January is supposed to be a pretty good month, right? All those resolutions, the holidays are over. No more excuses. Alas, weight is higher than ever ... almost back to my all time (non-pregnancy) high. This wasn't a great month for me ... still several days of no school (NewYear's Day "observed" fell on a Monday, MLK day, end of term), I had to finish up the room rearrange, I wasn't feeling great for a week or so there, which really impacted the motivation to move. A couple dental visits. Busy with basketball, which is in full swing ...
WEIGHT: Started the month at 180.7. Ended at 181.8. High also 181.8. Low was 178.4. Average weight came in at 180.16. NUMBERS: Average intake was 2174, average daily burn 2482. Number crunch came up with an overage of 4563 calories for the month. 425,224 total steps. 13,717 average steps. 190.17 exercise miles. 1965/2117 cardio minutes, 40minWeights. FITNESS: Hit my hour of elliptical 17 days, eight hours of Zumba, three sessions on both the bike and treadmill. One weights.
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0101 (Sunday) 180.7. Steps 13535. Total Burn 2489. Exercise Burn 625/642 (60minElliptical). Calories in 2900. Yes, back to counting calories. I like the record (reminds me of what happened some days) and I do feel it does help keep things in check. Quiet morning. Church moves to 1:00. #2 hit Sacrament meeting then had to head to work. We went out to see family, the annual pastry wreath, a tradition going on 28 years now. It's SO much work, and Pammy has been threatening to quit, but Uncle Clay took up the mantel and made it this year (so the gathering was at their house, rather than Maga's). French dip too, that Courtney (and Pam) had cooked up in their new Instant Pots. Little Sammy loved playing with his big cousins and wanted to come home with us ... so he did. I think he had a blast here. Got in the hot tub for a bit too. Uncle Clay and Maga came over later to grab him. Hubs made popcorn and we watched "The Magnificent Seven" ... good Western, but sad.
0102 (Monday) 180.6. Steps 13360. Total Burn 2455. Exercise Burn 350/610 (20minElliptical, SnowShoveling). Calories in 2800. New
Year's Day observed, so Hubs was off work and the kids out of school. I
hit the elliptical once and meant to get back down, but my legs felt so
tired today! I did shovel snow in the morning, as it had stormed during
the night. The bigger boys had basketball practice still, but
sophomore was at the same time as varsity, so that was nice (#3 was able
to catch a ride with #2). Hubs requested French Toast for breakfast, so
we did that. When the boys got back, we made the final room switch,
moving #2's things downstairs. Now the upstairs bedroom is empty and
awaiting #1 to come home in a month. #4 wanted to go hang with friends
(still quite a rare occurrence with him) so I dropped him off and stopped
at the store for groceries on the way home. Hubs smoked tri tip for
dinner, also sauteing shrimp and making mashed potatoes. He even made a
simple, fluffy cheesecake. I'm not a big cheesecake gal, but I liked
this! He started HBOs "The Night Of" and we watched three episodes.
0103 (Tuesday) 182.4. Steps 23809. Total Burn 3141. Exercise Burn 1172/1305 (70minElliptical, Zumba). Calories in 1900. Return
to the routine, school schedule again. I thought it might be hard to
get up, but I was awake before the alarm, and the kids were pretty good
and getting up and off too. Snow again, but #3 was out shoveling and
uncovering #2's car without even being asked. Back to making lunches ...
then #3 forgot his. I got my first two 20min sessions in on schedule,
but was a little late getting down before elementary carpool so
just a 10min there. Then Zumba. Stats: 5919 steps, 2.55 miles. Calorie
estimates 407/443. AvHR117, high 138, in zone 17 of the 60 minutes. Just
six of us. The snow kept some people away I'm sure. I'm glad it was
close for me. Back at home, I did some additional snow shoveling and got
in an additional 20min elliptical. Also finished up a basketball video
(although I'm mad at myself for not finishing up all the footage I had,
as I'll be adding more tonight. It would have been good to be caught up
before basketball began again) and did some cleaning (laundry, kitchen).
I was on middle school carpool duty. As soon as I dropped them off, I
went straight out to Hunter High School to catch #3 in his game.
Normally, I don't think I'd bother with away games, especially since
he's only been getting a minute or so of playing time, but after his
good practices, he was hopeful he was actually going to get in more (and
play point guard!) and this team wasn't a big challenge (which also
means bench players may get more playing time). It wasn't too far, but I
was still a little late, but #3 was put in just as I arrived. And
landed a three pointer. Yea! He got another, and then three awesome
layups in the second half. It was an easy win, and he got tons of
playing time (even looked a little tired! Was in the entire 4th
quarter). I'm so happy I went and got it on video. One problem ... I
take my noise cancelling headphones to the game, and they are wired, and
my Iphone7 doesn't have a headphone jack (it has an adapter, but of
course I hadn't remembered that). So no audiobook during the game. I did
finish up my book on the drive home, and started a new one, and had my
hookup when I went back for the varsity game. JV had won easily too, but
it was staying a little close in the varsity game, at least for the
first half, when our boys pulled away for an easy win. Hardly anyone
there watching, no student section for either team. I'd grabbed a pizza
on the way home from the first game and brought it to the little boys at
home (I had the Parmesan bites, but felt like I'd kept calories in
check) between games. Hubs was home late, as he'd gone straight to a
derby after work.
0104 (Wednesday) 180.8. Steps 22189. Total Burn 2932. Exercise Burn 1037/1086 (60minElliptical, Zumba). Calories in 1950. Had
a successful morning, getting in my three 20min sessions between
getting kids up, making lunches, carpools, etc. Even got my heart rate
up during these! Unusual! Could NOT get the heart rate up at Zumba
though. My calves were so tight, and I was feeling tired and watching
the clock for class to end. Stats: 6709 steps, 2.93 miles. Calorie
estimates 412/389. AvHR106, High127, in zone 1 of the 65 minutes. I even
snuck out when we reached an hour, even though class was still going. I
stopped at the dollar store on the way home, stocking up on some of the
deals there (shampoo for the boys, etc). Got all the groceries put away
and the house straightened. Finished up two muvees, highlights of both
boy's games yesterday. Spaghetti for dinner, as it was national
spaghetti day. Used up the extra ground beef Hubs had bought for
burgers, and tried to use my leftover dough for breadsticks, but it was
too old and didn't rise or bake. #2 had a couple classmates come over to
work on a school project. They made a movie trailer based on a book.
Well, they had the files anyway and he needed my Muvee to finish up ...
but I could not get my Muvee to work! Arrgg! I need my Muvee software.
Totally stressed about this! I was on the phone with them while Hubs
helped #2 use iMovie to finish his project. Looks like I'm going to have
to uninstall and reinstall everything ... which will also push me to
the newer version (Muvee12 rather than Muvee8 I was using. I don't like
change!)
