Exercise:
- Bike: 20 minutes.
- Leg Press: 3 sets. 1 set of 120 lbs for 20 reps. 2 sets of 140 lbs for 20 reps each.
- Stretching and Crunches: 50 crunches. 40 additional oblique crunches.
Feeling awesome! Workout was short but I was glad I made it late tonight :) It was the highlight of my day to relax and read on a stationary bike while my laundry finished haha.
Food:
- Breakfast: Yogurt with granola and banana.
- Lunch: Tuna salad with pita chips and hummus. Very filling. Probably not too healthy.
- Dinner: Fried rice.
- Snack: Beef jerky.
Would you like a side of salt with your salt? I need to watch my salt intake.
My scale is supposed to be here on Wednesday. We’ll get to see if I’ve made any physical progress. I’ve definitely made some progress either way :)
Currently experiencing a severe migraine. It’s lessened in severity at this point
but it took several hours. It started maybe around 7:30 or so while playing
ball, which sidelined me permanently, after having to break several times. It
really intensified at around 8 and then I became weak and nauseous.
these are things associated with a retinal migraine, or exertion migraine. As
the pain was only on the left side of my head. I’ve never in my life had a
migraine, or a headache really that didn’t pass in minutes minus the use of
pills. I can count on my hands the number of pills I’ve taken in my life. I
rarely get sick or anything with the exception of the seasonal cold. So it
was very much an unwelcome happening when this migraine came on, as I
had no idea what was wrong with me. I’m a mind over matter type of guy,
it usually works, but not this time. If it’s recurring, apparently I should
see a doctor. I am not expecting it to come to that. I’ll just blame it on
my current conditioning, and overexertion. It’s now 11:13 and still going -_-
- I’m always on a diet; whether reduce fat/calorie/sugar or eating nothing at all
- I detox at least once a month
- I work out multiple times a day: 2-3 sessions of cardio(running, swimming, cycling, roping, dancing, etc.); at least two sessions of strength training - at least lasting half an hour(with cardio prior);and yoga daily
- I drink 60-100 oz of water every day
I don’t understand why I’m still fat. Honestly it has even gotten to the point where the time I’m not not spending working out, I’m loathing what I see in the mirror. This is horrible. I hate my body - every single part of it.
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Raw food day kinda didn’t go as planned for the most part >.>
Was still a good day though.
Has anyone found that their new diet/healthy eating plan/ exercise routine has affected their menstrual cycle at all??
Specifically, I’d love to find some pages that focus on healthy recipes (I’m really into nutrition, love to cook, and enjoy lots of different foods from different cultures).
Any pages about fitness, vitamins, supplements, working out… all good. If anyone knows of any, please let me know!
I’ll start with a favorite from Men’s Health Magazine:
Guiltless Tailgate Wings
3 Tbsp hot sauce
3 tsp honey
2 Tbsp low-sodium Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp paprika
1 clove garlic, crushed
12 boneless, skinless chicken tenders, (or about 12 oz chopped chicken breast)
2 Tbsp low-fat blue cheese dressing (optional)
1. Preheat a nonstick skillet on medium-high.
2. In a small bowl, combine the hot sauce, honey, Worcestershire, paprika, and garlic. (If the honey clumps, nuke the mixture for 10 to 15 seconds and then stir.)
3. Place the chicken and half the sauce into a large zip-top bag. Close it and shake to coat each piece.
4. Add the soaked tenders to the skillet, and cook them 1 to 2 minutes a side. When they’re done, toss them with the remaining sauce mixture.
5. Serve with the dressing. Makes 2 servings
Per Serving 250 calories, 35 grams (g) protein, 14 g carbohydrates, 5 g total fat (1 g saturated), 1 g fiber, 800 milligrams (mg) sodium
Day 1
Bye bye soda and alcohol (gasp!) Yup, just drinking water, milk and the occasional juice if necessary. This will be particularly hard because I had a summer of pint nights and wine tasting planned but it looks like I will be the designated driver for every outing.
Also…walking to work. Now, even walking in Sebastopol at night makes me nervous so I’ll probably keep this one to times where I am working the morning shift but I do live withing walking distance to work so I should take advantage of that more often. Plus, think of all the gas money I’ll be saving!
While we’re on the topic of work, making my lunch and bringing it to work so I can avoid the treacherous nature of eating out. In fact, I may pull a “Meghan” and just make my lunches for the week ahead of time so I don’t have to worry about it each morning.
Exercise for an hour (or more). If there are any insomniacs out there you know all about P90x from infomercials that take up the early morning airwaves. Well, that’s what I’m using, along with various routines that I find appealing in magazine articles, online, etc.
