Donkey - you hit it on the head - the running goal is definitely a practicality and not a passion. if i can pass the test, i will go back to walking / biking. i def will not continue running past when i need to as i'd rather just live life and not schedule runs in - and yes, i'll go back to weights mostly. perahps get a dog ;) there's more to life for me than runs ;)...but for now, it is life!
I slept well and starting in a relaxed way at home this morning.
8am Breakfast: 2 cups shredded wheat onyxorgum 400, few craisins 70, almond milk 30, stevia and a little cinnamon. 500, kombucha 80.
snacks: nut butter, some chocolate 200
Noon healthy lunch: leftovers small bit of tomato and cucumber salad and sauteed eggplant 100, half avocado 150,and from coworker really tasty breaded and some parm cheese chicken breast larger piece 300? 550...maybe some popcorn 100
2pm dark chocolate 50, mostly done packing, might take a nap
3pm chocolate and coffee 150
6pm-6:30 before workout: few cookies and aminos 150, coconut water and more chcolate - i like it lately) 100
After exercise thinking veggis would be good, but don't want too high volume, so, we'll seee!!350
2250, good!
2day: 2350
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I will start packing after i relax a bit more this morning - read some of my book, just relax, then i'll pack for upcoming trip
also decided on an extra load of laundry so it's not waiting for me when i get home from the trip in May!!!!! May is coming!
Later, i'll do my weights routine....i should also take a short walk but my legs are not really in the mood?.....a little walk doesn't hurt anyone, will check weather and see what i can do!
i think i have enough food to last thru this trip and may not need to stop by the supermarket today! i have a spaghetti squash i'm cooking and if my kale is still good, i'll be sauteeing it up! and i have enough meat to last...i have kombucha (already bought a ton in advance 2 weeks ago!), i have iced coffee....the only thing i'm short on is bread / wraps which i think i'll walk to pick up later - otherwise i'll buy it tomorrow on my way home as wraps will last till when i come back so i'll be prepared when i'm home and hungry after the trip! -i go right back to work for a Friday when i come back...so just get thru that day and it's the weekend again ;)
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
slept in and boyyy did that feel good! would have slept even more, but have to be at parent's place around 11am today, so need to leave my place around 10:30am which is much better than the workweek 7:20am leaving home!
9:15am breakfast: nice and filling! homemade by coworker cured pork sausage (yeah i eat everything - no restrictions even for this holiday!) 150 tops very fatty and very good. toast 100 with LOTS of saag and i even ate some of the creamed spinach on its own a few spoonfulls just yum 300. total here: 550, will have an iced coffee too, 50. 600 total :)
Healthy lunch with salmon 600
snaco chocolate and coffee 100
dinner: large amount pickled cucumber salad and other veggies 200, small amount potato 100,couple meat balls small 100, small amount meat brisket 100, cooked carrots roasted 200 asparagus 100, chocolate 100, little more chocolate 100, wine 150...1150 tops
2450, fine - pretty good eats today ;)
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
I hope you have a good visit with your folks. Is this specifically to observe Passover? It's so nice to have family to spend holidays with. I'm trying to get my little family on board with doing something for Easter -- with the key word being "trying".
i always enjoy sleeping in and don't get conflicted much at all. i have coworkers that feel your way....but i just like my sleep - and growing up even in high school i didn't get enough. i didn't sleep well in college either or until after 30. and now i do like my sleep!
I should eat more spinach lol def don’t eat enough salad greens ;) thank you for the info that’s good to know !
7 day = 2175 or so. good.
kombucha 50
breakfast: toast 100, egg 100, butter 100, coffee 50
keto vanilla shortbread flavored bar, decent but not great 250, chocolate 100
Noonish: coworker gave me a nice breaded chicken she didn't want yesterday 250 really good, cauliflower rice so good (made by coworker again!) 100, veggie salad 50, pepper 50. total here: 450. nice.
3pm snack back at home - feeling i want a nap but will probably have coffee instead strawberries 70, 2 cookies 80 and iced coffee made with almond milk 50. 200 nut butter 100, apple 50
healthy and tasty dinner: small piece of sausage 100 made by coworker homemade! so good!, half avocado 150 on 2 rice cakes 50. 300
during and after workout: aminos, coconut water, chocolate 150,more choc 50, nut butter 100
2150,excellent. and got a little walk in, laundry and NEW strength / weights routine. ok...
with family most of the day tomorrow...! talk to everyone later!
laundry went on after snacking, but first i relaxed a read a book and that felt good, now just had a light dinner while clothes are drying and also exercising :)
Def leaving work at 1pm to get home, do a short walk, and LAUNDRY before i do ANYTHING Else....that'll be it with laundry until after the trip (aside from a load i do in Paris halfway thru the trip lol)!
after laundry is done, it's off the agenda for the weekend. i might even be able to pack on Saturday instead of Sunday, we'll see. and i plan to do the new workout routine tonight to check it out (see below).
