Hit the gym this morning just a little after 6am - did 20 minutes on the treadmill as per day two of week one of the program. A bit of stretching beforehand, walked home after, showered, had something incredibly decent to eat (a cup of oatmeal with some trail mix and a splash of soy milk, and some mint tea), walked the 8 to 10 minutes to the Métro, another 5 minute walk to my office...feels good.
There's something to be said for endorphins alone, and, as Warren put it, "burning off the fog" first thing in the morning.
I suspect if this keeps up, I am going to see some positive changes.
Monday: 90 minutes cardio on various machines at the gym Tuesday: 45 minutes cardio on various machines at the gym Wednesday: 90 minutes cardio on various machines at the gym Thursday: 60 minutes cardio on various machines at the gym Friday: 60 minutes cardio on various machines at the gym Saturday: Approx. 1 hour of light recreational snowshoeing Sunday: 2 hours solid snowshoeing
Gym every day Monday through Friday. 90 mins of cardio on 4 out of the 5 days, 60 mins of cardio on the other day (I think is was Tuesday). I'm doing the Couch-to-5K jogging program along with fearsclave, and it's coming along nicely so far. A few twinges in my left knee today, but I don't think it's anything serious. It will let me know soon enough if it is.
My gym (the downtown YMCA) now has a row of the new fancy 'bouncy' ellipticals, with TV screens, and a row of high-tech new treadmills, also with TV screens. So I can watch episodes of The Original Star Trek series on Space, or the American economy collapse on CNN while I jog. Talk about luxury.
The scale however, has refused to budge. Stupid scale.
Gym: December 28 December 29 December 30 December 31
January 2 January 3
I'm off and running! (well, walking on the treadmill for 40 - 50 minutes a pop (depending on availability) - I punch in the "weight loss" program which goes from zero incline 8 in the 20-minute session. My average speed: 3.7)
We partied heartily for Christmas Eve (seafood and fish) and Christmas Day, lots of homemade baked goods, my world's best lasagna and my first-ever spiral ham, complete with fresh pineapple, fresh bing cherries, cloves and fresh orange/maple syrup glaze...but I wisely didn't continue the festivities to New Year's and we spent a quiet and relaxing NYE and day...(I even made it to the gym New Year's Eve day!)
I gained 2 lbs. back (that I had lost) and have since lost them. I would say, this was indeed the Christmas miracle, but I was kindly reminded that I did a heck of a lot more cooking than eating... I really tried to enjoy everything, but was mindfully aware of what I did and didn't want to eat...ex: ham pretty, but not my fave, lasagna: yum and new cookie recipes HAD to be tried and evaluated ;P )
Now back to square one... the never-ending battle! (Which I am proud to say at least I never give up on!)
*Extra points for today when I told myself, "you absolutely don't have time to go" and then got out of bed, went anyways and did 35 minutes on the treadmill -- was back in a little over an hour. There's a lesson in there...surely I can take at least an hour out of my day for me...
Went the gym first thing this morning and it was a good thing, too.
It seems like I wake up with my head stuffed and a dry cough and after 50 minutes of cardio and a hot bath feel fit as a fiddle.
I made a pot of chicken soup Monday night and then put in the fridge so that any excess fat would rise to the surface. I skimmed it clear yesterday and that's what we had for supper. I am looking forward to it again today with steamed escarole.
Last week I made a cabbage soup and we ate that for lunch or supper for 3 days, until we finished it.
I think I am going to make a concentrated effort to make soup now that the weather has changed. It seems like if we have it that's what we want to eat and it's so satisfying with a bit of carbs -- whole grain bread, brown basmati or egg noodles, that it doesn't leave room for much else!
I only did half my usual workout, because I'm recovering from some un-defined ick that kept me home yesterday. Also, going to the gym three times last week seems to have magically disappeared one whole pound!
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