This first week will probably be full of adjusting what I can or cannot accomplish as well as forming a weekly routine that suits my ever changing schedule so lets keep our fingers crossed that I can keep this up!
20 Day 4th of July Challenge Day #2 Work out: Hot, Schwetty MESS! (but in a good way :))
3 Sets of 10 Each:
- Barbell Row (20lbs)
- Barbell Bicep Curls (20bs)
- Barbell Overhead Press (20lbs)
- Hammer Curl & Press (8lb dumbells)
- Wide dumbell curls (8lbs dumbells)
- Wide grip bicep curls (20lbs)
- Push Ups - 6
- Chest press on stability ball (20lb barbell)
- Skull Crushers (2 - 8lb dumbells)?
- Overhead tricep extentions (2 - 8lb dumbells)?
- 50 minutes Turbo Kickboxing Round 45 (3 turbos)?
- 5 minutes squats and lunges?
- 5 minutes various crunches & planks?
- Calories burned: 730
JUST KIDDING. It’s another boring blog full of the innermost deets of my day, my random thoughts, and the contents of my stomach. LUCKY YOU.
But, I do have a photo of some cookies.
They are not the same cookies that I make. In fact, they are probably full of too much butter and sugar and mine probably taste better and definitely give you the satisfaction of saying things like THIS IS WHOLE WHEAT and LESS SUGAR and ONLY ONE TABLESPOON OF BUTTER, HOW IS THIS DELICIOUSNESS POSSIBLE?
Listen, I’m sorry about the all-caps. I was just getting a little excited. I really like cookies. Thinking about them, talking about them, eating them, making them. Making more of them.
But this post is about other things, too. Like how I’ve been feeling so perpetually and unnervingly snacky today. Brendan and I have our sleeping/eating patterns alllllll sorts of jacked up, which I feel is angering my body. Yesterday we got up “early” at 7 am for church, and the whole rest of the day felt tired and hungry. We were exhausted, but managed to stay up past 12 am just so we’d be able to keep sleeping in like we have been the last two weeks. So exciting, right?
Anyway, assuming you want to know: when we wake up at 9 am, we normally aren’t all that hungry for breakfast. We just drink coffee and (almond)milk while reading and then before we know it it’s 11:30 am and we have “lunch.”
Then by 3 pm, hungry again. Then again at 6 pm, when we actually eat dinner. Which normally works out fine, it’s just that today my stomach is snarling at me and it’s almost 11 pm and I never ever eat past 9 pm ever ever. Are you still with me? I’m sure you were dying to know all this.
here is some actual dialogue from today at 3:45 pm:
me: “so, I don’t know why but I’m already hungry. and I’m really craving something only I don’t want to tell you what it is because then you will crave it, too, and we will ruin our dinner.”
husband: “I’m hungry too! What did you want to make?” {sneaky smile on face, indicating that he knows I’m thinking: COOKIES.}
me: {hesitant} “Well, I really want to make cookies but it’s already so late! almost dinner time.” {looks away in shame}
husband: “Make cookies.”
And what do you know, I found myself baking them even though it is NOT my Friday baking day. (remember how I promised that? Here, I will help you.) I made a half batch of Eggless Yogurt Chocolate Chip Cookies (Yes they are really called that because I say so- or maybe I’ll just call them Magic Cookies of Deliciousness) and was a little too proud of myself, because I never do that. Normally I make a full batch and we devour them in less than 24 hours flat. Maybe 36. Anyway, they’re one of my favorite cookies to make because they aren’t obscenely unhealthy but they are definitely de-licious.
We ate them all, while chugging (almond)milk and saying “mmm.” I didn’t feel guilty at all, because I am learning to enjoy life and not worry so much about about ridiculously vain things like whether or not I’ll gain .0003 pounds.
Post-cookies and dinner we went for a jog around the lakes. It was so beautiful today and I had one of those ultra corny It feels so good to be alive moments. For real. I also felt like I was flying when I was running. (I like to pretend that sometimes.) If summer could stay like this forever my overactive imagination and I would be MUCH obliged.
Anywho, back to snackiness. It’s awful. I hate going to bed on a growling stomach, but I know that I’ve had enough to eat today. (Need I recap? First, peanut butter banana oatmeal, which normally fills me up. Then, COOKIES. (Like 5 teeny ones.) Next, a mountain of Cheesy Noodles with green beans. My body is tricking me… which I am just not understanding.
So I guess I just wanted everyone to know, all 3 of you that might read this from time to time, that I officially want a midnight snack. But I am not going to break down. Probably. Let the record show.
Now excuse me, I’m off to lounge in bed and read my book (Oil On Water: A Novel) and pretend I am not wanting to make a pb sandwich. Ah, my exciting life.
xo
S
