Honestly, it's not that I didn't want to workout this morning...I was just sleeping instead. I hesitate to use the term "oversleeping", because that implies that you've had quite a bit of rest already. Somehow 6 hours of interrupted-every-45-minutes sleep hardly qualifies as a good night's rest. So, at 6am I am happy to report that I was sleeping. Finally.
My darling husband will be home later and I don't have to work tonight, so I may just hop on the old treadmill this afternoon. We didn't make it to the library to pick up DVDs (poky homeschooling children today), so unfortunately there will be no Gilad for me this evening.
Thanks for the fitTV tip, Amy, but we are a cable-less household. That leaves me yoga with the 85 year old lady in pink spandex at 5am on PBS. I'm certain TiVo was NOT created for that! ;)
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sleep. Show all posts
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Recovering Night Owl
I am, surprisingly, not as tired as I thought I would be this morning. Got home at 12:20am, but didn't get to bed until 1. The dog didn't bark or move the entire time I was downstairs. In fact, I could hear him snoring until my feet hit the squeaky stairs. Doesn't give me much faith in his Kujo-esque abilities to stave off intruders.
There was no way I was going to get up at 5:45 to go to the gym. I'm not a "sleep until noon" kind of girl, but I definitely need more than 4 hours and 45 minutes of sleep. Who doesn't?
As it seems to be shaping up to be one heck of a day, I think I might drag the kids for a walk around the neighborhood. They need to get out and I need them to walk off some energy. And I need to work off the small bag of animal crackers I was munching on at 11 o'clock last night! =)
There was no way I was going to get up at 5:45 to go to the gym. I'm not a "sleep until noon" kind of girl, but I definitely need more than 4 hours and 45 minutes of sleep. Who doesn't?
As it seems to be shaping up to be one heck of a day, I think I might drag the kids for a walk around the neighborhood. They need to get out and I need them to walk off some energy. And I need to work off the small bag of animal crackers I was munching on at 11 o'clock last night! =)
Friday, May 23, 2008
Sleep Walking
After hitting the snooze button 3 times I managed to crawl out of bed and head off to the gym. The guy that works at the front desk is always very pleasant and inquired as to how I was doing this morning.
"I don't think I'm awake," I confessed. He laughed and assured me that after a few minutes on the treadmill I would be. Liar. I could have just closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep while walking.
I can honestly say I spent a little extra time "getting ready to do sit-ups". That can also be read as "laying on the mat with my eyes semi-closed." I just couldn't help it! I was so sleepy!
Anyway, I made it through some lower body exercises, 20 minutes on the treadmill without falling off and about 100 various ab exercises. Now I'm on my third cup of coffee and looking forward to my nap later. Please God make the kids all go to sleep at the same time! =)
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Oh! And your closed captioning puzzle of the day.... "he pul pig my stys re plsd ith he korts rue ling." I think I should look into being a closed captioning typist....obviously, spelling skills and accuracy are not required.
"I don't think I'm awake," I confessed. He laughed and assured me that after a few minutes on the treadmill I would be. Liar. I could have just closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep while walking.
I can honestly say I spent a little extra time "getting ready to do sit-ups". That can also be read as "laying on the mat with my eyes semi-closed." I just couldn't help it! I was so sleepy!
Anyway, I made it through some lower body exercises, 20 minutes on the treadmill without falling off and about 100 various ab exercises. Now I'm on my third cup of coffee and looking forward to my nap later. Please God make the kids all go to sleep at the same time! =)
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Oh! And your closed captioning puzzle of the day.... "he pul pig my stys re plsd ith he korts rue ling." I think I should look into being a closed captioning typist....obviously, spelling skills and accuracy are not required.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
1lb.+ 1 lb. = 2 lbs.
Two pounds. It may not seem like a lot, but two pounds is two pounds. Two pounds less than what I weighed last week and two pounds less than before I got pregnant last year. Wahoo!
The scale was my friend today. It isn't always, but today we were like long lost buddies.
So,this morning I went to the gym REALLY early. 5:30am early. The baby had woken up and instead of going back to sleep for 15 minutes I just got dressed and went. Although I REALLY wanted those 15 minutes of sleep. In fact, I almost had those 15minutes of sleep while walking on the treadmill. There's something hypnotic about the sight of someone running in front of you that makes you just want to close you eyes and fall asleep. Although I think the word "fall" is the key word, because that's what would surely happen.
I've also discovered that it's quite a dangerous endeavor to try crunches and sit-ups while tired. You know why? Yep, that's right....because you have to lay down to do them. Cushy mat(nevermind that a sweaty guy was just doing sit-ups right by you), rythmic thumping of people walking and running on the treadmill....perfect conditions for a short nap. I like to think of it as "stretching-with-my-eyes-closed."
Ah well, two pounds down is worth not getting 15 minutes more sleep. And if you're planning on calling me today...try not to do it between 12-3....I plan on catching short snooze between then.
The scale was my friend today. It isn't always, but today we were like long lost buddies.
So,this morning I went to the gym REALLY early. 5:30am early. The baby had woken up and instead of going back to sleep for 15 minutes I just got dressed and went. Although I REALLY wanted those 15 minutes of sleep. In fact, I almost had those 15minutes of sleep while walking on the treadmill. There's something hypnotic about the sight of someone running in front of you that makes you just want to close you eyes and fall asleep. Although I think the word "fall" is the key word, because that's what would surely happen.
I've also discovered that it's quite a dangerous endeavor to try crunches and sit-ups while tired. You know why? Yep, that's right....because you have to lay down to do them. Cushy mat(nevermind that a sweaty guy was just doing sit-ups right by you), rythmic thumping of people walking and running on the treadmill....perfect conditions for a short nap. I like to think of it as "stretching-with-my-eyes-closed."
Ah well, two pounds down is worth not getting 15 minutes more sleep. And if you're planning on calling me today...try not to do it between 12-3....I plan on catching short snooze between then.
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