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Today’s Workout: Easy does it

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I decided on a nice, chill run today before work so I don’t do anything to upset my stomach again. I feel okay but I’m a bit paranoid. Spending hours running back and forth vomiting will do that to ya.

I thought about having something for breakfast but I let my stomach chill out until lunch and had a sandwich. I think the bread helped because dinner sat just fine. It always shakes me up to be that sick so, It takes me a few to get back to normal. Having a run did really help. It felt familiar to be on the treadmill and moving my body. My food is gonna be chaotic for a bit since I’m trying to clear out my fridge so it’s easier for me to replace it when Black Friday rolls around. Should I spend the money? No. Is my current fridge making odd noises? Yup. Time for it to go.

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Today’s Workout: I like this idea

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I like the idea of having body weight exercise days in-between running days. I do need to get back to running since I’m feeling so much better from NYCC (and it will help me disassociate tomorrow) I can resume running whatever days I can. I’m exhausted from all the overtime I’ve been doing as well as adding more to Patreon, and doing needlework… I’ve been pretty damn busy.

I had a the pumpkin biscotti for breakfast, my Itaki for lunch, and because I’m a petty bitch and my child won’t help me by doing dishes, I made myself a bacon grilled cheese that I did photograph but my phone decided I didn’t really need it. Of course, there’s plenty of already cooked food and other things they can eat. I’m not a monster, I’m just really fucking annoyed. I own a dishwasher. It’s not that fricking hard and I’m the type of parent to pay for chores. It’s an easy win that this teenager refuses to take and I end up with so much more work I don’t need. Oh, but I’m sure they’ll be begging me to earn some once Call of Duty drops some nonsense they want me to pay for.

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“Today’s” Workouts: Just a couple more days

I’m taking my time recovering from NYCC. It’s a LOT of walking and I just don’t think it’d be a good idea to rush back into running. Next week maybe but it’s gonna be busy so, I’m not sure.

After NYCC, I made a bunch of veggies and some steak and I’ve been picking at it since. The winter squash turned out pretty good! I don’t usually eat those but, I found it enjoyable to eat with just a bit of salt and pepper. I’ve been using my Itaki but soup/stew/chili season is upon us and I’m gonna need to think of a way to reheat that without the microwave. It’s so frustrating to think it’s heated through and hit that cold spot in the middle. It’s jarring and unappetizing, leading to more time in the microwave that turns the whole thing into lava. I’m sure I’ll find something to make this easier.

Now, I’m gonna take the weekend off from working out at all since I have a TON of house work and writing to do. And overtime to work. I’m sure that will be plenty of steps.

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Today’s Workout: A Little Much

wp-17291227427055394450536277861737I decided to do the bike earlier today. I had an appointment with a patron that went very well (almost too well? I’m not used to good things happening) but I was still doing other work while biking. I can’t help but multitask. I have a problem. This is why my hands hurt all the time.

I thought I didn’t need breakfast when I got up but once I got to work, I felt peckish. I keep some of the Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Biscotti at my desk for just such occasions. For lunch, I had the Itaki and dinner was a half chicken from Butcher Box and the last of the roasted vegetables. I am not the biggest fan of Butcher Box’s pre-prepped options. The chicken tasted a little too spicy for me and I think I would have been happier with something I made myself. It was kinda… Oily? And I didn’t add any oil when I cooked it. The kid liked it but they love spicy things. To the point where I’ve had to deliberately not buy things like Takis for the sake of my plumbing.

Tomorrow is the first day of NYCC. My diet and activity will be chaotic for the duration, I can assure you. I don’t tend to eat at the con unless my kid is with me because I don’t enforce my eating habits on my kid and the food there is damn expensive. I don’t even ask my job to reimburse me; almost like a punishment for being dumb enough to get swindled. I’ll try to keep updated here but I make no promised. I am technically working. We’ll see.

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Today’s Workout: Tuna

wp-17290311158653540806525316181876I was using the Wirk peddler while I did some work (really enjoying ordering some cool stuff for the library) so, you can totally tell where I paused to lean closer to the screen and wasn’t peddling as fast. Burned calories are burned calories. This and the walk absolutely put me in a caloric deficit for the day.

Again, Kind bar for breakfast. Lunch was a way to use up some of the peppers that came in my CSA box. I probably should to easy on the tuna for awhile since this was two cans. Don’t judge me about dinner. I like crispy sausage. As for the vegetables, CSA box again. My kid doesn’t like cauliflower and I don’t mind loading up on that and letting them have the broccoli and most of the potatoes. I did have some for myself. I did break 1,000 calories but this time, I do feel over full. Probably too much salt but I like to think it was unhealthy? I think I did pretty good.

