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Sue
07-16-2008, 08:54 AM
So I am not so good with transitions (it take me a while to establish routines, LOL and I have mild sensory issues, hmmmm) and as soon as the girls got out of school , I've been struggling. I went form working when they were in school, to going in in the evenings, I have a later wake up time...blah blah blah, the net affect is I haven't been going to the gym 5 days a week, feeling guilty, so it causes me to lose motivation, eat very poorly and have been lucky to get in 2 days. So I decided I will only go in 3 days a week for the summer. I am not even going to set the alarm Tues and Thursdays (the day after I work.) If it put me in a holding pattern for the summer, its still better than going back the other way.

I also wanted to share my success today though. I wanted to try interval training. I also wanted to see if I can run a 5K at 6 MPH (30ish minutes) AND I did! :yay: Now I had to break it up into 10 minutes sections. But I got a REALLY REALLY great workout today. I did

1 minute warm up, so 11 minutes for 1.1 miles,

did 15 minutes of upper body machines,

took about 30 seconds to get up to 6MPH, and did 10:30 for 1 mile.

did 10 minutes of upper body,

took another 30 seconds to get up to 6MPH, and did 10:30 for 1 mile.

That last 10 minutes was TOUGH. I kept saying one more minute, one more minute...Luckily for me "Murder of One" is a really long song, and I said to myself just concentrate on the song and see where you are at the end, So I made it. :yay:

It was a great workout, I am freakin' tired but happy.

Jessica
07-16-2008, 11:57 AM
Wow, Sue, you are kickin butt! :banana::yay: I think it is a great idea that you cut yourself a little slack in your routine during the summer. It is great that you recognize that by not doing so that you would be settign yourself up for sabotage. You are awesome!

riversprite
07-16-2008, 04:14 PM
Woohoo!
What an awesome workout, Sue!

Personally, my goal is to work out 3x a week and it's a bonus if I squeeze in a 4th, so I think you are doing great!