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Today’s Workout: Long Month

I’m hardly the only one who feels like “What a year this month has been.” I haven’t lost much weight but I did lose what I’d gained over the holidays and I’m sure I can keep things on a downward trend.

I get a lot of complements at work about what I make for lunch. Apparently the smell goes everywhere but people like it! I may have to post exactly what I use and how much (even though I don’t measure, I wing it) so if people want to replicate it, they can. It’s so easy and I’m sure can be made without an Itaki to cook it in. For dinner I at the rest of that flatbread, which attracted my kid. Looks like that item has another fan.

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Today’s Workout: Dealing With Dinner

Lately, I’ve been just letting my mind wander while I do the desk peddler so I don’t focus on time. My legs just go and eventually, I think to check my watch. I still miss running but I can tell the muscles in my thighs are getting a workout. I see the definition slowly forming.

Now that I’ve been remembering to eat breakfast, I am not that hungry once dinner rolls around. You’d think 60 or so calories wouldn’t make much of a difference but it still shocks me. It shouldn’t since I’ve been on Saxenda for so long but still. For dinner, I had a different and much better Trader Joe’s offering. Of course, I couldn’t finish the whole thing. I had half and the rest will be for tomorrow. I dunno why I’m in this mood in the evenings now where I just don’t want to be bothered making anything. As long as I keep my activity up and my calories low, I think I’m doing just fine even if I don’t slave over a stove every day.

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Today’s Workout: Do it early

I’ve been trying to get these sessions done early so I can spend the rest of the day on work. I’ve been making some great progress on my writing and keeping up with my reviews and I wanna keep up that momentum. My views are up and I’m hoping to publish more this year under both my pen names and make actual money.

I got some sumo oranges and I have actually been remembering to take them for breakfast in the morning. I don’t care if it looks cluttered to keep a box of oranges by the front door, I can’t miss them and always grab on to shove in my lunch box. Lunch has shifted over to bok choy again for a bit since it was on sale and dinner was… Certainly a thing I ate… That I chewed and swallowed… Okay, it was gross. I threw out half of it. Probably for the best since the whole container is over 500 calories. I wasn’t all that hungry anyway so, I’ll just take the loss on that one.

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Today’s Workout: Long Day

I almost didn’t bother today. I had to take the kid to the doctor for an 8 am appointment then go do work after. I was tired, without coffee, and had to talk myself out of just coasting through the day. It’s a desk peddler. It’s not like I have to travel anywhere to do it or I’m unable to do something else while peddling. I just buckled down and did it.

I used up the last of the green beans for lunch and since this was pretty filling, I just had popcorn for dinner. That seems to be my hump day dinner since I’m so wiped out. I will absolutely have green beans in my veggie rotation. It cooks reasonably fast and works well with all the usual spices and such that I use. Maybe I’ll give it a shot at growing some to save money. We’ll see.

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Today’s Workout: More Food Prep Experiments

I think I’m doing pretty well with the biking. 40 minutes is a reasonable length I can pull off during a webinar or something and luckily nobody minds if I do the peddler as long as I get my work done. In fact, most of the people I work with think it’s a fantastic idea. I still need to do more body weight work but, I’ll get there. It’s fine.

I finally fucking remembered to bring an orange for lunch! Geez, they’re right there in the damn kitchen in my face. You’d think it wouldn’t be that hard. But aside for that, I decided to give green beans a try in the Itaki and holy shit, it was amazing! The meat I used was a wagyu beef patty that I just broke up and let sit in the sauce till lunch time and I’ve also enjoyed putting some sliced up ginger in the meal. It gives a nice little punch that I like. For dinner, I was so damn tired that I just grabbed a portion of the pulled pork I’d made from the freezer and had that with some rice. Fast and simple was the name of the game by the end of the day. 

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Today’s Workout: Small Improvements

I don’t wanna talk about the orange… I sincerely hope I can get to them before they grow mold. I will be so pissed if I have to throw a lot of them out. As for the workout, it was pretty standard. I’m still using the desk peddler and that’s okay for now. My total steps for the day are up – from averaging 3,000 per day to 4-5,000 a day – and I see that as a win.

