...because when I train hard, I actually enjoy eating bananas very much!
When I don't train hard, and don't work up an appetite, bananas don't appeal to me at all, and I choose more expensive fruits over bananas.
Given that money will be a bit tight soon...being satisfied with bananas will save me a lot of money on food, so training hard will help save me some money =P.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Not sunny anymore
My alarm went off this morning at 5 a.m. I wasn't ready to get up, so I reset it for 5:45. Wasn't quite ready to get up then, but I did anyway.
Morning training:
Walked to gym.
Treadmill run - 32 minutes:
First 5 minutes - between 5 and 6 mph
Then increased the speed to 6.5 minutes. Meant to only do one mile at this pace, then walk, then repeat, but decided to keep going. After 1/2 mile, increased the speed to 6.6 mph. Kept increasing the speed for 2 miles. On the third mile, I increased the speed every .2 miles (got up to 7.2 mph by the end). My heart/lungs were really pushing it for the last 1/2 mile. Legs felt fine. I was happy that I was able to sustain that run for that long, though, without walking in between.
Walked a few minutes to cool down, then walked home. Stretched a bit at home.
A training revelation in terms of my building speed/endurance: As a slow marathoner, my legs can certainly handle it...it's my heart/lungs that need to get used to sustaining a higher intensity level. My marathon pace wasn't pushing it at all in terms of heart/lungs.
Breakfast at work - 7 medium-large bananas. wasn't that hungry for it, but by the third banana, I was like "wow, bananas are SOOO good." (Kinda like Doug says that exercise can dull your apetite, which often then returns once you start eating).
Lunch - 6 medium bananas. I'm amazed by how if I push myself cardio-wise, I just LOVE bananas =P. 1 plate salad leftover from a meeting (mixed greens, with a bit of shredded carrots and purple cabbage).
Mid-afternoon - more leftover salad from a meeting (this one was mixed lettuce, tomato). LOTS of baby spinach. Honey tangerines (10-15? Most were really small, like clementines or smaller). Holy sh*t, were they amazing! I'll have to go buy some more!!!!
Morning training:
Walked to gym.
Treadmill run - 32 minutes:
First 5 minutes - between 5 and 6 mph
Then increased the speed to 6.5 minutes. Meant to only do one mile at this pace, then walk, then repeat, but decided to keep going. After 1/2 mile, increased the speed to 6.6 mph. Kept increasing the speed for 2 miles. On the third mile, I increased the speed every .2 miles (got up to 7.2 mph by the end). My heart/lungs were really pushing it for the last 1/2 mile. Legs felt fine. I was happy that I was able to sustain that run for that long, though, without walking in between.
Walked a few minutes to cool down, then walked home. Stretched a bit at home.
A training revelation in terms of my building speed/endurance: As a slow marathoner, my legs can certainly handle it...it's my heart/lungs that need to get used to sustaining a higher intensity level. My marathon pace wasn't pushing it at all in terms of heart/lungs.
Breakfast at work - 7 medium-large bananas. wasn't that hungry for it, but by the third banana, I was like "wow, bananas are SOOO good." (Kinda like Doug says that exercise can dull your apetite, which often then returns once you start eating).
Lunch - 6 medium bananas. I'm amazed by how if I push myself cardio-wise, I just LOVE bananas =P. 1 plate salad leftover from a meeting (mixed greens, with a bit of shredded carrots and purple cabbage).
Mid-afternoon - more leftover salad from a meeting (this one was mixed lettuce, tomato). LOTS of baby spinach. Honey tangerines (10-15? Most were really small, like clementines or smaller). Holy sh*t, were they amazing! I'll have to go buy some more!!!!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
It's still sunny!
Woke up at 5:00 a.m. to go to cycling class, and actually felt rested!
Jogged to the gym (it was so cold!)
Did some pull-up practice, and pushups, and incline chest flyes, and shoulder presses, and dumbell curls.
