A Smidjin at a time

In my last post I mentioned taking a rest week. Not really a choice but I wasn't feeling well and with one person already being out off work there was no room for me to be so sick that I couldn't work. So I took a week off of working out. And well....I am still sick. So the bad news is I have taken this week off of the gym as well. The good news is. I am missing the gym. I am missing my spin class, I am missing zumba and I am missing going for walks. I am doing another race in a little over 2 weeks and at this point having been off for 2 weeks I am pretty sure there won't be very much running at this race. But who knows, I am doing it with a friend this time so there will be someone there keeping me going when I want to slow down. So here is hoping I feel better soon and am able to start working out again. 

I am taking this week off from the gym. I was actually taking a nap monday instead of going to the spin class that I love. And today I started getting that tickle in my throat. You know the dreaded tickle. And since there is no room at all in the work schedule right now for anyone (else) to be out sick. So instead of trying to "sweat it out" which never works me, I am at home resting. And trying just about every home remedy I. Cold-eeze, lemon ginger tea. And vicks rubbed all over my..feet. I don't know, my friend says it's part of the secret, so I am trying it. Here's hoping they all work...

So I think to myself "I should go blog, I always do well (staying on plan) when I blog". And then I sit down to blog and there is nothing. I am proud to report that I have been faithfully going to the gym. And with the exception of last monday when I was curled up on the couch in pain, I have been to spinning/sculpting class 2 a week since the year started. I am actually starting to see improvement. I even upped the weights for a couple things today. I even have worked in a yoga class once a week for the last 2 weeks.  As much as my health is my driving factor I gotta admit lately it has been the idea of a vacation in October/November to Hawaii that has really been getting my butt to the gym and pedaling. I gotta look good laying on those beaches in a swimsuit right? And hiking those craters and waterfalls, and attempting to not fall over "Stand up paddleboarding", and laying on those beaches. So with that in mind, let the swimsuit window shopping begin. http://...

You know what they say about keeping the ball rolling. That if you stop doing something you lose momentum and it gets harder to pick it back up the longer you are off. Holy cow, is that true. I missed one spin class, one, and when I went back today it was so hard. And we didn't even do that much spinning did we. I missed Monday, which means I hadn't worked out in 4 days, hadn't done a spin class since last wednesday. And boy did I feel it. I felt like I was starting all over again. Course maybe that did have something to do with why I was out Monday. Man, I did not like feeling that way. If I ever do get real appendicitis I think I might be crying like a baby. But what I really wanted to share was that I bought a new shirt today, that is a size MEDIUM! I know the pictures look good, I just wish I felt as 'skinny' as those pictures look. Getting our brain and our mind to realize the same thing is sometimes really hard.

Though the month is still young, I have the feeling with the exception of valentines day emotions themselves, this is gonna be a good month. Beginning of the month started with my not sleeping very well for about 3 weeks thanks to some extra than normal stress at work. Enter the already scheduled doctors appointment with an amazing doctor whom I love, and I am now a casual friend of Ambien. Taken here and there they have been so amazing and though the extra stress isn't gone I am sleeping better. The appointment was scheduled for once again more follow-up for my PCOS and it's various manifestations in my life. It was a good talk, had lost nearly 4 pounds in the 2 months since the last appointment. Now I know that doesn't sound like a lot, but for someone with a metabolic syndrome it actually is. Had more labs drawn before leaving. And the results came back yesterday. I can't believe how fast it worked but that Lipitor stuff works. My cholesterol levels are SO much BET...

Remember back when I talked about taking that boot camp class? It certainly had it's pros and cons. One of the pros was it felt really good to get my workout over and done with before my day even started and to not have to worry about it later. However one of the cons was that with it so early in the morning I found that I felt I "needed" to "reward" my hard work all day later. Therefore I didn't really make any progress weight wise in boot camp. But I did like the instructor. Which leads me to now...Cycling and Having a Ball with Olivia. Well that's it's official name, but we haven't used the ball yet in the 3 weeks I have been going. But it is about half an hour of spinning and half an hour of sculpting work with weights, and some stair running, and some push ups. Geez that woman loves her some push-ups. I do need to start running soon, but I am so happy to actually have a cross-training plan in place that I like.

Well, I did it. I finally made to 30 pounds! I am so excited. I am sure this next weigh in wont be as great, but I finally got passed my 12 month long road block. And boy does it feel good. Next step is 46. I know, not an obvious number, but after losing the first 10% I set a new goal a new 10%.