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I'm still having trouble getting my momentum back, but this has happened before.  I know eventually, I will go back.  and it will last 3-4 weeks and then something will happen again and off the bandwagon.  I guess its just the cycle.  I dont' know whether to fight it or not. Anyways, I did workout yesterday.  It was 15 minutes but I did something.  It was a short kick boxing workout.  Kickboxing is good for when i want cardio without hurting my back.  I just cnat do the zumba or dancing cardio any more =(. In terms of food, yesterday was fine, I think I ate oatmeal for breakfast.  Oh yes, the oatmeal was delicious and will be doing more frequently.  HOWEVER I was hungry 3 hours later (I mean, I last more than 2 it wan'st a carb crash) but for my needs, i need it last a little longer.  What can I pair with it to make it stick? Should I just eat more?  I had a big piece of chicken parm and pasta for lunch.  Filled me u...

yikes this week has just flown by and been a bit crazy. But whatevers.... just keep chuggin' along. barely any workouts this week. Let my try to remember why. Tuesday Gilbert took a nap so I did some quiet yoga I have to tred carefully with yoga but htis one did ok and didn't make me hurt.. but was maybe a little bit too beginner. Wednesday Griselda came over at the time I was gonna work out.  Thursday I had the school meeting and then Gilbert didn't go to soccer practice beacuse he was sick. Friday Well, we had some *fun* this morning, and then I had to take Gilbert to the doctors.  So that was this week.  Eating this week has been pretty good.  I had a concha but otherwise pretty much stayed away from sugar.  However, I keep watching these YouTube videos and they just make me anxious they make me feel like whatever i do is wrong.  Like if i'm not intermitten fasting and eating keto and the list goes on then I'm not doing anything ri...

Today, I want to focus on a vocabulary word that I found in a lesson for ESL students.  I want to see how helpful these tools are for "traditional" vocabulary words.  Today's word is "nonexistent".  Here is the definition from Merriam-Webster . Definition of  nonexistent :  not in actual or present occurrence  :  not existing The definition is simple enough.  It is not a complicated word to understand. However, let's look at it's use.  So, first thing I noticed is that Merriam-Webster provided a few (non-contrived) examples for us.  … historical accounts of the first Thanksgiving are almost  nonexistent  … — Jasper White For decades, poor or  nonexistent  roads have crippled African farmers. — G. Pascal Zachary Water was often a luxury, bathrooms were  nonexistent , the food was often suspect. — Noel Vietmeyer Although brain size and organization became basically modern at least 100,000 years ago, wi...

I think I have allergies.  I have this weird headache.  Anyways, yesterday, I ate well and I worked out.  Not much to report. Oh I did 22 plank jacks.  Which I think is up from 16.  And I can hold a side plank for 30 seconds.  But that killed that was tough.  allright gots lots to do so I'm off.

Well day 29 is not much to report.  It was my "cheat" day and I had a guilt free day of drinking beer and eating food.  It was nice to have a day off. Now, Sunday is usually not a day taht I can squeeze in healthy habits but today I went for a run and I put some spinach in my smoothie! Because I have no hang ups about yesterday's binge I didn't feel wierd or obligated to do anything of the stuff this morning.  I did these things because I WANTED to do them.  My run was not a fast one.  I actually was surprised that I felt so stiff in the morning.  Not in a bad way, but in a way that made me realize that my late workouts had an advantage to them.  It just made me appreciate late workouts a little bit.  Secondly, since the pressure is off to run faster or longer, it makes me enjoy my runs more.  I think for now, I will have no running goals.  I'll just feel it out and enjoy it.  I think I want to continue to run when the time chan...

Yesterday was another good day.  I resisted the urge to eat the waffle.  Its funny just having this 90 day challenge reminds me not to and then I can resist.  but before I would have eaten the leftover waffle.  But I can eat a healthier breakfast, which I did. yay me.  got caught up and ended up not eating till like 4 but that was ok because it meant that I didn't eat before bed, so I'm sort of doing 12 hour fasting.  I've been toying with this fasting idea.  like I feel like i sort of have to do it and if i'll lose weight while doing it than hey great! but frankly, I'm not convinced of the science that you will lose weight and 2. HATE the HANGER.  So, I dunno.  Plus I think I didn't really do it since I had a beer at 7.  I don't think that counts.  Oh well. Did a run yesterday.  Ive mentioned this before, but I've been more open to the idea of late workouts.  They aren't my fav but they are still doable.  Also ge...

