Non Scale Victories This Week
During last night's LIIFT 4 Shoulders workout, I saw an improvement over last weeks shoulder presses. I was unable to do the 2nd and 3rd sets last week overhead after about 3-4 presses. My left shoulder would literally fall like I'd lost all muscle control with 10 lb weights. Yesterday I used the same 10 lbs and it wasn't until the 7th rep on the second set that I started to feel bad fatigue but pushed through. On the third set my shoulders were shot but I was still able to push overhead even if slower. I pushed to fatigue but didn't have that dangerous muscle drop I had before. The zinnias I grew from seed are mostly in full bloom and I took some pics before cutting some to put in a little vase. What were your non scale victories so far this week? ==================== Get posts sent straight to your inbox on Follow It . Some posts may contain affiliate links that help keep this blog running at no cost to you. See the Disclaimer page for more info....
We would always get a chocolate bunny from a local mom and pop type of chocolate factory in town and thankfully that place is still in business and I can still get one - of course I get a much smaller one now, which is fine. But that is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI remember we'd always visit my Grandma on my Dad's side around Easter time since she and Grandpa lived a couple hours away and she always made sure to give us one of those chocolate eggs that would be filled with maple cream, etc. I was not a big fan of maple so that one would be my least favorite, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't eat it anyway out of respect for Grandma.
My parents would also always give us some kind of toy, usually something shared, that they would hide. For whatever reason, the Easter that my brothers' and I got a huge box of Lincoln Logs really stands out because I was the one who found the box hiding behind the living room curtains.
Anyone remmeber L'Eggs - the pantyhose that came in plastic eggs? Well my mom would collect them and then we'd get an egg filled with jelly beans in our basket - which was great because they were larger than your typical plastic egg for holding candy. But the best part...if you left at least one jelly bean in your egg by Wednesday, you'd wake up Thursday to a completely full egg again! Worst treats - anything 'white chocoloate' - blech.
ReplyDeleteI do remember the L'eggs pantyhose! My mom had those for years. lol
ReplyDeleteMy favorite that I remember were the Brach's solid chocolate eggs (Hershey's does them now in a bag...very similar) and Peep Marshmallows. Back then you could ONLY get them at Easter and only in yellow and possibly pink if I recall. I lived for the peeps!
I'm a Cadbury Crème Egg lover now and as a child. Those were like gold when they made an appearance in my basket. They were treasured and savoured. I've been working hard to stay away from them now since they have been in the stores for like two months already. I'll pick myself up a few after Easter when they find their way into the discount section.
ReplyDeleteAs for worst candy, I always hated jelly beans, especially the ones at Easter. I don't like the flavours associated with the Easter colors. The same goes for gummy candies, like gummy rabbit heads. Even now I'm picky about the flavours of jelly beans and gummy candies that I eat. And I always found that any hollow chocolate was a disappointment at Easter. I was and will always be a fan of solid chocolate bunnies and eggs.