0105 (Thursday) 1808.8. Steps 13577. Total Burn 2474. Exercise Burn 629/628 (60minElliptical). Calories in 2000. Not
a good night, for me or Hubs. I couldn't sleep and was awake ... he had
an attack (he didn't say anything until the morning so I wasn't sure,
but the way he was laying I thought so, I just didn't want to ask in
case he was asleep). Some snow, not a ton. #3 was out shoveling again.
Hubs bought a snowblower last night. We'll all have to learn to use it. I
was on driving duty to middle school. Roads weren't great, but not too
terrible. No Zumba today, as there is a funeral at the building. So,
after dropping off elementary I just came back home to attempt to
install Muvee. Had to remove all the old versions (sob ... goodbye
Muvee8, even old Autoproducer6 was still there) and then had trouble
with the install. It's saying I need to update the graphics driver, and I
tried to follow the indicated steps, but that said I didn't have
anything needing updating, so stuck! Waiting for customer service to get
back to me. I had my dental cleaning/exam in the afternoon, and had to
pick up #3 from high school, then take him back for practice. They had
their team dinner in the evening and he was able to catch a ride home
with his brother, but I still had to go out into the freezing cold a
couple more times for #4's practice drop off and pickup. Hubs was
packing as he got home, off to warm Florida with work for a week.
0106 (Friday) 180.5. Steps 5381. Total Burn 1976. Exercise Burn 0/136 (no exercise). Calories in 2200 (est). I
hadn't really recorded calories great and trying to input them after
the fact ... I'm sure input is "estimate" enough without having to add a
faulty memory in too. Got a little sleep in for the morning with the
late start at the schools. Hubs was off ... and I mean off, as he's
leaving from work to the airport and will be gone about a week. Leaving
this bitter cold for some warmer weather in Florida (builder's
conference). Got the kids off to school and then ... like a girl waiting
for her phone to ring or email to ding, I was just WAITING for Muvee
customer support to get back to me. I'd received an email last night and
... waiting. I'd had such high hopes of getting caught up on my clips
before this weekend, when I'll be adding footage from FIVE more games. I
got so impatient, I did go ahead and download a different video editing
program (and had some frustration there as again, I had to wait for the
link and registration code, but I got it). I struggle with change, but I
did use the new software and made to highlight reels from past games. I
liked some aspects of the new software more, while I missed the ease of
Muvee with some things too. #5 had a birthday party after school, and
rather than me picking him up from school and then running him to his
friend's house, his friend suggested #5 just ride the bus home with him.
Great idea ... saves me time and fun for #5 (we've never had a bus).
I'd sent him with our family cell phone and made sure I was around and
available just in case ... and good thing I did. Apparently, you need to
put in a special request in the morning with signed paperwork and get a
bus pass. #5 called me, and I went to pick him up, and I could tell my
usually stalwart son had been crying. Not only did he not get to ride
the bus with his friends, but the teacher in charge YELLED at him. I
hate seeing him sad. You'd think a teacher, dealing with kids, would be
more understanding. I understand the rule now, but we didn't know! How
were we to have known? And you don't need to yell at a poor 5th grader
:( After he got his emotions under control, I drove him to the party.
then headed to the high school for #3's basketball game against Bingham.
Unfortunately, we got smashed. Lost by about 20. The other team had
really good defense, and our boys just couldn't seem to get in position
for good shots. JV lost also ... their game ran long and was still going
when I arrived back for Varsity. I'd picked up #5 from his party a
little after 6:30. He actually had basketball practice, but I didn't
have time to run him out there. I really didn't even have time to run
him home, so he came with me to the game. I like to be on the back row,
as I video the game and need to be standing up, holding the camera high
(and don't want to block the view of anyone) and so I thought I'd try
the "student" side, as the coach's family always has the back row staked
out on the family side. It was SO crazy though. Crowded and yelling and
all the kids were standing too, making it a little hard to get a clear
shot ... it's also fun to capture the student section, so we moved at
halftime and I found a tiny spot on the back row, crowding in. We'd get a
run, they'd get a run. Our star, Stockton was ON tonight, making a lot
of shots. As the final seconds ticked ... it was tied at 46. Into OT.
Stockton hit a couple 3-pointers, MY boy hit one, but Bingham was still
within range, at the free throw line only down by two with just a second
left. He missed the first and tried for the intentional miss (needed an
actual 2-point basket to tie) on the second ... but it accidentally
went in! He was called for a line violation anyway ... so we won by two.
Oh, the cheering and crazy chaos. Back at home, I started going through
the clips and making a highlight video with my new Filmora software.
10:30 ... and I got a call from Muvee customer service. I had made a
post on Facebook (nothing inflammatory, but someone else and jumped on
the thread and said he was wondering about the company, wondering if
they had gotten back to me, and I had replied they had not) ... I guess
it had got their notice. I guess they are also situated in Singapore, so
time difference. Anyway, I was still awake, so we did some stuff (I
gave him control of my computer and while we couldn't resolve the
graphics card issue with Muvee12, he was able to get Muvee8 back up, and
that was actually what I'd been using anyway). Even though I'd started
my video in Filmora, I did switch to Muvee as I am so much more
comfortable with it. Got it up and posted ... even if it was 1:30 in the
morning. That would never happen if Hubs was around (as our computer is
in the bedroom and he wouldn't have been staying up late). Fun to check
the newspaper writeups and photos too. Whew! What an evening!
0106 (Saturday) 178.6. Steps 5478. Total Burn 1988. Exercise Burn 0/166 (no exercise). Calories in 2000. Slept
in some, after my late night. #3 had practice at 10:00, so I dropped
him off at the school. He has "stolen" #5's brand new waterbottle ... so
I packed up the little boys and said we could check at the Nike store
for it and another jacket (as #5 loves his new jacket he got for his
birthday, but he is ALWAYS wearing it, so it's boring for pictures, and
occasionally needs to be washed!). No luck with either though. I dropped
#5 off to watch his buddies play Junior Jazz and picked him up an hour
later. Then he and I were off to the high school for his 5th grade game.
#3 had finished practice, but was on clock duty all day. He switched
shifts to work his brother's game. It wasn't a great game. We got the
easy win, but #5 was off, his shots weren't going in, and the other team
... I think they are a football team just attempting basketball. It was
like they didn't really know how to play ... or how to foul. I was a
little fearful for our boys, afraid they were going to get tackled!