Over the weekend, I made a whole chicken and potatoes. My kid didn’t like the potatoes and made himself some rice, which I added to my lunch. For dinner, I had a salad because I was kinda feeling like one and the tuna was some added protein. The Itaki didn’t quite warm the potatoes all the way through. Or I was just impatient because I was hungry. Either way, I don’t think potatoes are viable for this type of meal and I’m gonna play around with some other options.

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Today’s Workout: Okay, maybe not preparing?

My heartrate wasn’t as high as it normally would be because I wasn’t as focused. I was talking with my friends at the same time but, I still kept my legs moving. As for the title, I made the appointment with a podiatrist to have my strange toenails addressed and likely have them removed for good. Not to be gross but, some of my toes aren’t normal and the nail bed causes the nail to grow straight down into my skin. 43-year-old me has no problem making sure they don’t do that. I can get to my feet no problem. 53 or 63-year-old me may not and being a fan of The Toe Bro (I’d like the channel but it’s gone) I’ve seen what happens when an older person’s feet are neglected and the problems that can arise. I’m not keen on terrible infections that could kill me or make me lose a foot so, I’m taking care of that now. My hope is to have them all done in one go, heal up, and move on with my life. That means a long time healing and not being able to do any running. Hell, no intense walking. I’ll stick to my bikes for now and just be careful about my food and do any other exercises I can safely perform.

I fucking forgot the damn orange again… I just… UGH! Damnit… But the rest of the day went fine. Me and the kid are both obsessed with the pickled red onions I’ve been making and those are awesome on a good sandwich. I think I’m going to go back to broccoli for a while and I did so some research on other vegetables that can be steamed quickly for some more variety. I like what I make but it can get repetitive.

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Today’s Workout: Preparations

While I’m working the stationary bike for now, I feel the urge to get on that treadmill again. I may restart c25k, I’m not sure but I want more movement. Something that gets the heart pumping more than the desk peddler. I’ve been rethinking how to prep dinners and such to make sure I still have time to write, blog, and do needlework. That’s the one great thing about the desk bike; I can multitask.

This was one of those weeks where I bought food with the best of intentions then ended up forgetting about things. I still have a problem eating enough fruit (or any fruit, actually) and I bought some oranges but I keep forgetting to eat them. My kid will eat them but, somewhere between the thought “Don’t forget to grab an orange” and packing my lunch, I forget to grab the damn orange. At least lunch and dinner went to plan…

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Today’s Workout: PMS or Aging?

When I went for my checkup not only was my blood pressure high but all my levels were all over the place. That’s not normal for me since even though I wasn’t as active, I was still eating well. I did some lazy research and PMS/Periods can affect such things but, my doctor still suggested I get a monitor and take readings daily for a month and send her the results. Luckily I found one that syncs to an app and FSA will reimburse me for it. My knee is feeling better so I do hope to get back to running soon.

I changed lunch up by having broccoli instead of bok choy and I had a craving for a chicken Caesar salad for dinner that always shocks me how many calories are in it. It’s delicious and filling but yikes. Actually hitting 1200 calories a day is shocking since I started the Saxenda. And my stomach felt overfull. I’ll have to take it easy on the heavy salads, I guess.

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Today’s Workout: Easing into it

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Ahhhhh yes, I’m back on my bullshit. My knee is feeling better and I’m itching to be active again. I’m starting off easy with my desk peddler because the last thing I need in my life right now is to injure myself… Again. I look forward to running but I don’t wanna end up taking myself out. I do plan on foot surgery this year so, I’d like to lose as much weight as possible to prepare for when I literally won’t be able to walk very well for a few weeks.

I’m back to my Itaki at work. I did get myself their ramen pot for Yule and I can’t wait to try it out. I’d love to do some soup and steamed vegetables in that one day but in the meantime. I’m sticking to what I know. I like to try out new devices at home before I bring them to work just in case it’s not suitable for whatever reason or another.

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