Indoor cycling class - focused more on climbing than sprinting today.
Walked home.
Didn't have much of an appetite for breakfast.
Breakfast - 1 papaya
Mid morning - satsuma mandarins and medjool dates
Early afternoon - bananas, fuyu persimmons, and 2 huge plates of lettuce (romaine and salad greens, leftover from a meeting).
Dinner - 16 oz. blood orange juice. 32 oz. valencia orange juice. a few (six?) medium tomatoes. 1 avocado.
Went to bed at 9:30. Should have just let the phone go into voicemail...I was tired. Ah well.
Jogged to the gym (it was so cold!)
Did some pull-up practice, and pushups, and incline chest flyes, and shoulder presses, and dumbell curls.
Indoor cycling class - focused more on climbing than sprinting today.
Walked home.
Didn't have much of an appetite for breakfast.
Breakfast - 1 papaya
Mid morning - satsuma mandarins and medjool dates
Early afternoon - bananas, fuyu persimmons, and 2 huge plates of lettuce (romaine and salad greens, leftover from a meeting).
Dinner - 16 oz. blood orange juice. 32 oz. valencia orange juice. a few (six?) medium tomatoes. 1 avocado.
Went to bed at 9:30. Should have just let the phone go into voicemail...I was tired. Ah well.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
FINALLY! It's sunny in Chicago!
Went to bed last night just after 9 p.m. Got up this morning just before the alarm went of at 6:45 a.m. Hit the building stairwell for a short morning workout:
Stair workout -
Started at the top, walked down 8 flights.
Walked back up, taking the stairs two at a time.
Down.
Jumped up all 8 flights (one step at a time)
Down.
Walked up, 2 at a time.
Down.
Jumped up, one at a time.
Took about 20 minutes, total.
Stretched.
Breakfast - 2 maridol papayas (they were on the smaller side for maridols, but still pretty big, since that's the nature of the beast). Delicious!
Lunch - fruit kabobs at a lunch meeting (melon, pineapple, strawberries, grapes), followed by 6 fuyu persimmons (those ones that are imported from Israel...)
Mid-afternoon - 1 head greenleaf lettuce
Before leaving work - 2 small mandarins
Went to a bellydance class
Dinner - 2 papayas, 1 persimmon
Went to bed by 9 p.m.
A strategy note: sometimes logic works wonders (i.e., reasoning with myself). For example, last night I told myself that even if I don't feel like going to the gym for a class after work, it was definitely a better use of my time than staying home, since all I'd be doing at home was surfing the internet, eating too much, and stressing out over everything. Sometimes when I don't really feel like pushing hard, I tell myself that it's only for a few minutes, and after that, I can sit down and be lazy the rest of the day. So, talking to myself sometimes works when I'm not feeling up to things.
Stair workout -
Started at the top, walked down 8 flights.
Walked back up, taking the stairs two at a time.
Down.
Jumped up all 8 flights (one step at a time)
Down.
Walked up, 2 at a time.
Down.
Jumped up, one at a time.
Took about 20 minutes, total.
Stretched.
Breakfast - 2 maridol papayas (they were on the smaller side for maridols, but still pretty big, since that's the nature of the beast). Delicious!
Lunch - fruit kabobs at a lunch meeting (melon, pineapple, strawberries, grapes), followed by 6 fuyu persimmons (those ones that are imported from Israel...)
Mid-afternoon - 1 head greenleaf lettuce
Before leaving work - 2 small mandarins
Went to a bellydance class
Dinner - 2 papayas, 1 persimmon
Went to bed by 9 p.m.
A strategy note: sometimes logic works wonders (i.e., reasoning with myself). For example, last night I told myself that even if I don't feel like going to the gym for a class after work, it was definitely a better use of my time than staying home, since all I'd be doing at home was surfing the internet, eating too much, and stressing out over everything. Sometimes when I don't really feel like pushing hard, I tell myself that it's only for a few minutes, and after that, I can sit down and be lazy the rest of the day. So, talking to myself sometimes works when I'm not feeling up to things.
