Day 173: Weekend Update and Other Thoughts

This past weekend was one of running flat out all weekend long. There was very little in the way of formal exercise, but there was also very little in the way of stopping at all. I got up Saturday, went to the farmers market to grab my CSA with both boys in tow, came home, threw everyone in the car, dropped kids off at the grandparents' house, and headed with Jason to Ikea, which is about 2.5 hours away. There we bought ALL THE FURNITURE, and then we came back, grabbed the boys, fed everyone pizza and salad, and crashed. Sunday, as you might imagine, was a day of putting stuff together. That, along with the weekly grocery store run, and a ton of re-organization, ate the day. I cooked little, ate OK, but not great, and went to bed absolutely worn out. There was no logging and no blogging.

My weight dropped to 189, so yay for that!

Yesterday was mostly back on track, but man it's cold. Too cold for walking outside at lunchtime. My food intake wasn't huge, but it wasn't all great, that's for sure. But I did make it to yoga class last night, and I arrived early enough that I did a whole bunch of ab work to cover day five and to make up for missing day three of the 30 day abs challenge over the weekend. (Day four is a rest day, so I guess I didn't miss that one. lol) I was pretty proud of myself at yoga for managing a full on lizard pose, which I haven't been able to do before. That baby grasshopper pose, however? That still looks like something the human body isn't meant to do. I mean, just look at it! (Images are from here and here.)

Today--today, man. I am TIRED. But I got up this morning at 5:15am and dragged my butt out into the 18-degree morning to make it to barbell class. I spent the day yawning as a result, but I am still glad I did it. I need to figure out how to get some steps in when it's so abysmally cold outside--I really can't take being outside for long when it's like this. I guess this is why there are treadmills and elliptical machines.

I am so tired that I skipped knitting tonight--that's saying something when you're too tired to sit still and knit. Time for bed!

Log: 

Exercise:

• Barbell strength class with Tracy at the Apex gym
• Day 6 of the 30-day Abs Challenge: 34 sit-ups, 15 leg raises, 15 crunches, 25 second plank

Nutrition:

• Breakfast: two eggs scrambled with cheese, 2 Applegate chicken and sage sausage links, milk, tea with milk and raw sugar
• Lunch: turkey and havarti on whole wheat, cut up raw zucchini and red peppers with honey mustard, and a cup of fruit (honeydew melon, grapes, blueberries)
• Dinner: grilled chicken thighs, roasted sweet potato, and French green beans with olive oil and porcini salt
• Snacks:1 lemonade Girl Scout cookie, an extra cup of tea with milk and raw sugar, a handful of roasted peanuts

Stats:

• Steps: a pitiful 5210
• Calories: 1480 consumed, 327 burned
• Weight: 189 lb