The Month In Review

So thats my wall calendar.  And all the X's represent the days I didnt work out.  So 12 days out of 31...and clearly every single Saturday. I flaked out on working out.  It sucks the most because it's harder to start back in the routine once youre off the wagon and it looks like I do that every Saturday.

So new rules.  I'm going to try to half my non working out days...So only 6 for Feb. That's my new goal. 

Day 2 of breaking in new running shoes, coming up tomorrow.

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The Week In Review....Ye Olde BDL style

I dont think I've updated in a week.  But work, plus working out, plus sleep, plus more work and working out have made me super sleepy and not in a posting mood.  So, the week in pictures is below....

Ok maybe my week starts with wednesday, but I did stuff monday and tuesday too...just dont remember what.

 Running at memorial. First time ever around that evil loop ( but probably not my last time sadly).  With Monica and Andrea.  Found out that my running is fueled by my hate of running, which in turn makes me run more.  Dang circular argument.

 

Should probably figure out the how to tilt that sucker...ah well.  Weight in Saturday!(Since I forgot on Friday).  Not where I want to be, but still downward. 

And Sunday morning...the Texas Independence Ride! First real bike ride since Hawaii! Sad I didnt get I pic of myself in all my spiffy bike gear, but ah well....theres time for another ride.

 First rest stop

 Biking while taking a picture...haha! Biking up to the monument

 Closer shot with Lillie of course checking emails while I'm taking pics..

And the rest of my day! Buying new spiffy running shoes, and part of my biking crap that needs to be washed now.

Ok back to washing clothes, watching movies, and perhaps icing my knee...ouch.

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Post morning run thoughts

So after working out pretty solidly for the last two months and before that the 4 months of training for the century ride, I've realized that of all the things that bother me, the waking up early, being sore all the time, etc etc, it's the freaking amount of clothes washing I dislike the most!!

#justsayin

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Seven Days till ye old first bike ride...

...of the year.  Signed up for a 30mile ride next Sun.  Which may not have been the smartest thing but whatever.  So me and Lillie figured maybe we should ride our bikes a couple times before next week.

So this was a nice jump back into it.  Minus the super wind and my back tire that I don't know how to take off the chain being flat so I rode Lillie's other bike.  Besides that it was good.

It's been a while (Columbus Day in October... or the time before that the century ride in Hawaii late Sept) since I've ridden.  And spin class is NOT the same....

So here's lillie in her post ride bb'ing glory...

And with that, I'm going to sleep because running is also tomm...after I finish watching the Kardashians (don't judge)

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Morning Run: Ye Olde Weigh In Style.

Quick post before work.  Weighed in, went running with Lillie and everyones favorite puppy Harlie. And now getting ready for work.  Weigh didnt progress as well as I liked and I suspect because of my cold I've been exercising less and not eating the healthiest of things this past weekend because I used the cold as an excuse, but I'm feeling better -  like I'll be back to my old self soon. And oddly enough I miss the gym. 

I have like a 8 week gym streak on foursquare, cant screw that up #prenewyearsresolutions #winning

Now on to the weekend... but before that...work.

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Top of Ye Olde Morning To Ya!

So at the request of Lillie, who's text went something like: R u ever coming back to my side of town to run again?

I got up drove to the loop and went running. 

Running for me and probably Lillie as well, goes something like this:
1.  5 mins of walking (love),
2.  10 mins of run/walking (don't love but okay),
3.  7 mins of run/walking (loathe)
4.  final 3 mins of run/walking (hate).

Generally I chant some song along the lines of running = stupid + other adjectives that suit me at the time.  All per couch to 5k plan, but i don't think they add suggested emotions like me, just sayin'. 

Anyhoos I was happy/surprised to learn that our route was about 1.5 miles. So that was pretty cool.  I can moonwalk a mile and a half on a bike, but I'm hoping to be able to maybe run that by the 5K at the beginning of March.  Yea, signing up for a 5K, sometimes I don't know who I am anymore.  But at this exact moment, whoever I'm pretending to be is going to sleep.

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Texans! and Ye Olde Cold

Texans are playing! That is all (no more college for about 230 ish days...sad)

Sadder, I've caught some sort of bug.  So while I attempted to take it easy, during a really busy week I neglected posting.  But I took a few pictures!

