I wasn't going to do this until Thursday
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fitgeeksWhat can I say, I was tempted to weigh early.
Last week: 198
This week: 197.4
Yes, I know that technically I didn't lose a whole "pound", per se, but wooooo I am totally losing weight OMG
*ponder*
I should have Eric drop me off to work out again today. That rocked the goddamn mic, being in there to do whatever I wanted for two hours.
Not much to report diet-wise-- I eat less while on vacation, and I didn't really mess up too much on the 4th of July, going overboard only on the meat (when I have PMS, I eat like a wolverine, and tend to go for red meat when I gorge). Diet Pepsi fills the "treat" category, I'm eating strawberries like they're going out of style, and Eric's making a lot of cool salads with a bit of fish or cheese when we need something substantial. Portion control is really key, and I'm solidly in the mode of checking canned and boxed goods in calories per serving and sugars.
Strength-wise, I've been able to ratchet up some of my usual exercises about 5 pounds (biceps: 20 > 25, vertical bench 30 > 35) . This doesn't sound like much, but I am trying to move to endurance, rather than bulk-based lifting, so the gradual increase in weight shows that my endurance is expanding. I am getting defined in a lot of areas, I just need to shed all the fat hiding it.
Sitting around: yeah, I do that a lot while on vacation-- my favorite things to do: drawing, knitting, reading, playing video games and tabletops, they all require sitting. Another sit-around temptation has been watching the World Cup. I made that a very brutal carrot last night-- I stayed on the elliptical, and then, when I was starting to flag, the bicycle, so that I could watch it. If those guys can run around for 90 minutes, I can at least try to keep up for 30-40 while I watch, right? Phew, I was soaked with sweat when I finally made myself stop. Another "while you're sitting" trick I have is sitting on an exercise ball to knit or read or vidgame at home. I roll around, bounce, do the occasional crunch. Staying on the ball constantly requires one's muscles to be engaged just a little bit, so it's a nice way to sneak a little workout in. When I play God of War, I make myself do penalty pushups if Kratos dies in mortal combat. (GRRRAAARRR)
I don't expect these two weeks to be a really big advance for me in my goal, but I'm trying not to have them be a setback, either. Vacation makes me a lazy bastard, so I need to set routines so that I don't fail.
Last week: 198
This week: 197.4
Yes, I know that technically I didn't lose a whole "pound", per se, but wooooo I am totally losing weight OMG
*ponder*
I should have Eric drop me off to work out again today. That rocked the goddamn mic, being in there to do whatever I wanted for two hours.
Not much to report diet-wise-- I eat less while on vacation, and I didn't really mess up too much on the 4th of July, going overboard only on the meat (when I have PMS, I eat like a wolverine, and tend to go for red meat when I gorge). Diet Pepsi fills the "treat" category, I'm eating strawberries like they're going out of style, and Eric's making a lot of cool salads with a bit of fish or cheese when we need something substantial. Portion control is really key, and I'm solidly in the mode of checking canned and boxed goods in calories per serving and sugars.
Strength-wise, I've been able to ratchet up some of my usual exercises about 5 pounds (biceps: 20 > 25, vertical bench 30 > 35) . This doesn't sound like much, but I am trying to move to endurance, rather than bulk-based lifting, so the gradual increase in weight shows that my endurance is expanding. I am getting defined in a lot of areas, I just need to shed all the fat hiding it.
Sitting around: yeah, I do that a lot while on vacation-- my favorite things to do: drawing, knitting, reading, playing video games and tabletops, they all require sitting. Another sit-around temptation has been watching the World Cup. I made that a very brutal carrot last night-- I stayed on the elliptical, and then, when I was starting to flag, the bicycle, so that I could watch it. If those guys can run around for 90 minutes, I can at least try to keep up for 30-40 while I watch, right? Phew, I was soaked with sweat when I finally made myself stop. Another "while you're sitting" trick I have is sitting on an exercise ball to knit or read or vidgame at home. I roll around, bounce, do the occasional crunch. Staying on the ball constantly requires one's muscles to be engaged just a little bit, so it's a nice way to sneak a little workout in. When I play God of War, I make myself do penalty pushups if Kratos dies in mortal combat. (GRRRAAARRR)
I don't expect these two weeks to be a really big advance for me in my goal, but I'm trying not to have them be a setback, either. Vacation makes me a lazy bastard, so I need to set routines so that I don't fail.
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