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prev home archive next Momentary Thought My nose has been stuffed for so long that I'm actually worried that I may have lost my sense of smell. High/Low High: New Storyteller contribution from Illiana (I'm working on mine, I swear). And Storyteller has been listed on Com*pen*di*um. Low: Work is going out of its way to invalidate me. I prepared a sixteen page presentation, dressed in high power clothes, and got set for an emergency muckety-muck meeting this morning. Had to cancel the meeting because some key players didn't show. Again. For the third time in a row. Hence the "emergency" meeting. Useless, much? Current Obsession Crap! Gotta reschedule the appointment with the tax guy. Grin Source Feeling better after playing "Kyle's Mom is a Bitch" after my aborted morning muckety-muck meeting. (how alliterative of me!) Storyteller Bio Dramatis Personnae Who I Read Recipes |
I doubt very seriously that I shall ever experience the phenomena known as the "runner's high". Getting up in the morning, getting dressed in workout clothes, driving to AcronymCo's gym, working out, driving back home, getting ready for work, and driving *back* to AcronymCo just wasn't working out for me. So I decided to get back to basics, and take up jogging. Hah. I shall persist. Oh yes, I shall. But it won't be easy. People, I have limp ass lungs. My asthma kicked in about halfway through my route this morning. My lungs started out with a polite "Ahem?". I kept going. My lungs tried a bit harder to get my attention - "Hey!". Nope. Nuthin' doin'. So they decided to get nasty on me - "Stop, you stupid cow!". Oh, hello. I'm running down the street, calves burning, legs rather heavy but still moving. Something seems to be missing, though. Oh, yes, my bad. That would be air. Silly me. I can tell that if I can just get around the whole lack of oxygen situation, this will work. My legs feel tight, with that feeling you get when you know you've worked a muscle group successfully. I love being out in the morning. I don't have to drive anywhere to work out. When I'm done I can enjoy a leisurely cup of coffee and maybe a bowl of Special K before I have to get in the shower. Check my e-mail, even. I'll get used to the jogging thing. Right now I run for about three minutes, walk until I can stand it again, and run for about three minutes. It takes me about a half-hour to get through my route. As my ability and stamina increase, I'll adjust my route. Up my time to 45 minutes or so. I've been stretching out well afterwards, so I'm avoiding intolerable stiffness. I'm still stiff, yes, but it's tolerable. I'll add some floor exercises in the evening a few days a week, and invest in some hand weights so I don't neglect my upper body. I've lost a few pounds just by watching what I eat and cutting back on portions and snacks. Add this to it, and I should be svelte by summer. I have to be, Calvin's 20 year reunion is coming up. Another hugely important addition to my health routine is the consumption of vast amounts of water. This is especially important, not only for the overall health of my body and the replenishment of fluids lost during exercise. Add to that the fact that I'm popping vast amounts of vitamins and supplements. People, I pee glow-in-the-dark florescent yellow. Yep, I'm on the vitamin kick again. It comes and goes, but I generally take the same things:
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