 Weigh in Friday....i hope slow and steady doesnt get derailed by stupid cold.

Below is from volunteering at the Houston Marathon Expo.  Pretty cool seeing marathoners and lots o' running stuff..

 Including sweat bands, lots and lots of them as Andrea can attest to...

I also managed to sign up for the Houston Area Womens Center Race against Violence on March 3rd and the Texas Independence Bicycle Tour on January 29.  Sooo I got get back in the game. 

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Cheers to ye olde freakin 'weekend

Ugh.  Short and sweet.  Holiday and going away parties kept me from being as in line as I'd like to be.  But I didnt go out of control, so I'm pretty happy about that.  I didnt go biking saturday, didnt goto the gym sat or sun. So I'd like to change those habits.  I did!

Tried the define class.  It was interesting.... I didnt ever reach my target HR the entire hour but it was an interesting workout.  I think I'll stick to the personal trainer/spin class/ C25K track though for actual weight loss.  But if i'm in the area with Yasi, I'd so it again...maybe.  Or maybe a bikram class in the new studio super close to her house.....


Anywhos here's some post define mimic pictures, lol. There's a reason we've been friends for like 14 years...

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Ye Olde Nap Day

Today I slept, for like forever.  It was grand. The downside of waking up at 11a, loitering at your friends house for a couple of hours, finding your car you left downtown somewhere last night, coming home to watch Texans football and napping some more is that I didnt work out.  Bah!

So tomorrow's plans are ambitious, but not really.  Day 3 of C25K.  Then a define body class with my friend Yasi. 

I'm a little wary of this, but hey theres a first time for everything.  And if I'm feeling like if I don't feel like I'm working up a sweat I'll either do some biking or elliptical.  Great plan. 

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Ye Olde C25K & Weigh In

So I woke up, went to HQ to find Lillie sick and not wanting to workout so I drove back home to the park by my house.  Its actually super pretty and pretty empty, so I love this park!

 Anyhoos, things I've learned this morning:

wet shoes suck.
avoid puddles.
t-shirts do sway votes, lol.  Unfortunately Ellen Cohen doesnt need your vote anymore, elections already happened.
And God doesnt want me to run. See path below

I need to call the COH or something.  So the weight in, which I did before I ran.  I've been in this area before, so I'll get excited when I hit 235, havent been there in a while and I'll think I'm actually making progress.

So yea a little progress, but a long way to go.  Ok off to work now.

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Ye olde ra-ra-ah-ah-ah-roman-rom-ma-ma

Yea that song has been stuck in my head all day...or really just the first 30 seconds...

Anyhoos, double trouble workout today.  Training with Chris, the nicest/meanest trainer ever in the morning.  I'll be sore all weekend.  Then work fun, more staying at late work fun, the cardio fun.  About a third of the way through I was way over then elliptical but i just started picking longer songs on my ipod and did 35 mins.

Which my avg HR was 149 - 77%
Max HR was 157 - 81%
Polar sez 346 cals 40% fat

I'm thinking the hills program on the elliptical is what I need to keep doing, and just ramp up the intensity more and more.  I attempted to take a pic on the elliptical but it came out a little funky/no bueno.

Finished up with some walking on the treadmill courtesy of Monica, who wasnt finished with her workout. And then homeward bound.  I'm gonna update my what I ate today page and goto sleep.  C25K - Day 2 is tomorrow at 7am with Lillie, and Harlie, who is quite possibly the cutest dog ever.

Oh and weigh in #2 tomorrow.  Drum roll please....especially since I just remembered that, I'm a little nervous.

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Ye Olde Bad Start

Monday: So this happened... GO COOGS!

But what came with it was a day full of driving, bad decisions food wise (see what I ate today tab), and not the best decisions when I got back at my friends birthday party.  Good thing is I stuck to my not drinking resolve.

Today: Inauguration Day/Last Day of Vacay/Errands Galore.  Also not the best day either.

We'll see how tomorrow goes....running in the am and hopefully some elliptical fun in the pm before a meeting.

If at first you don't succeed...

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Ye Olde Workout Stats 1/1/12

45 min workout at the gym (elliptical & treadmill)
avg HR 131
in zone 37 mins
350cals fat %55

good deal.  I need to goto sleep like an hour ago so I can be foolish enough to drive to dallas and back tomorrow.

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