A quick post to let y'all know I'm still here! I've had some very crazy days. First there was Easter and all the crazyness that entails. Now, it's Tuesday evening and I've worked 26 hours in the last two days. And about a week ago there was a big change of plans -- I'm moving. It's not far and I'm very excited about it... but talk about exhausting. I'm wiped out and need to go to bed so I can put in another 10 hours tomorrow. Then pack for the rest of the week and (hopefully) be moved by this weekend.
Sorry for the hit and run post!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Day 34
It's been a week of not feeling well. Thursday was the worst of it. But things seem to be getting better now. It's mostly a lot of pressure in my head and congestion in my lungs. Most of the exercises make the pressure in my head even worse. And jumping up and down has been completely out of the question. Additionally I've been having a hard time breathing even when I'm not doing anything strenuous. Needless to say, the PCP has taken a hit. The workouts have been awful or non-existent. The diet part has been much better, however I've not been eating nearly as much as recommended.
The weather has been absolutely beautiful and I've been doing a lot of walking. I'm just back from the produce store and I have a fridge full of delicious things to eat. I'm hoping to get in my 1400 jumps tomorrow and get rolling again.
The weather has been absolutely beautiful and I've been doing a lot of walking. I'm just back from the produce store and I have a fridge full of delicious things to eat. I'm hoping to get in my 1400 jumps tomorrow and get rolling again.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Day 24
Now, don't fall over... but yes, I've got two posts in two days!
Patrick's email mentioned that this is about the time where we get a little antsy and cranky with our diet and exercise routines. Me? I've always been a little different. So it's not surprising to me that I was dealing with the antsy-ness and cranky-ness over the last two weeks and (for now) it's out of my system and I'm going strong!
I actually (finally) got my ass up early (can I say ass on my blog?) and did my workout in the morning. My alarm was set for 5 am and I snoozed until 5:45 am, but I did it. I took the El downtown to my gym and just did it. The entire workout lasted about an hour and a half. The majority of my time is spent jumping. Since I can't string together more than about 75 jumps (and that's a really good streak!)... it takes me forever.
Speaking of jumping - it leaves me very winded. I was diagnosed with asthma (as an adult, go figure) but I'm not convinced that I really have it. I don't know what it is, but I don't think it's asthma (and, apparently, I think I'm smarter than my doctor). So I've been using my inhaler which kinda works but not really (which perpetuates my I'm-way-smarter-than-my-doctor psychosis).
Continuing the speaking of jumping - since I was at the gym today there were mirrors everywhere and I could really see how I was performing my exercises. I'm not sure this was a good thing. However, I did notice that during my jumps, when I am in the air, my right leg hangs a little bit posterior to my left leg. I've known that I have a slight rotation in my torso, but didn't connect the fact that my legs will dangle funny. I think this is preventing me from stringing more jumps together. Well, I think it's at least one factor. My general lack of coordination my be another factor.
No more speaking of jumps - at least for the time being.
Squats. FIVE SETS?!! Really? OUCH! I really don't like this leg work. And I am not looking forward to any new leg work.
Planks. They were hard. I had a very similar experience to Abby -- I trained in Krav Maga several years ago and we had to do planks for two or three minutes at a time. They were awful. But we all cheated (I didn't know at the time that we were cheating) by moving our hands medially into a prayer position. But to be fair, I really was praying. Praying that my abs did not rip right off their attachment sites and roll up like a window shade. But that was several years ago and today, especially with doing them the "right" way, the planks were hard.
In any case, I'll take 3x30 second planks over 5x20 squats. Heck, I think I'll take 5x30 second planks over 5x20 squats.
I missed breakfast. Ate my egg white for an AM snack. (Who was it that recently said "an egg white is not a snack". I agree. Patrick, I think you need to rethink this snack.) Had my PCP lunch. And then had a huge and delicious spinach, mushroom & tomato salad for dinner. I've discovered that squeezing some lime on my breakfast/lunch/dinner is delicious.
