This Week: Day 3

Jun 18 2008 9:10 AM1 commentAdd comment

Did a pretty good job yesterday (Tuesday). Went to the gym for 35 minutes of strength training (upper body: biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest, back) plus 10 minutes of warm-up and post-workout stretching.* I got to bed by midnight, which is later than I prefer, but I still got a good 7.5 or so hours of sleep. I went out for lunch, because I had a meeting across town, but we ate at home for dinner.

I came close to skipping the gym entirely. Personal Trainer Jason asked me to go at least four times this week, which means I can miss a couple days. But I read Karen's comment, and I looked at my carefully-built calendar for the week, and I thought, LET'S DO THIS THING. So I did that thing.

A bit too much putzing around yesterday. I uploaded a couple photos for my photo-a-day project, then I browsed some of my regular websites. I also watched half of Leap of Faith (review: meh) and a couple episodes of my favorite TV show ever, Arrested Development.** If I'd cut some of that out, I could have easily gotten to bed on time. Must work on that.

Today I'm eating out for dinner and might have to skip the gym, because I'm meeting my writing group for a summer get-together after work. But that's OK, because I've been doing fairly well so far. Perfection isn't necessary.

Best part of yesterday: falling into bed tired and a bit sore. Best part of today so far: waking up when Jesse went to the gym at 6 AM, wriggling around happily because I had the bed all to myself, then falling back asleep for another couple hours. Have I mentioned how much I love my bed?


* Karen's forgetfulness must be contagious: When I got to the gym, I discovered that I'd left my purse, and by extension my gym card and driver's license, back at the apartment. Oops.

** Seriously, best. TV show. ever. It's just brilliant. The characters are brilliant, the acting is brilliant, the writing is brilliant. Whoever was responsible for canceling it should be condemned as loudly as possible.