Week 1

Hola-

First week. Didn't go great.

Food - Didn't have much willpower. Also, Daniel is an amazing cook. Ate things like "Stick-of-Butter Chicken", Corned Beef Brisket, "40-lbs of cheese Lasagna" (my fault), and ice cream. There was probably some fast food thrown in there for good measure, too. This week should be better - bought salad stuff, made homemade chicken soup, and not eating desert until the weekend. Also bought some cereal for breakfast. If only I'd get out of bed early enough to eat it...

Exercise - Ugh
Monday: Bike 45 minutes (medium exertion) during "Dancing with the Stars". This works well for me b/c we DVR two other shows on Tuesdays, so if I want to watch DWTS I have to watch it in the bedroom ON THE BIKE!

Tuesday: Took my carcass to the JC to "run" the track. NOTE: When I say "run" it is actually a pathetically slow jog-like motion. Daniel gave me two goals - both of which I failed: "Run" one complete lap and finish one mile in under 15 minutes. I jogged 2/3 of one lap completely and finished the first of 2 miles in just under 16 minutes. Not bad for the first day, but I had wanted to be "better".

Wednesday: Felt like an 85 year old man. My knees were KILLING ME. Totally ruined my quads. Agony. Thought for sure I had permanently damaged something. Couldn't even take the stairs at work. Lots of Motrin did nothing.

Thursday: See Wednesday. Tried to do some yoga on the Wii to stretch out, but was too sore still.

Friday: See Wednesday.

Saturday: Realized I finally could walk a regular pace. Took a really long nap instead of getting on the bike.

Sunday: Lots of cleaning, felt like I didn't sit much, but didn't really get my heart rate up. There is always next week...

Lessons learned: #1 Exercise in moderation at first, Rome was not built in a day. #2 Reading on Active.com others who can almost walk faster than their "run/jog" made me feel much better. #3 I need to have better back up food at home for those nights when we a) get home late, b) don't feel like cooking what is on the menu, or c) are lazy.

Goals for Week 2: #1 3x exercise bike, #2 no fast food Mon-Thurs, #3 Eat breakfast more days than not.

Yes Virginia, there will be a Christmas (Wii!)

Post Christmas update -

Blood sugar testing: Fell off the wagon again. Ugh. Hate doing this. I started doing my fasting at work first thing but then that prevents me from having a real breakfast at home. Need to find a better routine.

Shoes: Finally replaced my old, possibly spider infested "running" shoes this weekend. Nothing fantastic, but a serviceable pair. Can't wait to break them in.

Health: Caught a cold on the 21st and haven't done anything mildly cardio- since then. Just working on trying to get my breathing back. Feeling better today, finally. Excited to ....

Wii: Between the $400 after taxes from the H1N1 vaccine clinic Saturday work and some money from the parents we scraped together enough to get some Xmas presents for each other (and tires and some other car maintenance) - oh the Best Buy and Sears CC's helped too. So my lovely husband bought me the Wii I've been wanting for ever! I'm so excited! I am excited to play the fun games (Lego Star Wars, anyone?) but I'm also super jazzed at the prospect of a fitness game. I'm doing research on a few...

• Wii Fit Plus (of course) - I like the idea of not realizing you are working out and the yoga
• EA Sports Active - Would a more "grown up" gym experience be a better fit (pardon the pun) for what I'm looking for
• Biggest Loser - Looked good on Amazon.com, would love to hear Jillian/Bob helping me, liked the idea of Challenges and Daniel and I could use the competition aspect to encourage each other; not so keen on the recipes and "tips", would hate it if I ended up with one of the contestants that I HATED being my "stand-in".

That's it for now. Thanks for listening!