Also, I suck at cooking. I started steaming some broccoli before I began this post (steaming is my new favorite way to cook veggies), the water has all boiled out of the pot and the house stinks. The pan is destroyed and will be tossed. It would be embarrassing to admit how many pans I have had to throw away because I've boiled it dry. Suffice it to say, I really need to be supervised while in the kitchen.
I told you that I was a little different.
Patrick's email mentioned that this is about the time where we get a little antsy and cranky with our diet and exercise routines. Me? I've always been a little different. So it's not surprising to me that I was dealing with the antsy-ness and cranky-ness over the last two weeks and (for now) it's out of my system and I'm going strong!
I actually (finally) got my ass up early (can I say ass on my blog?) and did my workout in the morning. My alarm was set for 5 am and I snoozed until 5:45 am, but I did it. I took the El downtown to my gym and just did it. The entire workout lasted about an hour and a half. The majority of my time is spent jumping. Since I can't string together more than about 75 jumps (and that's a really good streak!)... it takes me forever.
Speaking of jumping - it leaves me very winded. I was diagnosed with asthma (as an adult, go figure) but I'm not convinced that I really have it. I don't know what it is, but I don't think it's asthma (and, apparently, I think I'm smarter than my doctor). So I've been using my inhaler which kinda works but not really (which perpetuates my I'm-way-smarter-than-my-doctor psychosis).
Continuing the speaking of jumping - since I was at the gym today there were mirrors everywhere and I could really see how I was performing my exercises. I'm not sure this was a good thing. However, I did notice that during my jumps, when I am in the air, my right leg hangs a little bit posterior to my left leg. I've known that I have a slight rotation in my torso, but didn't connect the fact that my legs will dangle funny. I think this is preventing me from stringing more jumps together. Well, I think it's at least one factor. My general lack of coordination my be another factor.
No more speaking of jumps - at least for the time being.
Squats. FIVE SETS?!! Really? OUCH! I really don't like this leg work. And I am not looking forward to any new leg work.
Planks. They were hard. I had a very similar experience to Abby -- I trained in Krav Maga several years ago and we had to do planks for two or three minutes at a time. They were awful. But we all cheated (I didn't know at the time that we were cheating) by moving our hands medially into a prayer position. But to be fair, I really was praying. Praying that my abs did not rip right off their attachment sites and roll up like a window shade. But that was several years ago and today, especially with doing them the "right" way, the planks were hard.
In any case, I'll take 3x30 second planks over 5x20 squats. Heck, I think I'll take 5x30 second planks over 5x20 squats.
I missed breakfast. Ate my egg white for an AM snack. (Who was it that recently said "an egg white is not a snack". I agree. Patrick, I think you need to rethink this snack.) Had my PCP lunch. And then had a huge and delicious spinach, mushroom & tomato salad for dinner. I've discovered that squeezing some lime on my breakfast/lunch/dinner is delicious.
Also, I suck at cooking. I started steaming some broccoli before I began this post (steaming is my new favorite way to cook veggies), the water has all boiled out of the pot and the house stinks. The pan is destroyed and will be tossed. It would be embarrassing to admit how many pans I have had to throw away because I've boiled it dry. Suffice it to say, I really need to be supervised while in the kitchen.
I told you that I was a little different.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Day 23
We're technically 25% of the way done with PCP. I'm still hanging in there.
I'm realizing that I don't eat enough protein. I stopped eating meat almost 4 years ago after getting E-coli from a burger, so I've been trying to get my protein via fish, shrimp, and tuna. And, really, I'm completely fished out. When I told my boyfriend that I was considering eating meat again -- he looked at me blankly. So yeah, I'm thinking about it. I don't like ground meat. And I can't imagine eating chicken. But everything else is on the table. Any suggestions?
