i woke up surprisingly refreshed after a long awaited decent sleep. i logged in a solid 7. finally. it's been about a week since i've been able to manage more than 2 hours strung together. i willed myself to stay asleep and forced myself not to make the customary 3 nocturnal trips to the loo in the night. somehow it worked and i am thrilled. i almost can't believe it. part of the strategy includes not drinking anything 3 hours before hitting the day. so much for taking in a nice relaxing tea.
after a weekend of living it up a little too much, too much food and not enough exercise--save for the a hike on the trails around hume park--i fired up the ea sports active to continue with day 7 of the 30 day challenge. i'm firm in my resolve to shift some weight and gain some tone and strength. today was supposed to be mostly upper arms, but i found that most of the exercises focused on the lower body, several repetitive sets of side lunges and jumps. the provided band doesn't seem to provide enough challenge for any of the upper arm exercises and a couple of times the band snapped off the band. one beef, wii didn't seem to want to entirely acknowledge completion of the exercises, regardless of how i held the controller and nunchuk--infuriating. i improvised with my own hand weights for subsequent reps. it was simply easier than trying to figure out what was going on with the electronics aspect of it.
there was a light breeze blowing as i set off for extra foods. i welcomed it as i hoofed it in swift tempo to my walkman. it was an overly confident pace even on the shady-ish side of the street. i could feel a rivulet of sweat begin to make its way down my back. about halfway there i encountered a woman stood at the end of a driveway. she was very fair and clearly sweltering in the unrelenting sun. she seemed to be waiting for something, and seemed lost at the same time. she wasn't at the bus stop and if she was hoping for a bus she stood watching the wrong way. as i passed i smiled and said hello and she responded in kind and then turned her head and continued to watch expectantly up the hill. puzzle, that.
i concentrated on the music in my ears, and determinedly kept apace as the downhill curved into an unkind uphill; looking forward to the chill of the grocery store.
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