April 2012
5 posts
Light jog
I only went a mile. (I didn’t eat much today so I didn’t have the energy to push myself farther than that.) But, it was just what I needed to clear my head.
Today was a bit of a rough day, and I had a few mini meltdowns. There are few things that are efficient when it comes to calming me down: my fiance, going for a run, and spending time so with the Lord. All of which played an...
Great Workout!
2 mile run bicep curls: 3 sets of 10 with 15 lb weights overhead tricep extensions: 3 sets of 10 with 15lb weight seated twists: 50 with 15 lb weight bicep curls: 2 sets of 10 with pilates resistance band overhead tricep extensions: 2 sets of 10 with pilates resistance band roll-ups: 25 with pilates resistance band 10 push ups 12 tricep dips 45 second plank stretch
:-)
I’ve...
I’ve decided to forego the workout plan I’ve been doing, but I have not decided to forego working out altogether. I’ve decided to go back to isolating muscle groups, like I used to do. I know my body well. I know the pace that it grows and strengthens. I know when I can push myself and I know when I need to take it easy. A standardized workout program doesn’t. It’s a...
Idk what day I'm on..
…and while I could easily figure it out, I’m not going to. I don’t think I’m going to go back to the program I was doing. I was getting bored with it, and I think that’s part of why it was so easy to stop. I didn’t feel like I was getting out of it what I needed to. Excuse? Maybe. But nonetheless, I need to get myself motivated again.
I have also have been...
Alarm set for 5:30am.. I WILL get back into a workout routine. I’ve hated the past week and a half.
March 2012
32 posts
Day 52
I haven’t worked out in over a week (save the short run on Sunday night). It started that I was so busy and has turned into just not feeling like it. Ugh. What is wrong with me?!
I knew this day would come - I just didn’t think it would be so soon. I have to give in and use the elevators today. I have a few errands to run on my lunch break and the only way Ill have time is to use the elevators :-/
Day 49
Went for a quick jog then walk tonight with the fiance. No idea how far we went, it was just nice to get out :-)
Tomorrow I’m going to start week 3 again instead of trying to pick back up on the program after 4 days off.
Day 48
It’s been a bad workout week.
I have spent the last 2 days moving (from 7am until the time I crashed on the couch). Going to try and get a workout in tomorrow, but I’m honestly not making any promises. I just hope I didn’t set myself too far back…
Day 45, Week 3 - Workout 1
Conquered another 18 flights of stairs this morning. I definitely did not stretch my calves well enough yesterday because they were WAY too tight today. Trying to be diligent about stretching them today so I don’t have the same problem tomorrow. I also had to pause a few times to catch my breath (and so I didn’t sweat too much on my way into work!). It’s a totally different...
18 flights of stairs? Conquered. 8 minutes.
Day 43, (Extended) Week 2 - Workout 3
Set 1: 17 push ups, 24 sit ups, 22 squats, 20 dips, and 22 calf raises. Set 2: 17 push ups, 25 sit ups, 22 squats, 21 dips, and 22 calf raises. Set 3: 14 push ups, 21 sit ups, 19 squats, 16 dips, and 19 calf raises. Set 4: 14 push ups, 21 sit ups, 19 squats, 16 dips, and 19 calf raises. Set 5 (max): 22 push ups, 46 sit ups, 37 squats, 25 dips, and 43 calf raises.
I had to pause between every few...
Instead of getting a workout in before church, what do I do? Log on to home access and work for a half hour…
Hopefully getting a quick workout in after church.
Then cleaning out fiance’s old room and doing some organizing/packing all day - I’m moving in with his parents to save some money before the wedding and need to be out of my apartment by March 31st.
Probably going to...
Day 41, Week 2 - Workout 2
Tip 1: Don’t drink 2 cups of coffee (and only 2 cups of coffee) before going for a run. Tip 2: Don’t stop at an estate sale mid-run, especially on a short run.
Side note: I did not miss running through swarms of bugs.
Ran a mile and a half then walked a quarter mile to cool down.
Set 1: 14 push ups, 21 sit ups, 19 squats, 16 dips, and 19 calf raises. Set 2: 16 push ups, 24 sit ups,...
I need a new pair of sneakers, but don’t have a lot of money to spend. Any suggestions?
[Insert check mark here.]
2.5 mile run followed by a 1 mile walking cool down -I am LOVING this weather!!
