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Yesterday was bad. We won't talk about that. Let's just say that some chips, crackers, and goldfish crackers were involved..and a pizza at a restaurant. Oh, and a cocktail. Also, no workout. But I wrote that off to a day of de-stressing...went to a comedy club with friends and had dinner out in the pretty summery street patio..so all's ok.
Today has been pretty busy at work. Got a lot done, and yet feel so weighed down because there is SO MUCH MORE TO DO!!! And the emotions are up and down too...at times, I look at my finished product and think, "yeah, this is pretty good!", and then at other times I feel this is awful and it's not going to see the light of day! No, it's not just my self-conjured negative thinking, but rather I look at what's needed in the field, what I can deliver, and what else is being delivered out there...and it seems like such an uphill battle to be ahead of one's time and finding there's no open forum for my work...that I have to actually carve it out! To be working hard all the while fearing that this could all go to naught..every..single...piece!!! sigh.
Oh well. I tried to put one foot before the other and not think of what ifs, and when...just gotta get these off my desk, and then rest will work itself out later. By 5.15 pm I was beat and wanted to just go home..or go somewhere and chill out..but instead, somehow, miraculously I dragged my butt to the gym and started my cardio there. Did 20 mins on the treadmill of which 7.5 mins were running, and then I just didn't feel like doing anymore. So I told myself I'll go do some weights and then finish up again with a 10 min cardio after getting warmed up from the weights.
Did the following routines:
calf machine: 15 reps, 3 sets
leg presses: 12 reps, 3 sets
chest presses: 12-15 reps, 2 sets, and then 2 more at 5-6 reps! (started to feel like I was being a wimp!!Then called my friend who managed to keep me motivated, so then I did the below..)
Bicep curls on bozu ball: 4 sets (hold and isometric), 10 pound weights
Ab curls on big ball: 50 reps (upgrade from 25)
Ab obliques: 50 reps each side with 8 pd ball (shd upgrade to 10 pds later)
Lower back machine: 15 reps, 2 sets, broken down by a longer break
Final cardio on bike: 20 mins, 4.18 miles (80-90 rpm on average)
Final analysis: 2 hours in the gym, and a good all-body workout, even though my initial thought was to wimp out!! Glad I didn't!!!
Meals: Have been good..(?)
Breakfast: protein shake (6 pts): protein mix 1/2 scoop (1.5), banana (2), soy milk (0.5), yogurt (1), strawberry (1)
lunch: coffee with half and half (2)
spinach tortilla large (6 pts?), with hummus (4?), and veggies
Dinner: chickn strips (3) with bit of oil (.5) and veggies
strawberries (1)
Total: about 22.5 pts
Tomorrow I HAVE to go to the spinning class!! Although all kinds of voices in my head are talking against it!
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