I hurt (but I feel great)...
Between the walking challenge at work, and the Biggest Loser challenge at my gym, I am SORE. The trade-off is, I feel pretty darn good.
The walking challenge is a team effort. I and my three teammates wear pedometers for six-weeks and compete against 14 other teams in our company for prizes and recognition.
The Biggest Loser challenge at my gym is an individual effort. I entered the contest for two dollars, and the person who loses the most weight/body fat by November 15 wins all the money in the pot.
In order to get my walking team in a good place, I have been adding extra walking to my day, when possible. For example, on Saturday, instead of driving to the gym to work out, I walked two miles to the gym, did my weightraining, and then walked two miles home. Unfortunately, it's getting dark too early to do this after work, but I did do it once last week. Usually I just walk about 2.5 miles around the neighborhood in the evenings because I've kind of gotten burned out on the eliptical machine. In addition to my walking, I'm also playing tennis and softball. Just to give you an idea of what my typical after work schedule looks like, here is an example:
Monday--tennis
Tuesday--tennis
Wednesday--walking or weightraining
Thursday--softball practice
Friday--walking (or gym if raining)
Saturday--walking to gym/weightraining
Sunday--softball game
A schedule like this is the reason I hurt. I think I'm going to regret the twice weekly tennis, especially if my partner continues to push out 2.5 hours each time we play. The walking is great--I don't mind that at all and have come to realize that on days I don't do something active after work, I feel kind of sluggish and don't sleep as well. The softball is growing on me--and I'm sure if I continue to be assigned to the catcher position, all of the squatting will become second nature, and I'll have some great thighs, too.
Oh yeah, and once a month I have a bookclub meeting to organize. Hopefully, that will catch on and more people will begin to join.
That's all for now.
The walking challenge is a team effort. I and my three teammates wear pedometers for six-weeks and compete against 14 other teams in our company for prizes and recognition.
The Biggest Loser challenge at my gym is an individual effort. I entered the contest for two dollars, and the person who loses the most weight/body fat by November 15 wins all the money in the pot.
In order to get my walking team in a good place, I have been adding extra walking to my day, when possible. For example, on Saturday, instead of driving to the gym to work out, I walked two miles to the gym, did my weightraining, and then walked two miles home. Unfortunately, it's getting dark too early to do this after work, but I did do it once last week. Usually I just walk about 2.5 miles around the neighborhood in the evenings because I've kind of gotten burned out on the eliptical machine. In addition to my walking, I'm also playing tennis and softball. Just to give you an idea of what my typical after work schedule looks like, here is an example:
Monday--tennis
Tuesday--tennis
Wednesday--walking or weightraining
Thursday--softball practice
Friday--walking (or gym if raining)
Saturday--walking to gym/weightraining
Sunday--softball game
A schedule like this is the reason I hurt. I think I'm going to regret the twice weekly tennis, especially if my partner continues to push out 2.5 hours each time we play. The walking is great--I don't mind that at all and have come to realize that on days I don't do something active after work, I feel kind of sluggish and don't sleep as well. The softball is growing on me--and I'm sure if I continue to be assigned to the catcher position, all of the squatting will become second nature, and I'll have some great thighs, too.
Oh yeah, and once a month I have a bookclub meeting to organize. Hopefully, that will catch on and more people will begin to join.
That's all for now.
posted by ~ruthie @ 10:53 AM
1 Comments:
At 7:49 AM,
Aisha said…
Wow you are really motivated and doing SO MUCH!! That is awesome :) I think that the softball and tennis is good b/c they are sports and so you can play them not just to lose weight but also just to enjoy and have a good time and improve upon a skill.
I am not working out at all. I found that when I do, I overeat. So onw I'm sticking to a 1200/day calaorie diet and try nto to eat after 8pn. The smarter thing is to watch what I eat and work out as well. I'm planning to starting walking today, and after reading your blog, I feel way more motivated to do so! :)
Good luck with the challenge. Hope you kick everyone's butt!!!! :)
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