Oh Jillian

Jillian Michaels that is....

What did I ever do to you? Why must you be so cruel?

I'm reasonably certain i won't be able to walk tomorrow.

30 Day Shred: circut 1.

I hate squats

I just did a new WATP workout:

Walk Strong Express

Its basically power walking and strength intervals.

Eff me.

Its only about 40mins long but I thought I was going to die.

The strength portion involves light weights (I used 2lbs) and more lunges and squats than I know what to do with. My quads and knees are now protesting me.

However, I did it. Whether I'll do that one again tomorrow or just walk the 5miles on the other DVD I dunno. As long as I do something.

I made it!

Today WATP: 5 miles (8.04kms)!!!!!

Total Goal: 40 miles (64.3kms)

Total to date: 40.8miles (65.6kms)

I DID IT!!!!

I made it to 40miles!! And then some!!

Other realization: this is the first goal I've set for myself and saw through to the end. There were hiccups along the way but I kept going. I set a goal for 40miles and I made it to 40miles!

YAHHHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

I just have to decide now what my next goal will be....another 40? Run a mile without stopping? Hmmmmmmmmmm..........

Just wasn't feeling it

My plan to do 4miles today just didn't happen. I wasn't into it. I've had a headache since yesterday and just wasn't feeling like pushing through.

I did get 2miles done, which is fine. 2miles is another step closer and is better than not having done anything at all.

So close!

WATP: 4miles (=6.4kms!)

A while back I set a goal to walk 40miles. I'm just over 6 short miles away from hitting the 40mile mark!

I can honestly say I've never set a goal before and actually saw it through to the end!

Lately I've been hovering at the 2-3mile mark. Today at the end of the 3rd mile I went on to the fourth. By the end of that 4th mile I was sweating. My muscles were fatiguing. While I wanted to just stop at the end of 3 miles I went on. At the end of every mile they do a two minute boost which consists of gentle jogging. So not only did I step it up to 4 miles in those 4 miles I did 6 minutes of jogging (I didn't do the boost at the end of 4 as I used that as my cool down instead). No I won't be running any marathons anytime soon, but for a self proclaimed lazy butt couch potato 6 minutes of jogging is big.

4 miles again tomorrow, then a turn around the lake on Thurs (weather permitting) and my friends I will have hit 40 miles!

So tired....

....but I walked anyway.

Another 2miles down!

Today was so nice out. We hit 20 degrees (70F) today...in MARCH! That never happens. Like ever. It was so nice to be outside in just a tee shirt, no need for heavy layers. Though I'm hesitant to put away the winter gear just yet. I'm not convinced winter is completely gone, despite the fact today is the beginning of Spring.

However, I will take the lovely weather for as long as I can get it.

I have a few hectic days ahead of me, so may not get to blogging much. Don't panic. Keep your seats in the full upright position. Once I return to cruising speed I'll be right back with you!

Up........Up.......

I have high blood pressure.

Or at least I'm reasonably certain I do.

A few years back at a Dr appointment my Dr told me my blood pressure was slightly high. Because it was only slightly elevated she wasn't concerned.

Yesterday I went to donate blood for the first time. The RN took my blood pressure (I ended up bruised from the damn cuff) and said my systolic was high. She figured that was partially due to nerves from that being my first donation, however said it was higher (despite the nerves) that she'd like to see it. I registered 155/? (I don't remember what it was over. For some reason 87 rings a bell but I'm not sure).

Fatigue/tiredness and headache are often signs of elevated blood pressure.

I am tired 95% of the time. And I have frequent headaches.

Coincidence?

I'm not even 30 yet and I'm potentially facing high blood pressure issues? I knew there was a reason I started exercising and eating better.

I'm going to mention it to mom (who is a nurse) and see what she thinks. I know losing weight is a must as is continuing to eat well.

Jeepers. This just isn't something I ever expected to possibly have to deal with. Though I'm not quite sure what I expected having been over weight now for several years - one's body can only do so much when you don't look after it.