Monday, January 15, 2007
From gasping for air to treading water
Last week was a rough, stressful week. Sad to say I didn't get enough sleep or do much training, which didn't help. I also ate a lot during the week in an attempt to cope. Didn't help - fruits and veggies don't exactly numb you out like rich, heavy comfort foods do.
Had a chance to catch my breath over the weekend. Did some bodyweight exercises on Saturday, but not a ton. Also did some bodyweight exercises in my apartment this morning, but not a whole lot there either. Also ate on a more regular meal schedule, which helped a lot.
Harley's post (see below - my family thinks I'm crazy) couldn't have come at a more timely moment for me. =)
Breakfast today - sucked the juice out of lots of tangelos, valencia oranges.
Lunch - minneolas and mandarins (raw vegan m&m's , ha!), medjool dates, and celery
Midafternoon - more dates and celery, 1 head green leaf lettuce
After work training- 10 minutes treadmill. some pull-up practice on the assistance machine, interspersed with dips and push-ups. Kwando class (cardio kickboxing?) at the gym.
Dinner - 1 quart fresh OJ. 3 large tomatoes. 2 bell peppers. 1/2 stalk broccoli. 1 avocado.
Feel much better after that intense workout! Hope to sleep well tonight...
Had a chance to catch my breath over the weekend. Did some bodyweight exercises on Saturday, but not a ton. Also did some bodyweight exercises in my apartment this morning, but not a whole lot there either. Also ate on a more regular meal schedule, which helped a lot.
Harley's post (see below - my family thinks I'm crazy) couldn't have come at a more timely moment for me. =)
Breakfast today - sucked the juice out of lots of tangelos, valencia oranges.
Lunch - minneolas and mandarins (raw vegan m&m's , ha!), medjool dates, and celery
Midafternoon - more dates and celery, 1 head green leaf lettuce
After work training- 10 minutes treadmill. some pull-up practice on the assistance machine, interspersed with dips and push-ups. Kwando class (cardio kickboxing?) at the gym.
Dinner - 1 quart fresh OJ. 3 large tomatoes. 2 bell peppers. 1/2 stalk broccoli. 1 avocado.
Feel much better after that intense workout! Hope to sleep well tonight...
Timely Advice
Some more timely advice. This is from Jinjee Talifero's Daily Raw Inspiration. I know I can definitely use this right now:
If you are feeling low then just allot the next hour to exercise, the most exerting exercise you can do, even if that just means jogging or walking in place, in one spot, for an hour. You will feel better afterwards, guaranteed!
To Your Wellbeing,
Jinjee
If you are feeling low then just allot the next hour to exercise, the most exerting exercise you can do, even if that just means jogging or walking in place, in one spot, for an hour. You will feel better afterwards, guaranteed!
To Your Wellbeing,
Jinjee
A very timely post from Harley, titled "Oh my family things I'm crazy"
"a lot of people choose to fall victim to sincere but sincerely wrong peers whom think eating organic plant foods in their natural state is insane.
we live in a society where its considered cruel to stab one animal. but if you stab, drug, cage, bash, rape..millions of animals you are considered a fierce businesman. such is the maddness! lol!
your not alone if your friends family, kids etc are giving you a hard time.
when the couch potatoes, 400$ silk tie wearing pharmacutical puppets or drug addict athletes want to start a debate with me...i challenge these people in a friendly way to cycle accross australia with me and without drug assistance..or i just say 'lets go run a marathon tonight, just for kicks..' i dont get any takers, and cos im known for my endurance efforts people know im serious. this always drives my point home that animal products are uneccessary and infact very damaging to us , the animals and the planet.
i used to get outraged by remarks. now i just get amused and inspired. inspired to be so freaken healthy, happy and fit that my living example is absolutely undeniable. then its up to the individual to take responsibility in their own lifestyle choices.
here is a statement i read somewhere in thailand on durian safari last year...
