Day 202: Back in the Saddle

Whew! What a long hiatus that turned into, and not on purpose. The cold Finn gave me has been so very hard to shake, and then it turned super cold for a few days, which kept me indoors, and suffice it to say--not a lot has been going on. yesterday was my first real day back in the saddle after what feels like an eternity. Today, though sore and tired, I feel like things are getting back on track. Moving feels good. And, in spite of some tiny lingering remnants of congestion, I am tried of waiting to get going again! I weighed in this morning and was delighted to discover that my lack of activity hasn't utterly destroyed previous efforts--I have only re-gained a couple of pounds since my last weigh-in, and I haven't crossed back up into the 190s again. What a relief!

Being off like this has left me a little weak and pathetic, but I know I can catch back up. I made it to barbell class yesterday, and I made it through class, though I did have to take a small break at one point when I got super light headed. I also walked with my friend Jenn to and from knitting last night, which is a little over 4 miles. I somehow finished yesterday with well over 14,000 steps, which was am excellent discovery last night at bedtime!

I am backing up and punting on the 30-day Abs front. I don't want to go all the way back to day one, so I picked the most recent day I had completed that feel after a rest. Today, I am doing day 9, and then I'll just keep going from there.

I had every intention of going to Tiffany's Zumba class tonight, but Kieran's school project and my incredibly sore quads decided otherwise. K has this enormous economics project that's due Friday, and we were behind on both it and regular homework because of a snow day this past Monday. Sometimes, family needs must win over all else.

Log: 

Exercise:

• Lunchtime walk: 1.91 miles
• Day 9 of the 30-day Abs Challenge:45 sit-ups, 30 leg raises, 30 crunches, 38 second plank

Nutrition:

• Breakfast: Kashi Heart to Heart Oat Flakes and Blueberry Clusters with 2% milk and a small banana, tea with milk and raw sugar
• Lunch: Multigrain and flax seed wrap with homemade tuna salad and red leaf lettuce, cut up fresh veggies, and a few Kettle Chips
• Dinner:Baked chicken breast, roasted broccolini, and Trader Joes Harvest Grains cooked in the delicious, lemony broth from the chicken
• Snacks:one Girlscout Lemonade cookie, a small handful of pistacios

Stats:

• Steps: 7637
• Calories: I am honestly too tired to add this up.
• Weight:189