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Workout Challenge Catch-up!

June is always a crazy month but this time was extra crazy. Registering for a new school, waiting for legal stuff to be done, summer reading stuff at work, the general hatred I have for hot muggy weather, the child’s birthday… All madness. And I’ve been making even more headway on getting rid of crap around the house. Luckily, I’m still managing to to a workout of some kind every day as I get things done both at work and at home. I know I’m behind on blogging but I’m getting there. I’m not sure I’ll be able to get a Patreon update for this month but, I’ll do my best.

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I had to use up some of the meat in the deep freezer since my next Butcher Box was this month and while I think I’m about done with chicken thighs for awhile, this garlic lemon pepper chicken and pasta was really good! And the fancy Itaki steamed this to warm it back up so the meat wasn’t dry as fuck like it is when I use a microwave. My kid did say it needed salt which may seem shocking but yeah, I didn’t use that much salt to cook this meal. I figured if I really needed to, I’d add some when I was ready to eat it. And honestly, it didn’t need much. The marinade provided plenty of flavor.

But expect a lot of salad or sandwich featured meals for these sorts of posts for awhile. It’s too hot to bother with the oven or the stove. My office is always cold so, I don’t mind using the Itaki.

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Today’s Workout: Challenge Day 37

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Yes, I’m still trucking along with the stationary bike and getting used to feeling a normal amount of hunger. I do have to say my stomach absolutely shrank. I had a bagel with scrambled eggs and sausage and I wasn’t hungry again till close to dinner time. That’s with the 40 minute bike and 20 minute walk to get ingredients for this sandwich I’m obsessed with. My friend offered me half when she bought one and it was so good, I had to make it myself.

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This is prosciutto, mozzarella, tomato, spring greens, and pesto on a croissant (with the rest of the tomato sliced up on the side because I’m lazy and didn’t wanna bother wrapping it up for later). It is so refreshing and tasty but also filling. Of course I had to modify it by adding a few dashes of Trader Joe’s Spicy Garlic Seasoning. I could probably split this with someone else and be totally fine. Something this big is a lot of calories and I did feel overfull again but it’s really good and so easy to make now that its hot and I don’t wanna bother using the stove or oven. And even my kid likes it! I thought it’d be too bougie and complicated for them but nope. It’s all a great combination and I’ll try not to have it so many times I get sick of it.

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Workout Dump: Day 25 Reached

While I’ve been iffy about posting the workouts daily, I have been making sure to workout every day for at least 30 minutes. I’ve moved to the stationary desk bike at home because that’s where the air conditioner is and my hip kinda hurts. I haven’t really remembered to do my squats daily but I’ve remembered the crunches most nights! My belly has always bothered me and even if I don’t have a six pack (yeah, I don’t see that in my future ever) it’d be nice to tone up a bit because I own crop tops now. Fat or not, it’s too hot to deal with a lot of clothes.

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I haven’t been taking pictures of every meal (do ya’ll care about that?? Lemmie know) but this was a fun one. I absolutely underestimated the quantities of a vegetable order and hadda get creative in using up as much as I can (didn’t do a bad job but there’s still a bit left). This salmon was marinated in Trader Joe’s Soyaki sauce and it was AMAZING. And again, still not eating much more than I was on the Saxenda. I ended up putting half of this away for the next day (there’s white rice under there). Along with the salmon is bok choy, garlic scapes, and yellow scallions. The child didn’t like the garlic scapes so much but I think it’s because I didn’t cook them enough. They were a little bitter. I’ll know better for next time.

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Today’s Workout: Something’s broken

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Today I was just too damn sore to get on the treadmill so, it’s the desk peddler today. I still need to run one more time this week but I need to listen to my body and not end up hurting myself.

I’m still not really feeling hungry after an Itaki lunch but I don’t mind it so much. As long as I take my vitamins, I feel fine. But if I had something to complain about today it’d be a fun little Google Fit glitch.

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These were my steps for the day. The only time I’ve ever had a step count this low was when I had Covid. I get 1,000 steps just getting to work at the beginning of the day. Somehow, they all magically went poof. Kinda hard to hit the assigned step goal if you keep erasing my steps. Hopefully tomorrow it’ll have sorted itself out but, geez. That was really annoying.

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Today’s Workout: Well…

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I have not been okay and it’s about time I admitted that. I have been in a major depressive episode for weeks and on top of that I lost someone important to me so, I’m lucky to get through most days. However, not reaching my goals isn’t going to be anything that helps me feel better so, I’m trying to get back in my healthier habits. I did the desk peddler today while I watched a webinar about how to sell more of my books and getting my creative juices flowing again.

This was basically my only meal for the day, not because of depression but because I’m on the maximum dose of Saxenda and all this food at once actually made me feel sick. And I was annoyed with myself that forgot to add salsa to my little bootleg taco bowl here which is why there’s that empty portion. It’s probably not the healthiest thing but it’s been a long time since I’ve made this. I’ll have enough to enjoy leftovers for awhile, too.

I’m gonna try and make a real push to do better. Fingers crossed things make a turn for the better.

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Today’s Workout: More stretching!

In addition to the desk peddler, I made sure to do my stretching to help with my soreness. I will be running more often so. I want to be prepared.

I didn’t have time to make breakfast again so, lunch was my first meal. I had steak with my usual Itaki lunch and used that same pack of steaks to make dinner with some broccoli and the last of the leftover rice. I’ve been feeling snacky late at night lately and I need to go back to my not eating after 8pm habit. It’s not good to eat so close to when you go to sleep.

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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: Whoa, I actually did it

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I’m still doing the desk peddler during the week and despite the low heart points, I felt the work in my muscles. And again, it’s better than just sitting there.

I got up early enough to make a hot breakfast and I packed the leftovers from last night as my lunch for the day. For dinner, my friends took me out (yes, I actually went out of my home instead of going straight home to write or workout) to an Indian place for dinner, which I didn’t stop to photograph because I was just enjoying hanging out with them but I did take a picture of the can of soda that I tried because it gave me a chuckle. I very rarely have anything but water or seltzer to drink (that’s not alcohol) so, this was a treat for me. And this was a vegetarian Indian place so the curry and rice I had were healthy. I am now obsessed with the green dipping sauce they had and I am totally gonna try to make some for myself. It was delicious.

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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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