Pre OWiS week in review / 92 minute tally

I’m going to try and make it a habit to post a week in review the night before my OWiS. I think it’s important to remember this journey is no longer about numbers (though them moving in the right direction is always an added bonus).

• It’s about taking control of my life and becoming the woman I was meant to be.
• It’s about taking my body to a whole new level.
• It’s about working through the past to get to my future.
• It’s about feeling frustrated and  pushing through it to succeed.
• It’s about using the towel to wipe the dripping pouring sweat off my face and not about throwing it in and giving up.
• It’s about becoming a Runner, a Swimmer, an Athlete.
• It’s about making Optimus Prime Proud!

With that in mind, tomorrow is OWiS #16. I have had an incredible week of ups and downs, frustrations and successes, laughs and tears…oh man the tears this week! I hit a brick wall and then tore it down. I picked up two new mantras and I put some more steel in my steel toed shoes for my ass kickin, name taking journey.

Here are the highlights:

Sunday – I ran my first ever 3.1 miles (with some walking intervals). It was difficult and afterwards I cried like a baby. Then I swam for a mile as a reward.

Monday – I met with Superman. I hit the proverbial brick wall. I also discovered that I’m about to climb the biggest mountain of my life. I cried like a baby and felt sorry for myself.

Tuesday – I swam for a mile, thanked Superman for the session (and opening up my eyes) and picked up two new mantra’s. Feel free to use them.

Wednesday – I ran on the treadmill at a new speed of 4.3. I didn’t grab the bar once. I ran strong, I looked strong and I felt strong. I also discovered some new muscles….ouch!

Thursday – An hour with Superman and a new found hate love for inclined sit-ups and a green weighted ball. I didn’t really blog about it too much because I was focused on Ed and his 92 minute work out challenge.

Friday (Today) – I hit that elliptical hard this morning (keep reading). 92 minutes!! And because I love myself, I swam for 45 minutes afterwards.

Now whether the scale will move for me tomorrow or not, doesn’t seem like such a big deal…

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Today was my day to match Ed and his 92 minute work out pledge. It was hard as hell and I have a new-found respect for people who get on that thing day in and day out for hours and hours. I’m not as Rico Suave as he was with all his fancy picture-taking (actually his wife did all the work, he just got on the elliptical). I did however manage to take a few pictures as proof of all my perseverance:

Just Starting out (Min 1).

Minute 30 and all kinds of sweaty already.

Minute 60 and I am pooped.

Seriously pooped.

92 minutes later…

I recruited some of my friends to join me. Sheetal, Jessica, Amy, Kelso, Jan, Dawn and Deb from Calorie King all did 92 minutes of sweating. Josie, Jord, Vinny, Amber, Seth and even Ed (who started this whole thing) pledged to move for 92 minutes…

Let’s calculate this: 15 x 92 = 1380 minutes = 23 hours worth of sweat! Almost an entire day!!! Fantastic!!

Time to close this post and let the numbers speak tomorrow. Regardless of what happens I kicked ass this week and to treat myself, I’m getting a massage and a hair cut tomorrow!

Oh and let me leave you with one more picture comparison, in case you’re wondering if what you’re doing is worth it:

This was me at the end of December 2009

This is me today April 16th 2010

And this my friends is why I move, sweat, cry, scream, laugh, and ask myself WWOPD!