Darcy - Monday June 16th

WELCOME HOME! I've missed you Sarah! and I want to come play in your pool... I have three little fishes who would LOVE to splash with your little fishes! I saw you had posted as I was walking out the door to my workout, but I didn't have a chance to read... wondering what you had to say gave me something to ponder!

I think I have to agree - it takes a lot of will power to continue on a run when doing the 1 mile loop. And plenty of Arbonne Energy Chews!

Since I'm still in weight loss mode with 30 more pounds to go to "ideal", I have to count my calories even in energy replacement! I have hit a weight loss plateau, and I think its my replacement smoothies that i get at the gym when I burn more than 800 calories.

For Vermont City (May), I logged several long workouts on a treadmill in the Athletic Club that I went to at the time during our lovely New England winter weathers. I'm not one for logging miles in sleet, snow, sub freezing temperatures, and slush that makes your toes soaked and frozen. The longest one on the treadmill was 18 miles. It takes mental toughness, a good soundtrack, and some bad daytime shows to actually make it that long! One of the keys to a treadmill workout like that is the ability to hop off, refill water, use the potty, and hop back on. I'm pretty sure that come January, I'll be back on the 'mill instead of out on my loop.

Today's workout was a gym cross training workout. I brought my running shoes (yes, I have separate pairs, which Dale thinks makes me a shoe snob) so I could calibrate my iPod.

I did 45 minutes on the elliptical, working my upper and lower body in an all out cardio workout. 550 cals down, and a calibration to go.

You need a known distance to calibrate your iPod Nike thing. So, I decided to do a mile. I had now idea what my pace was going to be, but knew I needed to settle on a comfortable pace, so I chose 11:30. Too slow. Cranked it up a notch, 10:30. Too slow. In running on the road, I hadn't realize what my pace actually was! I settled for a 9:30 pace since I could still talk to my mom on the 'mill next to me and it felt good, even if it felt too slow. Its amazing that the iPod got it right! I don't have my brain all the way around the technology, but its pretty cool!

So, My workout for today is over. Tomorrow is another day!

Welcome home Sarah!