Got in bed somewhat early after 2 night this weekend of 4 hours of sleep. I really needed the sleep but was surprised that I got up right after the alarm went off with no difficulty.
I had time to eat some shredded wheat, have a glass of water and get myself ready with a few minutes to spare. It was nice.
I was really excited to get back into the swing of things this morning because I did not do anything physical this weekend and did indulge in a few no-no's courtesy of a barbecue and a sleep-over for my son and his friends.
Today, I renewed my commitment to eating healthy and I will not dwell on the weekend. However, I must say that I am realizing that the weekends tend to be where I struggle the most so I need to think of some new strategies to at least do better on one of the days.
We began this morning with a jog in a new direction. We found out upon arriving that today was going to be a "heavy leg" day. We jogged North this morning which we haven't done before and I noticed that the river was purple and beautiful today. It was extremely humid and again, the sweat flowed. We did wall sits, resistance band work, lunges, drive-down lunges, step-ups, squats and a few more exercises before making our way back to home base. We did more leg work with weights, alphabet traces and some core work to finish up.
My heel was really bothering me again this morning but I did make a commitment to work through it and I did notice that towards the end of class, it seemed to bother me less. I must admit that even though I am determined, feelings of discouragement and frustration are still ever present during my work-outs. I wonder if I'll ever have the same strength in my foot/ankle as I did in the past. I'm very nervous about the timed mile on Thursday. I haven't ran straight through a mile since my injury. I know that my speed is not where it was because my stride is still way off so I'm setting a goal of 9 minutes, 28 seconds which allows me a full minute grace.
Intensity Level Today : 9.1
Tomorrow is a new day but I'm going to enjoy the rest of today!!!
About Me
- wendy
- This blog will be used to track my experiences as I attend the Grand Rapids Boot Camp Monday-Friday for the next 4 weeks. I hope that it will give encouragement to anyone who needs it. My life has been filled with many weight ups-and-downs. When I'm experiencing an "Up" as I am now, I feel many emotions. Guilt, depression, anxiety, fear, physical pain, inadequesy, shame, anger, and sadness are a few that come to mind. I know in my head that my weight does not define who I am. But I also know that when I feel these feelings in my heart, I go into a self-destructing, sabotaging mode. I am doing this boot camp because I am not at a point in my life yet that I can create the physical "temple" that I believe God has designed for me on my own. I need accountability and this class can provide me that. So, I'm asking for your prayers for me on this journey. Thank-you! Here I go!!!!!
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