Two days in a row!

     I did it!  I went to the gym again this morning.  I am really sore, but it was totally worth it.  My thirty minutes was harder in the beginning.  I couldn't run as long as yesterday.  But, I pushed through some long, grueling running minutes every two to three minutes.  I found myself staring down at my shoes and gripping the treadmill side bars.  It probably works me out less when I am hanging on.  But, I figure "I'm on the damn thing, so its better than not."
     My hubby and I have a bike ride scheduled for tomorrow.  We will see how much he works me out!  Last time we really pushed it, so I am ready for anything.

Potato chips!

     Well, I made it to the gym today!  Has it really been nine days?  Wow.  I jogged for five minutes straight and kept my HR down under 180.  So, how did I get motivated?  I begged my hubby for potato chips and dip that I was mad craving.  He said, "You want chips and dips?  You gotta get to the gym, girl."  So, I promised and he went to the store.  End of story.
     Now, onto the next motivated step on this crazy trip of mine.

Hello again

     Well, I guess I needed a couple of weeks to myself.  I rode my bicycle one morning and I walked a theme park all day this last Saturday.  But, mainly I didn't exercise for two weeks.  So, this morning surprised me.
     I dressed in workout clothes to take my son to school.  Driving home I talked myself into going to the gym.  It was great.  It felt really good to walk the treadmill again.  Although, my shins weren't.  They were pretty worked out from Disney this last weekend.  I think I made it eight hours because of my previous workouts.  I'm definitely in better shape than when I started out.
     So, there is only the the questions of, "Will I stick with it?"  "Can I motivate myself every time?

So lazy!

     I'm gonna just write until I get the urge to workout.  Taking three days off was not smart.  I am out of my groove and will probably have to warm up a little longer.  Why does this have to be so darn difficult?  I'll come back later and try again.

Holiday!

     So, the Labor Day holiday has put a kink in my exercise plan.  Simply put, I have no energy.  I will check in tomorrow and work myself into an afternoon workout!

     Well, I'm taking the day for myself.  My hubby went for a sixty-mile bike ride and I think it made ME tired.  I only wish I had that kind of fitness ability.  So, not much to say except "Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow."

     I went for an early ride with my hubby today.  I like our rides because I get to see a lot more of the trails.  He rides forever on his own, but today he took me for an hour around our bike-friendly city.
     I was hanging with him for the first half hour really well.  But, then I hit a wall, the proverbial wall we all hit when working our bodies past the comfort zone.  Most people work right through it, but when I pushed through it felt like a twenty-foot deep concrete wall...a wall like no other.  I had to walk my bike up one hill.  Then, as we were riding parallel to a major road, I looked over and saw a woman passing me while running with her dog.  Yeah, that was sad.
     So, I pushed.  I pushed my right leg down with my hand, which was asleep, and I pushed through the wall.  I came home with the feeling of accomplishment which was all worth it.
    

     I don't feel like exercising today.  Life outside of exercise is cramping my brain.  It's an off day anyway, no worries.
     I did, however, feel something new today.  I was able to balance really well when I was leaned over.  Usually, my head gets to spinning and I have to prop myself up with something like the bed.  I think this is a result of my bike riding and running.  Both exercises require balance.  It's just another new feeling to feel good about.