I didn't end up finding time to re-write that big post I lost earlier, so here are some thoughts that I jotted down throughout the day...
According to my HRM, I exercised 3 hours, 23 minutes, and 53 seconds since Wednesday of last week, burning 1942 calories. Go me! I reset the cumulative numbers today, so I can keep track of weekly totals. So far this week, I'm at 52-odd minutes and 495 calories.
Speaking of gadgets--Rob bought me one of the new ipod minis! It was supposed to be an anniversary present, but it shipped earlier than he expected so he gave it to me early. She's pink, 6 GB, and her battery can go all night (heh). I've named her Audrey, for no real reason other than that's what came to me first. While I still hold a special place in my heart for Minnie, she has become the Dawn Weiner to Audrey's Missy. I may give her to Noah, but I haven't quite decided.
I had a nice conversation with my team lead today about weight loss. He's lost over 100 lbs in the past year, and it was nice to talk with someone who understands what it's like to lose a significant amount of weight. While I wouldn't call either of us obsessed really, it's not really a subject that a lot of people want to spend an afternoon discussing. We talked about workouts and food, advised on supplements, swapped gym stories, etc. for about an hour. It was like this site, only live. ;)
I'm hoping for a good weigh-in tomorrow...today's was pretty depressing, though expected. Weekends are rough with the spinning and the junk-eating and the no-water-drinking. I have found a routine the last couple Saturdays that I really enjoy, though. I go to the spinning class in the morning, then go to the La Madeleine in the shopping complex across the street for an omelet. I sit there and eat, reading and drinking coffee for about an hour. It's a nice little bit of alone time before I start the weekend. I wouldn't mind bringing Rob or Noah along every now and then, though.
I've decided to go to the 7:00 am Saturday spin class, now that the beginner class is over. They have one at 9:30, but I cannot stand the instructor. She subbed for the last beginner class, and I hated every minute of it. She's one of those "head cheerleader" personalities...all loud and bossy, pathologically perky. And she had absolutely no concept of what "beginner" meant. Didn't really go over any kind of form...just get on the bike and go. She had us doing 3-minute climbing intervals, fer chrissakes. It's not that I couldn't do it...I just found myself thinking "this is different from your regular class, how?" So while I do like my beauty sleep on Saturdays, I'd rather sacrifice 2 hours of sleep than go through another hour with Ms. Chirpy Cheerleader.
The 7:00 instructor is more my style...friendly without being obnoxious. I like her interval pacing better too. She was the same instructor that does the Thursday morning class that I took the week of our vacation. I'll just need to be sure to get to the gym in plenty of time for the class...when I got there at 6:55 this week, it was nearly full. I'm going to have to drag my ass out the door at 6:15 if I want to be sure I get a bike. But no big deal...I still enjoy the class, even at that ungodly hour.
And speaking of ungodly hours...I'm super tired, and barely coherent. I was going to write about a couple other things, but they can wait till morning. I'm not likely to make a lot of sense anyway, even to myself.
Posted by Joy at March 7, 2005 11:17 PM