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********************************************************************************If I could hug my scale and take it's picture, I would!! That lovely digital machine showed me this miraculous number this morning. Exactly 150.0. You know what this is? This is my GOAL WEIGHT. This is the number I reached ONCE about a year and a half ago....in fact, it was probably two years ago. It then creeped up about a pound and a half and I have never been able to get back to it for even one week. If my scale ever moved, it was always up...then I would have to fight it back down but could never get past 151 - 152. I was always fine with that, but after the work I've put in this month, I'm so excited to see it pay off!!17 out of 19 days OP. One of those off days was planned, and the other was barely off plan. At least 3 days a week doing HIIT and Strength Training, plus at least 1-2 more days of cardio...sometimes at the gym, and sometimes just getting out to stretch my legs.Obviously this a good system for me!Now, to figure out how to maintain this!!
Yesterday I just didn't feel right all day. Lethargic, headachey, and just off. I've felt like that quite a bit lately, so hopefully it has something to do with whatever chiropractic problems I'm having and after my visit today things will start to perk up for me.I ended up working mostly from the couch yesterday and just felt a constant need for a nap. 4:30 came and went, and I was still working and feeling tired so my big plan for an afternoon gym trip didn't happen. I ended up making dinner early so I'd be ready when the Kijiji guy showed up to look at our fridge (he bought it, thank God!). I'd at least made myself presentable by the time he came. After he left I was just laying on the couch staring at the TV and decided that was stupid. It's 8pm, the gym is open til 10pm, get off your ass woman! So I did. Went upstairs, switched into my workout gear (as opposed to the other Lulu gear I was already wearing), filled my water bottle and went. Yaaieeee me.I had to cut my HIIT a bit short and left one thing out of my strength routine to make sure I didn't run overtime....we have to be out of the gym BY 10pm. It was still an excellent workout and I'm proud of myself for sucking it up and not just giving in to laying on the stupid couch. Came home for a bowl of yogurt , chopped banana and berries and the best shower I've had in a while. No gym today....have a chiro appointment in a couple of hours and I don't like to aggrevate things by working out. If the weather was nicer I might go for a walk, but Mother Nature is being a cow this week. No biggie though, my body could use some relaxation once I'm not so stiff anymore.Eats for today are eating up some stuff from the fridge...- PC BM bagel w/ natural PB & 1/2 banana- skim milk- coffee- Greek salad w/ light feta & crackers with goat cheese- granola bar- grapes- grilled marinated shrimp, with steamed veggies, maybe some Asian slaw- Bear Paws & tea
Ha! Can you say stiff? OMG. I had a dentist appointment so no gym for me. I can't skip 2.5 hours of work in the morning. Gym is strictly cardio day today anyway, so I can either go after work or actually get in a really good long walk tonight if the weather stays as good as it is right now. I'd aim for a bike ride, but I don't think my poor quads could handle it right now. I haven't been this sore since I started kickboxing and wasn't prepared for the craziness of the stretching and activity. Good pain though!Yesterday was Day 8 OP. See, once I got over that three day hump I am just rolling right along. I occassionally think about candy or big carby treats, but the ideas mostly just fade...no crazy cravings. Love it! I also went for two walks yesterday...one short to check my mail, then another longer one after dinner when I could feel myself getting bored and restless. I think they helped keep from totally seizing up from the morning's gym session.Nothing else exciting to report. Today's menu is eating up what I have on hand.- Vanilla Shreddies with vanilla Almond Breeze- coffee- Bolthouse banana berry smoothie- Greek Salad & 1 slice fresh focaccia with hummus- plum- maybe a mini Babybel cheese if I need it- grilled smokie and steamed veggies- Liberte vanilla yogurt with fresh berries (so yum!)
Thanks to Shrunk's comments this morning, I was able to stay on track today. Every time I think about that bag of Cheetos or the rest of that Club Soda Cake I think about her comment and how I have to report back here. :) Nothing like guilt to keep you on plan.So, here it is:- Bolthouse Berry Smoothie- coffee- All Bran Bar (can I just say that I actually prefer the Honey Nut over the Choc Chip)- 1/2 banana- leftover hashbrown casserole- Sweet n Salty PB bar- cherries- leftover turkey taco mix in grilled zucchini boats with light sour cream- skim milk- Club Soda vanilla cake- and now I'm snacky so I'm having grapes25 points - woooooooooooooI also went for a great 35 minute walk around the neighborhood. It's a little wierd walking without the dog...that will take some getting used to. The good part is that I can walk further and faster without the dog pulling me...but I'm not sure that is such a great trade at this point.So, thanks everyone for the support...keep it coming. :)
Good: I had a huge salad for dinner.Bad: There was cheesecake in our fridge, leftover from our party.Ugly: There is no longer cheesecake in our fridge, but there is lots in my tummy.You know what's stupid. I'm not even that big of a cheesecake fan. If that box had been closed and in the freezer I never would have given it a second thought. But because DBF opened it and it was staring me in the face, I just couldn't pass it up.Boooooo.
