Wow...I haven't posted in a while! I wish I had a good reason. Busy? Kind of. I think it's mostly just preoccupation with other things. Though work has been busier than normal and I tend to write these at work.
So what have I been preoccupied with? Not eating. My mind is at war with me daily about the fact that I'm not eating "regular food". I know I'm doing something good for my body, so in the end it's worth it to do it this way (no matter what other people who think).
Yesterday I had my annual girly exam. Fun stuff. And I found out that they like women to do baseline mammograms at 35. What?! Since when? I thought I had 5 years before I had to start getting my boobs flattened. GAH! Freaking out! And of course right after they told me that, they took my blood pressure. Duh!
Anyway...my doctor was pleased with my efforts to lose weight. She thought it was a great idea that I had joined the Optifast program and looked forward to seeing the results I got.
So this week I have to start getting the exercise in more. They like people to wait for a few weeks so the body has time to adjust. Last night I decided to head out for a walk after work. I found a perfect street that was alternately hilly and flat, so I got a decent workout. The only problem was the mosquitoes (and the sun). As I was walking I thought that maybe trying this same route in the morning would be a better plan. I figured I could set the alarm for 30 minutes earlier and head out to beat the heat and enjoy the nice cool morning. The only problem is...I'm not particularly good at getting up early to work out. But last night I was CONVINCED I could do it today, so I set the alarm.
Then came 5:30 a.m. I woke up and stared at the clock and made my typical decision to shut if off and go back to sleep. But Cady had a different idea. She jumped up on me and meowed loudly (and repeatedly) in my ear. In jumping up, she landed on my arm, which happens to be pretty sore from a tetanus shot yesterday. At this point I figured I should get up as planned and, guess what? I did. I actually got up at 5:30 a.m. and went for a brisk walk. It's a MIRACLE! All thanks to that annoying little gray ball of fur that is my secondary alarm clock.
Oh...and why do tetanus shots make your arm so freaking sore?
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
I'm Still Here *waves*
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5 comments:
You rock for getting up early to work out!
Thanks! How's Prairie Life going? I was getting tempted to rejoin yesterday when I realized how much I don't like working out in the heat.
Great job on getting up to work out! Life would be so much easier for me if I could haul myself out of bed. Instead, I have to squeeze my runs in after work.
You rock! And sorry about the arm.
I was going to do the same, but no Kady to help me out!!!!! I did walk over lunch though....
Love, love, love Prarie Life. I've only done the pool and weights so far though. I like how spread out the weight area is; I think it will help my intermittent gym anxiety.
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