Lean Times.......

In posts, in money, in just about everything - except my ass. Somehow it missed the memo that things were tight. Of course, I could help things along by actually going to the gym. Novel concept, I know! But, hey, real life doesn't always allow for the gym 7 days a week. Reality check!

Sigh. I can't even seem to complete a blog!

This summer has certainly thrown me for a loop routine-wise!

Since I'm supposed to be cleaning my house (because something tells me HBB won't be impressed with a massive pile of dishes in the sink when he arrives in, oh 5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), I'm going to keep this one short.

Wish me luck on the cleaning front.........

Hasta la proxima,
FGS

And she's back...really!

I did it! I went to the gym!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing, I know. I also got myself back on the scale to have a little accountability check. Surprisingly, on the scale front, things weren't so bad! Only up 4 pounds from back March. Not too bad considering the amount of stress and lack of exercise I've had for the last month of my life. Hmmm, maybe I am developing decent coping skills after all.

On the cardio front, it's a different story! I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and saw my heart rate go where it goes after I've run two miles. Ugh. Talk about depressing. I haven't had a 30 minute workout that got me 6 activity points in a coons age! So I can see that the major focus in my life right now is going to be getting my cardio strength back. So it's back to the gym. I think, and I'm being honest here, it's only really feasible to do over the summer 3 or 4 days a week. With gas prices and other stuff going on (read that as HBB moving in for the summer!), I don't want to make the gym my only priority. Besides, at the end of the day, who goes to the gym 6 days a week? Is it realistic? Not so much. I need to be realistic. 5 days a week during the school year with the occasional extra day thrown in and 4 days during the summer with an occasional day thrown in. Seems pretty realistic to me!

And when did I get all practical and shiz?

Well I can tell you one thing, I seriously feel like I'm in hunker down mode! Sometimes, I feel like preparing for nuclear winter. I'm stockpiling cheap food (beans and rice and other canned staples) and not driving as many places. I just wish Denver had better public transportation! I'd be all over it. I'm also considering getting myself a bike. Any little bit will help. And just imagine the benefits to my butt and legs if I biked to work every day!

Ok, the garden calls!

Hasta la proxima,
FGS

Insert HUGE sigh of relief here.........

Yeah!!!!!!!!!! I survived the school year! Let me tell you kids, switching from high school to elementary is a bit daunting. I don't want to do that again! I might as well have taken a job in bloody real estate for all I knew about working with elementary students! But, the year is over and next year is going to be much, much easier. Funny how we teachers think of years as a unit of time measuring from August to June. We are silly like that.

Anyhow, I kept my goal of maintaining. I'm at exactly the same weight I was when HBB left. Hey, it was all I could handle with the stress of work and everything else going on. Chaos, let me tell you. But, tomorrow is another day, right?

As for dragging my behind to the gym, well, that hasn't exactly started happening yet. I think this week I'll concentrate on food and maybe take the dog for few walks here and there and next week,I'll really get at it. Ease back into it....... Besides, I have plenty of things to do around my house that might count as activity points!

So that's what's new in FGS land. Not a whole lot! Very dull in fact. But I promise, back to thrice weekly posts ASAP. In fact I'll kick that goal off now. Time to kick this blog up a notch!

Hasta la proxima......
FGS