Hello, internet.
I guess this is my first blog post. I'm trying to keep a bit of workout/food log to keep me accountable for actually getting back in shape, and I don't want to haul a notebook around everywhere.
The basic plan is to do Insanity over the next couple of months while running as usual (half marathons number 6 and 7 are coming up fast). I'm also lifting (arms) for the first time in a while so that I'm not a jiggly mess in my wedding pictures, ha.
So, today's workouts. I lifted and did the Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I'm pretty dead. I did Insanity with some fellow swimmers back in 2011 (I think?) and I remember it being WAY easier than this. Yikes, I guess this is what a year out of the pool will do to you. Can't wait to find a nearby YMCA or something so I can start doing laps again. I get cranky when my skin doesn't reek of chlorine.
As for today's food: Breakfast was oatmeal with blueberries and raspberries, lunch was leftover veggie pot pie, dinner was dijon flounder cakes and steamed asparagus. I had a spinach and banana smoothie as an afternoon snack, and an orange creamsicle bar for dessert. I randomly snacked on raspberries throughout the day, I get them frozen from Aldi so they're relatively cheap. All in all, everything was tasty and I feel good.
Recipe for the veggie pot pie - I adore this blog. Her recipes never fail me.
Recipe for the flounder cakes - I replaced the mayo with 1/4 cup plain hummus, and obviously replaced the tilapia with a different fish.
Oh, and other goals for the next few months: drink more water and take my damn supplements! My calcium, iron, and B12 levels are all low, so I take various pills to help me out. I also take fish oil for the omega 3s and glucosamine for my poor joints. I've been doing great on the vitamin front thanks to a little chart I made for myself, but I can never choke down 8 cups of water in a day. I used to think that my fruit and vegetable consumption balanced out my lack of actual water drinking, but I was severely dehydrated for my last half marathon...I stopped sweating at mile 3 and things went downhill from there. I never realized how terrible I am at this hydration thing until I started counting my ounces.....It's almost midnight and I've only had four cups of water all day.
Obviously, sleep is something that I should improve as well.
Until tomorrow, then.
I guess this is my first blog post. I'm trying to keep a bit of workout/food log to keep me accountable for actually getting back in shape, and I don't want to haul a notebook around everywhere.
The basic plan is to do Insanity over the next couple of months while running as usual (half marathons number 6 and 7 are coming up fast). I'm also lifting (arms) for the first time in a while so that I'm not a jiggly mess in my wedding pictures, ha.
So, today's workouts. I lifted and did the Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I'm pretty dead. I did Insanity with some fellow swimmers back in 2011 (I think?) and I remember it being WAY easier than this. Yikes, I guess this is what a year out of the pool will do to you. Can't wait to find a nearby YMCA or something so I can start doing laps again. I get cranky when my skin doesn't reek of chlorine.
As for today's food: Breakfast was oatmeal with blueberries and raspberries, lunch was leftover veggie pot pie, dinner was dijon flounder cakes and steamed asparagus. I had a spinach and banana smoothie as an afternoon snack, and an orange creamsicle bar for dessert. I randomly snacked on raspberries throughout the day, I get them frozen from Aldi so they're relatively cheap. All in all, everything was tasty and I feel good.
Recipe for the veggie pot pie - I adore this blog. Her recipes never fail me.
Recipe for the flounder cakes - I replaced the mayo with 1/4 cup plain hummus, and obviously replaced the tilapia with a different fish.
Oh, and other goals for the next few months: drink more water and take my damn supplements! My calcium, iron, and B12 levels are all low, so I take various pills to help me out. I also take fish oil for the omega 3s and glucosamine for my poor joints. I've been doing great on the vitamin front thanks to a little chart I made for myself, but I can never choke down 8 cups of water in a day. I used to think that my fruit and vegetable consumption balanced out my lack of actual water drinking, but I was severely dehydrated for my last half marathon...I stopped sweating at mile 3 and things went downhill from there. I never realized how terrible I am at this hydration thing until I started counting my ounces.....It's almost midnight and I've only had four cups of water all day.
Obviously, sleep is something that I should improve as well.
Until tomorrow, then.
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