I was totally fine yesterday until around 4:30 PM when I noticed my throat was a little sore. Sore throat kept getting worse as the evening progressed and by 8 PM I also had a wicked headache. Woke up this morning with a full blown cold. Sore throat, headache, achy ears. Blah. This thing hit hard and it hit fast. I'm hoping it doesn't last long. The cold I had at the end of November (on my birthday no less) lasted off and on for two weeks. Hopefully it won't last that long.
I found out the last goal for my Spark team challenge Sunday night. We are to choose one new exercise three days this week. For the first day (Monday), I chose a video from Netflix again. I had been meaning to look around Netflix for a weight training video for a while now and this gave me the excuse to go browse. I didn't find too many options as far as what I can watch "instantly", but I did find one. It's called 10 Minute Solution - Target Toning For Beginners. I like it OK. Seeing as the video is broken up into 10 minute segments, the arm section didn't work out my arms like my normal routine does. I did the arm section using my five pound weights. I normally use a set of eight pound weights. I may try this video again using my eight pound weights tomorrow. I also did the ab section. Again, it didn't feel like I got as good of a workout as the pilates video I've been using. So after this week, I think I'll return to my normal arm routine and go back to the Crunch video.
For Wednesday and Friday, I need to come up with two more "new" exercises. Not sure what I'll pick. May look into more videos on Netflix, but not sure. I'll have to think on it. I want to try and keep it easy and maybe a bit simple seeing as I don't want to over exert myself and make this cold worse.
Monday I did get on the elliptical as a sort of test, to see how my ankle is. Still not where I want it to be. So another week off from cardio. It feels pretty good today. Hopefully another week or two and it will be good to go.
I'm craving something warm for lunch today. I don't want another cold sandwich. We have a few soups out there. Dinty Moore Beef Stew, Ramen Noodles, Lipton soups. Although Lipton soups don't fill me up, so it's either Dinty Moore or Ramen. Think I'll go with the Dinty Moore. I haven't had that in years.
Not much planned for the day. I should get some writing done, but I may leave that for this evening. Might just take it easy and read for a while. Have a good day and keep moving!
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Second Cold In Two Months
I was totally fine yesterday until around 4:30 PM when I noticed my throat was a little sore. Sore throat kept getting worse as the evening progressed and by 8 PM I also had a wicked headache. Woke up this morning with a full blown cold. Sore throat, headache, achy ears. Blah. This thing hit hard and it hit fast. I'm hoping it doesn't last long. The cold I had at the end of November (on my birthday no less) lasted off and on for two weeks. Hopefully it won't last that long.
I found out the last goal for my Spark team challenge Sunday night. We are to choose one new exercise three days this week. For the first day (Monday), I chose a video from Netflix again. I had been meaning to look around Netflix for a weight training video for a while now and this gave me the excuse to go browse. I didn't find too many options as far as what I can watch "instantly", but I did find one. It's called 10 Minute Solution - Target Toning For Beginners. I like it OK. Seeing as the video is broken up into 10 minute segments, the arm section didn't work out my arms like my normal routine does. I did the arm section using my five pound weights. I normally use a set of eight pound weights. I may try this video again using my eight pound weights tomorrow. I also did the ab section. Again, it didn't feel like I got as good of a workout as the pilates video I've been using. So after this week, I think I'll return to my normal arm routine and go back to the Crunch video.
For Wednesday and Friday, I need to come up with two more "new" exercises. Not sure what I'll pick. May look into more videos on Netflix, but not sure. I'll have to think on it. I want to try and keep it easy and maybe a bit simple seeing as I don't want to over exert myself and make this cold worse.
Monday I did get on the elliptical as a sort of test, to see how my ankle is. Still not where I want it to be. So another week off from cardio. It feels pretty good today. Hopefully another week or two and it will be good to go.
I'm craving something warm for lunch today. I don't want another cold sandwich. We have a few soups out there. Dinty Moore Beef Stew, Ramen Noodles, Lipton soups. Although Lipton soups don't fill me up, so it's either Dinty Moore or Ramen. Think I'll go with the Dinty Moore. I haven't had that in years.
