Moving Forward

I have finally been sleeping better... still not feeling refreshed, but at least I'm not waking up 3-4 times a night! I think my meds are helping but I think I will still need some adjusting, I get my blood drawn again on Monday so will see how the numbers look.

5.2 on the elliptical, first 4 at a high intencity, then backed off a bit, then stretching and abs. Busy night so didn't get much more done at the gym. Hopefully Hubby will be able to workout with my tonight, I always do better at getting some good weights in when I workout with him.

I think I need to do some other activity besides the elliptical, so tomorrow I think I will try the bike. My thought is that maybe something different will help my knee abit more. Don't know if this will be any help though.

4 on the elliptical... as I was sweating away I noticed a pretty blonde with a cute pregnant tummy... I thought is was RAD and was so excited to see her!! I was about to go ask her what she was doing in my neck of the woods when she turned around and I realized it was not RAD... :( Other then that not much to say... did arms and abs

45 minutes on the spin bikes that are in the back of the gym. It felt good to mix it up a bit, my knee bugged for a bit but I kept adjusting the tention and stuff until I found the sweet spot and was able to get a good ride in. Had a pretty good puddle of sweat under my bike when I was done. Lots of streatching and abs.

Didn't sleep well last night, don't really know why, but my hip and knee were pretty acky also. Sue want to try to hike/run the trails on Saturday so I think I will take it easy tonight.

So I met up with Sue at the trails this morning it was wonderful! My heart and spirit felt wonderful, but my knee struggled. There was a few other runners on the trail and seeing them effortlessly running down the hills made me sad wondering if that is ever going to be possible again. But I need to focus on what I can do and even thought we hiked more the ran I loved being there!

Then when I called my hubby on the way home to see what he was up to he told me he was heading to the gym.... so I met up with him for an hour of weights! Today felt great, I just hoping I can get my knee feeling better soon. 

Now off the do chores and hopefully some doll work, then wait to read the race reports of the bloggers who raced today!!

My daughter and I needed to go get our blood drawn again... this will probably be a monthly thing until we are both doing better with out thyroid stuff. Then we went to the gym. 4.2 on the elliptical at a moderate to moderately hard pace. My hubby showed up after he got off work, so I did a bit of arm weights with him. Then daughter and I did where you put your back against the wall then slide down until it's like you are sitting. This dosn't hurt my knee, but seems to be a good exercise for my quads, after that we did abs and streatched.

Probably the best thing that has happend because of my knee, is that my husband and daughter now participate in going to the gym and working out with me.

My exercise mojo had left me today... so I really struggled through getting myself to the gym and muddling through 4 miles on the elliptical. I did an interval workout to try and change it up a bit. The interval workout consisted of 5 minutes warm-up, then 2 min. moderate pace, 2 min. hard effort incline and pace. back and forth for the 2 min. until I got to 4 miles. then a bit of a cool down. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.

An hour on the elliptical... my goal was to keep a pretty fast pace. Felt pretty good, then did a bit of weights... abs and stretching. Daughter was with me tonight :)

A quick 4.25 on the elliptical with about 5 intervals of high intensity. Then some weights, did more squats and leg machines also.

Worked out at the gym with hubby... lots of weights for back and arms, then some for legs. Did 3.00 on the elliptical then tried to run on the treadmill, only made it .80. I could not get a smooth feel to my run, it's not that it hurt so much... just felt uneven. Hard to explain.

Met Sue at the parkway, it was a bit rainy and very windy. I told her I was probably going to have to walk some of the time and she was fine with that. She brought me a knee brace that her hubby had used for a while. It's neoprean with a padded donut shape around the knee cap, and the knee cap area open. So I was able to run/walk pretty good today!! We ran down to the 21stree pond, around the pond then back to the Monroe street parking lot where we started. By the time we stopped it was coming down pretty good. I personally love this!! it made be feel like a real runner, someone who runs no matter what! I have not felt that in a while.

