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Today’s Workout: Tummy Troubles

Ah, a new week filled with PMS that I refuse to let slow me down this time. If I’m gonna be sore and cranky, I’m gonna earn it the old-fashioned way. This workout was a C25k one and everything went smoothly. I was tempted to pick up the speed but, I think I’ll do that once I’m a few more weeks into the process. The intervals are gonna get longer and endurance is important to me. I’ve also been stretching more. No sense getting my old joints locked up.

Since I’d given myself a delightful bout of food poisoning, I wasn’t so certain about eating until my workout went well and that little bit of sweet bread stayed down. I felt okay enough by dinner to have some beef ribs. Luckily, I was off for the day for a doctor’s appointment and didn’t have to worry about being sick at work. That’s never fun. It’s not a lot of calories for the day but I’m happy about that protein. It was so good.

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Today’s Workout: Things and Stuff

The runs are getting easier and easier and I’m actually kinda proud of myself for sticking with it. It would have been so easy to sleep in longer but, I think it made my day better to be active right away. The runs are going to get longer now and I’ve already been contemplating doing the 10k training once this is finished. We’ll see how it goes.

I should probably be eating before I do my run but eh, I’m used to skipping breakfast. Lunch was more of the garlic scapes and pasta and dinner was the usual as well. I’m gonna shake it up next week; maybe treat myself since I sold an item in my shop after so long. Another small step closer in stashbusting! I have so much to get through but much like the weight loss, it’s a little bit at a time. And if I can get out of debt by selling these things along with my writing, I’ll take whatever I can get.

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Today’s Workout: Yikes on trikes

I try not to talk too much about the missions to avoid spoiling something for the 2 people who read this blog but, I gotta say, I’m not sure I like Evil Sam. The main story has him as this loveable, competent guy that hearing him be unhinged was off-putting. Props to the voice actor because, WOW. As for the workout itself, it went fine despite my knee hurting at various times of the day. I mean it would feel fine the entire run but once I went to walk down the stairs to make dinner, I’d get a twinge of pain. Very annoying…

I’d gotten a bakery set from Weee and decided to try the melon bread for breakfast. It was really good and perfect to just grab and go. Lunch was my usual but for dinner, garlic scapes are back in season and I LOVE those. I made pasta and cut up some Italian sausage, added olive oil, and put some flaked salt on top. Absolutely delicious and satisfying after a run and I only used one pot. All together, it was all under 1000 calories so, my caloric deficit is doing very well.

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Today’s Workout: It happened again

I got so little sleep last night. I was up tossing and turning with terrible gas pains because I restarted my Saxenda. If I go out with friends, I stop taking it so I don’t end up sprinting for a bathroom randomly; particularly if I’m spending the day in the city. The downside is when I restart, the side effects are worse than normal. As I’d gotten no decent rest, I didn’t trust myself on a treadmill and finally dusted off the ole kettlebell.

I’m not ashamed of the fact I snagged a doughnut at the morning meeting at work but since it’s April Fool’s day, the calories don’t count since I didn’t take a picture. Lunch was normal but I was not going to bother cooking when I got home and didn’t want too many calories. Popcorn was my solution; just a small bowl with Trader Joe’s Garlic Citrus Seasoning on it. It took way too many gas pills to get through the day but I’m still declaring it a success.

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Today’s Workout: Bittersweet… Again

This is the last available main story episode and I haven’t gotten any updates on what’s going on with the app. I have plenty of other missions and Radio Able to keep me occupied while hopefully, something saves the app and new episodes resume. As for the run itself, it went amazing! I was sore from going out over the weekend but that didn’t seem to matter. My legs felt fine and I had no issues keeping up.

Apparently, it was fish day. I’d made salmon for dinner and packed up half of it for lunch today. Instant rice didn’t steam as well as regular rice did but, maybe I should have left it to heat up longer. I was craving salad and had an avocado to use before it went bad and it was great to have after a run. It’s gonna be awhile before I have fish again but, it was still good. Plenty of protein and the balsamic vinegar is a welcome change to my usual lemon juice or red wine vinegar. I was tempted to add a bit of cheese but what was there was already plenty of calories.

