Thursday Exercise Bike 20 minutes

Just trying to warm up my lungs to get rid of this chest congestion. Blarggh.

Wednesday Running/Walking 35-40 minutes (with one BIG hill)

I ran 2 miles and then had to walk the last 1/2 mile. I was too busy today and I was running on really bad sleep. My cold/sinus infection also seems to have gotten worse. Blargh.

Also- took four boxes of very heavy food storage items down to my basement (it took four trips from my car to my basement). My arms are wobbly so I count it as a strength workout.

Tuesday Exercise Bike 30 minutes

I was going to add some strength to the workout, but taking care of sickies while I'm still sick wore me out.

Monday Running 2 1/2 miles 35 minutes (with one BIG hill)

I was running with a cold, so that BIG hill about did me in. I had to walk the last half of it. I feel better though, as usual.

Also- took care of three sick kids and one VERY sick husband.

I forgot- I lost ANOTHER 2 lbs last week on the diabetic diet. Holy Body Snatchers Batman!

Saturday Total Yoga 45 minutes

I did the Total Yoga tape I have again.

I meant to weigh myself this morning. I will weigh in tomorrow and see if I made progress on that front. I did work out 5 times this week though, including running three times. Woot!

Also- grocery shopped with three kids (but a husband to help, so not as hard as usual).

Friday Running 25 minutes (2 miles with BIG hills)

I ran 2 miles in about 25 minutes, so it was a fast short run (for me, with hills and all). I'm going to push myself next week to get back up to 3 miles again!

Martial arts mania

To catch up, have been consistently working w/the kids. Having to drag QQ through 30 minutes, but she can hate me later. :)

Week before last did a street clothes Kajukenbo class. Practiced forms w/ debris (striking pads, medicine ball and kicking shields.) Talked about limits of clothing on fancy (high kicks) techniques and the limits of grappling on cement vs. the mat. Also, talked about improvised weapons (keys, belts and ice scrapers.) Reviewed awareness and avoidance. Good times.

Today, I suited up w/as much padding as we had and did street attacks w/a stick and empty hand while the students defended. (Street attack being wild swings, grab and punch and football kicks)Looked something like this starting at 0:22. Every student had something they consistently did. The police office who trains w/us found the takedowns. The blue belt groin kicked. The yellow belt ducked and shot in. The other black belt did a lot of armbar takedowns like this. (Not happy w/that example, but it's the best that I could find.) It was silly, willy fun-fun.