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THANK YOU to everyone for the input as of late. i'm anxious for the trip, and even more anxious about my changing workout routine. I'm specifically changing it as a plan to reach a change of career goal i have. if i don't shift my workouts, i will not make Court Officer no matter what. so right now, i've decided that when i get back from my trip, the majority of my exercise is going to cater towards passing the test which the only trouble i'm having is the cardio elements (very good with pushups, and pretty good with situps).
i don't have a lot of free time during the week and need to sleep regular hours (not at all planning to slack on sleep just to train more = no way!). so, because time is limited, i feel i need to PICK AND CHOOSE which workouts are priority and which i can skip for the time being until my cardio is WAY BETTER which could take over a year.
MY Planning this AM, at work & future action plans to be taken really soon:
as a working person, with an hour commute approx each direction (2hour commute) for each day, on top of working a schedule of 8:30-5pm, it's just not possible for me to feel RELAXED all week AND train everything i want.
and being that this is going to be a LONG process, where i NEED to feel somewhat good in the LONG RUN, i am going to forego most of my upper body routine aside from just 3-4 exercises. Of course, i'll keep pushups & situps (as they are needed for the test). I'm going to skip off on Planks for now - go back to the later as they are really similar to pushups which i'd rather just concentrate on only. YES. 2 exercises.
Leg exercises: all 4 i'm keeping, they are all variations on a squat (3 types of exercises) as well as heal raises plus i'm adding in one other stretch / strength builder for the front muscle of my shins! 5 exercises.
so, counting all above, i will combine both lower and upper body again since i'm shortening the upper body so i can do it with the lower in a good amount of time on strength building days. this is a count of 7 exercises. i feel i can add two more: biceps and chest press (i prefer not to lose the strength i have gained using very heavy weights for those exercises.
so, 9 exercises for strength days which is PLENTY. PLENTY!
as the other days i'll do cardio and that's all i have time for. I will email this to myself, as this is my new weights/strength routine and it does feel a little too much, so, i may switch off on leg exercises, not always doing all 5 at each session, i think! i may do a chart where one day is 2 leg exercises and the other day 3, etc.
by getting strength done, 3 days a week, i have time to concentrate on my agility / cardio. i'll start by figuring out a certain distance, working on sprints inbetween the selected distance....i'm going to google exercises that help agility / jogging...i haven't come up with a cardio plan just yet. this is for the opposite days.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
i'm walking into uncharted territories and am going to need some help with the cardio part, yes. i feel i will only have time for training the running part by exercising on the grass next to where i live, i'm going to try to make the cardio part as local and convenient to my apt as possible...this is going to prove challenging, but i do think i can do it - with a trainer!... i am going to use your advice and i respect it.
KOMBUCHA 70
Breakfast: toast 100, egg 100, butter 100, coffee 50, chocolates 50
snacking: bar HEALTHY TYPE 230
more snacking, huge appetite 100 cals in honey roasted almonds so good
lunch: leftovers ;) small pepper and tomatoes 50, chips 250, chicken sausage 250 500-600
snacking: POPCORN 150, CHOCOLATE (STAYED LATE AT WORK)
total 2250 and no additional exercise and bed early
earlyish to bed before Friday which is a SHORT DAY...will leave at 1pm or 2pm, i've totally decided to do this. go home tomorrow and do a walk home again so get home around 4pm if weather is ok, then do laundry ending around 6pm too before the weekend, possibly start to pack for my trip on Friday night after laundry & work :)
FEELING EXTREMELY TIRED AT WORK, DEF THINKING TO TAKE IT EASY TONIGHT SINCE I KNOW I'M LEAVING EARLY TOMORROW, JUST DO MY WORKOUT TOMORROW = YES. SO, NEW PLAN IS BED EARLY TONIGHT :)
PLUS, NOW THAT I'M RESTRUCTURING MY WEIGHT TRAINING TO BE SO MUCH LESS AFTER THIS TRIP, I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT IT ANYMORE LEADING UP TO THE TRIP, KNOWING THAT I HAVE TO CHANGE MY WORKOUTS COMPLETELY ANYWAYS ;)...SO MAYBE TONIGHT I'LL JUST DO PUSHUPS AND SITUPS, AND STILL GO TO BED EARLY! :)
I MAY STOP WEIGHT TRAINING COMPLETELY, JUST TO KEEP PUSHUPS, SITUPS, AND PLANKS. :) AS I'M NOT GOING TO BE TESTED ON ANY OTHER "WEIGHT TRAINING" EXERCISES FOR THE COURT OFFICER EXAM.
