July 15, 2014
PinkNinjaLaura
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Today's thread starter is dedicated to my trainer, who took me seriously when I told him I wanted to bump up the intensity of my strength training again now that my race is over.
Tough but good upper body/core workout last night! We started with two of my favorites - alternating bicycle crunch & plank in timed segments. He had me going back & forth between the two without breaks (45 seconds each, then 40, then 35, then 30, then a minute). Then we moved on to upper body, where he he had me work either to failure or when my form broke down. It was awesome.
Got up this morning for a 4 mile run. Still cool here today although tomorrow it's supposed to start warming up again.
Not sure if tonight's class at work is Pilates or Body Sculpting - if it's Pilates I'll stay for that, but if it's Body Sculpting then I have the evening off. The Body Sculpting class is fun, but since I'm already strength training on Monday, Wednesday & Thursday that ended up being too much since it's 2 different trainers, so the same muscles end up getting worked 2 or 3 days in a row.
Donna that's scary about the dizzy spell! It's good you've had it before so you know what it is, but still bad timing while you're traveling. I get dizzy spells when my sinuses are bad and I sure wouldn't want to go out for a run when they hit.
Sherry hope your TOM is being nicer to you today!
April you can get back on track!
And hello to Maureen & Marla!0 -
Hello, all! Yesterday I woke up sneezing with a sore throat and I’m not feeling super-hot. Not bad enough to call in sick, just bad enough to sleep a lot and not want to work out. So I’m letting myself off the hook for the step goal.
Goals Report MONDAY:
Check: Prepare healthy meals & snacks in advance so it’s EASY to make healthy choices.
Yesterday I made chicken & veggie fajitas in the slow cooker…hubs forgot to switch slow cooker to warm so the veggies burned. I picked them out and we ate it anyway. After work I went to WF to buy protein powder, protein bars, and sour cream. They didn’t have the powder…and I also picked up guac and really delicious (really, too delicious tortilla chips). I was hungry when I walked in the door—FAIL. It’s also really hard for me to not buy treats like chocolate chip muffins, chocolate pretzels, trail mix with candy, do you see where I’m going here? So I gobbled one of the Quest bars in the car on the way home.
Check: Guzzle loads of water
N/A: Reach my 8k step goal EVERY day
Check: No fast food
Check plus: Eat 5 fruits/veggies a day
FAIL: Eat within cals +/- 150
A little help, please.
I usually eat like this during the week:
7 am protein shake (365 whey protein powder + almond milk, sometimes ½ a frozen banana or pb)
10 am morning snack (usually oatmeal with fruit or cottage cheese or fruit with goat cheese)
12:30 lunch (leftovers, big salad with protein, or lean cuisine with veggies)
3:30/4 afternoon snack (usually a lot of carrots, a pound or so, egg whites & hummus, if I’m still hungry, protein bar)
6:30 Man-alive-I’m-hungry-but-let’s-put-the-toddler-down-first evening snack (protein bar or protein shake or cheese & crackers)
7:30/8 dinner
I try to have family dinner at least a few times a week and it’s better for my hunger but it can be harder (and less enjoyable) than feeding the kid first then eating with my hubs after. I am open to any suggestions on how to rearrange my meals or make different choices. I’m hungriest from after work until bed and that’s when I am most likely to make unhealthy choices.0 -
Hi all, just leaving for Nia dance class and will swim later, another over 100 day.
Smoke blew out so taking scooter, yeh!0 -
Laura, I like today's thread starter. I love my gym here so much and the trainers there have been so helpful...I'm really going to miss it.
Donna, I went through a phase like that before and I think I came to the conclusion that it was these "rocks in the head", which are really crystals in the ear or something that have to adjust. I think at the time I had been sick AND had travelled by air and different elevations (sea level to mountains). Eventually it subsided. It felt like vertigo even sitting still if I tilted my head just a little. I hope yours subsides soon too.
April, I had the same problem. For ME, the answer was to eat as little as possible (and still be able to do my normal activities and workouts) during the day, thus saving up calories for nighttime when the kids were in bed and I could eat in peace. A few things help during the day: whey shakes, vitamin b and vitamin c for caffeine-like energy boost, and BCAA blend for workouts. I might have a whey coffee shake and oatmeal for breakfast, then have vitamin b & c and a BCAA drink before/during afternoon workout, maybe a whey shake or snack after workout, and then a REAL meal after the kids were down at night. Your mileage will definitely vary.
T.o.m. Won out yesterday, and my parents have had appts and plans today, so another no-go so far today. Is is par for the course on t.o.m. Week I guess. I'll just have to try to make up for it.
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Marla, over 100?!?! Yikes! Happy we're having rain now!0
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