Not much planned for the day. I should get some writing done, but I may leave that for this evening. Might just take it easy and read for a while. Have a good day and keep moving!
I found out the last goal for my Spark team challenge Sunday night. We are to choose one new exercise three days this week. For the first day (Monday), I chose a video from Netflix again. I had been meaning to look around Netflix for a weight training video for a while now and this gave me the excuse to go browse. I didn't find too many options as far as what I can watch "instantly", but I did find one. It's called 10 Minute Solution - Target Toning For Beginners. I like it OK. Seeing as the video is broken up into 10 minute segments, the arm section didn't work out my arms like my normal routine does. I did the arm section using my five pound weights. I normally use a set of eight pound weights. I may try this video again using my eight pound weights tomorrow. I also did the ab section. Again, it didn't feel like I got as good of a workout as the pilates video I've been using. So after this week, I think I'll return to my normal arm routine and go back to the Crunch video.
For Wednesday and Friday, I need to come up with two more "new" exercises. Not sure what I'll pick. May look into more videos on Netflix, but not sure. I'll have to think on it. I want to try and keep it easy and maybe a bit simple seeing as I don't want to over exert myself and make this cold worse.
Monday I did get on the elliptical as a sort of test, to see how my ankle is. Still not where I want it to be. So another week off from cardio. It feels pretty good today. Hopefully another week or two and it will be good to go.
I'm craving something warm for lunch today. I don't want another cold sandwich. We have a few soups out there. Dinty Moore Beef Stew, Ramen Noodles, Lipton soups. Although Lipton soups don't fill me up, so it's either Dinty Moore or Ramen. Think I'll go with the Dinty Moore. I haven't had that in years.
Not much planned for the day. I should get some writing done, but I may leave that for this evening. Might just take it easy and read for a while. Have a good day and keep moving!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Update On Goals And Where I've Been
It's been too long since my last entry here. I could say I've been busy. Busy going places, busy meeting people, busy writing. But, alas, I've just been lazy. Well, not exactly lazy. I have been doing things. I've been doing a ton of housework in the last few weeks. My mother in-law was out of town and I got busy the day she left, getting this place clean. Well, cleaner anyway.
Then for the last five days I've been staring out the windows at the rain! Living in the desert, we don't see much rain, so when it comes, I love to watch it and listen to it. Watching the drops fall into the pool and having actual rain CLOUDS make the day turn into night is awesome. Makes me miss living in Seattle, or Macon, or Miami (I've lived in all three). Plus the rain has made our temperatures drop. We're having highs in the 60s instead of 70s. Today, I don't think it reached 60. It was great!
All this rain has made me think back to when I was a kid growing up in Miami. I used to love going outside and stomping around the driveway in all of the puddles. Having light skin, I burn easily, so I didn't really like going out in the sun much (20 minutes and I'm as red as a lobster), but I loved going out the rain.
Like I said, I haven't been totally lazy. I've kept up with my exercising. I haven't missed a day of strength training for about two or three weeks now. And the pilates is going well. I mentioned in a previous post that I would be switching Pilates videos every week. Well, I've decided to stick with the Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates and stop doing Crunch: Super Simdown. There were just too many movements I had to modify. I get a much better workout with the Pick Your Spot routine.
I'm still not back on my elliptical. My left ankle is still a bit sore. But it is gradually getting better. I forget to use the heating pads on it, and when I forget, it seems to flare up again. I need to keep it warm. I love the cooler weather we're having, but it's not playing nice with my ankle.
I mentioned in another entry that one of my SparkPeople teams is having a goal setting challenge. For goal number two I chose to work on my balance practice. I'm still keeping up with that. I spend about 10 minutes while watching TV balancing on one foot and then the other, switching off every minute. It's going well. I feel more stable and secure. I'm also paying more attention to my posture and am doing my best to make sure I'm not slouching.
