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Today’s Workout: Time to go shopping?

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It’d been awhile since I did the different missions in the app and this one is interesting so far. Wouldn’t recommend it to people who don’t like spiders to the point where just hearing about them will bother you but the story of investigating why their god has forsaken this small village is cool.

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There’s no pictures of food today but a moment of silence for my favorite workout pants. Apparently, my thighs are too powerful and have destroyed the seams. I dunno if I should bother to get new ones or just use the once I’ve got even though they don’t fit as well as these did. I probably won’t. I’m trying to hold on to as much money as I can because October is always an expensive month for me; with Samhain and NYCC, and other various Fall things. And of course funding my kid’s Call of Duty addiction.

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Today’s Workout: “Overwhelmed?”

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It’s funny how someone can observe me and say I appear overwhelmed, yet when I ask for help, I get attitude and impatience. Like it takes moving mountains to preheat the oven before I get home. I still managed to get everything done but it took longer and left less time to try and do any writing before bed. At least I was able to edit some so, the new chapter for Patreon should be up soon.

Since my clearly overwhelmed self didn’t get any help with dishes, I wasn’t able to make something from home for lunch and opted for a tuna sandwich on a bagel that also gifts me a 20 minute walk to go get it. How that and my run didn’t net me 10k steps is wild but eh, that’s not the goal for the day. For dinner, I made steak and potatoes; the potatoes bake while I’m running and by the time my shower was done, perfect taters and plenty for leftovers tomorrow. I did treat myself to a can of cider because as far as I’m concerned, when the Fall ciders and beers come out, it’s Fall. And I love trying out the new items.

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Today’s Workout: Only?

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Despite getting in my run before I started in on all my chores for the day; it felt like I didn’t get anything accomplished. When I sat down and listed out what I’d done, I was forced to realize that I did a lot even if there were things I didn’t get to. I was hoping to get to a bunch of reviews but, I ran out of time by the end of the day and I just fell into bed. It was hard to keep thinking “Oh, I only did” when the list of things after that was fairly long.

Of course since I ran and walked around doing stuff, it was a high steps day but I didn’t feel overly sore. Regular sore and once I’d laid out what I did all day, pretty proud of what I did instead of being bummed out by what I didn’t do. The scale still isn’t moving but, my scale takes other measurements and my body fat percentage is down! I take that as a very good sign. I didn’t take any pictures of my food but I ate decently. I did order food but the portions are always so big, I never finish them.

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Today’s Workouts: SPINE

Since the dishes were left overnight (ugggghhhh), it was easy for me to get up early to make sure the dishwasher was running before I went to run myself. I’m still using C25K as a guide and decided that maybe I’ll go to C210K after this. We’ll see because those workouts are LONG. Fitting those into the day is hard. I had no problem with them when we were in lockdown and I was working from home. I get an hour lunch so a 45 min run is no biggie since there’s no commute and if I don’t have time to shower, nobody’s around to care. Now I spend a good chunk of the day out of the house. I dunno. I’ll see when/if I get there. And I did the stationary peddler later on in the day. My thighs were wobbly but, so worth it.

Since I was up, I had another one of those awesome croissants for breakfaste and finally tried out the black tea concentrate I bought. I really like it. I tend to favor unsweetened tea anyway and it was so damn refreshing after my workout. All the dishes were finished, I prepped a salad to bring for lunch and my usual Itaki dinner. I tried out a new brand of sardines with the salad and, I gotta say, I have the weirdest “icks” about food. I like to eat sardines but seeing the tail on and the spine of the fish coming out while I ate freaked me the fuck out. There’s just… a SPINE there! And I’ve eaten whole fish around the bones before. I dunno why in THIS particular instance it bothered me but, it turned the entire meal into like, a pill I needed to take. Not gross but not great either. There’s a reason I usually stick with tuna or grilled chicken/steak in my salads. Less likely to encounter surprise spines.

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Today’s Workouts: Worth It

It was a rough day. I can’t even sometimes… It is so stressful to work with the public some days that I am kinda glad I did a run today. I felt so much better after; not perfect cause I was still annoyed but better. Or I managed to exhaust myself so I didn’t have the spare energy to be annoyed. I dunno. Any public facing job is bound to have it’s bad days.

Today is a rare day where I actually had three meals. Misfits Market had some chocolate croissants that are less than 200 calories a pop and they taste amazing with a good cup of coffee. For lunch, I had left over steak and potatoes and dinner was a salad that I ended up giving half of to my kid. I think that was a good amount of protein for the day because my run was so smooth. I didn’t feel like I’d been skipping it for weeks at all and it didn’t feel too easy, if that makes any sense at all. I hope I can keep this up because it isn’t so bad!

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Today’s Workout: Weekend Run

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Since I don’t usually get the chance to sleep in on weekends, I got up for a run after I got my laundry started. It’s convenient to run on laundry day since I just toss the sweaty clothes right in the hamper to be cleaned that day. 