"the majority of people permit relatives, friends and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives because they fear criticism. huge numbers of people make mistakes in marriage, stand by the bargain and go through life miserable and unhappy, because they fear the critiscism which may follow if they correct the mistake. this lifestyle is a great way to disolve one's ambition and desire to acheive..."
my take of that is follow your own path. doing all day what you truly want to do, lets you be your true self.
do what you love, love what you do.
i find it increasingly impossible to do anything i dont want to do. no matter what the repurcussions.
mother nature never broke the heart that loved her.i live for her system rather than this freakshow option that surrounds us sometimes when we are focusing on less than the best.
all the family members that make fun of my lack of annual income,or lack of material wealth, i just send em photos of me from around the world on beaches with tropical fruit or bike shots on highways with amazing sunsets... always with a massive smile on my dial! lol!
fun is always the best revenge! "
we live in a society where its considered cruel to stab one animal. but if you stab, drug, cage, bash, rape..millions of animals you are considered a fierce businesman. such is the maddness! lol!
your not alone if your friends family, kids etc are giving you a hard time.
when the couch potatoes, 400$ silk tie wearing pharmacutical puppets or drug addict athletes want to start a debate with me...i challenge these people in a friendly way to cycle accross australia with me and without drug assistance..or i just say 'lets go run a marathon tonight, just for kicks..' i dont get any takers, and cos im known for my endurance efforts people know im serious. this always drives my point home that animal products are uneccessary and infact very damaging to us , the animals and the planet.
i used to get outraged by remarks. now i just get amused and inspired. inspired to be so freaken healthy, happy and fit that my living example is absolutely undeniable. then its up to the individual to take responsibility in their own lifestyle choices.
here is a statement i read somewhere in thailand on durian safari last year...
"the majority of people permit relatives, friends and the public at large to so influence them that they cannot live their own lives because they fear criticism. huge numbers of people make mistakes in marriage, stand by the bargain and go through life miserable and unhappy, because they fear the critiscism which may follow if they correct the mistake. this lifestyle is a great way to disolve one's ambition and desire to acheive..."
my take of that is follow your own path. doing all day what you truly want to do, lets you be your true self.
do what you love, love what you do.
i find it increasingly impossible to do anything i dont want to do. no matter what the repurcussions.
mother nature never broke the heart that loved her.i live for her system rather than this freakshow option that surrounds us sometimes when we are focusing on less than the best.
all the family members that make fun of my lack of annual income,or lack of material wealth, i just send em photos of me from around the world on beaches with tropical fruit or bike shots on highways with amazing sunsets... always with a massive smile on my dial! lol!
fun is always the best revenge! "
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Having a rough week
It's a rough week. Almost no training.
Foodwise, I've been doing no overt fats, to give my system a rest. Still eating too much...but nothing else that will slow things down.
Foodwise, I've been doing no overt fats, to give my system a rest. Still eating too much...but nothing else that will slow things down.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Going through the motions...
I miss the sunshine. Yesterday it hit me all of a sudden that I'm feeling a bit down because I miss the sun (I mean, I knew I had been feeling a bit down...but the reason hit me). The prospect of going a couple more months before seeing a lot of daylight depressed me.
But, going to bed early last night did seem to help some. I woke up today at 5:45. Didn't feel quite ready to jump into intense training, but went to the gym anyway. Did 31 minutes on the treadmill, really pushing the pace towards the end. I'm glad I did it. I still feel a little slow/not exactly euphoric today...but at least I can go through the motions until I feel like myself again. I like what Bernadine says: "Keep going, keep going, until something inside you says 'keep going.'"
Breakfast - 8 or 9 valencia oranges, cut into sixths, sucked the juice out.
