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Workout and Food Dump: I miss some things

I’ve been pretty active and trying to do more strength training regularly. I remember my morning and evening squats more often and even grabbed the kettlebell here and there. The only real change I’ve seen is better endurance for my runs and a slight drop in my body fat percentage (37.4 to a flat 37). By weight is still stuck but hey, less body fat is a good thing!

With the longer runs, I try to have dinner cooking while I’m running, but that doesn’t always work. That salmon turned out dry as fuck. Edible but not enjoyable. The rice and beans turned out good, though. That could sit in the rice cooker during a workout without getting ruined. Those pickled onions aren’t homemade this time; I got them from the farmer’s market. They’re pretty good, but there’s just something about making it yourself. I’m probably doing it wrong, too. That’s usually how I end up with unique things at home.

I’m happy-ish with my progress but I miss some of my old workouts. I used to do Zumba and it was fun! But so’s running. I dunno, I’ll think of something.

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Workout Dump and Another Great Find

Yeah, I still don’t know what is up with the Zombies Run app. It’s still not counting my steps. It will start to count the steps then not do it unless I’m legit shaking the phone. I think I’m gonna give up on it and just leave it on a steady run and get my stats in other ways. It’s frustrating because it used to work just fine and I really like their 5k trainer. And it’s not my phone’s accelerometer because the apps I use to convert my steps to points are counting them just fine. 

I’m supposed to be getting more protein in my diet as well as cleaning out the fridge, so I’ve been eating more fish and making sure protein is in every meal. I’ve also discovered a new fantastic sauce from Trader Joe’s: Lemon Pesto Sauce. I bought it without knowing what I’d do with it (I really need to stop doing that) and ended up making that last pasta dish with it. I cooked an entire bag of pasta, added the pesto and pasta water in while I cooked the broccoli (in the same pot because nobody helps me with dishes), broke apart some breaded chicken strips, and mixed that all together. It was so, SO good. It probably didn’t even really need the Parmesan cheese on it, but it was still fantastic. I’m probably gonna have to stock up on it so I still have some when they inevitably discontinue it.

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Today’s Workout: Setting off!

I’d meant to do the Nellie Bly missions a long time ago and despite characters talking over each other a bit too much for my liking, I like it! It’ll probably be like the last one and not include any zombies, which is fine. I enjoy the storytelling in this app. And this was another long 28 minute run and I think I need to take it easy. I’ve been going hard this week and after today’s run, I felt lightheaded. I’m a very hydrated girlie so, it wasn’t that. It was warmer than usual but I like to think I’m not that sensitive.

Right after my run, I ate my leftover hot pot and had one of the Eat Clean meals for dinner. Those aren’t half bad, but I wouldn’t buy them without the deep discount I’d won in a raffle. I grabbed a handful, cashed in the voucher, then immediately cancelled the subscription. These are handy for days like today where since I wasn’t feeling quite right, standing and chopping a bunch of ingredients to cook was out of the question. I also didn’t want to waste money on takeout; at least not during the week. I tend to save that for weekends as a treat for finishing all my chores on a Saturday. I work hard, I’m entitled to at least one day where I don’t have to cook. 

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Today’s Workout: Incorrect

I goofed and didn’t time the mission correctly and the stride length was wrong so my pace is completely off for this run. The treadmill has a bunch of metrics on it and it said I did 2 miles. I’ll have to tweak it tomorrow for the next run. I know it’s not about the numbers, it’s about burning calories but still! I did those miles and I’d like to see them.

I tried white balsamic vinegar for this salad and it was pretty good! Totally different vibe from the darker stuff. And I got into the spirit of warmer weather and grilled myself a hamburger for dinner. I ended up giving the pickle to my kid because I couldn’t finish it; I was too full. It’s so strange to feel so hungry I could pass out before lunch but too full to finish dinner. While the scale hasn’t moved, I have noticed my face is thinner and so is my waist. I’ll get there. I’m so close to getting out of the 200 club. Once I’m done with the 5k trainer, I’m gonna switch to the 10k, meaning longer runs. I’ll have to do them on my days off or days where I go into work later and do shorter runs during the week. I am aware I need to do more strength training. I invested in some adjustable weights for me and my kid to share.

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Today’s Workout: I literally just got here

Of course, a mystery-style episode would end up (spoilers, I guess?) having my character being accused of the crime. I just started here, have no investment in the missing thingie, and was no where near it. Clearly not me and also, still no zombies or other sort of baddie to flee from. Not a bad thing! I kinda like this series. Not everything has to be life and death stakes.

Other than a popcorn snack after my fun, this was all I had today. The Saxenda makes it so this was more than enough. I was very full. I had tried out slicing my own meat for a hot pot at home with dubious success. I had some left and decided to try it out in the Itaki and it cooked SO fast. Great if I’d used bok choy instead of broccoli. I’ll have to keep that in mind for later.