Haha, yes I think Alli said it best...."The scale is a fickle bitch." Of course, we tend to lead her in that direction, but I like to think that it's not all my fault so let's go with it. :)Yesterday was a good OP day. Helped that work was busy and I had two teleconferences with my current boss and my new bosses, so I wasn't stuffing my face while trying to sound professional on the phone. :) Also helped that it was warm and muggy which leaves me more thirsty than hungry (usually!).Dinner was a concoction of peanut chicken and noodles. I found a peanut sauce recipe online that I actually had all of the ingredients on hand for, but it tasted too peanut buttery. Does anyone have a good peanut sauce recipe? DBF ate it, but I think he was just being polite. It was OK, but definitely lacking.I woke up this morning with a headache steming from my jaw to my temples. Booooo. Hopefully a bit of stretching loosens things up. I plan to either go for a walk or to the gym for some cardio later on....depends on how much work I get done and how this headache feels. At the very least I'm going to try out the DVD that came with this ball I sit on....I'm hoping for some ab work.Today's menu...hmmm....lemme think....- coffeeeeeeee- Liberte Svelt vanilla yogurt with fresh blueberries and crushed vanilla Shreddies- maybe 1/2 banana if I need it- leftover peanut chicken with a few noodles- baby carrots with hummus- cucumber slices if I'm still hungry- Coke Zero with fresh limes- handful Scoops with salsa- dinner: TBD....hmmmmm.....depends on DBF's sore throat....maybe a trip to the store is in order....need veggies for sure- still no chocobrans...so maybe a glass of skim milk & a couple of choco chip cookies
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! Today the scale is my friend! Down 2.8lbs since Wednesday. Nice. Goes to show that even with a planned cheat day, the system can work. Yaaieee for Weight Watchers and Yaaieee for me for sticking to my plans. Can you say "holy sigh of relief Batgirl!"?Oh, and you guys won't believe this, but last night while eating dinner DBF asked me if I'd like to go for a walk around the neighborhood. Oh. My. God. I couldn't believe it! So off we went for a stroll around the area (1.2km for my goal!)....first time he's gone with me since we moved in...SEVEN months ago! Yaaaieeee some more!!Saturday's trip to Victoria Park in Truro was really beautiful. We didn't get as much exercise as Lynn and her hubby did (funny that we were there at the same time....never saw them though) because we had Mojo the crazy dog with us, and he's not so good with walking around in the scorching sun. We still got a good trail stroll in though. (see my other blog for the photos and such). Today is back to normal...got up early to drive DBF to work, and hit the gym. 20+ minutes on the elliptical today...ramp interval program, with sprints on the low ramp sections. Then my full strength training routine with some added oblique exercises. Good and sweaty!I treated myself to another Doubleshot on Ice from Starbucks....cuz it's starting to get hot already....gonna be 29 degrees today (which means about 40 in my office!!). Water and fruit are high on the agenda to keep me hydrated (after my caffeine fix of course).Monday's Menu:- SB Doubleshot on Ice- vanilla Shreddies with vanilla Almond Breeze- fresh pineapple & blackberries- deli turkey on multigrain with veggies & honey mustard, served with Asian Slaw (I'm addicted!)- cucumber sticks, baby carrots- cherries (and maybe a granola bar if I need it)- dinner is leftover steak on leftover garlic toast with sauteed onions & mushrooms, probably with more Asian slaw or maybe a corn on the cob- Liberte vanilla yogurt with fresh blueberries & strawberries
Another dog walk! Yup, hooray for me. :) After I got back from getting my hair done, DBF promptly fell asleep on the couch...so I decided to take the time to read my book on the deck, then ate dinner nice and late, then took the doggie for his stroll. (Well, actually he takes me, that's why it counts as a workout!). He was pulling pretty hard tonight, so I cut his route short and dropped him off at home then went back out for the long route around the block on my own. WooT!
