Pretty pleased with the way my week turned out. I finally got a full week of workouts and runs in. I can't remember the last time I did that! My schedule for this past week was:
- Sunday - 4 mile run
- Monday am - Crossfit
- Monday pm - Mobility
- Tuesday - Crossfit
- Wednesday - 2 mile run
- Thursday am - Crossfit
- Thursday pm - Mobility
- Friday - 3 mile walk/jog
Hoping this will be my schedule going forward. It's doable for me and I enjoy having more to do than just walk and run.
Even with the great week of activity, I did do some whining along the way...
I feel like all I do is whine about various aches and pains when I'm at crossfit. But I've learned it's important to speak up because the coaches want to see people succeed, even if that means modifying or scaling back the workouts. It's better for me to do the modified workouts than injure myself, and not be able to do them at all.
I tweaked my knee on the run on Wednesday but didn't really notice it until Thursday morning. At crossfit we were doing "over the box jumps" as part of our warm up and all I did was step up on the box (was going to step up a couple of times before I attempted a jump) and felt a sharp pain in my knee. I thought I just stepped wrong, so I walked in a place and tried again. Same pain. Just as bad. And the more I tried to walk it off, the worse it got. Had to modify my workout... again... because of it. That's when the whining started. At least, while at crossfit, most of the whining was internal, but on the car ride home I whined to Hubby about my knee, about having to modify every workout, about being tired, and feeling frustrated. (And like lot of husbands, Hubby nodded sympathetically but knew enough to not say anything that would set me off! LOL)
The pain in my knee continued all day and was nearly as bad when I first injured it over a year ago. It was very frustrating me because I had been doing so well.
I feel like all I do is whine about various aches and pains when I'm at crossfit. But I've learned it's important to speak up because the coaches want to see people succeed, even if that means modifying or scaling back the workouts. It's better for me to do the modified workouts than injure myself, and not be able to do them at all.
I tweaked my knee on the run on Wednesday but didn't really notice it until Thursday morning. At crossfit we were doing "over the box jumps" as part of our warm up and all I did was step up on the box (was going to step up a couple of times before I attempted a jump) and felt a sharp pain in my knee. I thought I just stepped wrong, so I walked in a place and tried again. Same pain. Just as bad. And the more I tried to walk it off, the worse it got. Had to modify my workout... again... because of it. That's when the whining started. At least, while at crossfit, most of the whining was internal, but on the car ride home I whined to Hubby about my knee, about having to modify every workout, about being tired, and feeling frustrated. (And like lot of husbands, Hubby nodded sympathetically but knew enough to not say anything that would set me off! LOL)
The pain in my knee continued all day and was nearly as bad when I first injured it over a year ago. It was very frustrating me because I had been doing so well.
Thursday night we go to mobility and at the end of the class Kyle asked if we have any specific aches or pains we need to work on. I tell him my knee is bothering me... again... He asked what type of stretches I was doing and how often.
Ugh.
Yes, I stretch... but usually only after running. That means I only stretch about two to three times a week.
Yes, I know this is not enough. And yes, I know I should be doing more.
What can I say... I'm lazy.
Kyle had me do several stretches specifically for the knee pain I was experiencing. I did them and Hubby and I headed home. Once home, I went down several stairs, took a couple of steps, and realized that going down the stairs didn't hurt my knee. When I got to our porch steps, I went up and down several times, which made my Hubby ask, "what are you doing?" I responed in disbelief, "My knee doesn't hurt!" It ached a bit, but I wasn't getting the sharp pains as I had been all day. Hard to believe that just two stretches could make that much of difference. Wow.
Needless to say, I've been a lot more diligent about stretching since then. I still have a little ache and soreness, but not as bad as it was on Thursday.
I had wanted to do a three mile run on Friday morning but I was leery about running and causing more knee pain. So I decided I would do a three mile walk, with a few spurts of jogging. To keep me entertained, I decided to use an app on my phone that I haven't used for quite awhile... Zombies, Run! This is a fun app because you listen to a story about the Zombie apocalypse and as you run, you can "collect" items and run from hordes of Zombies. The app uses the music on your phone, GPS to track your miles, and will even calculate your steps. Using the app, I walked and only ran whenever I needed to evade the Zombies. It helped to make the time go by and got me moving a bit faster than I would have on my own.
This morning I went to the Weight Watcher meeting and weighed in. I was down just .6, but I'm okay with that. Last night I had a Mike's with dinner and I know I could have made better food choices throughout the week, so any loss is a good loss. I just need to continue what I'm doing so I can see those little losses each week.
I am on day 6 of my 30 day personal challenge with Juli. I am getting my step goal every day (okay, maybe not today, which is why I said I would shoot for 6 out of 7 days), drinking at least 64 oz of water, and tracking my food intake. And with Hubby's urging, I have added one more daily goal to the list... to stretch.
All in all, and despite my whining, it's been a good week. I'm happy with my activity level, making progress with my food, and I feel pretty good.
Just taking it one day at time.
Needless to say, I've been a lot more diligent about stretching since then. I still have a little ache and soreness, but not as bad as it was on Thursday.
I had wanted to do a three mile run on Friday morning but I was leery about running and causing more knee pain. So I decided I would do a three mile walk, with a few spurts of jogging. To keep me entertained, I decided to use an app on my phone that I haven't used for quite awhile... Zombies, Run! This is a fun app because you listen to a story about the Zombie apocalypse and as you run, you can "collect" items and run from hordes of Zombies. The app uses the music on your phone, GPS to track your miles, and will even calculate your steps. Using the app, I walked and only ran whenever I needed to evade the Zombies. It helped to make the time go by and got me moving a bit faster than I would have on my own.This morning I went to the Weight Watcher meeting and weighed in. I was down just .6, but I'm okay with that. Last night I had a Mike's with dinner and I know I could have made better food choices throughout the week, so any loss is a good loss. I just need to continue what I'm doing so I can see those little losses each week.
I am on day 6 of my 30 day personal challenge with Juli. I am getting my step goal every day (okay, maybe not today, which is why I said I would shoot for 6 out of 7 days), drinking at least 64 oz of water, and tracking my food intake. And with Hubby's urging, I have added one more daily goal to the list... to stretch.
All in all, and despite my whining, it's been a good week. I'm happy with my activity level, making progress with my food, and I feel pretty good.
Just taking it one day at time.
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