Got up at 6am again and went on the 7.5 mile bike ride with hubby. Riding bike to dinner - about 4 miles roundtrip.
Menu:
B: toast, fresh mango and banana
S: sm cappuccino, sm cup animal crackers
L: asparagus, peppers, onions, cashews and tofu, sm portion of rice, iced tea
D: chicken satay, mango smoothie
Might stop for a sm beer at the tiny bar outside our masseuse shop on the way home from dinner. It was closed. So had a light beer at home.
The sun is here to stay. Snorkeling this week!!!
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 9.5 lbs to go!
6am bike ride with hubby this morning. 7.5 miles. Nice and cool and roads are quiet.
It's Saturday which is Villa Chocolat day. I shouldn't go but I will make whatever little cake I get my lunch. I'll have an Americano instead of cappuccino. Bike ride to and from will be another 6 miles. Walked to dinner and back - nearly 2 miles.
Looked like the weather may have broken. Showers at night but sun during day. Snorkeling soon??!!
Menu:
B: porridge & raisins, toast, banana and orange
L: cake and coffee
S: cheese and crackers
D: Pad Thai with tofu, large beer
Our trip is booked to the US to visit family in June. A week at the lake with granddaughters, niece's hs graduation, visits with other family.
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 9.5 lbs to go!
i have also been eating oatmeals for breakfast on weekends - my body these past couple weeks is starting to actually CRAVE natural, higher carb, food. it's amazing. skin is still improving - so happy!
what part of US do you go? i forgot. I'm in NY, right outside Manhattan.
The beer is my biggest enemy. So hard to resist when sitting in an outdoor restaurant and it's hot outside.
My family is in Michigan.
I love hearing about your bike rides. Do you ride a lot when you are home? That is something I would like to do, but the drivers around here kind of scare me. Plus I have no idea what I'm doing.
We bought cheap bikes here but at home we have the Rolls Royce of bicycles - a German electric pedal-assisted bike. We ride every chance we get at home when it's at least 60F and not rainy. We live in a wet climate so we don't ride as often as I'd love to. Lots of very quiet roads and lots of hills.
The scale is going the wrong way!!! No fault but my own. Need to stop right now as I struggled to get a pair of shorts on this morning.
Had our weekly massage. Bliss.
Gym workout upper Upper body 12 reps x 4 sets each 11 routines (3 - 8 kg dumbbells) Bike ride: to gym and back 1.5 miles Home workout:
triceps dips - 10 reps x 3
Cardio:
Menu:
Progress as of today: 8.5 lbs lost so far, only 9.5 lbs to go!
Rain and thunder kept waking me up last night so too tired to go to gym. However, I did my lower body muscle work at home using ankle weights instead of dumbbells. No cardio and we can't ride bikes because the rain is back off and on.
Later in the morning we went to the capital to do some shopping for family and got a couple of things for me. Not done yet but still plenty of time.
Gym workout lower
Lower body 10 reps x 4 sets each - ankle weights on wrists Lunges Side lunges squats calf lifts Home: floor exercises 10 reps x 4 each ankle weights - 3 routines for thighs, hips, glutes Menu: B: toast, fresh mango and passionfruit S: sm cappuccino L: stir fried chicken and cashew and veg, mango and sticky rice for dessert (mmmm) D: stir fried veggies and tofu, small portice rice, bottle of beer and on the way home bought an ice cream bar!!!! Bad bad bad!!!
I already got my sister 2 pair of black and white harem pants. These are for me.
These are for stepdaughter - placemats and 2 pants:
This is for 6 year old granddaughter - sorry, a bit fuzzy:
Progress as of today: 10 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
sleep is very important for gym...you are smart to sleep in / base workout on your energy level.
last night i would have liked to walk, but i was too tired. caught up on sleep, but, now a bit tired at work (side effects of sleeping pills that i take around 2-3 times a week at most).
Mostly cloudy, but some episodes of sun. No rain. Nice breezes.
