Ah...I do feel better today. Sometimes I just need to put my frustrations out there in writing and let my mind stew for a bit. I woke up this morning with some new found energy and excitement, ready to follow my new plan. I actually slept pretty terribly last night, so I was happy to wake up in a good mood, ready to go.
The plan I created yesterday breaks each day down into the following: Breakfast, Morning Workout, Juice, Strength Training, Lunch, Work, and Dinner. All meals and activities are planned out. This morning, Joe and I made it to Red Rocks and parked closer to the Dreaded Ramp than usual. I began my trek up the ramp and got to the base of the Amphitheater in three strides. I believe I had to do it in 4 strides last time. Then I did my zig zag walk up to the top and did 100 wall push ups as I went. It took me 29 minutes to get to the top from the car and then 5 minutes to get down. I felt great!
On the way home, Joe and I stopped at the grocery store and bought groceries for the first half of the week. Once home, I made lunch (which included a nice big salad) and after some digestion, I did my upper body strength. My arms still feel pumped (I actually understand this term these days...my arms actually feel like someone blew up my muscles when I finish my workout!)
Finally, it was time to juice. So, you all remember my attempt at a green juice when I first got the juicer, right? Well, I honestly haven't tried again with green juice since then. I have been sticking to my Pineapple/Orange/Lime juice, which is amazing, but full of (natural) sugar. So I thought I would use this reboot to try the green juice again. In one of my many awesome books I've been reading, the author suggested starting out with a cucumber juice to get your taste buds used to green juice. So I bought 4 cucumbers today to try my hand at cucumber juice for the next four days.
Juicing the one cucumber was easy and it came to a little less than 10 ounces. My first sip was large and in charge. Down the hatch...not too bad, but not great. My second sip wasn't so successful. My mind got the better of me and I gagged and had to spit the sip out. (Thank goodness I was home alone!) It wasn't pleasant. So I drank some water and calmed myself down. I then drank the rest of the glass much slower, trying to enjoy the refreshing taste. In the end, it wasn't THAT bad. I do think I can get used to it in 3 days time. So bam, I drank almost a whole cucumber. :0)
Aside from all that, I feel like my body is in repair mode today. I have had a number of trips to the restroom (after each activity and after each meal) and I think my body is just on board with me. It says, "Oh, we are rebooting today? Awesome. I'm on it. I'll get this crap out of here." (Pun intended.)
Now time to work and I will make a dinner of Summer Vegetables, Chicken Sausage, and Potatoes tonight. Yum.
I want to try this Red Rocks thing whenever I make it out to Denver to visit you!! There is an amphitheater near my house, it is very small. I was walking on a trail past it the other day and thought about you. I thought, I should go try to run up those amphitheater stairs like Beth does. Maybe I'll give it a try next time I'm on that trail!
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