Day 45: Must...get...control

Morning PT is going to kick my butt. I was dragging all day long today. This is definitely going to take some getting used to, and come June, it's going to get ugly, even that early in the morning. Gotta get control of the soda and snack food. I probably would've been pretty good today if it hadn't been for the going away party.

Day 45 Workout -> Squadron Shenanigans
1.5 mile warm-up
4 laps -> jog/sprint/jog/sprint (I walked about a quarter lap of this)
20 push-ups, 20 sit-ups, 20 squats
2 laps -> jog/sprint
20 push-ups, 20 sit-ups, 20 squats
1 lap sprint
1 minute push-ups, 1 minute sit-ups

Gonna try to hit the gym tomorrow for some interval workouts. We'll see what that does to me for Friday morning.

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Shine

Day 44: Ugh :(

My original plan was to come home and do P90X. That totally didn't happen and I ended up taking an hour nap instead. Deep down, I knew that was going to happen, so now I know I have to work out at the gym on Tuesday/Thursday or I won't work out at all. I think I'll have a plan, but we'll see what happens on Thursday.

Day 44 Workout -> Jack squat
Again, no working out.

I was worried this was going to happen as soon as the PFT was over. Gotta keep motivated!

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Shine

Day 43: Back to the gym

Yay! I made it back to the gym! My shoulder started killing me while I was running, but I kept going. Shins still kinda hurt too, but I just think I'm going to have to run through that, 'cause I doubt that's going away anytime soon.

Day 43 Workout -> Intervals
.50 @ 6.8 mph, .25 @ 3.5 mph x2
.25 @ 7.0 mph, .12 @ 3.5 mph x4
.12 @ 7.5 mph, .06 @ 3.5 mph x4
(approximate...it was pretty red line day)
Push-ups: 26

I never realized how scary it is to do push-ups on a tile floor when your hands are slippery and your arms are tired. I started to think I was going to face-plant near the end there (there was no room where I normally do push-ups, so I had to find an empty hallway). Crazy.

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Shine

Day 42: Life, the Universe & Everything

If you get that, you're a nerd...just like me! And if you don't get it, then you probably think I'm a loser for thinking it's funny. Don't care. Ok, enough celebrating passing the PFT. I feel like crap now and need to get back to the gym and start eating right again.

Day 42 Workout -> Jack squat
Yep, did nothin' today.

Gotta start this up again tomorrow. Hopefully I can keep the inspiration alive now that the fear factor isn't there anymore.

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Shine

Day 41: Low back pain

Is probably what I'm going to have. I did that P90X Core workout again today and in one of the moves you have to go from Superman to Boat or whatever and at one point, I felt my lower back twinge, so I quit doing the exercise. Went to Logan's steakhouse for dinner tonight and everything was DELICIOUS! But I was pretty healthy today prior to dinner, so hopefully it all worked out.

Day 41 Workout -> P90X
Core Synergistics (or however you spell that)

Hopefully I won't hurt tomorrow like I did the LAST time I did this workout

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Shine

Day 40: Celebration Day

Celebrated today! Panera and Coldstone. Don't judge me. I haven't had Coldstone since I left California almost 10 months ago.

Day 40 Workout -> Squadron PT
Sports Day! Played Ultimate Football...it's like Ultimate Frisbee, but with a Football...even scored a couple touchdowns

Back to the real world as far as eating goes tomorrow.

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Shine

Day 39: Keeping the dream alive

Ok, so I really wasn't kidding when I said I was liking how I was feeling now. I really do want to try to keep this up and maybe actually feel comfortable on the beach this summer. This has always been a goal of mine, and I never achieved it, but maybe now that I live in Florida I can try to. For a stupid 1.5 mile run, my calves sure do hurt today :-/

Day 39 Workout -> Friday workout
20 minutes elliptical machine
30 minutes stationary bike
Push-ups: 30
Sit-ups: 60
Crunches: 70 front, 50 left, 50 right, 32 leg-lifts

Who know, maybe if I keep this up I can actually got above a 90 when I take this test again in October. A girl can dream, right?

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Shine

Day 38: Praise the Lord!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I PASSED!!!!! GREAT SUCCESS!!!! No referral OPR for PT for this girl!!!! :)

I got all my push-ups counted, my waist measurement dropped by 4.5 inches from last time and I actually cleared BMI! Ended up off the "watch kid" list so my name won't be briefed at staff meeting anymore!

The temperature had started to heat up by the time we started running, but the wind was relatively calm and my shins and feet didn't start hurting until this afternoon. Just great conditions all around.

