The gym habit is back, but don't forget the outdoors is there too

Tuesday - rest!
Wednesday morning: 15 mins treadmill with 0.5 mile RUN, then STRENGTH lower body
Wednesday evening!: 15 mins treadmill WALK, ELLIPTICAL 30  mins, some random strength with kids

Thursday rest, legs are sore

Friday SWIM 20 mins, maybe 500-600? My estimate last week of 700-800 was high!

Saturday Ren Faire

Sunday Catchup, nothing but walking, ugh

Wednesday two-a-day! Not by plan. All kids wanted to go to gym at 6am, aurora slept in. Then in afternoon they wanted to go back while Arlette was at her A&P class. The morning thing worked, I can keep doing that since I was there before 9am. And the evening thing worked as we had time to kill anyway. Busy but a learning day. 

Thursday the rest of them took off for a 2-day trip to eastern TN leaving me to plan a SWIM after work if I can get the Letter of Recommedation, World Courier, and ELISA shit finished. Oh, and the Seahorse analysis. 

As for the fast 800, I'm "stuck" (mentally) at 1200 and continue the not-hungry-at-all nibbles. Results, please. 

Memorial Day weekend

Friday SWIM (OMG) 20 mins about 700 uncounted yards
Saturday Treadmille WALK/RUN 30 mins 2 miles, STRENGTH lower body. ELLIPTICAL 20 mins HIIT
Sunday WALK at house 3 miles
Monday Treadmill WALK/RUN 15 mins 1 mile, warm up. STRENGTH upper body. ELLIPTICAL 20 mins another HIIT. Then waterfall hikes.

Walking into work today, I looked back and remembered the TrailNet Memorial Day rides. I miss it. 

I feel great, walking feels strong. But my female hormones are still messed up, upper swollen and painful for over a week now. Legs swollen, but that's due to SALT likely. 

Today a week of trying the Fast800. I keep doing 1200, and that's a way more honest "1200" (really more like 1500-2000+). I was trying for the past year or so. Since Friday 9pm start of summer - no cheese other than babybell, no rice cakes, but not for wanting of having them!

Disappointed that there's not change yet!! Patience? Denial? Hormones? 

I have a gym membership again!

 STRENGTH 25 mins of upper body/posture

WALK/RUN 64 mins in 1(3) intervals, 17 mins of running total

I have a gym membership again! It's been since I left AA two years ago. I kept thinking I'd save the money from a membership and apply it to a home gym. But no, this didn't happen. Walking running and biking are OK from home but the rest of it....not inspiring. Apple Fitness home gym, I tried it but it's not enough. 

So yesterday I did an upper body workout. Today if I can I'll SWIM and holy shit how long has it been - 2023? My last swim in AA in that itty bitty pool wasn't comfortable. I ended up with a headache from poor form and struggled through 20 mins of it. And I'm excited about it now?!

I have a great discount and waived fees, that helps!

Also this week started the 800 fast again. Started Tuesday and yesterday was 0/3 success. I'm closer to 1200 (ha, the original goal I was supposed to be at) but not goal 800. That's the goal for 14 days, then go from there. Two meals isn't hard, but ugh I found rice cakes again after months of no rice cakes. Stop it, as Bob Newhart would say. STOP IT!

The kids arrive tonight! Then summer, I'm excited and nervous, as always. I look forward to doing things with them and hope the feeling is mutual.