Posts Tagged ‘ Health ’

Reclaiming My Running Mojo

07/11/2010

Since my hip issue, running has been really tough. I started back expecting to be able to pick up where I left off, because I would have liked to have been in today’s race, but my body was just not having any of it. Of course, the unbearable heat we’ve been having in the Northeast hasn’t helped much either. More than not being able to get in a consistent run without walking, I just have not been feeling the running love. I had gotten to a point where I looked forward to getting out for a good run, always knowing that it’s never easy, but it was doable. And when I finished, I felt like I accomplished something great. Lately, with all of the stupid injury issues, running is just hard again. However long the distance, it’s felt like torturous work; nothing fun about it. Did I mention the...

Milestone (swim…)

05/27/2010

This morning I hit a milestone in my swim training…literally! I swam 80 laps in my odd-sized gym pool (it’s 23.5 yards instead of 25). That adds up to 1880 yards, actually 120 yards more than required for a mile (1760). I didn’t know the exact number this morning, so I figured I’d add the extra laps to be safe! I’ve known for a while that I would be able to swim this distance, and the problem has for me been more time constraints rather than endurance. So today I dragged my butt out of bed 20 minutes earlier to make sure I’d have enough time. When I got there this morning at 6:02 am, the pool was just the way I like it. Empty. Balmy. And dark. It makes for a very tranquil start to the day. And trust me, it was the only tranquil part of my...

I am grateful…

11/26/2009

Today is a day to give thanks. And on my run this morning, I realized I have so much to be thankful for. Don’t get me wrong. This has been a challenging year. Today though (and every ok, most days), I choose not to look at the negative and focus on the positive instead. I am grateful that: I still have a job to complain about and DH has one too. I have roof over my head and food on my table. I have good friends and family who support me even when they think I’ve gone a little bonkers. I have the best kids ever. I have found my healthy place and continue to push myself to eat right and exercise, even if it isn’t always so easy. I have become a runner because I get so much back. It’s the end of November and still warm enough...

A Skinny Day

10/30/2009

I find that on my blog and in my everyday life too, I focus a lot on the challenges of losing weight and staying fit. Struggling to get to the next level, finding time to work out, avoiding the evil foods that are everywhere….especially right now with Halloween tomorrow. I’ve yet to let Halloween candy in my house. One day of that is enough. But today is one of those rare good days. I’ve had a good food week (after a couple of slip-slidy weeks) and while I’m still resetting my workout schedule (looking forward to the clocks changing so I get back to my morning routine), I’ve had a decent workout week too, with a 4-mile after-work run, well walk/run, on the treadmill at the gym last night. And this morning? This morning I woke up feeling skinny. My jeans are a little loose, the sweater I’m wearing...

Run, Reflect, Run

10/21/2009

Yesterday was my 25th wedding anniversary. My husband and I chose to keep things low-key cause that’s the way we are and well, it was a Tuesday. We both also turned 50 this year. No fanfare. It is a happy anniversary even though we both wish we could win lotto and retire from our jobs. Last night was business as usual although he did buy me beautiful roses and we exchanged heartfelt cards. He, though, has to be up at 4:00 am to go to work and I wanted to go running last night to work out the aches and pains from the “round” workout the night before. He wanted to veg, so he didn’t mind that I was heading out. Side note: Boy it’s getting dark early these days…. I don’t know that I will ever love running after work. It’s just tough. I made sure last night...

Triathlon Inspiration

08/21/2009

I’m doing the TrekWomen Triathlon on Long Island on Sept. 13. And I have to admit, I’m a little nervous about this race. While it’s in the same park as my August race, this one is longer than that one by quite a bit, and I struggled in the first one. I finished, but it was tough! I was tougher. At these first races, I’m not looking to break records or do amazing things. I’m just looking to finish and that’s how I’m training. I can do all of the parts by themselves. I just need to put them all together and not fall apart on the course in the process.I’ve been slacking a little on brick training (putting the disciplines together). But I’m still nervous. What if the extra 3 miles on the bike and the extra mile on the run do me in this time? Well, I...

There Are Still Days…

08/19/2009

There are still days where I wake up late and don’t get out to exercise in the morning or at any other time of the day, planned or unplanned. There are still days where I would like to eat anything that doesn’t try to run away from me and the more sugar the better. There are still days, after more than a year of eating healthier and exercising regularly, where I’d like to throw in the towel and go back to my old ways. There are still days where the threat of gaining the weight back doesn’t have nearly as much of an impact as eating cake would. Today is one of those days. Maybe it’s hormonal or the time of the year or lack of sleep/stress. Who knows? I would have hoped that after more than a year of a healthier lifestyle, the lure of empty calories and...

I'll Do It My Way (and you should do it your way)

08/04/2009

Over at the FoodFoodBodyBody blog, Foodie McBody has a post about eating an amazing slice of pizza after deliberating about it for a quite a while. Bottom line, she ate it, she enjoyed it, and she stayed within the boundaries of her health and fitness plan. In the comments section, there was everything from “I could never eat pizza or anything else not on my healthy list” to me, who eats pizza at least once a week. A slice of heaven pizza is only 6 points, although, living here in NY, I usually count it as 8 on Weight Watchers. I fit it in to my points or I use weekly points. I can also stick to one slice, maybe 1 and a 1/2 if I’m particularly hungry. The point is there is no one way to do the diet/exercise thing right. What’s most important is finding the way...

Getting Fit? Which Exercise Is Best?

07/26/2009

In my quest to get fit, I’ve done lots of reading and research. Other people’s struggles. What works for them. The best shoes for my feet for running. The best exercise routine. I read the information and try to take away what I find most important. The stuff that will help me with what I want to do. There seems to be two hard core exercise camps, and then a bunch of us in between. The cardio people (of which I am currently one) and the strength training crew (I aspire to strength training but am not quite there yet). What amazes me are the fanatic fringe in these camps. The cardio people who say you have to do cardio…it’s the only way to lose fat. Nothing else will work. And the strength training folks who say you have to strength train because it builds muscle, which ups your...

An Interesting Side Effect of Exercise

07/21/2009

Two years ago, I started having heart palpitations out of the blue that my doctor attributed to the lovely stage of life I’m in – perimenopause. My blood pressure was a tiny bit high, 130/90, so he prescribed a beta blocker and sent me on my way. The first medication they put me on dropped my blood pressure through the floor and after I almost passed out in Walmart, they ditched that one and tried another. Coreg. For two years, I have been on Coreg and it has worked like a charm. Very few palpitations and all has been rosy. As I lost weight and became more active, I was able to cut my dose to once a day. I tried to wean off entirely but the palpitations came back. Mostly they are just annoying as all get-out, not dangerous. However, a few weeks ago, I switched to the...

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