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Ugh.

Yesterday was one of **those** days.  I didn't want to be at work. I didn't want to go to the gym...I didn't want to cook dinner.  It was just a day.

My workout buddy was on vacation from last Thursday to today.  She got back today, think God and will be heading to the gym tonight with me for hip hop class.  Now, my walking buddy has been a constant....but walking for me isn't enough.  I have to go to the gym, or I don't feel like I have done anything. 

I soooooooooooooo didnt' want to go last night.  But I did.

I did the Week 3/Day 1 workout of the C25K program.  It looked like this:

5 minute warm up (3.0 mph)
90 second run (4.7 mph)
90 second walk (3.2 mph)
90 second run (4.5 mph)
90 second walk (3.0 mph)
3 minute run (4.7 mph)
3 minute walk (2.8 mph)
3 minute run (4.5 mph)
5 minute cool down (3.0 mph)

2 miles in 30 minutes.  Not too shabby....that's .2 further than I have been going.  I'm going for distance, not speed right now.  Yeah, I know a lot of people walk normally at 4.5 mph.  I can't - not yet.

Then, we did zumba.  I really love zumba.  It's better than regular aerobics.  I like the music, the moves, and the instructor is the best.  She is the one who does the hip hop class too.  The firs time I did the hip hop class, I about past out.  I didn't eat very much before the class and I guess that is what happened.  My heart rate monitor didn't show anything funky.  So that has to be what happened.

After zumba, I met Jody for our regular walk.  We do 1.9 miles.  I got her up to that from the 1.2 miles we were doing for months.  I didn't want to get home and cook that late.  Getting home at 8pm and cooking dinner is getting really, really old.  But I dont' want to give up either my gym or the walk with Jody.  I cook dinners....we only eat out typically 1 day a week and that is Thursday when I get my big either chef or Greek salad from the local Italian place. 

So, needless to say, last night by the time I got home, I DID NOT want to cook.  I got a large Greek salad and paired that with mini pitas and hummus.  It was really good.  Tonight will be cube steak and a salad. 

Hopefully I feel like cooking :)

PSA....Running makes your butt hurt :p

I did intervals for an hour on the treadm ill yesterday for an hour.  I just started the 2nd week of the C25K program.  I've done 5k's before, but I had gotten out of doing it due to 2 bouts of pneumonia in the winter.  I had never FULLY run one, just walked/jogged/stumbled/wheezed thought it. 

I had it set to random/around the world at 3% dificulty max, which had a max incline of 3.5.  Well, the C25K program has intervals like this in the 2nd week -

5 min warm up
90 seconds run
2 min walk
90 seconds run
2 min walk
.......repeat 4 more times
5 min cool down

All I can say is owie!  I need to do intervals on an incline more often! :p

Last night was supposed to be step class night, but since Nellie wasn't going , I did 1 hour on the treadmill, 35 min weights, then went and met my friend Jody for our 45 min walk.

What's on your plate today?  This is what's in my lunch bag:

1c strawberries, 1 jullienned apple and 1 kiwi

1c diced chicken over romaine salad and 1/2 avocado...tomato basil vinegrette on the side

The rest of my day's stash....banana, 100 cal almonds, 100 cal kettle corn, Lentil soup (1 box is to keep here in case I forget lunch one day.

Today is supposed to be my heavy day at the gym.  Thursday's are typically 2 in a row class days.  But, they changed the schedule for May.  Now, Power (weight lifting) is at 5:30 :(  Boohiss!!!  That means, I have to do something until my belly dance class at 7:40.  Soooooooooo, they added a Core class in between.  So, I guess I will try that.  That may help me with my running.  Megan is going back to GTCC this afternoon, though, so I may not get to Power....as long as I don't miss belly dance, I don't care :p

Now, as far at this weekend...I am doing a Zumbathon on Saturday.  I LOVE Zumba and this is for a good cause :)

So, if you're in the Peidmont region of NC and need something to do, come on out!!  I guarantee you'll get hooked on Zumba too :)