Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Working for a living and working out for health

Hi. Today is my third day at my new job. This job is from home, regular full time employment. This job looks very interesting. I am right in the middle of training. And the best thing is the commute, a staggering 30 seconds that it takes me to turn the phone off.
It is important to note that I have aprox. three hours before I start work to get my workout in. I have done so for Monday and Tuesday. Today, I did not feel really up to it and that is OK too. The important thing is that tomorrow I pick up where I left off today. I did a bit of housework this morning for a special reason and I was too tired to do a workout too. Anyway, I have to keep trying, and so do you.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

low lights and high lights

First, the lowlights. I never made it to the Expo because we had several family matters that required immediate attention. But, as you may know, I started working yesterday. Since my working hours start after 10 AM and I am working full-time from home, I decided that I could not turn into a total hermit. I made two decisions: I would start low and steady and the snacks had to be healthy.
For the last two days I have done at least 40 minutes of exercise. On Monday I did 20 minutes on the bike and walked one mile. I also finally took the time to find out how long it is taking me to walk that mile. Thanks to the pain on my leg (which I hope the other exercises will help with that), I am taking 21 minutes to walk one mile. I hope that by the end of this month I will be able to drop it to 18 min.
Today, it was raining. I have two work out routines in my agenda (one for good weather and one in case of rain). I did 20 minutes on the bike and 20 minutes mat Pilates workout. I feel great.
Also, on the food front: for snack yesterday I ate a plate of mini carrots with organic dressing and for lunch I had a small plate of whole grain pasta and a tiny serving of meat sauce. Oh, and I drank enough water to drown a horse.
I am doing better, one step at a time. How are you doing?

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