Mid-morning - 5 more oranges, just like breakfast
Lunch - 8 small bananas, sliced, mixed with date sauce (10 medjool dates, blended with water). a lot of baby bok choy.
Late afternoon - 1 bunch celery. A lot of minneolas (I love these!), eaten just like the breakfast oranges
But, going to bed early last night did seem to help some. I woke up today at 5:45. Didn't feel quite ready to jump into intense training, but went to the gym anyway. Did 31 minutes on the treadmill, really pushing the pace towards the end. I'm glad I did it. I still feel a little slow/not exactly euphoric today...but at least I can go through the motions until I feel like myself again. I like what Bernadine says: "Keep going, keep going, until something inside you says 'keep going.'"
Breakfast - 8 or 9 valencia oranges, cut into sixths, sucked the juice out.
Mid-morning - 5 more oranges, just like breakfast
Lunch - 8 small bananas, sliced, mixed with date sauce (10 medjool dates, blended with water). a lot of baby bok choy.
Late afternoon - 1 bunch celery. A lot of minneolas (I love these!), eaten just like the breakfast oranges
Monday, January 08, 2007
Weekend report
It was a lazy, munchy weekend.
Was sleep deprived, lazy, and munched a lot! Mostly fruits, veggies, avocado.
Glad to be getting back into a routine today.
Woke up at 6:30. Went downtown early, and walked to work for a half hour (still feeling a bit tired/not 100% up to training hard). Hopefully that will come as I get my food back in order.
Breakfast - some red bananas
Lunch - more red bananas (which I've decided I don't like...), some oranges, some dates, some salad
Dinner - dates, oranges, red leaf lettuce, broccoli
Went to bed early.
Was sleep deprived, lazy, and munched a lot! Mostly fruits, veggies, avocado.
Glad to be getting back into a routine today.
Woke up at 6:30. Went downtown early, and walked to work for a half hour (still feeling a bit tired/not 100% up to training hard). Hopefully that will come as I get my food back in order.
Breakfast - some red bananas
Lunch - more red bananas (which I've decided I don't like...), some oranges, some dates, some salad
Dinner - dates, oranges, red leaf lettuce, broccoli
Went to bed early.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Back to happy!
By the time I was walking to work, I realized that I'm back to my ever-increasingly-happy self! Exuberance abounds! Happy Friday!
Went to bed last last night (just before 11 p.m.).
Woke up around 6:00 a.m., didn't feel like intense training (still digesting bell peppers, nut butter...they tend to slow everything down).
I started by playing some music and practicing some bellydance moves from class last night. I interspersed the dancing with one set each sit-ups, twist-sit-ups, pushups, and lunges. Didn't do this for very long...maybe 20 minutes or so?
Got off the bus early and walked to work (35 minutes). Felt full of joy and exuberance. =) Really happy, even though it was gray outside.
Lunch - big bowl orange salad (cara cara, navel, blood, valencia). hachiya persimmons
Dinner - big papaya. hachiya persimmons. followed later by lots of salad - green leaf lettuce (3 heads!) with some pumpkin seed/orange/tahini dressing. 1 spoonful mac nut butter.
Went to bed last last night (just before 11 p.m.).
Woke up around 6:00 a.m., didn't feel like intense training (still digesting bell peppers, nut butter...they tend to slow everything down).
I started by playing some music and practicing some bellydance moves from class last night. I interspersed the dancing with one set each sit-ups, twist-sit-ups, pushups, and lunges. Didn't do this for very long...maybe 20 minutes or so?
Got off the bus early and walked to work (35 minutes). Felt full of joy and exuberance. =) Really happy, even though it was gray outside.
Lunch - big bowl orange salad (cara cara, navel, blood, valencia). hachiya persimmons
Dinner - big papaya. hachiya persimmons. followed later by lots of salad - green leaf lettuce (3 heads!) with some pumpkin seed/orange/tahini dressing. 1 spoonful mac nut butter.