Day 39, Week 2 - Workout 1 Set 1: 14 push ups, 21 sit ups, 19 squats, 18 dips, and 19 calf raises. Set 2: 14 push ups, 21 sit ups, 19 squats, 18 dips, and 19 calf raises. Set 3: 10 push ups, 15 sit ups, 13 squats, 13 dips, and 13 calf raises. Set 4: 10 push ups, 15 sit ups, 13 squats, 13 dips, and 13 calf raises. Set...
“Running is beautiful. It gives you control, it leaves the negative behind. Hurt,...”
– (via milesofsmiles22)
To-Do List
By posting my to-do list for all of my Tumblr followers, and subsequently everyone on facebook, I hope that it will function as an accountability - and I’ll actually do the things on this list when I get home from work. I’ve intended to do these things all week, but it hasn’t worked out so well keeping those intentions to myself…
go for a run (unless the scattered...
Day 37
I can’t say that I went for a “run.” Because I really didn’t actually run much at all. Every time I tried to run, my legs felt like bricks and I had trouble breathing. It was pretty analogous to how I’m currently feeling mentally (and probably emotionally too). My mind is heavy and nothing is really moving around in there… There is just so much going on right...
Day 35, Workout 3 - Part 2, Week 1
Today’s workout felt as terrible as my run felt amazing. A little discouraging. But I worked through it nonetheless:
Set 1: 11 push ups, 17 sit ups, 15 squats, and 14 dips.
Set 2: 15 push ups, 22 sit ups, 20 squats, and 19 dips.
Set 3: 9 push ups, 14 squats, 14 sit ups, and 12 dips.
Set 4: 9 push ups, 14 sit ups, 13 squats, and 12 dips.
Set 5: 13 push ups, 20 sit ups, 18 squats, and 16...
Just walked another 3/4 miles to a coffee shop because I need to get a few hours of work in today. (I just can’t get over how gorgeous it is outside!) Before getting to work, I decided to re-write the second half of my post since Tumblr decided to cut it off…
Part of the reason my run earlier was so nice was because I had little to know sense of time or distance. I didn’t check...
Day 35, Workout 3 - Part 1, Week 1
Ran 1.35 mi, power-walked .75 uphill, ran .75, power-walked .25 uphill, ran .75 to finish. Total mileage: 3.85; total running mileage: 2.85. My knees aren’t quite ready to handle running uphill again. I need to build up the surrounding muscle a bit more first.
It felt great nonetheless :-) It’s absolutely gorgeous outside!
Quick note to self: Take your allergy medicine first next...
Day 32, Workout 2 (Week 1)
I feel like a wife already :-) I came home from work and picked up the apartment, got dinner ready (chicken fajitas), worked out, folded some laundry, and after dinner I am going to pay some bills and then do some work from home.
What I’m striving to be:
10A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. 11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks...
I have this terrible habit of always needing to be snacking on something or drinking something (i.e. coffee) while I’m at work. For whatever reason, drinking water does not suffice - although I know I need to drink more of it. I bought some gum yesterday with the hope that chewing gum will help keep me otherwise occupied so I’m not craving so much coffee or snacks.
Thoughts? Any other...
Day 31, Workout 1 (Week 1)
Ran 1.5 miles with the fiance :-) then walked another .25 as a cool down.I had a bad cramp in my right side otherwise we probably would have run longer.
It is absolutely gorgeous outside! I was looking forward to being able to go for a run all day. It’s what got me through work haha! That and getting a phone call from one of my top choice law schools letting me know I was not only accepted...
Today's Daily Bread: "Handle With Care" →
We live in a society that’s overrun with warning labels. From disclaimers on pills, to “use-by” dates on soup cans, to danger signs on chain saws—warning labels draw our attention to impending hazards. Recently I received a box with a precious gift inside. The sender had attached a big red sticker to the package that said, fragile: handle with care. When I think about life and its fragility, I...
Day 30, Baseline Test
Push ups: 21
Fitness Level Ranking: 3 out of 7
Sit ups (35* angle): 85
Fitness Level Ranking: “Excellent”
Squats: 72
Fitness Level Ranking: “Excellent”
Dips: 16
Fitness Level Ranking: 1 out of 5
So we’ve verified what I already knew - my legs and abs are strong, and my upper body is not. I actually ranked higher in push ups than I thought I would (thanks to...
Day 29
I’m pretty sure that I have something pinched in my lower back because it hurt during yoga today when we were doing back and side bends… I know I keep saying this, but I need to get myself to a chiropractor. And I need to use my gift certificate for a massage. But who has time for these things? :-/
Tomorrow (morning?) I’m going to do the initial tests for push ups, sit ups,...
does walking in 3 inch heels all day count as a workout?
