Classes began on Tuesday and I was not prepared...for anything. Especially the 9 inches of snow that gifted the glorious state of Missouri Wednesday/Thurs. To add to that, I have gotten maybe 20 hours of sleep in the past 7 days. One could say I'm exhausted. Completely and totally, wiped out from head to toe, not able to lift a hand or head, and ridiculously cranky.
9 inches of snow
My whole life I've battled with random bouts of insomnia that rob me of precious hours of sleep. This week I have had a very difficult time getting to sleep. For those that dont know what I am talking about, let me clue you in a bit. You go to bed early, with the hopes of falling asleep before midnight. You make some tea, get comfortable and settle in bed with a book, or movie if you prefer. Then you get sleepy, but alas, you cannot sleep! No, for the next 3-6 hours you lay awake in agony, just wishing you could close your eyes and sleep. You try the couch, the spare bedroom, the floor. Nothing works. After a few nights of this, you begin to lose sanity a bit, and dread going to bed, knowing you won't be able to sleep that night. Possibly at 3 in the morning you have a massive breakdown and bawl your eyes out and start throwing things (me). You just want glorious rest. then miraculously, after about 7 days or so, you sleep. Oh joyous sleep! And do you ever; you can't do anything but sleep. For almost 2 days...And thats what I've done this week.
Luckily, Thurs we had so much snow I could not get my car out of the driveway to go to class or work, so I slept. The city didn't even start plowing the roads till 2PM that day and it had begun snowing at noon on Wednesday. Today, Friday the road we still a clusterF, but I battled it out since I have 4 classes on friday and could not miss another day of class. Yeah, Mizzou does not cancel for anything...
What I'm trying to get at is I have not accomplished much of anything of worth this week but I blame insomnia. Being extremely tired for 7 days makes me a lazy, non-caring bum and it was all I could do to get up and go to class ( I have 3 classes T/Th and 4 MWF), let alone eating healthy or working out (or riding). So again, epic fail :(
My goals for Jan/Feb have been pushed aside and I am ashamed. I need to do better. Must get my butt into gear!!! Like NOW! I MUST make time to eat right, and pack a lunch for school, squeeze in a workout or 4, and ride Yankee.
The healthiest thing I ate this week was a salad with 3 oz of chicken and a small handfull of crutons and 3tbs of dressing. It was a zone meal, so that makes 1 for the week. I'm supposed to be eating the zone everyday....
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Jan and Feb.
- Stick to the Zone for 5 days a week
- Stop wearing sweatpants everyday
- Work out 4x's a week (wether that be the gym or power walking with Zoey the dog
- Lose about 5 more lbs.
- Tone up arms, legs and stomach
- Be able to run 2 miles no big
I DID wear jeans 3 times this week though! Baby steps! Every other weekin Jan I have stuck to the Zone...I THINK I lost 3-5lbs though. Walking to class everyday adds up to a mile or more and in snow, with a 40lb backpack, can be a wicked workout. Also I shoveled a ton of snow. Literally.
This is the main road on campus. Not plowed,
2 days after the snowfall. Sidewalks looked the same. Ugh.
So, revision of goals now that I know my class/work sch.
- Work out 3x's a week at the gym, including what I already do riding and walking.
- Lose another 5lbs in Feb., or more.
- Tone up my legs, alot. I am more self conscious about my saddlebags and calves than anything else, and I'm starting to really look chunky in the saddle. Plus I want to be able to fit into my new (one season), expensive show boots by may.
- Ride AT least 3 times a week. With my sch. that will be difficult but Yankee deserves to be schooled too.
- Still no sweatpants everyday.
- Drink LOTS of water ( bought a very NICE water bottle for that).
- Pack a zone lunch at least 3 times a week (need a lunchbox).
- Get 7 hours minimum of sleep a night.
Hey I would not consider that a fail at all!! I know how bad insomnia can be and it's just impossible to function when you've had little to no sleep. Stay positive and just keep going.
ReplyDeleteI also definitely would not consider number three a fail for sure. Not with walking to class in snow. That's a great workout! :)
Your new list sounds great. You can do it!
thanks! I worked out yesterday too, it was a killer! But I felt better, and slept for once.
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