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Resolutions in Action!
Today I put my new years goal of exercising before the first meal of the day into action! I went to bed last night at 9 pm. Should have gone to bed earlier, as I really wasn't doing anything important. Woke up this morning tired, went back to bed until 6:00 a.m., then got up. Did yoga from 6:30 - 7:25 a.m. - sort of an abbreviated ashtanga half-primary series (skipped some of the jump through/vinyasas). Felt very nice.
Breakfast - 5 cara cara oranges. it was my first time trying these. Wow, are they good!
Walked to grocery store before lunch (about 25 minutes), and back (about 25 minutes, with about 30 pounds groceries - organic valencia oranges are on sale!)
Lunch - 12 small bananas, blended into a smoothie. 5 medjool dates.
Felt sleepy in the afternoon.
Tried a bellydance class this evening. This was hard, coordination-wise. I'm not used to moving this way!
Dinner - lots of valencia oranges. 3 large tomatoes.
Later - 5 bell peppers. a few bites celery. 1 spoonful tahini, 2 spoonfuls mac nut butter
Breakfast - 5 cara cara oranges. it was my first time trying these. Wow, are they good!
Walked to grocery store before lunch (about 25 minutes), and back (about 25 minutes, with about 30 pounds groceries - organic valencia oranges are on sale!)
Lunch - 12 small bananas, blended into a smoothie. 5 medjool dates.
Felt sleepy in the afternoon.
Tried a bellydance class this evening. This was hard, coordination-wise. I'm not used to moving this way!
Dinner - lots of valencia oranges. 3 large tomatoes.
Later - 5 bell peppers. a few bites celery. 1 spoonful tahini, 2 spoonfuls mac nut butter
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Last night I went to bed at 8:20 p.m. Woke up today (with alarm) at 5:00 a.m.
Morning training:
Walk to gym.
Before cycling class: balance practice with stability ball, interspersed with some core work (plank using stability ball - tough!, sit-ups, bicycle abs) and lateral raises with dumbells.
Cycling class - tough today!!!
Walked home.
Strerched.
Breakfast - a citrus salad! Very good, and pretty! See recipe below.
Lunch - 10 kinda smallish bananas.
After lunch - walked to grocery store (about a 1.25 miles) and walked back, with groceries
Lunch II (guess I needed to eat more for lunch!) - made another citrus salad, just like the one at breakfast.
Walked to run some errands before dinner (about 1.5-2 miles total, some carrying groceries).
Dinner - 1 large maridol papaya. veggies (some blended, some not): 4 large tomatoes. 1 head romaine lettuce. 2 bell peppers (1 red, 1 orange). 1 oz. tahini.
I'm happy with my new years goals. Everything works better when I sleep well, train before breakfast, etc. So I'm pleased to be working on the goal of exercising every day (even if I need a recovery day and I"m only up to "maintaining", not "training"). If I'm only up to light activity, I can walk, or dance, or do some gentle yoga...but I'll feel so much better than if I had done NOTHING. When I work out first thing in the morning, other aspects of my health program seem to just fall into place: my eating habits are better (less emotional eating, more "meals" and less snacking, more fruit), and I fall asleep more easily at night. When I sleep more easily at night, it's easier to get up in the morning and train! When I eat more fruit and less fat, it's easier to train more intensely, which makes it easier to sleep and eat well....etc etc and round and round and round in a healthful cycle! So cool. So, I'm happy with my new years goals...I feel like it will be easy, pleasant, and rewarding to work towards these, and not a chore at all, but a reward.
Plus, when I exercise intensely in the morning, I enjoy my food infinitely more than when I don't =).
Morning training:
Walk to gym.
Before cycling class: balance practice with stability ball, interspersed with some core work (plank using stability ball - tough!, sit-ups, bicycle abs) and lateral raises with dumbells.
Cycling class - tough today!!!
