Daily update

Weekend was decent.  Made it to the gym.  Didn’t eat super but didn’t eat bad either.  Shoulder got sore yesterday but seems better today.  Will try to gym this evening.

Day 18

Another good day.   Ate well.  Gymmed well.  I’ve done interval cardio for three days in a row now. I know that’s not exactly the best thing.  Until my shoulder heals I’m staying away from strength training my upper body.  Probably another week or so I might start on it real lightly.

Day 17

Good day today

Shoulder feeling better

Ate good

Exercised good

Drank plenty of water

Cleaned the house (somewhat)

Another good day!

Day 16 Part II

Ate good today

Gymmed good today

Felt good today

Good day!

Sweat

I remembered what that felt like yesterday evening.  It is all of the 3rd time this year going to the gym.  If you’ve read these blogs long enough you’ll know that between all the weeks of sickness we’ve had, it’s no surprise.

I wanted to work out last night to feel good.  It wasn’t for a smaller waist size.  I want the better fitting clothes to be a perk or a plus.  I want the energy and overall wellbeing to be the main benefit.  That’s what initially motivated me years ago.  When it turns into vanity, it’s doomed to fail, for me at least.

Our priorities and schedules have changed up and we’ve taken steps to fit fitness in where it can.  We got a set of cast iron dumbells at home now.  Pound per pound they’re old school workhorses of strength training.  I love them because they don’t feel flimsy or breakable.  In LRussia, dumbell blreaks YOU!  That plus walking at lunch a couple of times a week plus a couple of heart pumping cardio workouts will go a long way.

Exercise also has the benefit of easing my anxiety.  That alone is reason enough.

Day 14: The Gym at last

In a mix between necessity and necessity I finally went to the gym.  I haven’t had a valid excuse for nearly two weeks.  It also prompted me to be more productive in another way which I’ll mention later.

The workout was good and I was able to really keep up with the pace I’d left off with.  Good feeling it was.  Yoda I am not. 

What amazes me the most is the positioning of one of the machines in there.  It’s the leg press machine where you kind of sit with your legs up and leaned back.  Well it faces the ENTIRE gym.  They really should turn it to face the wall.  I’m saying this because I have a favorite elliptical.  It’s on the left side near a column and a large tree plant thing.  Well it never fails because girls go in there wanting to look CUTE.  God forbid anyone look like they’re actually working out.  They get on this thing in their little shorts and put their legs up and … well lets just say all imagination goes on vacation.

Normally I wouldn’t complain but there is a time and a place, people!  I can’t just stare.  It makes me feel so awkward because I am trying to focus and at the same time there’s this little voice saying “she asked for it!”  Eh, well last night I didn’t even mean to look and bam, I saw it clear to China.  Oi, I just wanna workout, OK?

Did I mention they were twin sisters? Yeah…

So on to the productivity.  I developed a system of having the gym get me updates for their website.  It was very hit or miss month to month and we both hit a point of wanting to better streamline the process.  I already rebuilt their site for such purposes.  It should be a lot easier to maintain the site as long as the updates are sent to me in a timely manner.

In other news.  We’re still waiting on our oldeset to work that hungry hungry hippo ball out.  He hates wearing long sleeve shirts.  Noted.  We’re about to beat Zelda.  We’re just gathering hearts and powerups prior to the final showdown.  I fed the little one this morning and he fell asleep on me.  It makes me not want to get up because he looks so peaceful.

Time to work

L