Hardly Worthy of a Post

Since my last post I've continued my slacker ways. I've pretty much been doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred on Wednesdays and jogging for 20-25 minutes on Saturday mornings and that's it. After my last Saturday run I ended up with a MONSTER headache that sidelined me for pretty much the entire day...talk about sucky! After that I decided that it would probably be in my best interest to slow things down a bit (funny, I know. How could I possibly back down any farther?!? Hang in there, I'm about to explain myself.). Instead of going out just once a week and giving it my all (basically running until I can hardly take another step) I'm going to revert back to one of the earlier C25K podcasts until I get back into the habit of running on a regular basis. I figure I'll be better off for the time being reverting back to good ol' intervals. It's worth a shot!

Instead of ignoring my alarm this morning like I've been doing for quite some time now, I actually got my lazy body out of bed and made it out the door! Go me!! I ran W6D1 without any trouble. According to the podcast I listened to the second walking interval was supposed to be 5 minutes. I remember thinking that was too long when I ran W6 the first time, so I cut that back to 3 minutes. Overall, it was uneventful and so far no headache!! As of right now I'm planning to do it again tomorrow morning. Wish me luck! Maybe one of these days I'll get back in the pool too.

So here's to another re-start!

Just for the Record

This post is essentially just to update my records so I can keep track of when I worked out.

June 29-Aqua Jogger, 30 mins
June 30-Swam/Kicked laps, 30 mins
July 3-Swam/Kicked laps, 30 mins
July 5-Swam laps, 20-25 mins
July 6-Jogged on the beach, 23 mins (first jog since my foot injury)
July 8-Swam/Kicked laps, 30 mins
July 9-Jogged, 30 mins
July 10-Jillian Michaels' 30 day Shred video

Note: I was on vacation from July4-July 11.

Reading through that makes me feel even more guilty! It makes me realize that it has been almost 2 full weeks since I've done any form of exercise...that's really sad! I need to just get over myself and get back to it no matter how tired I am or how many excuses I come up with. I've worked so hard since Mother's Day to get where I am today that I CANNOT give up now! I think this is just what I needed. That being said I'm going to cut this post off right here, get off my ever-growing back side, pop in a dvd, and GET MOVING!! (PS-my daughter is sleeping and it's waaaay too hot to do anything outside...supposed to be like 105 today. Yikes!)

Here I go!!!!!!

Still in Fail Mode

Today was the day I was going to break out of my rut and get back on track. I set out my running clothes and my bathing suit so I could decide what kind of mood I was in once I got up and moving. Well...did you notice the "was" in italics at the beginning of the post? It didn't happen. Nothing happened. The alarm went off and I completely ignored it. Ugh! I'm such a freakin' slacker!

My little princess (I'm gritting my teeth as I write this) was awake for several hours last night for no apparent reason. My hubby and I kept taking turns trying to settle her but nothing seemed to work. Talk about massive amounts of frustration! Ahhhh!!! So needless to say, I was just WAY to tired to get up and exercise this morning. Add to it that I'm working extra hours this week and I can give you a million and one excuses.

So to top it all off, I dropped my little man off at VBS and my little girl and I went to the grocery store where I got myself a diet Coke and an apple fritter. That lovely little combo makes everything better! Maybe this weekend I can get my booty back in gear. Wish me luck with that...I'm gonna need it!!

W8D2...Not Today

Despite my good intentions, I didn't make it out for my planned run. My daughter struggled to sleep last night, therefore my hubby and I struggled. She sort of whined on and off throughout the night. Most of the time she wasn't actually awake, but she was certainly making noise. We attributed it to the fact that she's cutting 5-6 teeth (including 4 molars!). At one point my dear husband went in, gave her Motrin, and rocked her back to sleep. Around 5:30am she was whining again so I chose to move to the couch and listen from there so Mr. Man could get a couple of uninterrupted hours of sleep before heading into work (I was off today and planned to rest during her morning nap).

At one point I thought to myself that I might as well go for my run seeing as I wasn't sleeping well anyway. But that would defeat the purpose of moving to the couch. I was trying to let my husband get some sleep and if I took off for my run, then he'd be awake listening to her. I drifted back to sleep in between her noises and when my alarm went off at 6:10am I turned it off and rolled over. I like to think that I did it for my husband, but surely you all are smart enough to figure out that it was totally a selfish move. I was exhausted and couldn't bare the thought of running in the wretched humidity again while being sooooo tired.

My husband was very grateful for the bonus sleep but it left me feeling a little guilty for not getting up like I had planned. Later in the day I decided I would attempt a run when he got home from work. That plan failed too. By time he was on his way home our area was covered up with thunderstorms complete with lightning. I figured it wouldn't be too safe to head out in those conditions, although a run in the rain sure would have beat yesterday's crazy hot humidity.

So what all of this rambling boils down to is that I didn't make it out for my run today. In lieu of W8D2 I did Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred workout DVD. It wasn't exactly the 28 minute jog that I had intended on doing, but at least I got off of my butt and moved. My new plan is to conquer W8D2 on Saturday, followed by D3 on Sunday. Then I can start W9 Tuesday morning. Hopefully this plan will hold true, but if not I will modify and continue plugging along.

Feeling Guilty

I didn't go for my scheduled run today and I'm feeling a bit guilty. Is that some sort of a sign that I may actually be on my way to becoming a real runner? I sure hope so! I never thought I'd feel bad about missing a run or admit that I wished I had not taken the time for a few extra winks. Sleep has always been at the top of my list and now I'm actually wishing that I had not stayed in bed. Can you believe that?!? What a transformation, folks!

Here's what happened:
I didn't set my alarm last night because I was super tired and have been stressed with some things about my job. I figured that if my daughter woke up early I'd just get up and take off (and if you've read any of my prior posts you'll remember that she seems to be getting up earlier every day). I heard her around 6:15am and thought that I'd just lie there a few more minutes until she really meant business (aka-got loud). But apparently that took longer than I thought. She and I had both fallen back to sleep and the next time I woke up it was 6:45am! It was already too late for me to have enough time to get my run in and to get myself and the little ones ready to leave on time. I know that I needed the sleep, but I also I feel like I really missed out on some stress relieving, sanity saving time too.

To add to it, when I dropped the kids off to my sister this morning she told me that she had gone for a run earlier this morning...ugh! The guilt multiplies (haha!). You know what though? I felt something else I hadn't felt in quite a while--a bit of a competitive spirit! Woo hoo!!! The old me is slowly returning! I couldn't be happier! Thanks, C25K. And thank you to those of you who read my ramblings and help encourage and motivate me to continue! I hope that by writing this blog I can do the same for you.

With that being said, I will be sure to get up on time tomorrow so I can get my run in!

Happy running!