I'LL BE TRAINING MOVING FORWARD ONLY TO HELP ME ON THE COURT OFFICER EXAM. WEIGHTS ARE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN, POSSIBLY, UNITL I PASS THE COURT OFFICER EXAM ;) AND SINCE THE EXAM ISN'T HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME, IT COULD BE AT LEAST A YEAR UNTIL I START UP WITH WEIGHTS AGAIN!....AHH BUT I COULD CRY JUST TYPING THAT...I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO DO AWAY WITH WEIGHTS, REALLY I DON'T...OK...
SO I'LL JUST LESSEN THE EXERCISES, BC I AM NOT WANT TO END WEIGHTS COMPLETELY...STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.
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Once again, i have come to a realization that i have to make further bigger changes to my workouts in order to make them sustainable and also to make my cardio goals sustainable. So long to the LONG NIGHTS of upper body cardio.I'm going to once again combine leg and upper body days, by shortening the upper body part down so that the workout is no longer more than 1 or 1.5 hours with combined upper and lower in one night. that will be 3 nights per week. then, i am going to make sure to put in time for cardio, which will also be 3 days per week. so, six days a week training with weekends possibly optional weights and cardio in one day? still thinking about. it's a lot more training time than i do now, so i'll implement little by little for the next couple months.
It's TOM and i'm really happy about that....before i go on my trip and not during, thank GOSH!
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
yeah, the fire is crazy bc i don't think anyone ever thought that notre dame would ever fall down after 850years standing!
RE: dropping the weight routine. Would you re-consider? I see you've stroked out that paragraph, does that mean you've already re-considered and changed your mind? I'm just mentioning it because weight-training can be extremely beneficial when training for a cardio endurance event/test. During exercise, oxygen that reaches your muscles is converted into energy. Improving the flow of oxygen to your muscles improves your athletic performance and stamina/endurance. Developing lean muscle mass will actually improve speed and endurance rather than slow you down.
I’ll do some weights but way less I think. There’s just no more hours in the day :/
600
home kombucha 50
8:30am breakfast toast 100, egg 100, butter 100, iced coffee change of pace from starbucks (small size!) 50.
9am snack1: it was a nice lady's bday and i enjoyed most of the piece of cake she gave me :) it tasted very much and strawberry and the cake was nice and moist and the cream not too heavy. really nice! not more than 150-200 cals. smaller type of slice. yum.
snack2 pistachios 150, and a little more 50
Lunch: from home: chicken sausage 200, tomatoes 50, and maybe some chips 250(on a chip kick!)550 TOPS...shortly after 3 smallish clementines 100 and a black coffee with steiva
snacks: CHOCOLATE FROM COWORKER 50, almonds 100, last clementine 50 (i can tell TOM is coming! huge appetite!)
1650
2250 total, 3 mi walk :)
dinner: not sure, i think it'll include avocado - eating healthy fats will help my skin along as it's already better compared to last week! and i did try to be healthier over the weekend, and not drink too much alcohol or caffeine!
exercise: will walk home partial, just enough to call it exercise, bed early :)
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Starting to feel cramps coming on...hope for all of TOM to start and be done before my trip next week ;)
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
it's not a good feeling when the caffeine hits so hard that you get anxious. it's been awhile since i last felt it, so i also need to be more careful. maybe water down those k cups, spill some out and just use hot water for some of it. they obviously have a higher caffeine count.
kombucha and bite cookie 100
too strong coffee yuck and shaky (next time a smaller coffee!) 50, toast 100, butter 100, egg 100, chocolate 100:
bar 150
snack crackers 200
Lunch from home: sausage (chicken) 250 and cabbage 100, chips probably too100, SEAWEED SALAD 100. 600 :)
snack: pistachios 100, it's a higher cal day but i'm trying to stay healthy. i had too much caffeine in the morning which sorta hurt me.
