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I FINALLY got my butt in gear for some a.m. cardio on the treadmill! Phew! It felt good!

Here’s how it went down…

Start with a brief walk to warm-up.

Repeat this sequence as many times as you want! (I did it for 15:00 total).

• Shuffle right (30s)
• Shuffle left (30s)
• Jog backwards (30s) <— Be careful! This is scary at first!
• Walking lunge (30s)
• Walk or Jog (60s)

Of course, times and speeds can vary, but this is pretty much what I did. I also had the treadmill on a slight incline. My treadmill at home is weird. The speed and incline doesn’t always feel consistent, so I just go with what feels right for me that day.

I finished my cardio session off with 15:00 HIIT! 30 seconds of sprinting with 60s of recovery.  I forgot how fun HIIT can be on the treadmill!

After I hopped off the treadmill, I cranked out Day 10 of the PLP Challenge.  Pull-ups are getting pretty easy! I cranked out ten without a wince (other than my shoulder aching! But it’s almost better, too! !

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Television Addict

I hit the gym after work for a lackluster shoulder/chest/tri workout. BOO!  Then I had a lackluster PWO meal.

Crockpot chicken, brown rice, and asparagus stir-fry tossed in Asian Sesame dressing. Eh.  The rice was good… and loads of cracked sea salt helped immensely.

Exhausted, I found myself nodding off shortly after 8:00 p.m., but I managed to wake up and squeeze in a few episodes of Weeds. Love that show.  I still turned in early.

I woke up this morning after a night of weird, weird dreams (like alien abduction weirdo dreams LOL) and a splitting headache. I felt seriously hungover. Must’ve been all the water I drank yesterday. hahaha!  The only thing that got me going was Calista Flockhart and Rob Lowe.  You see, I have a new favorite show on Netflix.  I love the instant viewing pleasure, and my current favorite is Brothers and Sisters. I have always loved Sally Field. I’ve always had a crush on Rob Lowe (hubba hubba), and now, I absolutely adore Calista Flockhard aka Kitty Walker. 

I flopped and flailed through a grudgingly slow Spark your way to a 5k training session. It seriously took me 30 minutes to get 1.5 miles.  That has to be some sort of slow record. BUT, the important part is that I DID IT.

Because I was feeling so crummy, I decided to go for a sweet treat for breakfast, chocolate protein shake and a grapple!

I’m getting hungry again, already! So I might have to dig into my protein muffin stash!

Happy Hump Day all! And don’t forget, ASK ME ANYTHING is up and running. You can find the link in green under my pic on the right hand side bar.  So far, I haven’t got many bites, but I plan on answering all of your questions tomorrow!

“A ship in the harbor is safe.  But that’s not what ships are built for.”

- Anonymous

Cleaning things up

I woke up bright and early a little late this morning and hopped on the treadmill for a thirty minute steady state session.  I kept looking around the room at the stark white, cold walls. They are like energy suckers down there in the basement!  When I was trying to think of colors to paint the room, purple kept coming to mind… and green… like an avocado… or purple and green like Barney exploded all over the walls.  Ugh! I like blue for gyms, but I don’t FEEL the color blue in there. Maybe I’ll look at paint swatches later.

 

Not only am I cleaning up the basement this week, but I’m also working on cleaning up my eats…  at least until we go out of town this weekend.  

Meal one – Shredded chicken, steamed cauli, cajun seasoning, Bragg’s aminos, and a side of fish oil caps (yumyum, LOL!)

This was surprisingly good, and I am looking forward to having it again soon!

I chased’er down with this.

I love this tea! I’m running low here at the office, but I should have a backup stash at home!

Meal 2 – tuna, olive oil mayo, hardboiled egg, peas

Yeah. Not sure on this combo. It was good… but I think I am anti-peas at the moment. LOL!

Now I am just trying to avoid a lunchtime yoga session. Not in the mood!  I hope everyone’s day is off to a fantastic start!!!