I started to do my walking outdoors later in the morning, but it was way too hot. After 20 mins I decided to call it a wash and did another 20 mins inside. I still owed myself another 20 so I decided to do them in the pool in the afternoon. The silly cats went outside with me this morning but the one seems to overheat too easily. I called for him (usually I have to chase him in) and he came panting to the door. The little one had found a nice shady spot on the tile (likely still cool) and was harder to convince that he should come in.

I got a bit of a wake-up call on how the heat does affect me. The first walk was okay, but I knew I wasn’t going to make 30 mins (which I do on the treadmill). Twenty minutes later (inside) my heart rate was still pushing 100. Just under 60 is my normal resting rate. I did 20 mins again on the treadmill, which would normally not be a push, but it was, so I stopped. Originally I was going to do 40 mins. I did a couple of things inside and then thought I should check some of the plants outside. I’d left the HRM on and just glanced at it while I was watering (perhaps 20 mins, maybe a bit more). This was just filling the watering can (7 litres), walking around and watering, nothing much. The only difference from how I usually do it is that I didn’t sit down to fill the can. My heart rate never went below 100 after the first five minutes, and was up over 130 when I finished. So I guess the heat affects me more than I think. It’s not that hot out. Current temp is 28C (feels like 35C according to the weather network). Oops - 28C = ~82F, 35C = 95F. Okay, maybe it is that hot out.

And then I came in and made a hot lunch. Silly girl. Doesn’t matter though, it was good, and the house has AC. The morning snack and lunch ended up being eaten almost at the same time. I was putting the water on for the pasta and realized that I was really quite hungry… then realized that was because I’d not eaten my snack. So I did, and held off lunch for a short time. A really short time, since the hunger had taken hold of my better reason.

The swimming in the afternoon was nice, especially after I finished up my 20 mins and could just mess around. I kept an eye on the cats, but one of them had already decided to go inside on his own. The little one looked a little peeved, but I put him inside as well. Too hot for cats (and people) I think.

From the HRM:

Food for the day:

Total: 2381 (26% fat, 38% carbs, 34% protein)

Breakfast: egg white omelet, chocolate pecan bread, jam, grapefruit (298)
AM Snack: almonds, protein shake (299)
Lunch: turkey sausage sauce with pasta, roasted veggies, apple (534)
PM Snack: red pepper hummus, veggies, protein shake, soy nuts (417)
Dinner: boneless chicken thighs with curry sauce over snow peas, salad w/dressing (473)
Late Snack: fruit salad, biscotti, protein shake (360)