The road to success is paved with good intentions..

Apr 12, 2011

Finally back from vacation and on here to post an update.

The week in Ft. Lauderdale was awesome.  The weather good, the sun shining and I had a great relaxing time.  I had good intentions to work out every day.  I had packed my  three work out DVDs, my resistance bands, and my yoga mat.  Plus, the resort had a fitness room.  Here is how it sort of went all wrong.

I arrived in Ft. Lauderdale on Saturday... checked in, got settled and marveled at how beautiful the beach is... and the ocean.  I really feel small when I'm near the ocean, and I often imagine someone on the other side of it walking along that far away beach contemplating about someone walking on those opposite shores, just as I wonder about that person...  but I digress.

Anywhooo, Sunday I decided to get busy... so I pulled out my DVDs, and proceeded to load up the DVD  player when I discovered that the dang thing didn't work! UGHHH.  So, I worked out a little from my memory, and with my resistance bands instead of doing the boot camp stuff.  I also went down to the fitness room and walked on the treadmill and did my 5K training.  Since I had other machines at my disposal, i ended up riding a stationary bike too... it was while I was riding that bike, that I noticed that two large dumb bells were being used to hold up the back end of the treadmill.  NICE... so, maybe I won't be walking on that again.  I'm not sure how safe it is.

I did do alot of walking during vacation.  Usually around 3 or 4, I headed offsite for a walk.  One day I walked down the beach, the next to the mall,  but I never really got good and sweaty (except that day in the fitness room).  Wednesday, I had a trip to Key West, so I couldn't work out that day.  By Thursday, I ended up blowing off  most of my exercise because of all the walking.  I did try to do some resistance band stuff, but that was small potatoes compared to my DVDs.  I should never have blown off exercising.  I should have still worked out.  I should have complained and asked for a DVD player that worked.  How easily I gave it all away, instead of asking for what I needed.  What a convenient excuse for not working out last week.  Lesson learned.

I can tell you that I didn't gain any weight over vacation, but I didn't lose any either.  I did try key lime pie, and conch fritters (DUH, I forgot they were a ball of dough!) and I wasted quite a bit of food at restaurants when I couldn't take my left overs back to the resort. 

I have yet to get back on the work out plan, but this week I will be removing that obstacle and getting back with it.
My 5K is a month away, so I need to be ready for it.

On the positive side, I walked about four miles last Wednesday in Key West and had a fabulous time.  I had ice cream and some other little treats and didn't feel ill afterwards.  That is a great sign, as long as I don't over induldge. :)

Hopefully I'll hit my half way mark by next Monday.  I'll keep y'all posted!!

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