Tired of it All

I got up earlier than normal today.  Six ten actually.  My shins had been killing me when I was on the treadmill, so I looked up some things to do to prevent them from hurting.  Today I spent about 5-10 minutes stretching.  Don't get me wrong, I stretch every time I tread, but I did some extra stretches today and surprisingly enough, my legs don't hurt today!

I accidentally pulled the emergency cable today, so I haven't got any stats except for my heart rate topping out at 141 bpm.  So that's good.  I think that my stats today would be the same as the last couple of times.

So obviously I haven't blogged in two weeks.  I haven't been on the treadmill at all in two weeks.  Sad.  The week before last, hubby and I took a caregivers course for three days.  It was draining mentally and emotionally.  So I took the last two days of the week off.  Also I had strep throat and my throat was incredibly sore.  The thought of huffing and puffing was just a little too much.

Last week I didn't treadmill either.  I lost the motivation.  I noticed something during the two weeks that I  didn't treadmill.  I ate terribly!  I was looking for sugar all the time and justifying it also.  I felt like such a glutton!

And then last night I was talking with hubby about all this.  I felt like he was pretty disappointed in the lack of consistency with tread milling.  I don't blame him.  I am too.  I am tired of being this way.  I am tired of being overweight.  I am tired of disappointing.

Sleep & Habits

Today I woke up and was so very tired.  But I turned the light on and got going anyways.  My tiny goal is to have five consecutive days of tread milling.  Next week I will do all five.

I went a distance of 2.8 today and burnt 347 cals.  My heart rated topped out at 150 bpm, but it mostly hovered between 135 and 145.  I found it really hard to do the running today without hanging on to something.  Every time I let go of the bars, I could feel myself going backwards to the end of the treadmill.  I don't want to fall off!

Since I have been a little more consistent in tread milling, I have noticed something else besides being regular.  A month ago I would stay up for hours after going to bed reading whatever book I had on the go at that time.  Mostly I did this because I just could not sleep.  I was tired, it was way past 10 but my mind would not turn off.  I found that if I read until I just couldn't keep my eyes open any more, my brain would fall to sleep easier.  Well the last two weeks I haven't had to do that.  And I am happier for it!  When 10 rolls around, I am sometimes asleep before Hubby is!!  Whoo hoo!!!  I am attributing this sleep change to tread milling.  Another good thing about exercise, right?

And on another note.  I happened to be watching the talk show Anderson yesterday and he had the author of a habit book on his show.  It intrigued me because of the post that I made about habits.  So I watched it and the author said that habits are formed by having a cue (nervousness), cycling to a habit (chewing nails), then to a reward (physical release of nervousness).  The author said to take note of when all this is happening and then changing something tiny so that the old habit is replaced.  He also said that people who exercise are less likely to have credit card debt.  Which I find interesting.

So I leave you today with a post work out picture of me.  Until tomorrow!!

Being Regular

So I told Hubby that I wouldn't be getting up today, but when he walked out the door, I was wide awake. So I got dressed and tread milled.  I feel great this morning and am so glad that I got up!

Today I went a distance of 2.88 and burnt 354 cals.  My heart rated topped out at 149 bpm.  A little higher than what I would like but that's ok.  Yesterday I added 30 secs on to my 2.5 mins of running.  So now I am running for 9 mins total during my workout.  Today was really hard to run.  After my first set, my legs just didn't want to go.

I am already starting to reap the benefits of doing somewhat regular exercise.  My body is functioning on a schedule that is keeping me regular, if you know what I mean.  I am usually regular, but since I have been getting up to treadmill, I have found that things are a lot easier.  And that's good.  Sorry if this is TMI, but it's good to be able to talk openly about some things right?

Until tomorrow!

And Again

I am not very good at keeping on going.  I have been debating lately to discreetly post the address to my blog on Facebook.  It's something that I don't really want to do, but I seem to be having a hard time getting up five to six times a week to treadmill.  Maybe if I had more people reading, it would keep me accountable.  It's a thought anyway.

Today I went a distance of 2.97.  The treadmill says I burnt 365 cals.  My heart rate topped out 144 bpm.  And I am sweating pretty good.  Not like dripping off my nose or anything but still sweating none the less.

