Gym update

I had a chance to read the "rules and regulations" for the "childwatch" at the rec center. There is a 15 minute "grace period" before they start charging for the second hour. I'm glad I checked that out, because I felt rushed the other day. I also found out that there are lockers located right outside of the cardio and track areas. I had been going into the pool area locker room to stash my stuff which also added extra time. Now that I spotted those, I should be able to get my full workout in well within the allotted time.

Day 23/24: Annoyed!

First, I'll start with Day 23, which was yesterday. I didn't workout yesterday, I hadn't really planned on it as I didn't have time with having to take the kids to church and then heading over to my mom's for dinner. I did "ok" with food, but I did splurge on the peanut butter chocolate pie from Achatz for dessert, it was well worth it!

Today I am annoyed with Comcast! It appears that Exercise TV has been excised from On Demand. I cannot find it anywhere on the menu. I have tried, in vain of course, to get some information from Comcast customer (non)service, but I have been unsuccessful. I was talking to a customer service rep, and he either hung up on me or I was "disconnected." When I tried to call back, I kept getting an automated message telling me that my call cannot be "processed!!" I'm really hoping that I'm wrong about Exercise TV being gone from the On Demand line up.

I did get a workout in. I did a Jari Love DVD that I have. It's mainly a strength training DVD. I don't like it as well as I like Jillian's workout options, but at least I did it.

Day 22: Gym workout

The kids and I had a very busy day today. It started at the rec center. I had hoped to be there right at 8:30, but M slept in a little later than usual, so we didn't get there until 9:15 or so. I'm glad that I decided to have R be at the child care area with M for the first time, because M pulled her usual, "mommy, don't leave me" act. I'm hoping that she'll be fine if I decide to go back there again next week. Once again, I did 25 minutes on the treadmill, alternating 60 seconds of running and 90 seconds of walking. I could definitely do more, but the plan I'm following says to start slow and not to jump ahead, "even if you feel like you can." Now, that's advice I can follow. I then followed up the cardio with about 30 minutes of strength training. I wanted to do more, but I had to get back to pick up the kids. But, in general, I was happy with my efforts today.

I didn't do a very good job with food today, though. Between the baby shower and the birthday party, it was hard to make good choices. I declined cake at the shower, but I couldn't resist the cake at the birthday party. My mom is having us over for dinner tomorrow to celebrate Easter because they're leaving for D.C. to spend Easter with my sister's family.

Snack Log

Fri, April 3:
10:40 Soy Joy Bar, 130 calories
11:20, the Soy Joy bar didn't do it for me, so I'm snacking on celery with salsa. I'm hoping that the spiciness of the salsa will keep me from eating too much.
3:00 a few handfulls of popcorn while we were at the movie
4:00 Cereal bar 100 calories

Day 21: Sore

My legs are sore from my first "running" session. I know, I didn't really run all that much, but I ran more than I usually do. I didn't do a workout this morning, I may try to sneak one in later this evening, we'll see. I'm also planning to go back to the rec center tomorrow with the kids. The daycare center opens at 8:30, and my goal is to get there right around that time. The kids should be ok; they'll be there together at least. My hope is that M will be comfortable enough the first time (with R there) that on subsequent visits, she'll be fine w/o R there.

A Quick Food Update

Well, it seems that my idea to "blog" my snacking did the trick, at least for today. I didn't snack at all. I will admit that I had some celery with hummus, but I was planning to have it with my lunch but then I didn't eat it and had it later. I counted it as an extension of my lunch.


Also, I went out to dinner tonight to PF Chang's with a good friend. I tried really hard to make a good meal choice. I ordered Kung Pao Scallops and it looks like from the website that it's a 420 calorie meal plus the brown rice which was about 100 calories and a side of spicy green beans which was a total of 96 calories but I only had about 1/2 a serving. I also had approx 2 glasses of wine for a total of 300 calories.

Day 20 con't: workout report

I did go to the rec center today. As I've mentioned, I'd like to start running; I hate running so I'm starting slowly, really slowly. I'm following the "cool running" plan. Today I did a 5 minute brisk warm up followed by alternating 60 seconds of running at 4.8 mph and 90 seconds of walking at 3.8 mph for an additional 20 minutes. I could have done more, but I felt good with what I did. I then went through my strength exercise routine. I found my old routine from Martin, the personal trainer I used previously, and did those exercises. I also incorporated a few moves from my Jillian Michaels DVD. I forgot to time exactly how long I worked on the strength exercises, but my best guess is about 25 minutes. When my 16 sessions with the new personal trainer expire, I'm thinking about joining the rec center for the summer. It's only $25 dollars/month. M would be free, and I can add R for an additional $10/month instead of paying $5 per visit.

My H took the Ipod with him as he's flying out of town for the weekend; so, I guess if I do this, it's my incentive to upload some music onto my still-in-the-box shuffle. I'm pretty sure I have some gift cards around here somewhere, too.

Finally, I did allow myself to drink a Vitamin water containing 25 calories and a protein bar with 140 calories after my workout. As I'm sitting here typing this entry, I really want a "snack," but I'm trying to let the feeling pass. I'll probably have some water as soon as I hit "publish."