Whoops! I did it again! We all know what that means. Thanks ladies for keeping the check in going. I have a few minutes to post a few words before I get busy for the day.
Helen: Your plant is lovely. Good to have dh back! You sound so happy. Indoor plants? Don't have them. The cats would eat them, no green thumb, can't be bothered. But I do like to look at them! (So there's some at the office). Great on breaking up the tough Cathe's too. I bet that makes you feel accomplished (which you are btw!)
Lili: My step goals are manageable this time. Doubt that I'd do another one though. (don't I always say that?) But it is helping me this month, so I shall not complain.
Our weather has been warmer, cold, frigid, warm up to snow, ice, etc, and today ? We're back to frigid. Well, it is winter after all so I should not complain. I must admit, I had the heater blowing on my legs at work when I was at my computer and I was drifting away
(Helen - you'll find this funny! I was thinking of you and Alice and walking in the 83 degree warmth and sunshine ~ complete with humidity. Made me smile!!!) ... someone came up to ask me a question and scared the bejeepers out of me. I smiled and said, 'Oh not to worry" after I unjumped .... "I was just over in Australia where it's 83 degrees." They had NO clue what I was talking about, but that's ok. I did! I left an hour early yesterday to get to work as it was supposed to get progressively worse (the snow) as the day went on, making rush hour difficult and then by 3 p.m. would be fine. I wanted to avoid the bad rush hour time, so I kept watching and when it went from rain to snow, I left. Cut into workout time though, but that was ok since I was kind of tired anyway.
Ok, on to me, me and all me.
Still short staffed at work. So that means lots of extra work/time, etc. I FINALLY caught up on all of my end of year stuff. 3 weeks is probably the longest it's ever taken me. But I was working solo and I can only do so much while doing my other stuff in between. I feel good that it's caught up. Now on to new stuff.
Still in the throws of all my challenges.
Step Bet: Wrapping up week 3
Andy Speer's Strength Program: Mid way through week 5 (only 6 weeks HALLELUJAH .....)
Power Zone Challenge: about to start week 4 (of 6).
There is a rowing challenge (for a badge) that starts on 1/31 and runs 4 weeks. This is good as I will be done with the strength challenge (but contemplating doing some type of kettlebell challenge or new strength challenge). This one has done me good - as much as I whine about it and I do feel stronger, but it's a whole lot of the same stuff. I do like variety. SO maybe something that does upper body, lower body & total body each week. I don't know. Time to get busy looking.
I am thinking about taking my Urban rebounder to work. Then I can go back and hop on it occasionally (at lunch) and get some extra movement in. Maybe only 5 mins. Not sure on that. I would be the major dork, that's for sure. But hey --- There's worse things.
Alrighty then, let me get to posting my workouts. I have to get busy and then head to motor vehicle this a.m. where I'll get the pleasure of standing in line (probably outside) in 15 degree weather to get a "real ID" license. I hope by making an early appointment that the wait is not unbearable.
1/17/2022: 45 mins. Power Zone ride w/matt (tough ride in zones 4 & 5),
5 mins. cool down ride with denis,
5 mins. PRS
1/18/2022: Row 10 mins, Treadmill Taylor Swift
Run/Walk with Olivia** (30 mins), 10 mins San Fran Trampoline
1/19/2022: WU & 45 mins. Strength with Andy,
45 mins. Power Zone ride with Denis,
Grateful Dead cool down ride & post ride stretch
1/20/2022: 30 mins. Broadway Ride with Bradley Rose,
15 minutes bellicon after work to get in some steps and get an active day done.
(This is when I start to hate the step bets. If I get my steps in before night time, I'm happy, but when I have to get 1 or 2k more, it frustrates me. Probably not a bad thing to move a little more when I get home, but it still bugs me.)
Lili: the Taylor Swift run on the treadmill with Olivia was more of a run/walk. I was surprised the dubbed it as a "run". It was actually on the easy side, although not easy for me. (It was my first run since the 5th and it's "use it or lose it" for me and my legs felt leadish. There was a little incline ... Of course, I heard her say "10" and I thought she meant to take the incline up to 10, so I did. Then realized she said something like "We'll add incline in 10" ... Ooops
:: slaps forehead ::
Ok, gotta go exercise & hope I get done at MV in time to play pickleball. it's been a couple of weeks.
Waves to all reading and Make it a great day.
Cleda