the biggest little city in the world
that'd be reno. themarshal wanted to take me somewhere for a weekend away for valentine's day. originally he was going to investigate renting a cabin for a weekend, but seeing as how it would only be for 2-3 days at the most, it seemed it would be difficult to find. instead, he gave me a choice between reno and lake tahoe. i chose reno. it's been a long time since i've been and i haven't been to a casino since my 21st birthday weekend. tahoe would've been lovely, but the thing about tahoe is it's better when staying in the woods and the hotels in southshore aren't all that great. however, since tahoe and reno are somewhat close, if we wanted to, we could definitely pop over to tahoe for a day to take in the scenery. but yes, we'll be in reno this weekend, staying at the silver legacy. we're both equally looking forward to going away for the long weekend and relaxing as much as possible. i know for me this week has been hectic and his work has been hectic, too. it's time to relieve all this tension and relax. make a mess in a room, which we don't have to clean, and other things you can do when it's not your own place. i'm really hoping the weather is alright. the forecast is saying some snowfall in the sierras for late sunday into monday. if there's snow, that means getting chains, but since i'm not sure how it's going to be, if it's snowing we'll pick up some chains while we're there. my mom told me people are usually on the side of the road selling and installing chains, so you don't have to do it yourself. i'm just hoping the roads are clear tomorrow night, since that's when we're leaving. but yeah, i'm definitely looking forward to it. :)
i've been noticing some progress in my road to losing weight and being healthy. as i'm sure i've mentioned before, i do my workouts during my lunch break in the afternoons. i speed walk with weights and then run (without weights) for 30 mins. when i first started out, i was only getting about 2 miles with each 30 minute workout. however, over the past month and a half, i've been increasing my speed ever so slightly. i'm getting really close to walking/running 2.5 miles in the same 30 minute time frame. i think that's pretty good progress. i know that running on a treadmill and running outside are different, but i definitely like running on the treadmill better. i think it's because i can totally go on autopilot while i'm running. you have to be alert when you're running on the street. when i'm running at the gym, i can just stare into the mirror and zone out without having to worry if i'm in danger of getting hit by a car. last weekend i was sitting watching tv and i looked down at my legs and noticed something - my legs are more muscular now then they ever have been. i actually have definition in my quads and not just the definition between the quad area and the hamstring. it's nice to see at least SOME progress, especially since i haven't seen any progress with lose weight. i've only lost about 3lbs since i started this routine. i guess the good thing is that even with the normal weight that i put in right before my period, i didn't go right back to where i was in the beginning. i know that my weight yo-yos, but when you're looking for progress this just gets frustrating. oh, another thing i've noticed - the bit of blubber that normally hangs out over my waist band of my pants is shrinking. that's definitely a good thing. yeah, and even though i bitched about having such a hard time finding affordable workout clothes and grudgingly going with the cheaper shirts - the ones i bought last weekend are working out great! they do what i wanted: wic away moisture and not soaking through while keeping me warm. also, i used one of my new sports bras today and it was super comfortable. like SUPER comfortable. so yeah, i'm happy with that. :P
i keep thinking today is friday. then when i realize it's only thursday, i get really sad. it's funny, i went to bed tuesday night at 1am (when i usually go to bed around 11pm) and yesterday i wasn't tired at all. last night i go to bed at my normal time and i'm so exhausted today. my body's all sore and tense and i just want to fall onto a giant pile of feathers and just sink into them. my shoulders feel like i've been carrying something over my head for a day. even when i put them down at my sides they aren't relaxed enough for the soreness to go away. i really would love to take a nap. it's sunny today and what i wouldn't give to find a spot of sunlight and just sleep the rest of the day away...
i've been noticing some progress in my road to losing weight and being healthy. as i'm sure i've mentioned before, i do my workouts during my lunch break in the afternoons. i speed walk with weights and then run (without weights) for 30 mins. when i first started out, i was only getting about 2 miles with each 30 minute workout. however, over the past month and a half, i've been increasing my speed ever so slightly. i'm getting really close to walking/running 2.5 miles in the same 30 minute time frame. i think that's pretty good progress. i know that running on a treadmill and running outside are different, but i definitely like running on the treadmill better. i think it's because i can totally go on autopilot while i'm running. you have to be alert when you're running on the street. when i'm running at the gym, i can just stare into the mirror and zone out without having to worry if i'm in danger of getting hit by a car. last weekend i was sitting watching tv and i looked down at my legs and noticed something - my legs are more muscular now then they ever have been. i actually have definition in my quads and not just the definition between the quad area and the hamstring. it's nice to see at least SOME progress, especially since i haven't seen any progress with lose weight. i've only lost about 3lbs since i started this routine. i guess the good thing is that even with the normal weight that i put in right before my period, i didn't go right back to where i was in the beginning. i know that my weight yo-yos, but when you're looking for progress this just gets frustrating. oh, another thing i've noticed - the bit of blubber that normally hangs out over my waist band of my pants is shrinking. that's definitely a good thing. yeah, and even though i bitched about having such a hard time finding affordable workout clothes and grudgingly going with the cheaper shirts - the ones i bought last weekend are working out great! they do what i wanted: wic away moisture and not soaking through while keeping me warm. also, i used one of my new sports bras today and it was super comfortable. like SUPER comfortable. so yeah, i'm happy with that. :P
i keep thinking today is friday. then when i realize it's only thursday, i get really sad. it's funny, i went to bed tuesday night at 1am (when i usually go to bed around 11pm) and yesterday i wasn't tired at all. last night i go to bed at my normal time and i'm so exhausted today. my body's all sore and tense and i just want to fall onto a giant pile of feathers and just sink into them. my shoulders feel like i've been carrying something over my head for a day. even when i put them down at my sides they aren't relaxed enough for the soreness to go away. i really would love to take a nap. it's sunny today and what i wouldn't give to find a spot of sunlight and just sleep the rest of the day away...