Sick Day

Didn't work out. Don't care. I feel like crap! Can't get a doctors appointment until tomorrow. 

But it's been a great way to lose weight! I've lost the 2 pounds that I gained on the cruise and now I lost another two. Not a fun way to lose it though.

Day 39

It was so nice to get back into a schedule again. My knees are KILLING ME so I went to Aqua Aerobics to get them loosened up. I'm starting to think the problem with my knees came from sitting on an airplane for 8 hours. I'm not sure, but hopefully if I ice them and am careful....I'll feel better again.

A lady in class today told me that she does Aqua Aerobics as a warm-up to Zumba every week. Great idea! Zumba class is right after Aqua Aerobics, so that would be a great DOUBLE workout!

Day 38

I'm thrilled to report that I weighed in this morning to check my pre- and post-weight from the cruise.......I only gained 2 pounds! I am THRILLED by that!

Now I'll put the scale away and continue working hard on exercise.....

Day 37

I finally made it to the Fitness Center!

We had a day at sea, so I knew we would not be doing anything terribly active. I spent 45minutes on the bike, watching the Atlantic Ocean out the huge windows in front of me. I really pushed hard and felt GREAT when I finished! It was hard to push for 45 minutes when I hadn't done it for a week, so I'm very glad I did!

I found that working my sore knees on the bike actually made them feel better!!

Day 36

My knees are so sore! I  assuming it's the humidity here, but both my knees hurt.

Today was not a very successful day, as far as a lot of activity. We took a taxi ride for 2 hours and he took us to cool places in Barbados. From small shacks to the $5000 a night place that Tiger Woods uses when he golfs.....really interesting. We even took a look at the neighborhood that Rihanna grew up in! Yippee. 

I'll do less mental activity and more physical activity tomorrow. 

Day 35

Today our workout was an awesome hike to Emerald Falls in Dominica. The hike in was kind of rough on my knees, but it was BEAUTIFUL!

To start off, you hike through a rain forest with a well worn path and occasional wooden steps to make the path workable. It's all downhill.  After you hike for awhile, you turn and see a gorgeous waterfall and pool. Wow! I kept thinking how much Megan would have loved to run this trail! It's Bonneville Trail times 100!!

After I played around in the pool, it was time to return. Wes had already started on his way back. I looked up at that trail I had hiked down and realized I would need to hike UP to get out. I was somewhat intimidated because I was the last one in our group to leave the pool, so I had the tour guide right behind me as I hiked up and up and UP! I didn't want to be the weakling that hiked a few steps and then was wiped out and had to rest.

So, once again,  I thought of Megan and her love of doing hills. I decided if she could love these...so could I. I hiked straight up and tried to enjoy the experience. I didn't stop once! I was so dang proud! I finally was able to see the results of my increased exercising over this last month!

Day 34

Once again, by the end of our shore excursion....I ended up being exhausted! I honestly thought that with the 25+ days of workouts I would be more able to get around. 

We went snorkeling and I actually worked at doing the exercises I had done in aqua aerobics--right in the middle of the ocean! It must have looked pretty strange with my fins and snorkel gear on!