Thanks. And I really hope so on the 130's. That'd be nice.
Anyway...a workout--kind of: Wide Grip Lat Pulldowns: 2 sets 8 @ 80 maybe, 1 set 7 at the same weight. I really wish I knew how to read the weight amount on this silly machine in the office gym. Shoulder Presses: 1 set 8 @ 25lbs. Right shoulder felt a little weak today, so I lowered weight and finished off 2 more sets of 8 @ 20lbs. Bicep Curls: 3 sets 10 @ 10lbs; again, rigiht side felt weak. Incline sit ups: 2 sets 15 Shouler raise things: 2 sets 8 @ 10lbs. Yup, right side felt weak.
There's a bit of a trend here; my right-side feels weak today. I'm wondering if it's after affect of the accident Friday. Otherwise, the workout (I) felt a little blah. But, at least I did something.
Aww, sorry about the bird. Losing pets (at least for me) is a major emotional upheaval. I know that I was a basket case when one of our old cats died a few years ago. He was the first one that liked me best.
Sorry to hear about your rough patch esp. your bird. Take care of both your ankle, shoulders, and back just in case. I am sure you are getting frustrated, but the workouts will always be there when you are better.
Thanks all. Anne, I know what you mean. I've been all over the place emotionally. Saturday was sobbing, Sunday was frantic cleaning, followed by staring blankly, yesterday was just kind of numb feeling.
Doing a lot better today. This is Chooch; he's a little ruffled in this pic:
I woke up this morning thinking that it was a good day to eat at maintenance. After posting a question on the fat loss section, I've decided that throwing a maintenance day in here and there is probably best for me and my hypoglycemia. I'm actually kind of nervous about it because my deficit is going really well (in the 139 range for the 5th day, down from the 140-141 range last week!). I know it's silly to be nervous, I maintained successfully for how long?. But, what's making it worse is that one of my co-workers brought in a ton of smoked ribs today, the one day in the last month or so that I forgot my lunch. On top of that, I'm having dinner with my sister tonight. It's going to be a tough day. I'm aiming for 1800-1900cals and will do my best to get downstairs to ride the bike while staring at the parking lot.
I managed to get downstairs for some cardio. When I got down, the bike was being used, so I used the elliptical for 5 minutes. I hate that thing! I don't know how people spend much time on them at all. And to make it worse, the view from the elliiptical was of the wall. Luckily, I only had to stay on it those 5 misearable minutes before the lady on the bike was done and I was able to hop on that. I rode for 12 minutes after than then did some stretching. So, not a total wash. I feel a lot better after having done it. I was getting the, "I want to punch someone in the face" feeling this morning. Not that I ever would punch someone in the face, but I still get the feeling.
Anyway, smoked ribs are calling me, so I'm going to grab some for lunch (along with a nice, plain salad).
I made it through my day of maintenance with no big issues (aprox 1880cals--not too certain, as dinner was out with sis, and consisted of onion focaccia bread w/tomato, garlic, and olive oil topping and a chinese chicken chop salad. I'm letting fit day guess the calories). I'll have to remind myself of that the next time I go for maintenance. Scale was at 139.4 this morning, up from 139.2 yesterday and the day before. So, that's nothing. Plus, I know my sodium was way high yesterday.
Today, I'm back on the slight deficit. I'm going to try to make it to the gym later, but I've got a busy night ahead of me. I'll have to try to sneak out at some point.
Ha! I'm not quite ready to call it a loss. But, wow! I really went crazy with the salt shaker--to the point that I was salting the bread; not to mention that the smoked ribs had a salt and pepper rub on them. TOM coming? It sure seems it...
only .2 up with high sodium - that's great (I could even rationalize it as a loss LOL)...
LOL!!!!
Christina, I know what you mean about feeling like you want to punch someone and exercise mellowing you out. For me exercise is almost like a tranquilizer.
Mmmm... smoked ribs sound good. I'm branching out as I started with smoked turkey and I'm thinking of trying a blade roast next. Although I think I'd definitely have to save smoked ribs for a maintenance week. Sounds like you did pretty good though.
