Hit the gym for the first time last night (now that I was properly outfitted). LOVED IT! Started with the tread mill, walked at a brisk pace for 5 minutes then ran for the prescribed 12 minutes on my training schedule then walked another 18 minutes to complete 35 minutes of cardio. What was exciting was to find "my pace" and I was able to jog comfortably. Very exciting stuff, considering last time I ran I felt like I was fighting gravity the entire time and it was less then fun. I know that hitting the bricks will be different then running on a treadmill, but it was still encouraging.
And the weight lifting! Just worked the lower body last night, but it was awesome! I love weight lifting. The leg press machine and I are going to be great friends. Will do upper body tomorrow and lower body again the next running day after that and will switch (starting with arms) the next week.
Yesterday's food choices were not great (had a Luna bar for breakfast because I was running late. Grabbed an all beef hot dog at Costco for lunch because it was cheap and fast. Had a couple of fruit leathers for snacks and had the guts of a carne asada burrito for dinner, water intake was around 80 ounces, not bad) and I'm finding that keeping up the 4 meals of 400 calories is a trial.
Today, I'm supposed to swim for 16 minutes and bike for 32 minutes, but my schedule is jam packed! I don't get back from Awana's till 9:00, but I'm gonna try and get this in. I have yet to get in the pool and the rules and dynamics of it all seem intimidating to me. This is, right now, my weakest point (never having learned to breast stroke or free style or any other "proper" way of swimming- I just paddle along, usually under the water. Pretty sure that's not the fastest, best, and possibly triathlon "legal" way of swimming. ::sigh::) Still for now, I just need to get in the stinking water, so that's what I'm concentrating on.
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