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Today’s Workout: The Day Two Slump

For some reason that first day back to running after a long hiatus is exhilarating and fun but the second day is the pits. I felt good afterwards but still. And it seems like 35 minutes is a good length to get in a warm up and cool down in so I don’t get cramps in my legs. I’m aiming to run for 3-4 days a week and either rest or bike the other days. I do need to try and fit the kettlebell in at some point so it’s not just taking up space.

I forgot to make my protein shake this morning but lunch was filling and I didn’t feel too hungry anyways. I’m back to broccoli for a bit for the vitamins and still adding ginger while I have it in the house. Dinner was some salmon that I tried to have leftover rice with but it was WAY too dry to eat. The birds will enjoy it instead. Even though I’m complaining about it, it’s nice to be running after work again. I feel accomplished at the end of the day and it’s more calories burned than the desk peddler.

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Today’s Workout: Back At It!

Not every day is gonna be two workouts. I was more covering my ass if something happened and I didn’t run after I got home. I didn’t use any app but Zombies Run and did a simple walk 5 min, run 5 min until I hit the 30 minute mark. I haven’t run since November and I need to built back my endurance.

I don’t care if it’s cringe but yes, I have a Gamer Supps shaker cup and I’ve been using it to have a protein shake in the mornings. I put half a packet of Death Wish instant coffee in it as a pick me up. I think the full packet would launch me into space. Lunch was leftovers from last night’s dinner and dinner was some leftover fries from the weekend’s take out. It felt so good to be on the treadmill again. I think I’m just overall happier with running in my life.

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Today’s Workout: Battery Life

For some reason my watch went from 100 percent when I got up to 19 percent by the time I wanted to track this workout so this heartrate is a guess. I have no idea if it’s accurate. I mean, in the long run all that matters is doing SOMETHING but still, there’s the full disclosure.

I had a handful of pistachios left so I nabbed those for breakfast. Lunch was leftover pasta and homemade meat sauce and I was so tired by dinner, I just had rice and broccolini. I did bake fish but I put that away for tomorrow. I just wasn’t hungry enough to add fish to what I was already eating. Not particularly exciting, I know. I’ve been tired ever since I got my flu and COVID shots at the same time.

 

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Today’s Workout: Dang it…

I’ve been talking around getting back into running and while I have c25k, I went to download c210k, feeling particularly ambitious. And I thought it was a glitch that after the first few runs, you have to pay for the pro version. I’m thinking I did something wrong and nope! I went to the reviews and it’s been changed. Back in 2020 during lockdown, I was doing it just fine for free. I don’t mind having to watch ads or whatever but nah, I’m not paying for that. I already pay for Zombies Run. I’ll just use their 5k and 10k trainer. 

I was out of the things I usually use for my Itaki and I worked late so I brought some low-sodium ramen for lunch and made salad for dinner. I wasn’t ambitious enough to get up and make anything for breakfast; I just slept in and I have no regrets about it.

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Today’s Workout: Good News!

On Monday I went to see the podiatrist about the weird toenails I have and she strongly advised me not to do any permanent toenail removal unless they are causing me pain or other issues. It would be too much pain, risk, and trauma to the tissue for it to really be worth it to remove them all as a preventative measure for a problem that may not happen for decades. So, I’m not getting that surgery and I can get back to running whenever I want! I’ll probably just to c25k again. That seems to be what’s the most effective and convenient time-wise. I just need to make sure to tweak my schedule to make sure I have time in the evenings.

Now, as for food, I remembered breakfast but when time came around for lunch, I could only take a few bites before I had to put it away and have it for dinner. I mean, the Saxenda is doing the job but it was still strange. I’m usually starving by lunchtime. I did have stronger coffee than normal. That might have done it.

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Today’s Workout: Long Month

I’m hardly the only one who feels like “What a year this month has been.” I haven’t lost much weight but I did lose what I’d gained over the holidays and I’m sure I can keep things on a downward trend.

I get a lot of complements at work about what I make for lunch. Apparently the smell goes everywhere but people like it! I may have to post exactly what I use and how much (even though I don’t measure, I wing it) so if people want to replicate it, they can. It’s so easy and I’m sure can be made without an Itaki to cook it in. For dinner I at the rest of that flatbread, which attracted my kid. Looks like that item has another fan.

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Today’s Workout: Dealing With Dinner

Lately, I’ve been just letting my mind wander while I do the desk peddler so I don’t focus on time. My legs just go and eventually, I think to check my watch. I still miss running but I can tell the muscles in my thighs are getting a workout. I see the definition slowly forming.

Now that I’ve been remembering to eat breakfast, I am not that hungry once dinner rolls around. You’d think 60 or so calories wouldn’t make much of a difference but it still shocks me. It shouldn’t since I’ve been on Saxenda for so long but still. For dinner, I had a different and much better Trader Joe’s offering. Of course, I couldn’t finish the whole thing. I had half and the rest will be for tomorrow. I dunno why I’m in this mood in the evenings now where I just don’t want to be bothered making anything. As long as I keep my activity up and my calories low, I think I’m doing just fine even if I don’t slave over a stove every day.

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Today’s Workout: Do it early

I’ve been trying to get these sessions done early so I can spend the rest of the day on work. I’ve been making some great progress on my writing and keeping up with my reviews and I wanna keep up that momentum. My views are up and I’m hoping to publish more this year under both my pen names and make actual money.

I got some sumo oranges and I have actually been remembering to take them for breakfast in the morning. I don’t care if it looks cluttered to keep a box of oranges by the front door, I can’t miss them and always grab on to shove in my lunch box. Lunch has shifted over to bok choy again for a bit since it was on sale and dinner was… Certainly a thing I ate… That I chewed and swallowed… Okay, it was gross. I threw out half of it. Probably for the best since the whole container is over 500 calories. I wasn’t all that hungry anyway so, I’ll just take the loss on that one.

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Today’s Workout: Long Day

I almost didn’t bother today. I had to take the kid to the doctor for an 8 am appointment then go do work after. I was tired, without coffee, and had to talk myself out of just coasting through the day. It’s a desk peddler. It’s not like I have to travel anywhere to do it or I’m unable to do something else while peddling. I just buckled down and did it.

I used up the last of the green beans for lunch and since this was pretty filling, I just had popcorn for dinner. That seems to be my hump day dinner since I’m so wiped out. I will absolutely have green beans in my veggie rotation. It cooks reasonably fast and works well with all the usual spices and such that I use. Maybe I’ll give it a shot at growing some to save money. We’ll see.

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Today’s Workout: More Food Prep Experiments

I think I’m doing pretty well with the biking. 40 minutes is a reasonable length I can pull off during a webinar or something and luckily nobody minds if I do the peddler as long as I get my work done. In fact, most of the people I work with think it’s a fantastic idea. I still need to do more body weight work but, I’ll get there. It’s fine.

I finally fucking remembered to bring an orange for lunch! Geez, they’re right there in the damn kitchen in my face. You’d think it wouldn’t be that hard. But aside for that, I decided to give green beans a try in the Itaki and holy shit, it was amazing! The meat I used was a wagyu beef patty that I just broke up and let sit in the sauce till lunch time and I’ve also enjoyed putting some sliced up ginger in the meal. It gives a nice little punch that I like. For dinner, I was so damn tired that I just grabbed a portion of the pulled pork I’d made from the freezer and had that with some rice. Fast and simple was the name of the game by the end of the day. 

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