I'm realizing that I don't eat enough protein. I stopped eating meat almost 4 years ago after getting E-coli from a burger, so I've been trying to get my protein via fish, shrimp, and tuna. And, really, I'm completely fished out. When I told my boyfriend that I was considering eating meat again -- he looked at me blankly. So yeah, I'm thinking about it. I don't like ground meat. And I can't imagine eating chicken. But everything else is on the table. Any suggestions?
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Day 18
Yikes! It's really been more than a week since I last posted. It's been a rough week with lots of things that needed to be done and a friend in crisis. I really appreciate all of your comments in the last post. Thanks for being there!!
Even though things have been tough, I've (mostly) stayed on tack with the diet. But I still struggle with the exercises. I've been very resistant do do the exercises first thing in the morning, but I think I'm going to have to suck it up and do it. It's just for a few more weeks. And it's for a great cause! And I do like the feeling of knowing that my exercises are done and I don't have to think about them for the rest of the day. The first week on PCP I lost several pounds. The second week I lost a couple. And this week has been nothing (but, at least I've not gained anything). So, yeah, I need to crank it up a notch.
As for my diet, I do a lot of the same veggies over and over - broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, onions, mushrooms. This hasn't been a problem. I kinda like the routine and not having to think about what to make and how to make the it. The problem is rice. I can't choke down another grain of rice. So tonight I made quinoa with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes. And it was good. Real good. So I'll make sure to switch up the carbs a lot to try to keep things interesting.
I also went to the Asian food market and got some spring roll wraps, so this weekend I'm going to try to make spring rolls. I hope they are as good as I'm making them out to be in my head.
Things are starting to get better. So I'm going to really focus and do this thing!
Even though things have been tough, I've (mostly) stayed on tack with the diet. But I still struggle with the exercises. I've been very resistant do do the exercises first thing in the morning, but I think I'm going to have to suck it up and do it. It's just for a few more weeks. And it's for a great cause! And I do like the feeling of knowing that my exercises are done and I don't have to think about them for the rest of the day. The first week on PCP I lost several pounds. The second week I lost a couple. And this week has been nothing (but, at least I've not gained anything). So, yeah, I need to crank it up a notch.
As for my diet, I do a lot of the same veggies over and over - broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, onions, mushrooms. This hasn't been a problem. I kinda like the routine and not having to think about what to make and how to make the it. The problem is rice. I can't choke down another grain of rice. So tonight I made quinoa with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes. And it was good. Real good. So I'll make sure to switch up the carbs a lot to try to keep things interesting.
I also went to the Asian food market and got some spring roll wraps, so this weekend I'm going to try to make spring rolls. I hope they are as good as I'm making them out to be in my head.
Things are starting to get better. So I'm going to really focus and do this thing!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Day 10
Everything seems hard right now. Work. Life. PCP. This is when I would typically trash any diet or exercise routine. But I've been trying really hard to stick to the PCP. The diet is going pretty well, though I am really craving some comfort foods lately. The good thing is that we are eating a lot and I'm rarely hungry. Unfortunately, I've been inconsistent on the exercising. And the exercises just keep getting harder... ugh. My quads are very sore and the lunges are the worst (hardest) exercises. I'm still not great at the jump rope, but at least I can see improvements there.
I like that Abby pointed out that we're 1/9 of the way through PCP. It seems both like a relief and an urging. An urging to make sure I'm doing everything I can to make PCP successful.
I like that Abby pointed out that we're 1/9 of the way through PCP. It seems both like a relief and an urging. An urging to make sure I'm doing everything I can to make PCP successful.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Day 4
My workout is in the bag. Usually my workouts are done at the end of the day. Not today. It's still early and I don't have to think about doing my workout anymore today. Feels great!!!
Edited to add:
I was looking for an image for "done" and I found this manifesto. It belongs to Bre Pettis and it is rocking my socks off.
Edited to add:
I was looking for an image for "done" and I found this manifesto. It belongs to Bre Pettis and it is rocking my socks off.
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