I like excercise, I just don't love it

It is Friday! I just love the weekends because I love relaxing and sleeping in. I did exercise last night and I am very tired this morning. It was really hard for me to get up. I have been trying to push myself more on the treadmill because I started slower than usual to work myself up to 45 minutes. My stamina just wasn't there until now. I don't know if it is sad or not that an extra 15 minutes of exercise made me super sore and tired for a couple of weeks. I guess I would of thought an hour would do that, not 15 minutes. I guess it is whatever the body is used to. My body likes to increase at slower paces...my friend went from no activity to running 4 miles in an hour. I don't think I would or could do that, it sounds like torture. I have to say I enjoyed my workout last night and I have been enjoying it. I didn't think I could renew my interest in exercise. I had a hard time exercising 30 minutes and walking during Christmas. So weird how things wax an wane. I now have dreams of running or feel like my body just needs to move. I am sure I could stop exercising at this point but I don't want to..and that is a great thing!

Mouse wheel

I am super hungry today, not sure why but I am trying to fill myself up with some wholesome foods. I have been eating cereal for a snack, mainly because it has a good mix of protein, fat and carbs. Anyway, not much to report except for trying to continue with my healthy week and not go over in points. I got my hair cut last night so I didn't exercise. I hope to do it tonight...but not sure if I will do it until Friday. I don't have to cook tonight..I should..uggh. I am trying to do at least 5 days..no less, but more if I can. 6 days is best, but hard to fit in. It is getting easier to do the 45 minutes than it was before and somehow I feel a bit more fit. My foot is starting to feel a lot better, it just is sore after my workouts...but I can deal with that.

Frustration may be at its highest level

I am up this week. I had my cortisone shot in my foot and I only got in 3 days of excercise. I also have TOM this week. This makes a big difference in my week. I may also just start to be in maitaining mode because trying to lose weight is starting to make me crazy. I am torn between wanting to lose and knowing that it is going to take a lot of reform just to lose 5 pounds. I know it may sound like a cop out, but perhaps this is a weight my body is happy with. I really don't want it to be that way, but unfortunately my weight isn't budging much no matter what I do. I am proud that I am now doing 45 minute workouts and they don't make me feel sore and horrible. I also added more fruit and cut way down on my candy/sugar intake. If those things don't produce weight loss, I am at a loss as to what to do. I think I am making healthy lifestyle changes that should produce results..but I know everyday I am getting healthier and it is good. I just ask my body why these things are not enough for it to let go of this extra 10 pounds? I am frustrated and I will just try again this week and every week to come...but it is just hard.

Life and its little ups and downs

I was feeling bad yesterday. I messed up our dinner and added the wrong spice..so we had to go get Jimmy Johns. I have never done that before. I guess I was having a really bad day and didn't know it until I got home. I have to say it is hard to get out of the blahs. I don't always snap right back, but I attribute this snap back to my 45 minute interval walk last night. I actually started feeling better while I was on the treadmill. There have been so many studies done that say exercise is a natural antidepressant, and I believe it. But it is also my TOM starting today/tomorrow, so maybe it is a hormone surge or something. So strange when your feeling good most of the time to have a really bad day where you can't think and you can't get out of a bad mood. I so hate those days. I also still am dealing with a hurt foot, so that puts me in a bad mood because my foot hurts bad after getting off the treadmill..but I felt so good I didn't care yesterday.

Winter blues

I haven't felt like posting or even journaling my food intake lately. I think the whole foot injection thing really threw me off with things. I just haven't had any energy and haven't felt good for the last week. The bruises are finally healing though and it is feeling better..but it just isn't great yet. I did buy some new jogging shoes, but those are not broken in so they are bothering me a bit too. Uggh, and the snow..it went away and now it is back. Yuck. I really cannot wait for better weather, except it starts raining big time when the snow is gone and that isn't much fun either...but at least it isn't freezing. I am starting to feel like I am just trying to get through it, the weather. I miss having a March vacation and I am really staring to feel burned out. I hope I start feeling a bit better.

Foot feeding

My foot is feeling much better today. I have been really resting and elevating it. I did nothing but lay on the couch last night with my foot up. It is nice to step and not feel pain and aching. I am hoping to resume exercise either on Friday or Saturday, but I am in need of replacing my shoes. They are now a year old and really do not have much padding or support left. With my feet, I need to replace them more than that....I need to remember to go pick up a pair on Friday. I just hate how expensive they are, but it is a needed investment.

Anyway, I didn't have a great day with eating yesterday because it was raining and I was craving chocolate chip cookies. I dipped into my flex points a little more than I wanted to, but luckily I do not think we are eating out at all this week. So it should be fine.

Don't take excercise for granted

I have say excercise is a good thing and helps in weight control. I managed to actually lose weight this week, even though I didn't eat all that well. I went overboard on Valentines Day to a point of uncomfortable fullness, but I excercised 45 minutes 5 days last week and my weight is down. I really wasn't expecting it, but I am happy about it. This makes me think that my body likes 45 minutes and is willing to perhaps let go of some weight if I work out for that time. Who knows? I will try to see what happens next week.

I just got a cortisone shot in my foot yesterday, so excercising has to take a little break this week. It is still quite sore today.