It’s a rainy, dreary day here! All day I wished I could crawl back in bed and watch movies and snuggle with the husband and the pup.
But alas, it wasn’t meant to be!
I had a busy day at work, but was also battling a headache. Sometimes when strong weather systems go through and the barometric pressure gets crazy, my head aches. It feels like somebody has it in a vice!
The good news is I’m still on schedule with completing tasks this week before we head to Pittsburgh to see my family on Thursday evening. Hurray for planning! LOL
Breakfast
Red berry, blueberries, and half of a way-past-its-prime banana (it was kinda mushy-gross) with milk
Snack
Strawberry fruit leather. I found these at Target, and they were way cheaper than the buy-individually fruit leathers in the organic section of our supermarket. Delish! I love the texture 🙂
Lunch
I packed a few pretzels and some carrot sticks and tomatoes, but we were lacking any kind of protein and whole grain that looked good at home, so I got a ham/provolone/lettuce/tomato/pickle on whole wheat sammie at the farmer’s market. Was disappointed to find she put mayo on it (ew) so I ate it open-faced sans the bread with mayo.
I like mayo just fine, but hate it on my ham/turkey sandwiches. Gross!
I had a meeting at lunchtime, so I actually ate half the sandwich, went to my meeting, then came back and had the rest of the sandwich + the pretzels + the carrot sticks/tomatoes afterward
Snack
Honey Almond Flax Kashi Bar with PB (although I wish I had some almond butter right now…would’ve been perfect on it!)
I’m finding that higher protein snacks fuel me through my cardio+weight days better. Carbs give out on me halfway through.
Exercise
20 minutes HIIT on the elliptical
10 minutes of steady state on elliptical
Stretches (lower back/hamstrings/piriformis)
Upper Body Strength:
I stole my upper body workout in its entirety from Susan today. Like, so much I’m copying and pasting it from her site and adding my weights.
I love Susan and her workouts, and am happy and thankful she takes the time to chart them out for people like me to steal during weeks I’m too lazy/tired/stressed/busy/bored to create my own 🙂
Back
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Exercise |
Reps |
Weight |
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12 |
60 lb |
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12 |
40 lb |
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8 |
65 lb |
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8 |
45 lb |
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6 |
70 lb |
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6 |
50 lb |
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10 |
60 lb |
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10 |
40 lb |
Chest
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Exercise |
Reps |
Weight |
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12 |
12.5 lb dumbbells |
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12 |
10 lb each hand |
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8 |
15 lb dumbbells |
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8 |
15 lb each hand |
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6 |
20 lb dumbbells |
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6 |
20 lb each hand |
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10 |
12.5 lb dumbbells |
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10 |
10 lb each hand |
Shoulders
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Exercise |
Reps |
Weight |
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12 |
10 lb dumbbells |
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12 |
20 lb barbell |
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8 |
12.5 lb dumbbells |
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8 |
20 lb barbell |
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6 |
15 lb dumbbells |
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6 |
30 lb barbell |
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10 |
10 lb dumbbells |
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10 |
20 lb barbell |
Biceps – Alternating Sets
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Exercise |
Reps |
Weight |
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12 |
20 lb barbell |
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12 |
12.5 lb dumbbells |
Triceps – A
lternating Sets
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Exercise |
Reps |
Weight |
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12 |
20 lb barbell |
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12 |
15 lbs |
680 calories burned. 🙂
Tried to walk Holly but it was just too windy/cold/wet, so we did one lap of the park (1/3 of a mile) and called it quits!
Dinner
Salmon (with fresh lemon, salt, pepper, and a small pat of real butter), wild rice, and steamed broccoli.
I freaking love this meal. 🙂
Evening
Gotta pack up some toiletries, thaw some turkey meatballs for tomorrow, and maybe sew the couch. I hate to sew, and am bad at it. I ran out of time to do it properly last night. Really I think I’d rather go read my book. Ha! 🙂
