An end to week #18

Gosh, it sounds too close when I say, Ending week #18........and when you say October 22nd, it seems so far away........funny how words play on each other....Well, Thursday I got 5 miles in and on Saturday am I was able to squeeze in 9 miles, but Sunday was a bust........Saturday after I walked we loaded up, (me, Kent, Ricky & Ty) to head to Maplesville for my grandmother's 90th birthday party.....we had a great ride up there, got to talk alot with the boys and really visit with them......The party was great, like a family reunion.....I got to see alot of my cousins, aunts and uncles and my grandmother had a great time.....the visit was great....wish we could do that more often....the ride back was also good....My nephew rode back with me and Ricky ended up riding with my sister.....we stopped in Atmore to have the buffet @ Wind Creek Casino.....was kinda of a disappointment, but buffets usually are......so if you are thinking of trying it, think twice, cost of $14.95 and I am sure you can get a seafood buffet someplace for the same price with better food.......All in all, I walked 14 miles last week and plan on getting more done this week.....I am still $900 away from my required amount needed to participate, so if you know of anybody who can donate please pass my information along, I need all the help I can get!

Not a good ending to week #19

Well, visited the Dr. on Friday and have a sinus/upper respiratory infection......Yes, I just had a respiratory infection 3 weeks ago......Not sure if sitting on the beach visiting with 2 girl friends had anything to do with it....we never really smelled oil, but it has been strong around my work lately....Dr. said she has had several folks in with the same thing that has come on rather quickly, so maybe these meds will help soon......No walking Friday or Saturday......Still felt snotty....lol...on Saturday, got new tires put on, spent some time with my visiting high school buddy again on the river and then to Kent's parents to cook the fish him, his brother and father caught Friday.....great family time with them.....Sunday, spent time with my Dad @ church, cleaned out my car, not fun at all, but really needed to be done......then off to deliver Father's day gift and spend some more time with our fathers........Great weekend for family, just not for walking......will try to squeeze the miles in this week and get back on track!!!!!

Rough night

Last night, don't know what I got into yesterday, but I had severe allergies....I was up half the night taking benadryl, using nose spray, drinking water, taking advil sinus and eating cough drops....this morning, I don't feel any better, in fact it is kind of worse....at lunch today, I was only running on one nostril.....LOL!...so I won't be getting in miles in today....I am going to go by the clinic after work and try to get some meds.....I may not get any miles in this Saturday either, so next week will be tough......Sunday is Father's Day, so unless I can start walking @ 4:30am, I will have to make those up next week too......Wish for the best at the DR. and everyone have a wonderful weekend........Happy Father's Day to those father's out there!

Wednesday......Spin Class

I was able to convince another girl in my office to join me and Claire in the spin class we take.........The bikes had be rearranged in the room, so we could not sit together, so I moved to the back with her so we could sit together.....we had a really good class.....a challenging one, but it was good......and what do you know, Susan enjoyed spinning too.....so, I think we will all be spinning together on Wednesday's....next week we can move the bikes back to the way they were and we can all sit together......

Tuesday's Class......Skipped!

Well, what can I say other than I enjoy the company of old friends over exercise!.....my friend from high school, who lives in Key West, is in town for a visit with her family and we decided to get together and catch up with each other since we have not really had a chance since we graduated over 20 years ago....We packed our coolers, chairs and I grabbed some pizza's and we headed to our beach to enjoy it before she left and before the oil has ruined it.........The beach was great.......the breeze was cool, without a smell of oil, the sand was white and the waves were clear blue with the true white caps like it should be.......but the best thing about it was....NO TOURIST...I say it is best, although our local businesses would love to have tourist, it was nice to be alone on the beach this time of the year......I brought another really great friend from school who lives here in town with me, which was a surprise to Carla and we all ate, drank and visited with each other for over 3 hours.....We talked about the regrets we had about things we did in school and about ones we lost in school and our families......I didn't realize how much I missed the interaction with the two of them until we chatted.....It is great to reconnect after so many years....I think we will continue to stay in touch better after she returns to Key West in a week or so......It is hard for all of us to imagine how badly the oil will impact us......Key West is already feeling the effects as my friends business (her 16 year dream) is down 50%.....I can only image the fear she has for her and her family right now.......please keep her in you thoughts and prayers as her journey has already begun and the oil is still far from her......Also, Please keep my mom in your prayers.....the chemo has been halted for now.....we are hoping she gets some strength back in the interim and can begin to eat again......

Zumba class

Zumba class seems to be getting tougher......not sure how that is possible, but it is just how it seems.....I had planned on walking 5 miles after Zumba, but only completed 3.3, it is better than big fat ZERO, but still not 5 miles......Today holds Renee's class @ 5:30 and then I plan on heading home to shower and to visit with a high school friend of mine who is in town to visit her parents and see the beaches before they are really ruined by the oil.....Hopefully, I can get 5 miles in after Wednesday's spin class.....

