I made it! I made it! I finally made it to Week 2 of the 200 Sit Ups Challenge!
I've never made it before -- I somehow kept falling down on Week 1 over and over. I finally realized what my problem was: I had assigned my three days of the week (M/W/F), but I never bothered to set a time. So I've set my time as first thing I do after I roll out of bed.
That being said, I've already managed to lose track...
But no fear! I have seventeen minutes left!
Okay, gotta go crunch it up! G'night, lovelies!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Running Report
Last week I managed to get to the gym FOUR TIMES! Break through! I don't care that one of them was 15 minutes as the gym was closing; when I'm new at something, it's more important to take steps as little as I need to, as long as the habit-forming is taking place.
Last Sunday was my birthday and I finally turned 27. Woo! Now I can stop pretending to be 27 (I spent all last year pretending to be 27, as I much prefer its aesthetics over 26). But even on my birthday, I didn't skip -- what would be the point? People seemed to think that my birthday would be a great day to laze about, but I'm really glad I went. My birthday wasn't an easy day for me, so really kicking my ass at the gym -- going longer and harder -- made me strong enough to handle the day with grace.
Well, I'm dressed up in my shortshorts again -- time to get back out there! Yesterday I ran 3k in 33 minutes with a handful of SPRINTS in the middle (oh reader, you have no idea how much I thought I was going to die and/or fall off the treadmill). So today I'm taking it a little easier on my 27-year-old self.
But not too easy -- I've still got a lot of growing to do. ;P
Last Sunday was my birthday and I finally turned 27. Woo! Now I can stop pretending to be 27 (I spent all last year pretending to be 27, as I much prefer its aesthetics over 26). But even on my birthday, I didn't skip -- what would be the point? People seemed to think that my birthday would be a great day to laze about, but I'm really glad I went. My birthday wasn't an easy day for me, so really kicking my ass at the gym -- going longer and harder -- made me strong enough to handle the day with grace.
Well, I'm dressed up in my shortshorts again -- time to get back out there! Yesterday I ran 3k in 33 minutes with a handful of SPRINTS in the middle (oh reader, you have no idea how much I thought I was going to die and/or fall off the treadmill). So today I'm taking it a little easier on my 27-year-old self.
But not too easy -- I've still got a lot of growing to do. ;P
Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Running Progress
Back from the gym!
30 min on Level 4 felt like a snooze -- tomorrow I'm kicking it up a notch to 30 on Level 5.
I love that sweaty, gross feeling. Now to wash it all away in the shower. Mmm... clean.
30 min on Level 4 felt like a snooze -- tomorrow I'm kicking it up a notch to 30 on Level 5.
I love that sweaty, gross feeling. Now to wash it all away in the shower. Mmm... clean.
Finding / Making Oneself
I spent eight years in a university, reading, thinking, writing, talking, talking, talking -- trying to find myself. Somehow I never found her.
I think I'll go to the gym instead and go make her.
I think I'll go to the gym instead and go make her.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Running
Why do I gorogoro around the house for so long on weekends before going to the gym? Sure, there's a bit of mild discomfort for some stretches of the workout, but on days like today, I felt GREAT 2/3 of the way through the workout!
REMEMBER THIS NADIASELF: WORKOUTS MAKE YOU FEEL GREAT
Since it's the weekend and I have a little more time to spend, I pushed the "5k" button on Level 5. This made the machine jump to an 8(!!!) and was SUPER FAST! I lasted for three crazy minutes, grinning through jump of adrenaline before I had to hit stop -- I thought I was going to fall off the machine!
Anyway, I did 30 minutes on Level 4. Longest time yet at the gym! Woot!
Tomorrow: 30 minutes on Level 5? I'm excited to try!
Going to sleep in my workout clothes instead of naked. Hopefully this will cut down the time I lay in bed COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD, not wanting to leave. I need to get out and RUN! :D
Okay, okay! TO BED!
REMEMBER THIS NADIASELF: WORKOUTS MAKE YOU FEEL GREAT
Since it's the weekend and I have a little more time to spend, I pushed the "5k" button on Level 5. This made the machine jump to an 8(!!!) and was SUPER FAST! I lasted for three crazy minutes, grinning through jump of adrenaline before I had to hit stop -- I thought I was going to fall off the machine!
Anyway, I did 30 minutes on Level 4. Longest time yet at the gym! Woot!
Tomorrow: 30 minutes on Level 5? I'm excited to try!
Going to sleep in my workout clothes instead of naked. Hopefully this will cut down the time I lay in bed COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD, not wanting to leave. I need to get out and RUN! :D
Okay, okay! TO BED!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Running / Dancing
Have had a bit of an upside down week, so while I went to the gym on Monday and Tuesday, I didn't manage to make it yesterday or today.
What I did do, though, was to crank up the intensity from Monday to Tuesday: level 4 for 20 minutes on Monday, level 5 for 20 minutes on Tuesday. I liked level five better -- I felt like I really got to RUN for stretches of time. Still not sure what the five means -- five mph? five km/h? five on a scale from one to ten? -- but it's faster than four. Four feels like a jog, five feels like a run. I like the running part.
Oh! And tonight, I have a new thing on my plate: dancing! I'm taking a four week workshop on the basics of flamenco dancing. SO EXCITED. I will report back!
What I did do, though, was to crank up the intensity from Monday to Tuesday: level 4 for 20 minutes on Monday, level 5 for 20 minutes on Tuesday. I liked level five better -- I felt like I really got to RUN for stretches of time. Still not sure what the five means -- five mph? five km/h? five on a scale from one to ten? -- but it's faster than four. Four feels like a jog, five feels like a run. I like the running part.
Oh! And tonight, I have a new thing on my plate: dancing! I'm taking a four week workshop on the basics of flamenco dancing. SO EXCITED. I will report back!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Running Progress
Okay, after all that big talk of running three times last week, I only went on Monday.
*shakes head*
Oh, Nadia. This is always the way: talk big about what I intend to do, feel accomplished, don't do it. But there's no lying to the blog. So this week I've got to do it.
Three times or bust!
And yeah, I only made it through the first week of sit ups too. So I have to restart that too.
Now that I think about it, I put something on every night last week. This week, I'm going to make sure I have some down time so that I can sleep on time and be up to do all this exercise. I'll report back soon on how this goes.
*shakes head*
Oh, Nadia. This is always the way: talk big about what I intend to do, feel accomplished, don't do it. But there's no lying to the blog. So this week I've got to do it.
Three times or bust!
And yeah, I only made it through the first week of sit ups too. So I have to restart that too.
Now that I think about it, I put something on every night last week. This week, I'm going to make sure I have some down time so that I can sleep on time and be up to do all this exercise. I'll report back soon on how this goes.
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