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Oh man, the 30 Day Challenge is kicking my butt. Ow, seriously, ow. I swear that trainer in the game is sadistic. I'm still sore from yesterday and probably shouldn't have done it on medium but damn. I guess part of the software is encouraging because a special little thing popped out at the end congratulating me on getting through it but yeouch.
Thankfully tomorrow is my "rest day" and I really think my body needs the rest. I think if I had to do those shoulder rows again tomorrow I'd cry. This thing SO needs to come with a masseuse. I so would've skipped today and done something else if 1) I wasn't intent on finishing this challenge and 2) it weren't raining AGAIN. The weather's been really yucky here, it's actually cold and raining (yes, for August low 60s is chilly). So that's probably adversely affecting my mood.
I feel like I should do something else because I look at the entries of some of you guys and you're like really kicking butt. I just so do not have the energy or strength tonight. If I weren't so sore I would've booted up wii fit and done some hula hoop but seriously, I'm not sure if my thighs can take that.
Oh, so next week classes start again and for the first month I'm pretty much going to be out from 8 am - 10 pm. I need to take food with me or otherwise I'm going to eat crap. Anyone have some good suggestions of stuff I can bring that'll hold up all day? I do have a cooler compartment on my backpack but I need some good suggestions of things that are portable and wouldn't say cover me in food if I try to eat them in the car. I know I can always pack a sandwich or something but I'm betting a few of my buddies have found some great snacks that I'm not thinking of. I know fruit and pretzels hold up well and are mostly portable (depending on what the fruit is of course), but maybe some of you have other ideas?
Affirmation:
This is an ongoing process and I can be patient with it.
Diet Calendar Entries for 24 August 2010:
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1763 kcal
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Fat: 37.18g | Prot: 119.33g | Carb: 247.25g.
Breakfast: No Calorie Sweetener Packets, Cream (Half & Half), Coffee, Water, Greek Style Nonfat Yogurt - Pomegranate, Grapes. Lunch: Rold Gold Pretzel Sticks, Nectarines, Baby Carrots, Dijon Mustard, Cheddar or American Cheese (Fat Free, Pasteurized), Light Rye Bread, Diet Dr. Pepper. Dinner: bertolli wine marinara, water, green pepper, eggplant, part skim mozzarella. Snacks/Other: rold gold pretzel sticks, sliced turkey breast, water, tostitos scoops baked, salsa, Special K Cereal Bars - Strawberry, Bottled Water. more...
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3646 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
EA Sports Active - 31 minutes, Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 10 minutes, Sitting - 30 minutes, Desk Work - 8 hours, Resting - 6 hours and 4 minutes, Housework - 30 minutes, Driving - 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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Today is my rest day too and I am so glad for it, lol. I have been doing Wii Fit on my most of my rest days but tonight I don't think I can. Whoever said video game exercise is a joke definitely hasn't tried EA Active lol. Anyways, don't sell yourself short. Like you, sometimes I read other people's journals and think to myself "I should be doing so much more", but you just have to remember that everyone is different. We'll get to that point eventually, when our bodies are ready for it. If what we're doing now is still working than there's no real need to push ourselves too hard. We always need something to work up to.
25 Aug 10 by member: SashaFierce
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That's the problem, I feel like it's not working. The scale seems permanently stuck since I started this program and I'm almost always sore SOMEWHERE now. I used to kind of look forward to working out but I'm starting to dread this. I might as well do nothing if I'm not going to get results. At least then I wouldn't be so grumpy and sore :(
25 Aug 10 by member: suechru
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Maybe you are not stuck just yet. Maybe gaining muscle? Trading one for the other? It may be temporary. Keep your head up hun.
25 Aug 10 by member: hunny3080
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Oh, and maybe try cheese sticks in your cooler.
25 Aug 10 by member: hunny3080
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With the amount of exercise that you are doing, it would be logical to suppose that you are gaining muscle mass. Fat takes up more than four times as much space as lean muscle mass. So if you lose fat and gain some muscle, your scale will read the same, but you will have a lower percentage of body fat. I have found that if I stick with my plan during a weight plateau, after a bit, the weight will start falling again and when it does, it tends to fall faster than before the plateau (at least for a while). Stick with it. Everyone "gets stuck" now and then. Part of it is your body's resistance to change. Some call it a body's "set point". By perservering, you will eventually convince your body that you're serious and it will give up and let the pounds drop off and create a new, lower set point. Best of luck.
25 Aug 10 by member: TXSnowman
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I agree with what the others have said. Stick with it just a little bit longer and you might just see a drastic drop all of a sudden. This happened to me pretty recently actually. Just don't forget to listen to your body as well. Maybe you need a bit of a break from exercising (maybe a few days or a week) but don't give up your exercise all together.
25 Aug 10 by member: SashaFierce
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