Ending of Week #20

As this weekend brings week #20 of training to an end, I failed to complete my miles I had set for myself.......I did however complete the miles suggested by the training schedule.....Friday night, we decided to go to the races in Pensacola...always a fun thing for us.....there were more wrecks than normal, so it took longer for the races to finish and therefore we did not get home until after midnight and I had to have a shower so it was after 1 before I laid down.....still not sleeping well with all the things at work and mom's stuff, it has been tough to clear my mind and get a good nights rest....Needless to say I didn't get up @ 4am to walk.....I slept in and decided to spend the day with Kent, getting some things done around the house we needed to do and get ready for a day on the river fishing on Sunday.....At 4:30pm, I laced my shoes up, loaded the cooler with water, Gatorade, and an ice pack and headed out to the park for my 10 miles.....I finished @ 8:15, just as darkness fell....not too bad, there was a breeze until about 7:30, but by then the sun was down past the trees, so it was bearable......Sunday, we set out to go fishing.......we got out on the water @ 6:30am, rode to where we were going to start and noticed we had left our cooler with our water, Gatorade, and root beer in the kitchen on the floor, so we ended our trip around noon.....headed home to hydrate and have some much needed lunch.....after lunch, I think the sun and the lack of water took a toll on me cause all I could do was fall asleep in the recliner while waiting on the laundry to get done......so, I just took a nap........well, that killed my expectations on walking @ 4:30 like I had on Saturday.......stepping out the back door @ 5pm with no breeze and the heat index higher that Saturday, I quickly decided to go back inside.......I will have to walk during the week after my gym classes to get me back on my schedule......

Not as planned

Well......this week has proven to be worst week I have had in a very long time....My mom has been nauseated all the time, so therefore she just doesn't eat more than a couple of bites.....trying to convince her to eat....WOW!, harder that I thought!.....the trial meds have completely destroyed her taste buds and the taste alone makes her sick....I have been worried about her and her dr visit on Wednesday...they were able to give her something for the nausea, but it will take a week to start working.....I hope she gets some relief soon and can get some nourishment....Wednesday, the girl I work closely with was laid off.....a blow to the gut!!!!!......I will be doing her job and my job but all I can think about is....Am I next????.....This oil spill has started to wash ashore and our local businesses are feeling the effects, which in turn, effects my place of employment...This is only the beginning.....very scary.....my entire community, I am afraid, will loose everything!....I am worried about the long term affects.....I did do my spin class Wednesday pm, the stress reliever I needed, but Thursday I didn't do anything....Kent needed some help with limbs @ his parents so I helped him and then we visited my parents....Tonight looks like I will not be walking either....the plan is to go @ 5am in the morning......10 miles on the agenda.....Hope everyone has a great weekend...Please keep mom in your prayers....Thanks!

Body Blast!

Another Body Blast class!.....35 min cardio and 25 min weights....worked bicepts & tricepts then legs.....and of course the ABS!....still sad my Thursday's class is postponed for the summer, but such is life!.....Thursday will have to help me catch up on my miles!........

ZUMBA

Zumba class.......I really wish you all could experience Navy's Zumba class.....It is soooo much fun!....last night was a rough one, but still fun!....time just flies by....I wish she had another class during the week that I could attend.....

Ending week #21

Sunday marked the end of week #21......Saturday's forecast called for 70% of scattered thunderstorms and we had fishing on the agenda, so we decided to get up early and head to the Delta to beat the thunderstorms....we succeeded in beating the weather, but it stormed all afternoon after we got home so walking was out of the question.....On Sunday, I got up early and started to clean house with good intentions on walking, but that changed once again with the thunderstorms in the afternoon.....So, no miles this weekend, I will have to make them up this week.......

New Schedule

Last night was first of new schedule for my walking.....Only problem is that I ate too much before I decided to walk.....I did have some company, Kent went with me, so that was nice and there was a nice breeze, but humidity was horrible.....Next time, I will only eat a light snack before I walk and then if I am hungry when I get back, I will eat some more then....

Spin Class

Last night was spin class......It has been a week since I have been to the gym, with the arrival of my new nephew and the rest day on Friday, then my walking on Saturday and Sunday and the holiday closing on Monday and it was very obvious that I had missed a week.....Class was good and very challenging, we did lots of jumps and then added some speed to the jumps, have never done that before, so it was tough.....tonight is the first night that my normal Thursday class will not be held, so the plan is to walk 5 miles at the park.....not a good substitute for Renee's class, but walking 4 days in a row will help with the 3-Day.....

First of Week #21

Today begins week #21, so I began just like yesterday, early.....it is really hard to be off and still get up early...I wanted to get there earlier than yesterday, but was only able to do that by 15 min....I started my walk @ 5:50 and I walked another 10 miles time was 3 hrs and 10 min...again, I took a break and had some water after every 3 miles.....today, was not bad either......no blisters!!!!!

Last day of week #22

Today is the last day for week #22....I got up early to get to the park and get my walking in before it got really hot....the humidity was already up there and I didn't need that to combine with the heat....I started my walk around 6:10 and finished in 3 hours....I walked 10miles!....not too bad!....I stopped every 3 miles to have some water and take a 5 min break....tried to simulate what we would be doing during the 3-Day walk....I must say, it was not as bad as I thought it would be....no blisters and not too tired.....

Rest Day

Friday is rest, so that is exactly what I did....We went to 5 Flags speedway to watch the races and had a really good time....