Dealing with an unusual work week

This week has turned out to be as hectic at work as I expected it would be, and the next 2 weeks will be just as hectic. (I'm validated a bit by knowing my colleagues all thought this week was just as crazy, and it wasn't just me!)

When faced with the atypical schedule and energy, I've been trying to focus on eating okay, and getting to the gym has been secondary. This past week, I did the pilates reformer class at the home gym, and the power pilates class at the NH gym on Saturday, but nothing during the week. This coming week, I am working 3 half days in Cambridge, and anticipating a lot more instability in how I manage my week, food and exercise wise. I know it will all get back to "normal" soon, ironically, the week of Thanksgiving, and so I just have to stay with it until then.

Power pilates yesterday was tough -- working on the arms, tummy and butt, mainly. One thing I love about this class is that it is different every time -- different equipment, different music, different exercises on the same muscle groups, etc. Misty and I are the youngest people in the class, and we struggle the most (so humbling!) It's always funny when we get a "Nice job in the back!" comment from the instructor, clearly aimed at us finally getting something. Misty has more endurance and strength, and I have more flexibility, but between the two of us, we each are always struggling with something.

The instructor, Elaine, has high energy and is encouraging, but I'll admit she has one fatal flaw: She's terrible at math. I say this because she regularly shouts apparently irrelevant comments like "Eight More!" when she clearly means like 20. Or "Only 4 more!" When "4" means "4 repetitions of this one thing each time for 16 more!" I try to tune her out, because I only resent her when we get to the count down and she was evidently just joking about that "only 8 more" thing. Now I try to tell myself "Only 8 more means only 8 more until she really tells us how many might be left maybe". Ugh. We got through the class, though, and though I'm still sore today, I expect a few more advil will take it all away.

But one of the reasons I struggled was because I definitely have a case of Wii shoulder! We got Wii Resort Sports, and one of the games on there I like very much is the sword fighting games. I'm good at them (something I don't run into a lot) and they're fun, so I played them quite a bit, but my shoulder was killing me by the end. We also bowled a bit, and did some table tennis and archery (also very fun), so, I'm a little sore. (Robert, on the other hand is obsessively trying to beat his personal best on the 3 point contest in the basketball game). Oh, and I learned that I am just as bad at virtual frisbee as I am in real frisbee. Seriously, I embarrass myself. But I'm having fun with the Wii, and glad we have it as an additional way to stay a little active as the weather gets in the 30's here in NH. (Sure, Robert's doing a 3-stage bicycle race in this weather... I suppose he's doing just fine at staying active in this weather!)

This week, I plan to go to Pilates reformer and go to the gym at least one more time this week. Ideally, 2 visits beyond the reformer visit. We'll be in MA this coming week, so no power pilates class, but another option for an at home gym class. Wish me luck!

Tomorrow's another weigh-in day. I hope to be at no more than +1, but I'm expecting a small gain. Hopefully, that's all I'll see!

Thanks for reading!