Thanks to everyone for their prayers and support throughout this little endeavor of mine. I really like the way I'm feeling now, so I'm thinking I may keep this going for a little while longer, since I think it helps me to document my workout online like this. Besides, the PFT is going to be rolling around again in another 6 months and I'd rather not have the fear factor this time :)

Thanks again everyon!!!

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Shine

Day 37: Big day tomorrow!

Alrighty, here we go. Tomorrow's the big day! Drank water, had my carbs and a banana. Did a little bit of stretching and going to turn in early tonight. I just really want this to be over and done with. Soon enough though.

Would really appreciate everyone's prayers for tomorrow!

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Shine

Day 36: Almost there...

I don't understand how a workout that, realistically, takes less than 20 minutes can cause me this much stress and concern! If we just did each component of the PFT for our PT workout, I would be ecstatic! It's the threat they have hovering over the PFT that makes it such a problem. I just wish I was in better shape or a better athlete...or didn't let running get inside my head so much! One way or another though, I guess it's almost over

Day 36 Workout -> Intervals
.50 miles @ 6.8, .25 miles @ 3.5 x2
.25 miles @ 7.0, .12 miles @ 3.5 x4
.12 miels @ 7.5, .06 miles @ 3.5 x4
Push-ups: 30
Sit-ups: 59
Crunches: 70 front, 50 left, 50 right, 31 leglifts

Tomorrow's going to be rough. Day before the PFT always is. T-2 days

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Shine

Day 35: Getting nervous

I keep having this mild feeling of dread that I can't put my finger on. And then I remember why. Just a couple more days now.

Day 35 Workout -> P90X
P90X Stretch video
Pushups: 36

I was pretty happy about the pushup number. I just hope I can pull that off in the real test. I think having music on while I did them helped out, but that's not really an option I don't think. T-3 days

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Shine

Day 34: Airshow

Didn't actually do anything today. But the airshow was pretty cool! I dunno, it was just a busy day. Probably could've made it home in time to work out, but I hung out with some friends in the evening instead. Also probably could've dragged myself out of bed earlier, but I pulled one of those "ok, just another 30 minutes" and ended up getting out of bed 1.5 hours later. Oh well

Day 34 workout -> Jus' a lil' bit
Pushups: 32

Really must remember that I live in Florida now and the sun is not kidding. Sunburn again this week. Not good :( T-4 days

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Shine

Day 33: TGIF

Cliche, I know, but I really was glad it was Friday. The elliptical machine and bike just don't hurt as much as running, which means I'm probably not getting as good of a workout. Shins felt a little better today, so I'm hoping with the rest they get this weekend, I'll be good to go for next week.

Day 33 Workout: Friday Fun Day!
Elliptical: 20 min
Stationary Bike: 30 min
Push-ups: 32, 10, 10, 10
Sit-ups: 60
Crunches: 70 front, 50 left, 50 right; leg-lifts: 31 (I think)

Air Show tomorrow. Should be pretty exciting. Saw the F-22 practicing doing a demo earlier today. I've seen flying things move like that before. But it was in a Harry Potter movie and it was a broom doing the flying. Apparently, the laws of Physics are not enforced here :) T-5 days

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Shine

Day 32: Birthdays!

Today, we celebrated the April birthdays in staff meeting. And I had a doughnut. And it was delicious. I did not, however, have any almonds today. Not really an even trade-off, I know, but without any chocolatey goodness, well, it's just too depressing!

Day 32 Workout -> Squadron Shenanigans
3.25 mile run -> I ran a little over 3 miles of it, walked a little bit in the middle
Push-ups: 36, 10, 9, 10...I think
Crunches: I dunno...lots of them: 1 minute, rest, 20 seconds, rest, 20 seconds, rest, 1 minute

I really wasn't kidding about my shins hurting. I've also got these hot spots still. I think part of the problem is the boots. I'm jus limping all over the place now, but hopefully I good night's sleep will help me out. Plus, I only have one more running workout before the big day and it's interval training. T-6 days

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Shine

Day 31: Shins :(

Pretty decent day today. The almonds are what's getting me through the morning. Just hope they don't burn me too badly in the long run. Shins were bothering me today and we have distance running tomorrow. My body just needs to hold out for a little bit longer!

Day 31 Workout -> Intervals
.50 @ 6.8 mph, .25 @ 3.5 mph x2
.25 @ 7.0 mph, .12 @ 3.5 mph x4
.12 @ 7.5 mph, .06 @ 3.5 mph x4
Push-ups: 26, 10
Sit-ups: 56 or there abouts
Crunches: 70 front, 50 left, 50 right; leglift: 22

Just gotta stick with the program for a little bit longer! PT tomorrow is supposed to be distance running, so we'll see how my shins hold up. T-7 days

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Shine

Day 30: Thirty days? Sweet!