Yesterday, I did not get a workout in because well. I had to sweat another way.  Gotta prioritize my marriage.  I ate a good brekkie that Gil made and then we ate a carne asada pretty late.  Did not drink my smoothie and I was definitely missing it midday. Craving the sweet.  Also this morning I was grossly constipated.  ugh.  This mornign I did not eat a good breakfast because I spent half an hour in the bathroom.  But I did a great workout and am now drinking my smoothie.  I decided to do a raspberry smoothie to up my fiber.  Gonna go find a salmon recipe.

Didn't eat too much.  I mean I had proper meals, just that they were smaller.  I survived the day.  Wasn't starving.  Mondays are like taht.  BUT I did get a workout in! and a good one at that.  I'm a little sore today, in a good way.  I feel stronger every workout.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKxcJzm7Jb4

I guess yesterday ws a cheat day.  I didn't have a chance to eat breakfast so I ate a big greasy sandwhich for lunch.  I'm not sure how I could hve done things differently.  We were in a hurry by the time it was lunch I was really hungry.  THen I ate too much.  Well i guess I should choose Grace over Guilt and realize that that happens sometimes.  I get a cheat day a week. And I didn't have any thing else crappy taht day.  I didnt' work out either.  I often dont have time on Saturday.  I'd like to think of ways I can sneak in a workout and a good breakfast on days like these.  That is all.

Today's word is a simple one.  The meaning is very simple.  According to Merriam Webster it means:   adjective or noun Definition of  zilch :  ZERO ,  NOTHING They also provide an example. Most of these areas have been leased and drilled, with  zilch  results. —  Tim Bradner,  Anchorage Daily News , "Offshore oil leasing evokes sense of deja vu in Alaska," 17 Jan. 2018 Here is another example provided by wordnik.com for the noun form. There are MANY mentally ill prisoners in the prison system – and I can assure you that absolutely  zilch  is being done for them.  Matthew Yglesias » Prisons and Mental Institutions Revisited Surprisingly, this word has been in increased usage since the 1960's. If this trend continues, this word will increase in popularity. How can we use this word? According to the Corpus of Contemporary American English Database , the word is primarily used as a...

I did a kick boxing workout today.  FELT GREAT.  I got my period today and I was STILL sore from teh day before yesterday (likely because of my period) Anyways, a good cardio sesh always gets my blood flowing.  But I know to stay away from dance as much as i usedt ot love it. Kick boxing hit the spot.  I ate mostly leftovers today.  But full of veggies like chayote.  And a middday smoothie.  I am holding off on a beer because I have my no drinking alone rule.  I think its good.  I don't need to drink every night.  And last night I really enjoyed my glass of wine.  Ok time to get out of the hosue a little bit.

I feel like I'm losing weight.  My body feels smaller.  but I have no way (weigh) to know.  I will order a scale... but I must wait (weight) for the amazon cards to come in before I can start making orders. Yesterday, let's see I was sore from the workout the day before (Tone it Up) ( and I have Gilbert's sinus infection that comes iwth a nasty headache).  I was actually surprised to be so sore because the workout didn't feel that difficult.  Well, just means I should repeat it again.  I know i'm getting better.  I did 26 plank jacks! That's up from 12.  Let's see if I can make it to 50! Since I was sore and not feeling 100, I decided to do a yoga workout.  It felt great, WHILE DOING IT.  But afterwards my back hurt like hell! I swear I thought I was careful.  But I know what the culprit is.  It's whenever I move my rib cage around.  Like when I do the Fitness Marshall workouts its the same thing.  The only conclu...

Lesson Learned:  If I'm feeling bummed then a workout is just what the doctor ordered.  Gilbert was sick and I got a bad review and I was having trouble focusing on doing UnBabel.  So, I stopped and did a workout.  Then I felt so much better. Also-- repeated a workout and you know what I did it MUCH better.  I did the unmodified versions of many exercises AND I did a move that I thought would hurt my back, but you know what, I did it slowly and gently and my back was OK! woot! I don't feel old I feel strong and capable! YES! So, it's October, I'm 3 weeks into this blog journey and 1 month into intentionally being reflective about my workouts.  I told myself September was going to be my exploratory stage.  I'd like to say that for October I have a plan.  But I don't. I mean i've made sketches but I dunno.  I don't have a routine.  Some days its early and some days it's late and I can't really decide if that's working for me or not....

Real Quick! Ate a good breakfast (thanks Hubby!) had a little sugar in my bowl (that's always good for my health.  Ate a cookie.... because it was there..... Oh and then in the afternoon I was waiting for Gil to come home so isntead of eating chili, I ate Gilbert's spaghetti.  Not that spaghetti is bad, just that it's more opportunistic eating and I would have been better served just eating the bowl of chili. Finally went for a run woot! Runs feel good.  Don't know how its gonna go with the time change.  But for now, its convinient and it feels good.  So I'll keep doing it.  Ok don't want to over analyze today.  see you tomorrow.