A Huge Brick Wall....

Well, some of you may have noticed that I haven't posted a blog in a while. This is mostly because I haven't worked out in a while. I worked out on Wednesday, February 11th, so I can count that as Day 15. But that following weekend, I got a nasty cold. I first noticed the symptoms on Sunday, while we were in Cheyenne, and I felt progressively worse as the weekend went on. I tried to go to be early & sleep most of the way home, but I wasn't feeling better by Wednesday when I had to go back to work. Thursday was horrible. It was a stressful day at work, and it didn't help that I was still sick. I almost fell asleep several times while I was driving home from work. To make things worse, Thursday was also my birthday. I am forever grateful to my family for taking me out to dinner & celebrating with me, when all I felt like doing was sleeping. Friday was better, but I was at the school until 8:30 PM getting caught up on midterms. Saturday, I crashed. I felt worse Saturday & Sunday even though I took extra naps, went to bed early, & slept in. I even skipped a scheduled temple trip on Saturday, and church on Sunday. I hoped I would feel miraculously better on Monday, but I really don't. I can't remember the last time I had a cold that was this strong, this long. I feel as bad today as I did on the first day. If I don't feel any better tomorrow, I'm calling in sick on Wednesday. I don't know if taking one day off will help that much, but I've got to do something. I was suppose to start my official 5k training program today, but obviously that didn't happen. All I can do now is pray I get over this crap quickly.

Day 15

I finally made it to the gym tonight & I have decided that I like the Gold's Gym in Kearns a lot better than the one in Holladay. It has all of the same amenities, but fewer people. I don't have to fight for a treadmill in the cardio room, even when I go at the peak times. I fulfilled my 30 sec walk/30 sec. jog routine at 3.6 walk speed & 4.3 jog speed. I even started the jogging 30 sec early so I would come out even at the end of the 15 min span. I worked up a pretty good sweat, but my legs didn't kill by the end. Hopefully by the end of the week, I can kick my speed up a little bit. I plan to work out on Wed & Thurs of this week. I'm still not sure about Fri & I probably won't work out on Sat because I'll be in Wyoming. But I'm definately going to take my gym clothes with me so I can hopefully work out on Monday & Tuesday. My eating hasn't been great today. I had cereal for breakfast(that was good), but I had Wendy's for lunch & 3 slices of Little Ceaser's pizza for dinner. I also had yogurt & 2 cookies. I have been trying to drink more water, though, and I think that helps me curb my appetite sometimes.

Day 14

Well, this week didn't go as well as I had hoped. Things were crazy in the evenings and I didn't get to the gym as often as I would have liked. But, I'm not giving up. I went today & I promise this week will be better. I could tell I was losing ground during my workout. Things were harder than they should've been. I made it through the workout, but I can't say it was a great workout. I also weight 229.0 lbs. But, this week I won't have any excuses to miss the gym. My evenings are free & I won't let work interfere with my personal goals. Anyway, that's about all I have to say about that. I am really looking forward to our trip to Wyoming. I pray the weather is nice.

Day 13

Its a good thing I keep this blog, otherwise I won't be able to keep track of what day I'm on. So, today was better at work. I had to do alot of mental preparation (mind relaxation & self-talk techniques) to get through the day. I have seriously been freaking out about work stuff, and I'm trying to calm down about it. I think this also helps me get to the gym. I was able to get a treadmill, even though it was really busy. Exercising went really well. I upped my speed like I talked about before, even though it was a little harder. I think I'll need to give myself a couple of days at this speed to get used to it. I still weigh 229.7 lbs. I think teaching an extra class is good for one thing. When I only have 20 min. to eat lunch, I definately eat less. So, I need to work out on either Tues or Wed and again on Friday & Saturday. If I can exercise at least 3 days this week, I will be happy. I'm also excited that Megan, my sister, has decided to run the 5k race with me. It will be more fun to have people there. I guess we will need to register soon & make it official!