My chief complaint is that the plyo boxes become a drink stand, and then I have to carefully set everyone's travel mug and water bottle and jacket and laptop aside while I remove the box that I want to use for weighted step-ups.
Back when DH and I both went to a local gym most of the members also kind of ran it. So everyone got a chance on all the equipment and everyone used it as gym equipment. Not a lot of information or instruction on the equipment though.
My big bonus with that place was that the manager brought his dogs with him every day. The dogs loved me and would follow me from machine to machine and watch as I worked out. For me that was a lot less boring than blaring TV's or wearing headphones.
Trying to focus on being less rigid. I seem to remember this being a recurring "resolution" for me.
I couldn't work out yesterday due to hair appointment but I did get a fairly long dog walk done.
I'll work out today (hopefully)....
Tomorrow dh wants to get sushi and the place he wants to go is incredibly popular and doesn't take reservations. You have to get there by 4:45 to get in line to get a table otherwise you end up waiting 1-2 hours. So.... no gym tomorrow either but I should be able to walk the dogs first.....
Saturday is my "weigh in" but it is just for me....
I know it is ok... my weight is almost where I want to be.... I will lose anything that I temporarily gain.... less rigidity is more important! Dh will start traveling again soon and I need to enjoy this time with him....
Thursday is over, and I am, too. I attended eight meetings today and I don't know where my day went. I only stayed at the office till 6:30 PM today and then stopped at the grocery store on the way home, bracing myself, because there is a snowstorm in the forecast for Saturday, and everyone's provisioning like it's the Zombie Apocalypse instead of about a day shut in, looking out the window, and then a day of shoveling.
Weigh in: 141.9, about a half-pound more. Thanks, crab cakes. And I didn't even enjoy you all that much. Or maybe it was those mushrooms. Now those, I did enjoy.
Meals for Today:
Breakfast: Apple steelcut oats; egg bake with artichokes, ham and turnip greens; yogurt and blueberries
Lunch: Shredded kale, green beans, artichokes, sweet and sour baked tofu
Dinner: Shrimp and a bag of steamed mixed vegetables, sort of Asian, at least, with broccoli, mushrooms, water chestnuts and such
Dessert: Brownie Quest bar
Exercise for Today:
30 minutes elliptical, alternating forward and backward
Another session of curls: 22.5 lb dumbbells for curls, 20 lbs hammer curls, 22.5 lbs cross-body curls
On Friday morning, I am looking at seven more meetings, including a conversation with HR about the difficult direct report, a conversation with the report himself, and a presentation to the head of our division about a major sales-collateral-producing project that I'm leading -- all happening within the same hour and a half.
Weigh in: 141.2, back down.
Meals for Today:
Breakfast: Apple steelcut oats; egg bake with artichokes, ham and turnip greens; yogurt and cherries
Lunch: Arugula with bleu cheese, half an avocado, toasted pecans, Craisins and roasted vegetables
Dinner: Same as last night: Shrimp and those reputedly Chinese steamed mixed vegetables. Went into my freezer for this one.
Dessert: Pumpkin Pie Quest bar
Exercise for Today:
20 minutes on the StairMaster, then my Leg Day workout. All the overhead TVs showed weathermen and maps with colored bands across them. I believe the band in which I reside was labeled 4" to 7" but now that I'm home, I'll have to look at the local forecast. They'd been saying 10" to 12" a few days ago.
Saturday morning, waking to a snow which shows no signs of stopping. They said 12-18 inches when it's finished and of course, clear sunny blue skies in its wake.
Michele, I'm fine. I can walk two blocks and get almost anything I'd ever need.
Weigh in: 140.7, the usual low weight of a Saturday morning.
Meals for Today:
Breakfast: Apple steelcut oats; egg bake with artichokes, ham and turnip greens; yogurt and blueberries
Lunch: Arugula with bleu cheese, half an avocado, marinated artichokes, toasted pecans, Craisins and roasted vegetables
Dinner: Beef stew with garlic, kalmata olives and capers and steamed cauliflower. Yes, it's salty. I'll be up to 142 tomorrow for sure.