After that, we stopped home, #5 changed uniforms and we picked up #4. I
dropped #5 off at his coach's house to get a ride to his 4:00 game,
while I took #4 to his game at JoelP. The game really lacked in
intensity ... or maybe that is just in comparison to last night. It was
close, but our boys lost, their first loss. They really didn't seem too
concerned. I would have thought they would have been a little more into
it, but I guess that's fine. Better than them being upset. I'd arranged
for a teammate to drop #4 back home and I rushed to #5's game. It was a
pretty straight shot ... JoelP to Union. The best school I could have
hoped for scheduling with the Dimple Dell league. Any of the others
would have been a lot further. As is, I only missed a couple minutes. It
was 3-2 as I arrived ... of course the three points had been my boy. We
got the win, but it was close! Only by one! We drove a teammate home
(nice to have this give and take between parents, I know I sure need
it!) and I was SO ready to be home! I still had to pick up #3 from the
high school, and he didn't text until after 8:00. Long day for him, but
he seemed to have enjoyed it all. I took a shower and to bed. No late
night tonight!
0107 (Sunday) 179.6. Steps 7492. Total Burn 1929. Exercise Burn 200/90 (40minTreadmillWalk). Calories in 2650. Slow Sunday. With the Hubs gone, we didn't do waffles (even though I have made them myself, it's usually his thing). I did make pancakes and bacon. We were supposed to go out to my brother's church to hear his son speak before leaving on an LDS mission. I was hesitant enough ... with Hubs gone, having to drive myself (not impossible, but out of my comfort zone), the "church issues" and then just the social anxiety at the house after; so many people crammed into a small space, all the other friends/neighbors and relatives on the other side that I don't know. An ice storm sealed the deal for me not going. The meeting itself was pushed from 1:00 to 2:50 and the roads were okay by then, but I'd already talked myself out of it. I did hit the treadmill for a little walk. Started watching "The OA" on Netflix. The boys got in the hot tub, then took full advantage of Daddy not being around to play a noisy game of basketball in the front room. I did some blog updates and got letters to our missionary off.
0109 (Monday) 182.4. Steps 20924. Total Burn 2942. Exercise Burn 981/1097 (80minElliptical, Bike). Calories in 2400.
Oy ... I just can NOT get my Monday Motivation back. Any day of the
week really. I actually needed my alarm. When Hubs is home and getting
off to work in the wee hours of the morning, as quiet as he tries to be,
I wake up. More often than not I don't get back to sleep and am awake
for my alarm. With him gone ... I was still sleeping. Surprisingly, #2
was up ... that NEVER happens. I'm usually pulling him out of bed. I got
the boys off to school. I was on middle school carpool. I'd been a bit
worried about the roads. They were wet, but it had actually warmed up
and everything was melting. Dropped #5 at the elementary and then went
to Sam's Club. I'd been on the last of the fruits and such making
lunches this morning. Needed to restock. I'd pretty much talked myself
out of Southziders. Just feeling too tired, and the drive was daunting. I
did get in my hour of elliptical during the morning rush, with one more
session in the evening. I also did some reading/riding. I was on
triple-pickup duty in the afternoon, then had to drop #3 back at the
school for practice, drop of a check for some shooting shirts. I quickly
made dinner (yellow rice and fried chicken) and then took the two
little boys to Gene Fullmer for the FunShot competition. #4 decided he
didn't want to be there ... I ended up running him home and going back. I
missed #5's first round, which he apparently did better in than his
second, which I saw. Not good enough to go onto region, but that's fine.
It's all just fun. Some of his friends where there, which made it more
fun for him. They had it set up around four baskets, so it went pretty
quick, although once we were done (after the two rounds) we could leave.
We didn't stay for announcements of the winners.
0110 (Tuesday) 180.9. Steps 23919. Total Burn 3040. Exercise Burn 1247/1193 (80minElliptical, Zumba). Calories in 2400. I
was able to get in my hour of elliptical during the morning school
prep. Then it was Zumba with Marian. Stats 5977 steps, 2.58 miles.
415/421 calorie estimates, avHR117, high148, in zone 21 of the 60 min.
Got a blog post done, finished a muvee, did a little cleaning in the
kitchen. I was on afternoon pickup for the middle school. Elementary as
always. I would have liked to hit #3's game, but the timing doesn't work
with carpool and it's even harder when the game is away. It was at
Cottonwood, my old stomping grounds and alma mater. I did go out for the
varsity game. I'd arranged a pickup for #5 to get him to his 9:00 game
at Murray High, and then I went there straight after the varsity game
ended. All three boy's teams crushed the competition today. Big wins,
although none of my boys had a particularly good game. Up late again,
with a few emails coming in (being added as admin to a page to help work
out some settings and such). A panicked moment from my sister with some
files being deleted in the family Dropbox. I'm afraid it was my fault
too, as I had a couple "oops?" moments this week (feeling like I'd
dragged a folder somewhere but I couldn't tell, and deleting some stuff
that then looked weird and I hit cancel). I thought it was just MY
computer though, I wasn't even in the family folder (although I'm in and
out of Dropbox all day). I set up a new sleep app too, we'll see how
that compares to Fitbit tracking.
0111 (Wednesday) 179.1. Steps 16363. Total Burn 2771. Exercise Burn 612/940 (60minElliptical). Calories in 3100. Yikes!
Over on calories! That's what happens when I bake! I made chicken soup
with homemade breadsticks, and then cinnamon rolls too. I actually
skipped out on Zumba to get started. I got my hour of elliptical in
during the morning school prep, but then stopped at Smiths on the way
home I needed potatoes (and of course grabbed a bunch of other stuff
too). At home I got started on the bread dough and got breadsticks and
cinnamon rolls rising. Then I had to head to the dentist. I had a couple
cavities, and one tooth that had broken ... so I was actually rather
glad to get in and get it taken care of. Sitting in the seat for 1.5
hours though. I had my headphones, but I think that actually made my
neck/head hurt (although I like being able to get some "reading" in). I
hadn't been sure that I'd get out in time to grab #2 from school, so I
had him grab the keys from #3 to drive home, and then back for practice
(and to give the keys/car back to his brother). What should have been a
10min ride home took over an hour as suddenly friends "needed" a ride
home ... by way of McDonalds. I wasn't very happy with the child as that
had not been the plan. I made the soup and breadsticks for dinner.
Cinnamon rolls for dessert.
0112 (Thursday) 181.1. Steps 25839. Total Burn 3421. Exercise Burn 1400/1570 (90minElliptical, Zumba, Bike). Calories in 2400. Big
exercise day ... I didn't quite get in my hour of elliptical during
school shove-off ... 10min shy as I didn't allow quite enough time and I
was on driving duty for middle school. Zumba with MountainView. Stats
... 5905 steps, 2.55 miles. 376/383 calories. AvHR113, High131, in zone
10 of the 59 minutes. It was snowing. I was glad I'd done the shopping
yesterday so I didn't have to stop today. Hubs arrived back in the state
but went from the airport to the office to check in on work. He did
come home early and went straight to bed. Always need a rest after a
trip I think! I had tried to clean up the house some before he
got home. Got a blog update, a muvee, and attempted to start on FAFSA
stuff. I'm not very political at all, but sometimes get drawn into
Facebook discussions as they circle around again (did Trump mock a
disabled reporter?) and that does distract from my day sometimes. I did
get in additional elliptical. The bigger boys had their practices and
then team dinner, both #4 and #5 had practices too, so there was a bit
of running kids around. Final pickup was at 9:30. I got in a session on
the bike reading/riding while I waited for my final run.
