Sadly....

....running just may not be "it" for me...regardless of whether it's on the treadmill. It's taken me 4 days to get over the intense knee pain I succumbed to. Am I willing to go through that again?...we'll see...probably not.

Screwed...............

...........that is my knee! She's is in a bandage!

Keep on trudging

I went to the gym today...even though really...my body is completely spent. I did a 10 minute "warm up" on the tread mill...walking only and then did weights (upper). Am definitely taking tomorrow "off" and going to eat a deep fried oyster!

Funny thing....I sat down to work on the "chest press" and as I went to do my first rep....well, I didn't notice that my water bottle was right under the arm of the machine. Let's just say that the force snapped the lid off my water bottle (thankfully it didn't smack anyone in the head), knocked over my bottle and dumped the entire contents on the carpet. Most embarrassing!

Major workout

60 minute cardio

30 minutes on the treadmill - 6 minute warmup; 2 minute run; 2 minute walk; 2 minute run; 2 minute walk; 6 minute run; 2 minute walk; 4 minute run; 4 minute walk; 4 minute cooldown

15 minutes on the bike - level 7

15 minutes on the elliptical - taking it easy

I'm sooooo tired now, my legs are rubbery....what a great feeling!

Lovin the tread

Can I just tell you how amazing it feels to be running again?! Yeah, it's on a treadmill but wow...I ran a total of 16 minutes today....4 minutes straight and I could've gone on...I just don't want to push it. I'd give anything to run tomorrow as well but no...I won't.

Tomorrow will be a 20 minutes elliptical, 20 minute bike and 20 minute stairmaster kind of day...the weight workout of today should kick in any moment now.

Skipping out

I skipped today's workout...and I will tomorrow's as well. I've totally crapped out my neck and really need to get it to heal. Despite the pain, I went to the gym yesterday...today, driving Teddy to soccer felt like I had a knife stabbing me in the back of the neck every time I stepped on the gas. It's starting to feel a little better tonight...not sure if it's healing or if it's the wine.

Regardless...I'm very happy with my progress this week....already feeling a little slimmer, a little healthier....been really, really good about what I'm eating too. Suffering it out while everyone eats "normally"...I'm eating very, very lean!

Kinked

I have majorly mucked up my neck! I have no idea what I've done but....I feel like I've been rear-ended! I can turn to the right, not to the left and not straight down. May have been the way I slept...maybe the run on the mill....whatever the case....I still managed the gym today (20 on the tread and 20 on the bike). It's amazing how quickly results come about...I'm feeling good (except for the neck) and eating well. First comment from an old, old friend today..."you look great"....pumps me up to work even harder.