For the third goal of that challenge, we had to work diligently with our partner. We each had to choose another goal to work on for that week. I chose to get eight cups of water down me every day. My partner chose cardio. We had to challenge each other to meet our goal. One of the rules was that whatever we challenged our partner with, we had to do the same. Now my partner had no problem at all with the eight cups of water. And with me having a bum ankle, it was hard for me to do cardio. But I chose for us to do the 10 minute SparkPeople cardio videos that are on the site. I had to modify the videos a bit, especially the Jump Rope video, but I never stopped moving the entire time. We're still waiting to hear what goal number four is. Today was the last day for the third goal, and I'm kind of surprised we haven't been told what the fourth goal is. I'm sure we'll find out soon though. In the meantime, I'll continue my balance work and water drinking.
Well, this entry is long enough. I'll end it here for now. I'll get into a more normal writing pattern soon, I'm sure. How have you all been doing the last week or so? Remember, keep on moving!
Then for the last five days I've been staring out the windows at the rain! Living in the desert, we don't see much rain, so when it comes, I love to watch it and listen to it. Watching the drops fall into the pool and having actual rain CLOUDS make the day turn into night is awesome. Makes me miss living in Seattle, or Macon, or Miami (I've lived in all three). Plus the rain has made our temperatures drop. We're having highs in the 60s instead of 70s. Today, I don't think it reached 60. It was great!
All this rain has made me think back to when I was a kid growing up in Miami. I used to love going outside and stomping around the driveway in all of the puddles. Having light skin, I burn easily, so I didn't really like going out in the sun much (20 minutes and I'm as red as a lobster), but I loved going out the rain.
Like I said, I haven't been totally lazy. I've kept up with my exercising. I haven't missed a day of strength training for about two or three weeks now. And the pilates is going well. I mentioned in a previous post that I would be switching Pilates videos every week. Well, I've decided to stick with the Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates and stop doing Crunch: Super Simdown. There were just too many movements I had to modify. I get a much better workout with the Pick Your Spot routine.
I'm still not back on my elliptical. My left ankle is still a bit sore. But it is gradually getting better. I forget to use the heating pads on it, and when I forget, it seems to flare up again. I need to keep it warm. I love the cooler weather we're having, but it's not playing nice with my ankle.
I mentioned in another entry that one of my SparkPeople teams is having a goal setting challenge. For goal number two I chose to work on my balance practice. I'm still keeping up with that. I spend about 10 minutes while watching TV balancing on one foot and then the other, switching off every minute. It's going well. I feel more stable and secure. I'm also paying more attention to my posture and am doing my best to make sure I'm not slouching.
For the third goal of that challenge, we had to work diligently with our partner. We each had to choose another goal to work on for that week. I chose to get eight cups of water down me every day. My partner chose cardio. We had to challenge each other to meet our goal. One of the rules was that whatever we challenged our partner with, we had to do the same. Now my partner had no problem at all with the eight cups of water. And with me having a bum ankle, it was hard for me to do cardio. But I chose for us to do the 10 minute SparkPeople cardio videos that are on the site. I had to modify the videos a bit, especially the Jump Rope video, but I never stopped moving the entire time. We're still waiting to hear what goal number four is. Today was the last day for the third goal, and I'm kind of surprised we haven't been told what the fourth goal is. I'm sure we'll find out soon though. In the meantime, I'll continue my balance work and water drinking.
Well, this entry is long enough. I'll end it here for now. I'll get into a more normal writing pattern soon, I'm sure. How have you all been doing the last week or so? Remember, keep on moving!
Update On Goals And Where I've Been
It's been too long since my last entry here. I could say I've been busy. Busy going places, busy meeting people, busy writing. But, alas, I've just been lazy. Well, not exactly lazy. I have been doing things. I've been doing a ton of housework in the last few weeks. My mother in-law was out of town and I got busy the day she left, getting this place clean. Well, cleaner anyway.