0113 (Friday) 179.5. Steps 8917. Total Burn 2212. Exercise Burn 311/373 (30minElliptical). Calories in 2200. Even
with his early to bed, Hubs stayed asleep until around 5:00. I got up
around 7:00. Got the boys off to school, got in some elliptical. Early
out at the elementary, then off to the high school for games. Sophomore
at 3:30. They won in OT. No points, but #3 got decent playing time.
Headed home to check on the kidlets and get #5 to his practice, then
back to the high school (Hubs in tow) for the varsity game. Another OT.
Another win. There is a little contention in the sports community over a
tactic used by our coaches ... the stall. It's pretty normal with 60
seconds left (in a quarter, end of game) to stall until the final 10 or
so (to make sure the other team doesn't have time to do anything if you
miss) but CHHS has done it more (longer, earlier) and ... it is rather
boring. I don't quite understand its purpose, but I also don't
understand why the other team just allows it and complains? They don't
have to just stand there themselves. If one team pushes, the other team
will have to pass, and in that there will possibly be a turnover. I
guess the likelihood of fouling (called against the defensive team) is
higher, which if it's a penalty situation, may not work to their favor
... but then again, it seems like that is exactly what teams often do.
Foul purposely to force free throws, which will at least end in likely
possession. All these years of watching and I still don't understand a
lot of the game. #2 didn't have a great night though, missed many shots,
he wasn't very happy with himself. His girlfriend came over after and
they made Skookie ... I didn't have any.
0114 (Saturday) 180.0. Steps 11018. Total Burn 2311. Exercise Burn 325/480 (30minElliptical). Calories in 1800. Hubs
was off fairly early (7ish) to go into the office, even on a Saturday. I
dropped #3 at the school at 1:00 as he was running clocks again today.
He did #5's game at 2:00. I think he's bad luck though, again #5 didn't
have a good game. We lost by two. #5 had a hard time keeping emotions in
check. No other games for him today, he had a friend over to hang out
and entertain him. #4 had a game at 5:00. Normally this team has 10
players and the coach has the team split into two 5-man teams. Two of
the players were out today, so there was some mix up of the players and
#4 was pretty happy to be on the court with some of this other friends.
One of the players on the other team "talked trash" a bit and that is
really hard for my anxiety-ridden, sensitive boy. Even though they won,
and he was so happy about playing more and playing with the others, I
could tell he was on the verge of tears just because of the interactions
from one of the kids on the other team. I'm thinking it probably wasn't
even that bad (nothing I really could notice from the sidelines).
Hopefully it won't affect him too badly (he stopped playing last season
after a tough game). Hub had collected #3 from the high school when his
shift ended at 5:00 and run him to a friend's party. We did Popeyes for
dinner... I'd really tried to keep calories in check today, so I was
still okay. Normally we hear from our Missionary on Mondays, but got a
surprise email saying his p-day was switched today as they were touring
some. He and Hubs were able to connect and finalize some plans for
pickup. We'd gone back and forth a bit, with Hub's recent Meniere's
attacks ... but he's going ahead. Went ahead and bought the tickets!
0115 (Sunday) 180.0. Steps 7848. Total Burn 2027. Exercise Burn 150/199 (30minTreadmillWalk). Calories in 2300. We
haven't had our traditional Sunday Circles breakfast in a while, but we
did today. No smoked bacon though (just regular pan fried), because the
smoker was already in use for brisket for dinner. Hubs ran some
errands. I did a walk on the treadmill. Dinner was yummy, but I had felt
the tingle of a cold sore yesterday and it had sprouted. Right in the
corner of my mouth and I seriously had trouble getting my mouth open
wide enough to eat. Of course I did manage, got plenty of calories today
(tried to reign it in!) Hubs and I watched the last couple episodes of
"The Night Of" before bed.
0116 (Monday) 181.3. Steps 14786. Total Burn 2559. Exercise Burn 638/710 (60minElliptical). Calories in 1900. Hubs was off around 6:00, which is actually a little late for him. On a normal school day, I would have been out of bed already. But ... not a normal school day. MLK Day. The kids were out of school. I needed to provide rides (practice, friends) so was going to skip out on Southziders again ... but then heard they were cancelling it anyway. Apparently my SIL went last week expecting to see me there. Oops! The big boys had practice in the morning hours (staggered though, so I had to drive #3 to/from) and #4 invited friends over (pretty big deal for him, rare occurrence) while #5 was invited out to hit the rec center with friends. I ended up running #3 out to friends, and dropping #4 and buddies off at a church for some basketball. #2 hung out at home with his girlfriend until the team dinner that night. #2 had been asking for scones, but had never been around. We finally made some today. Not a good eating day for me. Really craving sweet and salty stuff.
0117 (Tuesday) 179.3. Steps 20114. Total Burn 2819. Exercise Burn 1025/984 (60minElliptical, Zumba). Calories in 2200. Another day off school for the kidlets ... end of term. I didn't get in any exercise before Zumba, but I went to Zumba! With Marian ... stats: 5572 steps, 2.42 miles. AvHR116, high 153, in zone 25 of the 57 minutes. It was fun to have Carma back, and Olivia came too. The boys didn't have practice today as they had game in the evening, but #2 still took off to hang with friends for most of the day. I did get in my hour of elliptical, although the last 20min wasn't until the end of day. I had to drop #2 off at the high school a little after 2:00, then I went back at 3:30 for his game. He got some good shots and playing time. The won easily. I came home and quickly went through the clips and put together his to share on social media. I'd been quite anxious at the game, as I guess I hadn't cleared off the old games like I thought I had and was almost out of recording space. I did get things cleared off, but I need to remember to do that with this camera and it's duel recording. #5's game was at 8:00, but the varsity game was at 7:00, so I wouldn't be able to do both. I'd arranged a ride for #5, but then Hubs got home and said he'd take him. I headed back to the school for varsity. They were playing Taylorsville, and several of the boys had been on a team with #2 back in 6th grade. I have seen them as we've played each other the last few years. Fun to see how the boys have changed. Again and easy win. Still fun but lacked a lot of the intensity of the WJ or Bingham games. We still had a pretty good student section, but for the first time, it was just a recording of the star spangled banner to start (before, they had someone sing it). No band, fewer cheerleaders, no student section really for the other team.