I thought I wasn't going to make it

I've walked around the lake twice before. But today, I thought it was going to be the end of me.

My legs. They hurt. A lot.

I think part of my problem is I go too hard too soon. I know I need a few warm up minutes. I know this. Yet I go full tilt straight out of the gate. And the path I walk is hilly. So not only am I hoofing it for all I'm worth I'm also having to hoof it up several hills. I had to stop a few times to stretch my calves. My gosh they hurt. And tight.

I think next time I'm going to do the walk in reverse: start where I usually end. That gives me a bit of time to get going before tackling any hills. The way I've been doing it there is a hill right at the beginning. I'll try that and see if that helps any. And next week, once payday hits, I'm either getting new sneakers or am going to go find some inserts for my current shoes (on C's suggestion - thanks!).

Yeah, it hurt and it sucked but I kept going. I wanted to stop (and I probably should have) but I pushed on. The second lap around I paced myself which seemed to help with the tight calves. It hurt, but I did it.

I'm taking tomorrow off. For one, after the hurt I went through today I'm giving myself a break. And for two I'm donating blood for the first time tomorrow morning. So, I'll get up have a healthy breakfast, get ready to go meet a friend who is going with me (this will be her second donation), then I'm off to work for the afternoon/evening. Friday morning I'll go for a walk again. But tomorrow, I get a break.

A little food for thought...

Just came across this quote. I quite like it:

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. ~e.e. cummings, 1955

Just keep moving, moving, moving....

Yesterday I went out and roamed around downtown for a bit. It was a nice change of scenery. I rarely go downtown, as I have no need.

With a little help from Google Maps I figure I walked 4kms yesterday (2.5miles).

And today I'm just heading out the door to do 2 turns around the lake - 6kms (3.75miles).

Ouch!

Walked the frog pond today. So another 2miles down!

But it hurt today. My right calf was achey and tight. And I had a pain starting at the back of my left knee going straight up the back of my leg. The calf thing happens from time to time when I walk. But the left leg thing happens even when I'm just roaming around work, not really putting any effort into walking.

I think I'll take tomorrow off from pounding around the pond. I do plan to go wander around downtown tomorrow but that'll be a leisurely stroll.

Mmmm.....BBQ

Went for another walk again today. I really didn't want to. I was tired after getting stuck at work last night for an extra 2hrs. But I made myself go.

Walked the frog pond again. So that's 3km....2miles.

Fired up the BBQ for the first time this year for lunch. I made myself a huge pile of veggies (cooked them inside) and a chicken breast (easy on the BBQ sauce...no need for extra sugar). It was yummy. I heart BBQ season!

Sunny days are here again!

I'm loving the sunshine! The weather this past week has been soooo nice. There have been a few days where the temps have been warm, but even if the temp is around zero it is so much easier to handle when its sunny!

My roomie and I went for a quick walk the other day. I don't think we went very far. It was rather chilly and she wasn't feeling well.

Then a friend and I got together on Wed and went for a walk with her too cute 2 month old daughter, Hannah. Again, didn't go far. Though something is better than nothing, right.

Today I walked around the frog pond again. I love it there. You're still in the city but feel like you're not. Its great.

So I've allotted 1km for the two mini walks earlier this week and the 3km I did today for a total of 4kms.

Slacker much?

Yeah, I've not done much of anything over the past few weeks. I was on such a roll, and then not so much.

Over the past two weeks there has been much birthday cake consumed. It was my dad's birthday then my roommate's then my brother's. I've had cake up the wazoo! And I think my wazoo has expanded from too much confectionary consumption.

However, today I walked around the frog pond. It was so nice that despite being exhausted and wanting to do nothing but crawl in bed and sleep until next week sometime I went out for the 3km walk around the pond. (3km is just shy of 2 miles) It was quite nice. Yesterday and today were beautiful days which was a nice change since we hadn't seen the sun in upwards of 3 weeks. Who knows how long Mr. Sun will stick around so I figured I'd capitalize on the nice day and go for a walk.