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Today’s Workout: Tasteless

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I did the desk peddler again and I’m trying to do it hard enough to make the heart points actually go up. I know moving is moving but it’s annoying to put in 40 minutes only to have a fraction of it actually count.

I didn’t have time to make a real breakfast so I grabbed an orange on the way out and it was the most tasteless orange I’ve ever had. Either it was over ripe or under ripe but ugh, I would have rather skipped it entirely and waited till lunch. That was just my normal Itaki (that I screwed up taking photos of so, meh) and for dinner, I made myself a roast beef sandwich. And I managed to build the sandwich so it didn’t fall all over the place when I tried to eat it. I count that as a win in my book.

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Today’s Workout: Scheduling

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After concluding I just don’t have the energy to run after work anymore, I thought doing it on my days off would work better. Instead of sleeping in, I got up and got on the treadmill before starting any chores. I restarted C25K and it felt good to be running again. It’s the best way for me to burn as many calories as possible.

I didn’t take any photos of my food but to run it down, I had some leftover pizza for lunch and made salmon, rice, and broccoli for dinner. And there’s plenty left to pack for tomorrow. I also got a bunch of cleaning done and found a bunch of books to donate to the library. Little by little, I’ll get rid of all the clutter.

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Today’s Workout: Using up more leftovers

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I ended up cutting a little short because life happens but I still feel like it was worth it. If my muscles feel sore, I count it as a win.

I had an apple for breakfast but there was no picture so, I guess the meal didn’t exist and the calories don’t count? Lunch was more reheated chicken and rice but I felt the need for something green to add to the meal so, I tossed in some snow peas and a couple cloves of garlic. For dinner, I finally finished off those leftover fries and to be honest, I felt a little sick after. I can’t take large amounts of food in general, much less fried food. But I bought the damn things and I wasn’t going to throw them out so, I just choked them down to get it over with.

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Today’s Workout: It still worked

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I’ve been able to make a good dent on my book piles as I’m on the peddler. I had some issues with my smart watch but in the end, it did the job and kept track of my heart rate.

I’m also getting better about having something for breakfast. It’s risky keeping a lot of fruit in the house because like many people, you buy them with the best intentions but too many end up growing fur. Lunch was my standard but with chicken and I had some leftover chicken wings and fries in the fridge so I had that for dinner. Not the healthiest dinner but it did the job since I wasn’t that hungry and it took the edge off. I still have some fries left since I’m on the full dose of Saxenda and don’t eat much. I really don’t like wasting food so, I’ll probably finish the rest off tomorrow for dinner.

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Today’s Workout: Dry

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Doing the desk peddler is making me very sore so it’s working. I know I’ll have to do more intense cardio and weight training soon but I’m working my way up to that.

I made chicken thighs over the weekend and while I absolutely overcooked them (they weren’t defrosted all the way and I’d rather have dry chicken than salmonella) but steaming it in the Itaki helped make it a bit juicer. I know putting it in the microwave would have dried it out even more. And since my office is so cold, I can warm up my food at my desk and stay near the heater. I didn’t get many steps in since I’m still working on a pile of books on my desk to review but I’m glad for the peddler. It’s helping with the hip pain from sitting too much.

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Today’s Workout: Taste Test

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Still doing the desk peddler while I get some more books read for reviews. I’m actually making some good progress with that! Soon, I’ll be able to actually work on a clear surface.

For breakfast, I had one of the Pro Dough double chocolate doughnuts. I’ve always wanted to try these and they’re not bad! You can definitely tell that they’re healthy. They don’t taste anything like Krispy Kreme or Entenmann’s where you know what you’re eating isn’t good for you but if you’re gonna have a protein doughnut, these are great. I finished off the last of the chicken fried rice for lunch and a salad for dinner. I bought celery to use in that stew I’d made and forgot to use it Now I’m scrambling to eat it all before it goes bad. I like celery so, I don’t mind. 

