IntuitiveEater

I get to the gym yesterday and start to unpack all the stuff I need, water bottle, HRM chest strap, MP3 player, take off shoes and socks open gym bag and take sneaker outs then NO CLOTHES!!! I forgot to puy my gym clothes in my bag…I knew I picked them up the nite before but I set them down to get my work clothes and never picked them back up.  Of course I wasn’t my anal self and neglected to re-check my bag before going to bed that nite…I SWEAR I PUT THEM IN THERE.  Okay, no gym time for me and DH was down in the Sauna so I sat there watching everyone else for an hour.

But all was not lost…we had wood delivered yesterday and it had to be taken off the trailer and stacked in the garage - 3 CORDS OF WOOD TAKEN OFF THE TRAILER, CARRIED INTO THE GARAGE AND STACKED….YEAH BABY THAT’S MY TYPE OF WOROUT.  We got 2 cord of bigger logs and 1 cord of 1-2 inch diamater littler logs for starter wood…there were a lot the littler logs cuz it takes more to make up the cord.  I had a blast doing it…plugged in my MP3 player and went to town carrying 3-4 big logs at a time like it was nothing   …of what joy physical work like brings me… I sit at a desk all day at work and hate it. I love functional training..was dancing around in between and DH almost peed himself a few times laughing so hard.  The wood was on a hay trailer so when most of the wood was done it became my stage..hey, gotta have some fun while doing this kind of work.  

But I do know that 2 years ago I would not have lasted anywhere an hour doing this.  I know this because we did this 2 years ago and I was dying after like 5 or 10 min.  This time is was an hour and DH sent me in the house as it was 10 at nite and I stilll had to get my stuff ready for the next day. 

I even used my HRM so in 67 min I burned 244 calories, got in a good full body strength session carrying logs and had fun, fun, fun doing it. 

Too bad my camera batteries were dead…I wanted to take a pic for a visual of what this trailer and wood looked like.

Last Saturday was the Ride for Roswell…raise money for cancer research here in Buffalo for Roswell Park Cancer Institute.  This is the first year I’ve done this and I chose the 20 mile bike route..the other choices were 3, 8, 20, 30, 33, 40 and 62.5.  Glad I chose 20, it kicked my butt…BUT I DID IT WITHOUT STOPPING AY ANY OF THE REST STOPS.  Actual mileage was 18.3 and I rode it non-stop in 1hr 36min and 20sec.  Burned a total of 645 calories per my HRM. It was a blast..I was in an area I had never been before and got to see some beautiful scenery.  Rode through a park along a creek, along the Erie Canal and along the Niagara River..Niawanda Park along the Niagara was absolutely beautiful with the sun glistening off of it.  After we left there we went to my fiance (will be my husband after 7:15 tonite) sister’s house.  The Town of West Seneca has a carnival every year and her house is right there…it’s practically in her backyard.  At dark they have the most fantastic fireworks display.  So needless to say Sunday was a  rest day.

Today honey and I are getting married at the Town Court after work…not the way we wanted to do it but anything else would be way too much money so we are just doing it and getting it done.  We’ve been together 7 years and engaged for 4 so I guess it’s about time.  His mother, my daughter and grandkids will be there.  My mother may show up but it’s bingo nite so she’s not sure…some mother or what?

My boss being the nice guy he is is giving Wed thru Friday off as a “honeymoon” even though my Nicky will be working Wed and Thursday.  Has Friday off for 4th of July.  But that totally screws up my workout plans…I was going to start a new back routine I found in Oxygen magazine and I need the Assisted Pull Up Machine and since I won’t be at work  I wont;’ be going to the gym cuz work and gym are like 50 miles from home so my workouts will be at home…will have to figure something out…

Well, I suppose I should get some work done before my boss gets in.  Hope everyone has a wonderful week.