One Day At A Time!!

So, I ran 3 miles today. The first time I've run in over a week & the first since my stressful breakdown Tuesday after my Dr's appt. I was slow but after I got back it's the best I've felt & the most relaxed I've felt in a long time! And get this...my BP actually DROPPED instead of getting higher!! My dad took his, too, just to make sure it was accurate. I took it 3 times & the numbers were all in range!! I was 132/80 before my run (still anxious) & it was 117/66 after!!!!???? I'll take it! :)

Not sure what is going on with that. I was so scared to run thinking something was going to happen to me. And it did...but it was good!! I felt at peace & although I was slow & would like to be faster, I did it & I felt wonderful. So I can only go up from here. Just gonna take it one ay at a time & hopefully not over-stress about the upcoming nuclear stress test!! Nothing I can do about it. And if I can go in there somewhat relaxed we will get a much better result!!

I am so thankful for all my wonderful awesome friends!! The ones on Facebook I've never met, and my friends I do know who had great advice & helped me to know I'm not alone. I am grateful beyond words!!

Looking forward to tomorrow & the holiday weekend!! <3

Speedbump...

So...I had a stress test this afternoon. Nothing suspected to be wrong, my doctor just wanted one done since my cardiologist never did one with me. The pix looked fine, although my HR & BP were both pretty high. Yes, I think I have white coat syndrome...I was so nervous for the test! Anyway, I get a call back as I'm driving home- my doctor wants me to come back for a nuclear stress test. He said there were too many extra beats & he wants to see if it was just stress/anxiety. I was so scared to go for some reason. I do have Mitral Valve Prolapse so I do get an occasional irregular heartbeat. They say not to panic...um hello???? I'M SCARED!!!! Have to go on July 13th. :(

After talking to several of my Facebook friends I feel better, and I'm sure my doc is just being cautious but damn! Way to throw me for a loop! Just when I'm ready to get back on track with my exercising this happens. I came home so upset I didn't want to run nor did I know if I could. I have no restrictions, but still. So I will yet again skip another day & try to get back on track this week. I mean damn, I've done Insanity, The Asylum and I run!! I've got to be OK...right?? Going out with my girls tomorrow night so I'll shoot for Thursday to get out there...I HAVE to! For my health & my mental state!!!!

As I've said before...it's gonna be a loooong year! Hold on for the ride!

And can I just add how much I LOVE my Facebook family!! They have all been so supportive & caring! There is something to be said for social networking. I've met some amazing people! Xoxo

And on a separate note...happy birthday dad!! :)

I Suck!!

Ugh, I suck!! Got home from work late, stopped at Target for some new tops & picked up some food...not the best food. So I'm all on my friends to "just do it" & I'm skipping out yet again. But I'm being accountable & putting it out there. I WILL do it tomorrow...I HAVE to!!!! Just hate when the day gets away from me like this. :/ Sure I could still try to get something in tonight, but I'm eating now & have to digest & it's just late for me to workout. I know, I know, excuses. Please yell at me now! I can't skip any more days!!!! Oh, I have a stress test tomorrow...does that count as exercise?? LOL

This is going to be a loooong, stressful challenging year!! Wish me luck...

Watch Your Step!

OK, so I've been in a bit of a funk the past few days. Just feeling like nothing is really going right for me. I'll be alright, just a few bumps in the road. They are a part of life & I just have to be strong to get through them. Haven't worked out since Tuesday but hope to get back at it tomorrow & be ready to start fresh & strong next week!

On a side note I got some cool fortunes today in my fortune cookies after dinner. Yeh yeh, I had Chinese food...let's move on. My fortunes said "you are one of the people who goes places in life" and "keep your feet on the ground even though friends flatter you". Nice day to hear those things. Let's see if they come true. :)

Relaxin' watching Love & Basketball, the Phillies & MJ's This Is It. Remembering MJ today on the 2-year anniversary of his death. Still can't believe he's gone. :( Forever MJ!! <3

Yum!!

This post is in honor of my friend Vira!! We've both been having some stressful days lately and had a much needed girl's night out tonight. I told her I haven't blogged in the past few days and she said I should, even if it's short. So this is what we came up with for today:

I ate ice cream tonight...Vira didn't stop me...it was yummy!! :)

Hoping to return to running again tomorrow. Been having neck/shoulder pain & today it was my back. I hate getting old! Blah...

Everyone Needs A Day Off!

