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Today’s Workout: Better Numbers!

I did my run after I got back from the doctor and while I don’t have the bloodwork results yet, my blood pressure is so much better. Still a little high but progress! I think being active more often is helping even if the scale doesn’t move. I can tell my endurance is improving and I’m having fun with these side missions.

Since I was up early enough (I like to schedule my appointments first thing in the morning to get them over with) I ate an actual breakfast before my run. Then I held out for my little hot pot for dinner. Obviously, I didn’t eat all of the beef/pork in that package and I went heavy on the veggies. I’m till working on getting all the food in the fridge eaten in preparation for the new fridge that… I haven’t heard about being delivered yet. Those people better not screw me over… Anyway, I have a little pot to boil the broth and had some meat and bok choy. There’s some white onion under there and I dipped the meat in sesame oil and garlic like yesterday except this time, I used a bit of spicy sesame oil. It’s just fun to eat hot pot and I can’t afford to always go into the city to hit up the good places. But, two nights in a tow is a lot. I’ll have to give myself a break and have some salads tomorrow. Not as a punishment, of course. I love me a good salad.

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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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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: 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: Getting better!

I can tell I’m hitting my stride. My form isn’t always the best which leads to a little back pain but my legs are getting stronger and my stamina is increasing. If things start to get too easy, I’ll be upping my speed on the run intervals. My pace could use some improvement.

I’d gone to the pharmacy and snagged some almonds on sale. They make a great quick breakfast and paired well with the latte I tried. Probably won’t buy any more canned coffee for a while since I have so much instant and ground coffee. I’ve been enjoying green beans in my Itaki and I finished off that chicken parm for dinner. The place we ordered from was really good. I’d totally get those again. I think the carbs are worthwhile with all the cardio I’ve been doing and it was just nice and cozy end to the day. It’s so good to be running again even if it’s slow going for now.

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Today’s Workout: Veggie Race

I had the day off from work but that doesn’t mean I took a break. I got up early for this run and spent the day doing chores, including planting those seeds I’ve been talking about. I have some herbs, cucumber, lettuce, radishes, scallions, and white onions. I have one whole container of just white onion because in my house, it’s always a race to get to them first. For me, those work best in my Itaki and the child will just choose those over any other kind of onion ( swear, it’s just because I want them). Lettuce is also a high-priority item. We’re both salad people.

I… Did not expect for the broccoli rabe to look that unappetizing in a picture. Anyway, we had a craving for Italian and there was a buy one get one deal so, I got chicken parm that will take one more try to eat. I can’t even fathom finishing a plate like that anymore. Half of that and the broccoli rabe as some much needed veggies. It was a comforting day and I got a lot done.

 

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Today’s Workout: Veggie Hog

I can already feel my stamina coming back! Sticking to 30 minutes for a while seems to be doing the trick. I’m just gonna stick with that until it feels too easy. Then I’ll work my way up to 40 minutes and try to increase my speed.

It was a typical food day aside for the salad. I was craving one yesterday but I was so tired, I didn’t wanna stand there chopping vegetables. No excuse for that today and I even managed to get to a cucumber before my kid! I’m blessed to have a kid that’s always loved vegetables but this boy will DEVOUR them so fast, I don’t get any. Sometimes, I even have to hide them just so I can have some. This is partly why I’m going to try and grow some of my own this year. It’ll save me some money and make the kid happy.

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Today’s Workout: Monkey Business

Yeah, that’s an easy title. I probably could have come up with something more pithy, but meh. They can’t all be diamonds. Instead of lazing around in bed until I absolutely HAD to get up, I did my run before my late shift at work. It went fairly well; my knee felt fine and my stamina was good. My hair was a poofy mess the rest of the day after my shower but that’s not a big deal. I can deal with a poofy mohawk if I can get in another workout for the week.

I realized that it’d been a while since I’d had a salad with balsamic vinegar and wanted to change things up a bit. It was nice! I’m glad I bought some and have it in my rotation now. I did my workout on an empty stomach so, the salad was for lunch. I found a deal on ground wagyu and that was in my Itaki for dinner. It was overall a lot. Anything over 1000 calories a day feels like too much food. I dunno why the salad felt like the best part of the day but, I am a salad person. I genuinely enjoy them. And tuna is a great protein. Win win!

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