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Today’s Workout: Tasteless

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I did the desk peddler again and I’m trying to do it hard enough to make the heart points actually go up. I know moving is moving but it’s annoying to put in 40 minutes only to have a fraction of it actually count.

I didn’t have time to make a real breakfast so I grabbed an orange on the way out and it was the most tasteless orange I’ve ever had. Either it was over ripe or under ripe but ugh, I would have rather skipped it entirely and waited till lunch. That was just my normal Itaki (that I screwed up taking photos of so, meh) and for dinner, I made myself a roast beef sandwich. And I managed to build the sandwich so it didn’t fall all over the place when I tried to eat it. I count that as a win in my book.

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Today’s Workout: Whoa, I actually did it

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I’m still doing the desk peddler during the week and despite the low heart points, I felt the work in my muscles. And again, it’s better than just sitting there.

I got up early enough to make a hot breakfast and I packed the leftovers from last night as my lunch for the day. For dinner, my friends took me out (yes, I actually went out of my home instead of going straight home to write or workout) to an Indian place for dinner, which I didn’t stop to photograph because I was just enjoying hanging out with them but I did take a picture of the can of soda that I tried because it gave me a chuckle. I very rarely have anything but water or seltzer to drink (that’s not alcohol) so, this was a treat for me. And this was a vegetarian Indian place so the curry and rice I had were healthy. I am now obsessed with the green dipping sauce they had and I am totally gonna try to make some for myself. It was delicious.

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Today’s Workout: Using up more leftovers

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I ended up cutting a little short because life happens but I still feel like it was worth it. If my muscles feel sore, I count it as a win.

I had an apple for breakfast but there was no picture so, I guess the meal didn’t exist and the calories don’t count? Lunch was more reheated chicken and rice but I felt the need for something green to add to the meal so, I tossed in some snow peas and a couple cloves of garlic. For dinner, I finally finished off those leftover fries and to be honest, I felt a little sick after. I can’t take large amounts of food in general, much less fried food. But I bought the damn things and I wasn’t going to throw them out so, I just choked them down to get it over with.

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Today’s Workout: It still worked

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I’ve been able to make a good dent on my book piles as I’m on the peddler. I had some issues with my smart watch but in the end, it did the job and kept track of my heart rate.

I’m also getting better about having something for breakfast. It’s risky keeping a lot of fruit in the house because like many people, you buy them with the best intentions but too many end up growing fur. Lunch was my standard but with chicken and I had some leftover chicken wings and fries in the fridge so I had that for dinner. Not the healthiest dinner but it did the job since I wasn’t that hungry and it took the edge off. I still have some fries left since I’m on the full dose of Saxenda and don’t eat much. I really don’t like wasting food so, I’ll probably finish the rest off tomorrow for dinner.

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Today’s Workout: Dry

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Doing the desk peddler is making me very sore so it’s working. I know I’ll have to do more intense cardio and weight training soon but I’m working my way up to that.

I made chicken thighs over the weekend and while I absolutely overcooked them (they weren’t defrosted all the way and I’d rather have dry chicken than salmonella) but steaming it in the Itaki helped make it a bit juicer. I know putting it in the microwave would have dried it out even more. And since my office is so cold, I can warm up my food at my desk and stay near the heater. I didn’t get many steps in since I’m still working on a pile of books on my desk to review but I’m glad for the peddler. It’s helping with the hip pain from sitting too much.

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Today’s Workout: Taste Test

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Still doing the desk peddler while I get some more books read for reviews. I’m actually making some good progress with that! Soon, I’ll be able to actually work on a clear surface.

For breakfast, I had one of the Pro Dough double chocolate doughnuts. I’ve always wanted to try these and they’re not bad! You can definitely tell that they’re healthy. They don’t taste anything like Krispy Kreme or Entenmann’s where you know what you’re eating isn’t good for you but if you’re gonna have a protein doughnut, these are great. I finished off the last of the chicken fried rice for lunch and a salad for dinner. I bought celery to use in that stew I’d made and forgot to use it Now I’m scrambling to eat it all before it goes bad. I like celery so, I don’t mind. 

