Pilates

This morning, I was about to do some Pilates when I received a call from my Fargo chiropractor, stating she could squeeze me in that morning. Excellent! So, I went to Fargo, ran some errands, and then came back and finally did all 35 minutes of Pilates for Dummies DVD and 40 minutes of Crunch: Pick your Spot. A total of 75 minutes of Pilates!

Above and Beyond

What a hot day in Halstad! 95 degrees!

I went on a walk with Baxter this morning for 75 minutes (to resolve the 15 minute deficit from Tuesday).  Rather than do the regular 3-mile circuit, I decided to cut across town, then weave a bit along the main streets back to the edge of town with a hut dike that Baxter and I walked along. During my walk, I came across two very active older women who were going for a stroll. Way to go them!

After my walk, I did disc 2 of Power 90 strength training. Unbeknownst to me, the strength training routine on disc 2 is 40 minutes long (compared to the 30-minute routine on disc 1). So, I actually did an extra 10 minutes of exercise today (above what is scheduled and from Tuesday's deficit)! And what a workout. Much of it was the same as disc 1, but with less time to complete the repetitions, and an added section that requires you to do as many pushups and squats as possible. Whew!

Red in the Face

I felt really gross this morning when I woke up. Just super sweaty...I know you all want to know that. So, I took a shower rather than diving into exercise. I knew this would mean I would most likely put exercising off until later in the day, but I worked out rather late yesterday too, so, as long as I get all my time in, it's good.

Well, I started exercising at 8:00pm! My mom realized that she consumed more calories than she intended to and so she was going to bike them off. As I returned a friend's bike just yesterday, I wasn't able to bike with her, so I decided to run with her! That's right. I haven't run in about 8 months, but I decided to give it a go. For those of you who may not realize. I may be in good weight shape, but I'm not in good running shape. Regardless, I did pretty good! I ran just over 3 miles without stopping or walking and averaged a 10-minute mile. Excellent, if you ask me!

My mom got really concerned halfway through the run because my face was really red. My face is always red when I run; in or out of running shape. So, that didn't concern me. I did feel like puking when I finished, but I was never in danger of passing out. The picture above was taken after I finished my run, to demonstrate my red face. I know I have crazy, semi-crossed eyes...that may have been from the run too :)

When I returned from my run, I gave myself a few minutes to recover, then performed the stretching pilates DVD with Trudie Styler. This way, I didn't have to consciously stretch after my run! I hate going through the motions of stretching before and after a run, so this was a fun way to do that.

After that, I did the "Hip Hop Abs" DVD to offset my deficit of exercise on Tuesday. Now, I just have 15 more minutes to make up for that lost day...

Biceps and Bicycles

Yeah, I didn't exercise yesterday. I won't delve into the details, but I got obsessed with some computer work and then got a really bad migraine from staring at the computer all day and truly couldn't do anything. Also, I have forgotten just how dull my hunger senses get when I'm infront of a computer. Not eating when I should have probably also affected my migraine.

Anyway, being that I didn't exercise yesterday, I needed to make up the time today...

I started with Power 90, as usual. I forgot that today I was going to go to Disc 2 of the set, but I guess I will do that on Friday. I gave Disc 1 a big last push today!

Then I went on a 70-minute walk with Baxter. Another sunny day, and my tan is filling in very nicely!

After that, I realized I needed to return a bike that I have been borrowing (but not successfully using). So I decided to go on a very long detour to return it... I biked with a moderate effort for 35 minutes before returning it to its owner.

Feeling good! Now, I just have 45 more minutes to make up tomorrow for my lack in exercise yesterday!

By the way, I weighed in at 119.8 pounds, bringing my total weight loss to 12.2 pounds! Only 1.8 pounds to go to reach my new goal of weighing 118 pounds.

Bright, Sunshiny Day

Another Power 90 day today. Then went on a 3-mile walk with Baxter. Boy it was hot today! And sunny! I got a tan while on this walk! Whoot whoot!

Catching the Worm

Although I have been exercising with my mother for the majority of the last month or so, in honor of Mother's Day, she and I did 60 minutes of mat pilates together this morning. Immediately after Pilates, I was all warmed up to do Hip Hop Abs. It's only 8:30am, and I've completed my required exercises for the day!