Then for the last five days I've been staring out the windows at the rain! Living in the desert, we don't see much rain, so when it comes, I love to watch it and listen to it. Watching the drops fall into the pool and having actual rain CLOUDS make the day turn into night is awesome. Makes me miss living in Seattle, or Macon, or Miami (I've lived in all three). Plus the rain has made our temperatures drop. We're having highs in the 60s instead of 70s. Today, I don't think it reached 60. It was great!
All this rain has made me think back to when I was a kid growing up in Miami. I used to love going outside and stomping around the driveway in all of the puddles. Having light skin, I burn easily, so I didn't really like going out in the sun much (20 minutes and I'm as red as a lobster), but I loved going out the rain.
Like I said, I haven't been totally lazy. I've kept up with my exercising. I haven't missed a day of strength training for about two or three weeks now. And the pilates is going well. I mentioned in a previous post that I would be switching Pilates videos every week. Well, I've decided to stick with the Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates and stop doing Crunch: Super Simdown. There were just too many movements I had to modify. I get a much better workout with the Pick Your Spot routine.
I'm still not back on my elliptical. My left ankle is still a bit sore. But it is gradually getting better. I forget to use the heating pads on it, and when I forget, it seems to flare up again. I need to keep it warm. I love the cooler weather we're having, but it's not playing nice with my ankle.
I mentioned in another entry that one of my SparkPeople teams is having a goal setting challenge. For goal number two I chose to work on my balance practice. I'm still keeping up with that. I spend about 10 minutes while watching TV balancing on one foot and then the other, switching off every minute. It's going well. I feel more stable and secure. I'm also paying more attention to my posture and am doing my best to make sure I'm not slouching.
For the third goal of that challenge, we had to work diligently with our partner. We each had to choose another goal to work on for that week. I chose to get eight cups of water down me every day. My partner chose cardio. We had to challenge each other to meet our goal. One of the rules was that whatever we challenged our partner with, we had to do the same. Now my partner had no problem at all with the eight cups of water. And with me having a bum ankle, it was hard for me to do cardio. But I chose for us to do the 10 minute SparkPeople cardio videos that are on the site. I had to modify the videos a bit, especially the Jump Rope video, but I never stopped moving the entire time. We're still waiting to hear what goal number four is. Today was the last day for the third goal, and I'm kind of surprised we haven't been told what the fourth goal is. I'm sure we'll find out soon though. In the meantime, I'll continue my balance work and water drinking.
Well, this entry is long enough. I'll end it here for now. I'll get into a more normal writing pattern soon, I'm sure. How have you all been doing the last week or so? Remember, keep on moving!
Then for the last five days I've been staring out the windows at the rain! Living in the desert, we don't see much rain, so when it comes, I love to watch it and listen to it. Watching the drops fall into the pool and having actual rain CLOUDS make the day turn into night is awesome. Makes me miss living in Seattle, or Macon, or Miami (I've lived in all three). Plus the rain has made our temperatures drop. We're having highs in the 60s instead of 70s. Today, I don't think it reached 60. It was great!
All this rain has made me think back to when I was a kid growing up in Miami. I used to love going outside and stomping around the driveway in all of the puddles. Having light skin, I burn easily, so I didn't really like going out in the sun much (20 minutes and I'm as red as a lobster), but I loved going out the rain.
Like I said, I haven't been totally lazy. I've kept up with my exercising. I haven't missed a day of strength training for about two or three weeks now. And the pilates is going well. I mentioned in a previous post that I would be switching Pilates videos every week. Well, I've decided to stick with the Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates and stop doing Crunch: Super Simdown. There were just too many movements I had to modify. I get a much better workout with the Pick Your Spot routine.
I'm still not back on my elliptical. My left ankle is still a bit sore. But it is gradually getting better. I forget to use the heating pads on it, and when I forget, it seems to flare up again. I need to keep it warm. I love the cooler weather we're having, but it's not playing nice with my ankle.
I mentioned in another entry that one of my SparkPeople teams is having a goal setting challenge. For goal number two I chose to work on my balance practice. I'm still keeping up with that. I spend about 10 minutes while watching TV balancing on one foot and then the other, switching off every minute. It's going well. I feel more stable and secure. I'm also paying more attention to my posture and am doing my best to make sure I'm not slouching.
