When I woke up this morning and peeked out the window, I must admit it took everything I had to roll out of bed. The school buses weren't running today so I knew I had to drive my kid to school. The thought crossed my mind that I could drop the kid off and then came straight home and go back to bed for 45 minutes before I had to get up for my appointments today. Oh, how wonderful that would have been! Then I thought about this blog and how absolutely uninspiring I'd be to anyone who read day one by quitting on day day 2.
SO...
The plan today was to go to the gym for 45 min first thing in the morning and walk the dogs in the afternoon. This is what I ended up doing today, I shoveled half the driveway, I made it to the gym for a quick 30 minute cardio workout on the bike this morning right after I dropped the kid at school, I walked the dogs with a friend this afternoon, AND I am going to the gym for a second time tonight with a good friend to do an arms and core workout. GO ME!!!
This morning was the stationary bike for 30 minutes. I have to say that I hate the bike. I went to a biking class once and HATED it! That said, I own a mountain bike and I would really like to start biking with my family this summer. So I figure I'd better get my butt ready for mountain biking. This is the workout...
SO...
The plan today was to go to the gym for 45 min first thing in the morning and walk the dogs in the afternoon. This is what I ended up doing today, I shoveled half the driveway, I made it to the gym for a quick 30 minute cardio workout on the bike this morning right after I dropped the kid at school, I walked the dogs with a friend this afternoon, AND I am going to the gym for a second time tonight with a good friend to do an arms and core workout. GO ME!!!
This morning was the stationary bike for 30 minutes. I have to say that I hate the bike. I went to a biking class once and HATED it! That said, I own a mountain bike and I would really like to start biking with my family this summer. So I figure I'd better get my butt ready for mountain biking. This is the workout...
-5 minute warm up at a moderate pace
-For the next 5 minutes I turn the resistance dial UP a quarter turn every 30 seconds
-For the next 5 minutes I turn the resistance dial DOWN a quarter turn every 30 seconds
-Repeat the up and down for another 10 minutes
-Finish with a moderate to light cool down
SIDE NOTE: This is not me on the bike. If you had seen me this morning you probably would have laughed and wondered how a person could possibly sweat so much. The bike is a sweat-producing workout. You will sweat more on the bike than if you walk/elliptical/row/run all together!
SIDE NOTE: This is not me on the bike. If you had seen me this morning you probably would have laughed and wondered how a person could possibly sweat so much. The bike is a sweat-producing workout. You will sweat more on the bike than if you walk/elliptical/row/run all together!
FOOD
For breakfast today I had a pear/apple/pineapple/cucumber/lime juice this morning and a turkey sandwich on whole-grain bread with 7 whole-wheat crackers and hummus at lunch. For dinner tonight I'm making Harvest Rice with Apples and Pecans which is another super yummy dish I like to make.
The hardest time of the day day for me for eating is after supper. My problem is that I never feel full! I could out-eat any grown man twice my size and still have room for dessert. So, after a portioned supper, where I should feel satiated, I don't. Then I have seconds. Then I sneak a few forkfuls from the leftovers while my hubby and kid are watching hockey. Then I have a bed time snack with my kid. Am I the only one who does this? I'll report back tomorrow to let you know how the evening went as far as food. Hopefully being out of the house at the gym tonight will help with this and I'll be so exhausted when I come home that I'll just crash. If not, the back-up plan is to have air-popped popcorn, no butter.
If anyone reads this, leave a note and let me know what your successes were today.
The hardest time of the day day for me for eating is after supper. My problem is that I never feel full! I could out-eat any grown man twice my size and still have room for dessert. So, after a portioned supper, where I should feel satiated, I don't. Then I have seconds. Then I sneak a few forkfuls from the leftovers while my hubby and kid are watching hockey. Then I have a bed time snack with my kid. Am I the only one who does this? I'll report back tomorrow to let you know how the evening went as far as food. Hopefully being out of the house at the gym tonight will help with this and I'll be so exhausted when I come home that I'll just crash. If not, the back-up plan is to have air-popped popcorn, no butter.
If anyone reads this, leave a note and let me know what your successes were today.
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