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Okay, after trying desperately to wake up at 6 am to get in a workout before the kids woke up, and doing nothing but laying in bed hitting the snooze button for an hour, I have decided that morning workouts are just not going to happen for me. I don't like to workout directly after work, that's my time to be a mom and hang out w/ my kids. So that leaves nighttime.
Now I know that you're not supposed to workout right before bed. But I did 30 mins on the elliptical machine as soon as the boys were in bed. And let me tell you, I beat the living crap out of that poor machine! Best workout I've had on it yet.
I am a nightowl, I know this. To try to change that is futile. What I end up doing is spending an hour every morning, not really awake and not really asleep. What a waste! I don't have an hour of time to blow off like that.
So I will try working out at night as soon as the boys are in bed. Then I can just give myself that extra to sleep in the morning, which is what my body is telling me to do. Wish me luck!
Diet Calendar Entries for 05 May 2010:
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1563 kcal
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Fat: 35.08g | Prot: 104.22g | Carb: 224.07g.
Breakfast: splenda, half and half, kashi go lean cereal, coffee, milk. Lunch: activia, dijon mustard, apple, sliced turkey, weight watchers bread, carrots, lettuce. Dinner: caffeine free diet coke, Firecracker Sesame Chicken, tap water. Snacks/Other: nutella, sunrise crystal light, sugar free jam, soy nuts, fat free cottage cheese. more...
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2478 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 15 minutes, Exercise machine (moderate) - 15 minutes, Exercise machine (fast) - 15 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours, Resting - 13 hours and 15 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 4 hours. more...
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Sounds like a great plan. Many find they enjoy a night workout. We all have to do what works for us. I've been telling myself I would try working out before work for a year. It's probably never going to happen :) I like working out in the evening and that's that. Sleep is good too :)
05 May 10 by member: k8yk
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Do what works for you, I used to work out in the morning but that was before I had a full time job and my kids were older. Now I do it after work because there's no way I can get up in the morning to do it before work(I'm just too lazy first thing up.;)
05 May 10 by member: tonjap
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ha, ha, ha, Amy that made me laugh. For the last week or so I´ve set my alarm for 5 to go workout before work, and I´ve snoozed until my regular workout time. I even told my hubby I´d wake up, thinking that would add some accountability. Nothing. And like you, when I get home I am a mommy until the kids go to bed. So besides the occasional bike ride with the kids, I´m also considering working out at night. But I don´t have a treadmill, or space to put it, so I´ll have to go to the gym...I don´t know what I´m more lazy about, morning or evenings.
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Hey BCB, get a headlamp. It's a little light on an elastic strap, You wear it on your head so you can walk/run outside at night in the dark. Unless you live in a very urban area, then maybe not so safe. But headlamps are great creations, there are so many uses for them besides nighttime running.
06 May 10 by member: AmyCoulon
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