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Todays’s Workout: Fantastic

This run was amazing. I held my form, didn’t feel too sore, and had that satisfying feeling of a great workout. It’s my last run for the week and what a way to end it all off.

I’m doing that thing again where I get obsessed with a certain food, eat it all the time, and then don’t touch it again for months. It’s avocado toast’s turn. I need to find a way to make it so it’s not so damn messy to eat. I feel like I’m in an old school infomercial: “There’s got to be a better way!” as too many bits of avocado or tomato fall into my lap. I should probably mash up the avocado so it’s more like a spread but I didn’t have time. I was almost late for work as it was.

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Today’s Workout: A bit of a break

I took a break day from running and did the desk peddler while I was working. I just figure I’m not ready for daily running just yet and don’t want to over do it and end up with an injury. It really doesn’t compare in terms of my personal satisfaction; I just think I’ve done more if I’m running but I have the feeling that’s not the best way to think of it all.

I didn’t have time for breakfast but that was fine. The salad for lunch had plenty for me since I had tuna and avocado in it. It took three containers to bring it to work to keep the avocado from going brown and the lettuce from getting soggy. Dinner was the last of my favorite flatbread from Trader Joe’s. I always have one of these on hand for a night I don’t wanna cook. I can set it up in the toaster oven, hop in the shower, and it’s done by the time I’m in my PJs. It’s just enough to finish off the day with something comfortable.

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Today’s Workout: Randomness

I was gonna take today as a rest day but I was feeling great! I did the next day on Just Run (a replacement I found for C25k) and it was totally worth it. I felt so good, that I missed a walking interval and kept running. Any soreness I have is earned. Man, I am so happy to be running again. It makes me feel good even after a bad day.

 I had time for breakfast so, I made a sandwich on a whole wheat English muffin with one egg and turkey sausage. Lunch was my usual Itaki and dinner was some leftover rice, broth, and broccoli. I’m hoping for a new fridge and need to get the old one as empty as I can before it comes. My meals are gonna be random for a while as I make my way through all of it, hopefully without having to throw out much. I hate wasting food…

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Today’s Workout: Bittersweet

While I am stoked to be running again, it’s a huge downer to know that the app I love to use is dying.

I see they’re trying to sound optimistic but with the world the way it is, I don’t hold out much hope. It would be a damn shame to lose this app. I’ve been using it for years and really enjoy it.

I had an English Muffin for breakfast with a touch of butter but there’s no picture because I ate it in the car. Lunch was my usual Itaki and I decided to give avocado toast a try for dinner. I put salt, pepper, and lemon juice on it and even though I cut it into smaller pieces, it still was a mess to eat. I gotta say though, this was so refreshing to eat after my run. I think a whole avocado was a bit much but I was feeling lazy and didn’t feel like dealing with storing leftovers.

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Today’s Workout: Dangerous Food

While not back to how I felt last week, my knees are doing so much better. I can’t wait to get back to running. I wanna continue with the Zombies Run story and the show I’ve picked to watch during the breaks is Sakamoto Days. When I pick a show to watch on the treadmill, I do not watch a single second outside of a workout day. It’s a fun little way to motivate myself and finally make a dent in the very long list of things I wanna watch.

For breakfast, I kept up with the almonds but lunch was leftover from what I made the kid for dinner. I had pre-seasoned turkey tenderloin, rice, broccoli, and cheese biscuits. This is the brand I tried.

These things are dangerous. I would eat them like chips. And they reheated surprisingly well in the Itaki! They’re something I would absolutely eat and as such, I should probably not keep them in the house. They’re dangerously good. For dinner, I had the Trader Joe’s pork shu mai and they were kinda bland. They tasted better when I had them with some chili crunch. And one serving is half a box so, I’ll probably give the rest to my kid.

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