Wow Tabata was a killer last night. The push up portion really did me in. As usual. I want to get the most out of Tabata so I try to not wimp out and do the easiest version. So no push ups on the knees anymore. Even though I know I won't be able to do very many at the end, it's still what Tabata is all about. So last night was typical in that by the last round I was barely able to do one full push up. It was good for me though as that's the new focus, lifting to failure. It's what I'm shooting for now a couple of times a week along with the running and biking. I think I've got a good routine going now. Run, bike, and lifting weights thru out the week. I'm starting to get out of bed earlier than I was and so am getting in some type of workout in the mornings. For now it's core and stretching.
Tonight I lifted weights and went for pulling exercises. So I worked the back muscles as the Tabata push ups were pushing exercises (really?). I moved around various machines doing a set here and there. One thing I'm thinking is that I need to start really upping the weight amounts. Not going crazy but I'm noticing that when someone else (L) picks the weight it's a heavier weight than what I'd pick. I know that's my "gotta be careful" think getting in the way of reality. Of course it's also my laziness working itself into this whole working out thing. I do a pretty good job of ignoring it most times but occasionally it rears it's ugly head. Just a friendly reminder to self. HA
Okay food:
Breakfast: Two eggs, three slices of deli ham, avocado, and tomato on a skinny bun. 2"x2-1/2"x1-1/2" piece of lemon tea cake. 20oz of cold water. So the dessert at breakfast experiment was fun. I don't know if I'll keep it up but I'm going to do another week before making any kind of decision. What I'm looking at is whether or not it actually keeps me satisfied later in the evening. In other words is eating a piece of cake in the morning helping to make the evening meal more satisfying so that I can get away with eating much smaller portions. Weird eating something in the morning to affect the evening which is like 12 hours later but I think it actually does. But we'll see.
1st snack: Sm piece of Tamale pie. A co worker brought in a home made tamale pie and offered it to everyone. I of course had to eat some. I didn't have a very big piece. It was probably 2-1/2x2-1/2x2-1/2 so a nice size for a snack.
Lunch: Okay had some more of the tamale pie. About the same or a bit bigger than what I had at 1st break. In addition to that I had the two tacos with the chix, quinoa, cheese, avocado, and salsa. I mixed the stir fried veggies in with the tamale pie. I did skip the chips I'd been eating with lunch due to eating the tamale pie. Good decision on my part and I felt good about that.
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Protein drink. Pear cut up in a bowl with cottage cheese (3 tbsp), mango salsa, chia seeds, and a small handful of almonds. Had a revelation in that I'm figuring out I don't need to eat a ton of food to be satisfied. It does have to satisfy me but as long as that happens I'm good. Once again quality over quantity wins every time.
So the workout wasn't the greatest but I still did lift weights and I left the gym feeling like I'd accomplished something other than sitting in front of the computer and stuffing my face. So I'm calling it a win.
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