May 4, 2011 - exercise update

Good morning everyone,
I wound up calling in sick yesterday.  I had some flu like symptoms overnight that caused me to be up 1/2 the night.   I was nervous that I needed to go to the ER but I eventually relaxed and fell asleep.  I was extremely groggy when I got up so I called Sonja and Jen (MY MANAGER).  I am feeling 100% better today and will be seeing the nephrologist tomorrow morning.  I will bring it up and see what he says about it.  Not sure if its PKD related because its still flu season here in Western NY.  If I have the same issues in July, then I know something isn't right.  Will see what happens. 
I did not get to the gym yesterday.  I decided to take it easy.  Since I am feeling much better, I am going tonight and do my treadmill work (40 min at 5.0 speed, 2.5 grade for 1 min 30, 0.00 for 1 min 30, 1 min walk).  I will be working out 2 days in a row. Tomorrow is group run. 
Back to eating my salads every other day for lunch and having a fruit and veg for 3 pm snack.  I weighed myself and only lost a 1/2 lb or 181.5.  I didn't do good with the diet last week but trying again now.  I plan on eating my salad for lunch.   I usually have a carb day for my exercise day.  Will see what happens when I go tonight and attempt my 40 minute treadmill workout.  I don't know how the other 3 did on my weight loss team.  I need to send a quick email to Todd and Mary to go weigh.  I don't see Todd in today and Mary is probably upstairs.  Lori I think got weighed in already but didn't catch up to her to see what she did.  I told her what I did and it made her extremely nervous.   Seemed like everyone around me getting weighed (there was about 7 of us), lost about a pound, 1/2 pound  a few lost about 3.  It will be interesting to see what the Neuro manager and OR manager lost.  Last weigh in they lost 10 and 13 lbs a piece.  Will they do it again? 
Sundays walk was really good.  I need to expand the walk by about 1/2 mile in the next few weeks.  Its becoming really easy now.  When I got back from my walk, I had a baby bird in my basement.  I got my landlord from next door to help me with the bird.  He flew right out the door no problems.  He was this little thing - perhaps a baby.  Not sure how he got in but maybe throug the dryer vent. 
the Landlord told me that he got new tenants for the other side.   A young couple with a 8 month old with 2 cats.  He seemed to be pleased with them.  I do hope they workout in the long run.  they seem to run the same path as I did - coming from south of the city and moving up northeast of Buffalo toward the airport.  I sure hope they are nice.  Will find out in about a month - I will let you know the details.  He is moving out the 3rd week of this month (around the 17-18) so I will be the only one there for 2 weeks until June 1.  Im sure they got permission to start moving things early.