Wednesday

Monday I sucked it up and went to Weight Watchers after a 3 week absence. It wasn’t really intentional, it was just that between things getting hectic at work (I go to an ‘at work’ meeting) and being out of town, I just hadn’t gotten there. I was up 1.5 pounds from my last visit – that is already back off.


Monday Jeff basically did an AMP class for 3 of us – mostly legs. Ouch in a good way. I also did kettlebells on Monday. Jeff asked me how many swings I had done and I didn’t know (I hadn’t added it up). The answer is: 263 swings with the 18 pound (my lighter) kettlebell. I’m not even sore from doing that anymore! Next week I am adding another rotation. Woot! Jeff asked if I’d bring in my kettlebell and video so he can try the workout.

I’ve been walking every morning (I did take this morning off – hub got home late so my sleep was interrupted so I slept in until 5:30), I walked last evening, and yesterday I did yoga. This is not gentle stretching yoga – it’s power yoga, so it’s a bit of a workout. But even if it wasn’t, stretching and flexibility are important, and I find I need it even more when I am lifting weights.

Today was amp class again – yay! We did upper body today - 300 reps for each of back, chest, and biceps. The boy has a big chemistry assignment to do tonight, so that will probably take up most of my evening after supper. Tomorrow I need to do my mom’s taxes.

Food this week:

Breakfast is a veggie & egg white omelet.

Lunch is a greek salad with grilled chicken , boiled egg, feta cheese, and lots of veggies (brought from home so everything is measured)

Snacks are 3 bean salad and a couple of homemade crackers (seeds and water and spices). Today I am so full from my salad I never ate the 3 bean salad.

Dinner tonight was salmon, baked potato, and broccoli.

My thought for today: I have it in me. I can make the changes I want, have the life I want, create a vision for my future and make it happen. Sometimes I get to busy with the day to day I lose sight of my vision. Sometimes I get so caught up in the vision that I want to be there and not do the work necessary to get there. It feels boring to go out every morning at dark – joining a running club or doing a run sounds more fun. But the baby steps are necessary, as I keep reminding myself. Life goes more quickly than we think, if we don’t enjoy the process it’ll be over and we’ll be wondering where it went!

"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. But remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."

I am reading Tosca Reno’s “Eat Clean recharged” and 2 of her cookbooks, courtesy of the library. The book is good, but it’s one I’d read once and be done probably. The cookbooks have some good sounding recipes. I always like to preview books when I can – my book habit is bad enough! But one of the cookbooks in particular I may end up buying.