Gym had 3 men which is really crowded for such a small gym.
Gym workout upper
Upper body 12 reps x 4 sets each
11 routines (3 - 8 kg dumbbells)
Home workout:
abs - 3 routines - 10 reps x 3 sets
bridge - 10 reps x 3 sets
plank - 3 x 20 seconds
triceps dips - 10 reps x 3 hurts my shoulder
push ups - 10 reps x 3
Cardio:
Elliptical intervals - 10 mins
treadmill - 10 mins
Bike rides: to gym and back 1.5 miles, to dinner and back nearly 9 miles
Menu:
B: porridge & raisins, fresh mango and passionfruit
L: veg fried rice & bacon and 2 eggs, iced tea
S: stopped on bike ride for a small beer
D: pasta with veg, herbs, cashews, tofu, gin and tonic
Progress as of today: 10 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
Lately i do more alternating ab work = better abs lately...feeling slimmer in my abs yay. besides legs, abs are my weakest. abs and lower body.
upper is extremely strong :-)
nice job on pushups...they are one of the BEST exercises. body weight exercises are NOT overrated, but the best in my honest opinion!
Breakfast sounds delicious! I had a mango flavored drink myself!
Lunch sounds tasty...though prob slightly high cal right? but at least it's natural & balanced. I'm beginning to really enjoy brown veggie rice too.
Nice ... bike to the beer :-)
Dinner sounds delicious too!
For lunch i have cashews and tofu also with some cabbage and rice and potato :-) Eating well is not as ovverrated as i thought.
honestly, i've eaten poorly my whole adult life...it's amazing what some simple diet changes do! wow. my skin is clearing up!
Didn't really notice the men except the one I' ve been chatting to a couple of times - he's about 40ish, English and does have a well toned body. The other two didn't even speak.
Didn't get on the scale but will do tomorrow.
Mostly sunny today. Started the gift shopping today. Got my sister 2 pair of harem pants.
Gym workout lower
Lower body 10 reps x 4 sets each
Lunges - 5 kg weights
Side lunges - 5 kg weights
squats - 5 kg weights
calf lifts - 8 kg weights
Home: floor exercises 10 reps x 4 each
ankle weights - 3 routines for thighs, hips, glutes
Cardio:
Elliptical intervals - 10 mins
Exercise bike - 15 mins
treadmill - 15 mins
Bike: to gym and back 1.5 miles, to lunch and back 1.8 miles, to dinner and back 4.4 miles
Menu:
B: porridge, yogurt, fruit salad with banana, passionfruit and orange
L: too early for lunch so I had an omelette with ham and toast
S: 3 crackers
D: chicken and cashew stir fry, mango smoothie
A temple near our house
Progress as of today: 11.9 lbs lost so far, only 6.1 lbs to go!
Since you didn't mention rain, I will! I'm in NY, right near NYC Manhattan, and well usually this time of year if we have precipitation it's in the form of snow. But this whole January, for the most part, it's been so nice with slightly warmer temps. Well, we had a major storm with flooding for people who live along the shore, NOT where I am, only right along the shore towns, with flooding...Mother Nature is so weird this year! We don't get rain with floods in winter. and this year we did! Usually these storms occur for us at the end of summer. or early fall.
Well, I'm glad your weather has cleared up and that you were able to do some biking (i'm sure you aren't sore anymore!) and weights.
Lovely picture of the temple. Such wonderful sites by you both nature and man-made temples and beauty. Love it :-D
I keep reading about temps being much warmer than normal. Same for my family in Michigan, same for our home in Scotland.
Hoping we can snorkel next week!
Cloudy today and a few showers.