Pm pre workout snack at home: strawberries 100, nut butter 100, iced coffee 50. 250.
1850, good, ....time to start up this workout....
during workout: coconut water, aminos drinks, peanut butter total 150
after workout: TBD - small peanut butter on toast :) 300 (two tablespoons, one slice, folded in half!) SO GOOD.
2300 :)
2145 per day,4day, ok!
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tonight is upper body and proud of myself for doing legs last night. lately getting good sleep, too!
doing well and keeping some boundaries set so i can go into this Paris trip feeling ok.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
When are you going to be taking your run test? You should give a trainer 12 weeks leading up to it so they can give you the proper programming and support you need to smash your goals. I'd at least start networking now to see if you can find a trainer that you can mesh with and work together with. It's one thing to just give you a program to follow, but if you're hiring a trainer, you're hiring them to support you in a lot of different aspects of training, not just the programming.
I am glad that you have considered using a trainer. I was afraid that you might have been offended at the suggestion. And of course, I meant after Paris :)
it's basically up to me whether i want to regard this court officer possibility as a "DREAM" or a "GOAL."
time is ticking and i have time to shape my future, it's up to me if i want to take it more seriously and more logically this time - focus to pass the physical test bc this time i KNOW what the test is and can practice it (unlike my former failure at police exam.)
i will be forgoing health insurance for life by leaving this industry. BUT, by leaving this industry, if hired and passing both the written and physical tests for the court officer, i'd have a job for LIFE as long as i don't do stupid things.
so, court officer opportunity gives me a career path whereas that's what i don't have now. that's enough for me to feel good about my future.
court officer, first, involes a written test. i don't know the date, it's bound to be either this year or next: definitely before 2021.
the physical could come soon after or a few months after. so, i have time to do this right this time.
sorry for this long entry...
if i want to change my life one last time, i can if i get a trainer and do this right. i even have a slight connection in the world of court officers who is related to my sister's husband. she might be able to help me (but i have to pass things on my own of course). i'd use her as a reference and see where that would go.
of course, this is all a dream for me, but it could work if i put in time.
no vacations are planned after Paris aside from an overnight. i'll try to remind myself of the real goal now and for awhile.
i have gotten very strong in my upper body routine by not skipping and can do more than i have been doing in maybe the last couple years.
i'll have to build back up after paris.
it's time to focus :)
thank you, for listening.
kOMBUCHA 50
Breakfast: toast 100 with leftover guacamole made so nicely by diner ! 100, egg 100. , iced coffee for change of pace from starbucks lol 50
Bulletproof Bar 250 (keto), later pistachios toasted with salt 100
noon chocolate 50
lunch: 600 chicken sausage, cabbage, bag potato chips
wrap 150, remains of my egg diner veggie egg white omelette150, half avocado 150 450, popcorn 100, clementine 50
2000, feels good to eat healthy chocolates 100
2100
3day: 2090
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actually i want to work my legs out tonight, my mostly 3 types of squats routine and also calf raises...after i relax a little bit, i'll put the tv on and do my leg routine since i'm home rather early tonight.!!!!
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Tonight i have no fitness planned. I wore boots to work bc of rain, so i will not be doing extra walking either.
I'm looking forward to another night of restful sleep and then doing my workout tomorrow night (upper body!)
It was a REALLY good, productive weekend. and i got good sleep throughout.
Waking up early to exercise worked out really well, basically bc i went to bed early the night before.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
How was your legs workout? I'd like to lean out my thick legs. Low weights, high reps, and diet. <<none of that is easy!
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I would strongly recommend that you get a running coach- trainer sooner rather than later. They can get you on a good plan that you can work after your sessions have ended. Then, closer to the test, you can hire again for a few more sessions.
This is the approach my son used to prepare for his re-entry. After his PT sessions were done, he continued to use what he learned to build up even more.
Don't wait until too close to the test. Time is the best tool you have.
550 up to lunch
lunch egg whites and veggies 200, toast 200 with butter 100, tons of sautéed broccoli 300, little guacamole 50,
fruit and girl scout cookies 150
dinner: more egg white omelette 100, veggies, lots of guacamole 200, indian chips 150. 450-500
snack: dark choc and yogurt 200
2200
bed early :)
2day 2075 ;)
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
promise to write to everyone tomorrow...very sleepy and have to be out of my place around 7am tomorrow....
