I Went to the Gym!

Two nights ago Music Man and I agreed we needed to try to get to the gym yesterday. I really didn't want to go when the alarm went off at 7. I got up, used the restroom, and came back to the bedroom. Looking at the clock, it seemed so early. Surely I could go back to bed for a little bit and go to the gym later in the day. When I realized that's my usual self-talk and that I don't go to the gym when I do that, I did the adult thing. I decided to let Music Man make the decision.

Way to pass the buck, huh?

So I got back in bed, snuggled up, and asked if he wanted to go to the gym this morning. I know it surprised him when I asked.  I told myself I had two reasons for asking. 1) I didn't know how bad his knee was hurting, and 2) we've both had a cold and if he wasn't feeling up to it, I wasn't going by myself.

He opened his eyes in surprise and asked, "You wanna go to the gym?" Not really by this point, but yeah, I did. So we got up. He used the restroom, we changed the sheets on our bed, grabbed a banana each, and headed out. 

He wanted me to try the elliptical. I have short legs, short arms, and a short stride. I do not like the elliptical. So I went to the treadmill instead. I did 5.8 laps, which is very close to a mile and a half. 1.45 miles to be exact. I also got through my entire workout playlist. That felt good. My playlist is only 43 minutes, so I'm going to need to add to it, but I got through it. 

And we didn't stop for Jack-in-the-Box or McDonald's on the way home. So, double good for us. 

I did pull something in my heel, so we'll see how I do tomorrow, but man have I accomplished stuff today. And I feel like I can keeping doing it.

Anyway, here is a picture of the treadmill when I finished: 

I know it says I only did 39 minutes 30 seconds, but I also was on the elliptical for a couple of minutes and I walked around before getting on the treadmill. 

Oh, and today's motivation from the gym wall:

It reads:

First they'll ask you why you're doing it. Later, they'll ask you how you did it. 

I changed the text color to red instead of the orange in the picture and I added the bold to make the emphasis show up a bit more.

And finally, on the sidebar, I've got a daily step count for the month of April. (Please note I had a nasty cold for the first few days of the month.) I'll be updating that probably on update date. I'm going to keep track of my weekly step counts, my monthly step counts, and yearly step counts. Should make for a fun year.

Now, go do something! 

EDIT: I changed the text color from red to orange cause the red didn't look right when I posted this and I'm too lazy to go back in and change the part of the post about it.

The Gym

Well, I've been to the gym several times now. Okay more than 7 since I joined.

Usually I feel so good afterward. Sunday however, was one of those days when I just kept waiting for the endorphin to kick in and give me the boost I needed. I put in 42 minutes on the treadmill. 2 minutes were a cool down. But I never did get that boost. Some days are like that according to Music Man. They suck by the way.

That said, my gym has some inspirational words painted on the walls. I have several favorites. They change from minute to minute.

For today my favorite is this one:

It reads: Keep grinding. Someone you don't even know is rooting for you while someone you know isn't. 

Powerful thought. 

Really Another Year is Gone?

Yeah, I'm horrible about updating this.

That's about to change though cause Music Man was diagnosed with diabetes so we're back to eating better and exercising. Funny how that happens.

I've started tracking what I eat with Weight Watchers. I had my first meeting yesterday and if I've put anything in here about it then I actually made it to my meeting.

Did not make it to Weight Watchers. I did make it to the gym.

Other than that, we joined at gym at the end of August, we went twice in August and have been everyday so far this month. I know it's only the 4th but still that's huge for us.

I've been walking on a treadmill. The first day I did a half hour. That's 10 activity points for Weight Watchers. The second day I did 40 minutes. That's 13 activity points. I am so freaking proud of myself. I'm trying to drink lots of water and milk, though that's still a bit of a chore for me. The water is, not the milk. I actually like milk since I started drinking milk from a glass container instead of a plastic jug. It tastes way different.

So for food, we've been limiting our carbs, obviously we want those glucose numbers way down for Music Man, but it has meant lowering the carb intake for all of us. Lots of protein for Music Man and tons of veggies. It seems to be working, his numbers have gone from over 300, 344 to be exact when he had lab work done before surgery, and even over 400 one day when he goofed and ate pancakes, down to his after lunch reading today when he was at 167, which is so close to the normal range it's not even funny.

For Music Man, exercise seems to be the biggest ingredient. Lifting weights works wonders for him. Now, I just have to keep my eye on him and make sure he doesn't start having numbers that are too low. Our plan is to get this reversed without him going on insulin. We really want to avoid that if possible.

And in the name of fairness, Miss Goody took a test and her numbers were fine. I got brave and took a test and my numbers were good. A little toward the high end of fine but still in the okay range. Exercise for me is making me feel better too.

I have a Fitbit One, that I've been okay about using but I realized Sunday that if I wear it to the gym, then all my time on the treadmill counts toward my step goal. So after I get used to going to the gym, I'll increase my daily step goal. Today I've hit it. I'm going to try to keep track of my steps each day in the sidebar. We'll see how good I am about tracking it.

Okay, that's the news for this week. Hopefully I'll be back next week with a new update!

Have a great week!

Not Quite A Year Since My Last Post

It's been nearly a year since we lost Grandma. I miss her a lot. It's been a rough year. That said, I'm finally feeling better (I spent from the first week in January to sometime in April quite ill), well mostly better. And now I'm trying to get back into my blogging. I miss it a lot.

That said, I have found a really cool device and website. It's called Fitbit. That's my profile page on Fitbit. I am loving this thing. You wear it as much as possible. You can't wear it in the water, which kind of sucks if you swim a lot but at the same time, you can still track the exercise. It also lets you track your sleep. On the phone app, you can track what you've eaten, and how much water you've had to drink that day. The website lets you see all that you've done, except for the water part for some odd reason.

Today I got my first badge, I hit 5000 steps. I've been trying to get there but my health has not been real good the last year so just as I start to make progress, I get sick and have to take it easy which means since I put the Fitbit app on my phone around August 14th, I've been working to get my steps up to 5000. I was so proud of myself tonight when I was finally able to see the badge. My next one is at 10000 steps. I'm hoping to work up to that this next week. I figure even if I have to walk slow, at least I'm walking.

Now I have to brag about Music Man. Granted he was very ill from January to around the end of April, and that's a huge part of why he was able to lose so much weight but he has lost somewhere between 85 and 100 pounds. He's kind of bouncing in that 15 pound range right now, but considering how much weight he's lost, it's probably a good thing. His body needs time to adapt to his new weight. So aside from not being able to really eat much while he was sick, he also quit drinking sodas. And then we stopped eating fast food as much. Now, he avoids anything with corn syrup. (If only I would follow his lead, LOL!)

So by eating real food, not drinking or eating stuff with corn syrup and actually getting up and moving, he's lost a ton of weight. And we're not done. We want to be smaller and I think we may just be able to do it.

Now, get up and move!

Not Abandoning This, Just On A Break

It's not that I'm not wanting to lose the weight, it's really just that life has gotten a bit hectic and some stuff that I can't talk about is happening. I promise to come back to this as soon as I can.