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What I'm Reading This Week #35

Howdy do and happy last Friday of August!  I hope you had a good week and if your weather was like ours, it was FINALLY under 93 degrees.  Don't get me wrong, I know sweater weather isn't here but it was nice to not have the AC working overtime (set to 76) starting at 11am every day!   It was nice to not walk out to water the garden and walk into a wall of humidity so I will take what I can get.    Speaking of which: With this 3" San Marzano , I shall be able to make enough sauce to cover 7.3 spaghetti noodles. 😒 Now let's get to: How to Stock Your Pantry for Quick & Easy Meals in Minutes   (Ooh, I need to crockpot some black beans for some sweet potato black bean burritos.) What Happens to Your Body When You Start Lifting Weights After 50   (Stay strong, sharp, and independent—no matter when you start.) Ditching This Common Food Type Could Double Weight Loss, According To Scientists (It makes sense and I've started to cut back on them for ...

Trying to focus on the positive- weigh in

Well I'm down a pound.

I'm happy but I wish I could get over that initial feeling of disappointment given how much I cut back this week.  I have to remind myself that we had a pretty over the top high cal day followed by basically another one the following day when I made my mom her birthday dinner.  (Twice what our normal Sundays are.)  I know that my mental countdown of where I wanted to be by the end of this month is now going to be impossible because I wanted all of the vacation weight off by the end of the month and that seemed like a very reasonable goal.  Throw in an intestinal system that was completely off kilter for 2 weeks after we got back and a freak gain for no reason and that about throws a wrench into the timeline.  I'd have to lose 9 lb this week to get the vacation weight off.

Yeah.

Movin' on.

I have to take note that my body feels friggin' BEAT...UP today.  We burned a lot of extra calories and did some HARD workouts this week that put my legs through the paces.  Kettlebells always kill me for many days after.  Must remember to ice my knees afterward.  I thought about taking an active recovery day in there but I didn't and maybe next time I will.  You know how the muscles tend to hold on to water when they're repairing and my protein was low because my calories were low this week.

I did roll after every workout this week and felt better than I usually do hipwise.  I need to get in the habit of using the hard stick roller before bed to release the muscles so they don't tighten up overnight.

I'm happy to report I hit my water goal every day and made sure to take my chia sludge every day in some form.

Heading out on a road trip this morning because there is a just way too much going on in the city today to not throw the Mr into screaming jackal mode at other people's poor driving skills.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

What goals did you hit this week?

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  1. I forgot to weigh in today - but the time I remembered it was Saturday I'd had like 4 cups of coffee. Oops. On the plus side, I did make it to zumba twice. My class conflicts with my son's baseball schedule, his games are an easy choice by I've been missing it. He had a late game Wed and no practice Fri so I made it twice and feel better for it. The instructor will be gone for the next two weeks so I'll have to work out at home.

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