I said RUN you slug

Workout 2-27
3 mile run outside, felt good, once again...no time.

2-28
Treadmill
5 min warm up 3.5-3.7 mph
20 min varying speed 5.8-6.3 mph
2 min warm down 3.7-3.5 mph
4 min uphill walk 8-9% grade 3.5 mph

gravitron assisted machine @74lbs
dips- 3 x 6
pullup- 1 x6
parallel grip PU- 1 x 6

bench press 1 x 8 x 45lbs, 2 x 5 x 55lbs
pushups 3 x 10
plank in PU position 3 x 20 sec

hip sled
2 x 10 x 90lbs

Jillian Micheals Come Kick My A*%

Yesterday I was 'invited' to come outside for a quick walk. I thought I'd be smart and walk a bit then run so I rushed to put on the warmest gear I had in my work locker. Okay, I'll warm up once I get moving, right? Uh, no. 1/2 mile in and I'm freezing. It's cold and now I have to pee. No I don't know why those 2 phenomenon are connected-they just are. I decide I can't take it and I'm going to run but I only make it about another mile before my ears are on fire and I REALLY have to pee. So I quit.
I had to make up for it so once again, while watching The Biggest Loser, I get on my cycling trainer. 30 minutes later I'm also once again wondering aloud how these folks lose my total weight loss goal in one week while I struggle to lose even a pound. SSSSHHH don't tell anyone but the reason is, I can't stop eating. So I get on the floor with a resistance band, light dumbells and a stability ball and go to work on light upper body and core work. I have no idea how long it was because I was so into watching the show, I lost track of time.
I just got a phone call that a group of friends running a 4 person relay for the LR Marathon on Sunday is missing a runner now. They want to know if I'll run. mmmmmaybe

Birthday Cake is the Deviiilll

Two weekends, two birthdays. I tried to be good. It didn't work well.

2-24
30 minutes on the trainer- moderate pace
another 20 minutes or so of upper body work while watching the boob tube.

2-25
I actually went outside for a run today! wow. 3 miles, mostly flat. Didn't wear a watch as usual. It was probably slow but it felt good. Real good.

Does cycling make debates more fun?

Last night while attempting to watch the Democratic debates I got on the trainer and cycled my way into confusion. A good 40 minutes of pedaling. I was actually on the bike for at least 45 but I'm discounting my time for having to pause to ask, "what did he/she say?" and "how the heck is that going to help ME?" mmmmm I hate emotional politics. Though after the debate the political hounddog analysts were all discussing Hillary's final shining moment, I thought her use of "graphic hearwrenching" descriptions of her visit to a rehab wing for wounded Vets was a bit, well, self serving. Oh, these are politicians. Never mind. I had to agree it was one of her better TV moments but why? because she knows how to use other people's misery for effect? cool. When she lived here in Arkansas I felt absolutely no connection to her or her "causes" despite the fact that I SHOULD have been directly affected by her supposed desire to help others attain the kind of "blessed" life she has led. I honestly do not see anyone in Arkansas benefiting from her time here except for her close friends who now have access to powerful people or have become powerful themselves. The education system is still in the toilet, roads suck and we have a welfare list that reads longer than Santa's naughty or nice list AND our colleges have to offer free tuition and a stipend equal to or exceeding tuition costs just to get 2 years of teaching committment in the Delta. It's the economy stupid. I suppose those complaints would leave the Huckster out in the cold too.
My question for the day. I agree that going into Iraq was a blunder and we need to be out of there sooner rather than later. I understand that being able to "promise" that troops will begin coming home immediately sounds fantastic. BUT, in a withdrawal situation, the safety of the troops is paramount. How much will the security of OUR men and women suffer as they continue to do their jobs while their comrades leave? How small can your force be before they are at even more risk? Just a thought. I'm no strateegerizer. hehehe

Uphill Both Ways

workout today is a hill repeat on the treadmill

time speed incline
0-4 min 3.5 mph 1%
4-9 8%
9-10 2%
10-15 10%
15-16 3.7 2%
16-20 6%
20-21 2%
21-25 8%
25-26 2%
26-38 4%
38-40 4.0 2%
40-45 3.5 1%

Minutes 26-38 were supposed to be 3 minute intervals at 4.0 mph and 4%, recover at 2% BUT, I remembered as my shins were absolutely screaming at me that I was on "that" treadmill that everyone complains has the "off" belt that says you're only going 3.7 when you're really moving closer to 3.9. Well, that's my excuse anyway. It was a good workout either way. Except for the late night M&Ms with the little one. Geeeesh

Flu, Birthdays and Lazy Dogs

This weekend was a whirlwind of craziness. The littlest was home sick all weekend and the middle one had a very important 18th birthday in the midst of it all. Fri at home with the munchkin let me get in a lot of housework and a little biking. Saturday was mostly spent in the kitchen trying to make birthday cakes that look like sushi rolls. I managed to mostly succeed at that one but made myself sick licking my fingers. Sugar Shock. The fact that he chose pizza and hot wings for his b-day dinner didn't help any.
Monday I finally got out for a nice heart pumping hill climbing walk but between all of the vomitastic food binges and not feeling quite up to par for workouts, I'd say the last 6 days have been quite the diet disaster. Shrug. I did finally get started on refinishing the small one's desk for her.

Trying to make up for it though I know that no workout fixes a bad diet

bike trainer 55 minutes while watching Biggest Loser. Appropriate.
on stability ball:
3 x 7 x 12lb bicep curl
3 x 10 x 17lb french press
3 x 8 x 7lb "Y" raises
3 x 8 x only lower back on ball crunches
plus: 3 x 8 push ups

Not Chocolate? What about BBQ

Yesterday was a bad food day. Very very bad. Nope, no valentine chocolate box the size of my head or anything close, just an invitation out to dinner. Which almost bombed considering the number of diners out and about and having no reservations. Ahem. After turning away from the much overcrowded shmancy steak house the choices were open. Since the youngest was with us, she practically shouted her desire to try the newest BBQ joint in town. To our delight, not only was the line not out the door, but there was a parking spot opening as we pulled in. Score! OMG did we eat too much meat. The neon sign at the back that said "Eat Like A Pig" was totally appropriate. I paid for it the rest of the evening.

Today I managed a workout of 35 minutes on the cycling trainer at home. Not great, but something. I have a LOT of house chores to do, maybe I'll fit in some other exercising later.