Motivation for Monday
Per Pippa’s very flattering comment, I decided to make my Toastmaster’s speech this week’s Motivation for Monday. Be sure to adjust your sound. Enjoy.
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Day Seventy-Nine
I am so frustrated with myself tonight. My wife and I were planning on going for a five mile walk this morning when we went to bed last night. Between not sleeping well and a thunderstorm in the middle of the night, I woke up very tired. I was so close to walking, but I fell to the desires of my body and went back to sleep. I am not very pleased with myself over this. Oh well, it is over now. I guess I need to move on.
Mark asked me in a comment about my new walking shoes I purchased some time back. I had intended on writing in a main post about them, but it just slipped my mind. They have really worked out well fo rme so far. After I got used to them (3-5 days) I have not had any more trouble with shin splints except the time I tried to add running into the routine. I probably didn’t write about that because I didn’t do much, but the little bit I did caused pain in my shins. I assume I will need to get refitted again once I make up my mind to start running. I am very happy with the purchase though.
- Breakfast – One serving of Uncle Sam cereal with a cup of ff milk, two small turkey sausages, one medium tomato, and two small peppers.
- Mid-morning snack – One apple with two tablespoons of natural peanut butter.
- Lunch – Leftover ham, and crowder peas. This was a little smaller portions that I am used to.
- Mid-afternoon snack – A bag of raw veggies and two low-fat mozarella cheese sticks.
- Supper – Lean roast beef (boy, this was good!), about a cup of green beans, and a little smaller portion of butter beans.
- Mid-evening snack - I have not eaten a snack yet, but I assume it will be yogurt with Jello powder and flax seed.
- Miscellaneous – I had about 5-6 pieces of hard, sugar free candy today and four cups of white tea. I did better on my water today, but probably not enough. I have struggled with this lately because the water at work has been a little funky. I think they got it cleared up today though.
One last thing regarding exercise – I ordered the iron gym pullup bar. I have high expectations for this, so I hope I don’t get disappointed. I’ll let you know what I think once I use it. It will be in later this week (I hope).
Day Seventy-Eight
It was so hard to get up this morning to exercise. I haven’t really written much about this, but I have been struggling with this more lately. I went ahead and did it though. I walked 2.5 miles, then did the push up program. I did 99 push ups today (25, 17, 17, 15, and 25) and only took 60 second rests between each set but the final one. I took 120 seconds before that set. I also did 99 leg lifts (25, 17, 17, 15, and 25) and jump rope. For the jump rope I lowered my walking between sets down to 30 seconds, but I still jumped 6 sets of 35 jumps.
- Breakfast – One serving of Uncle Sam cereal with a cup of ff milk, twelve cherry tomatoes, two small green peppers, and two small turkey sausages.
- Mid-morning snack – Two low-fat mozarella cheese sticks
- Lunch – Four cups of salad with two tablespoons of bacon ranch dressing and a can of tuna.
- Mid-afternoon snack – One apple with two tablespoons of natural peanut butter.
- Supper – One lean steak (round steak or top-round, I can’t remember), lots of sauteed onions and peppers, two large pieces of steamed broccoli, a few bites of grilled squash.
- Mid-evening snack - One cup of ff, plain yogurt with cherry Jello powder and about a tablespoon of flax seeds.
- Miscellaneous – I drank about three cups of white tea and not enough water.
Day Seventy-Seven
Although today was a good day, I did not exercise this morning. I have had several injuries to my left leg in the past and I was really feeling those past injuries this morning. I wonder if that means we are finally about to get rain. My grandpa used to always say he could tell the rain was coming by how his “bones” felt. I usually try to take Sunday off from the exercise anyhow, so it isn’t too big of a deal.
- Breakfast – One serving of Uncle Sam cereal (3/4 cup) with a cup of ff milk, two small turkey sausages, one small tomato, and two small green peppers.
- Mid-morning snack – One low-fat mozarella cheese stick
- Lunch – A large serving of baked ham, 1/2 cup of turnip greens with vinegar, and a cup of green beans.
- Mid-afternoon snack – An apple with two tablespoons of peanut butter.
- Supper – Three ribs, one large serving of ham, and a very large serving of green beans.
- Mid- evening snack – Yogurt with cherry Jello powder and flax seed.
Weight, Measurements, and Goals – Week Eleven
I lost weight this week, and for that I should be happy, but I know I could have done better. For that, I am dissappointed. I did lose another pound though, which takes me down to 238.5. What frustrates me is that I have already been lower than that once, a pound lower, and gained it back during a week of weakness. My body fat percentage this week puzzles me a bit. It shows that it has gone up 1.1%. I remeasured several times and got the same thing, so I wonder if I accidentally read the device wrong last week. I do remember being surprized with it last week. My BMI went down 0.2. As for my other measurements, my calves went up an inch, which seems possible, but a bit much. My neck, thighs, and forearms remained the same. My chest went down 0.25″, my stomach went down 1.5″, my waist went down 0.375″, and my biceps went down an inch (a mismeasurement I believe). All in all this is certainly nothing to complain about. Several measurements went the right direction and I was able to buy a smaller pair of pants the other day. So, the signs are there.
I am going to do something new this week. I am going to set some goals for the week. First, I am going to eat less peanut butter and nut products. Second, I am only going to eat one piece of turkey sausage at breakfast instead of two. Third, I am going to avoid eating popcorn. I have some other goals I would like to set, but I am not ready to commit to them yet, although I may still do them if I have the willpower at the time.
Day Seventy-Six
This morning I slept in a bit, but then my wife and I went for a 5.25 mile walk together. The pace was a bit slow, but it was nice. I also jumped rope for six sets of 25 jumps per set.
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