Normally on the weekend I walk 30 minutes to the bus stop, then take the bus to the gym and spend 2 hours there and then get on the bus and walk 30 minutes home. Its a four hour ordeal and I usually burn approximately 1400 calories, so my heart rate monitor says.
Today my husband drove me to the gym and picked me up from the bus stop afterwards so it wasn't such a big burn. I warmed up with a fast walk at an incline for 30 minutes, then I did some weights. I was feeling a little odd though so I didn't do as much. Military press (ish), lat side raises, curls, squats; I think that's it before I started feeling a little ill. So I went back to the treadmill to see how that went. I wasn't sure I'd be able to run but I walked for 10 minutes and thought I could by then. After running I stayed on for some more quick incline walking until I got 5k in. Then I tried some reverse crunches. That was new today. I may look those up on youtube to see if I'm doing it right, I don't think I am. Then, stretch and done.
Friday I forgot to take my thyroid medicine. I didn't even realize it until I went to bed and it was still in the cup from the night before. Its the second time I've done it and when the absence kicks in it kind of feels like a lack of nutrition. You know, like, you haven't eaten enough of the right things for a day or two. Soon, I'll have to stop taking it for two weeks for a procedure I have to get done. That's not going to be fun at all. Anyway, that's why I had a hard(ish) time at the gym today.
Food:
Cheese Omlet with toast, tomatoes and mushrooms
2 small bran muffins, one with peanut butter
roast chicken, salad and home made whole wheat foccacia bread (it was gorgeous!)
Cals: 1749 (good)
Prot: 105.4 (very good for me)
Fiber: 21.6 (needs to be higher; like 30)
I made some protein cakey things (can't call them "bars") too. They're 244 calories, 13.23 grams of protein and 6.58 grams of fiber each. I'll tell you later how they taste.
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