Menu:
B: porridge & raisins, banana
S: Americano and toast
L: chicken and cashew stir fry, rice
D: probably glass noodle soup with pork, mango and sticky rice for dessert
Gym workout upper
Upper body 12 reps x 4 sets each
11 routines (3 - 8 kg dumbbells)
Cardio:
Treadmill - 15 minutes
Bike - 10 minutes
Bike ride: to gym and back 1.5 miles
Home workout:
abs - 3 routines - 10 reps x 3 sets
bridge - 10 reps x 3 sets
plank - 3 x 20 seconds
triceps dips - 10 reps x 3 shoulder still too sore for this one
push ups - 10 reps x 3
by me, one of the vegan asian places, also has a cooked cashew dish! cashews taste great cooked! love it! its a dish of diced up small veggies, small diced pieces of tofu, whole cashews, in very light sauce. so tasty! and sauce is not heavy.
Got up with hubby for his 6 am bike ride. So I did 7.5 miles this morning.
Still consoling myself but that has to stop. Monday I'll be good again.
Menu:
B: toast, fruit salad
S: sm cappuccino, and I have been tempted by this chocolate and honey toast they have in the coffee shop we go to. Didn't look close enough at the photo - it's a huge piece of toast with chocolate, honey, ice cream, toasted almonds and whipped cream Oink!
L: a few crackers with cheese
D: hubby not feeling great and I don't want to go out alone, so I'm having porridge & raisins, toast, some cheese, a banana
S: light beer
Progress as of today: 11.9 lbs lost so far, only 6.1 lbs to go!
I know this isn't the place for politics, but I am thoroughly depressed and stressed over what happened at noon on Friday. I reallly fear for the country even though I don't live there any more. I fear for my granddaughters, my family, my friends.
Haven't been on the scale. Need to do that tomorrow morning.
Since it's Saturday morning and not raining it means we rode our bikes to Villa Chocolat for a treat that I haven't earned. 
Photo below.
I should have gotten up and gone on bike ride with hubby this morning. Did do 5+ miles to get chocolate though. Might ride some more later.
Menu:
B: toast, yogurt
S: see pic
L: crackers and cheese
D: veg fried rice, bacon, 1 fried egg, and 2 big beers - hmm.... upset about new prez
Progress as of today: 11.9 lbs lost so far, only 6.1 lbs to go!
I think having that cake though would definitely help lift up my spirits, though, even if only temporary - WOW!!!
Rode my bike to the gym but it started raining while I was there. Had my raincoat, but still got my head and shoes soaked. Skipped my floor exercises at home as I wanted to go straight into the shower.
Massage this morning. Bliss.
Gym workout: Upper body 12 reps x 3 sets each 11 routines (3 - 8 kg dumbbells) Lower body 10 reps x 1 sets each Lunges - 5 kg weights Side lunges - 5 kg weights squats - 5 kg weights calf lifts - 8 kg weights Cardio: Elliptical intervals - 10 mins Exercise bike - 15 mins treadmill - 10 mins Bike ride: to gym and back 1.5 miles Menu: B: porridge & raisins, toast, juice L: fish cakes and a salad D: pork and kale and rice, 1 small beer S: plain crackers, rum and coke Lunch:
Progress as of today: 11.9 lbs lost so far, only 6.1 lbs to go!
you remind me to book some massages...will be doing that soon!!!!! i have a few monthly prepaids waiting to be used up...probably at least 3 massages that i already paid for and need to schedule!
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Good on that bike ride! Sounds like fun!
It's very nice!
Horn_Of_Plenty on 01/31/2017:
Your eats and activity sound right on par!
Nice job. Wow - waking up early to exercise is one thing (while i have a regular job during the work week) that i do not like to do on weekends hardly ever unless it's an unusually busy weekend. but my reasons are good ones - to catch up on sleep :-D
I am so glad you are doing well now....good choice on the LIGHT beer. they can be good and much lower cals than the regular ones.
yay for snorkeling! fun fun! you have to be decent shape to do that!
Normally I get up at 6:30 to go to the gym (at home I get up at 6:50 for the gym). I enjoy the quiet bike rides early morning in the cool air.
I wish the restaurants would carry light beer!