Wednesday break, Spinning, and Win!

Wednesday's normally scheduled routine was interupted by stomach pain and general discomfort. I called Steph at the ass-crack of dawn, groggy tired, and in some pain and canceled our run. I am trying to push hard this last week, so I was awfully sad to miss our run. I was feeling better by mid morning, which was good. But I didn't really get anything accomplished work-out wise. Ah well. Kickball was surprisingly close, despite our hugely underpopulated roster. Arthur's was a welcomed relaxing evening.

Thursday. 8 Days and counting. Spinning class and dietary changes.
I've decided, in this final push, that I'll start to slowly eliminate my snacks for the next week. Not permanently, of course... This will decrease my overall caloric intake by about 360 per day, or about 1 pound when it's all said and done. But here's the kicker. We've got family in town over this long holiday weekend. You know that means I'm eating out a bunch, and we've planned a big cookout. Here's to trying to stay good this weekend.
Spinning class. I got there a bit early today. I was the first dressed spinner to arrive. Work attired people came in to claim their bikes, but I've managed to correct that issue by taking the one bike no one seems to want. The front and center bike. I was talking to Karen, and Lady Gaga came up. She joked with me about it being in today's rotation, which is when I made a proposal. I told her, " What would you think if I suggested a song to add to your Lady Gaga mix? It would, you know, balance out my dislike with a song I love." She loved the idea, so now I need to figure out a generally un-offensive song to add to the routine. This might be harder than I thought.
During class, I made a large effort to push as hard as I could. I think I worked myself breathless about 4 times today. Two times on hills, and another two times during sprints. I also opted to not get out of the saddle during our monster hill until the very last interval, which is WAY more work. During that last interval, she keeps us up out of the saddle longer in the 3rd position, and has us push our pace as hard as we can for the final 15-20 seconds. A full power sprint. I can feel my feet slopping around in my shoes a bit on my upstroke when I have the resistance up nearly to my max, and I start sprinting. I'm glad the cleats are screwed in well :) I was a total sweat factory today. If only there was a market for it, I would bottle it up and sell it.
Karen noted, at the end of the class, my extra effort today and inquired. I told her that I only had a week left, that I was pushing hard to reach my weight goal, and perhaps even surpass it. I told her that we needed two more kick-ass rides next week, when she reminded me that we were all off on Monday. OH YEAH, duh. So, I only have one spin left, the day before we leave. I figure I'll run Monday morning to make up for the missed class.


Win = Casey weighed in at 200 today. WOHWEOHWOHEAOHAOHS! Now, I know this isn't the normal weigh in day, but it really felt awesome to see my weight that low. I just need to maintain over this long, food filled weekend, then work hard till after Thursday's spinning class for my final weigh-in.