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Today’s Workout: Not a fan of the nuts

I didn’t get my heart rate as high as yesterday with this session but again, my muscles felt the work. And I was able to crack 4k steps by making sure I listened to my movement reminder. Also, I’ve been making sure to go to bed a little earlier. Staying up too late even to get more words in for my writing isn’t worth it in the long run. I’m just overtired and risk burning out.

For breakfast I had one of those Nut Butter Bites Misfits Market recommended to me. They were strange. Apparently it’s possible for something to smell weird but taste just fine. I only needed one and I was fine until lunch, which was my usual Itaki and dinner was chicken fried rice made from the leftovers of Sunday’s dinner. It looks ugly but it tasted good and I made enough for lunch tomorrow. I’ve realized it’s important for me to have meals prepped in advanced to make mornings easier and I really shouldn’t skip that step if I can help it. Doing it in the morning it too much of a time crunch. I probably wouldn’t get those bites again. They weren’t bad but I didn’t enjoy them enough to spend money on them again. I am interested in attempting to grow my own bok choy (since I eat it so much and I already have seeds) but we’ll see about that. I have the space, dirt, and my Lomi to make compost so, it’s just a matter of having time to maintain the plants.

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Today’s Workout: Catching Up

I have a bunch of comics I still need to get through and review so I read some while I used the desk peddler. You may have noticed there are batches of reviews going up and that’s why. I’ve been going through all these books and clearing them out.

Instead of chicken breasts, I sliced up some chicken thighs off the bone and used that for my Itaki today. My bloodwork shows I’m low in calcium so, broccoli is supposed to help with that. The chicken thighs had the skin on, which was interesting. I can’t recall when I’ve had steamed chicken with the skin on and it wasn’t terrible. I still prefer a nice crispy skin. I absolutely made my salad too big for dinner but I was worried about the cabbage going bad so I used as much as I could. Same goes for the tomatoes. I like using the cabbage but I kinda miss the lettuce, not gonna lie. It was too much food on the Saxenda but still delicious. Oh, and I’ve kept up with having fruit for breakfast, grabbing an apple before I ran out of the house.

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Today’s Workout: Timing

I had to go to the post office to mail some of the stuff I’d sold on eBay and I got lucky as there was no line. I got back with plenty of time to eat my chili for lunch. There was also a party at work for someone who’s retiring and oof, I ate waaaaayy too much. But it was fine, I skipped dinner since I was so full. Aside for the walk, I moved around plenty during the day and did some stretching for my hip pain (which is really helping). Even though I’m still not running, I still feel like this was a decent day overall. I didn’t take pictrures of what I ate because it was mostly random stuff aside for repeating the chili.

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Today’s Workout: Best laid plans…

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While I know I’ll feel good afterwards, I still am having a lot of trouble getting up early to run before work. It probably doesn’t help that I’m not sleeping through the night so when that early alarm goes off, I am not rested. I’m gonna have to rethink what days I’m able to fit in a run but for now, I got on the stationary bike while I did some writing.

Over the weekend, I made a batch of chili and I’ll be picking through that for the rest of the week. The usual beer I like to use has vanished from the face of the earth but Modelo Dark will do the job in a pinch. I used up all the ground bison I had bought before I had a bunch of issues with my car that cleaned out my savings. It’s good but ground beef/pork works just as well. I’d buy it again if I can get a good deal but not regularly. For dinner, I had a salad but with cabbage instead of lettuce to change it up a little. I find it to be more filling than lettuce and has different vitamins in it. Plus, it’s colorful to mix the red and white cabbage together.

It’s looking like my meals will be mainly repeats this week. I guess batch cooking doesn’t make for very interesting day to day photos but it’s helpful to me to always know what food is available and how many calories on average I’d be consuming and my macros. I don’t stress macros much but if I’m low on certain things and my doctor suggested supplements, I want to keep an eye on certain things. I would prefer to get nutrition from my food rather than pills or gummies but hey, I’ll do what’s necessary.

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