0116 (Monday) 181.3. Steps 14786. Total Burn 2559. Exercise Burn 638/710 (60minElliptical). Calories in 1900. Hubs was off around 6:00, which is actually a little late for him. On a normal school day, I would have been out of bed already. But ... not a normal school day. MLK Day. The kids were out of school. I needed to provide rides (practice, friends) so was going to skip out on Southziders again ... but then heard they were cancelling it anyway. Apparently my SIL went last week expecting to see me there. Oops! The big boys had practice in the morning hours (staggered though, so I had to drive #3 to/from) and #4 invited friends over (pretty big deal for him, rare occurrence) while #5 was invited out to hit the rec center with friends. I ended up running #3 out to friends, and dropping #4 and buddies off at a church for some basketball. #2 hung out at home with his girlfriend until the team dinner that night. #2 had been asking for scones, but had never been around. We finally made some today. Not a good eating day for me. Really craving sweet and salty stuff.
0117 (Tuesday) 179.3. Steps 20114. Total Burn 2819. Exercise Burn 1025/984 (60minElliptical, Zumba). Calories in 2200. Another day off school for the kidlets ... end of term. I didn't get in any exercise before Zumba, but I went to Zumba! With Marian ... stats: 5572 steps, 2.42 miles. AvHR116, high 153, in zone 25 of the 57 minutes. It was fun to have Carma back, and Olivia came too. The boys didn't have practice today as they had game in the evening, but #2 still took off to hang with friends for most of the day. I did get in my hour of elliptical, although the last 20min wasn't until the end of day. I had to drop #2 off at the high school a little after 2:00, then I went back at 3:30 for his game. He got some good shots and playing time. The won easily. I came home and quickly went through the clips and put together his to share on social media. I'd been quite anxious at the game, as I guess I hadn't cleared off the old games like I thought I had and was almost out of recording space. I did get things cleared off, but I need to remember to do that with this camera and it's duel recording. #5's game was at 8:00, but the varsity game was at 7:00, so I wouldn't be able to do both. I'd arranged a ride for #5, but then Hubs got home and said he'd take him. I headed back to the school for varsity. They were playing Taylorsville, and several of the boys had been on a team with #2 back in 6th grade. I have seen them as we've played each other the last few years. Fun to see how the boys have changed. Again and easy win. Still fun but lacked a lot of the intensity of the WJ or Bingham games. We still had a pretty good student section, but for the first time, it was just a recording of the star spangled banner to start (before, they had someone sing it). No band, fewer cheerleaders, no student section really for the other team.
0118 (Wednesday) 180.1. Steps 26476. Total Burn 3218. Exercise Burn 1300/1402 (80minElliptical, Zumba, WEIGHTS). Calories in 1800. Back to the routine today ... with Hubs off early, I was awake well before my alarm. I was able to fit in my hour of elliptical while getting the boys off to school. I did skip out on Zumba with MZL to head straight to the store after dropping off elementary. Sam's and Walmart shopping. I thought I had a fairly free afternoon, but ended up on triple-pickup duty (although I'd only been scheduled for elementary). #3 has been bugging me about his next ortho appointment so I called and they had a cancellation, so an opening at 4:00. Perfect! I dropped him off then took #4 to Office Max, as he wanted a new file folder to organize for the new school semester (and wasn't willing to wait a few days for Amazon delivery). So just like that, I lost a few hours in the afternoon! Good thing I'd been a good girl and gotten in an hour of Zumba on my own (practicing for being in charge of a class tomorrow). Got decent stats too. 6382 Steps. 2.82 miles. 474/438 calories. AvHR121, High147, in zone 33 of the 64 minutes. Got in a little extra elliptical too and even WEIGHTS! It's been a while, and I hope it isn't a mistake with leading Zumba tomorrow. I'd planned on some reading/riding but it didn't make it into the day. #3 had a late basketball practice, I let him take the car so I wouldn't have to wait up and go grab him. Hubs had a derby after work, so it was a long day for him.
0119 (Thursday) 179.4. Steps 27533. Total Burn 3229. Exercise Burn 1550/1391 (80minElliptical, Zumba, Bike, 1.25mileTreadmillWalk). Calories in 2400. I was on middle school driving duty this morning, but still managed to get in my hour of elliptical. I was heading up MountainView Zumba today as Marian had a meeting. I have a hard time getting their early with elementary drop-off. I skittered in at 8:59. Class was good. I'd put a lot of Christa's songs on the playlist, and Carma came and helped too. I even did Terrible (which I wimp out of often, it requires a lot of energy). Stats: 6911 steps. 3.02 miles. Calories 549/502. AvHR131, High155, in zone 56 of the 65 minutes. Even a couple peak minutes! ChargeHR steps in seemed disproportionately low ...5738. A difference of over 1000 steps for the hour! I'd think the Charge would possibly pick up more with all the arm movements! Cathyleen had walked over when her car wouldn't start ... she lives close, but it was a cold, snowy morning, so I gave her a ride home. B day, so I had to go grab #3 from school, then take him back for practice (then pick him up from practice, although he stayed to watch the girls basketball team, they had a game). #4 had practice, I dropped him (and #5 tagged along, there are extra hoops there) off, drove to the high school for #3 ... FOGGY out! To stay awake until final pickup, I did another 20min on the elliptical (and I'd done a session on the bike, and treadmill walk earlier ... #4 had mocked my walk, he runs!) A bit of a tickle in my throat as I headed to bed...
0120 (Friday) 179.3. Steps 3901. Total Burn 1887. Exercise Burn 0/49 (no exercise). Calories in 1800. Feel like I'm coming down with something. Constant yucky feel in my throat. Not particularly hungry, but want to eat things to attempt to scratch the itch, or somehow soothe the feeling there. Nothing helps though. I had toyed with the possibility of hitting a Zumba this morning, but between how I was feeling, and needing to drive middle school carpool (not my usual morning but filling in) I bagged it. Didn't even get down to the gym for elliptical or anything. Just not motivated to move at all. The boys were away at Brighton for the games. I suppose I could have made it out for sophomore (with elementary early out and carpool for middle school) but didn't have it in me to stay for hours, and it's a little too far to come home and go back. Hubs came home and we went out to the varsity game together. Both sophomore and JV had easy wins, and it looked like varsity would be more of the same. #2 got some good shots off. Then in the fourth, the other team battled back and suddenly there were only 30 seconds left. We were up by only two points and Brighton had the ball. Heart rate was up again! Not sure if they would try to two to tie, or a three-pointer for the win, or if our boys defense could hold them off. Then as the other team was passing #2 got a finger on the ball for the steal! Shot down the court and passed it to our star player who made the layup even with the foul. Got the and one, putting us up by five. Brighton DID manage to get a basket in those final seconds, but with the additional points, it wasn't enough and we got the win. Exciting! Apparently it made the news (my brother texted me).
