I grudgingly hopped onto the treadmill this morning for a repeat of yesterday’s workout:
1/4 mile—3 mph warm up walk
1 mile—4.5 mph jog
1/4 mile—3 mph cool down walk
Total time was 23:20 for 1.5 miles. Ugh. It was really tough today. I wanted to quit but I didn’t. I wasn’t imagining it because I actually burned more calories than yesterday. Today I burned 287 calories and yesterday I burned 274. Just a smidgen, I know. lol.
My average HR zone was 4.1 and max was 5.5, each of these was .1 higher than yesterday. I think it was a mental thing. I woke up feeling kind of sad (bad dreams, I suppose) and then I hopped on the scale to see I hadn’t lost that much since gaining some on Monday morning.
AND I have to weigh in at work today for the contest and I don’t want to gain. We’ll see. This is why I know I shouldn’t do contests…I put enough pressure on myself and really don’t need the extra pressure of a “contest”.
Woe is me. I’ll stop complaining.
What I should be happy about:
- I stuck with my goal and have run 2/5 days this week so far and we’re on day 2.
- I ran the 1 mile without stopping.
- Even if I dread the workout, it should improve my overall health—so I should just deal with it and be good to my body.
One thing that worries me is my asthma/allergies/whatever it is. There is something in the air at work. I’m not sure if it’s mold or what it is, but I typically get all stuffed up and feel like I can’t breathe at work. It’s just a typical day for me.
Yesterday was 3x as bad. I had to do my inhaler two times in the 8 hours I was there (it can only be used every 4 hours). I was coughing a lot and felt like I couldn’t breathe. I know it’s just at work because when I leave I feel better.
So I’m hoping running in the morning isn’t going to mean that I get sick since I am breathing bad air at work. I CANNOT wait to be home!
Now it’s time to be positive. I am going to have a good day. I actually have a perfect attendance recognition breakfast this morning for an hour. This is my second year of perfect attendance. Kind of amazing to me! But I guess I’m a dedicated employee…and childless, which probably has something to do with it. lol.
Have a good day! And do something healthy even if you don’t wanna—your body will pay you back with good health.