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Today’s Workout: Not a fan of the nuts

I didn’t get my heart rate as high as yesterday with this session but again, my muscles felt the work. And I was able to crack 4k steps by making sure I listened to my movement reminder. Also, I’ve been making sure to go to bed a little earlier. Staying up too late even to get more words in for my writing isn’t worth it in the long run. I’m just overtired and risk burning out.

For breakfast I had one of those Nut Butter Bites Misfits Market recommended to me. They were strange. Apparently it’s possible for something to smell weird but taste just fine. I only needed one and I was fine until lunch, which was my usual Itaki and dinner was chicken fried rice made from the leftovers of Sunday’s dinner. It looks ugly but it tasted good and I made enough for lunch tomorrow. I’ve realized it’s important for me to have meals prepped in advanced to make mornings easier and I really shouldn’t skip that step if I can help it. Doing it in the morning it too much of a time crunch. I probably wouldn’t get those bites again. They weren’t bad but I didn’t enjoy them enough to spend money on them again. I am interested in attempting to grow my own bok choy (since I eat it so much and I already have seeds) but we’ll see about that. I have the space, dirt, and my Lomi to make compost so, it’s just a matter of having time to maintain the plants.

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Today’s Workout: Getting back into it

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I will completely admit to getting off track the last few weeks. But, I’m refocused and ready to work. I went back to using the desk peddler to get my muscles working again

I’m still working on making breakfast a proper habit but one of my friends at work gave me a protein bar from Trader Joe’s that was really good! I may have to get a couple boxes and keep them in my desk. For lunch, I tried out my Yule gift to myself, the Itaki Smart Pro (not sponsored). I’d made lemon chicken, rice, and broccoli on Sunday so, I packed some of the leftovers in the containers and set the Itaki to reheat. 20 minutes later, I had a hot lunch. This works out better than the microwave since it didn’t dry out the chicken when I heated it all up. Yes, it does take longer than 2 minutes in the microwave, so if your break is 30 minutes, it’ll be a rush to snarf it down and pack everything back up to go back to work. The cord is also ABSURDLY short. I already have an extension chord from the other Itaki so it was fine but yikes. I get that they’re expecting you to do this at your desk and have an outlet close by but even so, there’s no way it would reach directly from the top of my desk to an outlet near the floor. And yes, it still uses steam and you have to put some water in the bottom.

Not that I intended this to be a review of the device but anyways, I got a deal on some avocados and made a salad with one for dinner. I can feel my muscles waking up and I hope to get back to running soon!

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Today’s Workout: Catching Up

I have a bunch of comics I still need to get through and review so I read some while I used the desk peddler. You may have noticed there are batches of reviews going up and that’s why. I’ve been going through all these books and clearing them out.

Instead of chicken breasts, I sliced up some chicken thighs off the bone and used that for my Itaki today. My bloodwork shows I’m low in calcium so, broccoli is supposed to help with that. The chicken thighs had the skin on, which was interesting. I can’t recall when I’ve had steamed chicken with the skin on and it wasn’t terrible. I still prefer a nice crispy skin. I absolutely made my salad too big for dinner but I was worried about the cabbage going bad so I used as much as I could. Same goes for the tomatoes. I like using the cabbage but I kinda miss the lettuce, not gonna lie. It was too much food on the Saxenda but still delicious. Oh, and I’ve kept up with having fruit for breakfast, grabbing an apple before I ran out of the house.

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Today’s Workout: Ultrahuman HIIT Beginner Day 1

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Today I figured I have this stuff on my phone, I might as well us them to build up my strength. I like that there’s no equipment and I can do these quickly.

It was a rush but I managed to get my lunch prepped before work. That dinner salad needed to use up a bunch of cherry tomatoes before they went bad. I’ve been having an apple for breakfast and all that together was filling at the end of the day. I also did a little kettlebell on the side, despite just saying I like the workouts with no equipment. And I had a higher than average step count. Not a bad day at all. Tomorrow I’m gonna push a little harder.

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