What a nice and relaxing weekend. Lots of food, family, sleep, some exercise too. Unfortunately it seemed every bit of food I love was available (except for pizza, tacos, lasagna, and... LOL, so maybe not everything). I ate and ate and ate. I even picked out all of the mini Twix candy bars from the bag of candy!
All in all though, I think I still did pretty good. I got some walging (walking/jogging) in with Amber on Saturday and we both did our ab workout. Then we walked the dogs for a short time that night through the park. Heidi and I then took a few of the other dogs out on Sunday for about 45 minutes. Those both qualified for enough exercise for my workout plan.
I did eat a lot of sodium this weekend, so I felt really bloated. I was determined to change that. I drank a ton of water at work today. So much that I was running to the bathroom quite a bit. One time... my zipper even broke! Thankfully that was at the end of the day!
I didn't deviate from my eating plan today, I had no chocolate, no chips, no snacks other than my apple and orange that I had planned. Woo hoo, it's been a while since I've done that!
At the gym, I was determined to make the most of my cardio today. The plan was for 15 minutes cardio...I wanted to push myself. I warmed up for 5 minutes and then jogged what I thought would be a 5 minute interval. Then I thought heck, let's try for 6. 6 turned to 7 minutes, and soon I was at 10. I figured I would just go for it and finish off 1 mile in 12 minutes. I know, for those of you that run a lot 12 minutes may seem lazy but for me being just short of 250 pounds (down from a high of 312 in October 2005) and not used to running at all, I was proud of my accomplishment today... my first non-stop mile of this short spring season. Time to build on that and work my way up to 2 miles then 3.
Every success starts with a small gain... What were you successful at today?
So THAT'S where all the mini Twix went! Way to go on the mile! Channel Forrest Gump and "Run, Forrest, run!"
ReplyDeleteHmm... I was successful at planning an upcoming program over lunch with a colleague.
Hey great job with pushing yourself to finish the mile. 12 minutes is great! Today I was successful at eating a yummy salad for lunch!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Brad. You are looking so good. Proud of you. Just keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI accomplished putting on my regular shoe and vacuuming. I may suffer at bed time but it felt good. I walked but did not bend my foot. Take care.
I, too, wondered where the Twix bars went too! I guess the early bird gets the worm! Good for you. I treat once in awhile will not be terrible. Great workout! It feels so good when we accomplish that which we think we can't! I have swam again for 2 days!
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