Last night DBF was invited out to the driving range (well, I was sort of invited too, but it was more of a boys thing and I wasn't really interested), so I thought I would enjoy my night in. Except that you all know what happens when we are left alone unexpectedly...the fridge starts calling us. So I kept busy with a tiny bit of work...then quickly realized that I wasn't interested in working on my off time. Then I thought that I would go ahead and make some cookies for DBF because I promised him I would if it wasn't too hot one night this week...but that set off some alarms for sure! Then finally my brain clicked into gear and I threw on my shoes and grabbed the dog and went for a walk. Duh! When I got back it was late enough that I wouldn't be bored for the rest of the evening AND I earned a few APs so taste-testing the cookies didn't throw me off my plan. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I'm officially at the heaviest I've been in at least 6 months. I just looked back through my calendar and nowhere between now and January have I ever gone over the 156lb mark (usually not over 154 if I can help it).....today I am 156.4...boooooooooooooooooo!! My maintenance is supposed to be under 155...my goal was 150, but my body is generally it's happiest at 152-153. Meh. So at least 3 pounds need to take a hike...like NOW!We had a fun weekend, with LOTS of tasty eats and far too much wine....but today I am back on the straight and narrow. Most of the extra cheese and treats and such have vacated the building (mainly because we ate it at like 11:00 last night!) so aside from a couple of pieces of pizza there isn't too much left to taunt me. I will fit in one piece of pizza as my lunch...and honestly don't care if the rest goes to the trashcan.I already hit the gym this morning, so that's a great motivational start! I did a sweaty power-walk with random inclines on the treadmill for 25 minutes, followed by a 10 minute random hill ride on the recumbant bike (with a 3 minute cooldown), and a complete set of my strength training routine. I really pushed myself today and was able to up the weights on two more of the exercises. My exercise was non-existant for the long weekend and I'm determined to make it up this week....shouldn't be a problem. :)On the way home from the gym, I stopped at the grocery store and picked up some fresh produce, dairy, lean meats, etc so there are no excuses for dinners and snacks for the next few days. My friends the fresh fruits have returned and I am sooooo on them! I'll be keeping them company with lots of water....and laying off the booze until I can rehydrate and knock off at least a pound or two...sun or no sun I can drink Coke Zeros with fresh lemons and limes if I need a bevvie on the deck!And my final hurrah for today is that I stopped for my Starbucks treat after shopping, and I only got a coffee. No latte. No Doubleshot. No tasteless baked good. Just good old coffee! Yaaieeeee!Today's healthy, yummy, super-duper menu plan:- 1 litre water already down- 1/2 of a Satisfibre Express natural blueberry bar- coffeeeeeeeeeeeee- plum- 1% cottage cheese with pineapple tidbits & chopped orange- lunch will be one slice of leftover Costco pizza with another full litre of water- last of the cherries and 1 apricot- baby carrots if I need another snack- dinner is chicken breasts marinated Asian style grilled on the BBQ, served with steamed asparagus with sesame oil, and that yummy Asian slaw. oh, and another litre of water.- evening snack...either a creamsicle or blackberries with vanilla yogurtWoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Yup, so yesterday I ended up falling off track... I let DBF convince me that we should order Chinese for dinner. He had an early day, and an afternoon of beer in the sun with the boys, so he was determined. I could have just stuck with my turkey burger, but I did a mental calculation and the points difference wasn't all that bad so I went for it. I had one egg roll, and three chicken balls, but other than that I stuck with mostly veggies...mmmmm, Gai Ding!
I sure felt the sodium this morning though!
So I got up and dragged my salt-loaded, tired behind to the gym. I did a full hour of sweaty, heart pumping cardio...and although I was wicked tired, I felt great and was very proud of myself for getting it done.
I did:
Treadmill: on random, level 10, varying speeds (20 mins, + 1 min cooldown)
Elliptical Crossramp: on intervals, level 4 resistance 10 and level 10 resistance 5 (20 mins, + 1 min cooldown)
Recumbant Bike: random hills, level 8, moderate speed (15 mins, + 3 min cooldown)
The best part was that I got to add 10.9km to my June personal challenge. I am so gonna make it to my goal!!
