Week 7 and holding

Welcome back to this little portal of a glimpse into my life.  I have kept active this past week and even managed my first bike ride of the season.  It was really more of a bike/walk.  It seems all the squats I did in BodyPump last Monday really tightened up my quads by Wednesday.  I was a whiny little girl out there.  I made it three miles in before I begged Cat and Damara into ditching the bikes and walking some more of the trail.  Normally I would feel like a failure but honestly every pedal was excruciating.  I would have rather walked twenty miles than rode my bike back the three miles to the car.  The positive was my tush did not hurt.  That is not bad for the first time out.  Thursday night I dragged myself to the gym and after my run/walk decided to try what looks like an electronic spinning machine.  Up and down about five times to get the seat in position so I could reach the pedals.  Then we were tender.  I only did about five minutes on a low level but I had sweat dripping in my eyes.  I had hoped to get out on the trails again this weekend but that never happened.  I feel I needed the chance to redeem myself.  Maybe Thursday evening if the rain holds off.

As far as running is going, I am holding steady.  Run one minute, walk two.  I have had less pain in my knees, which is making me very happy.  It was a rough couple of weeks at work.  The twelve hour shifts were killer.  Today I went to BodyPump again.  I am really glad I picked the noon timeslot.  The instructor, Sue, is funny and very upbeat.  Not only does she explain the moves well, she can call you out for bad form and you will not feel embarrassed.  We all laugh along.  She wants good form to avoid injury.  After class I even approached her regarding elbow position for triceps pushups.  I can't make my elbows point in the right direction.  They keep pointing out to the sides.  She said that was a strength issue.  I will keep working on it and try to do the easier version if my pride lets me.  One  thing I have noticed in BodyPump is that I have a great smelling deoderant.  I am too lazy to go out to the car right now to tell anymore that it is Suave something like fresha as a daisy.  I know it has the word daisy in it.

In less than two weeks I will be headed to Florida!  I will admit to being worried about not sticking with any exercise routine while I am  gone.  The Disney hotel I am staying at does not say it offers any kind of workout facilities.  I am hoping all the walking in the parks will account for something.  Did I mention there are food stands everywhere down there?  We have already scoped out where to buy turkey legs, pineapple soft-serve, and Ana wants to eat in one of the French restaurants.  I still need to make those reservations.  Fortunately, most places offer some sort of salad or healthy option.  I will try to control myself for the most part but bring on the turkey legs!

I actually had a person say to me this week, "At least you have time to work out."  I wanted to respond, "You have time to be on Facebook, watch TV and drink beer.  You have time to workout.  You are choosing not to."  But I didn't.  She needs to come to that realization herself.  If it is important to you, you will find a way.  If not, you will find excuses.  So I would like to leave you with Sue's words of wisdom today.  It is not about how much weight you can lift, it's the fact that you got off the couch.  I agree.  My favorite Pinterest motivator is "No matter how fast you are running you are still lapping everyone on the couch.  So what are you waiting for?