Weekly Rundown- The Long Headache
Oof. This was an interesting week! I started a diet- not for weight loss- but to fix the digestive problems I’ve been having. It’s very restrictive, but I know it works because I’ve done it before (more about it here). So basically what this means is I felt like crap for a few days. But, there were still workouts, at least most of the time. Thanks as always to Kim and Deborah for hosting the Weekly Rundown. Let’s just see how this week played out… Sunday I had a headache all day, sigh. In the afternoon I got out for a 3 mile walk, which didn’t really help. But moving is always better than not moving…right? Monday Ah, top of the morning! I got my aching head out of bed and went for a run! 3 miles of alternating running and walking (the hamstring is still hanging on with a little bit of pain). I also did runner’s touch and side planks with leg lifts- the two exercises I’m hoping are going to help heal up that hamstring. Tuesday In the morning I did the Caroline Girvan deadbug workout. I was planning on the gym in the afternoon but I STILL HAD THAT HEADACHE, so I went home and took a nap instead. Meh. Wednesday FINALLY- I felt better. Since it was my day off, I opted to sleep in a little and run after taking my daughter to school. But I wasn’t in the mood for the heat and humidity, so this 3 mile run was on the treadmill at the gym. It felt pretty good! Afterwards I again did runner’s touch and side planks with leg lifts. It was impossible to get a good photo- Thursday I did an upper body strength workout at home, including work on the pull up bar (I’m up to ten negatives! That means it’ll only be 1000 years till I can actually do a pull up!) And- this was the last day of school! I’m determined that my wakeup time will not start with a “5” for the next ten weeks. Friday I had planned to run, but I woke up thinking “I really feel like leg day at the gym.” THAT was weird- I actually wanted to lift weights instead of run, so I decided to do it while I was in the mood. I’m still not doing deadlifts, but I focused on squats, Bulgarian split squats, side planks with leg lifts (hey- I’m getting stronger with those. I increased it to three sets of ten- when I started I could barely get through one set on the left side!) and core. Saturday I knew my daughter and I were headed to the gym in the afternoon, so once again I decided to sleep in a little and run later on the treadmill. This was the best my hamstring has felt in months!!!! I upped the distance slightly to 3.5 miles. Sunday On tap for today- sleeping in! Some sort of… breakfast… and then upper body at the gym. This was a difficult week in some ways, but I’m ending it feeling pretty good. Let the summer begin! How was your week? Is school out where you are? Photo by Art Institute of Chicago on Unsplash