Halfway through 2020; its has been a crazy ass year so I decided to start writing about my day to day and week to week on this blog site. Let’s be honest, I started this blog 2 years ago and wrote maybe 10 posts and lost focus. If I make it to Journal Entry 003 it will be some sort of a miracle.

Journal Entry 001

What to write about in the journal is the big question. Husband asks ‘you going to write about family stuff!?’ Probably not so much, maybe just the funny shit that happens but no intimate details. Each day is about the same, wake up, work, parent, workout, cook, parent, I watch tv or read, I go to bed.

Joke Destroyer

I ruin my husbands jokes about once a day. This was just now.

Him: “Do you want me to turn the overhead light off?”

Me: “Yes please”

Him: “Yes please what”

Me continuing to explain how the overhead fan was making a strobe effect on the light and making my eyes go crazy, he interrupts all frustrated..

Him: “No, you’re supposed to say ‘Yes, please may I have another’, you always ruin my joke!”

HA! so true.

Working Out

Let’s start with the basic measurements. I’m 5’2″ and currently hovering around 105 lbs and 21% body fat. This is abnormal for me. I average around 98 lbs and 16-18% body fat. So I’m now lingering in the world of extra chub on my ass, back fat, squirrel cheeks and a bit of a pooch on the belly. I will admit I have not been working out regularly for well over a year so it is to be expected.

I think I’ve also starting eating from my sons snacks more than him….after he goes to bed…..and drinking a glass of wine or beer more than once a week.

All factors that lead to the extra chub. After the acceptance phase of my chub gain I decided to tip toe back into this health and fitness thing I oriented most of my adult life around. I tend to feel better all around when I eat well and exercise (novel concept!) Like any other new activity I started out light weight and not putting a lot of pressure to kick ass right away. About 3 weeks ago I hit a stride and actually started being consistent and tracking my food intake with more discipline.

I’ve lost 0 lbs and 0 % body fat. Apparently it doesn’t come off so easy when you are in your late 30’s. But I can see muscles again and my weight I lift is increasing quickly. The muscles….they remember….

Despite the scale not changing, I’m actually quite thrilled with how I feel. I have more energy, mood is much improved, and my appetite is craving foods that are better for me (also a side effect of being stricter on what is being eaten).

Here’s my current routine:

Morning:

• Squats: 2 minutes while brushing teeth and using face mask
• Plank: 2 minutes while listening to news updates and letting toner dry out
• “10 minute routine”: for actually about 7 minutes while continuing to listen to the morning news; consists of
  • 10 Plie squats
  • 25 jumping jacks (don’t forget your sports bra)
  • 25 calf raises
  • 10 Plie squats
  • 10 sit-ups
  • 50 high-knees
  • 25 calf raises
  • 10 plie squats
  • 10 burpees
  • 20 plank-hip touch (10/side alternating)
  • 10 side hip raises R then 10 L
• Walk 20-25 minutes anytime before noon
• Just today I added 15 minutes of morning yoga stretches after breakfast…I think I’ll keep doing this too.

Afternoon/Evening

• Monday: Back/Biceps Day
• Tuesday: Turbo Kick
• Wednesday: Leg day
• Thursday: Abs
• Friday: Chest, Shoulder Triceps
• Saturday: Full Body
• Sunday: Rest
• Daily: Walk 20-25 minutes once the blazing heat of a thousand suns goes down

Food Diary

I use MyFitnessPal to track my food/water and my Fitbit Versa watch to track my sleep/movement.

Given my shift from snacking on junk food to eating like a proper responsible adult I ate this today:

Breakfast: 1/3 c egg whites with yellow/orange peppers chopped up in it + 5 strawberries. (lots of coffee and some almond creamer too). Added collegen peptides to my coffee for some extra protein filler.

Lunch: Berry smoothie (1c mixed frozen berries, handful of baby spinach, handful of baby kale, and 1 scoop of bone broth protein (see pick/link below) Water + ice and Vitamix away!

Post workout snack: 1 Banana

Dinner: Grilled chicken (boneless skinless breast) ~5 ounces, grilled pineapple (two slices) and ~2 c. mixed greens

Snack/Post Dinner Yums: 1 outshine no sugar added popsicle & 2 servings (2/3 of the bag) wasabi ranch pea snacks.

Water: 116 oz

Total calories eaten ~950 (remember I’m little, doesn’t take a lot to run this engine)

Shopping

I hate to shop outside the house unless its for a very specific purpose. I don’t like to try on clothes and I’m not good in crowds. Online shopping is my friend.

Today I purchased an extra storage gadget for my jeep. Comes Wednesday and I’m pretty stoked. Have had the jeep for a few years now and really haven’t gotten any extras for it. One thing that the Wrangler could use if more functional storage, so I’m hoping this turns out as a good grab.

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That wraps up day 1, entry 1. I can’t think of anything else and my husband is watching a youtube video on people comparing drills by just well drilling. Its a soothing sound.