Oh yeah, new shoes...

Hump day has arrived!  Last night I ended up going home from work early b/c my grandma had to have some tests done and I needed to go get Nora… SO I decided that it was a perfect opportunity to go on a walk!  Nora and I did about 3 ½ hilly miles and about 2 miles into it I realized… hm… it’s still a little hot for this!  I also remembered why I initially stopped doing the walks, I still haven’t bought new gym shoes.  Duh.  Needless to say, I woke up this morning and my right hip and knee were VERY upset with me.  I still went to the gym and did the following:

TIME	EXERCISE	REPS	LBS	SETS
10 MIN	BIKE	MED	N/A	1
	SINGLE LEG EXTENSION	15 PER LEG	10	4
	SINGLE LEG CURLS	15 PER LEG	20	4
	WOBBLY PUSHUP	10	N/A	4
	STRAIGHT BICEP CURL	15	10	2
	TWISTING BICEP CURL	15	10	2
	CROSS-BODY BICEP CURL	15	10	2
	TRICEP DIP	15	10	2
21 MIN	TREADMILL	COUCH TO 5K (W/OUT 5 MIN WARMUP WALK)

After doing the bike warmup and a couple of leg exercises, I was feeling somewhat back to normal and decided to go ahead and do the C25K training session… I swear at this point, my goal is just to get beyond Week 1! Lol  I keep having set-backs and have never been able to progress.  I’m determined to do the 3 exercises this week and move on to Week 2 next week! 

For dinner last night I made mini Turkey Meatloaves and sautéed peppers and onions (cooked in reduced sodium chicken broth/garlic/Worcestershire sauce).  I cooked dinner before Nora’s music class with plans of coming home and eating but when I got home, I finished cooking/re-heating and then Branden got home so he fed Nora and I did a speed-clean on my house.  It was just to the point of nearly causing my brain to explode so I did that rather than eat dinner.  After I cleaned, I just finished what Nora didn’t eat (about 3 bites of meatloaf and a bite of veggies) and drank a giant bottle of water and called it a night.  Honestly, I wasn’t hungry… after the walk and drinking a bunch of water, I just wasn’t in the mood to eat food. (although, the few bites that I had were tasty J)

Food Today:

Breakfast:

Choc Protein Shake w/ Skim Milk

Egg white/Spinach/FF Mozzarella Cheese Omelette

Snack:

Low Carb Yogurt

Lunch:

Frittata w/ hot sauce

Carrots and Homemade Hummus

Snack:

Protein Mousse

Dinner:

Chicken Taco Salad

I have no plans tonight, and I’m completely okay with that!  It feels like the first day in a while that I have nothing to do?  I’ll probably do some laundry and maybe some more cleaning or something… I’m not much of a sit-arounder, I bore very easily.  ALTHOUGH I may catch up on the True Blood episode that I missed Sunday night?  Hmm… that does sound appealing.  J

I decided this morning that I need to re-structure my workouts.  I wrote-up workouts incorporating the C25K before my knee failed, now all I have to do is find those papers lol.  I’ve found that on my way to the gym or when I wake up in the mornings I’ll think to myself, “Hmm… what should I do today?”  and that’s not okay with me.  My OCD brain needs a plan of some sort, so a plan it shall have!

I do need to make a batch of protein mousse tonight, I’m eating the last of my supply today.  I’ve been considering subbing 1cup of water (for the pudding) with 1 cup of strong coffee… to try to achieve a kind of ‘mocha’ flavor.  Hm… we’ll see J

Well, I’m just rambling at this point.  Fun thing to report:  I’m currently wearing pants that didn’t button when I bought them and 2 shirts that I just purchased, size XL – not XXL. J