So, today was an unexpected day off. I've been having my ongoing head/shoulder/neck pain most of the day. I was going to just choose a stretching workout today to hopefully calm things down, but I came home & laid down instead. Thought maybe I'd do it after dinner, but nope, not feelin' it. Just took a half of a Skelaxin & I'm just going to relax for the night. I don't know what it is...maybe a combo of my workouts, the weather & the humidity maybe? All I know is that I want it to stop!! I have a degenerative disc in my neck & I've been dealing with it since I was 22...so a few years! LOL But it flared up last week & now again today. I hope it's not getting worse! I don't have insurance that will cover getting it checked out, but if I have to then I will go! Ugh...

So, since I'm not feeling great I wasn't too interested in dinner. So I had a bowl of Cheerios & a strawberry yogurt breakfast bar. Then I remembered I had an eggplant that I needed to cook before it spoiled so I sautéed that up, added some hoisin sauce & was done. Ate a little bit of that, too. Nice dinner combo, I know! Haha!!

This is a process, a lifelong process. There will be good days & bad days. Happy days & sad days. Today is a bad day, but it's OK. A rest day is fine. I won't get to workout tomorrow either because I'm having dinner with a friend. But I will get back to it this weekend for sure!

All I can do is keep on movin'...except for right now I must relax. :)

Pick A Card...

What up peeps?? Today was the first day of trying out my new workout plan...I call it Beachbody Workout Roulette. I cut small pieces of paper with workouts listed on them, including a 5k run, and put them in an envelope. I will pick one each day & that will be my workout. I can only put it back & pick again if I pick two in a row of recovery, stretching or relief type workouts. I will also add in extra running days besides the one card.

So...BB roulette was interesting today. I didn't quite follow my rules. I picked Fast & Furious first but wanted to do more so I put it back & picked Plyo. HA!! Not ready to face that again yet, it's been so long, so I picked once more. Got TF HIIT 25. Not easy in the least! Chalene doesn't seem like she's tougher, but man I couldn't do all the jumping & I was sweating like crazy!! OK! No more over picking!! I have to do what I pick & follow my rules!! :)

I think this will be a fun new way to workout. It will keep things fresh & I won't have time to stress about which workout I have that day because I won't know until it's time to Press Play!!

Not bad with my food either. Nothing bad or "bready" jumped in my mouth today! LOL Time to relax & get ready to get back at it again tomorrow! Peace out! <3

And So It Begins...

Today was Day 1 back out on the streets...running!! What did you think I was talking about? Sheesh! LOL I took off about 6 weeks to do Asylum & take a few rest days. Felt great to get back out there, but damn do my legs feel like bricks!! Some is just getting back on a schedule, and some is that I need to get off some extra pounds!! Easier said than done! Hoping the mixing of Insanity/Asylum/running will help get my body running good!! I ran 3.1 miles, unofficially a 5k, in my neighborhood & did OK. My time was around 37:44 according to my Nike+. Not too bad for my first time back but it needs work! I have 13 weeks until my half marathon so I have time to "get the lead out".

Tonight I had dinner with a girlfriend I haven't seen in a while. We had drifted apart over the last few months & it was really nice to reconnect, relax & have a nice meal. But what the hell is with me & my love affair with bread?? Bread & seasoned oil, then some garlic toast with my salad & warm pita with my shrimp dinner. Soooo good, but I didn't need all that. I didn't eat all the bread with the salad but I gotta scale down! Overall I did good for the day so I won't beat myself up. Well, except for the Munchkins that jumped in my mouth today! :/ Haha!!

Guess what else I did tonight?? I passed on dessert! I was comfortably full & normally in the past I would still get dessert, but tonight I just thought it wasn't worth it & it would've made me feel soooo full & probably feel sick, too!! So I came home & had a Skinny Cow chocolate peanut butter ice cream sandwich instead! Mmm...

One last milestone for the day...I got in bed & was about 200 steps short of hitting 10,000 steps for the day, something I haven't done in a long time! So what did I do? I got out of bed & marched around my room & jogged in place until I crossed 10,000 steps!! And between drinking water all day & Diet Pepsi at dinner I surpassed my 8 glasses of "water", too!!

I'm focused, I have my goals & I'm going to get them! Let the games begin!! Until tomorrow... <3

Let The Journey Begin!!

OK, it's official! After hearing all the great stories & seeing the pix from this year's Summit, I decided I have to be there next year. And what really made my decision so easy to sign up right away?? It's gonna be in Vegas babee!!!! I'm soooo excited! I've never been to Vegas & I'm so excited to go, meet my Beachbody friends & hopefully learn how to make my Beachbody business grow!!

My plans right now are to get back to running, probably throw in more Asylum & get back to some Insanity as well! I signed up for the Rock 'n Roll Philly half marathon again so I hope that will help me refocus again as well.

Thanks for following along & helping me stay on track through this year journey of getting in shape & being ready to rock Vegas!! Oh...and I'll FINALLY get to meet Shaun T (if not before)!!!! WOOHOO!!!!