (I was even throwing up from it) earlier in the day.

I HAVE to get back on track!

Sunday, 15 November AND Sunday, 22 November

Well, I think I fell off the wagon just a bit... I'm now combining 2 weeks of posts into one, and I realize that the week before last I didn't really do a good job using my workout diary/notebook.

Here's the week of Sunday, 15 November: 3 workouts (#1- 2 miles in 17:47, #2, a 30-Day Shred Workout with arms only, no lunges/squats to save my knees, #3, a 60-minute treadmill session). The long distance was the 60-minute treadmill session. I did 7.5km, so that's about 13-minute miles. Wow, way to burn it up...

Here's the week of Sunday, 22 November: 3 workouts (#1- treadmill: 8 km in 60-minutes, #2- treadmill: 60-minutes, #3- treadmill: 2 HOURS! My long distance this week was 2 hours on the treadmill- impressive from a time standpoint, but not really a distance standpoint. I went 15km (a 7.5 kph pace, which is about 13 minute miles). I am glad that I stayed on that long... I'm going to try to do another really long workout next weekend- if for no other reason than to burn some calories before my 4 DEC PT test.

Emms... I think we're going to be okay for 8 miles in Honolulu. I'm planning on jogging with my camera and taking time to get some photos along the way. Just a nice long, slow jog/walk with time to enjoy the scenery.

Finally, a 10K!

This week I finally made it for a 10K. It took me about 80 minutes, which meant the sun was rising when I started and setting when I was finishing. I completed this yesterday: Sunday.

Other activity this week included a 5K hill climb Monday, a 5K jog over a lunch hour Tuesday and a BodyPump class Thursday.

I am working with the idea that I have a wheat/gluten sensitivity... which has been interesting to test. I did not test positive for celiac disease, which is a good thing, because that's a nightmare. But, I'm finding that you can have allergies/sensitivities regardless of large scale tests. So, I've been trying to get wheat out of my diet for long enough to see what happens. It appears that my sinuses are clearing up and my stomach doesn't hurt nearly as much. But, I have not been able to clear out all wheat for long enough to get a really good test. Maybe by the end of November I will know...

5 days in a week is a lot... but not really

I accomplished a lot of DAYS of activity this week without really doing much activity. I felt like I was coming down with a bit of a cold, so that took the zip out of my step a bit. I ended up: jogging a treadmill 5K on Monday, walking a steep treadmill hill 5k on Tuesday, lying in a coma on the couch on Wednesday, walking a WHOLE MILE!!!! on both Thursday AND Friday, walking 3 miles on Saturday... and going to the dog park on Sunday if that counts...

I'm feeling a bit better this week, so I hope to get at least one distance in there of 4+ miles.

Sunday, 8 November

Well, it was a pretty good week. I exercised 4 times- 1) 20 minutes (2 Miles), 2) 30-Minute Shred DVD workout, 3) 60 Minutes Treadmill, 4) 60 Minutes Treadmill. The 60-minute treadmill sessions were pretty slow (15 minute miles)... but at least I did something.

Two Days in a Row!

Well, this week was pathetic, but I tried! I had a conference that I had to go to-- I didn't take my running shoes (ooops), and I was really busy. I was conference chair, so it was a lot of long days -- basically 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. That meant no exercise at all until the weekend...

I did exercise Saturday: jogged 5 miles.
Sunday I walked 3.5.

Hopefully this week I can get back on a regular routine!

Sunday, 1 November

Well, no INSANELY long treadmill sessions like last week... but I still did 2 long jogs, with a total of five exercise sessions this week. Monday, I jogged 2 Miles on the treadmill, Wednesday I did my long 60 Minutes on the treadmill (15 minute miles so 4 miles), Friday I did another 2 Miles (20 minutes), Saturday I did 60 Minutes again (15 minute miles again), and Sunday I did 30 minutes on the treadmill. Lots of slow jogging this week, but nothing hurts, and I got quite a few sessions in so it was a good week!