Breakfast: I went back to Old Faithful. Coconut breakfast quinoa topped with cherries, plum, a touch of maple syrup, and unsweetened coconut.
Exercise, Part I: Walked my usual route with the wee ones. I jogged for a few very short spurts, which the Niblet loved. Perhaps I will try to work in a few more running intervals. My time was 50:11.3 (last time I finished in over 51 minutes, so I shaved at least one minute off of my time!).
Lunch: Did I say Old Faithful? Salad of mixed greens, cucumber, red bell pepper, savory tofu, Amish butter cheese, hard boiled egg, pomegranate seeds, and walnuts topped with Dijon mustard and agave nectar.
Exercise, Part II: This one was NO. JOKE. I completed the following circuit, five times through for time:
- 10 step-ups onto a chair (right leg) with a side kick (left leg)
- 10 step-ups onto a chair (left leg) with a side kick (right leg)
- 10 donkey kicks with 8 lb. dumbbell (each leg)
- 10 push ups
- 20 jack knife sit ups
- 100 jump rope
I completed this circuit in 35:10.2. It was KILLER the whole time through. I was a sweaty, red-faced mess by the end. I'm most proud that I did not quit. Somewhere near the end of the second round I convinced myself that three rounds was a perfectly acceptable stopping point, but damn it if I didn't just keep going through the fourth and fifth rounds.
One of the greatest things about not quitting is that the jump rope portion, if you can believe it, got easier in the last two rounds. I was a hot mess for the first three, and tripped over that damn rope every 4-5 reps, it seemed. I managed to smash out the last two rounds without stopping near as much as I did in the beginning, and that felt pretty. Damn. Awesome.
Post Work-Out Snack: Two clean, vegan macaroons and a hard-boiled egg.
I try and make sure I eat a high protein snack after tough circuit workouts. I want to promote muscle growth, and the muscle mags tell me that this is the way to do it. Sometimes I'd rather power through the day without this snack to save the calories, so I need to remind myself that I need this snack to get the body I want. Makes eating macaroons easier ;-)
Dinner: Tempeh chili on top of mashed sweet potato, steamed broccoli with a touch of butter.
After dinner I headed to the hospital to see my Dad. He had pretty major surgery yesterday, so I stopped for a quick visit. Afterwards, since I was already half way there, I headed out to the waaaaaay east side to pick up some essentials from Whole Foods. On the way home, I could not help but delve into my haul for a...
Snack: 2 Pineapple Macadami macaroons. So. So. Good. And a banana, which I did not photograph.
All in all, today was a fantastic day, and I feel like I was able to get things moving in the right direction. Only 24 more days until I can take a peek at that number on the scale to see how I'm doing!
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