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January 16, 2006
Day Three
It is another frigid day here. I had a short workout type run scheduled and decided that, with the ice and freezing cold, i would just do it on the treadmill. maybe if i were in better shape, towards the end of this cycle, i would need a faster treadmill than the one in my basement. but, honestly, i don't even know how fast the thing really goes and do not know if it's calibrated so that it's accurate. oh, and i cannot read the speed or time or anything on the "face" of it because ? im not sure why.
regardless, I warmed up for 20 minutes, didn't slog but didn't hammer or run hard either. then, i ran 10 strider type effort spurts of 15 seconds with one minute jog between. i kept cranking the speed until the last three were at as fast as the thing could go. it felt good to move my legs and also to stretch them out. i warmed down 20 minutes as well, again not slogging but not running hard. i finished with 52:30 for the morning. not sure what that means distance wise, but that's ok. the run is complete and im happy. i stretched for a bit afterwards and had a little vanilla soy milk and a yummy granola bar (one of those Q granola bar things) which taste more like rice krispie sqaures.
At noon, i met with another dog sitting person. this one will be fun. there are two dogs, daschunds and quite cute. it's a weekend of dog sitting, so that's a good thing. She also told me that she had a friend who was going away for march who wanted me to walk his dog. this pet sitting/house sitting thing is getting bigger and bigger this winter! Upon returning from their house, i decided to stuff my face with some lunch, even though i am not hungry. these meds are unbelievable. i could not eat for days and feel fine. i have to retrain my body to eat, it seems!
well, the remainder of the day is relaxing and then going to a support group meeting. i am not looking forward to this one, even though it is one i get a lot from (and hope i "give" a lot to). i have to deal with the guy who was calling me and then when i told him i really needed to get well myself and focus on that, not have contact with people outside the group, etc. he called again yesterday, and well, im a bit nervous. i could be being dramatic or something, but i just don't know anything about this person and his anger towards me was weird. im having my dad take me to the meeting and pick me up to remind this guy that my parents are around and supportive. i, also, have to tell the group moderator what "happened" just because i think it's the responsible thing to do. it's not something i am going to enjoy. i would rather push it under the rug and pretend like it never happened, but that's my old life. my new life is dealing with things appropriately. so, that;s about all from here. oh, i did some ab stuff yesterday and plan on doing it again this afternoon or evening, depending on how long my nap is:) i am also going to start lifting this week about twice a week and swimming, but since today is a holiday, everything is closed so it must start tomorrow. happy martin luther king day everyone:)
Posted by lilly at January 16, 2006 02:12 PM