I made a mistake by stepping on the scale today. It had been a good two weeks, and in keeping with everyone's Wednesday Weigh-Ins, I decided to give it a shot. Yeah. Um, no. I should have known better. I mean, just coming off vacation and a month long hiatus from exercise, as well as it being my PMS week, I knew it was not going to be pretty. And it wasn't. I am a whopping 5 lbs heavier than when I left for vacay 2 weeks ago. But I'm not discouraged. I actually feel good about getting back into the gym and running again...the weight gain did, however motivate me to have a healthy lunch since last night's dinner wasn't so much. :p
I had a little bowl of fruit: seedless watermelon (still holding onto summer...not. LOL) and some grapes...quite a refreshing mix. :)
I also made a wrap using a whole wheat tortilla, Laughing Cow cheese, some spring mix salad greens, and chicken breast...
A delicious combo indeed, and just what I needed today...
I woke up this morning feeling every muscle in my body, from my quads, to my calves, every back muscle and even my abs. It was glorious. :) I welcome that kind of pain. I hit the gym again today for a little cardio sesh: 35 minutes all together...25 minute treadmill intervals (2 min. running, 30 sec. walking) and 10 minutes on the elliptical. I burned 367 calories total. Tomorrow I think I'm going to do a weight-training circuit on my own. I used to be big into the weights before I had kids, doing a lot of the exercises with free weights, but I have since moved away from that, sticking to classes (Bodypump) or dvds (Jillian Michael's). I think I'll bring along either the Making the Cut book (by JM) or the Body for Life book to guide me. Should be interesting!
2 comments:
I love Laughing Cow Cheese. It is a new find for me.
Keep up the good work.
Buon appetito.
I hate how much power those little numbers can have! Your meal looks delicious!
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