Trudging along.

Blah. Why is it that the first day back after several days' hiatus is just SO difficult? It's like the universe wants you to fail.

I didn't work out Thursday-Sunday, and I so felt it when I jumped right back into it yesterday. I almost didn't make it through the Slim in 6...I actually switched to push-ups and crunches earlier than it says to, partly because my legs hurt like fire, and partly because I feel like the video is way too leg-centered.

My walk was pretty good yesterday...it usually is now, with the weather so nice. I get through my other workout by thinking about my walk, which is good. I'm still doing 3.4 miles in about 54 minutes, which is about a 16 minute mile. I'm ok with that...it keeps my heart rate up for almost an hour, and that's good. I still want to add miles to my walk. But gradually.

I did go biking on Saturday. It wasn't too much...probably only 4-5 miles total, around St. Mark's...but it did give me a little soreness in my legs on Sunday, so that's good. The best thing about it was that it gave me some practice on my bike...I was still feeling a little shaky, and I feel much more confident now. So, maybe I'll actually ride part of the 17-mile trail soon.

I'm still sitting between about 175.5 and 177...I'm kind of ok with that, though. I can see results when I really do the workout I'm supposed to do, and my high weight is now several pounds less than it was. This week might see that go down a little more...I'm walking this afternoon, doing the Wii and walking tomorrow afternoon, and then I have to work outside all day on a drilling project for school on Friday. Saturday I'll see how I feel, but I should at least walk. So, plenty of activity planned for this week. We'll see how that goes.

As far as diet goes, I'm trying SO hard to be good. I'm still having my egg and cheese bagel every morning for breakfast...I looked it up, and it's actually a pretty balanced meal for all the calories it has. It's like 480 calories, which is on the high end for a meal, but it also keeps me full for a long time, and I try to have stuff like soup and veggies for my other meals during the day. I need to get back into the habit of cooking, at least a few days per week. I made the BEST gumbo last week, that was actually pretty healthy...if I could have something like that every week, I'd be golden.

Ok, I'm out. : )