Dessert: Mint chocolate chip Quest bar
Exercise for Today:
And the gym was thronged, but only between 8 am and about 10:30 AM, when the Governor said to get off the roads.
20 minutes on the recumbent bike, Workout 4A2 of the Strong Curves Advanced program. The substitute Pilates instructor said she feels my deadlifting 170 lbs is "too much" and there is "no reason for it," and I wondered if she'd have said that if I was a man. No one showed up for the Pilates class so she wrapped her scarf around her long ballerina neck and walked back home.
Hmmm. Good question, Jay. Because I can? This I can tell you: Yesterday's blizzard dumped 25 inches of snow on top of my car and on all parts adjacent. This morning, I was able to clear off that heavy snow in about a half-hour. If I needed to go anywhere today, I could. (But I won't because I have to be really motivated to leave the small homestead that I have cleared. Some casual visitor at our apartment complex may instantly claim it, leaving me circling around, trying to find a place to park temporarily while I shovel open a second spot for myself.)
Weigh in: 141, even. Up, as I'd thought, though not as much as I'd expected.
Meals for Today:
Breakfast: Apricot steelcut oats; egg bake with artichokes, ham and turnip greens; yogurt and blueberries
Lunch: Arugula with bleu cheese, half an avocado, walnuts and pecans, and roasted cauliflower and butternut squash
Dinner: More beef stew, this time with roasted cauliflower and steamed green beans
Dessert: Double chocolate chunk Quest bar
Exercise for Today:
20 minutes on the arc trainer, Workout 4C of the Strong Curves Advanced program, and 30 minutes of snow brushing and shoveling.
A bad case of Monday going on here. That happens when I work over the weekend to catch up. I thought I'd feel freed-up once my car got out onto the clean, dry highway, away from the clogged-up streets, but the traffic crawled because of accidents.
Weigh in: 143.3, which may have been fiber, rather than calories, though I suspect even alluding to that is too much information.
Meals for Today:
Breakfast: Apricot steelcut oats; egg bake with artichokes, ham and turnip greens; yogurt and blueberries
Snack: A navel orange, not filling enough -- I'm hungry already and it's well before even 11 AM
Lunch: Arugula (one of my major food groups, apparently) and endive with sun-dried tomatoes and grilled chicken breast
Snack: MacIntosh apple
Dinner: More beef stew, this time with lemon-roasted cabbage and a few steamed green beans
Dessert: Cinnamon roll Quest bar
Exercise for Today:
20 minutes on the StairMaster, then Leg Day. I felt tired this morning, my nose ran & I lowered the weights. I suspect I may be coming down with something.
It's Tuesday and I'm feeling somewhat more optimistic because someone said that the thing I'd worked on Saturday, during the blizzard, was "great."
The challenge will be visiting an ATM, the Post Office, the gas station and a grocery store around the margins of work-time.
Weigh in: 141.6, a number that came as a relief, as I'd thought yesterday's was too high.
Meals for Today:
Breakfast: Apricot steelcut oats; egg bake with artichokes, ham and turnip greens; last of the yogurt and a navel orange
Snack: Large Cortland apple
Lunch: Mixed greens, roasted vegetables, bleu cheese crumbles, walnuts, Craisins
Dinner: Last of the stew, roasted cauliflower and cabbage
Dessert: Cinnamon roll Quest bar
Exercise for Today:
20 minutes recumbent bike, then Workout 5A1 of the Strong Curves Advanced program.
I'm very happy that I'm calorie counting. It really keeps me in check and makes it easier to avoid the temptations. Yesterday was a "staff development" day for me. In the morning, our principals made pancakes and sausage. I have to say that it wasn't tempting-- the smell was pretty overpowering. In the afternoon, though, I went to a library meeting and there were more temptations there! On the tables were bowls of nuts and candies. They also had an ice cream break with individual Ben and Jerry's. I managed to avoid everything by putting on my imaginary blinders. My weight was unchanged today but I know it would have been "weigh" up if I'd succumbed to temptation. Win in my books!