Walked home.
Strerched.
Breakfast - a citrus salad! Very good, and pretty! See recipe below.
Lunch - 10 kinda smallish bananas.
After lunch - walked to grocery store (about a 1.25 miles) and walked back, with groceries
Lunch II (guess I needed to eat more for lunch!) - made another citrus salad, just like the one at breakfast.
Walked to run some errands before dinner (about 1.5-2 miles total, some carrying groceries).
Dinner - 1 large maridol papaya. veggies (some blended, some not): 4 large tomatoes. 1 head romaine lettuce. 2 bell peppers (1 red, 1 orange). 1 oz. tahini.
I'm happy with my new years goals. Everything works better when I sleep well, train before breakfast, etc. So I'm pleased to be working on the goal of exercising every day (even if I need a recovery day and I"m only up to "maintaining", not "training"). If I'm only up to light activity, I can walk, or dance, or do some gentle yoga...but I'll feel so much better than if I had done NOTHING. When I work out first thing in the morning, other aspects of my health program seem to just fall into place: my eating habits are better (less emotional eating, more "meals" and less snacking, more fruit), and I fall asleep more easily at night. When I sleep more easily at night, it's easier to get up in the morning and train! When I eat more fruit and less fat, it's easier to train more intensely, which makes it easier to sleep and eat well....etc etc and round and round and round in a healthful cycle! So cool. So, I'm happy with my new years goals...I feel like it will be easy, pleasant, and rewarding to work towards these, and not a chore at all, but a reward.
Plus, when I exercise intensely in the morning, I enjoy my food infinitely more than when I don't =).
Beautiful Citrus Salad!
Wanted to share with you what I ate for a very festive breakfast today - a citrus salad:
4 satsuma mandarins
3 blood oranges, sectioned and chopped
2 navel oranges, sectioned and chopped
Mix all in big blue bowl! Beautiful!
4 satsuma mandarins
3 blood oranges, sectioned and chopped
2 navel oranges, sectioned and chopped
Mix all in big blue bowl! Beautiful!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Here we go...
Here we go...jumping right into the new year.
Woke up at around 2 a.m. and could not fall back asleep. Felt kind of sick from what I ate over the weekend...
Finally got up around 5 p.m.
Here's the goal: lose 10 pounds before Costa Rica!
Morning training - start with a bang. =);
Walk to gym
Ran on treadmill for ariound 30 minutes. I had meant to do a 90 minute continuous run, but I got a stitch in my side. So I stopped then, walked for 5 minutes, and hit my favorite machine, the assited pull-up/dip machine. Did supersets of pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, push-ups (3 or 4 of these), and planks. Then did a few sit ups. I'm getting better at these - last week I could only do 4 full sit-ups in a set. This week I got to 8 or 9 in the first set!!!! Did a few of these, then went back to the treadmill to try again. This time I did speed intervals - slow jogging interspersed with speed intervals (7 mph) for one minute (or a little more) each - about 4 "sprints" total. Then I got a stitch in my side again, so I stopped, walked a bit to cool down, did one more set of sit-ups, and walked home. Stretched at home.
A good long workout!
Breakfast - some apple bananas (around 6?)
Before lunch, walked to millenium park and enjoyed some sunshine! Finally!
Lunch - really ripe fuyu persimmons
Mid afternoon - some citrus fruit salad at an office party (grapefruit, orange, kiwi) - 2 small bowls
Dinner - mangoes, followed by soup made from blended tomatoes, yellow pepper, and romaine lettuce. Mmmm!
I've been feeling sort of bummed out. It's been an emotional holiday time this weekend, and I definitely engaged in some emotional overeating of things I wouldn't usually eat. I'm finally starting to feel like a normal person again, physically. Hopefully the emotional aspect will follow suit shortly.
Woke up at around 2 a.m. and could not fall back asleep. Felt kind of sick from what I ate over the weekend...