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Today’s Workou: Your turn, Sweatcoin

With NYCC this week, I am not running. I don’t run on convention weeks because I will spend multiple days in a row on my feet and I don’t wanna chance messing up said feet before I go. So, regular walking and stationary bike it is.

Now, I have whined a lot about how Google Fit makes my steps vanish but I rarely talk about the other apps I use. Up on the chopping block today is Sweatcoin and their “boost” feature.

It was from my last run. I managed to snag it before it calculated what my bonus will be. Usually, I average 3k steps for a 30-minute run but as you can see, there’s my step count, right?

Aaaaand, here’s my bonus. As you can see, there are slightly less than 2600 steps. I can understand adjusting for people who just shake their phones to get steps but come on. That’s just rediculous.

I’m still into the Kind bars for breakfast. I’m not gonna keep taking pics of them. That’s boring. For lunch, I brought my leftover steak, potatoes, and baked veggies and for dinner, I had a craving for tuna and pasta. I like it with olive oil and lemon juice like a salad. I’m off the Saxenda right now because I am NOT chancing the side effects kicking in while I’m in the middle of a convention center or on the train. Noooooo way. I did eat a little more than while on the medication but still around the 1200 mark. Not too terrible. I think it was a good day.

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Today’s Workout: Maaaaaaagic!

I’ll get back to that other series eventually but in the meantime, I started this one just so I can get a run in before work. I was nervous about this one. It’s week 5 day 3 of c25k which is just one long 20 minute run. I was hoping to get though it without any breaks and I did! It wasn’t too hard and the only thing that bugged me is not trusting myself to take a drink of water mid run without spilling it all over me and the treadmill. I just took my time, kept breathing, and made it through.

I had something important this afternoon at work that I was really nervous about so, I had more of a snack for lunch than an actual meal. I dunno if it went well. I’d like to block it outta my mind until I know either way. I’m out of steak for the time being (and soy sauce) so, chicken it is! The bok choy this week was meh; looked big but mostly stem and wilty leaves. I think I need to come up with another vegetable I can use for these meals instead of that or broccoli. I’ll have to see. There are plenty of Itaki recipes out there.

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Today’s Workout: Wait, what?

I went to do the next mission in Negative Space and turns out it’s not a running mission. It would have been great to know that ahead of time seeing as how I was on the treadmill already but I probably didn’t look close enough. It’s fine; I just used Radio Able instead.

Truth be told, that sandwich wasn’t on the menu today. I’m just showing off that I remembered to put arugula on it this time instead of forgetting it in the bowels of my refrigerator again. As you can see, the Kind bars were on sale again so those make a convenient breakfast. I had my usual Itaki for lunch and dinner was a really satisfying salad. I hadda put that crouton in the middle like that. It amused me way too much. Just this slab of a crouton sitting there. I guess I’m easily entertained.

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Today’s Workout: Rings of Power

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I hear ‘ring of power’ and I automatically think LoTR which is funny because I haven’t been interested in that franchise since the original trilogy. That said, this mission had nothing do to with LoTR. That’s just my brain rot.

I was hungry when I got up but I didn’t want any excuses to delay my run. I satisfied my breakfast craving by making a scrambled egg and sausage on a croissant. The sausage was the meatless kind from Trader Joe’s and it’s not for any kind of super ethical or dietary reasons. I just like them and they fit on the bread. I’m out of food to cook in the Itaki but I had a TON of romaine built up in the fridge. I made myself a big ass salad to bring for dinner and it was kinda nice to just sit down and eat rather than wait for it to cook. Not that I mind cooking, there’s just s different vibe to not having to wait. I do need to do some more cooking but that’s for tomorrow. I still have a bunch of editing to do because it’s been too long since I published another book.

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Today’s Workout: Complete!

Ah, it’s so satisfying to see all the missions in the main story checked off. While I have plenty of other missions and I actually pay for this app, I’m not going to shell out any more money for the Marvel missions or anything like that. There’s a limit to how much I’m willing to pay even though I love this app.

I didn’t get the chance to eat breakfast but since my child clearly wasn’t going to eat the expensive steak I bought and made for them, I snagged it for myself. I already ranted about food waste. I’ll try not to do it again. I bought broccoli and forgot to bake it with the potatoes so, I used it for my Itaki. At the end of the day, it felt like a LOT of food but since it was my late night, it was good enough that I wasn’t feeling snacky when I got home. And it was probably a good thing to not overdo it on the chocolate croissants. 

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