Paul cooperates!

Paul woke up only twice last night, so I got some good sleep...finally! I wasn't really deprived of sleep the way some folks are, but it was getting pretty old waking up all the time. If I went to bed at 10:30pm, Paul would normally wake up at 10:45pm before I got to sleep and then I'd be up til 11:15 to 11:30 while lights are on in the house. Then up at 5:00am or so. So I've been effectively living on about 6 hours of sleep. I can do that, but it's not preferable. Last night was good, I got about 8 hours of sleep. That was nice.

So when he woke up at 5:30am, Tera fed him instead of me. What did I do? Did I get up and go to the gym? No! I slept in, thinking the sleep is good for me (which it is!). I thought I'd run at lunch and then swim and lift after work. That was a good plan, except in my sleepiness I forgot I had a working lunch. Duh! So all I got today was a swim and lift.

That swim and lift was good, though. Swam the 3x500 in entirety for the first time and then lifted the heavier weights I addded last week. The swim sets were done in about 7:45 with 90 seconds rest. I can really feel the additional efficiency that "snapping the hip" gives me; it's usually good for at least on less stroke per 25 yards and a slightly reduced heart rate and effort level. After a month or so, I hope it becomes a habit. I didn't expect to be able to lift all the reps of the weight sets, but I got everything up except the bicep curls. The gym is still packed with the new year's resolutions; I hope they can maintain their goals, but inevitably 75% of them will stop going to the gym in a week or so.

Tomorrow I'll be able to make up that missed run because my parents are here.

My parents are here for a few days to help me with Paul while Tera is gone to a work conference in Tampa. I have a solo mission with assistance Thursday through Sunday. It will be interesting.

Sometimes when I'm working out really hard, I get an appetite that can't be satisfied, and I'll eat everything I can for a couple of hours. I could never figure out what causes that. Now I know. After the run yesterday, that appetite hit me hard, and I ate and ate and ate some more. The only thing I did was do the long run, so I'm attributing that appetite to the run. It turned out to be a good thing because I was full when we left for the Superbowl party, so I didn't eat alot of junk there. In any case, it's good to know what causes that appetite so I can prepare for it by having healthy foods on hand. Anything over about 55 minutes of workout causes it.