WTH Wednesday!!!!

Hello Internets!

Last week, I posted on Thursday, 2/2 and mentioned that I had a mediocre workout... Well, I think it was part due to getting sick and NOT just because I was depressed about my kitty. I woke up Friday feeling like I'd been hit by a truck. Not only hit, but stuck on the bumper being dragged too. Needless to say, I DID NOT work out on Friday. I mostly slept... until Friday night, when I put on my happy face and my big girl pants and went out to paint with my sister in law and a friend. (http://www.just-for-giggles.com/ )

Saturday:
I was still feeling blah... felt like a sinus infection without the snot... so I took it easy again. Hubby and I went to a Married Life event at church that night... where I.... .... ... okay okay... so I indulged. They had these amazing little cupcakes. O. M. G.!!!!! They were soooooo fabulous. so I had 4 mini cupcakes with delicious frosting and way too many calories. I couldn't help myself. I didn't want to help myself. Okay, I really really wanted to help myself... to many many more cupcakes - but I kept it to only 4. It was hard to refrain. Although Jimmy didn't even try one. Hmmmmm. Wonder how he did that.

Sunday:
Still felt a bit crappy. Ears hurt. Sinus pressure. Achy muscles. Went to church and Transit (http://www.transitstudents.org/). Visited with family. Had dinner with friends at El Porton (yummy). No exercise.

Monday:
Mostly better. Still fatigued. BUT... My gym called to have me come in for my assessment workout. Rather than put it off, I went in.

Here's what I learned:
My current body fat 38%
Current weight 210 (up 2.5 lbs) - this is with shoes - my normal weigh-ins are shoeless
3 min step test gets my heart rate up to 140
I can do 7 reps of 75lbs on the bench press
I can do 10+ reps of 275 lbs on the leg press
I can do 20 modified push-ups (super modified)

My calves are 1 inch larger in diameter than my biceps.

So after that 20 minutes of assessment excercises, I did 45 minutes of cardio: 20 min eliptical, 20 minutes rower, 5 minutes treadmill.

I am assuming the weight gain is from my apathy the past few days (not really watching what I ate...not bingeing, but not being purposeful in my choices) AND it's PMS week. Can I say BLOAT? Being a girl is so not fair. Better than being a boy... but still.

Tuesday:
I have no muscle pain in my legs. BUT... my arms/shoulders/pecs are hurting. UGH. It feels a bit ridulous to hurt from only 7 reps of bench pressing and 20 very modified push ups. But I do. I ended up going to the gym after dinner yesterday. I had wanted to go earlier in the day, but kept putting it off and putting it off until I got a call from the school clinic to pick up Stephen. Aha... I thought. Now I CAN'T go to the gym. Woohoo!
But as the day went on, my muscle soreness got worse. So I finally gave in and went to the gym to get some blood flowing to these achy muscles. I only did cardio: 20 minutes on the rower, 25 minutes on the elliptical.

Today, I am hurting. Again... it feels a bit pathetic to hurt after so little in the way of exertion. AND, I have my first official workout with my new trainer. I am scared. She was excited to see me sweat the other day. Said she was going to have fun with me and she likes to see girls who aren't scared to sweat.

I almost forgot to update on Daisy. The steroids she is on seem to be helping. The vet said they could shrink the tumors and it seems like they are. She's been eating a whole lot more. She's been up and around. She's grooming herself again. All in all, it's good. The vet called me yesterday to check on her and he reminded me again that this is only a temporary fix and eventually the steroids won't work anymore. Until then, however, we have our sweet little Daisy.

Until next time.... :)
-Susan