Honestly, I don't really have a menu plan today. That is unusual for me, but I've had a rough few days and I just need to not think about it. So far I gave in to a Starbucks apple cinnamon bun, but it actually really filled me up so I think it will work out OK. I also had my yummy new fave bevvie...a grande SB vanilla DoubleShot on Ice. But I stopped at the store on the way home for LOTS of fruit and more of that Liberte yogurt that I'm addicted to. So I'll fill my afternoon out with cherries, plums, apricots and lots of water....because we all know it will be leftover Chinese for din-din. :)
Can I just say TGIF?!! Hope you all have good plans for the weekend. We are hoping the sun comes back tomorrow cuz we're going to do a lazy roadtrip day and check out some potential camping spots. It's about time we started exploring our new surroundings. :)
After last night's late and intense workout, I wasn't about to hit the gym first thing this morning but I still got up early and drove DBF to work. It's sooo nice outside that I just couldn't see staying in bed and wasting the time. So after I dropped him off I came home and made a pot of coffee (did you know that our Starbucks isn't open at 7:15?!) and then grabbed the dog and went for a walk around the neighborhood. Such a nice morning! After he finished pulling my arm off, I actually came back and dropped him off and walked another 5 minutes up to our mailbox and back. Which was great, because my new Self magazine was in there so I had something fun to read while I enjoyed my second cup of coffee out on the deck. Now I am ready to start my day...15 minutes early and totally awake and refreshed. :)Once I get some work done I'm going to take some time to go back through my blogs for March and look at my menus and routines. I had over 20 OP days in March (& lost 4 lbs in two weeks), so I was definitely doing something right and I need to go back and see what it was. Time to get serious. I'm curious to see what it was, if anything, that kept me on track so diligently.Until then, today's plan is...- coffeeeeeeeeeeeeee- homemade protein bar- Liberte Muesli yogurt cup mixed with crushed pineapple- PC BM bagel with light Laughing Cow & sliced tomato, served with cucumber salad- grapes- Coke Zero with fresh lemon wedges (I had forgotten how much I love this!)- my famous turkey burgers (OK fine, they are Rachel Ray's burgers, but I've adopted them!) served with tossed salad- homemade protein bar- peppermint teaapprox 24 points out of 22 + 2APs
My final session with my trainer was tonight. (Having said that I'll probably sign up for another set with her in September...but I'm gonna do the Summer on my own now that I have two full strength training routines to work with.)I actually hate evening workouts, but our schedules never jive in the mornings. Tonight's ended up being really great though, so that's awesome!! I needed the good sweat, and she got me to do a couple of things I wouldn't normally do, plus it kept me busy during my prime-time snacking hour!We always start with some hard-core cardio. Cardio before strength training is a must. No matter how hard you work out, you need to get your heart pumping and your muscles loosened up before you start with the strength stuff. Rule #1 - very important!!! So, usually it's sprints on the cross-trainer or sometimes the elliptical. She likes to mix it up, which is great because I get bored easily. haha. So tonight she says "how about the recumbant bike?". Love it!!! I always use the recumbant bike as my cooldown cardio, but I've never used it for HIIT.She had me pick a level that I find challenging...so I chose 10 (I usually ride at level 7 or 8.... 6 if I'm being lazy). She was impressed and thought that 10 might actually be too high. So I did the five minute warm-up ride, trying to keep my RPMs at a consistent moderately fast rate. Then we did 1 minute resistance intervals by raising the level to 15! One minute at 15, one minute at 10, until I'd completed 15 minutes. My legs were like jello!! But the good, hardcore, shaky jello. My five minute cooldown ride was pretty funny...I had to keep reminding my legs to keep pedaling. 5 miles by the time I was done.I don't know if I could push myself to do that on my own, but I'm sure going to try to throw that in there at least once a week. It was crazy hard and I really needed her motivation....it will be a personal challenge to do it without her for sure.Then we went through my new strength training routine to make sure I'm doing everything correctly and to adjust some of my weights, etc. She upped my weight on two of my exercises, so that's good. Tone, tone, tone! For my fast step-ups on the bozu ball (which I love for some reason) she kept saying how fast I was. I don't know if that's just her way to motivate me, or if she really thought I was fast...but I'll take it. I love to get compliments on this stuff!! Plus, yesterday she had corrected my stance for my planks so today's were a breeze to get through...yaaiieeee.At the end, she showed me a new piece of equipment that the gym just got. I had seen it show up last week, and it looks relatively easy to use, but I hadn't tried it yet. It's the one where you grasp on with your hands and brace with your forearms, while your legs hang...then you pull your knees up (or pull your legs up straight out if you're superwoman). Well, it is easy to use, but it seems to be built for shorter people so I found it a bit awkward. It's a total core/ab/oblique workout so my problematic lower back didn't really like it....but I'll give it a go a few times and see what happens. My trainer said to maybe start with three sets of five (instead of fifteen) and work up from there. Sounds good to me.And to top it all off, after she left to meet her next client, I decided that I had nowhere to be, so went for a 10 minute cooldown random incline walk on the treadmill....and then had the longest stretch session ever. It felt great!(hehe, and by the time I got home, watered the planters and garden, had my shower and now typed this...it's too late to go to the kitchen and snack. I had my planned cottage cheese and yogurt and I'm all good! and OP! yaieeeee!)
