Good Morning LWL It's freeeeeezing here! My 2" high daffodils are in shock and the robins who showed up last Friday are frozen in the woods.
Hope everyone had a great weekend! I'm taking today off from work since most of my clients are home with kids...and I just needed a 2 day weekend for a change. Today's big event is going to be attempting to actually clean the kitchen and bathrooms instead of just shuffling stuff around and vacuuming
My weekend excitement was an attempt at ice hockey Dh plays almost every Saturday night and I stay at home and sulk. It's a non-checking, geezer league, which he runs. Occasionally other women play (a college player, one older woman), but for the most part it's guys with skill levels all over the map. A few guys are so good I'm conviced they played at least AHL level (at least they don't crash into anyone!), others can barely skate. I was amazed that I remembered how to skate and stop. I borrowed a 14 yr old neighbor's equipment (yuck!) and my son's skates, and mostly tried to stay out of the way The rink has an open skate every day from 1-2:30 when I usually have no clients, so I'm going to practice and try to find some cheap used equipment. My last dexa scan said I had rock hard bones....so this shouldn't be life threatening
Going back to lifting this week- no bicep, front or lat raises, but I've got to start!
Been a bit blue recently, I wonder if it's due to my rest from weights and running or if I was feeling a little overcome already Anyway I'm back running and weighting and still kickboxing.
Went out for a run today it was about 7 shades of cp! My MP3 batteries ran out, my GPS thingy couldn't find its satellite, I got shouted at by youths in a car, I got LOST and went further than I planned and it was MEGA windy. ICK. But I went and things can only get better right??
Teaching the small children to kick tonight. And since I was so good with my deadlift yesterday - I'm going to try and hit a 10 on my arms tonight
Feeling slightly better about things actually, since I've decided to do my weights and stuff. I think I was missing them
Fru- I find I get really depressed during my "rest" week. Maybe because I only rest when I finally am to exhausted or injured, but those endorphins really help. I know that running or other sports are supposed to kick up the endorphins, too, but for me there just isn't anything like lifting heavy metal to make me feel better. Lol, unless it HURTS and actually makes me feel worse
Glad you made it back from that run! I never go far enough to have to depend on a GPS. I'm very impressed!
It wasn't a map GPS thingy, it just tracks your pace, time, speed etc using GPS, but it does sound impressive doesn't it!
Taught small children at kickboxing last night, not the most responsive of pupils. I sent one of them to the back of the room because he was yawning and not paying attention or doing anything resembling what he should have been doing! Tough Frus!
Had a clean eating day yesterday, very pleased with myself! Got yummy stuff with me today too, lots of fruit and veg and protein pancakes and chicken and oatmeal I just need to keep it up for more than a week!!
Hi mel, hi frus, good to hear from you and hear you are OK.
Mel - HOw's the flare up ? I hope that doing the 'light' workout is a sign things are getting better
Frus - interesting theory about the mood vs excerise thing. I'm MEGA imptressed with your workouts & kickboxu=ing progress. I'm planning to get a boxing ball myself, so we can all kick and hit at home!
I went to power lifting class yesterday: 1 hour lifting (light weights, but very often ) on music ... I cannot get myself to do the lifting like I used to do, but at least I'm doing something. And it is fun to go to class with my friend and actually see other people also trying to do a squat or a deadlift.
I don't know wether it is the excercise or the pills otr the meditation, but i find myself looking at the whole XH thing with a lot more detatchment, and this is very good for my mental rest. last satuday I noticed he actually keeps talking to me until I get emotional. He just keeps at it to get his way, and I just kept refusing to give in. It's a repetition of moves.
Sunday there was a fusds because XH has told the children they are wellcome in his new home but they will see NL there as it is her house as well. The children do not want contact with NL, and they consider to be a definitr choice of XH for NL and against them. XH also wants him and me to go to a mediator to discuss this, for the sake of the children. I actually do not think this has any use, because I certainly am not going to tell my children what stance they have to take. Whatever their decision is Ok by me. I told them that this makes it more difficult for them to meet their father, but not impossible. They can see him at my place if necessary. My son thinks it is unfair that a problem between XH and NL is shifted to him and his sister, and says just to let him stew. Which I am planning to do: I sent him an email that i am thinking things over, and I plan to take my time about it. As far as I can see this has nothing to do with me, and I cannot do anything apart from eing there and supporting my kids choices.
I plan to do another meditation CD today. My R arm is hurting from working to hard this morning.
I went to the gym this morning,
25 mins bike foillowed by 1 hour power class. I still am lifting extremely low weights, but that is because all the excercises are so long that I cannot do it with the higher weights!
