Daily Health Confession: 8.1.2012

Today's Date:	Wednesday – 8/1/2012
Previous Night Bed Time:	11:40:00 PM
Today's Wake Up Time:	09:15:00 AM
Wake Up Feeling:	7 – Ready to get the day started. Woke up earlier in the morning, should have gotten up at that time.
Exercises:	50 Jumping Jacks, 7 Push Ups, 20 Crunches, 30 Mountain Climbers, 50 Second Plank, 30 Sit Ups, 10 Laps Running Around the House, 3 Laps Walking Cool Down, 20 Counter Supported Push Ups
Feeling:	7 – My knee and thigh are aching. Ready to get going on some yard work, but first, breakfast.
Breakfast:	Toast, buttered.
Supplements/Vitamins:	2 Vitex, 2 Vitamin C, 1 Vitamin E, 4 Prenatal
Lunch:	skipped
Dinner:	Left over quinoa and vegetables and goat cheese, spinach salad with baked salmon (tomatoes, parmesan, radishes, mushrooms, cranberries, sunflower seeds), Sun dried tomato dressing.
Snacks/Desserts/Drinks:	Water, 8 oz. Sports drink
Daily Activity/Accomplishments:	Exercise, heavy yard work (1 hour), painted some of the kitchen cabinets (almost done!!)
Bed Time Feeling:	7 – Exhausted!

Exercise:	Feeling/Reaction:
50 Jumping Jacks	Felt great. I'm starting to love these again.
7 Push Ups	105* - These are tough! But I know my body is working for these.
20 Crunches	Loving the burn! Feels great! (Elbow to opposite knee)
30 Mountain Climbers	My arms and upper back are burning by the time I get these done. I seem to work more when I look ahead rather than when I look down. I think this has something to do with my alignment being in better form when looking ahead.
50 Second Plank	I forced myself to refrain from looking at the stop watch for as long as I could. I made it 34 seconds before I looked. The 50 seconds didn't seem nearly as hard when I didn't know how much time had passed. My core was definitely burning though.
30 Sit Ups	My hands are tucked behind my thighs out of comfort, but are not being used to pull myself up or let myself down. My back is getting stronger from these. I don't feel a burn in my abs, or so it seems. If there is a burn, it is deep down. I am enjoying these.
10 Laps Running Around the House	Pattern: Run 4 Walk 1 Run 3 Walk 1 Run 3 My legs felt dead tired today. It was a struggle to keep going. Decided to give myself a little break from running and ended at 10. My left knee and thigh are still aching. I wonder if this is caused by my running in a short oval, so there is a lot of turning unlike with a standard track where there is 100 meters between each curve.
3 Laps Walking Cool Down	Did these out of habit, not sure I really needed all 3.
20 Counter Supported Push Ups	Skipped the other leg exercises and went straight to the push ups. I simply love these. My arms are feeling stronger, but are still working really hard to maintain proper alignment and fluid motion. I feel the slower I go, the harder I work.