Christina, I know what you mean about feeling like you want to punch someone and exercise mellowing you out. For me exercise is almost like a tranquilizer.
I'm glad I'm not the only one! Exercising really does help me get out my frustration in a healthy, productive way.
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Mmmm... smoked ribs sound good. I'm branching out as I started with smoked turkey and I'm thinking of trying a blade roast next. Although I think I'd definitely have to save smoked ribs for a maintenance week. Sounds like you did pretty good though.
They were delicious. If I a yard, I would invest in a smoker. But, since I have a small condo in the city, I'll have to rely on my co-workers for smoked ribs.
Deficit was in full force yesterday--a little too low for my liking, but after the re-feed the day before, I guess I just wasn't hungry. I came in at about 1357 cals. But, it did bring the scale back down those .2lbs (does that even count for anything? It really doesn't seem it).
I didn't quite make it to the gym yesterday. I'll visit the lunch-time office gym today and do some stuff. Then get to the real gym either Saturday or Sunday or both. I'm feeling ready to start adding in weight to my squats again (slowly adding weight just to be sure). The body-weight stuff has felt really good.
And, finally, the good stuff: I don't know why I've been leaving this off my log; I have been thinking it for the last several days...
1. In the morning now, when I walk the dog, the grass is frosty. It crunches underneath pup's feet when she trots all over it. And, when the rising sun hits it just right, it looks all glittery and pretty. I really like this time of year.
2. Leaves are falling. Again, I just really like it.
3. There's snow in the mountains. Two of the resorts opened yesterday. Ok, so they opened one narrow little run each with man-made snow, but still. It's a sign that the season is starting, which is always exciting for me.
4. Obama is pulling away in the polls in Colorado!
Nice to see the good things . Yay on getting the brace off and getting back into exercise. I'm glad the 0.2 came back off for you, too.
Thanks.
It's actually kind of refreshing that in the midst of all this crap that's been going on, for the last several days, I've still been able to take note of some good.
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Your weather sounds just gorgeous. Glad you are getting back into the swing of things at the gym!
I'm loving autumn this year.
I just added a little weight to my squats. Felt pretty good; I'm really excited about that.
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Talk about good stuff!! Woo hoo! Ohio is looking good, too!
Well, I managed to sneak away for a few minutes and worked out a bit. Still focused on upper body, but did add in a set of squats w/db's:
Deep Plie squats: 3 sets 10, ATG w/30lbs (legs in 2nd position for anyone who used to do ballet...)
DB Incline Bench Press: 3 sets 10 w/25e
Hip Supine things w/ball: 2 sets 10, pulling knees in. A couple of bridge-style things between sets raising one foot off the ball.
DB Incline Flies: 3 sets 10 w/15e
It was a quick workout. But it was nice to get away from my desk for a few minutes and not worry about my looming deadline.
I feel as though I should admit--I feel off the bench today. I can't explain how it happened, but one second I was sitting on the bench getting ready to do some lifts, and the next second, I was on the floor. Luckily, I was at the gym pretty late and there was no one else in there but me.
Off to have my shake-substitute (oatmeal w/pp and peanutbutter--yum).
Your description of the frost made me smile. I love that sound, too. I also like sound of running on leaves. Last night I was out and they have this smell and sound that always reminds me of my old cross country running days.
As for your #4 good things, don't want to hijack your thread with politics, but I had to do a triple take when I saw the latest poll this week from North Dakota (ahem, the land of my in-laws). The fact that it is even close is shocking in that state. It made me happy!
Hope your work schedule eases up soon. I bet it felt great to get some leg work in.
I love your "good things" - and YAY on #4 especially!
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Your description of the frost made me smile. I love that sound, too. I also like sound of running on leaves. Last night I was out and they have this smell and sound that always reminds me of my old cross country running days.
As for your #4 good things, don't want to hijack your thread with politics, but I had to do a triple take when I saw the latest poll this week from North Dakota (ahem, the land of my in-laws). The fact that it is even close is shocking in that state. It made me happy!
