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Friday Wellness Check-in!!
TGIF! How did everyone do this week with exercise, eating right and generally taking care of yourself?
I had a rough week. I worked out (maybe too much) from Fri-Sun and then on Monday I literally could not walk. I think I was having delayed onset muscle soreness in my calves. DH had to go buy me crutches. So I spent the rest of the week recovering.
I did bring my lunch to work almost every day this week, so hopefully that balanced out my lack of exercise a bit. I'm getting back into working out tonight (30 min. cardio and 30 min strength training).
A major fail this week is that I have not been eating breakfast!!! I will stock up on breakfast groceries this weekend. Oooh and I got the "abs diet" book which I think I may start up ASAP. It's good stuff--6 small meals a day with lots of protein to keep your metabolism going.
Sorry for the long post! How did everyone else do?
Re: Friday Wellness Check-in!!
I've been doing OK this week. Brought lunch everyday, and ate at home for dinner all week. I'm having a hard time getting out to excersize though. Its been so freaking cold this week.
We are looking to join a gym, so hopefully once we do that I will be able to work out more. For now I am being better about what I eat and hopefully that will help.
I can't believe you worked out so much you needed crutches! Now I feel really lazy not having worked out at all this week.
Ugh I know what you mean about the weather. I just try and exercise around the house. And I don't think I was crippled because I worked out so hard(although I'd love to believe that), i think it was because I hadn't worked out in so long!! It was very sad and definitely a wake-up call that I need to get with the program.
Keep up the good work with the not eating out! It's soooo hard for me to do because I suck at cooking!!
I definitely had a good week considering it was the first one after the holidays/back to work.
Tues-Fri I rode the exercise bike for 45 minutes. Cooked all of our meals at home this week, and did a big grocery shopping trip on Tuesday to stock the house with healthy stuff. We have a bad habit of running out of food, and that makes it too easy to pick something up or order out.Although I'm not following any diet per say, I am trying to be aware of calories and fat and just cut back in general. I'm trying to get away from snacking any time I feel even the tiniest bit hungry.
Next week I want to add in some strength training....oh do my abs need it!
Do you cook everyday? We try to eat in most of the week, but I hate cooking in the evenings. I usually cook a few things on Sunday, but then we run out by Thursday.
I did do a lot better on the snacks this week, lots of veggies & hummus. No chips!!
What kinds of exercise do you do? Do you have a gym membership or do you do DVDs at home or none of the above? I'm always looking for new ideas. Thanks for checking in!