Whoo boy is it getting hot down here. And it's only April. The next few months could be very...interesting. Squadron PT today

Day 30 Workout -> Squadron Shenanigans
2 lap warm-up run
Push-ups: 20 seconds of push-ups/10 second rest x8 (it doesn't sound like a long time, but dang)
Running:
1200 in 6:45 (pretty standard for me); walked 400 x1
800 in 4:30 (pretty standard); walked 400 x1
400 in ~2:05 (quick for me); walked 200 x2
Crunches: 20 seconds of crunches/10 seconds of rest x8
"Cool down": 15 seconds of push-ups, 15 seconds of squats x2

Definitely need to start drinking more water during the day now that the temperature is going up. T-8 days

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Shine

Day 29: Mistake! MISTAKE! badger, badger, badger...

Seriously though, that Core workout I did on Saturday destroyed me. My hamstring were killing me! But not my core. Go figure. I think it was because of this one exercises where you do a lot of lunges. Anywho, didn't feel it, but still went to the gym today. Shin didn't feel toooooo bad, but I could still tell it was on the verge of hurting.

Day 29 Workout -> Intervals
.50 miles @ 6.8, .25 miles @ 3.5 -> x2
.25 miles @ 7.0, .12 miles @ 3.5 -> x4
.12 miels @ 7.5, .06 miles @ 3.5 -> x4
Push-ups: 24 <- this is a problem
Sit-ups: 58
Crunches: 70 front, 50 left, 50 right
Leg-lifts: not happening with my hamstrings the way they were

New running shoes today! Blisters that were developing on the sides of my feet didn't bother me as much. Huzzah!

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Shine

Day 28: Happy Easter!!!

Had a very nice day today. Church, hanging out on the beach, time with friends...all around good stuff. Except I didn't work out. I was on my feet all day though. And boy do I hurt. Doing P90X Core workout yesterday was probably a mistake. Here's the funny thing though. It's not my core that hurts, it's my hamstrings. I can't stand up/sit down without it hurting, so we'll see what happens when I try running tomorrow. I'm just hoping my shin splints don't hurt. Grrrr...almost there, but I'm just not sure it's going to be enough.

Day 28 Workout -> Nothing
Like I said, I was at the beach all day long

Special shout out to Megan! Thanks so much for visiting! I had an awesome time getting to see you again and it was great to catch up!!!!

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Shine

Day 27: Pain in NEW places!

So, today I was running short on time (as per usual) so I did the P90X Core Synergistics video. It's only an hour vs the 90 minute Yoga and I figured since my waist measurement is killing me, that would be a good video. Wow. I had forgotten how hard that workout was. I think I'm going to be in pain tomorrow, especially since I'm already feeling it today. I didn't do a couple of the exercises and substituted push-ups and crunches instead, but I'm not really sure how many I did.

Day 27 Workout -> P90X Core Synergistics

Great season Mountaineers and we're all still behind you. Thoughts and prayers going out to Da'Sean Butler. Hope he's ok and this won't be a major injury :(

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Shine

Day 26: Where's E.T. when you need him?

Was actually on the treadmill doing my walking-warm-up lap. Wasn't feeling really great, but I thought I'd try anyway. Sped up to my run speed made it about 5 steps and went straight to the elliptical machine. I might need to get new running shoes. I've got these sore spots on the outsides of both my feet and my shin was screaming at me to stop. Got the weekend to recover, so hopefully that'll be enough.

Day 26 Workout -> Standard Friday
Elliptical Machine: 20 minutes
Stationary Bike: 30 minutes
Push-ups: 30, 7, 10
Sit-ups: 58
Crunches: 70 front, 50 left, 50 right, 36 leg-lifts

Big day for the Mountaineers tomorrow! LET'S GOOOO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!!

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Shine

Day 25: Do not anger Jabba the Hutt

Today's PT session actually felt pretty good. I think I was doing 400s at a pretty decent clip (for me anyway) and I was able to keep up the pace for a good long while. So I think the Interval training I'm doing on the treadmill actually is helping. Problem is, it's 6 laps STRAIGHT for the PFT and after about .5 miles, I just get tired. And I did a waist measurement on myself this evening. I. am. screwed. I can only hope that the time of day will help a little bit.

Day 25 Workout -> Squadron PT: 400 repeats
400 meters, PFTish pace, 90-120 seconds rest x 6 or 7 (I lost count. I think it was 6...it was for about 30 minutes)
Push-up pyramids: 14,13,12,11,11 or there abouts (we did 5 sets of 20 seconds each)

I saw a picture of myself in ABUs the other day. It was awful! I look like I weigh 300 lbs in that thing! Oh, wait....

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Shine