And the workout...
I managed to get a quick workout in between coming home from a wrestling banquet and leaving for my fiance’s soccer game.
Reps Rd 1: 12 incline push ups (I used a different incline today so it was a little more difficult..), 6 standard push ups, 7 decline push ups, 50 bodyweight squats, 14 lunges, 20 double crunches, 17 reverse crunches, and 57 crunches. Time: 6:13. Plank time: 40 seconds.
...
Day 28, PrayFit Day 28
The weather this weekend has been really cramping my running style. Yesterday was beautiful for all-intensive purposes, with the exception of the high wind warning. I was still contemplating going for a run anyways until I went grocery shopping and actually got to experience the wind. So, I decided to save my workout for today. I got up about an hour earlier than I needed to for church so I could...
Day 25, PrayFit Day 25
Warm up: I got a good 2 mile run in before it got too dark to continue. The run felt amazing! And I could not get Search My Heart by Hillsong United out of my head as I was running. I wish I had gotten out sooner so it could have been longer. Springtime, and longer daylight hours, can’t come soon enough.
I drank a glass of water and had a protein shake before finishing my workout because I...
February 2012
26 posts
Day 23, PrayFit Day 23
Somehow I completely skipped Day 22? First fail.
I was planning on going for a quick run when I got home from work today because it was actually still sunny out… then I got distracted with dishes and facebook until it was too dark. Second fail. Wasn’t it Madonna who said something along the lines of “the road to hell is paved with good intentions?”
I had also lost all...
“Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction...”
– Mary Lou Retton (via milemarkersoflife)
There is something really satisfying about being able to relax AFTER spending the entire day running errands and cleaning the house.
Day 20, PrayFit Day 20
Only 8 more days before I start the next program. I want to make the last week count and I want to make the next 140 days count in every way possible. I can’t believe I’m getting married in 140 days!! My commitment was to become as healthy as possible in the days leading up to the wedding, with the, hopefully, obvious intention of continuing afterwards as well. That commitment was to...
Day 18, PrayFit Day 18
Never take for granted the power of accountability.
I had my fiance time me today, instead of trying to keep track myself. I found myself being more aware of my form and pushing myself to do more reps than I would have if I was by myself.
No warm up today… probably a poor choice, but a choice made nonetheless.
Reps Rd 1: 20 incline push ups, 5 standard push ups, 4 decline push ups, 25...
Day 16, PrayFit Day 16
I didn’t have much energy for today’s workout - and it showed. It’s my own stupid fault though because I didn’t eat lunch today and tried to workout before eating dinner. Poor choices all around.
Warm up: 4 sets of 25 jumping jacks and 50 high knees (25 each leg)
Reps Rd 1: 19 incline push ups, 7 knee push ups, 2 decline push ups, 23 jump squats, 19 bodyweight squats,...
Yoga
I think I’ve got my fiance hooked too ;-) he bought us matching mats today! And we did another video tonight (20 min) for stress relief and relaxation.
Its interesting because stress relief in yoga practice doesnt mean losing intensity of the poses or “taking it easy.” Its about learning to breathe and relax in both the easy and difficult poses - and even moving more deeper...
I'd consider the day a success.
sweeth1ng:
There are a few things I wish I could change, but you know what? I’m human. I make mistakes. What matters is how I respond. To those things I wish I could change about today? Tomorrow is a new day. Clean slate. Goodnight. :)
Day 14, PrayFit Day 14
Be intentional about how you spend your time and who you spend it with. Are you being pushed to be and do better? Or are you being led astray from your values and commitments - even if it’s a slow fade?
“Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice… Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded....
Day 11, PrayFit Day 11
I chose to “rest” the past 2 days - so I’m switching up the order of the program a little bit. I know the days of the program are as they are for a reason, but working out just wasn’t going to happen. I’m making sure that I’m still getting the same number of workouts in a week.
I really thought about this last night when I was contemplating working out at...
Day 9, PrayFit Day 9
Unless I know for a fact that I wont have time to workout later within a day, I’ve decided, for the time being, to stop trying to get my workouts done in the morning. I just don’t have the energy right now and I think its hindering my progress.
So today I worked out when I got home from work:
Warm up: 2 sets of 50 jumping jacks and 50 high knees
Rep 1: 15 incline push ups, 5...