 

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Today’s Workout: New spice obsession!

Just to spare my joints, I’m taking some long walking days. It’s decent cardio and I can catch up on shows everyone keeps telling me I HAVE to watch (I’m working my way through Supernatural) and my never-ending Watch Later list on YouTube. I may even start writing on the walking days on the treadmill because it’s much easier to squeeze in a few words here and there when I’m not intensely running. Maybe some reading as well since I’m caught up with my ARCs but behind on my other reading.

I’m still doing good when it comes to fruit and prepping different lunches for some variety. Dinner had to be smaller since the medication is doing its job and I had some delicious little tomatoes I had to use up. My latest discovery has been Spicy Pink Salt with Crushed Red Chili Pepper. This shit is AMAZING on the fish and the cracked out tuna salad I made for dinner. I have to be careful with it because I’m not supposed to be eating too much salt anyway and the spice isn’t fooling around but wow. I hope they don’t discontinue this anytime soon because I’m gonna stock up.

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Today’s Workout: Sharing is Caring

If anyone works with children in any way, you know the one thing they are guaranteed to share with you is their germs. As a result, I am awaiting the inevitable since my child is sick and has no issue coughing directly on me (the little shit). I do feel more run down, so no running. I’m walking instead to keep moving and if I succumb, I can recover quickly.

I think I’ve been doing pretty good with my eating. Even if I have something like that chocolate rum cake my friend gave me, I’m still active and taking my supplements. A little treat here and there won’t kill me. I’ve been on a basalmic vinegar kick instead of lemon juice or red wine vinegar, but hey, variety is good. Makes sure I don’t get bored. I do look forward to getting back to my running and maybe some biking once in a while. Having the desk bike in my room and not using it is bothering me.

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Today’s Workout: Gross?

Every time the Zombies Run! app updates, I have to adjust my stride length… Which I did not do before this run so my pace is completely off.  I was digging around in the app and adjusted it and also noticed that 2020 was still the year of my highest mileage. I mean, of course. I was in lockdown and doing c210k, running a minimum of 45 minutes 6 days a week. Probably not likely to top that anytime soon. But, this was another really long run with no breaks and while again, the intervals give me water breaks I enjoy, I was able to get through the whole thing. I even did peek at the timing for c210k for the Just Run app and the shortest runs are 50-ish minutes. Doable if I get up early on a day I’m working late or run on a day off. There’s just no time to do a run that long after work but still have time for dinner and get to bed at a decent hour. I’ll have to tweak my schedule and see but I’m not finished with the 5k trainer yet.

These are… Not the most appetizing food pictures I’ve taken. I had a craving for pancakes. I had them after my run mid-morning. For dinner was butter garlic ready rice, salmon with garlic confit and shallots with some corn thrown in there. It looks greasy as fuck because the garlic confit I made had a ton of olive oil. Ugly to look at? Yes. Fucking delicious? Also, yes. This isn’t a food blog. It’s a “whatever random crap I decide to include” blog. And when you’re satisfying a craving, it doesn’t matter if your plate looks pretty. 

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Today’s Workout: Walking Day

My feet felt sore so, I decided on a walking workout today. I get a bump in my heart rate, hit my daily step goal, and saved energy for tomorrow. It may not be as intense but, I felt good about it.

I think it was the PMS talking, but I was so hungry today. Even after eating the above, I stuffed my face with some Cheez-its. That salad was so good, though! I left the avocado soaking in lemon juice overnight and not a centimeter was brown. It may look weird in the picture, but that’s because I added olive oil before adding it to the salad. And since Tajin was on sale, I sprinkled that on top. While I did slice up the other veggies, I was lazy and went for the precut onions that were also on sale. Sometimes, I just can’t be bothered and take a shortcut.

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Today’s Workout: You’re lucky you’re cute

I had every intention of running after work but best laid plans and all that… I was completely derailed by this adorable asshole.

She decided at 3am that she HAD to leave my room and would not stop meowing until I let her out. The last thing either of us wanted was for her to piss or shit on the floor so, I dragged my ass up, let her out, and never really got back to sleep. If I’m tired enough during the day that a prolonged blink feels like a nap, I don’t trust myself to run on a treadmill. I didn’t think the desk peddler would be enough and opted for a 40-minute walk. And yeah, I was not steady on my feet at all. I made the right call.

For breakfast, I had Vanilla Cardamom Cold Brew Coffee with almond milk in the best cup ever. Lunch was beef and broccoli in my Itaki and dinner was turkey, avocado and onion on a low-carb spinach and herb wrap. I threw in some pretty tomatoes and a mini cucumber. I think it would have tasted better if I’d picked the onions. It wasn’t bad, I just think it would have been a little more interesting.

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