0121 (Saturday) 179.3. Steps 4341. Total Burn 1899. Exercise Burn 0/89 (no exercise). Calories in 2300. Sleep is hard. I feel like I'm constantly needing to clear my throat. Slept with gum in my mouth to attempt to ease the tickle there. I feel like I need something in my mouth all the time, eating, drinking or gum at least. Hubs went into work for a bit. I ran #3 to meet up with friends. They were taking trax downtown to watch their buddy James compete in a national xbox Madden competition. He got knocked out first round, but I think the boys still had fun hanging out (and, it made the news). Games for the little ones. #5 had his at 1:00 at the high school. We only had six players, which is fine, more playing time, but the kids do get a little tired, especially as this league runs halves, not quarters (for that extra break). We got the win but it was close! Tight the entire game. #4 had his game at 4:00. Additional playing time for him too as the other point guard is out with a broken ankle. He'd missed last week, on crutches, but not a positive diagnosis. Now he was in a cast and is out for probably the rest of the season. Been there! His mom said he was involved in a ski club too, so it's NOT good timing (I mean it never is, but ...). We got the win, and #4 got 20 points! And that was not being a ball hog at all. He's really good at sharing the ball (sometimes too good, as he often did have a shot but passes it to a friend). One of the guys in charge was at the game and put the kibosh on kids playing on the extra hoops during the game. One of the moms tried to fight him on it "oh they can play, you're not in charge .... oh, you are? Okay...) I actually really appreciated it. It's so distracting and disrespectful to players and parents trying to watch. Sometimes refs or those in charge will get after people (even for just simply bouncing a ball) but some weeks there's been an entire game going on right there by the side of the actual game. Hubs had two tickets to the Jazz game for the evening. He took #4, as he's the biggest basketball fan. He took the Durango, which left we without a car to pick up #3 from his festivities, but he was able to have one of his friends drop him home.
0122 (Sunday) 179.4. Steps 3480. Total Burn 1859. Exercise Burn 0/21 (no exercise). Calories in 2000. Hubs made Sunday Circles. I had a cold sore for a week now, right there in the corner of my mouth. Makes it hard to open and eat ... or peer down my throat with this sickness (not that I can tell if it looks like strep or anything). I laid down several times, bundling up as I was cold (but then hot) but didn't really nap. Hubs made pot roast and mashed potatoes for dinner. He set up his ipad by the hot tun and watched an episode of "Better Call Saul" while he soaked.
0123 (Monday) 181.4. Steps 13494. Total Burn 2486. Exercise Burn 610/637 (60minElliptical). Calories in 1400. Poor Hubs ... I snore when I'm sick. He was up at 4:00, and unfortunately I couldn't get back to sleep. I got up around 5:30. I did 10min on the elliptical and felt a little lightheaded, but okay. Got the kids up and made lunches. Attempted 20min elliptical. When I'm feeling like this, I usually put something over my mouth, as breathing in cold air is almost painful. But with my stupid cold sore, that wouldn't work. I need my fan as I feel overheated, but can't have that directly near my mouth (so I did without the fan). A push, but I got 20 in before driving the kids to middle school. Another 10 before dropping off elementary. I figured I wasn't up for attempting Zumba, so I went straight to the store to grab some groceries. Home again and had to rest up some. Had some sneezing fits. Complete carpool afternoon as I picked up #3 from school, then #4, then #5, then ran #3 back to school for his practice. Happily he could catch a ride home with his brother after the team dinner. I should have gone to a mother's meeting regarding senior night coming up, but I didn't feel like I could face anything public and really didn't want to go out in the snow again. Took my Nyquil and was in bed by about 8:00, although I still couldn't get to sleep until after 10:00.
0124 (Tuesday) 179.2 Steps 12122. Total Burn 2361. Exercise Burn 415/524 (40minElliptical). Calories in 1700. Didn't quite get in my morning elliptical. 10/20/10 ... I didn't feel like I was up to an hour of exercise, so I was going to duck out of Zumba. I texted Marian and she had hoped I'd be there to open the church and get started if she was late, as she had to drop her daughter at the airport. I said I'd go and get us started ... she really wasn't very late. I just did one song leading, and stayed for a couple more, but then decided to go home and take it easy, as I wanted to hit the boy's games later in the day. Needed to conserve energy! I was on pickup for middle school, and left for the high school as soon as I dropped #4 home. #2 was picking up #5 for me as I went to watch #3. It was a good game, fairly easy win. I had been on the schedule to man the snack bar today, but I'd begged off and got someone to cover for me. I just didn't feel I would be up to standing up that extra time in-between games. I wanted to go home and check on #5 (who was now home alone as Dad and #4 had left for a derby) and lay down for a bit. I made sure #5 was ready for his ride to pick him up for his game, and I headed back to the high school for the varsity showdown. JV had won, and we were expecting a pretty easy game. We had demolished Cottonwood, and Cottonwood had beaten Jordan so ... but surprisingly, it was pretty tough! Jordan was ahead at the end of the first quarter. We managed to gain the lead, but Jordan kept it fairly tight, until the end when we pulled away again. Aunt Olivia came out to watch and cheer on her nephew. When the game ended, I headed straight out to #5's game and got their before tip-off. I normally hate 9:00 games, but they work out well here on Tuesday nights. It was a pretty easy win for our boys, although my #5 seemed to be struggling with his shots. Got a few points though. Home again ... hubs was already asleep. Bucket by the bed, so I wondered if he'd had an attack? I could NOT get to sleep. I didn't feel particularly wound up. The games hadn't been super stressful or frustrating or anything, I just didn't feel sleepy. Finally around 11:00 I think I nodded off.
0125 (Wednesday) 179.2. Steps 13651. Total Burn 2454. Exercise Burn 636/617 (60minElliptical). Calories in 1800. I
didn't even make it down for my first elliptical of the morning ... it
wasn't so much not feeling up to it (although there was that) but if I
don't get down right on schedule I just don't have time. My computer
was acting up a bit and I ended up shutting everything down and
restarting and that just pushed me too late to get in a full 20 to start
the day ... I did get in my two other 20min, so 40 of my usual hour for the morning shove off. I
really didn't even plan on Zumba, still taking it fairly easy. I went
to Sam's Club after dropping off #5 at elementary. Grabbed more socks
for Hubs ... he'd liked the ones I bought last trip for him to try. Back
at home I worked on going through clips and getting a couple highlight
reels of the high school games. Contacted a couple of the other moms
about our upcoming lunch duty as well. A few pickups for after
school/practice. Hubs had another derby, with another duty bound #4
going along. They stopped at Popeyes on the way home. My sickness HAS
finally impacted my appetite some, so I still had some calories to spare
to indulge in a couple of tenders.
