Variety is Good

Wow it has been a busy week. Work is picking up again  (finally) and is very interesting so the days are going by fast. There is nothing I like more than learning a new technology and then implementing it in either my test or production environment. Gives me a feeling of satisfaction because I’ve engaged my brain again. I hate boredom.

Preventing boredom is key not only in my working life but in my eating and exercising regime as well. I enjoyed the “out of the norm” eating last week but I certainly suffered for it. I enjoyed it TOO MUCH!!  I gained about 5lbs from eating all the wrong stuff and I’ve struggled all this week to get rid of it. I really need to get it together in this area. I’ve got to get with it and take this a LOT more seriously. Jack has posted so many posts on this exact topic. I need to get on with it already.

My exercising has been OK. Well it’s been good but not as good as I need it to be. Since Sunday,  I’ve done one 2hr walk, two personal training sessions, with a little bit of cardio on the elliptical machines and two Hot Yoga sessions so far. I have not done any walking since Sunday as I want to get new shoes before I do any serious walking again. I realize I have the break-in period for the shoes so thought it would be a good time to take several shorter walks to ease myself into the new shoes as well as back into walking without hurting my hip/back again. I still have 3 weeks before I can get my orthotics so the shoes should be broken down by then.

Because I am getting orthotics, I need a neutral shoe. This is the Nike one I got last September and after trying on several different shoes the other night, I’ve decided to go with the same shoe. Unfortunately, they didn’t have any in my size so I’ve got to go to another store today after work and pick them up. They are fairly expensive but my feet are worth it. Since my daughter is going to be training with me, we got her fit with some good shoes the other night and hopefully they will help her with her current aches and pains she experiences with her feet/legs. '

We also go some double layered socks to help prevent blisters. Both of us currently have cotton socks and I KNOW for the longer walks we must not use that type of material and get the good stuff. However they are expensive and my daughter cannot afford this type of stuff, so Mom has to buy it for her. I’ve got 5 months to get us both supplied in two pairs of shoes and lots of extra socks. Yes, I still support my children in some way or another. ALL of them (ex Steps, current steps and natural born ones J ).

Back to preventing boredom. I like working out with my PT as she has not once had me do the same workout. It has only been 6 sessions but each and every one of them have been different.

Last night’s workout she has decided that I need to really pick up my strength on my backside. I knew this from a long time ago and after she did some research herself on hip/back type issues – she has developed a plan for us to work my ass off – literally J So although I am not sore this morning, I suspect by the end of the day, I will feel a little twinge in the gluteus maximus area.

Stay tuned for more rear-end talk.

I hope you have a FANTASTIC day.

Ttyl

Sandra