I found an amazing website yesterday that I think I will be visiting often.  Here is the address http://www.superskinnyme.com/.  It looks good to me.  It has a lot of different calculators on it so that you can find a true healthy weight for yourself.  It uses your body frame not just your height and weight like the BMI calculator.  It also had a good article on heart rates and it made some sense regarding the intensity of a work out and where your optimal heart heat should be.

Anyways that's it for today!

To Hydrate

I didn't run yesterday.  I woke up with a terrible earache that had me almost crying.

I tread milled today.  I went for 40 minutes, running every ten minutes for two and a half minutes each time.  I went a distance of 2.74 and burnt 335 cals.  My heart rate topped out at 144 bpm.  I'm not sweating as much today and that is kinda bothersome.  Next week I am hoping to ramp up my run to three minutes every ten minutes.  I'm nervous about that cause when I am running my calves are just killing me!

So our roommate told me the other day that I shouldn't be refilling bottled water bottles with tap water.  He said that there are still harmful chemicals that can leach into the water from them.  He recommended to use the hard plastic water bottles that you buy specifically for refilling.  Well I have one and I used it for the first time yesterday.  But I don't really like it because of how wide the mouth is.  When I on the treadmill and I go to have a drink, it spills everywhere!  Drives me nuts!  So I was wondering, what do you use to hydrate while exercising?

Second Day

It seems to me that the day after I do tread milling, my body just wants to refuse to go again the next day.  Hubby left this morning and my brain and body debated getting up.  My body said Please just give me this extra hour of sleep.  My brain said get up and go, you'll feel better for it.  I almost fell back to sleep, it was very close when my hand reached out and turned the light on.  I went and brushed my teeth and got dressed and down I went.  My brain was right.  I feel sooo much better now that I have done my exercising.  I feel ready for the day.

So today I went a distance of 2.69 and burnt 325 cals.  My heart rate topped out at 143 bpm.  This week I have been adding 30 seconds to each of my runs.  So I am running a total of 7.5 mins out of the 40 mins that I go for.  Next week I hope to add another 30 seconds to the time so that I would be running for 9 mins.

I did look yesterday for optimal heart rates for losing weight.  It was a little confusing because  a lot of websites said it depends on the intensity of the work out.  Well what the heck does that mean?  I feel like mine is pretty intense but a lot of people would be able to do it with ease.  So I don't know.  According to one site I am in the good heart range for weight loss.  Of course that is based on the intensity of the workout, so I am just going with the lowest intensity.

Anyways that's it for today.  I'll do this again tomorrow.  See you then!

Motivation

Got up this morning with Hubby.  Soooo did not want to move from the bed.  But I did.  I actually got up a little earlier today than normal.  Mostly because I would like to finish my workout and writing before the baby and the kids get up.  It's amazing what five extra minutes will do for you.

So I did my treadmilling and now I feel great!!  I'm glad that I got up.  Today I went a distance of 2.72 and burnt 334 cals.  My heart rate topped out at 132 bpm.  That still doesn't seem high enough to me though, so I might look around the internet today and see what the best heart rate for weight loss is.

On another note, I did it.  I finally bought a scale.  It's just a cheap ten dollar one but it's still in my house close to the bathroom.  I haven't actually taken it out of it's packaging yet.  I have to admit that I am terrified to do so.  If it comes out of the packaging and goes on the floor where I can see it, I might actually have to get on it and see what my negligence, over indulgence and lack of self control has done to my body and my mind.  I'm not sure if I am ready for that.

The website that I linked to in my last post, sparkpeople.com, wants me to find a motivating picture to inspire and well motivate me.  I have been thinking hard about what I want to motivate me and I think that I have a few things that might do the trick.  One is (this might be hard to believe but please don't knock it) to wear a bikini.  I don't think that I would want to wear it in front of people, just on a private beach some where with my husband.  I have never in my life wore one and I would love to know what it's like to have so much of my body showing and looking decent.  My sister in law told me once that wearing a bikini is very difficult and I suppose it is.  I know I hate to wear a bathing suit that has me completely covered!

So I would like to ask, what motivates you?  What besides being healthy makes you want to go and do the dreaded exercise?