ow ow and ow
Jul. 4th, 2006 07:27 pmIt's so unfair how fast one loses muscle definition. I just lifted weights today for the first time in... well, apparently way too long. I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised how weak I am now, but I was genuinely startled. I guess because my performance isn't that bad in things like swimming or blazing around Greenlake with Sarah, I just figured I could pick up a few steps back from where I left off.
NOT. SO.
And also: ow. My arms have no definition and no strength. It's pathetic!! But, that said, I'm really glad I've started this again. The nice thing that I remember is that if I do this consistently, improvement is pretty quick.
So as part of my plan to get back on my diet/workout thing, I swam and Greenlake'd yesterday. I stayed on points for WW despite going out to eat twice. Today I didn't blow off working out, though I did try to take it easy, because I don't want to shred my arms since I'm swimming tomorrow. I've stayed on points, and have added some fish and veggies to my weekly repertoire (tilapia!) and didn't run to Safeway to buy all kinds of forbidden snacks which I was dying for. I was hungrier today, for sure. But I need to suck it up for this first week, since I've been funneling whatever I want into my mouth for too long.
The big goal is to not blow the diet this weekend in Sequim. I think it's going to be okay as long as I make some menu plans in advance.
Tomorrow's goals: get up at 6:30 to go swimming. Come home, pack lunch (best chicken salad recipe ever, see below) and get to work early. Dinner tomorrow night is the spectacular peanut chicken curry, portioned out so I can take leftovers for lunch on Thursday.
I also made a decent loaf of brown bread with sunflower seeds, sesame and cumin seeds. I think I'd leave the cumin out next time. Must bake something for this weekend trip. Most likely the rosemary French bread. I wonder if I can shape it into a proper baguette. Hrm.
( Best Chicken Salad Ever )
Also, obsessively playing Kingdom Hearts II, which I'm glad I paid attention to the reviews which said to just get past the slow Prologue part, and I really like it. Very fun!
NOT. SO.
And also: ow. My arms have no definition and no strength. It's pathetic!! But, that said, I'm really glad I've started this again. The nice thing that I remember is that if I do this consistently, improvement is pretty quick.
So as part of my plan to get back on my diet/workout thing, I swam and Greenlake'd yesterday. I stayed on points for WW despite going out to eat twice. Today I didn't blow off working out, though I did try to take it easy, because I don't want to shred my arms since I'm swimming tomorrow. I've stayed on points, and have added some fish and veggies to my weekly repertoire (tilapia!) and didn't run to Safeway to buy all kinds of forbidden snacks which I was dying for. I was hungrier today, for sure. But I need to suck it up for this first week, since I've been funneling whatever I want into my mouth for too long.
The big goal is to not blow the diet this weekend in Sequim. I think it's going to be okay as long as I make some menu plans in advance.
Tomorrow's goals: get up at 6:30 to go swimming. Come home, pack lunch (best chicken salad recipe ever, see below) and get to work early. Dinner tomorrow night is the spectacular peanut chicken curry, portioned out so I can take leftovers for lunch on Thursday.
I also made a decent loaf of brown bread with sunflower seeds, sesame and cumin seeds. I think I'd leave the cumin out next time. Must bake something for this weekend trip. Most likely the rosemary French bread. I wonder if I can shape it into a proper baguette. Hrm.
( Best Chicken Salad Ever )
Also, obsessively playing Kingdom Hearts II, which I'm glad I paid attention to the reviews which said to just get past the slow Prologue part, and I really like it. Very fun!
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