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Today’s Workout: Welcome to January

Yeah, the January workout posts. Guilty as charged. But, as I did this, I could tell that I hadn’t lost much strength from not working out for a while. This was challenging but not impossible. Not every day should or can be a cardio day, no matter how much I enjoy running while I’m doing it.

I’ve been having fun with random meals and doing my best to try and have something light for breakfast. I usually don’t eat breakfast at all. And of course, I made a big ass pork shoulder for New Year’s that will be in a few more meals. I’m upping my veggies and protein most of the time since I’m still working on my goal for all ten fingernails to be completely attached. It’s just the ring fingers that need to grow out now. That’s so freaky… That’s why I want to wean off the Saxenda at some point.

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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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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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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: And all the previous days

Despite not taking the time to do a daily post, I have been doing the daily workouts. It’s been a crazy few days; waiting for a call back from the dentist, my child is transferring schools, and I’m still dealing with the car. And there’s more I’ll have to do this week. The thing with my depression and anxiety is I have it in me to do one big thing and spend the rest of the time recovering from that big thing so, doing several things in one day is mentally draining. But I tell ya, I’m glad these various things got done. I was so used to my car making these ungodly noises that it’s strange to run errands and not end up with an earache whenever I drive longer than 10 minutes. I do feel super accomplished managing to get in the workout every day. The only weight change I’ve seen is water weight loss from my period ending so, we’ll have to wait and see for another week or so if my weight changes from this little challenge I’ve inflicted on myself.

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Today’s Workout: Still taking my time

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I didn’t forget my goal of becoming stronger and getting more defined muscles so I’m thinking of just alternating days of cardio and weight training. Even though I’m still sore all over, this workout went fine. I’m still dealing with a bit of an annoying cough, as if some mucus is still stuck in there but I keep wearing my mask and sanitizing my hands. I don’t test positive, either.

I plan to keep going bit by bit to build my strength and endurance back up and finally get out of the 200 club. I can’t stand how many times I’ve had to restart but, I guess that’s what makes it a journey? 

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Today’s Workout: It’s endless…

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Unlike my previous run, this workout felt like it would never end. You know those days where everything just seems to crawl; that was my workout today. It’s not that I didn’t want to do it or didn’t feel like I accomplished something; time just felt warped and like it was taking a lifetime to get this done. I guess it was just one of those sessions.

As for my food for the day, it was all leftovers from what I’ve already posted. I was hoping for a salad for dinner but Misfits Market has been putting off my order all week and I’m out of salad type stuff. I’ve already emailed them to ask what the heck is going on. I’m the type of person that’s not gonna go all Karen and demand a refund; I just want to know what the problem is and how it can get solved. It’d be cool if they gave me a credit but I’m not going to harass them for one. I’m sure these people are just trying to do their jobs and hit a snag.

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Today’s Workout: Regrets…

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I thought I was gonna be all cute and have a greasy burger lunch and just eat a healthy dinner but the burger was crap. Totally not worth the money or effort to eat it. The cucumber I sliced up for dinner was more satisfying. At least I know not to order from there again.

As for the workout, the kettle bell workout for 30 minutes is a hard session. My hands were shaking once I was done but in a good way. I don’t feel like I pushed myself too far or hurt myself. I feel like I should focus on my abs more but the upper body stuff makes me feel like I’m getting stronger. I can tell I’m able to do more reps than before. Not that I plan in doing any super heavy lifting but, it still feels nice.

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Today’s Workout: This weekend is gonna be interesting…

I took a walk during my lunch break in normal shoes but I also tested out the shoes I’m going to wear with my cosplay this weekend and they’re as comfortable to walk in as one would expect since they’re heels. I anticipated this and I have foot pads and I plan to bring sneakers to wear for the lions share of the walking. I apparently love torture since I walk from Penn to Javitz.

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Since I didn’t eat much of anything for lunch (I just ate an apple) I went all out for dinner. There’s some plain ramen noodles under those veggies and ground beef. I might have over done it with the chili crisp but I enjoyed eating this and the kid liked it (with enoki mushrooms, go figure). I like the combination of snow peas and bok choy. It’s crunchy goodness!

Tomorrow is NYCC day one. I won’t be thinking about my diet much since all that walking makes me not want to eat much. I just feel tired and have sore feet.

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Today’s Workouts: Starting the day right

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Ahh, spooky season is upon us and I finally cracked open my Elvira Deadsled coffee. I have some other kinds I’m going to try soon, too.

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Since I had some meetings today, I used the peddler rather than just sit there. It’s easy to forget how long you’re peddling when there’s something else to pay attention to. It was a productive day; got a lot of work and side work done. My previous post was the cover to my current soon to be published work so I’m pretty happy about that.

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Since it’s the upper body that’s not fitting in that dress, I’m still working that area. This week is my period so I am super nervous on trying on the dress to see if I made more progress. I tend to horde a lot of water weight and even though I logically know this, it’s still going to feel like crap if it fits even worse.

In terms of what I ate today, it was just a repeat of yesterday. If the food is good, I can eat the leftovers for days. Tomorrow will probably be the same unless I break and get a burger or something.

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