For the third goal of that challenge, we had to work diligently with our partner. We each had to choose another goal to work on for that week. I chose to get eight cups of water down me every day. My partner chose cardio. We had to challenge each other to meet our goal. One of the rules was that whatever we challenged our partner with, we had to do the same. Now my partner had no problem at all with the eight cups of water. And with me having a bum ankle, it was hard for me to do cardio. But I chose for us to do the 10 minute SparkPeople cardio videos that are on the site. I had to modify the videos a bit, especially the Jump Rope video, but I never stopped moving the entire time. We're still waiting to hear what goal number four is. Today was the last day for the third goal, and I'm kind of surprised we haven't been told what the fourth goal is. I'm sure we'll find out soon though. In the meantime, I'll continue my balance work and water drinking.
Well, this entry is long enough. I'll end it here for now. I'll get into a more normal writing pattern soon, I'm sure. How have you all been doing the last week or so? Remember, keep on moving!
Friday, January 8, 2010
End Of The Week Thankfully
It's Friday! And I'm glad the week is over. I finished up my weak doing the pilates video and my normal strength routine for my arms using 8 pound weights. I'm feeling strong with my weights and I'm thinking about upping my sets to three instead of two. Right now I do two sets of 15 but I think I can up that to three sets of 10 or maybe 15.
I'm still not doing any cardio because the shin splint in my left leg near my ankle is still giving me a problem.
I have an ankle wrap that I've been using and the compression of the wrap has helped a bit. I'm hoping that I'm able to get back on my elliptical soon, but if not that's OK, I'm still doing my strength training and pilates.
I had to make an emergency buy at Amazon.com because my suction cup safety bar for the shower broke. Luckily I was finished with my shower and out of the tub when it snapped. It's my fault though I think because of the way I take it off. I'm at an odd angle so I sort of yank on it more than I should. So I went to Amazon and bought myself a new one. I wanted to buy two, but for some reason they wouldn't let me. Not sure why but there it is. I wanted to have an extra one on hand in case it happens again in the future. I don't expect that it will, since this one lasted for a year and three months. It would've lasted more I'm sure if I hadn't yanked on it too hard over time. C'est la vie.
For the rest of my day today I have lots of laundry to do and other cleaning around the house. So I'm off for now. Have a good weekend and keep on moving.
I'm still not doing any cardio because the shin splint in my left leg near my ankle is still giving me a problem.
I have an ankle wrap that I've been using and the compression of the wrap has helped a bit. I'm hoping that I'm able to get back on my elliptical soon, but if not that's OK, I'm still doing my strength training and pilates.
I had to make an emergency buy at Amazon.com because my suction cup safety bar for the shower broke. Luckily I was finished with my shower and out of the tub when it snapped. It's my fault though I think because of the way I take it off. I'm at an odd angle so I sort of yank on it more than I should. So I went to Amazon and bought myself a new one. I wanted to buy two, but for some reason they wouldn't let me. Not sure why but there it is. I wanted to have an extra one on hand in case it happens again in the future. I don't expect that it will, since this one lasted for a year and three months. It would've lasted more I'm sure if I hadn't yanked on it too hard over time. C'est la vie.
For the rest of my day today I have lots of laundry to do and other cleaning around the house. So I'm off for now. Have a good weekend and keep on moving.
End Of The Week Thankfully
It's Friday! And I'm glad the week is over. I finished up my weak doing the pilates video and my normal strength routine for my arms using 8 pound weights. I'm feeling strong with my weights and I'm thinking about upping my sets to three instead of two. Right now I do two sets of 15 but I think I can up that to three sets of 10 or maybe 15.
I'm still not doing any cardio because the shin splint in my left leg near my ankle is still giving me a problem.
I have an ankle wrap that I've been using and the compression of the wrap has helped a bit. I'm hoping that I'm able to get back on my elliptical soon, but if not that's OK, I'm still doing my strength training and pilates.
