fifty-five minutes of weights. and i slightly increased weights (i purposely do low weights, high reps because i want to get fit, not bulky) on almost everything today so it was a rigorous workout. i then did the nineteen flights of stairs up to the top and two back down to our floor. it may just be my imagination since i don’t wear a watch but i really felt like i did the stairs quicker and easier today. my breathing didn’t become severely strained until the 21^st floor. seems like that usually happens around the 12^th. it really just felt like i maintained a better pace all the way up. and, if i had had the time, i felt as though i could have kept going.

so that completes three weeks of a good workout routine (four days a week, half weights, half cardio). now comes the tricky part: can i maintain that routine while on a cruise ship and can i jump right back into it when we come back in two weeks? this is always my weakness. i start a routine and do really good at it but then we go out of town or something interferes and i just don’t get back into it. i’m going to strive to do a better job this time. i’d be happy if i can force myself to do at least three days a week for the next two weeks. i’d be thrilled if i did more. it would be so easy since there’s a running track around the top deck of the ship and state of the art gym. of course, it’s also much too easy for me to say “i’m on vacation” and shirk it. i’ll try to keep in mind the pain that my cousin is putting herself through for a fantastic cause and maybe, just maybe, that will be enough to guilt me into some vacation activity.