I love to put exclamations points multiple times - like one is just never enough. More is better, ok we know that is not true, but for this it is! Right now, more exercise is not better. Monday I started my 14 week lifting cycle over again. Monday was chest focused. It was over so quick compared to what it has been. But, I get to focus on lifting heavier right now in the first 7 weeks then the last. Tuesday was legs and Wednesday was cardio. For my cardio I ran 2 miles then did 10 minutes of kettlebell swings, followed by 2 more miles on the treadmill. It was nice to break it up, plus I had a bathroom break and figured it was a good switching point.
The rest of Wednesday I was just plain exhausted and before dinner came around I was staving and ate so much! It was similar to what I ate Monday night, pic on the top! BUT, it was 2 chicken thighs, 1/2 pound of sautéed vegetables and a heap of purple sweet potato fries. The pic on the bottom is tonight's (Thursday) dinner. White sweet potato avocado toast, mixed with mayo, 2 eggs and bacon with some sautéed spinach. I did eat more sweet potato then this.
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| Monday dinner -crispy chicken thighs, oven roasted purple sweet potato fries, cauliflower and green beans |
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| White sweet potato avocado toast |
Friday, finally here! The morning went very quickly BUT the afternoon was the slowest EVER! I was less than motivated but kept to it. I again was so hungry when I got home. I ate my left over white sweet potato and made crispy chicken thighs (my new fav!) and 1/2 pound of sautéed veggies. I also ate a few bites of "granola" from Whole Me. Very little sugar - I think the thing I crave the most is texture. A couple bites, despite not being hungry got that craving out of the way. I figured I will need the extra bit for the mornings hour kickboxing in the basement and lifting.
Saturday morning - You know where I was! See above, right - Kickboxing!
PopSugar's The Cut 60 minute. So Good!! I was a sweaty mess at the end and it was perfect way to warm up for my later lifting session. Breakfast and lifting - what a great day! Today was coffee day for me. So I ordered Starbucks. Coconut milk misto for me. SO GOOD!! I also stopped at the
Daily Dozen for 2 donuts for D and the fur babies. Double chocolate and blueberry!
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| Double Chocolate! |
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| Blueberry! |
After my breakfast, I then decided to tackle some house cleaning and yard work. I removed half embedded stone from the yard and moved them to the driveway - each one weighing about 20 lbs. I did this about 40 times, tiring. When I came in I decided to eat my shake with Maple Hill Creamery grass fed yogurt. This was a great twist!
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| Holy Cats! Was this good!! |
Saturday night we went out to dinner at a local Italian restaurant called Picano's for an early Mother's Day dinner with D's parents, his brother and girlfriend. It's pretty decent. The inside is quite dated and usually has big parties. Since a majority of the menu was all gluten I had a strip steak with 3 potato wedges and green beans. I also had a glass of Chianti (Oops!). I hope it was low sugar enough.
Sunday morning workout, I did a
double fun kettlebell workout from Carrots n Cake. I adapted it slightly. I did 4 rounds of the first portion - which was 20 kb swings, 10 single arm rows then a 1.10 mile run. Why 1.1 miles? Well, that was the distance from my house to key points. When 4 rounds were up I let the pups outside with me so I could move on to the next set, which again I adapted. I stuck tot he 20 minute time frame and did 20 kb swings, 10 single arm rows and 20 walking lunges (each leg). I think I got in 4 rounds. After that was set I jogged up to Dunkin Donuts and got D an iced caramel coffee with cream and a double chocolate donut. I also got a blueberry donut for the pups and Kaat. They love it!
I still felt hungry but waited a little bit and had my shake with a banana. The banana was a bit bigger then I should have had since I have a slight intolerance to them but I felt pretty good after it. I did make a coconut milk (canned no junk) iced coffee with Chameleon Cold Brew Vanilla. I love that stuff - it was refreshing and took my slight headache away. I think it's because I did a lotted not enough water. So besides my workout I went to Home Depot and moved 3 times - 40 lb bags of sand and top soil (5 bags). Then I cut the grass. Some Mother's Day, huh?! Well, I'm only a fur baby momma -but I love it!
The rest of the evening I am going to relax a bit we are going to take the dogs for a walk -make dinner, watching t.v, eat cashew butter and coconut butter and getting my questions ready for my appointment tomorrow morning with Dr. Allen.
