Boot Camp!

Day three and I'm feeling sore but also more energized.  Tomorrow is a "down" day and then Friday we run a mile, so I'm feeling good that we're not going to stay at the level of muscle work that we've been at for Mon - Wed.

Not what I'd choose, but also not impossible, to get up at 4:30 a.m.  I also find it nice to have such a long day.  I am tired by 10 p.m., but that's fine.  No late dates for me though ;)

I'm eating okay I think.  Don't feel like drinking much--had a half glass of wine with dinner and then I was done; had some food just before I went to bed because I was getting pretty hungry, but not eating much in the evenings (hard to eat when you're tired!).  The by-products of exercise for me include making it easier to stay on a diet that's good for me.

So . . . . For at least this week, my morning exercise is all I'm doing.  I want to bike on the weekends.  I'm going to give it two weeks as I increase my effort next week and then may start swimming during the week a couple days as well; I also want to get back to yoga (my yoga teacher will be back from her vacation then also).  Want to be sure my exercise isn't taxing on my knees since this exercise does give my knees a good workout.

Exercise for this week then:
7/7 - 7/11:  Boot camp
7/12 or 13:  Bike

7/14  Boot camp
7/15-16--needed a boot camp rest and good sleep; feels much better AND I was much more productive during the day.  Talked with the instructor and have decided to do this 3x/week--she said 5days was really grueling.  I think my body was telling me I wasn't cut out for 5 days, at least not now.  If I do three bike once or twice, that'll be 5 days of exercise a week (plus yoga on Th)
7/17-20:  walked on campus, walked in New York

7/21, 23, 25:  Boot camp MWF
7/24--Th:  helped Andrew and Rachel move (lots of stairs and upper body work); walked the pup 3x
7/26--Sat:  biked 1 hr+, 14 mi. (went faster w/less effort--bet it's boot camp!)