First mini-triathlon

#1 Mini-triathlon!!

Yippee! I completed my first one. I didn't try to push myself, I just wanted to complete it. And I did. I started with 30 minutes on a treadmill type of machine (low impact). It was HARD work. I used 200 calories and went 1.5 miles in 30 minutes. My heart rate was between 120-145 the whole time. I'd like to get it lower, as I wasn't working THAT hard, but oh well.

Then I went on to the bikes. I did 20 minutes at level 3, which was pretty easy. I did 2.0 mile and I think maybe 100 calories?

Then I went to the pool and swam for 10 minutes. That was physically not bad, but I was starting to get hungry by then. I did drink two containers of H2O, so that's good. I swam 9 laps and walked/floated the 10th one, to finish just exactly in 10 minutes.

Then I hit the whirlpool for about 3-4 minutes and the steam room for 5 minutes, and the shower, and drying my hair, and home to EAT a bowl of oatmeal with raspberries and blueberries in it. And 1/2 a brownie from Noah's birthday lunch out with Grandma. Ouch! Could have skipped that part of it, but it was SOOO good!!!

Oh, and I went to a gentle yoga class before starting the mini-triathlon. Needless to say, my heart rate is still a bit too high, but my spirits are high, too. Now I am checking email and watching SG1, season 8, disk 2.

I saw a complete set of SG1 at Costco last night for $179.00, boy was I tempted!!!! That would be too much fun for one gal. :-)

Now I need to figure out how many calories I burn just by being awake, and what my total calorie intake should be to lose 1-2 pounds a week, with the massive workout schedule (aka mini-triathlon) twice a week. I don't know if I could do that 3x a week, but I'd be willing to. It wasn't as hard as I thought, so pushing myself to get better mileage is a good goal, eventually.