Please let me know what you think of this weekly update format. I know the calendar week begins on Sunday, and I respect all the reasons why. For workout and blogging purposes, I choose to end the week on Sunday rather than Saturday, as my day of rest.
My hope is to blog about other subjects in between, too. Stay tuned.
Workouts
I had no new workout plans for this week, so I stuck with the Striver’s Level 2. Here is a recap:
Monday: Aerobic + 20 mins treadmill
Tuesday: Resistance
Wednesday: Aerobic + 20 mins treadmill
Thursday: Resistance. I fell short on my second set of pushups, because I was tired, but came back and did 20 more at the end of the circuit.
Friday: No yoga (uh, of course?), and I was short on time, but 30 minutes on the treadmill did me some good.
Saturday: Resistance. Today I decided that I need a good old P90X Recovery week! That’s the plan for next week.
Sunday: No extra workout. I worked on some other long-overdue projects instead.
Nutrition
Monday: Not a great day, but not a calorie disaster. Calorie count: +217
Tuesday: Big breakfast, big lunch, then split my dinner in half, so only +75 calories.
Wednesday: Too much food all-around for a fat-burning aerobic day! +300 calories (at least).
Thursday: I was better-behaved, at about the breakeven point for calories (and a good workout too).
Friday: About +100 calories. Not bad for Chinese Food Friday.
Saturday: +225 calories. Panera Bread for lunch and leftover Chinese for dinner. My only saving grace was the usual Saturday schedule, which eliminates a snack or two.
Sunday: +280 calories. Yes, really. There was coffee, and Irish Soda Bread (’tis the season!), and my wife decided she wanted to try her hand at making… ice cream. Ugh. Here’s a tip: Drinking the ice cream liquid (before it’s frozen) might seem like a good idea, until you start to feel dizzy. It’s bad news. But tasty. Don’t do it.
Health and well-being
Monday: My weigh-in showed that I haven’t lost or gained since last week, but my belly is getting tighter again.
Tuesday: Only one cup of coffee, and got to bed at a decent hour. It just so happens I watched a couple of Beachbody infomercials with the kids (10 Minute Trainer, Body Gospel) and jokingly asked them, “So, which one should I buy for you?” They were not amused.
Wednesday: I really need to decide on a calorie limit and stick to it for a while. This is ridiculous.
Thursday: I figured out my calorie intake and burn, averaged over the last seven days. That confirmed my estimate about what my calorie intake should be for a while, at least until I see if it has any effect on my waist.
Friday: I worked from home in the afternoon, and didn’t have access to a second cup of coffee. I tried a vitamin B complex instead. I tried emptying the capsule into a cup of water. Blechh! I guess it helped a little with the afternoon slump.
Saturday: The kids were sick, so we spent a lovely spring day indoors. I helped with some spring cleaning in the basement, at least, and spent the afternoon hanging out.
Sunday: After church, I spent most of the afternoon working on my project again, sitting at the computer. I was a little stir crazy, too, but it was good to get some work done.