3 on the elliptical, then one on the stair stepper. My knee bugged for a little bit when I started the stair stepper, but felt fine by the time I finished. Hubby showed up to the gym just as I finished and we did weights together :)

on elliptical

on elliptical

On elliptical

So I have also been doing weights with hubby and daughter in other days, just having difficulty getting myself to blog.

Going back to my knee doctor and NP doctor on the 30th. Hope to get some resolve on some of my issues and PT for my knee.

Been gluten free and sugar free for 5 days, struggling!

30 minutes on the elliptical then 30 on the bike. 

At the gym by myself tonight, 4 on the elliptcal then 2 run/walk on the treadmil in my stocking feet. It was starting to bug my big toe at the end of my run on the treadmil. I guess I must push off of my big toe quite a bit. Knee felt the best is has since my surgery!!! I was very happy. I thought it might be a bit buggy today but again it feels pretty good. I don't know what has changed besides being gluten free and sugar free for the past week (Today is my 8th day still a bit of a struggle) I don't think one week can make that much of a difference, maybe it's just that I have not tried to run for a while, or that I have been doing more weights, or maybe a combo of all of thee above. Anyway it was a pretty good day!

An hour on the elliptical, lots of stretching... need to do more weights!

I love my hubby, but sometimes I just don't understand him. Every Weds. he buy breakfast for some of the men he works with (they all take turns, Weds. is his day) so on our way to work we pick up his breakfast burritos from Beto's (they are so yummy!). He decides to buy me one... I look at him and say, "I don't think they are gluten free" He says it's just the wrap... HMMM I don't think he understands there is a 0 tolorance policy to this diet. Even small amounts of sugar and gluten are not good, especially at teh begining when I'm trying to get my imune system to calm down. But I got to say it was only with love that he got it. I felt bad saying no... so I took it and gave it to one of the people I work with.

Alone at the gym tonight, well there are tons of people, just not my hubby or daughter. Did my weights first because I resist doing them more so I thought if I do them first I am more likely to do them, then after I do cardio. I will always want to do my cardio. 5 on the elliptcal.

Sticking to the gluten free sugar free diet was a challenge today at work. They had a retirement party for a gentelman who had been with the company for 35 years. I had to help and there was tons of cookies and punch. Luckily there was also some fruit and vegi trays... but I really wanted a cookie!!! I was good though!!

3 on elliptical, 1 running on treadmill

4.00 run walk with Sue on the parkway by her house. It was a pretty nice run, knee seemed to bug a bit more then the first of the week.

There have been a few times this week that I have been bit in the but by not reading a lable before I buy a product or eat something. Gluten and sugar are hidden in almost everything!! So I have been trying to be more dilligent with my lable reading. I also fixed some meals and lunches ahead of time this weekend so I will always have some things prepare when I need them.

Muddled through 6 on the elliptical then 3 on the bike. Lots of stretching!!

So there was a lady that got on the elliptical in front of me. I have seen her many times at the gym. She is probably in her mid 50's, pretty goos shape. The thing I noticed today was that I'm pretty sure she had skin colored hose/tights on! I could not imagine wearing hose to workout in, I don't even wear them with my dresses in the summer! I'm sure she thought they made her legs look better but holy cow that had to be uncomfortable.

Last two night I have not slept very well, I'm really feeling it now.

30 minutes on the recumbent bike, upper body weights, then 1.5 run on the treadmill in my socks.

I have two doctor appointments today. 1) with the knee doc. I'm hoping I can have him get me some PT so I can get over this last hump. I think I have gotten my knee as far as I can on my own and maybe some PT will help get it even better. 2) NP doc... this is the appointment I'm need more but also am more worried about. She had me read a book on a new appoarch to dealing with my Hashimoto's, it makes alot of since and I have now been gluten free and sugar free for about 2 weeks now, but I'm still not feeling great and I'm just concerned/angry and at the end of my rope! Really hoping that things will start changing soon!

On a side not to this gluten free thing. I have been struggling to find some good bread alturnatives. Out of the three loaves of bread I have purchased there was only one that me and my daughter could eat. The others tasted like styrofoam. Looks like this weekend I will be experimenting with making my own, wish me luck.

Hoping to make it to the gym after all my appointments - Updates to come :)