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Hello, buddies and everyone! I'm finally sitting down with the computer; just me, music, and my napping cat Beau. My partner is over at the coast visiting a friend of ours who's staying at a nice 2 bedroom timeshare.
I did my physical therapy exercise (20 minutes of them, have a few more or do) this morning before Zumba. Went to Zumba with Veronica, which is always a challenge, especially when I'm recovering from and injury and haven't danced with her in a long time. I had a sweaty blast, though I'm still frustrated by the lingering issues from my car accident. I have persistent dizziness from cervical tightness/rotations, my ribcage gets all bound up, especially on the right side.
I'm still not released to return to Pilates, since the intense work involved would probably be too much for my challenged body. Sigh. I'm fighting the urge to go to Pilates tomorrow morning, and doing only what I feel able to or I should do. My instructor would totally understand. I'm just not sure that I can trust myself to NOT push too hard.
You know the saying; "it is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission". That's how I returned to Zumba; tried taking it easy, then seeing my physical therapist after. She released me to do Zumba then, if I didn't do two days in a row. I'm wanting to try the same thing with Pilates, but I don't want to end up with a cervical headache and worse dizziness, rotated ribs and pelvis.... I'm so conflicted, lol.
I gained a little more weight, no biggie. My sister had open-heart surgery, my partner is under work stress, and I was finally able to take my car in for repairs. I'm driving a rental car, hoping that the repairs don't take too long. Driving a Nissan Versa is a bit different than my Kia Rio Cinco, but it's okay. Better stereo, remote locks, power side mirrors, etc.
I baked some whole grain gingerbread breakfast cookies this afternoon, just because I've wanted to, and there wasn't any reason not to. I love my treats, and I love a good homemade healthy cookie. This has good protein, fiber, with dried cranberries & chopped granny smith apple. Mmmm; smells & tastes great. Eating well mostly, with a few notable exceptions.
Oh, yeah! I've signed up for another full day Zumba Instructor Training certification; this one for Zumba Gold. More my speed, and there's a shortage of Zumba Gold instructors. With all the issues with my body, I think that teaching Zumba Gold rather than regular Zumba is a good idea. I'm finally practicing some of the choreography DVDs I've been getting since I got certified in June 2015.
Better get up & do some bridges & lunges before I think about fixing dinner. See you all later.
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126.3 lb
Lost so far: 75.7 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 23 January 2016:
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2195 kcal
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Fat: 58.09g | Prot: 114.56g | Carb: 336.17g.
Breakfast: Spice Islands Cayenne Pepper Spice, Oranges, Cinnamon, Espresso Coffee, Beachbody Shakeology - Chocolate, Baby Spinach, So Delicious Coconut Milk Unsweetened, Water. Lunch: Mango, Eliot's Adult Nut Butters Spicy Thai Peanut Butter, Fage Total 0% Greek Yogurt, Water, Baked Blueberry & Peach Oatmeal. Dinner: Black Beans (Canned), Foster Farms Ground Turkey Breast, Sweet Potato, Mission White Corn Tortillas (42g). Snacks/Other: Jolly Time 100 Calorie Healthy Pop Kettle Corn, Arctic Zero Cookie Shake Fit Frozen Dessert, Wild Friends Gingerbread Peanut Butter, Guittard Extra Dark Chocolate Chips, Gingerbread Breakfast Cookies, Gingerbread Breakfast Cookies, Espresso Coffee, So Delicious Coconut Milk Unsweetened, Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps. more...
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2314 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Cooking - 35 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 4 hours, Zumba with Veronica - 59 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 20 minutes, Driving - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 9 hours and 6 minutes, Washing Dishes - 20 minutes, Showering - 10 minutes, Bathing - 10 minutes. more...
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gaining 0.4 lb a week
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