What is not fun is going up and down the stairs with laundry for the rest of the day after being sore from a run. But boy, do I get a ton of steps in! FYI, I am using C25k again. It helps with keeping time and I’m able to push myself on the intervals. Since my shoulder is still sore, I’m not doing any kettlebell for a bit. I’m applying plenty of pain cream, taking mild painkillers, and resting it as much as I can do I can get back to it.

There’s no pictures of food because I didn’t cook today. I was tired by the end of the day so, I’ll save that for tomorrow.

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Today’s Workout: Challenge Day 17

Thanks to the fact I’d made a big dinner last night, I had zero prep time for dinner after coming home and getting right on the treadmill. I’m not entirely happy about the low heart points (or whatever) from the stationary bike earlier in the day but I sure felt it all in my thighs and glutes.

As for the Google Fit issue, the steps still randomly change during the day then if I check in the evening before I go to bed, they all magically show up again. Since I have apps on my phone where I earn points for rewards with my step count, it’s frustrating to miss out on those rewards. I just have to make sure at the end of the night to check them and make sure everything it synched properly. Not the point of a fitness or weight loss journey but, those gift cards that I earn are important in making ends meet.

Either way, two workouts in a day is a lot and I absolutely feel it. I’m pretty sure doing this every day isn’t sustainable. And as for food, I have been loading up on veggies to keep myself full. Again, I am still not eating much more than while on Saxenda and that’s fine. I don’t feel overly hungry but I also don’t miss having to RUN for the bathroom or burp all the time. It’s nice to feel normal-ish again.

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Today’s Workouts: Challenge Day 15

If just the peddler isn’t quite enough, then I’ll pair it with C25K. If that gets to be too much for me, then I’ll stop.

So far, even without the Saxenda out of my system. I’m not eating much. After my lunch, I’m not that hungry for dinner but the 30 minute run does spur my appetite a little. Maybe my stomach shrank and I’ll always eat less than I used to? Don’t worry, I don’t plan on becoming one of those people who overworks and ends up injured. I learned my lesson from the multiple times I’ve tried P90X and ending up hurting myself every single damn time. If I’m having an off day, I’ll just to the peddler at work and call it a day.

And fucking GoogleFit is still making my steps vanish. Between walking around like a normal day and my run, I should have had well over 7k steps. Yet, it only says around 4k? That’s some bullshit. Especially since that syncs to my other apps and messes with how many calories I’ve burned in a day. It shouldn’t bother me because obviously I’m at a calorie deficit when it comes to my workouts but it’d be nice if it stopped doing that.

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Today’s Workout: Challenge Day 3

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When I tell you I hadda make sure I didn’t talk myself out of working out today by walking into the house and getting right into my workout clothes. I am so sore and crampy… I seriously hope once my period is over for this month, my muscles can feel sore for the right reasons.

I completely forgot breakfast and coffee this morning but I managed to muddle through. I ate the last of the salmon and potatoes I made for lunch and a BLT salad for dinner. I was so excited to have half an avocado in there but the ones I got on Monday that were like rocks were already rotten by today. Not happy about that waste but I tossed it in the yard so at least maybe some neighborhood critter can take advantage of it instead of it ending up in a landfill. I just needed something different from tuna or chicken on a salad for a change and I’m trying to clean out my current fridge as I save up for a new one. It’s making a funny noise and I’d like to get ahead of the problem.

And Goggle fit is on some BS right now removing and reinstating my steps. I have enough anxiety, Google; I don’t need your help.

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Today’s Workout: This is probably a mistake

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Way back, I did a 30 day challenge. I think it was during quarantine when I was working from home where I decided to do 30 minutes of cardio every day for 30 days straight. In the end, I felt stronger, lost weight, and decided I hated it. So, in my infinite wisdom, I look at my phone and see there’s 160-ish days till NYCC. Unlike last year, my planned cosplay is actually modest but I do plan to reuse last year’s for the first two days and it would be nice if it fit better than it did last year. To try and make that happen, why not do a 100 day challenge?

Because clearly, I hate myself and need to punish me.

What better way to kick things off than to continue C25K (week 5). I am still on Saxenda for the time being and after my last blood tests from the doctor, I’ve doubled my vitamins but my plan is 30 minutes of cardio every day in some form for 100 days straight and some sort of body weight or kettlebell or resistance bands 3-4 times a week.

After today’s workout, I am already achy and sore. Probably because I’d spent all my energy last week cleaning, organizing, decluttering, and dealing with various replacements and repairs for my home and car. Oh, and the dentist. Nothing like having some guy drilling in your mouth for over an hour, get no enjoyment out of it, then have to go back once the new bridge is ready. I’m not prone to migraines at all but I sure had one that day…

Anyway, day one in the books. This is going to suck.

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