Man, I suck at checking this thing lately. I've been soooooo soooooo sooooooo stressed at work, but luckily my job is over in two days (so now I am trying to find a new, hopefully less stressful job! Hurray!) Anyway, T, sorry to hear that things royally suck for you but exercise and forcing a positive attitude go a LONG way, surprisingly.
So I've been working out with my personal trainer Kristin for the past like 5 weeks and it's interesting, because it definitely helps and she created a super in-depth plan for me to adhere to during the week so that I can build my aerobic base and get to a point where I'm burning calories more efficiently. It's interesting, because I thought that I would be in super awesome shape (or at least getting there) but I don't really see that much of a difference. I'm guilty of weighing myself every single day, bad habit, and I gained weight! I guess I SORT of understand the whole "muscle weighs more than fat" argument, but damnit, I want to lose weight! I don't care that I'm building muscle, I don't want to ever have to look at that stupid number on the scale ever again.
So that's my gripe. But workouts are getting easier so I know that my fitness level is increasing, which is good. Two weekends ago I had the GENIUS idea to RUN from my house to the gym (7 miles on a concrete sidewalk the whole way). My hips and shins were killing me after that stint, but it was awesome to see that I could handle it!
I finally got my bike tuned and decided to go for a ride yesterday since it was sooo nice outside. I hadn't ridden my bike in approximately four years, so it was awkward at first trying to get used to my gears again, etc, but I got the hang of it pretty quickly. I ended up riding around town for two hours yesterday. Needless to say, my ass is pretty damn sore but it was sure fun and I'd like to get out to ride some trails soon. I definitely want to check out the trail at the Cherry Creek Rez, too, so that I can determine whether or not I should slap some road tires on my mountain bike for the race. If anyone wants to go for a ride sometime to check out the course, that'd be great.
I'm excited about the 5K in Boulder next weekend. I've been wanting to check out Kinetics anyway because it's basically just a big party by the beach in Boulder. It'll be great to get out and get a practice race in. Plus, a pancake breakfast at the finish line? I'm so there.
So I guess I'll keep on truckin'... but I wish the number on that damn scale would start going down! Maybe your two-a-day workouts aren't such a bad idea, T!
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i say go on how your clothes fit rather than the number on the scale. last summer i got my clothes to fit a lot better even though my weight fluctuated very little. granted, i probably could stand to lose about 10 more pounds, but hey.
you ran 7 miles? continuously without stopping? *jealous*
oh, and after i get my bike tuned i'd so be up for hitting up the course.
Yeah, yeah, that's what everyone keeps telling me but I really haven't seen much of a difference yet. I think I need to go on a strict diet to remedy this problem.
No, I definitely did not run 7 miles without stopping, lol. In fact I walked up ALL of the hills and it took me about 2 hours, which is ridiculous. I've been running more lately though, so I am hoping I can run the entire course next Sat. without stopping to walk... we'll see!
Biking would be fun. Let's do it. Oh, and do you want to try to carpool next weekend? I live in Centennial. Maybe we can chat later.
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