No more skateboarding

ELLIPTICAL 10 + 10
STRENGTH push b about 20 minutes

On saturday while skateboarding I fell three times - hard. Twice on the right hip (IT band connection to hip bones area) and once on the left popping something in my shoulder. I didn't hurt much Sunday, but yesterday was pretty bad. My right ankle skin is abraded and swollen to where the tongue of my shoes hurt. My right hip is swollen, tight, and bruising. My left shoulder is tight, but on top of that my other shoulder also hurts, my ribs and my upper spine soft tissue too. No more.

I did what I had time for today, LA joined me and really my goal today was just to move and see if everything still works. It does! I was able to do presses and lifts OK. Whew. 

Me and kids weekend

Thursday RUN 2 miles in  morning, hill repeats then RUN afternoon 3 miles
     COMMUTE 7.6 miles

Friday ELLIPTICAL 15+30 and STRENGTH about 20 mins leg day
Saturday RUN 9.3 miles in 1:43 walking 1 min every mile

Sunday Rest after skateboard falls

Monday RUN 5.4 miles in 60 mins, just me, the last mile was a 9:07 m/m. Not goal yet!

I still need 9 miles running to hit my goal, and a sub-9 mile, and a few pounds to lose. Not a good feeling - going from 133 to 137 seemingly overnight. But it's not, but it is, and fucking oatmeal - I had to contaminate it and the rice and the chicken yesterday and throw the rest out. 

It was 2 weeks ago that I signed up for Noom (I cancelled, yesterday should have been last trial day but I still have lesssons) and when I signed up I was 136. Saw 133 a few times. Started May at 139. So if I look at it nicely, it's been 5-6 pounds in 6 weeks if I ignore the fluctuations. Ugh, is it OK to just ignore them?

It's hard too because I know I'm NOT hitting the ideal calorie range, I keep going over ever so little. And knowing that I'm a poor accuracy person, I know it's not all correct.

And this can all be changed!!!!! Follow meal plan. Measure oats and then contaminate them. You're OK. 

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Saturday more weight gain, at least no loss, and ugh, it makes me so sick. I'm signing up for more noom. Then I bought more oats and over did it. Ugh. The run felt great just to be alone with my new Mary Russell audio book, that I needed to rewind because I wasn't focused on it. 

Skateboard park and 3 hard falls. Two on right ankle and hip, 1 that popped my left shoulder. I'm done. Sell it!

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Sunday I ate too many oats again. Ruined them for myself after measuring out 3 serves for my 3 runs this week. Noom teaches me, oats are "bad"  or any other emotional or judgement label. But they are. But I need to learn this. At the dollar store I PUT BACK THE RICE CAKE AND PB!!! WooHoo!!

Rest day.

NUMERICS
6:11 hours without commute
RUN 20.3 miles but didn't get my sub 9 yet
COMMUTE 38.1 (includes noodling)
STRENGTH 3 times
WEIGHT June 6th 133.4 then June 11th at 137 then today June 12th 135.2 Ugh

Upper right hammie niggle

ELLIPTICAL 20+15
STRENGTH pull A 20-25 mins
COMMUTE 3.6+?

Might get a ride home, if we go see the peonies blooming in the arboretum. I have a niggle in the right lateral upper hammie, right in the glut crack. Just a mild tight pain. Keep care of it!!

Building a 6 mile habit

RUN 5.5-6 miles, one mile run/walk with LA
COMMUTE 7.6 miles

I stuck hard to my schedule this morning, and when kids weren't ready to run they didn't get to run. I feel kinda bad about missing out on that. I left to run 6:33, came back 6:45 to get LA, we walked until 7:10 when I woke up the kids and said be ready 7:30, went back out then came back again only to find no one ready to go. I went right back out the door, I didn't wait. 

So I'm on a decisive streak now. I'm setting goals and going for it, bending a little to accommodate but holding more firm than usual. Not letting myself get railroaded. See how that goes at work today...

A new low today 33.4 pre BM and run, then 32.4 post. I'll log the first and see what happens tomorrow. The fluctuations can be mindfucks.

Ren Faire, 10K, great weekend

Saturday ELLIPTICAL 15+30, really working out this time
     STRENGTH 25mins or so of Legs/Abs D

Sunday RUN 6.3 miles in 63 mins

Monday ELLIPTICAL 10 mins (short on time)
     STRENGTH 15 mins of Push A with LA and AEA
     COMMUTE 7.6 miles on a new route through kerrytown with bike paths
     NOODLING almost 4 miles with Slava to fabric store

Great weekend, I'll admit to the scale anxiety. Up from 134 to 137.8 just frustrates the hell out of me. WTF? I cancelled Noom too, I'll use the free version if anything. Just not worth it. 

All feels great, I'm energetic and sleeping good, making good choices (twice declined PB at stores), trying oatmeal (see below for more) ( and I had a tummy ache overnight - oatmeal?!) (maybe NOT eat 2.5 servings in a day!!!), and I'm even tempered and no anxiety. Hold steady. 

Oatmeal - it's sooooo different when cooked with the proper amount of water! I made my 5 serves of oats, had to use the pan on the stove to fit it all, and after measuring and getting 1 cup of oat from 0.5 cup of uncooked I worried that my scale was off. It did look like too much oats, and the scale was acting up. So I measured out 0.5 cup oats and 1 cup water, microwave, and holy shit! It really fluffs up!! YEARS later I figure this out?!?

I'm frustrated by the weight. I'm sooo close to my goal 133 and I just haven't got there yet. But let's be honest. After dinner I just keep on going. Watermelon right now. Unmeasured uncounted unknown watermelon. 

NUMERICS last week: 5.75 hours not counting commute
RUN 20.4 with a 8.32 mile goal!

BIKE 36

STRENGTH 3x goal!

A 10K with an 8:32 m/m mile

RUN 6.2 miles in 62 mins, second mile at 8:32

COMMUTE 7 miles

I did this run and finished this run all the while thinking - this is a great Thursday run if I just do another 0.4 it'll be like FoPa. I just realized -- it's Friday!

Great run - I'd planned 4 + 2 with kids but they sleep in and I keep going. Tonight we might noodle around on bikes again. Last night I got an extra 2.5 miles that way. 

If I do 6 this weekend, I'll get my goal of 20mpw. 

June 2023 goals

ELLIPTICAL 10 + 15
STRENGTH about 20 mins Pull D with AEA
COMMUTE 7 miles

MAY NUMERICS: 139.2 to 134.2 --- so close to goal of 133.9!

Week 1: 3.75 hours, RUN 15 miles, STRENGTH 2 times
Week 2: 8.75 hours, RUN 27.5 miles, and COMMUTE 14 miles, STRENGTH 3 times
Week 3: 6 hours, RUN 15 miles, STRENGTH 3 times
Week 4: 4.7 hours, RUN 9.3 miles, COMMUTE 21 miles, STRENGTH 4 times

Week 5: 

JUNE GOALS:

1. 134 to 130

2. At least 20 miles a week, build up to a week of 25-30
3. 3-4x a week of strength at the gym

4. A date at sight of 131, PB if 130

5. Timed mile under 9 minutes tested each week

I sent these to LA!