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Today’s Workout: Watch Troubles

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I did workout Monday but sometimes, my watch just doesn’t wanna cooperate and it recorded the stationary bike as a run? I mean… Okay. I burned calories either way. My thigh muscles are burning and I don’t plan on giving them a break.

Since I’ve been doing batch cooking, I’ve been using the fancier Itaki to reheat the food. It ALMOST saved the salmon I overcooked. Steaming it to reheat it did bring back some moisture. That was Monday’s lunch and Tuesday was the usual beef and bok choy. It’d been awhile since I’d had a salad and it gave me the excuse to eat some avocado again (before my kid can eat it all) I don’t have any weight updates because I’m hip deep in PMS and I’m retaining a bunch of water. It’s not gonna be accurate. Tomorrow, I have my follow up appointment to talk about my blood test results and that should be interesting. I’ve clearly been working hard and I hope the doctor notices my progress.

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Today’s Workout: Weekend Run

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Since I don’t usually get the chance to sleep in on weekends, I got up for a run after I got my laundry started. It’s convenient to run on laundry day since I just toss the sweaty clothes right in the hamper to be cleaned that day. 

What is not fun is going up and down the stairs with laundry for the rest of the day after being sore from a run. But boy, do I get a ton of steps in! FYI, I am using C25k again. It helps with keeping time and I’m able to push myself on the intervals. Since my shoulder is still sore, I’m not doing any kettlebell for a bit. I’m applying plenty of pain cream, taking mild painkillers, and resting it as much as I can do I can get back to it.

There’s no pictures of food because I didn’t cook today. I was tired by the end of the day so, I’ll save that for tomorrow.

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Today’s Workout: Old House

Instead of sleeping in, I talked myself into getting on the treadmill before work and it was worth it. I’m sore but accomplished. I probably didn’t need to also do the desk peddler. It certainly couldn’t hurt to workout twice in one day if I have the time and it doesn’t injure me. I’m glad to be running again especially since I actually pay for the Zombies Run app. I don’t need to be wasting any money.

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Here you can see since I started Saxenda again, my weight has been trending down! I don’t have much further to go for my first goal of getting under 200 pounds. I am hoping by putting regular tuns back into my schedule, I’ll hit that goal faster.

For lunch I had one of the Factor meals that I didn’t take a picture of. It was the pork ragu with green beans and I’m kinda shocked that meal was over 500 calories and what I make in the Itaki is less calories. While I do enjoy cooking, Factor does come in handy in a pinch. I don’t always have the time, energy, or ingredients to do big meals.

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Today’s Workout: I’m not touching it anymore

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So, I did my desk peddler and usually what I do is sync my watch to my phone, open Google Fit on my phone, then nab the above screenshot to upload to WordPress. Goggle Fit is still doing that thing where it will make my steps disappear which also makes the other apps I have succumb to vanishing steps, too. This sucks because, again, I have apps that give me points for steps that get me gift cards. I am broke and need that money. From now on, I’m not touching Google Fit until right before I go to sleep. It stresses me out to see those steps vanish.

My Butcher Box came and I loaded it up on beef tips this time. I’m back to my usual Itaki meals. Due to some really shitty sleep I’m still recovering from, I had tuna, cucumber, and onion with lemon juice and olive oil for dinner and, not lying, I was in my pjs in bed by 7pm. I need one night where I sleep though it and not wake up at some random point or a day where some miracle happens and I don’t have a list of things to do allowing me to sleep in as long as I want. Not gonna happen. In fact, once I start overtime next month, I’m gonna me even more tired.

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Today’s Workout: Too close?

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Still on the desk peddler kick but I’m fine with it. The weather is cooling off and I’ve been missing running so, I’m gonna try to find a way to fit that back into my schedule. Probably not running outside but absolutely on the treadmill.

Since I am still working on finishing the chicken thighs I made, I prepped on Itaki with that and the other with beef cubes and bok choy. Due to the way my schedule shook out today, I feel like I ate these meals WAY too close together. I had lunch around 1:30 and dinner at 5:30-ish and by the end of dinner, I felt like a rolly-polly overstuffed turkey. It was uncomfortable but honestly, it’s better than before the Saxenda where I’d come home from work on a late night and be starving. I kinda miss those late night visits to Taco Bell but, it’s better all around if I avoid that. And fast food makes me sick most of the time now…

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Today’s Workout: Steamed Wings

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This time I was able to get in the workout without having to pause. This worked out well since I had some editing to do and I finally finished the next chapter for Patreon. That’ll be up before the end of the week for sure.

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Yeah, I’m still working my way through the vegetables but this time, I put in some raw chicken wings and cooked them in the Itaki. It turned out really good! I do tend to favor crunchy wings but steam is healthier and didn’t feel too mushy when eating. I used low sodium soy sauce for the marinade and cooked it for about 30 minutes on the reheat function of the electric lunch box. Not a single pink spot to be found! Definitely gonna have to try this with different marinades and vegetables for other meals.

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Today’s Workout: Some Itaki Fun! And fennel?

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I’m still doing the stationary bike but this week, I’m up to the 1.8 dose of my Saxenda. It’s interesting working my life around when the drug will send me sprinting to the bathroom but, I’m managing. I don’t feel guilty pausing a workout to do so then getting back to it.

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Over the weekend, I got some interesting things in my CSA box. They seem to be flush with summer squash and zucchini  but on Friday I got some fennel. Which I have never eaten. I got some salmon and just sliced it and baked it with the rest of the vegetables. The kid didn’t like it but I think it was good! It paired well with the other vegetables and the fish (that I got from Trader Joe’s, not the CSA). I re-heated this in my fancy Itaki and it was fantastic. Not too much of a fishy smell and that spicy garlic seasoning goes well with the whole dish.

I have a while tray of these veggies to get through so, you’re gonna see these for awhile.

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Today’s Workout: Ponderings

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While the desk peddler is well and good, I’ve been feeling like I’d like to get back to running again. I kinda miss it and and I’m paying for the full version of the Zombies Run app so, I don’t see why not? I may have to become a weekend warrior when it comes to that, sticking to weekends or if I work late one day. Even three days a week would be good since I don’t wanna push too hard again and end up hurting myself.

As for food, I am definitely feeling the Saxenda. I don’t feel hungry around dinner time if my lunch is big enough but I have to eat something so, I make something small. I don’t feel faint and I’m being careful but if I start running again, I have to eat just a little more. I’ve felt the effects of running without enough energy to do so and it’s not fun. 

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Today’s Workout: Glitches

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As the “WTF is Google Fit Doing” saga continues, for some reason my watch was just not fucking working. No matter what I pressed, if I restarted it, it would just not let me see the watch face, much less track a workout. After a bit, I gave up and entered it manually and I guess it was about 40 minutes? Meh, I’ll take it.

As for food, I made my Itaki lunch and was not hungry at all when dinner came around. That ended up being a good thing since my kid left the sink a disaster and I couldn’t make anything more complicated than some popcorn as a snack anyway. It was a decent calorie day considering, still under 1000 and I was active. Still forgot about the damn squats, though!

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Today’s Workout: No more challenge

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Since I got sick and broke my streak, I’m just powering ahead and being active for at least 30 minutes; depending what free time I have. I’m also doing at least 100 crunches every night right before I go to sleep but I keep forgetting the squats. I’ll get back to those eventually.

I don’t have any pictures of food cause I had a MASSIVE craving for pizza on Saturday and whenever I order food, I end up eating it for a few days since the Saxenda limits my appetite. And honestly, delivery costs so much, I better get at least 3 meals out of the typical portions. 

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