Back in town

So, we made it back okay. And I'm primed to push through starting tomorrow.

Thus weekend was a great chance to recover and reorient myself. Yes, there was some tasty eats, and yes, I indulged, but I feel that I needed this reset weekend!

Normal post coming tomorrow.  And more fun ahead--though my Achilles is still sore (it MAY have been the tennis on Saturday that got it going again...). 

Hope you've all been great!

Week 65

I'll update all my stats tomorrow, but I did gain 1.2 pounds this week. That's actually not as bad as I thought--since I started Monday at about 230 for some reason. So I'll take that little gain ad do my best to not got too crazy the rest of this retreat.

Let's see a good week ahead!

UPDATE: So, I guess I didn't have the time to actually chart my measurements--guess I was too tired--but the scale doesn't lie.  Gonna have to live with that!

Couples Retreat

So, I'm writing this on my phone, and it's my first try. We'll see how it goes...

It's been a great day of road-tripping and spending time with Anna and our friends.

Some highlights:

We went to a little 50's-ish soda fountain in Port Townsend, and I got a Green River float.  Yum!!!

So delicious. And we found a great little coffee shop to visit next time.   Best part, though, is the relaxation and fellowship we're experiencing.

I brought my scale, and am fully expecting a gain, but I'm not worried about that at all--I've already passed my original goal of 240 and my second goal of 225, so if it takes me longer to hit my goal of 215 (or 199), that's just fine, you know? 

Exercise

5 miles walked

50 pushups

50 situps

1 hour light tennis

Calories: 2,354

Take It Easy

I'm running down the road trying to--nah, no I'm not.  I didn't run today.  I didn't swim.  I didn't bike.  But I'm happy with my day.  I got SO much accomplished.  I got off work early and was all prepared to relax, go for a run and add in a swim. 

But that didn't happen. 

Instead, I swapped cars with my mother-in-law and took hers in to get a rock chip fixed.  And it had to be tonight. 

Then I took our car in to get the oil changed and washed it. 

And then I made up some food for our weekend Couples Small Group Retreat.  And I have to say I now have the best potato salad I've ever had!  I'll have to recreate it and actually write the recipe for my Carmelized Onion and Bacon Potato Salad.  Yum!

So yeah, no additional working out, but lots accomplished--now that's some great balance!

Friday:
30 minutes on elliptical
50 situps
50 push ups
1 60 second front plank
1 40 second side plank (each side)
prayed
read the bible
read my devotion

Total:
90 minutes on elliptical
60 minutes on exersice bike
60 minutes on stair stepper
350 situps
350 push ups
300 jumping jacks
7 60 second front planks
7 40 second side planks (each side)
9.5 miles biked
6 miles ran
prayed
read the bible
read my devotion
date with Anna
fast

Calorie Counts:
Sunday: ?,??? Calories
Monday: 1,401 Calories
Tuesday: 2,056 Calories
Wednesday: 2,098 Calories
Thursday: 2,101 Calories
Friday: 2,430 Calories

Average Daily Calories: 2,017 Calories

whew

I'm beat.  I've been trying not to push myself too much these past couple of days, since I swear I'm falling apart!  I had that shoulder problem last week; I've been dealing with a tight Achilles Tendon; I have some weird kind of bruise on my bicep, too.  Is this what happens when you turn 30?  I mean, come on!!  Hehe. 

So yeah, I'm beat.  In order to "take it easy", I slowed down on the stairstepper.  That seemed to go okay.  And I tried to slow down on my run this evening.  I thought I was going slower, but when I got home and tracked my route, it turned out that I did 5.8 miles in 58:00.  That's my normal 10:00 pace...and I thought I was going slow!!  Does that mean that I'm quickening my pace?

Tomorrow, though, I'm planning on hitting the beach/pool tommorrow.  Gotta get some water time.  We'll see.

Make it a great day! 

Thursday:
15 minutes on elliptical
15 minutes on exersice bike
15 minutes on stair stepper
50 situps
50 push ups
100 jumping jacks
1 60 second front plank
1 40 second side plank (each side)
6 miles ran
prayed
read the bible
read my devotion

Total:
60 minutes on elliptical
60 minutes on exersice bike
60 minutes on stair stepper
300 situps
300 push ups
300 jumping jacks
6 60 second front planks
6 40 second side planks (each side)
9.5 miles biked
6 miles ran
prayed
read the bible
read my devotion
date with Anna
fast

Calorie Counts:
Sunday: ?,??? Calories
Monday: 1,401 Calories
Tuesday: 2,056 Calories
Wednesday: 2,098 Calories
Thursday: 2,101 Calories

Average Daily Calories: 1,915 Calories