I had to make an emergency buy at Amazon.com because my suction cup safety bar for the shower broke. Luckily I was finished with my shower and out of the tub when it snapped. It's my fault though I think because of the way I take it off. I'm at an odd angle so I sort of yank on it more than I should. So I went to Amazon and bought myself a new one. I wanted to buy two, but for some reason they wouldn't let me. Not sure why but there it is. I wanted to have an extra one on hand in case it happens again in the future. I don't expect that it will, since this one lasted for a year and three months. It would've lasted more I'm sure if I hadn't yanked on it too hard over time. C'est la vie.
For the rest of my day today I have lots of laundry to do and other cleaning around the house. So I'm off for now. Have a good weekend and keep on moving.
I'm still not doing any cardio because the shin splint in my left leg near my ankle is still giving me a problem.
I have an ankle wrap that I've been using and the compression of the wrap has helped a bit. I'm hoping that I'm able to get back on my elliptical soon, but if not that's OK, I'm still doing my strength training and pilates.
I had to make an emergency buy at Amazon.com because my suction cup safety bar for the shower broke. Luckily I was finished with my shower and out of the tub when it snapped. It's my fault though I think because of the way I take it off. I'm at an odd angle so I sort of yank on it more than I should. So I went to Amazon and bought myself a new one. I wanted to buy two, but for some reason they wouldn't let me. Not sure why but there it is. I wanted to have an extra one on hand in case it happens again in the future. I don't expect that it will, since this one lasted for a year and three months. It would've lasted more I'm sure if I hadn't yanked on it too hard over time. C'est la vie.
For the rest of my day today I have lots of laundry to do and other cleaning around the house. So I'm off for now. Have a good weekend and keep on moving.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Oh My Aching Abs
My abs are sore today. Why you may ask? Because of this.
Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates
I watched this video through Netflix. I also watched about three other types of pilates videos, but this one seemed to be the easiest one for my ability. I did this work out Monday morning and it was pretty tough. I had to modify a lot of the exercises but that's OK. The video had one person doing an easier version of the routine and I like that very much.
I woke up this morning and when I sat up in bed my abs started to scream at me. My abs have not hurt like this in a very long time. That just tells me I have not been working my core muscles as much as I should be. I will definitely be doing this video again.
I recently got a few goodies in the mail from SparkPeople. I bought one of their water bottles as well as a stress ball. The water bottle holds 24 ounces and I love it. Maybe now I will be able to get my full eight cups (64 ounces) a day. Only problem is I keep having to make a dash for the bathroom every 15 minutes or so it seems. Maybe once every half hour. I keep hearing that it will get easier over time but I've tried this before and I keep having to run to the bathroom constantly.
I'm enjoying the stress ball also. I squeeze it as I watch TV, switching from one hand to the other, sort of like playing catch with myself. It gives me something to do with my hands so I'm not tempted to go to the kitchen and find a snack to munch on.
My plan for today is to rest and give my abs a chance to recover. I plan on finishing The Spark book and getting caught up on various blogs. Tonight is the start of a new season of The Biggest Loser. I will most likely let it tape tonight and watch it tomorrow. I'm curious to see the contestants for the season as I haven't really heard much about them yet. I know they're paired up again with family members or friends but that's all I know.
Are you looking forward to the new season of The Biggest Loser?
Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates
I watched this video through Netflix. I also watched about three other types of pilates videos, but this one seemed to be the easiest one for my ability. I did this work out Monday morning and it was pretty tough. I had to modify a lot of the exercises but that's OK. The video had one person doing an easier version of the routine and I like that very much.
I woke up this morning and when I sat up in bed my abs started to scream at me. My abs have not hurt like this in a very long time. That just tells me I have not been working my core muscles as much as I should be. I will definitely be doing this video again.
