No Weigh-In This Week

Sorry but there is no weigh in this week. Sometimes you jsut have to take a week off. My best friend was in the ER a couple of times over the weekend, she's fine but I'm tired and just not in the mood. I plan on getting back on track tomorrow. I need another boot camp and focus week. I had a really great workout on Thursday and hope to have many more of those this week. I have to admit that there was some really nice eye candy for that great workout and hope to see more of that in the future :O)

My ankle

So I think I snapped a muscle not by bone. I started massaging my leg/ankle and found 3-4 marble sized knots in my shin leading to the top of my foot. I've been working them out but its been hard. It's in an akward spot to massage on myself.

Last night I was just about to pass out when my ankle started hurting really bad. Enough to make me get out of bed and do something about it. I massaged muscle relaxer into my leg and ankle and found a considerable amout of knots and tight muscles. Its getting bad so I think I need to book a massage soon. Again, it's too ackward of an area for me to do myself.

I've had to take it easy on the treadmill because of the tightness. It's been difficult not being able to do my normal routine but I've gotta take it easy. I hope to back to normal by the first of the week.

I hurt my foot :O(

Yesterday at the pool when I was swimming I felt my foot snap. That's not a good feeling. We were getiing out of the pool and I could feel it as I was walking. It's never a good sign when you can feel the pain in water. I can't figure out if the muscle snapped or if it was one of the small bones in my foot. I'm still trying to determine that.

It bothered me all night but I still made it up and to the gym to workout. I pushed through it. I'm not in terrible pain but it does still hurt. Please pray for healing in my foot and that I use wisdom on how much to push it.

New week. Let's try again.

Last Week: 319.4
This Week: 319.8
Total Gained: +0.4

Next Weeks Goal: -4 pounds

Well, this past week the diet pretty much went out the window. I tried hard at first but the week consumed me. I was so busy. I was proud of myself because even with the diet out the window, I still was careful and I put my foot down on a couple of occasions. So even though it wasn't great as far as food goes, it was good in many other ways.

I hope you are having a great week.

Shannon

Catch Up

Sorry about the lack of communication yesterday. It was a terribly busy day. Here are the stats from weigh in.

This Week: 319.4
Last Week: 320.4
This week's loss: -1

Weight Loss Total: -7.4
Goal for next week: -4

Boot Camp was a success. I journaled everyday, worked out everyday and posted signs all over the house with my goal. This past week was a big week for me. Regardless of what my technical weight loss says. I really lost 4-5 pounds. I got on the scale Thursday and noticed I was up 3-4 pounds. I was shocked. Again wondering were it was coming from. After my workout I figured out why. I discovered that I had a trigger point for weight gain. I think it was the reason for my problems for the first couple of months. So, I delt with those feelings and literally worked my ass off the rest of the week. I was able to lose that weight I put on plus an extra pound. I am proud of myself.

Treadmill Update:
It continues to up the game. While its not torturing me anymore, it is still intensifing. It's only kicking my ass about every three days which still leads me to believe that it knows me. And working out in the summer is miserable. Last week was our first full week of intense heat and humidity so my body is still adjusting. Which means by the time I get off of the treadmill, I am drenched with sweat and the hot tub is really refreshing.

This weeks goals will be like last weeks.

1. Workout everyday
2. Journal everyday
3. Post motivation around my house and office

Weight Loss Goal for the Week: -4 pounds

Not Today Maybe Tomorrow

i never made it to the gym this morning. I think i talked myself out of it. I should have the fit test information for you tomorrow.

Friends with the treadmill??

Crazy, I know. Is it possible?? Could this really be??? I think it might be. Let me explain.

Every morning I hit the same treadmill. It's right under the air conditioner and right next to the wipes for the machines. Super convient. My routine is set by the machine. I want a cardio workout so I select that and enter the rest of the information like weight, time, speed... It selects my target heart rate and keeps me within range. Normally, it keeps me at my same speed and will increase the incline to raise my heart beat. I can't say that I've paid much attention to the exact number range that it sets the incline but it's never much. It goes down as soon as my goal heart range has been met and back up a little if it gets to low. Well, yesterday I noticed things were different...

Almost immediately yesterday, I noticed that the incline was a little steep. So I move my towel away from the display to look and see what going on. The incline was way up. I don't really remember what it was set on now. I was a little confused since it had never done that before. This morning I get on the treadmill and almost immediately after it reads my heart rate the incline flys up to 7.2. At this point I am holding on for dear life. As I'm starting to gasp for air I'm thinking, is this machine trying to kill me? As much as I'm thinking about fighting the urge to manually change the incline back down to what I think is managable, I continue on with the incline that it has set for me. Really I wasn't dying. I was still within my target heart range. Just on the higher side instead of low to average side.

After about 9 min, I decide that I need some serious music if I am going to keep this up. I've started listening to the Sandals Church Podcast out of Riverside, CA. Great church and I am really enjoying the teaching. It's been keeping me entertained on the treadmill. I'm probably known as the crazy lady who laughs while on the treadmill. Anyway, at this point I have not heard a word the pastor has said. I needed something that rocked hard. I was praying that just the right song would come on. And thank God it did.

It's like the treadmill knew that I was putting myself through a diet boot camp this week and I needed to step it up a notch or 5. I am going to take a fit test before my workout tomorrow to see how i've progressed since I joined in December. I wanted to do it after my workout today but it has to be done before not after. Look for those results tomorrow.

Exhausted

I am so (insert bad word here) tired. Sorry but someimes you just have to use them. I have just taken my all day active multi-vitamin so hopefully that kicks in soon. I just want to curl up under my desk and go to sleep right now. There is such a lack of focus right now. Because of the early morning I hit my late afternoon exhaustion right after lunch. It's terrible timing. Does anyone have any ideas for getting some energy? Other than coffee or caffeine. Your stumped now aren't you?

Diet Boot Camp

This Week: 320.4
Last Week: 321.4

This week's loss: -1
Goal for next week: -5

I'm putting myself through a diet boot camp this week. I need to create some routines that I can stick to. If I can get into a good routine then I should be good to go for awhile. I've got a 5 pound goal over the next week and I should be able to accomplish that. My goals for the week are as follows.

1. Journal ALL week. I usually do great with this until Friday or Saturday.
2. Workout EVERY day. I have an extremely hard time getting up in the morning. I talk myself out of things without even
knowing it half the time.
3. Post my goals everywhere. All over the house, car and work.