I'm sitting down to write out tomorrow's menu now because I let today get away from me and made some not-so-great choices. Can you say carbfest?! For some reason I bought Teddy Grahams today, and ate like 2/3 of the bag. I have never bought Teddy Grahams before and they weren't even all that good. Why do we do these things? (hello, bored and lonely cuz DBF is away...or at least that's today's excuse...)Anyway, I also bought a ton of salad fixings, more yummy yogurt, cheese strings, and another big bag of cherries! So I am plenty prepared, and ready to cleanse my system in prepartion for DBF's return on Friday and the inevitable pizza or dinner out...and wine! :) I already prepped some of the salad fixings and pitted and chopped cherries and a nectarine. I'm in it to win it!THURSDAY'S BIG PLAN:- first things first....huge mothering mug of water! and my multivitamin!- then I'm allowed to make coffee :)- 1/2 banana while I'm waiting for the coffee- chopped cherries & nectarine mixed with my Liberte yogurt and muesli cup- no mid-morning snack...just more water, and apple juice if I think I'm hungry- before I can have lunch, I have to WALK THE DOG (this will make day 3 this week, which is what I promised him)- leftover beans & weinies! no toast. - baby carrots & celery stix & hummus- more water cuz those beans are salty!- afternoon snacks I can have a cheese string and a kiwi - dinner is going to be a MASSIVE salad with TONS of chopped veggies, teriwacky chicken, and light creamy caesar dressing- water, water, water- saved enough points for small bowl of cereal for evening snack (Kashi Crunch or Special K Satisfaction)And there you have it. So it is said, so it shall be done (a la Mrs. Furious).
I walked the dog at lunch today....just as I used to do for a whole year, almost every day....and haven't done for like two months. Poor dog. I can't believe he hasn't mutinied on us yet. I mean, he's a house dog...but he loves walks and I basically cut him off cold turkey once I got into my gym groove. No more. I promise to take him out at least 3 times a week. It's good for him and it's good for me to get more exercise outside of the gym anyway. Doggy-walking love has returned!My gym time ended up being really late today. I slept in this morning (of course) because I stayed up too late (well, and because I hate mornings). Work was too busy to sneak off for two hours. So evening came and I decided that rather than do the yard work, I'd better get my butt to the gym. All the way there I kept telling myself that evening workouts suck...which of course it would have had I continued to tell myself that...so I snapped out of it, and told myself to get in there and run like it was morning!! It worked!! 25 minutes of the highest intensity I could pull off on the cross-trainer....followed by 20 minutes of hill training on the treadmill at the highest speed I could maintain. Add to that my full strength training routine, and you have one poopered girl! But a good poopered.The best part was that I was smart enough to prep my dinner before I left, so I had something to look forward to after my workout. Proteiny chicken goodness and crunchy, fresh slaw. Yum!!Oh, and I broke my goal of 50km travelled during the Summer Challenge. 53.3km as of today!!
Yes, that's what I'm doing sitting here. Ignoring the fact that I busted my butt all day and now I want ice cream. Technically I could probably have it without much consequence, but it's more that I know I don't need it so I'm trying to be good. Tomorrow night I'm going to the movies and I would rather have a treat then.Today I did really good. I ended up not having the pita pitza...just ate some extra veggies and dip. Didn't even have the iced coffee...didn't need it. Then come dinner time I didn't feel like getting cleaned up just to go get food, so I used up the last hard boiled egg and made egg salad on a Ble Menu bagel. Yummy and way healthier than the chicken strips I wanted to go get. I snacked on a serving of Junior Mints throughout the day too....actually you would all be proud, I'd poured the box into a bowl and when I realized how much was there I put half of them back for tomorrow!! So now I have points to play with and it's 9:00. I'll likely just go for a bowl of cereal as that always seems to help satiate the cravings. Maybe some tea too. Hope everyone is having a great Saturday night!
