Day 13 - Saturday - Free Day!

Had a GREAT Day today - This is the way I wish I could spend every Free day. Headed to the Hill Country - Fredericksburg for the Peddler Arts and Crafts Show with my daughter-in-law, Kaye. Went through Johnson City, drove by Kaye's old home where she grew up. Then down 290 toward Fredericksburg. Wouldn't you know it, there were some wineries along the way. That was quite enjoyable taste testing all the wines. I think we made it to four wineries before we made it to the Peddler show. The show was OK - then we made it by 2 more wineries as we headed out of town. Cooper's BBQ in Llano was quite tasty for (lunch?). Sorry about you missing your Saturday night party, Kaye.

Day 12 -

Well, - I missed my workout today. Should have been a lower body workout.
Just couldn't get up at 5:30 this morning.
I did still watch my eating, did not do too badly on that.

Nutrition - 7
Exercise - 0

Day 11 - Aerobic Training

Today my 22 minutes on the treadmill brought 1.32 miles. I have not reached the speed level or duration at a higher speed that I would like to. The faster I can get my speed and maintain it longer the distance will increase as well. That might be a good measuring tool. I do enjoy walking and want to work up to being able to jog for a continued amount of time. That will benefit me when I go hashing with the kids. They will not have to lag behind to stay with me. I hope to be able some day to run most of the trail with them. I have a lot of goals, but just not achieving them as fast as I would like to. I know that I am only a week and a half into my training, but I am a very impatient person. I want to see measurable increases right away! I do not plan on giving up on this program. I hope to make it a way of life always. I know I already feel better with more energy, I have to assume it only gets better from here. I am actually almost looking forward to my next workout.
My nutrition today was not too good. I had fried chicken for lunch. I was so full from that I did not even think about my afternoon snack, so I did not eat again until dinner and still not much. Not the way to keep your metabolism on a steady level. I'll do better tomorrow.

Nutrition: 6
Exercise: 8

Day 10 - Upper Body Workout

Getting up in the mornings is getting easier. I was almost looking forward to this morning's workout. I took my plan with me and pretty well followed it. I wrote down each of my weights and should be able to plan a little better. A lady at the center saw me with the exercise sheets and my log and asked if I had a personal trainer. I told her yes, it was my son. Maybe I looked like I was doing something right. I still don't think I am pushing myself hard enough, but at least that way I am still looking forward to my next workout.
I do not feel sore at all today, guess I'll wait and see how I feel tomorrow. If my arms do not get sore, then I know I should push myself a little harder next time.

Nutrition: 8
Exercise: 9

Day 9 - Aerobic Workout

Up at 5:40am. A little difficult to get up this morning, but I made it. Found out that I should not stay up late if I plan to continue getting up at 5:30am. That makes it very difficult, I just did not want to give up just yet. I know if I don't work out in the morning, I will not get it done. I experimented with a few speeds this morning, but did not want to push myself too hard and get burned out. The workout felt good.

Nutrition: 8
Exercise: 9

Day 8 - Lower Body

Back to the normal routine of up at 5:30am. Even harder today since we just went back on daylight savings time. I was sure it must be the middle of the night when the alarm went off. However, I had done so well last week, that I wanted to keep it up. Besides that, Kevin is coming by to weigh tonight. So off to the rec center. I had set up a fairly hard lower body workout for today. I was feeling good and thought I might could even reach higher. Now I think I should stick with the plan and not push too hard although I do not feel sore right now.

Weight - 165
Body Fat - 40.3

Nutrition: 8
Exercise: 8

Day 7 - Aerobic

This morning I slept in until 8:15am - what a luxury! As I stretched when I was waking up I realized that I felt really good. This morning I was at my sister's house in Corpus and she actually has a treadmill. That was great so I was able to do my 20 minute aerobic workout before getting on with my day. I had taken some Myoplex shakes and bars with me, so I had a shake after my workout. I went back by the nursing home and visited with mom again until about 1:30pm. I had brought cottage cheese, pineapple, and yogart with me, so I had that for lunch before starting my drive back to Georgetown. I also had bottles of water with me which I drank during the day. When I arrived home, my husband, Lee had dinner ready for me. That was perfect. He just fixed the main dish and I had rice to go with the small piece of steak. This is getting to be a routine that is not too difficult to follow. I think I am actually starting to enjoy it. Now if I can get my son, Kevin back on track this BFL thing may just work for both of us.

Nutrition: 9
Exercise: 10