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30 October 2014

Weigh-in: 130.3 lb

lost so far: 75.7 lb

still to go: 5.3 lb

Diet followed 100%

(4 comments) losing 3.7 lb a week

29 October 2014

One word describes what I thought when I woke up: DOMS!
Oh. My. Word.

Needless to say, Mama's sore today, Folks! Even laughing has become difficult and slightly uncomfortable. I know it will pass and it's an indication that my intensity level was, shall we say, slightly inordinate and I should take it down a notch or TWELVE while my body heals. I'll stick to bouncing away on my rebounder today (I do love my rebounder!) and strength training on the two parts of the body that aren't screaming at me: arms and shoulders.

Food-wise, I'm happy I made enough dinner for two nights yesterday! (A yummy lentil "pate" with basil, tahini, lemon & garlic, and an arugula & avocado salad.) I'm trying to make that a habit (making two dinner's worth of food at a time) to lighten my load so I have more time for my studies.

And speaking of studies, today, I get to sit through a 2-hour DVD of anatomy, physiology, nutrition, applied kinesiology and exercise physiology. Oh, joy! At least I get to sit down and give my thighs a rest while I watch it!

Hope you're all having a wonderful week!

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28 October 2014

It's official, Folks... I'm a human T-Rex! I attempted the Chest and Back P90X workout yesterday (also known as The Descent Into the Depths of Push-Up/Pull-Up Hell on DVD), and although I made it all the way through and completed the workout, I felt quite pitiful while I was doing it; especially towards the end where my arms were shaking and I could barely squeeze out 4 reps of the last exercise. But I guess if it was easy, it wouldn't produce the results it does. I only have some minor DOMS today, so it's onwards with the program! Today's Hellish DVD consists of a lot of jumping exercises and then I'm going for a short run around the town (probably only 4-6 miles, depending on how I feel after that Tony What's-His-Face kicks my butt.) Then, it's time to hit the books and make something yummy for dinner! Today is also my second-to-last CSA (community supported agriculture) delivery of the season, so I'm bummed about not getting a bushel of fresh organic veggies delivered to my doorstep each week for the winter months. (*insert pouty face here*) Oh well, if that's the least of my worries, I better stop complaining and get ready for Tony What's-His-Face's pummeling.
Have a spectacular day, everyone! *muahhhh*

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27 October 2014

Greetings, my FS buddies!
So, after a week of active recovery from my half-marathon last weekend, (I somehow managed to log 30 more miles on my running shoes this past week!) I have my next workout plan to get me through the rest of the calendar year and into late January. I'm restarting P90X and adding some shorter runs 3 days a week and one long Sunday run so I don't lose the progress I've made on my speed and endurance while I build a little more muscle. You might be asking, "Why would someone who's studying to become a trainer do P90X?" Well, I'm doing it because that will be one less thing I have to plan each day. It's almost like a "microwaveable meal" of a workout. I just slip it into the microwave/DVD player and press cook/play. It's ready-made with no planning or prep required! Juggling my studies, spending quality time with the Sig-O, planning my business, building a website, starting to film a documentary, curating my recipes for a cookbook, preparing all of our meals from scratch, AND finding time to workout hasn't been easy. So, if I can just slide in a DVD and not worry about strategically planning my next workout, I'm all for the simplicity!

I also went to a farmer's stand this weekend and purchased a BUSHEL of butternut squash! What was I thinking?? Oh well, it's a good thing the Sig-O and I like soup!

Hope you're all having a spectacular week!

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23 October 2014

Weight-wise, I'm holding steady! Perfect! Yay!
Autumn is definitely here, with the chilly fall air and the smell of damp leaves. I think I might move my running inside to the basement treadmill today because it's raining today and a little chillier than I'd like.

With the holidays quickly approaching, I've decided to register for a "Turkey Trot" on Thanksgiving Day. It's only a 5K, but it's a rather large race, with about 1,200 runners so it sounds like it will be a good way to celebrate Thanksgiving, since I really don't participate in bellying up to the gluttonous trough anymore, so to speak. The holiday season now seem to bring up a whole series of emotions for me, because I just don't wish to participate in them the way I used to, meaning indiscriminately eat myself into a food coma! The Sig-O insists on going to their family's house for Thanksgiving after the race, so I'll gladly go and sit there and eat my own meal of pebbles, twigs, and bark (or at least that's what everyone else thinks I eat!) while I watch an old man (The Sig-O's father) who has just had his third open heart surgery shovel down enough processed garbage, factory-farmed turkey & gravy to fill my plate three times over. It's hard for me to sit silently and watch it happen, but it's what I must do, I'm afraid. People only change if they want to change, and that man, unfortunately, has openly declared on several occasions, that he'd "rather die than eat healthy foods". That breaks my heart. I also used to think that a life void of "sinful" foods was a life not worth living, but actually, I think it's the opposite now. I wasn't "living" when I was eating that crap. I was barely surviving, badly and painfully, I might add. I was fooled by the $5 billion spent annually on fast food advertising (not to mention the many billions of dollars spent by processed food manufacturers) to think a life without these foods was somehow less satisfying, when it's actually quite the contrary! Now, I'm THRIVING and loving the life and body I have more than ANY plate of food! I only wish that old man could see it that way. *sigh*

Oh well... Enough of this maudlin crap. Mama's got some mileage to run this afternoon! Hope you're all having a great day. Be kind to yourself. You deserve it!

Weigh-in: 134.0 lb

lost so far: 72.0 lb

still to go: 9.0 lb

Diet followed 100%

(5 comments) steady weight

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