1/3 Steps: 10,052

Steps for January 3
3,518

Plus 30 minutes of yoga

@conleywoods I still love those cards! Enjoy the results of your meal prep - and the prep itself, if you can lol

@micki48 I would be stressing about a potential move as well. Your daughter is very lucky to have you supporting her.

@jugar it's not a huge house but yes the living area and hallways make up a big chunk of it. We've been here almost 3 years and the state of the hallways/living room has always bothered me. Old tatty carpet, walls and skirting I could never get clean no matter how much I scrubbed, and horrid textured ceilings. I know it'll be a weight off my shoulders so well worth the temporary disruption and cost.

As far as meal prep goes, I kind of "levelled up" as follows so it wasn't a horrendous shock:
1 - meal plan each week in advance
2 - don't scale down recipes - there are 2 of us, but most recipes serve 4 - and freeze the extra portions
3 - double recipes that suit it; stews, curries and soups all cook better in bigger quantities IMO, and taste better reheated
4 - cook one extra meal per week for the freezer
5 - cook several freezer meals in one weekend

I do want to incorporate a few more 'fresh' dishes each week, like stir fry, but we desperately needed some freezer space this week and using our freezer food allowed us to come in under the month's food budget.

@ashleycarole86 thanks for all the effort you're putting in to the step report! If only I took shorter steps, I could increase mine by 50% but it's actually quite a lot of effort. I take after my dad and have a long stride, which I need to keep up with OH, but when I walk with Mom she gets way more steps than I do. Perhaps I shall try it on my next walk; more effort means more calories burned, right?



Early start this morning for training - we talked about my next goals so C can put together a program, and then began the preparation for one of them which is to be able to hold a handstand unsupported for 10 seconds (because why not?). We'll also be focusing on running, then in a couple of months when the weather has improved for us to train outside we can look at the overhead press. Came home and did some last minute prep for the plasterers, and now the cats and I are holed up in the office. Some of us are happier about that than others!

jugar wrote: »

Happy Monday! We're at -20C (-2F) today (thanks, Alberta!) but I welcome the real January temps. I know. It's weird, but it makes me happy Mind you, Alberta does exaggerate a bit.

@jugar: really cold here, too, in Massachusetts USA. But I took the dog out for an abbreviated walk by the lake. The ice spooked her a bit. Stay warm!

Jenn

happimess01 wrote: »

I made Boo's ridiculous brownies today

Ooooh, yum, Sam @happimess01! These are just what I need. When are you delivering them to my house?

1/3: 32 minutes weightlifting + 32 minutes walking + 6861 steps

Jenn

New year, new motivation! I finally signed up for Supernatural VR on the Quest 2 - if anyone else uses it, I'd love to have some friends on there! Working on bringing my sugar cravings down, which means less sugar and carbs. Going on Day 2 and feeling pretty determined
I expect my weigh-in to be a mess tomorrow with water retention and coming back from the holidays.

@metaphysicalstudio I live near Mt. Spokane on the other side of Washington state where we have real winter and can drive appropriately! Ha, Seattle is a total wreck when they get a skiff of snow. We had relatives move here after 30 years in Seattle and it was a bit of an adjustment. They quickly bought there first set of snow tires and now get around like pros. I think every summer we have someone from Seattle move to our road. We will get 10 inches and they usually can't imagine it will get any worse. They are generally disappointed and a for sale sign is up in the spring. I have visited Vermont and Massachusetts once when I was a kid in the fall. So beautiful!

1/3 exercise:
8250 steps + 20 minutes yoga