Hope your work schedule eases up soon. I bet it felt great to get some leg work in.
It really looks like Obama's pulling away in a lot of states I wouldn't suspect.
Bree, there is something about the smell, isn't there? I can't quite describe it.
As for adding in the leg work. Holly under-used muscles! I didn't think I'd be sore after adding such light weight. But, yup, this morning my legs are sore. Not horrible, but just enough to be noticable. I guess not using them much for the last month or so will do that.
Food for yesterday: I ended up at about 1724cal--would have been lower if I'd have skipped the beer, but I really wanted it, so, why not? Still in a deficit, but only of about 100cals for the day. In other news, the scale dipped low today: 138.6. I suspect it'll pop back up some.
Good thing of the day:
1. This one's for today instead of yesterday, but I'm going to put it anyway...I was on the train as the sun was rising. The snowy peaks of the mountains were a crazy pink color. It was really cool looking.
2. I met BF for dinner, got there a bit early, so I sat down, had a drink and really enjoyed just sitting there alone. It's not too often that I feel that comfortable sitting at the bar by myself. I sat near a window, so I just watched the traffic go by, all the while smiling.
3. I noticed yesterday while stretching that my arms are really starting to shape up. I guess all that focus on upper-body is starting to pay off.
Rest of the day-I may try to go ride the bike in the cardio room this afternoon. I'd like to try to work out some of the leg soreness so that I'm good and ready for lunges and deadlifts Sunday.
I'm also going to order a chip up bar today. In fact, as soon as I'm done posting and reading logs, I'm going to see what I can find. I want one of those ones that you don't have to drill into the door frame.
Jane, I just ordered that exact one off of Amazon-I have some credit with them that I had to use. So, by this time next week, I'll be working on pull ups (and improving chin ups)!
Do you love it? The reviews seemed pretty positive.
I was able to get a pull up bar that you screw into the door frame because we have what I like to call the "scary room" in my basement. It could otherwise be described as a cellar. The door closes in front of the bar, so you don't see it, and there isn't anything in the room except for some boxes and spiders anyway. I am so glad I got it though.
Seems like the scale is dipping a lot for you lately
I'm sure I will REALLY love it once I stop hanging there like a dead fish.
HA! Yeah, getting over that first step is hard. I'm sure you'll get there soon enough. Which reminds me, did you ever get a band?
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I was able to get a pull up bar that you screw into the door frame because we have what I like to call the "scary room" in my basement. It could otherwise be described as a cellar. The door closes in front of the bar, so you don't see it, and there isn't anything in the room except for some boxes and spiders anyway. I am so glad I got it though.
Seems like the scale is dipping a lot for you lately
I thought about screwing something into the door frame, but I just couldn't do it. It's not that the frames are in the best condition as it is, but I just couldn't see making it worse. So, I went for the other option. I'm pretty excited about it.
I'm hoping that the scale keeps going in the downward direction. I do tend to have my high and low days each week. As long as the highs don't go too high and the lows keep getting lower, I'm good. I'm basing everything off of averages for weeks to account for the highs and lows.
I've got some bands coming from a friend here on the board, so I'll be taking them to the gym once I get them so I can work at these chin-ups from multiple avenues. I'm determined!
Plus, I heard from the oly-lifting coach today and she is also going to work with me on the chin-ups.
I'm glad you've got bands coming. As I was power cleaning Sunday, I found and old band and thought of you. Unfortunately, it was all dried and cracking, so I had to toss it.
Very cool on the oly-lifting coach! That's so exciting.
I have to figure out what direction I'm going to go in next once I'm able to start in on the heavier lower-body lifts again (it everything's on schedule, and it feels like it is, I'll be slowly increasing the weights and should be back where I was by the end of the month--I hope).
Hi there! It's been awhile since I've stopped in to check on you and I kick myself everytime. Lots of good stuff going on in here! And yes, the polls make me smile. Let's just hope it all rings true, when it matters the most.
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