October 16

I went to the gym this morning, it was a new experience. Usually when I go to the gym it's no sooner than noon, half the time it's 8 pm. When I go at noon I take Noah and put him in daycare, which works great cuz there's only like 5 other kids in there. It's a totally different story at 9am. I seriously considered not putting him in there and coming back later because there were SO many kids. I didn't count but counting the babies and everything, I'd bet there were 40+ children in there. I know that they staff based on the number of kids, and according to state regulations, but MAN it was busy in there. Anyway.

I hopped on a treadmill and did my interval running routine and was pleasantly surprised to find out that my endurance hasn't really dropped in the last few months with me barely working out. I was planning on getting on a stair stepper when I was done with intervals, but there are only 4 machines (that I know how to use) and they were busy the whole time. So I ramped up the incline on the treadmill and walked for another 15-20 minutes that way. I enjoyed it honestly, I told myself that it was like hiking. I could have gone for a lot longer but I didn't want to leave Noah in the daycare zoo any longer than really necessary. After about 45 minutes total, feeling like I had a good workout under me without being too fatigued, I got the kid, grabbed some subway, and headed home.

I had forgotten how much I really love Subway! I ate there fairly often when I was working because it's by far one of the healthier fast food choices, but since having Noah I've only had it maybe 3 or 4 times. It's a good, healthy, fresh, balance option for lunch, especially when you put lots of veggies on it. We watched Super Size Me last night, and after watching that I asked for a small drink, and it was still PLENTY big.

My legs weren't fatigued at all when I left the gym, and I didn't feel it at all playing with Noah when we got home...until I had to walk upstairs carrying his 26 pounds with me. Guess I worked harder than I thought.

October 1

Wow, it's weird to type October. Anyway. I'm going to be doing 30DS again today. I'd like to start throwing some P90X into my workouts, but after being as sick as I was, I'm not feeling strong enough. I know that I wouldn't pass the Fit Test right now. So I'm going to continue working out 30DS until I'm feeling a bit more fit. I'm also going to start counting calories again using Spark People. The great thing about spark is it tracks calories, fat, protein, and carbs. It's a really good way for me to get a better idea of what I've been eating.

Breakfast: Protein shake
Snack: canned peaches
Lunch: Left over soup
Dinner: taco salad