:) Good day here again!! I added in a couple of baked hashbrown patties (I was craving fries, but skipped McD's and came home...wooooo NSV). I earned the APs for them at the gym, so still all OP. I ended up going out shopping later than planned so decided to skip the SB iced coffee and had a serving of Junior Mints while I watched a movie tonight instead (NSV #2, as it is a huge-ass box and I only ate my one serving!). I'm so proud!!
Day two with no candy...done! Stuck to the plan for the most part yesterday....had a little extra cereal and a 3 point Luna bar, but I didn't eat my hummus and my salmon filet was smaller than planned so I think it was still all OP for me. Didn't go to the gym, got into the mood to work up a sweat pulling dandylions from our sad little corner garden patch then did a major cleaning of my kitchen and two bathrooms. Overall, good day!TGIF!! Gonna try to get through work reasonably early today so I can get lots of errands done and hopefully a walk or a trip to the gym. I want to finish housecleaning too so I don't have to worry about it for the rest of the weekend. I plan to be outside as much as possible and don't want the vacuuming looming over my head. :)Edit: I rock! :) I got a couple hours of work done this morning, then realized that I have a relatively slow day...so before I could change my mind, I put on my gym clothes, filled my water bottle and took myself over to the gym and got a full workout in. Yaaieeee! Now I don't have to worry about getting my strength training in tomorrow as I normally would...I can focus on playing outside and getting some shopping done. Woooooo!Today I plan to eat up stuff in my fridge...- coffeeeeeee- All Bran bar- Fibre Eggo topped with Svelte vanilla yogurt & fruit salad- spinach tossed with marinated tomatoes, cukes & light feta- topped with crumbled leftover salmon- 1/2 pita, baby carrots, celery sticks with hummus- Starbucks grande Double Shot on Ice while shopping- bag of grapes in my purse just in case :)- tuna noodle casserole- leftover steamed brocolli- creamsicle- maybe peppermint teaHAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH EVERYONE!!
And there you have it. A day without candy. A day OP. A trip to the grocery store with no harm done. Whew. Thank God!!And with the internet/phone/cable being out, you would think this would send me into a tizzy looking for treats and comfort food, but noooooo I kept busy (in the kitchen no less) and made it all the way til now!Get this... while waiting 6 FREAKING HOURS for the internet to come back up I busied myself by making fruit salad, tuna noodle casserole, and marinated salmon and chicken. I was even going to do some baking but was missing a few ingredients. Too bad, because on a day like today I wouldn't have pigged out on the baking...I had it under control. Oh well, it's probably for the best.Take THAT stupid candy. I'm done with you!
Ha, oh what a beautiful day!! :)LOL, how lame am I? I am soooo overtired it's nutty. Can you tell?I'll do a full report on the Relay later today...complete with pictures...on my other blog.But I can tell you that it was a great time, despite the damp and rainy weather we got. Oh sure, NOW the sun comes out in full force. Silly Nova Scotia weather. We walked and walked and walked (rough guess is about 48km)...so stiff, somewhat sore, but amazingly not too much pain. Yesterday I was getting pretty stiff, but I went and did some shopping and although it hurt, it felt good to be moving around. This morning I had to take DBF to work extra early (leaving for a 12 day sail....boooooo) so I packed up my gym bag and got in a workout. Yaaaieee me! I took it easy for the cardio as my hips and knees just couldn't handle any jarring....but got a solid 25 minute light incline walk in on the elliptical and an extra 5 minutes on the bike. Did my full strength routine and felt pretty refreshed when I was all done. :) (added 4.8km to my personal distance challenge)As I usually do when DBF goes away, I'll be checking out what's in the fridge and pantry that can be eatten up and putting together a loose meal plan for the week. Today is based on what I glimpsed down there last night before bed....- pre-gym: 1/2 lemon zest Luna bar- post-gym: Grande Starbucks Double Shot on Ice with Vanilla (my new fave!! so yummy and refreshing! and the Grande packs in THREE shots of espresso to really get me pumping!)- other 1/2 of Luna bar- Liberte Svelt Moka yogurt w/ raspberries, blackberries & All-Bran sprinkle- bacon, tomato, & spinach sammich- baby carrots w/ smidge of hummus (all that's left)- dinner TBD: something with lots of veggies, leftover potato salad....hmmmm, need protein- grapes- Liberte Svelt Vanilla yogurt if I'm still feeling snacky
Early to bed tonight....I'm still missing about 8 hours of sleep from the weekend.... Oh, on the down side, I'm up another pound this morning to 156. Boooooo. Now I'm over my comfortable maintenance weight. Definitely a detox week!
