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~Weight management~Exercise~The flu~
So far, the exercise regimen I've been on has been working well. I've really been able to see incremental progress in the number of reps I'm able to achieve during strength training, and I'm at a level 9 on the recumbent bicycle. In addition, I started doing old school sit ups about a week ago. It was kinda humorous when I first began as I was somehow under the delusion I might be able to do half the amount I once did as a child, and start with 20 or so. Talk about clinging to the past! Turns out, 10 sit ups was about all I was able to achieve and on the 10th sit up, it felt like I was in labor or attempting to pass the biggest BM of my life! LOL. My mother and co-worker assured me it will get easier, and it has. In fact, today I was able to achieve 12 sit ups with relative ease. I also found today that when I increased the level of intensity on the recumbent bike, I burned more calories, which is not to shabby for a girl exercising with the flu.
Which, brings me to my next topic. Is it safe to exercise when you're sick? Well, after doing some research while battling the onset of nasal congestion and a sore throat, I learned it is actually safe to work out when you have a cold or flu, though they recommend either adjusting your intensity level and/or shortening the amount of time you work out. The rule of the thumb is that you DON'T work out if your cold or flu is affecting you below the neck, but if it is impacting you above the neck, such is the case with me, there is no proven evidence that exercising when sick will impact the longevity of your symptoms or the outcome. So far, I have to agree. On Wednesday, I felt like I was coming down with something but noted I actually felt better after working out. Thursday was both my splurge and Exercise break day, and I really felt horrible. I knew better than to go into work and have since adhered to a consistent regimen of mucinex and ibuprofin, but I decided after a good amount of coffee and healthy breakfast to continue my work out. And, I confess I actually feel better than previous colds where I barely got out of bed. I do try and time my medicines to be ingested "after" working out. I think we can all agree, working out on decongestion medicine is not optimal.
My caloric intake has been decent and actually lower than my daily goal, especially after accounting for calories burned through exercise. I went way over the caloric goal for "splurge" day or what I call my "fatterday", but when I look at the weekly amount consumed, it evens out and I'm glad because I don't want to risk throwing my body into starvation mode and reducing my metabolism. This girl's approach to weight release and management is long term. I prefer a metabolism that becomes trained to burn the optimal amount of calories at both a resting state and a non-resting state. From my experience with this approach, weight is not dropped immediately, but actually makes it challenging to gain weight back in the long run.
Sunday is weigh in day. My mother says I look like I've lost. I refuse to look in the mirror and am mindful that NSAIDS and decongestants can cause one to retain water, but it's time to weigh, nonetheless...sigh.
Diet Calendar Entries for 10 March 2017:
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1524 kcal
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Fat: 47.85g | Prot: 62.66g | Carb: 119.08g.
Breakfast: Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Coffee with Cream and Sugar, O'Brien Potatoes, Scrambled Egg (Whole, Cooked), Cooked Mushrooms (Fat Added in Cooking). Lunch: Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Japanese Pear. Dinner: Stir Fried Vegetables, Mangos, Pork Loin (Whole, Lean Only), Red Table Wine. more...
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2670 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Weight Training (moderate) - 15 minutes, Bicycle - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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