Finally got up around 5 p.m.
Here's the goal: lose 10 pounds before Costa Rica!
Morning training - start with a bang. =);
Walk to gym
Ran on treadmill for ariound 30 minutes. I had meant to do a 90 minute continuous run, but I got a stitch in my side. So I stopped then, walked for 5 minutes, and hit my favorite machine, the assited pull-up/dip machine. Did supersets of pull-ups, chin-ups, dips, push-ups (3 or 4 of these), and planks. Then did a few sit ups. I'm getting better at these - last week I could only do 4 full sit-ups in a set. This week I got to 8 or 9 in the first set!!!! Did a few of these, then went back to the treadmill to try again. This time I did speed intervals - slow jogging interspersed with speed intervals (7 mph) for one minute (or a little more) each - about 4 "sprints" total. Then I got a stitch in my side again, so I stopped, walked a bit to cool down, did one more set of sit-ups, and walked home. Stretched at home.
A good long workout!
Breakfast - some apple bananas (around 6?)
Before lunch, walked to millenium park and enjoyed some sunshine! Finally!
Lunch - really ripe fuyu persimmons
Mid afternoon - some citrus fruit salad at an office party (grapefruit, orange, kiwi) - 2 small bowls
Dinner - mangoes, followed by soup made from blended tomatoes, yellow pepper, and romaine lettuce. Mmmm!
I've been feeling sort of bummed out. It's been an emotional holiday time this weekend, and I definitely engaged in some emotional overeating of things I wouldn't usually eat. I'm finally starting to feel like a normal person again, physically. Hopefully the emotional aspect will follow suit shortly.
Monday, January 01, 2007
New Years Goals
Ah, the first of the year! What better time to take stock and figure out things that will take you to the next level and overcome challenges. Here are my thoughts.
-Love myself MORE.
-Continue to cultivate relationships with others.
-Exercise before the first meal of the day. Even if not feeling up to intense training, some walking or dancing or yoga will do. I want to get in the habit of being active every day. =)
-If it's daylight, I eat fruit
-Begin dinner meal with fruit
-Don't buy tomatoes during the day.
-In bed by 9 p.m., unless I truly (!) have something better to do.
-TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN! =)
I started today - 20 minutes dancing before breakfast.
Had a crappy day in general.
Went for a 2 hour walk in the evening.
-Love myself MORE.
-Continue to cultivate relationships with others.
-Exercise before the first meal of the day. Even if not feeling up to intense training, some walking or dancing or yoga will do. I want to get in the habit of being active every day. =)
-If it's daylight, I eat fruit
-Begin dinner meal with fruit
-Don't buy tomatoes during the day.
-In bed by 9 p.m., unless I truly (!) have something better to do.
-TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN! =)
I started today - 20 minutes dancing before breakfast.
Had a crappy day in general.
Went for a 2 hour walk in the evening.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Friday/Saturday/Sunday log
No morning training on Friday. I found out on Thursday that my friend had to have her gall bladder removed on Friday, and I was a little preoccupied about that, among other things, so I did not sleep well at all.
Friday food -
Breakfast - persimmons
lunch -oranges, persimmons
dinner - lettuce, persimmons
Saturday food
Breakfast - 8 lbs. valencia oranges
Lunch - apple bananas (after a run with Scott - 50 some minutes and some pull-up demos)
Dinner at Chicago Diner. Salty =P.
Friday food -
Breakfast - persimmons
lunch -oranges, persimmons
dinner - lettuce, persimmons
Saturday food
Breakfast - 8 lbs. valencia oranges
Lunch - apple bananas (after a run with Scott - 50 some minutes and some pull-up demos)
Dinner at Chicago Diner. Salty =P.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Study on hand-holding/human touch
Check out this article on women and hand-holding:
http://health.msn.com/womenshealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100150881>1=8816
http://health.msn.com/womenshealth/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100150881>1=8816
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