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Finally, I'm taking a day off from working out. Eleven days in a row was a bit hard on my body, so I'm glad that I see my physical therapist today. She was enjoying a week on Maui with her husband, so I'm sure I'll hear wonderful stories about what they did while she helps put my body back into alignment. I did 6 days of Zumba, 4 days of Pilates, and 1 day of BodyPump, all one-hour classes. I did at least 40 minutes of stretching and rolling a day, and still am sore and have tight muscles.
I have to return the pair of capris that we bought last week; I tried them on this morning and they are WAY too big. I lost 1.7 pounds, and I have a feeling that my plan to redistribute my weight is working. The waist was floating around by body; not even a belt would have helped. Go, me!
I made whole wheat pecan maple waffles with pistachio maple cream for breakfast, mmm. Didn't trigger my sweet tooth, yay! The "cream" was nonfat greek yogurt mixed with a little pistachio nut butter and maple syrup. My partner had two servings; they were that good.
I baked a loaf of whole wheat honey flaxseed bread already this morning, and am debating whether or not to make a pot of pork, hominy, and white bean chili, or something simple, like a piece of meat, steamed swiss chard, and a slice of fresh bread. I used the chard stems in my Quick Mixed Vegetables in Tomato Sauce, Italian style, yesterday.
I'm so glad that the farmers markets are opening to a booming business. There's nothing quite like fresh local produce. I found some beautiful rhubarb, and made a compote with it, orange juice, and maple syrup; tart, not too sweet. Local zucchini has so much more flavor than the usual grocery store kind, mmm.
I'm torn between excited and nervous about my upcoming Zumba Instructor Training. I'm getting great support from the local Zumba community and my friends. I feel like I should spend more time practicing moves, pre-learning the basics, and maybe more of Gina's routines, but I don't always have the energy for all that and my regular workout and activities of daily life. It's an intense, all day training. I've been advised to take a change of clothes, and energy snacks, a good lunch, and to get a good nights sleep the day before. I'm going to give it my all, my best, and know that I took the leap to do this, to ignore the fear and relish the joy.
With the Shakeology, I'm a part of a private FB motivational challenge group. I post pictures of my food, of me all sweaty after working out, and get encouragement and support. It holds me accountable, makes me laugh, and look for motivational posters to share with the group. I've been eating fewer daily calories than I have for a long time, and my carb consumption is WAY down. Very interesting adventure, though I doubt I can afford to continue. The breaking of my sugar addiction is totally awesome. I'm going to look into Ideal Shake (thanks for the suggestion!), which is less than half the cost.
I have support and encouragement here, when I make the time to sit down with my computer and join you all. You've helped me stay right around my goal weight for almost 3 years now, I think. Thank you!
Diet Calendar Entries for 19 May 2015:
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1296 kcal
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Fat: 27.87g | Prot: 66.67g | Carb: 199.13g.
Breakfast: Water, Pecan Waffles, Starbucks Nonfat Iced Latte (Venti), NUT-TRITOUS FOODS pistachio nut butter, 100% Maple Syrup, Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt. Lunch: MEDAGLIA D'ORO MEDAGLIA D'ORO INST COF, So Delicious Coconut Milk Unsweetened, Fresh ground dry roasted almond butter, Frozen Cherries, Beachbody Shakeology - Chocolate, Water. Dinner: Cooked Chard (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Quick Mixed Vegetables in Tomato Juice. Snacks/Other: Dreyer's Slow Churned Rich & Creamy Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Rhubarb, 100% Maple Syrup, Frozen Orange Juice (Not Reconstituted), Trader Joe's New Zealand Sweet Apple Rings, Trader Joe's Natural Turkey Jerky, Water. more...
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1706 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Driving - 20 minutes, Showering - 10 minutes, Bathing - 5 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 2 hours, Housework - 1 hour, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 12 hours and 25 minutes. more...
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