My Busy Life...

Day 26 of 6 weeks

Weight today: same

Total lost: 4 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks

1/2 cup of oatmeal: 150
1 tsp of sugar:15
1 tbl of powder creamer with coffee:30
with sweet-n-low:0
total:195

4 oz banana:100
(before work-out)

slice of Natural Ovens Oatmeal bread:110
with 1 tbl of natural peanut butter: 100
(half way throught the two hour work-out)

1 slice of Natural ovens Bakery oatmeal bread: 110
with 1tbl of natural peanut butter:100
five mini-sandwhich cookies:60
total:580
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running total:775

1 large egg: 70
1 large egg white: 10
1 lefse:30
1 1/2 sheets of graham cracker:105
1 tbl of powder creamer with coffee:30
with sweet-n-low:0
total: 245
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running total:1,022


Today's challenge: The day's almost over...and I've been meeting my challenges. But if I had a challenge, it's not getting in enough protein and water.

Actual fitness: 60 minute bicep and back work-out, my abdominal routine, 5-mile run

Still planned...another five mile run tonight

Note on picture: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. And as good as these red delicious look and taste, I'll never be seeing my doctor again...well...unless I get pregnant of course...well, you know what I mean.

My Busy Life...

For some reason, this week has my schedule completely up in the air. I usually post my diet blog first thing in the morning.

But, this morning, as I was getting my children ready to leave to walk to the gym for my work-out, I thought to myself...

Well, it's either the blog...or the work-out.

I chose the work-out and figured you would all understand.

But the good news is that I'm almost completely caught up on all my work-outs, which I feel great about.

And I learned something very interesting. I have not worked out with my daughter during my last three weight lifting work-out because she's been in school and normally we do it after the kid's are in bed. But lately this week, we've had to do it separately.

The thing I learned is that it goes slower when we do it together. In fact doing some of these work-outs by myself has been awesome. I guess I hadn't realized how much "work" I put into making sure she does it right when we're together. She does all the same weight lifting exercises that I do except that she doesn't run as much as I do.

Of course I shall continue training with her until she joins a sport (basketball or dance team), and even, then, I may insist on being some way involved with her weight training. I can't imagine anyone at school will have her weight training for four hours a week.

So, anyway that was what I noticed. Even as hard as it was to get to the gym lately, when I finally did get there I felt somewhat liberated because I just had "me" to worry about.

Hope your all having a great Friday...

And I echo Fitcetera..."Fight For Yourself..."

I did this week, and won.