Breakfast:
-1 banana
-2 eggs scrambled with tomatoes, onion and leftover salmon
Lunch:
-spinach salad with beets, walnuts, manomin, goat cheese & olive oil as dressing
Dinner:
-1 plain Nature's Bakery veggie burger (brought home from Madison, wish I could buy them here!!)
-green beans
-rest of leftover salmon from last night
Snacks:
-pita chips & black bean hummus (I even counted out the chips, 100 calories worth. BAM!)
Drinks:
-2 cups black tea
-1.5 Makers on the rocks
Exercise: Today I went to the gym before work. I did 35 minutes on the elliptical, varying intensity. Then I spent another 15 minutes walking on the treadmill. I went bowling tonight- does that count? If so, any effort was surely negated by the Makers Mark....
Notes: SO HAPPY I made it to the gym before work. The Y is so magical around 8am. By magical I mean it isn't crowded! YAY. Yes, I stopped by the front desk and asked them to calibrate the scales! I also set up an appointment for next Monday night to meet with someone at the gym to do a strength test so I can try using Active Trax. I find that I enjoy starting out my day with a workout, and the most challenging part seems to be getting up early enough to do it. Also, I hate exercising on an empty stomach. Shit, I hate having an empty stomach in general! Today I had a banana and half of my tea before working out and felt Ok. The other day when we went to the gym I had my full breakfast before going and I was sweating! I had so much energy to burn and that was the best. So, I will have to make a better effort to get up earlier, unless I can find a good, quick pre-a.m. workout snack that will get me moving like my Sunday workout!
OMG, the Active Trax cartoon is hilarious! I can't wait to see how this works for you!
ReplyDeleteI dont like to eat before I work out but with my commute it is about an hour before I actually get to working out from the time I wake up. I just started popping a handful of raisins....and its good. peanut butter is the magic food though!
ReplyDeleteAnd I am familiar with Active Trax....and I also would like to hear if it works for you!
Thanks for the feedback! I am unsure about Active Trax.... We shall see. I have had a personal trainer in the past and I do enjoy weight training. I think I know enough to know when something isn't right, so if Active Trax sends me down the wrong path I will let you know!
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