I ended up going home and feeling really depressed and demotivated. The heating wouldn't come on so I was cold. I did the "nice" exercises and did some with lighter weights to failure, just for a change. I didn't do any kickboxing last night that I thought I might. Ah well, today's a new day and I should be going kickboxing tonight IF THE SNOW LETS UP!
I don't know about you guys, but sometimes I just have bad lifting days, where I can barely lift my "normal" weight, let alone move up. I don't know what explains it -- just overall exhaustion, malnutrition, or what, but some days I go in just PUMPED and can lift like crazy, other days I feel weak.
Hang in there, 2frus. I bet next time will be better!
Hey gang , I can't believe it's Friday night and it's my first post in LWL forum ... I've been at the gym only twice so far this week worked back and chest ... Tomorrow I WILL go to work on something whether it be shoulders, bis or tris, OR legs I'm not sure, but I'll be there... On the upside I've gone swimming 3 times and running 4 times, so I am burning some calories. Speaking of calories, I am having a difficult time staying on the straight and narrow side of foods, but the scale isn't moving, so that's a good thing....
Dang, I wanted to tell you all that I got a PM from Tikanique, who is saying to everyone and that she is very busy with her cheerleading and is hoping to come back soon... Sorry I forgot to relay the message, my bad!!
2F -- A good break will do you good... Hang in there girl
Mel -- YES ice IS hard!! Do you skate with hockey skates or figure skates? I remember a few years back I decided to go out with DS's skates because my skates were finished and for the life of me I could not stand on hockey skates... it was too funny
rabbit -- The was shinning here today also, but it was soooooo cold!! The windchill was -16c!! I thought it was nice so I ran to the gym, it only took me 17:10 minutes and I was running into snow drifts! I was VERY happy that DS was there and that he could give me a ride back home, but I guess the wind would have been at my back on the way home
Sunny again today! I am feely very proud of myself today. I bought a new computer (XH is getting the one I am currently using) and everything sofar worked at the first go! I'll be migrating the current one to the new one over the weekend, and then that is another chore done.
Tomorrow 2 of my sisters & their husbands will be coming to pack XHs belongings. He is moving out next week friday.
Furthermore I'ts carnoival, which is a big thing in locally, so we are also going to watch the parade tomorrow.
Ilene - I can't even think of running outside int the SNOW! Say hello for me to Tiki, I'm glad to hear she is still around!.
No excercise planned for today, but I'll try to fit in the meditation CD. Yesterday I was at peace with myself for 4 solid hours after theb yoga class..Quite a feat, so I'll try to hang onto that over the weekend.
Kids are with XH for the weekend, he'll come and pick them up in about half an hour. It may be the last time for some months, because XH has told them that they are onluy welcome in his new house if they accept his new relation, which they are not ready to do yet.
LWL # 243 Feb 20 - 26
It's freeeeeezing here! My 2" high daffodils are in shock and the robins who showed up last Friday are frozen in the woods.
Dh plays almost every Saturday night and I stay at home and sulk. It's a non-checking, geezer league, which he runs. Occasionally other women play (a college player, one older woman), but for the most part it's guys with skill levels all over the map. A few guys are so good I'm conviced they played at least AHL level (at least they don't crash into anyone!), others can barely skate. I was amazed that I remembered how to skate and stop. I borrowed a 14 yr old neighbor's equipment (yuck!) and my son's skates, and mostly tried to stay out of the way 
The rink has an open skate every day from 1-2:30 when I usually have no clients, so I'm going to practice and try to find some cheap used equipment. My last dexa scan said I had rock hard bones....so this shouldn't be life threatening 
Anyway I'm back running and weighting and still kickboxing. 
p! My MP3 batteries ran out, my GPS thingy couldn't find its satellite, I got shouted at by youths in a car, I got LOST and went further than I planned and it was MEGA windy. ICK. 
But I went and things can only get better right?? 
It wasn't a map GPS thingy, it just tracks your pace, time, speed etc using GPS, but it does sound impressive doesn't it! 
I just need to keep it up for more than a week!!
Hello lady who lifts... 
... I've been at the gym only twice so far this week worked back and chest ... Tomorrow I WILL go to work on something whether it be shoulders, bis or tris, OR legs I'm not sure, but I'll be there... On the upside I've gone swimming 3 times and running 4 times, so I am burning some calories. Speaking of calories, I am having a difficult time staying on the straight and narrow side of foods, but the scale isn't moving, so that's a good thing....
