challenge wk1

well it's the end of the first week. the challenge was to change three workouts. i intended to change when i worked out and to use the wii instead of cardio programs. i accomplished the goal, but not entirely by choice...

monday, i walked before bed instead of first thing in the morning as intended. however, i almost didn't get a walk at all. i woke up feeling horrible. i still have no idea what was wrong, but standing made me dizzy so i spent most of the day lying in bed. because i hate being sick (especially when i can't identify what it is exactly), i mustered up the energy to get on the treadmill. i walked almost five miles, and then decided to reward myself with a hot bath. bad idea. feeling off + not eating after walking + hot bath = me nearly passing out slash almost throwing up. that was awesome

tuesday, i willed myself to work and was mostly fine until the afternoon. i did stick it out, and had every intention of willing myself to do a wii workout when i got home. except i came home to a note (from someone, written on a used envelope - totally professional) stating i couldn't use my bathroom for the next 30 hours. ummm what the fuck?! we do have an extra shower, but i was really not in the mood to lug all my shit upstairs to use it. so i skipped tuesday and wednesday altogether

thursday, i decided i was going to work from home on friday so i pushed off my evening cardio. friday... like the crazy person that i am, i walked over four miles and then played with the wii for 90 minutes. while i felt accomplished, i also felt all sorts of muscle pain. it's been a million years since i've played sword fighting and i forgot how into it i get. plus i think my back muscles haven't been getting enough attention. so on saturday, i was very very sore. though, i still did my training walk about midday. and i'm on the treadmill as i write this, putting in my evening walk.

going in to this week, i think i'm going to start splitting my weekend walks. it's too hard trying to log 10+ miles at once, but i can handle two sets of five - one morning, one evening. as for the wii? i think i'm going to nix the wii sports as a cardio workout. it always puts too much strain on my shoulders and upper arms. i am going to try to do a wii active workout though since that's a but more whole body. as for the muscle pain, i remembered today that i got a new massager. it's heated and was perfect for my back. i think i'm going to use it after every training :)

this week's challenge: for five meals, substitute vegetables for grains and starches. i'm already thinking about making stuffed peppers for dinner; we'll see how that goes :) i need to go to the grocery store anyway so i can get a bunch of stuff for the week. time to get creative in the kitchen (not my strong point heh)

how have y'all been this last week?