Sadness

So this mornings workout didn't happen . . . I slept through my alarm, when I woke up it was 5:40, and I thought . . . eh 30 more minutes of sleep.

Today will be a LONG day at work . . . conferences, YUCK! Means a 13 hour day at work only to go home, sleep and continue the same thing for another few hours the next day.

Reason I'm posting . . . 
Burning calories . . . Over the last year I've noticed that I'm able to burn more calories while I'm at lifetime. I knwo this is because i'm either pushing harder or the fact i'm running so i'm in a better heart rate zone or what not. Heres the funny little twist . . . when i was burning less (say 500 to 600) I went more frequently, I set a goal to burn off 3500 a week. Now I walk out of lifetime and i burn between 700 and 900 yet i'm only going maybe 3 times a week. Its soooo weird. I have a calendar where I write down things I've done and calories i've burned when i workout. And Aug . . . I rocked it, i was there so many times . . . but now . . . my workouts seem sporadic and not as often. Makes me sad. I'm going to blame it on the job . . . that place physically wears me out.
Maybe a someone can find me a job that makes the same amount of money I make now however doesnt leave me crabby and tired at the end of the day. Hmmmmmm

Go Big or Go Home

Texas is smart . . . I believe their simple statement makes a huge point.

What I did . . . 
910 calories . . . woot, woot!
25 minutes elliptical
2 miles on treadmill (5.0/3.5 1 min ea)
personal training (some sprinting and core work)

tmr morning is a weigh in morning, so i'm gonna do the whole 5am workout (tuesday it didnt happen, so we'll see you at Life time at 5am for sure )

What I ate . . . 
Peppermint coffee (yep i'm obsessed, thats the right word for it)
Green apple
egg salad sandwich
banana
grapes
pretzels
rice krispie bars (4 sqares, oops)
salad (egg, carrots, lettuce, croutons, cranberries, ranch, cheese)

I'm not in a huge writing mood so thats where I"m going to leave it. :)

Positive note . . . 
I didnt kill anyone today at work . . . thats always a positive thing right. Literally, today at work it was almost as if people were dropping like flies due to sickness, lol.

Music ADD . . .

Tonight was sooooooooo hard to get into Lifetime, I think i thought of every excuse in the book to not go . . .
1. my hands hurt
2. i didnt eat dinner therefore i dont have the energy to workout
3. I can go in tuesday/wednesday/thursday/saturday
4. People at highland park sucks . . . lol

But i did go in . . . be proud of me

What I did . . . 
710 calories
15 minutes on treadmill (for some reason could not focus on this, had to change music like 17 times to get through a mile)
30 minutes on elliptical (thank God for the Rocky Horror picture show soundtrack . . . thats the only thing that kept me on that thing and in a heart rate zone that wasnt 120)
20 minutes bike (only did this b/c i wanted to do something that was not the treadmill)

Tmr morning i'm attempting to go in early. The goal is to sprint or something like that . . . we'll see how that goes.


What I ate . . . 
(nothing good)
Green Apple
Peppermint Coffee
Prezels
Grapes
Egg Salad sandwich
Green apple (the 2nd)
buttered bread (2 slices)
pretzels and peanut butter (about 2tbsp)
Jam sandwich
doritos chips

I feel when it comes to eating, I do so well during the day because I have to. but then when the evening comes I just shove whatever I can into my mouth. Its probably b/c I buy the crap and have to eat it, but theres no way I can convince myself to not buy/eat junk food.

Positive note . . .
I cant think of one for today . . . sorry

In suspense . . .

I was told that I havent updated since Thursday thus leaving a friend in suspense . . . I really dont know why this is.


So this weekend was a productive weekend, not so much used to that, none the less it was :)

What I did . . . 
I didnt get into Lifetime at all this weekend, however yesterday (Saturday) spent hours covering windows in plastic. Not a intensive job you'd think, but doing 12 windows left me exhausted at the end of the day. Today I spent hours in my parents yard raking . . . again not a job that seems all that intensive, but after 2 hours when you're sitting on a step with three huge piles of leaves in front of you and blisters all over your hand that hurt like pebbles in your shoes . . . . you feel tired.

What I ate . . . 
Nothing too horrid, weekends are never a time when I'm going to post everything that I ate, but I will say I had some jimmy johns, grilled cheese sandwich, and some homemade hot dishes (yes I'm from Minnesota and I say hot dishes not casserole)

Positive note . . . 
My positive note for the day . . . the Office . . . cracks me up!

IT HAPPENED!!!!

5am workout actually happened (it cost me $4 because i lost my ID so I had to pay for parking) totally worth it . . . .

What I did . . .
600 calories burned
- Sprints 1 mile (6.5/3.0 1 min each)
- 1 mile (uphill/downhill @ 3.7)
- .5 mile jog/walk (3.5/5.0 1 min each)
- 15 minute elliptical

I will say sprinting has become easier . . . I don't feel like I'm going to die at the end of the minute, and honestly if i really invested the effort I'm sure I could run at a 6.0 pace for at least two minutes (I know, sounds not that long but I think of it as an accomplishment)

I've been awake for less than 2 hours, no moments of randomness nor positive moments have come to mind. I will however update this thing and post how much I lost for the week . . . hopefully its a loss and not a gain like last week.

Positive note . . .
I LOST 3 LBS . . . I'm so flippin excited about this fact. I'm sure its because of the 5am workout, but its very possible that from today on I'm waking up early to hit the gym on weigh in days. :)

Little surprises

Today was kind of a weird day . . . I did something that I really really really should not have done, and the outcome of it was totally unexpected and I dont know if its a good thing b/c now I think I'm truly done. I'm being so vague but I had to write that . . . funny.

What I ate . . . 
Peppermint coffee (I swear any day that starts with this is a good day!)
Green apple (so much better than red ones)
Salad (mixed greens, egg, carrots, cranberries, croutons, cheese and Italian dressing)
3 pieces of candy (small snack size pieces)
popcorn (about 3 cups)
Sprite

Wasn't so much hungry for a dinner tonight, so instead I ate popcorn, I really hope the salt doesnt leave me all bloated.


Moment of randomness . . . 
I found out today that one of my co-workers reads my blog. I really didnt expect this from that person, it makes me feel so good. My simple blog that I dont really keep up with is being read by other people. Now I really want to do well . . . I mean if my trainer were reading it I think I'd be more attentive to what I write, but knowing a co-worker reads it makes me wanna write more about helpful stuff.

Workout . . . 
Its about 8pm right now and last night i burned off 900 calories, I'm going to allow myself to not workout tonight. However tmr morning I"m going to attempt a 5am workout for an hour . . . I'll post how that goes :)


Positive note . . . 
The weekend and the beginning of the week were REALLY bad for me. I've decided in this blog that I need daily to write something positive, either about working out, about work, or about life in general . . . that way I dont always sound like a crab apple.
*I already stated it, but I must state it again . . . . Peppermint coffee . . . my friend! :)

Tell me something positive about your day . . . .

365 days . . . 8 days down . . . 357 left to go ;)

Feeling after a workout . . .

 . . . is the best feeling out there.


What I ate . . . 
Peppermint coffee
eggroll
wontons (3)
2/3c rice
popcorn
candy (3 snack size pieces)
baked potato
trail mix



What I did . . .
900 calories
15 minute elliptical
Training (the usual . . . squats, core stuff)
40 minutes treadmill
- 1 mile (6.5 / 2.7 1 min each)
- 1 mile (uphill/downhill @ 3.5)
- .5 mile (5.0 / 3.0 45 sec each)

What do you like to do for a workout??? 

365 days . . . 7 days down . . . 358 left to go ;)