0126 (Thursday) 178.4. Steps 14618. Total Burn 2528. Exercise Burn 622/721 (60minElliptical). Calories in 2300. Only got a 10min to start the morning, then my two 20min while getting the boys off. I had a dentist appointment at 11:00 for my permanent crown ... I COULD have still fit Zumba in but between not feeling great physically and struggling with some stuff emotionally I just didn't feel up to it. A bit of a fetal position morning. The trip to the dentist went fine. Didn't have to numb or anything. A little painful with my cold sore still there just a bit. My mouth has just felt numb all over recently though. Weird. I'd forgotten they said I still had a couple more small fillings ... I had been thinking I was done, not needing to make another appointment. Arrrrgg. Not a super productive day. Did get a little cleaning in. Kitty knocked over a plant, spilling soil all over, which necessitated pulling the vacuum out so then I just did everything. Hubs had a derby in the evening, taking #5. #3 did finish up his practice right after the boys left, and would have been a bit more help to Hubs than the little one. #4 had his evening practice. I made a lemon jello cake and finally finished up my 10min to get my hour of elliptical in.
0127 (Friday) 178.8. Steps 9445. Total Burn 2190. Exercise Burn 424/355 (40minElliptical). Calories in 2000. I've been really lazy on Friday mornings, not even attempting Zumba during the morning school shove off. There had been a new Grey's Anatomy on last night, and I was interested in watching it, so I got 40min today. No games in the evening, the high school boys had a bye. I felt a bit bereft without my basketball. I did work on a video (actually two, as there was footage from another game I'd forgotten about). Had to pick up #3 from school, as #2 was staying for practice. Dropped #5 off to his practice ... but other than that I really didn't leave the house. I'm a homebody. Hubs was in bed at 8:00! He does get up early, but that is early!
0128 (Saturday) 179.4. Steps 5280. Total Burn 2003. Exercise Burn 0/167 (no exercise). Calories in 2000. Got to sleep in some. #3 had a 10:00 practice so I dropped him off, and Hubs grabbed him on the way to a derby around noon. Three games today. First one at 3:00 for #4. They only had six players, but my boy loves the extra playing time. He got 20 points. It was an easy, run-away win. I'd brought #5 with me and arranged for a teammate to come grab him to get him to their game at 4:00 across town. It was far enough (Indian Hills) that I really wasn't planning on going myself, but as the 3:00 game was wrapping up at 3:40, I figured I would probably have time to make it. I quickly asked the coach to take my current kid home after and dashed out as soon as the final buzzer hit (67-11 was the score, although they'd actually turned it off). I made good time, luckily hitting green lights all the way. The game had started, but it was just 0-2, our team hadn't scored ... and still didn't for several minutes! Slow start ... luckily the other team, while making a couple other baskets, was having a slow start themselves. Then things took off and got quite exciting by the end! I looked at my HRM and I was at 125! I have my headphones on, so sometimes I'm not totally aware of the atmosphere (yelling and such) but even with it so close, everyone was staying good sports. They pulled ahead by two with just seconds left. Do we try to a two pointer to tie and force OT? Three for the win? Will they be able to defend so we can't get a shot off? Exactly the same situation as the Varsity boys last Friday night, except this time we were down but with possession and ... THREE FOR THE WIN. Crazy shot, as we had NOT been doing great on our three pointers that game. I was glad I'd made it out. Home for a few hours to recharge ... both me and the camera. But couldn't head to bed, as #5 had another game, starting at 9:15, clear across town. Uggg. I really dislike Butler. Besides being so far (there are worse ones though) there is NO space for spectators ... well I mean there is space, but not nearly enough. Just the one little section under the basket for everyone! And it's a tough view, especially for filming. I had a ref back or a pole in my half the time. We got the win again though. Hubs had made an ice cream oreo crust pie ... #5 were anticipating it all the way home and it was yummy! #2 was out all day/evening to Sweethearts.
0129 (Sunday) 178.8. 3093 steps. Total Burn 1893. Exercise Burn 0/74 (no exercise). Calories in 2400. Love sleeping in. Sunday sleep in. I'll admit ... I had a little ice cream pie for breakfast. Hubs had also made his cheesecake, and the other boys had some of the that, so we never got around to our traditional breakfast. I did finally get out the griddle and fry up some bacon/sausage and hashbrowns and made a few pancakes. Hubs got a turkey smoking for our evening meal. I made some roll dough and got those rising. Got through one of yesterday's games, two more to go.
0130 (Monday) 181.8. 12674 steps. Total Burn 2522. Exercise Burn 614/680 (60minElliptical). Calories in 2400. Back to the routine ... sort of. Instead of getting up and off to work, Hubs was up and off to Mexico! He left right about the same time as the boys were leaving for school. His mom is traveling with him, and my SIL dropped them off at the airport. Everything went smoothly and they arrived in Mexico in the afternoon. Here at home ... not the most productive day. I'd done 40min elliptical in the morning, didn't finish up my hour until the end of the day. Made a muvee. I did do dinner ... chicken and wild rice soup with homemade breadsticks, and cinnamon rolls for dessert.
0126 (Thursday) 178.4. Steps 14618. Total Burn 2528. Exercise Burn 622/721 (60minElliptical). Calories in 2300. Only got a 10min to start the morning, then my two 20min while getting the boys off. I had a dentist appointment at 11:00 for my permanent crown ... I COULD have still fit Zumba in but between not feeling great physically and struggling with some stuff emotionally I just didn't feel up to it. A bit of a fetal position morning. The trip to the dentist went fine. Didn't have to numb or anything. A little painful with my cold sore still there just a bit. My mouth has just felt numb all over recently though. Weird. I'd forgotten they said I still had a couple more small fillings ... I had been thinking I was done, not needing to make another appointment. Arrrrgg. Not a super productive day. Did get a little cleaning in. Kitty knocked over a plant, spilling soil all over, which necessitated pulling the vacuum out so then I just did everything. Hubs had a derby in the evening, taking #5. #3 did finish up his practice right after the boys left, and would have been a bit more help to Hubs than the little one. #4 had his evening practice. I made a lemon jello cake and finally finished up my 10min to get my hour of elliptical in.
0127 (Friday) 178.8. Steps 9445. Total Burn 2190. Exercise Burn 424/355 (40minElliptical). Calories in 2000. I've been really lazy on Friday mornings, not even attempting Zumba during the morning school shove off. There had been a new Grey's Anatomy on last night, and I was interested in watching it, so I got 40min today. No games in the evening, the high school boys had a bye. I felt a bit bereft without my basketball. I did work on a video (actually two, as there was footage from another game I'd forgotten about). Had to pick up #3 from school, as #2 was staying for practice. Dropped #5 off to his practice ... but other than that I really didn't leave the house. I'm a homebody. Hubs was in bed at 8:00! He does get up early, but that is early!
