Numbers rule my life
I was driving to the gym today and in the random way my mind works I realized how much numbers rule my life. Of course, the scale is a biggie. Then as I drove by gas station after gas station I thought of gas prices (yay, down to $1.91). Our grades are due by tomorrow morning so percentages are swimming in front of my eyes. I’m keeping track of calories burned and the number of days I workout. Finances are always tricky so monitoring the ups and downs of our bank acct. takes some of my time. No big, profound, comments; just a basic observation.
Today was a great day. I’m still in the “honeymoon” phase w/my kids and they’re a fun group to teach. I spoke w/a few people on the same committee from the meeting last night and they share my opinion so at least I know that I’m not imagining things. To circumvent the problem, I emailed my suggestion to the guy on the committee who organizes all of the information so there’s a chance that they will be accepted by our principal. Not the best situation, obviously, but at least I’m finding a way to contribute that doesn’t drive me crazy.
At the gym I hit it hard on the treadclimber for 65 minutes and burned a smidge over 1300 calories. There is generally another woman on the machine next to me and we have begun to chat while we’re there. Usually it bugs me to talk to people but I can tell we have a lot in common. Plus, she generally gets there about 30 minutes after me so I have had my “me” time by then and am open to conversation. Tonight I mentioned to my hubby that I made a new friend at the gym and he asked “What’s his name?” It just so happens this woman’s name is Terri, so I answered “Terri.” I know, I’m evil. His head snapped around pretty quickly and then I ‘fessed up that it’s a girl named Terri, but it was fun to get a reaction out of him. Maybe it’s b/c I work w/middle schoolers all day but I still like being juvenile and making him jealous every now and then.
Progress toward workout goal: 105/250
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To answer your question, I do the 30DS 6 days a week. Someone on the 3FC boards emailed Jillian Michael’s support / customer service and they suggested you take one day rest each week. Since it’s only 3 lb. weights that you are using, the muscles don’t need to take that long to recover. However, if it were heavy lifting (like in the New Rules for Lifting for Women book), then yes, recovery days are important (you would probably do it only 2 or 3 times a week). Hope that answers your question 
BTW, the story about hour husband and the “guy” at the gym was hilarious. lol
lol @ “what’s his name”. i tried to talk to someone i knew once while i was on the cross-trainer and i nearly died. i really need to haul my ass back in the gym and work on my cardio. i’ve missed so much time i think i’m back to beginner level.