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8am 2 small pcs leftover fried tofu 100,toast with butter 200, 2 pieces dark choc no sugar added 50, iced coffee 50. 400 :) kombucha 50
egg and later more dark chocolate 150
egg and a chip 100
tasty lunch chicken salad from coworker 150, chips Indian flavored 150, cauliflower and a little potato 100, dessert 150 550
snacking: string cheese small piece 50, later tons of strawberries 150
dinner: wrap 150, half fresh avocado 150 (gotta eat better), 3 pcs salami 100, and rose sparkling drink with alcohol 100. total here 500
1950, excellent.
exercise: 45 minute walk at park between errands :)
and watched the movie gangs of new york which is very long...and was good!
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Before 8am i've been up, showered, prepped some breakfast, hard boiling some eggs. I plan to eat & relax on couch, do my leg exercises before around 9am when Ricky comes over. He's doing his laundry at my apt bc his machines at his apt are broken. So, we'll go down together and get both of our laundry done down there in the laundry room. Additionally, i borrowed a movie from the library, Gangs of NY, and we'll watch that while laundry is going.
I'm not sure what else i'm doing today? I know i should clean the hamster cage, clean hamster cafe tomorrow, too...and a LARGER food shopping for this week ahead and possibly even prep by food for the week because tomorrow, sunday, i've signed up for a 5k walk and it's going to be tiring and i won't be in the mood to do things after it tomorrow.
i think i just want to use today to get organized! It's nice and warm, but quite foggy. i'd go walking, but i'm doing that tomorrow and am not in any mood to overdo!
another thing i can do is write up my health reimbursement form of all the copays and rx reciepts i have paid with proof so i can be reimbursed from my fund...that'd be nice to get done before i go away as it's extra money i will get into my checking account (not sure how much at all...gotta do the math...it should be at least $100)refund i checked is only under $100, so i have to wait before submitting as it's too low an amount.
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
A nice little check from your health reimbursement would be nice! I don't envy you having to do the paperwork, but it will be worth it. Get it done :)
i ended up doing the paperwork, and it was just over a hundred, so i sent it in! always nice to get a $100 around just after a vacation!
kombuha 50
breakfast: toast 100, egg 100, butter 100, coffee 50.
snack chocolates 70, LATER A BAR 180
LUNCH 600 TOPS, TEA 50
SO FAR: 1350
Progress as of today: -0.5 lbs lost so far, only 1.5 lbs to go!
On Social Media Posts: - I will miss seeing your posts as well! I don't care who doesn't like my posts about working out, i'm still going to post them because it's something I LOVE doing. Yes, I said LOVE. I can love working out just as much as I can love a delicious supper I made myself, or a beautiful new bike I want. It's totally OK for your friends to think about love in a different way, but the MOMENT they decide to try and control the way YOU think about it, THAT'S the moment where their opinion and perspective no longer matters. Personally, I wouldn't even worry about whether they hate your posts on fb - it's your page, you post what you want. If they don't like it, that's COMPLETELY their reaction and has NOTHING to do with you.
Be passionate about your life, and forgive others for not having the same passion about theirs. They don't understand yet. Maybe one day they will.
"True friends will always include you."
(Paraphrasing) Use social media for YOU -- forget what others think. I think of my Facebook page in two ways: public service announcements (be nice to bees) & my own "scrapbook" of memories. It's for YOU, not the approval of others.
A step-back to regroup (borrowing from IP) and re-evaluate might be helpful.
i appreciate your feedback as those thoughts on my mind last week and on the weekend were really, really bothering me!
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So excited for your upcoming trip!!!! Oh my!
I'm glad that you have found my input about running to be constructive. Let's see how it goes. Usually, I would say that goals can be flexible and changeable, depending on where one's journey takes them. However, this is a different experience, because you have a specific time/date/objective goal to reach (passing that test!). So rather than a winding path, this will be more of a straight line journey for you. I'm so excited to read what happens!
Freeze - or at least refrigerate - or throw out anything you don't eat before you leave. If it has enough salt or fat, it might be OK when you get back. But nobody wants to come back to a mold garden in one's kitchen ;) (or worse - creepy crawlies!)
OMG YOUR SUGGESTION TO FREEZE SOME BRISKET MY MOM MADE WAS TAKEN! THANK YOU!
happy-1 on 04/21/2019:
Goals feel good!
oh yeah ;)
BearCountryGG on 04/21/2019:
It sounds like a nice day, I'm sure you are really getting excited for your trip.
YES, very excited to make my way to Europe!