Well, hello there, new year! I love New Years time...new starts, fresh beginnings. Not that you can't have that all the time, but there is something so "official" about the turn of a new year. I have recommitted to getting healthy (for like the zillionth time) and am off to a decently good start. I got myself a fitbit just before Christmas and it has been a lot of fun! It keeps track of my steps, sleep, calories, etc. and I am having a lot of fun following it. I think the biggest thing I have learned from it so far is that I am not as active as I thought I was. I have hit 10,000 steps several days, but not like what I would think I might. It has been cool! I walk laps around the hospital at night sometimes if I am close, and then get in my 10,000. It integrates with the My Fitness Pal ap and helps me keep track of calories in/out, etc. I am such a geek. I remember nursing my kids and being freaked out because I didn't have a gauge on my boob to measure the volume of milk they were getting. I guess I am a number nerd without even realizing it. I also got my bike on the trainer moved into the living room where I can play wii while I ride, which makes the time go super fast! I am also still trying to stick to the Just for Women Weight Loss thing, which is more or less paleo. I have had a few slip ups, but nothing too crazy. I got a Wahoo Blue SC speed and cadence sensor for my bike today, which will help me keep track of the speed/distance I ride inside, which is cool. It was crazy trying to get it on, since you are supposed to take the pedal off to get one of the magnets on, but that was MUCH easier said than done! I think I got it on okay with some zip ties though, so I am looking forward to trying it out tomorrow, hoping I don't kick the whole thing off or something!
I think I have decided that at least for now, I have to cycle instead of much running. Back in the fall (or maybe even late summer) we were out at the beach and I was racing with my kids--oh, maybe 100 yard dashes or some such little thing) and I don't know what I did to my foot, but ever since even a little bit of running makes me nearly unable to walk the next day. Its on my left (I think) heel--like where the tendon attaches, maybe? It is okay now, but even after a measly 30 minutes of slow intervals on the treadmill the other day, I was messed up for several days. So, for now the cycling is feeling great, so I will keep that part of the routine for sure!
Okay....guess that is all of the update for now. I need to write a few book reviews and various other things on this blog...but tata for now!!!!
