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Workout Dump: Busy, busy!!

This isn’t all my workouts since I’m in the process of getting things ready for my son’s surgery. It was very sudden; someone apparently cancelled, and they offered him the spot! I am very nervous and excited for him. I know he’s been waiting for this for years, and it means a lot of preparation for the post-surgery recovery and running around to pre-surgery appointments. I’m still doing the desk peddler whenever I can, and I’m counting moving furniture as a workout.

Those pickled red onions are still a fun addition, but now, they’re joined by some garlic scape chimichuri. I had some pork chops to throw in the air fryer, which was a great dinner. I usually end up with a dry, inedible mess when I try to make pork chops. I dunno how my Gramma did it… Either way, it was a success. I didn’t want to use heavy sauce and didn’t want to waste garlic scapes, that’s where the chimichuri came in. It has a kick to it (it’s garlic scapes, yellow onion, and garlic in olive oil and red wine vinegar). Whatever I’m doing is working because I am down to 206! I honestly don’t think it’s the food. I think it’s getting back into being active.

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Workout Roundup: It’s good to be back (mostly)

As I’m easing back into things, I did push myself a bit and ran at a really easy pace when I hit the treadmill. I’m pairing that with the desk peddler. I do just enough to get my heart rate up, and by the end of it, I can tell it’s working because I am so sore. It’s gonna be a while before this is easy again.

When I say I wanted more veggies, I mean I was desperate for them. I’m back to eating solid foods. I still have to be careful and only chew on one side of my mouth. I’m also watching my portions because I lost weight when I couldn’t eat anything more solid than mashed potatoes and oatmeal and I don’t want to gain it back. And as you can see, I’m big into those pickled res onions now. I make them really fast in the fridge and even put them on sandwiches (pics at another time). I feel so much better getting back to a normal routine. 

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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: Okay, maybe not preparing?

My heartrate wasn’t as high as it normally would be because I wasn’t as focused. I was talking with my friends at the same time but, I still kept my legs moving. As for the title, I made the appointment with a podiatrist to have my strange toenails addressed and likely have them removed for good. Not to be gross but, some of my toes aren’t normal and the nail bed causes the nail to grow straight down into my skin. 43-year-old me has no problem making sure they don’t do that. I can get to my feet no problem. 53 or 63-year-old me may not and being a fan of The Toe Bro (I’d like the channel but it’s gone) I’ve seen what happens when an older person’s feet are neglected and the problems that can arise. I’m not keen on terrible infections that could kill me or make me lose a foot so, I’m taking care of that now. My hope is to have them all done in one go, heal up, and move on with my life. That means a long time healing and not being able to do any running. Hell, no intense walking. I’ll stick to my bikes for now and just be careful about my food and do any other exercises I can safely perform.

I fucking forgot the damn orange again… I just… UGH! Damnit… But the rest of the day went fine. Me and the kid are both obsessed with the pickled red onions I’ve been making and those are awesome on a good sandwich. I think I’m going to go back to broccoli for a while and I did so some research on other vegetables that can be steamed quickly for some more variety. I like what I make but it can get repetitive.

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Workout and Food Catch Up.

I’m still sticking with the desk peddler these days because I can do other things while doing it and I’m trying to get my thigh muscles to grow. I have lost a few more pounds (back down to 210) and that means lose skin in places. Since I am broke and will likely never get skin surgically removed, I’ll have to fill in the gaps with muscles.

That pasta sauce is made with diced up summer squash and zucchini because I get so damn many of them in my CSA box, it’s impossible for me to eat in my usual way, which is the other picture. That’s sliced and steamed with some asparagus risotto that I will not even pretend I made myself. It’s frozen from Trader Joe’s and reheated in my Itaki box. Steaming to reheat things is so much better than the microwave. I really like it and I’m tempted to get the Itaki pot to reheat things like the pasta. Also, I made a HUGE pot of that sauce and I’m so glad it turned out good. I froze the rest to use later but I’m gonna have to come up with another way to use these veggies up if I keep getting so many of them every week. There’s only so much pasta I can eat. 

Yes, I already thought of making bread. And chips. I’ll have to see about that because I am trying not to use the oven during the summer.

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Today’s Workout: Ponderings

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While the desk peddler is well and good, I’ve been feeling like I’d like to get back to running again. I kinda miss it and and I’m paying for the full version of the Zombies Run app so, I don’t see why not? I may have to become a weekend warrior when it comes to that, sticking to weekends or if I work late one day. Even three days a week would be good since I don’t wanna push too hard again and end up hurting myself.

As for food, I am definitely feeling the Saxenda. I don’t feel hungry around dinner time if my lunch is big enough but I have to eat something so, I make something small. I don’t feel faint and I’m being careful but if I start running again, I have to eat just a little more. I’ve felt the effects of running without enough energy to do so and it’s not fun. 

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Workout Challenge Catch-up!

June is always a crazy month but this time was extra crazy. Registering for a new school, waiting for legal stuff to be done, summer reading stuff at work, the general hatred I have for hot muggy weather, the child’s birthday… All madness. And I’ve been making even more headway on getting rid of crap around the house. Luckily, I’m still managing to to a workout of some kind every day as I get things done both at work and at home. I know I’m behind on blogging but I’m getting there. I’m not sure I’ll be able to get a Patreon update for this month but, I’ll do my best.

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I had to use up some of the meat in the deep freezer since my next Butcher Box was this month and while I think I’m about done with chicken thighs for awhile, this garlic lemon pepper chicken and pasta was really good! And the fancy Itaki steamed this to warm it back up so the meat wasn’t dry as fuck like it is when I use a microwave. My kid did say it needed salt which may seem shocking but yeah, I didn’t use that much salt to cook this meal. I figured if I really needed to, I’d add some when I was ready to eat it. And honestly, it didn’t need much. The marinade provided plenty of flavor.

But expect a lot of salad or sandwich featured meals for these sorts of posts for awhile. It’s too hot to bother with the oven or the stove. My office is always cold so, I don’t mind using the Itaki.

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Workout Dump: Day 25 Reached

While I’ve been iffy about posting the workouts daily, I have been making sure to workout every day for at least 30 minutes. I’ve moved to the stationary desk bike at home because that’s where the air conditioner is and my hip kinda hurts. I haven’t really remembered to do my squats daily but I’ve remembered the crunches most nights! My belly has always bothered me and even if I don’t have a six pack (yeah, I don’t see that in my future ever) it’d be nice to tone up a bit because I own crop tops now. Fat or not, it’s too hot to deal with a lot of clothes.

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I haven’t been taking pictures of every meal (do ya’ll care about that?? Lemmie know) but this was a fun one. I absolutely underestimated the quantities of a vegetable order and hadda get creative in using up as much as I can (didn’t do a bad job but there’s still a bit left). This salmon was marinated in Trader Joe’s Soyaki sauce and it was AMAZING. And again, still not eating much more than I was on the Saxenda. I ended up putting half of this away for the next day (there’s white rice under there). Along with the salmon is bok choy, garlic scapes, and yellow scallions. The child didn’t like the garlic scapes so much but I think it’s because I didn’t cook them enough. They were a little bitter. I’ll know better for next time.

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Today’s Workout: More stretching!

In addition to the desk peddler, I made sure to do my stretching to help with my soreness. I will be running more often so. I want to be prepared.

I didn’t have time to make breakfast again so, lunch was my first meal. I had steak with my usual Itaki lunch and used that same pack of steaks to make dinner with some broccoli and the last of the leftover rice. I’ve been feeling snacky late at night lately and I need to go back to my not eating after 8pm habit. It’s not good to eat so close to when you go to sleep.

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