I am surprisingly stiff and tired today. I don't think I should be! I only "ran" for five minutes the day before yesterday. I wanted to run another 5 yesterday but I was derailed by the weather--which was horrible sleet, and also by visiting teaching immediately after work. My original plan was to run for 5 minutes worth of the walk home even though I was wearing the wrong clothes and would look stupid. Honestly couldn't do it, the sidewalks and roads were so slick. My hope is that mincing along on the way home was a good core and leg workout and made up for it. Today is just wet and dreary. I'm going to run 8 minutes today and I'm prepared with my i-pod and workout clothes, I'll just run up to the gym on campus after work and get it done. I'm very blessed to have a nice gym that is free for me just right there, but that doesn't stop me from whining. The gym is UPHILL. Weber State is built on the side of a mountain and everything is uphill. All the better right? Yes, but darn it. It's UPHILL. Then everything I need is on the bottom floor. I don't know why it feels so unfair to have to get to the gym before I can work out, but it does. This is one of the reasons I like walking and jogging. I step out the door and (usually) there I am! No time wasted on pesky preparation.
On to happier things. Another plug for PEHP insurance. GREAT programs!! I finally sent in a my weight verification stating that I had officially hit 187. I was about what? four months late in reaching my goal? No matter! They told me to send in the expenses for weight watchers for November and December for reimbursement. WOW. It isn't much money, but the thought that counts here. The new goal is an exciting 181 to be reached by the end of March. I can do that! I'm still impressed with the calorie count site, and am having fun with it. Still low on potassium and iron--and carbs! I'll keep trying to bring that up--I don't know what more to do! I'm eating a banana, spinach and rice today--plus lots of other healthy things, but I'll keep looking and trying to add more potassium and iron rich food to my diet. I'm hoping that by giving myself the nutrients I need, it will help me to crave less food. Also, I had leg cramps again last night. I'll go a long spell without having any and then WHAM! These seem to improve if I eat bananas another plug for potassium. The CC site is still clunky for me because I'm not used to it, but I really like how I can also plug in my activity for the day and then it will tell me if, given what I consume and what I burn if I'm runnng a deficit or not. How cool is that? Over the last three days I have been at a very modest deficit. I'll have to see how it goes---obviously my calories and activites are not going to accurate to the last calorie. I'm sure I'll have a tendency to underestimate what I eat and overestimate how much I move, but I'll try hard not to do that. The proof will be what the scale says. I'm a little worried about tomorrow's weigh in. Last week the scale finally rebelled and gave me a number I more than deserved--189. Naturally, I'm hoping this will magically fall off, but I fear it won't. No matter. Carry on!
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