I recently got a few goodies in the mail from SparkPeople. I bought one of their water bottles as well as a stress ball. The water bottle holds 24 ounces and I love it. Maybe now I will be able to get my full eight cups (64 ounces) a day. Only problem is I keep having to make a dash for the bathroom every 15 minutes or so it seems. Maybe once every half hour. I keep hearing that it will get easier over time but I've tried this before and I keep having to run to the bathroom constantly.
I'm enjoying the stress ball also. I squeeze it as I watch TV, switching from one hand to the other, sort of like playing catch with myself. It gives me something to do with my hands so I'm not tempted to go to the kitchen and find a snack to munch on.
My plan for today is to rest and give my abs a chance to recover. I plan on finishing The Spark book and getting caught up on various blogs. Tonight is the start of a new season of The Biggest Loser. I will most likely let it tape tonight and watch it tomorrow. I'm curious to see the contestants for the season as I haven't really heard much about them yet. I know they're paired up again with family members or friends but that's all I know.
Are you looking forward to the new season of The Biggest Loser?
Oh My Aching Abs
My abs are sore today. Why you may ask? Because of this.
Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates
I watched this video through Netflix. I also watched about three other types of pilates videos, but this one seemed to be the easiest one for my ability. I did this work out Monday morning and it was pretty tough. I had to modify a lot of the exercises but that's OK. The video had one person doing an easier version of the routine and I like that very much.
I woke up this morning and when I sat up in bed my abs started to scream at me. My abs have not hurt like this in a very long time. That just tells me I have not been working my core muscles as much as I should be. I will definitely be doing this video again.
I recently got a few goodies in the mail from SparkPeople. I bought one of their water bottles as well as a stress ball. The water bottle holds 24 ounces and I love it. Maybe now I will be able to get my full eight cups (64 ounces) a day. Only problem is I keep having to make a dash for the bathroom every 15 minutes or so it seems. Maybe once every half hour. I keep hearing that it will get easier over time but I've tried this before and I keep having to run to the bathroom constantly.
I'm enjoying the stress ball also. I squeeze it as I watch TV, switching from one hand to the other, sort of like playing catch with myself. It gives me something to do with my hands so I'm not tempted to go to the kitchen and find a snack to munch on.
My plan for today is to rest and give my abs a chance to recover. I plan on finishing The Spark book and getting caught up on various blogs. Tonight is the start of a new season of The Biggest Loser. I will most likely let it tape tonight and watch it tomorrow. I'm curious to see the contestants for the season as I haven't really heard much about them yet. I know they're paired up again with family members or friends but that's all I know.
Are you looking forward to the new season of The Biggest Loser?
Crunch: Pick Your Spot Pilates
I watched this video through Netflix. I also watched about three other types of pilates videos, but this one seemed to be the easiest one for my ability. I did this work out Monday morning and it was pretty tough. I had to modify a lot of the exercises but that's OK. The video had one person doing an easier version of the routine and I like that very much.
I woke up this morning and when I sat up in bed my abs started to scream at me. My abs have not hurt like this in a very long time. That just tells me I have not been working my core muscles as much as I should be. I will definitely be doing this video again.
I recently got a few goodies in the mail from SparkPeople. I bought one of their water bottles as well as a stress ball. The water bottle holds 24 ounces and I love it. Maybe now I will be able to get my full eight cups (64 ounces) a day. Only problem is I keep having to make a dash for the bathroom every 15 minutes or so it seems. Maybe once every half hour. I keep hearing that it will get easier over time but I've tried this before and I keep having to run to the bathroom constantly.
I'm enjoying the stress ball also. I squeeze it as I watch TV, switching from one hand to the other, sort of like playing catch with myself. It gives me something to do with my hands so I'm not tempted to go to the kitchen and find a snack to munch on.
My plan for today is to rest and give my abs a chance to recover. I plan on finishing The Spark book and getting caught up on various blogs. Tonight is the start of a new season of The Biggest Loser. I will most likely let it tape tonight and watch it tomorrow. I'm curious to see the contestants for the season as I haven't really heard much about them yet. I know they're paired up again with family members or friends but that's all I know.
Are you looking forward to the new season of The Biggest Loser?
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