Like a Hamster on a wheel

I slept well over 10 hours last night and I still feel completely wiped tonight after indoor inline. It was the best sleep I've had in a while. Jen and I bought new gel-core pillows this weekend, and a handheld vibrating back massager. We broke them out at bedtime last night and I was really nice to get some TLC on my sore kickboxing muscles. Between the Flanel sheets we got as a New Year's present to ourselves and these new pillows, I don't think I will ever want to leave the bed again (I have a hard enough time getting up in the mornings as it is).

So I decided to challenge myself a bit tonight at indoor inline and bumped myself up a group during relays. I wasn't really progressing too much staying in the slow group all the time. Aaron questioned if I belonged in that group, but I felt like I could confidently keep up with a group comprising Kevin, Eric and Bruce. I guess I generally don't push myself enough at indoor because I want to work on technique and I'm a bit wary about high speed spills after what happened to Travis. I should push myself indoors in the same way I push myself outdoors, but indoors really isn't fun for me and that's a big factor of why I inline skate... the fun factor.

Kevin pointed out I need to get lower still and round out my back when I'm down. I reminded myself that I really need to try and get that beak off my helmet so that I can see better in a crouch, as well as change up my wheels so I'm not sliding around all the time.

We'll see how I fare tomorrow when I have to teach another Body Combat class. I've been so wiped the past week and a half from teaching so many release classes. I'll have to be teaching every day or every other day because I'm subbing for Tanya next week and I haven't had a chance to do all the tracks yet. I haven't done any weights as a result and I haven't done any Yoga or Flow just to stretch things out. I can really feel my flexibility getting compromised on some of the side and roundhouse kicks. A sign of aging I would expect. I'll definitely have to do Yoga at noon tomorrow, and hopefully Friday Night.

Jacky mentioned tonight that he and Candy had found this blog somehow. I guess I should try and make it more interesting if people are actually reading it. For the most part this winter it's just been a dumping ground for my workout routine and eating habits. Can't wait for the Spring when I can skate outdoors again.

WHAT I ATE TODAY
Cream of Mushroom Soup, 2 Whole Wheat Bagels with light cream cheese, 3 veggie hotdogs on flax bread, grape tomatoes, juice box, mango drink.

Ruby Tuesday

I was going to do Pump/Flow, but I got called in to teach Body Combat in the evening with Sabrina at Eaton's Centre. It felt pretty good given the fact that I was teaching two days in a row. Jump Kicks felt pretty good. I taught the Capoiera track for the first time

WHAT I ATE TODAY
2 Lick's Homeburgers with all the Fixin's, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Yogurt and Banana. Booster Juice.

Monday Funday

Taught Combat at noon today with Tanya at Manulife.

WHAT I ATE TODAY
Whole Wheat Bagel with Cream Cheese Salmon and Lox, 2 banana, Cream of mushroom soup, tuna fish sandwhich on flax bread, hagen daz ice cream bar, pototoe rosti with sour cream, salmon and shrimp on rice.

Weekend Chillin'

It's cold out there and I'm not feeling very active lately. This weekend wasn't very active.

I just couldn't drag myself to Scooters this morning. I'm also feeling like I'm fighting off an illness of some sort.

WHAT I ATE TODAY
Banana, chicken satay skewer, beef satay skewer, 2 lick's homeburgers with all the fixin's. grape tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup, banan and yogurt.

WHAT I ATE ON SATURDAY
Pasta with veggies clams shrimp sausage in a rose sauce with cheese, Omelette with ham veggies and lots of cheese, bacon, watermelon, grape tomatoes, Chicken and Leek soup, orange sherbet, beverage, green mint tea, seared tuna, broccoli roll, rice, ice tea, icee, fried tofu.