0128 (Saturday) 179.4. Steps 5280. Total Burn 2003. Exercise Burn 0/167 (no exercise). Calories in 2000. Got to sleep in some. #3 had a 10:00 practice so I dropped him off, and Hubs grabbed him on the way to a derby around noon. Three games today. First one at 3:00 for #4. They only had six players, but my boy loves the extra playing time. He got 20 points. It was an easy, run-away win. I'd brought #5 with me and arranged for a teammate to come grab him to get him to their game at 4:00 across town. It was far enough (Indian Hills) that I really wasn't planning on going myself, but as the 3:00 game was wrapping up at 3:40, I figured I would probably have time to make it. I quickly asked the coach to take my current kid home after and dashed out as soon as the final buzzer hit (67-11 was the score, although they'd actually turned it off). I made good time, luckily hitting green lights all the way. The game had started, but it was just 0-2, our team hadn't scored ... and still didn't for several minutes! Slow start ... luckily the other team, while making a couple other baskets, was having a slow start themselves. Then things took off and got quite exciting by the end! I looked at my HRM and I was at 125! I have my headphones on, so sometimes I'm not totally aware of the atmosphere (yelling and such) but even with it so close, everyone was staying good sports. They pulled ahead by two with just seconds left. Do we try to a two pointer to tie and force OT? Three for the win? Will they be able to defend so we can't get a shot off? Exactly the same situation as the Varsity boys last Friday night, except this time we were down but with possession and ... THREE FOR THE WIN. Crazy shot, as we had NOT been doing great on our three pointers that game. I was glad I'd made it out. Home for a few hours to recharge ... both me and the camera. But couldn't head to bed, as #5 had another game, starting at 9:15, clear across town. Uggg. I really dislike Butler. Besides being so far (there are worse ones though) there is NO space for spectators ... well I mean there is space, but not nearly enough. Just the one little section under the basket for everyone! And it's a tough view, especially for filming. I had a ref back or a pole in my half the time. We got the win again though. Hubs had made an ice cream oreo crust pie ... #5 were anticipating it all the way home and it was yummy! #2 was out all day/evening to Sweethearts.
0129 (Sunday) 178.8. 3093 steps. Total Burn 1893. Exercise Burn 0/74 (no exercise). Calories in 2400. Love sleeping in. Sunday sleep in. I'll admit ... I had a little ice cream pie for breakfast. Hubs had also made his cheesecake, and the other boys had some of the that, so we never got around to our traditional breakfast. I did finally get out the griddle and fry up some bacon/sausage and hashbrowns and made a few pancakes. Hubs got a turkey smoking for our evening meal. I made some roll dough and got those rising. Got through one of yesterday's games, two more to go.
0130 (Monday) 181.8. 12674 steps. Total Burn 2522. Exercise Burn 614/680 (60minElliptical). Calories in 2400. Back to the routine ... sort of. Instead of getting up and off to work, Hubs was up and off to Mexico! He left right about the same time as the boys were leaving for school. His mom is traveling with him, and my SIL dropped them off at the airport. Everything went smoothly and they arrived in Mexico in the afternoon. Here at home ... not the most productive day. I'd done 40min elliptical in the morning, didn't finish up my hour until the end of the day. Made a muvee. I did do dinner ... chicken and wild rice soup with homemade breadsticks, and cinnamon rolls for dessert.
0131 (Tuesday) 181.8. 20537 steps. Total Burn 2941. Exercise Burn 1065/1089 (60minElliptical, Zumba) Calories in 1500. With
Hubs not home getting up in the morning, I needed my alarm :) Busy day
today. I got in 50minutes in the morning on the elliptical. After the
morning school shove off I went to Zumba. My first attempt and a full
hour in well over a week. A bit of a push, but I was fine. Hot and
sweaty, and stats didn't seem to reflect that I was working as hard as I
was feeling, but the numbers weren't bad. 5842 steps. 2.55 miles.
426/423 calories. AvHR121, High141, in zone 37 of the 58 minutes. Home
for a bit, and then off to one of the other basketball mom's homes to
assemble lunches for the team. The other mom had done most of the work,
doing the shopping and set up. I brought some granola bars and fruit
snacks and wrap. She'd purchased big sub sandwiches, pre-sliced, but
they needed to be wrapped individually and then everything added to the
sacks. The other two moms said they had the drop-off at the school
handled, which let me off the hook for that (it is always a struggle to
find a spot to park and carry in the big box of lunches). The boys were
traveling to Bingham for a rematch today. The first sophomore game was a
bit of a blow-out (we lost) so I'd considered not even making the
effort to go ... but then decided to try. #2 could grab #5 from
elementary, but I still had middle school pickup, which barely gives me
enough time ... but I made it. Much closer game this time. #3 got
playing time in the first half, but sat the bench for the rest of the
game. The boys actually tied it up at the end and forced OT, but then
couldn't quite get the win. Still, a MUCH better showing than the first
game. I ran home to check on the littles and make sure a ride was
arranged for #5 to get to his game. He expressed an interest in watching
the varsity game (he'd been with me for the first go-round) but I just
wasn't sure it would end in time to get him to his. I went back at 7:00.
The place was pretty packed, as this re-match was well publicized and
quite the rivalry. I found a spot up top, to the left of Bingham's
student section. A bit of "enemy" territory, but I'm not really vocal,
and I wasn't the only CHHS cheerer there. The parent's side had an
obstructed view of the score board from the back row (which I'd
discovered during the sophomore game, but I'd had a little more leeway
to move around there as it doesn't have the same attendance as varsity
games). Not that our boys were off per say ... but they weren't coming
out shining, and unfortunately that is required to beat Bingham. At the
end of every quarter, we were keeping it close, but always two points
behind. All the way to the final minutes, when our boys had to foul to
keep the ball in play, but Bingham made those baskets, pulling ahead.
58-51. As soon as it was over I rushed to #5's game and BARELY made it!
Seriously, with seconds to spare :) But alas ... looked like another
beating. The other team pulled ahead pretty quick and had a 10-point
lead most of the game. Near the end though, our boys rallied, enough to
make it exciting! Final score was 33-31, Not quite enough but a good
comeback, and nice they didn't give up. The other team was quite a bit
bigger ... my #5 looked so tiny (he is 5th grade in a 6th grade league)
but the other team's uniforms were still bigger than they were! Baggy!
It is so hard to size when ordering, of course they could also be
hand-me-downs (which I'm all for! Reuse and save money!) So alas ...
three losses. I have to admit, my motivations for making the muvees is a
little lacking with losses, unless MY kid still had an outstanding
game, which wasn't really the case in any of these either. Will I get
around to highlight reels? We'll see ...
