Kera: Thanks for the stretching ideas. I stretch a lot before I run, guess I just have bad knees.
Along with a bad back and bad hip! LOL I had back surgery last October that I'm finally recovering fully from, so it's been slow going on the running - don't want to do too much too fast.
Reasons: Welcome! I think you're one of the first people to call me tall! LOL I hope you like our little group here. What are your WL plans? Eating/exercise plan?
Marmalade: Shucks!
Thanks for the compliment! You are the workout queen! Glad you got the heartrate monitor. Jeff sold me his old one and I love it. It's great to see how much your work pays off. The most I've burned is 850 calories in 70 minutes with Jeff's workout. To answer your question, he changes my workout every day, so I never get bored. A lot of it is circuit (which you can probably tell).
Burgundy: Congrats on getting through the first week of C2 5K! So proud of you! Great with the eating plan. I live by it. Spend too much money on fresh produce at the grocery store to go out and ruin it by eating junk. Trying to avoid our cafeteria as well - too many tempations! We're starting to warm up here as well - can't wait to start grilling!
Dance: That sandwich sounds yummy! My newest creation is a salad I have every day: greens and spinach with blackberry, raspberry, blueberry and pecans. Add rotisserie chicken for protein and then sugar free raspberry vinigarette. Super good. I'll have to try yours. Glad you are getting your walks and runs in.
Well, here's more good news. I'm starting to get feeling back in my foot (finally). Down side? It hurts! Feels like electricity is going through my foot and part of my leg. Yesterday during my workout, it felt like my foot was on fire
(For those of you who are new, I had back surgery due to a herniated disc - part of the herniation hit a nerve causing numbness in foot, ankle and parts of my leg). Still feeling it now.
Work has been super busy and is about to get crazier. Someone is out on maternity leave and we have our company's 90th anniversary celebration (company is spending $1 million on this party) and now with her out, I get to help with the gala over the next 6 weeks, plus my usual work. We'll see how this works. I'm still determined to work out with Jeff my 3 days a week, plus I need to keep up with my running (Jeff said it will help improve my nerves as well...started getting the feeling back after running the 2 miles on Friday). We'll see how everything pans out.
Here's my workout from last night:
warm up - 3 rounds
20 squats
20 sit up
Circuit - 3 rounds
1 minute pushup
1 minute pull up
1 minute kettle bell swings
1 minute box jumps
1 minute burpees
1 minute rest
Doesn't sound hard, but by round 3, I was sweating. Going back tomorrow for more, so I'll post that one as well, in case anyone wants to join!