I can do it!

This morning I let myself sleep in until 7:00!  It was awesome.  I wasn't actually sleeping, just laying there thinking about how nice it was that today is a holiday, and my hubby is home, and I had no commitments to make me have to get up early.  But finally I got out of bed so I could get my workout in.  I did P90X Shoulders and Arms, and followed it up with ab-ripperX.  After that, I did my physical therapy while Ben was out running.  When he came back, he wanted sushi, so I gave in and agreed to go, as long as we biked there and back.  I rode my mountain bike, since I'm not ready to bend over my road bike yet...not for a couple more weeks.  We did about 22 miles in a total of about 90 minutes...with a *nice* lunch break in between!  I allowed myself to eat as much as I wanted of the good sashimi and veggies, until I was satiated but not "full."  It lasted about an hour and a half, and then I was hungry again.  But I made myself wait another hour before I ate.  I'm going to be playing with my food intake until I can figure out what my body needs.  My own personal science experiment.  :D

Actually, my plan was to take it easy this week, and give myself a little recovery time.  So much for that.  Just in case any of you really think I'm crazy, let me just tell you what Ben has done so far today.  He did P90X in the basement while I was doing mine upstairs - except he did chest and back and ab-ripper.  Then he ran 9 miles while I did my physical therapy.  Then we biked 22 miles on our mountain bikes.  Now he's headed to the gym to get a few more miles in on the treadmill.  And then we're going to the pool so he can swim 100 lengths.  See?  See what I have to live with?  We were comparing abs today, and I was trying to show him my teensy bit of definition, when he lifted up his shirt and put me to shame.  How come I never noticed those sweet abs on my husband?  I swear they weren't there a month ago!

Anyway, I'm having a blast doing my thing and feeling good about myself.  I've never felt better in my life!  I didn't realize that getting fit could be so fun.  Yes, it IS hard, but SO worth it.

5.32 miles on the recumbant bike this morning for my HIIT.  Then this evening, an hour of yoga.  :D

I got up this morning and did my P90X legs routine w/ab-ripper.  Then I realized i couldn't go water-running tonight due to another engagement, so I headed over to the pool after P90X to get 63 minutes in.  I missed running on Monday, so I couldn't bear to miss it again!  Only three more weeks until I get to actually run on the road again - hallelujah!!!!

Today started with a 20 minute HIIT on the recumbant bike.  I was feeling pretty good, so I tried to out-do what I did on Tuesday, but I ended up doing the exact same amount of miles!  Ha!  Tonight I went to ZUMBA for the first time in months, and it was FUN!  But not anywhere near as hard as it was the last time I went.  I love that I'm getting stronger.  After zumba I went to yoga class, and it was easy, too.  :D

Today I celebrated my 39th birthday by getting up at 5:00 AM and heading straight to the pool for 2 hours and 52 minutes of water-running.  Yay.  But I ALSO celebrated by taking a short nap this afternoon!  YAY!!!  Actually, I'm going to REALLY celebrate tomorrow, when we baptize my little girl and then stuff ourselves full of all kinds of good food and a variety of cakes....ahhhh.....  :D

I brought my 18-year-old son with me for my workout this morning.  We wanted to see how well he could keep up with his ole mom.  We started with a HIIT on the recumbant bike.  I had him start at the exact same time as me, and up the resistance at the same times so we coupld have a perfect comparison.  I was pedaling faster than him the whole time, so I kept ahead of him on the miles.  I was working!  Then, suddenly, at the last moment, he pulled ahead of me!  I could NOT figure it out!  I finished at 5.38 miles, and he was at 5.41...and I KNOW I was pedalling faster than he was at the end.  Finally, we figured out that he didn't lower his resistance as far as I did on the cool-down, so that's how he pulled ahead.  Still, I was happy to finish 0.6 miles ahead of my usual mileage.  :D

We immediately followed up the bike with a full upper body workout.  I did pretty good, but at the end I bonked a little, since I hadn't eaten breakfast and I needed fuel.  Joshua couldn't lift the weights that I was lifting - they were too much for him.  HA!  HAHAHA!!!  Well, if he tried it a few more times, he would probably kick my trash, but in the meantime...BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!