Daily Health Confession - 7.30.2012

Today's Date:	Monday – 7/30/2012
Previous Night Bed Time:	12:00:00 AM
Today's Wake Up Time:	09:30:00 AM
Wake Up Feeling:	7 – Slept great. Had pleasant dreams. Ready to get up.
Exercises:	50 Jumping Jacks, 7 Push Ups, 20 Crunches, 30 Mountain Climbers, 46 Second Plank, 25 Sit Ups, 12 Laps Running Around the House, 3 Laps Walking Cool Down, 60 Step Ups, 20 Stair Hops, 10 Lunges, 20 Counter Supported Push Ups, a few yoga stretches for legs/hips.
Feeling:	7 – Pretty good. Glad I made it the 12. Ready to go outside and do some yard work.
Breakfast:	½ can of Tuna with organic safflower mayo, organic sweet relish, organic raw sunflower seeds.
Supplements/Vitamins:	3 Vitex, 1 Vitamin E, 6 Prenatal (ran out of Vitamin C)
Lunch:	Other ½ of my tuna.
Dinner:	Couscous Minestrone soup, 8 oz.
Snacks/Desserts/Drinks:	Water, 10 oz sports drink,
Daily Activity/Accomplishments:	Exercise, intense yard work (raking bramble)
Bed Time Feeling:	8 – Tired, ready for sleep. Relaxed.

Exercise:	Feeling/Reaction:
50 Jumping Jacks	Felt great. I didn't feel as tired or strained as I usually do.
7 Push Ups	My arms are a little tired. These are getting harder rather than easier.
20 Crunches	Took elbow to opposite knee. I am feeling the burn in my abdominals and am loving it! I feel like I am getting stronger!
30 Mountain Climbers	Boring today. Was happy when they were over. Didn't feel like I got anything from them except an elevated heart rate.
46 Second Plank	Certainly feeling the burn in my core by the end of it. I have to fight to stay in alignment. I always end up looking at the stop watch around the 25 second mark.
25 Sit Ups	Switched it up today. Tucked my feet under the couch and did regular sit ups. I had to extend my arms out by and beyond my legs to get some extra leverage, but I was able to make it all the way up. It didn't so much as burn as it was just difficult to keep alignment and come up. I know my body was working hard to do this. I had to stop for rest at 15 and 20. Pushed myself to do 5 more after the 20 and was happy that I did.
12 Laps Running Around the House	My Pattern Was as Follows: 4 Run (could have done 5) 1 Walk 3 Run 1 Walk 3-4 Run (I lost count, rounded down to be sure) 1 Walk 2 Run Back in my comfort zone and it feels so good! My left knee and thigh started to act up again at the end. Really aching. I think I need new shoes. The run felt great though. My legs started to protest a little and I kept telling myself, “Shut up, I'm getting healthy.” I had to smile to myself a little with that one. I had to take a very short break after the 7th lap for water and then again after the 10th for my knee and thigh. My knee and thigh felt better once I started jogging again.
3 Laps Walking Cool Down	My knee and thigh hurt, but the cool down was good to do.
60 Step Ups	Started with my left leg leading and went medium paced. Felt bored. Walked around for a few seconds and then continued with my right leg leading. I went fast on my right leg and felt better about it.
30 Stair Hops	Kept my rhythm all the way through. Felt great.
10 Lunges	I always almost forget these, but love them once they are done. My legs need that extra stretch after the jogging, etc. It feels so good.
Yoga – Hips/Legs	My knee and thigh were still bothering me so I did a few sitting stretches. Paschimottanasana (shockingly stiff, but felt excellent), janu sirsasana, and baddha konasana. Felt great. I need to do some yoga. My muscles need a good stretching.