When you have to eat frogs, eat the biggest one first.
Today’s frog was Chips ‘n’ Salsa — you know, the one where we walk on our hands and drag our feet on a tray. We had to go to mid-court, pick up the tray and then run a sprint down and back. I think we did that six times. It may have been five — I don’t know, but it was a lot of work. But I took the biggest frog and ate it. And set the tempo for the day.
We did lots of wall sits. We lifted a leg and passed a weighted ball. I remember when that used to kill me. That was a long, long time ago.
We also ran ladders and sprints. And Clark had us on the treadmill. We started at 6.5 mph, moved to 7.5 and finished the eight minutes at 8 mph. It wasn’t easy (I really started to sweat when we went to 8 mph) but I survived it. We did have a teammate fall off the back of the treadmill. She, amazingly, did not get hurt. Running at 8 mph on a treadmill isn’t for the weak at heart. I’m thankful she is OK.
At the end of the session, we weighed. I lost another two pounds — which puts me at 12 total for the program. I want to lose 25 before the end of the 12 weeks — my goal is to never get over 200 lbs. again. I really need to lose another 13 lbs.
We’re halfway done. I had better get serious on the diet part. One of the areas where I have struggled is being exhausted all the time. When I am exhausted, I eat for energy. The trick is to eat the right things. And maybe, eventually, get some rest.
This is a five-day workout week. Next week is, too. I’m running a 5K with my son on Saturday. Rest isn’t on the calendar.