Day Nineteen: Overcoming Exhaustion

Thursdays are my Tired Day. I was so tired this morning that making it to my barbell class was a near thing. But I did it. And here at the end of the day, I don't feel like writing it all up either, but I am doing it. I feel like I can't let exhaustion win, or letting it win will become the norm again (as it was!)

Meanwhile, two things of note:

1. Jason messed up the kids' lunches today, and Finn ended up with Kieran's way-too-healthy lunch at his school, so I had to leave work to go take him something he would actually eat for lunch. This means that I missed my normal lunch walk. So I worked till I hit a stopping place, and then took a long break and went for a walk around Apex Community Lake. So nice to get a change from the normal path.
2. The abs workout tonight about killed me dead--thank goodness tomorrow is a rest day! BUT, and this is a huge but, I can now do about 5-7 leg lifts with a full range of motion. 19 days ago, I could not go past about 45 degrees without my surgical scars feeling like they were going to tear free from my abdominal wall. But now, I can go all the way to the floor and back up. Granted, I can't do that for 50 leg raises, but I think any is HUGE progress for less than 20 days. Very pleased.

Today's Log:

Exercise:

• Barbell Strength Class with Joy at the Apex gym
• Lunchtime Walk:  2.64 miles
• Day 19 of the 30 Day Abs Challenge (85 sit ups, 120 crunches, 50 leg raises, 75 second plank)
• Teeny evening walk in the neighborhood with the family: .30 miles

Nutrition:

• Breakfast: hot tea with 2% milk and 1/2 tsp raw sugar, two eggs scrambled with parmesan and turkey bacon, some little tomatoes from the garden, 1/3 of an avocado
• Lunch: a big salad with balsamic vinaigrette and some baked chicken breast
• Dinner: salmon baked in parchment with lemon and basil, steamed French green beans tossed with a tiny bit of olive oil and porcini salt
• Snacks: one Babybel

Stats:

• Steps:11080
• Calories: 1029 consumed, 665 burned
• Weight: 202.5 (home)