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Today’s Workout: New Itaki Ingredient

Since I had a doctor’s appointment before work, I didn’t have the time for a run. I did the desk peddler during a webinar instead. Not as intense but, anything is better than sitting and doing nothing.

A friend gave me some bagels and I used one to make myself an egg and turkey sausage sandwich for lunch. And I managed to get eggs before they were over $3.00. I have a feeling that won’t happen again… Anyways, I’ve been meaning to try out tofu in my Itaki for a while so when I saw Weee had extra firm for $2.99, I snagged two blocks. This dinner was half a block and while it tasted fine, the texture was not quite right for me. Sorry, it’s just not the same as meat; however, this was still VERY filling. I almost couldn’t finish it. I remembered to get as much moisture as I could out of the block before I sliced it up and it absorbed the soy sauce and sesame oil, making it softer than I would have liked. I’d still make it again to change things up. 

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Today’s Workout: Sounds Familiar

This mission was cute! It kinda reminded me of that one Black Mirror episode only significantly less depressing and more fun because I got my workout in. This time I did two minute run, two minute walk and that’s very manageable for now. I’ll probably keep that up. I mostly felt sore in my thighs which is fine because I’m trying to get muscle definition there instead of my calves.

Yeah, I goofed with breakfast but lunch and dinner were just fine. Yes, that’s crackers and cheese for dinner with some cajun spice mix on it for a kick. I honestly didn’t feel like cooking after a run this time and haddn’t defrosted anything to have cooking while I ran so, that’s what I ate. I wasn’t very hungry anyway so, it worked out and I get to use up the cheese I bought on sale before it grew fur. Total win win.

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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: Blerg.

Since I had to get my taxes done after work, I wouldn’t have time for a run and did the desk peddler instead. I could have used the endorphins to cheer me up because no refund for me this year but ah well.

I’ve been good about having something for breakfast regularly, even if it’s small. Over the weekend, I made pulled pork and had some rice and broccoli with it. By dinner, I was depressed about my taxes and didn’t want the hassle of real cooking. I did ponder getting a second job but I have no idea where that would fit into my life.

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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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Today’s Workout: No system

This run was not paced properly at all. I simply ran until I couldn’t anymore then took a break, then started running again. My knee randomly started to hurt on and off so I just held in for it to pass. And of course it was fine all day until I got on the treadmill.

For breakfast I finished off that lemon cake and brought in some leftover chili for lunch. For dinner, my kid was kind enough to get me something from their favorite take out place but I didn’t take a picture. It was just chicken fingers so, not that big a deal. The chili was the highlight of the day. So damn comforting.

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Today’s Workout: Free bagel!

This was one of those biking sessions where I just ignored the clock for most of it and did other things to keep me from watching the clock. I find it all goes faster that way and feels more productive. It was a good idea to have a day off from running to keep from overwhelming my legs but keep my muscles working.

Since there was a staff meeting this morning, I snagged a bagel for breakfast but after that and my usual lunch, I didn’t want anything for dinner. I was very full which kinda threw me off schedule wise. I’m not used to that many calories early in the day anymore but it didn’t effect my body later in the evening. I’ll probably sleep just fine… Or as fine as I usually do when I stay up too late working on my side gigs.

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Today’s Workout: Blink and…

Yeah, sometimes these workouts just fly by. I was trying to focus on using my thigh muscles instead of my calves. I always feel the run more in my calves and I wanna spread the love. Or rather, soreness. Next thing I know, the episode was over!

I was gonna rotate that cake I had for breakfast but meh. I didn’t eat the whole thing. Once I saw it was over 300 calories, I broke it in half and saved the rest for another day. Lunch was my usual and I saw that Weee Asian Grocery had some amazing deals on various types of lettuce. I cut up a head of red leaf lettuce and added some tuna, onion, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. I go back and forth wanting lemon juice or vinegar in my salads. Depends on my mood I guess? I tend to get picky with salad dressings and would rather not use them.

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Today’s Workout: Oof…

Yeah, I wasn’t feeling the treadmill today. I needed a break from it so, desk peddler it is! And I had errands to run meaning I got plenty of steps in.

I haddn’t prepped anything for lunch so I once again had the fleeting thought of trying out something I used to eat an forgetting why its in the USED TO category. That Lean Cuisine was so tasteless. I would have gotten more enjoyment out of eating the box. Dinner was much more enjoyable. Totally made up for it. Even though it was a cold and snowy evening, I had a productive day.

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Today’s Workout: What was I thinking…

I don’t know why I always think I can just jump back into things like I haven’t been taking a break from running for months. This was not my best and I should have taken the day to rest and do something else. I guess that will have to be tomorrow.

I also don’t know why I made these big ass meals thinking I would be able to finish them. I used the entire head of cabbage when I should have used half. It’s all good though. My kid loves salads and had no problem eating what was left. My back hurt after my run so popcorn it was. I can eat the rest of that tomorrow. I need to be more careful making meals…

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