Another new month, another new exercse challenge. :party:

After a weekend of softball and golf, I'm back on the path.

Ran 2.25 miles on the treadmill this morning as I didn't have time to get out and run on the path by the Mississippi and get on duty in time. Upper body and more cardio tonight.

I did my strength workout with my PT but I didn't get a swim in like I had hoped to.

No run this morning. After the runs of the past 2 days and softball last night, legs were just too tired. Not sure if I will get in my upper body circuits tonight due to a freak injury after our 2nd gm last night. Hyper extended my right elbow when someone tried to give me the shoulder. Went a little too low and hit me right above the elbow which snapped my elbow back. Instant pain. May just take a day off and see if tomorrow will be better.

Wow take it easy Ceradad!

I'm going to take a long walk on the treadmill today :-)

*slinking into thread...

I am still working on my exercise habits. I have been packing (me) and moving (my friends!) and I really haven't done any formal exercise in a month.

Last night I went swimming with DD and she's been swimming laps. She's still overweight, but loves swimming and is thinking of trying out for the swim team next year. She's concerned about her body, though, and is working on becoming healthy.

Well, her lap practice paid off because she kicked my butt 3 out of 5 times. I'm fat, and couldn't go head to head with a real athlete, but I am a strong swimmer and always have been. She was so happy (and vocal) that she'd beaten me! I was very proud of her!

It also showed me that I hadn't been doing what I should have been doing.

So, since the pool is right there, I'll be doing that in the evenings after work while the weather is nice!

*slinking back in too glouc*

been on vacation - prior had been spinning 3x a wk, and weight training twice. i start up boot camp weight training sat morning and hope my 10 day slacker time doesn't kill me.

i puposely left my running shoes home, but did get a lot of walks in, rock climbing & too many tube rides along the river.

good/bad news - my band did not place nice, i struggled each day with food....but did lose 5.8lbs. i'm sure they'll find their rightful place now that i'm home and food is all i want and can have.

back to spinning in the am.:thumbup:

AM: long run, 7.5 miles

PM: Bike ride, 22.5 miles

I'm going to walk at lunch not sure about this evening yet. I want to play a game of dodge ball with some friends. If not I'll just go to the gym.

Went swimming again last night. I don't know why, but we had a whole "Lord of the Rings" theme.

One lap was a Frodo, because he was the one to carry the ring.

Two laps was a Bilbo. Based on "There and Back Again - A Hobbit's Tale"

And three laps was a Mordor. (Although, it really was more like a 'mutha'!)

By the end of it we were huffing and puffing, but she still kicked my butt.

One thing I realized I need to break is her saying, "I can't breath" and getting out of doing something. Like I mentioned, we were swimming pretty hard and she threw out there that she couldn't breath and I said, "No, you CAN breath - you're just breathing hard."

So, we'll be doing that today, too! Every day after work.

Did an Open Water Swim today. For some reason I kept getting Creature from the Black Lagoon vibes, which I didn't the last time I swam in that lake.

Followed by a 4 mile run.

So I got in my 3 planned runs this week plus one extra. Yeah!

I got my butt kicked in aerobics and abs & back today.

Had my HS 20 yr reunion this weekend. No exercise, unless you count golfing on Saturday morning. Which, I don't as we were on carts.

Ran 3.7 miles this morning. Tonight is upper body workout and more cardio.

Good to have lulu and glouc back.

Did a bike ride yesterday. Bike computer fell off twice and then I got a flat tire. Apparently the valve was broken and all the air leaked out.

After I fixed the tire, the bike computer magnet was facing the wrong way so I don't know how many miles I did or how long I was out there. Bummer.

Seeing my old classmates must have kicked something in gear for me again. I thought people were supposed to get fat as they got older. Most of these people looked GOOD. Now I have to kick it in again.

Did my chest and biceps last night. I'm switching it up again. Gonna go for strength for a little while and see what I can do. Ran 4.1 miles this morning.

On a definate positive, when I went in for a fill about 1 1/2 mos. ago, I weighed in @ a sad 271. Of course, I had not updated that in my auto sig. After running this morning, I weighed myself for the first time since. Weighed in @ 253. Did not see that coming. I have not exactly been eating a proper diet of late. Glad to see I'm going in the right direction again.:smile2:

I am another late comer I didn't see this thread but have been exercising regularly this month. I go to Curves before work Mon-Friday and I was walking for an hour Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat but as of yesterday I started the couch to 5 k program and last nights walk involves short bursts of me attempting to run.. lol

Good to have lulu and glouc back.

:eek::smile2:

sat - weight training boot camp

sunday - nothing

monday - 30min walk w/dogs & 33 laps in pool. we have a sport court pool and it's not olympic length by any means. no idea what the distance was.

today - spin class