Side Planks

I felt a whole lot better this morning and decided to head to the gym.  Boot camp was killer, but I needed it.  Let's just say this weekend was not the best for me food-wise, and I paid for it on the scale.  I will have to work extra hard this week and be extra strict on my food choices. 

Today in boot camp, we did planks and side planks.  Side planks are not easy for me, and I am normally not able to do them or hold them very long.  Today, I was able to do all the sets the whole time.  One of the guys in my class noticed as well and told me "good job" afterwards.  It is those small things that make this great.  We will not mention that I ran into the bathroom not long after and puked...  but I came back and finished boot camp!

Side Plank

Let's finish this week out strong!  I have a 5K this weekend!  It's going to be great!

Home Sick

I am home sick today.  I didn't get a workout in.  I am feeling pretty crappy about it.  I hope I am going to feel better in time for boot camp on Tuesday.  I am needing a good workout.

Taking a Knee

I have had 5 different people who run and exercise regularly each tell me to take a few days off and rest my knee.  So I am doing that now.  I really don't want to, but I figure it will be best in the long run.  One thing I am learning is to listen to my body.  I really want to make fitness something I will take with me the rest of my life, but I have to be smart about it and prevent injury. 

I have a fun weekend planned for Jenn and me.  We are celebrating her birthday as a couple this weekend, because we are visiting her family on her actual birthday.  We are going to a Springfield Cardinals game on Saturday and then going to a friend's house after.  It will be a lot of fun.

Heavy Weight

When I was in high school, to wrestle heavy weight, you had to be between 216 and 275.  I wrestled 215 when I was in school, and I was trying to drop to 189.  I remember seeing the kids that were up to 275 and thinking about how big they were.  I had to wrestle a few of them, just so someone on the other team had a chance to wrestle. 

I never thought I would be excited to be at the weight of a heavy weight.  I am at 275!  I know it's not an official weigh-in day, but I cheated and checked my weight and was thrilled to see that I am a heavy weight again!  My ultimate goal is to be back around the 215 weight class, but I will take the 275 proudly right now.

Boot camp was the hardest to date.  If that was the first class I ever went to, I would not have come back.  As I was thinking that, it was cool to realize that I survived and did well in such an intense workout.  Steve threw at us all sorts of crazy things, and I did it.  It's those victories that make this life change worth it!

My Knee Hurts

For the last two months, I have had a little pain in my left knee but nothing serious.  I would just start my run, and it would go away.  On Saturday, at my 5K, it didn't go away.  I think it was from all the extra hills, and I am not used to running on hills.

On Monday, I didn't run on it; I did the elliptical.  Tuesday, I had boot camp, and the only time it hurt a little was when we did jumping jacks.  Today, I tried running on it again. Steven and I did a slow mile, and it hurt for a good half of the time.  So, I am going to really focus on cross training the rest of this week and next Monday.  I will do other things besides running, and I hope that will help my knee heal.

On an exciting note, I joined the Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners (OMRR) this month and told one of the officers about my weight loss.  He asked me to write an article about what I have done for their monthly newsletter.  I will post what I wrote when they put it in the newsletter.  If you have been following my blog, it will not be anything new.  I was very humbled and excited for the opportunity.

I have also been talking to Ben Davis, and we are trying to get him out here to Springfield.  I am typing up a proposal to him tonight, and I hope some exciting things will come of it.  Stay tuned!

Random Thoughts

Today's random thoughts:

• I really did not want to get out of bed this morning.  As I laid there, I thought to myself, "Self, you could just sleep in today.  No big deal."  I know myself way too well and punched that voice in the "froat" (fat throat) and got out of bed.  I know that if I start justifying a day here or there, it will turn into a lot more days of not getting up.
• Starting to get a little worried about this job.  I have not heard anything from them in over a week now.  I need patience.
• Ben Davis has been a great motivator for me to start running.  I have been talking to him, and we are trying to get him out to Springfield to speak to us.  I just need to raise the money.  If you are interested in helping, let me know.
• My left knee has been bothering me since my 5K on Saturday.  I didn't run on Monday; I just did the elliptical.  I am a little nervous about my run on Wednesday.
• Nixa has a running group that runs every Tuesday and Thursday morning.  I am thinking about joining them, but those are my boot camp days, and I really don't want to miss out on them.  Maybe I will start my own running group....
• I am still losing weight and wearing clothes I haven't worn in a very long time.  It is exciting.  I think Jenn and I are going to go through my closet this weekend and pack up all my very fat clothes and find more stuff I can wear.  Losing weight is fun.
• I am feeling very good today.  Boot camp kicked my trash.  

Anyway...  Sorry for the random thoughts!  Just felt like a random thought day! 

I Want To Follow You

Cannot post much today.  My power steering went out in my van yesterday, and I had to drop it off this morning.  Got a good 30-minute workout in this morning.  Very easy going and got to chat with my mom and brother.

I love the support I am getting through all my followers.  I would love to follow you.  Please leave a comment with your blog.  It doesn't have to be a fitness blog; it can be any blog.  I will follow you!

Thanks again everyone!