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20
June
Me (snuggling the cat): I love you, Dante. Even though you drink from the toilet and will probably infect us all with your parasites.
Him: That’s a great name for a punk rock band.
Me: What?
Him: Parasitic Cat.
20
June
I know, it seems like I just posted one of these, yet here we are again at another Fitness Friday. (Ok, it’s Saturday. So sue me.)
So, it’s been an interesting week. First of all, due to the eight gaping holes in my mouth, I’ve been more or less on a soup and pudding diet since last Friday. It’s difficult to make great nutritional choices when the hardest food I’ve been able to eat is pasta. God I miss steak.
Then there was the issue of exercise. I couldn’t even do yoga, my favorite, because the oral surgeon told me no being upside down (unless I wanted to make my sockets bleed, which, no thank you). Plus I had no energy to work out anyway since I hadn’t been able to eat much. I’ve been weak and tired whenever I’m not actually drugged and/or asleep.
Oh, and note to self: Pencilin makes you feel pukey.
Drama aside, let’s see how the week went:
Goal #1: Per my fitness fanatic friend’s advice, I will attempt to figure out what kind of food my metabolism requires to function properly. She seems to think my love of carbs could be to blame for my sleepiness.
In progress. I’m slowly reading through a book on metabolic typing. I’m going to have to actually pay attention to how my body reacts to different foods to be able to accurately determine what’s right for me. All I know is that the “healthier” I have been trying to make my diet, the worse I seem to feel. The book says that’s not unusual because each person’s dietary needs are unique and personal to them. I’m hoping my metabolism functions best on ice cream and doughnuts, but I’m not going to get my hopes up.
Goal #2: I will attempt to snack on protein-rich foods after my workouts. Above mentioned friend also informed me that this is necessary to keep my muscles happy.
N/A. My muscles didn’t need any rebuilding this week. They have gotten plenty of protein anyway since yogurt doesn’t require chewing.
Goal #3: If needed, I will cut myself some slack on the exercising and healthy eating because I’ll probably feel like hell for at least part of the week and won’t be able to eat anything much harder than pudding for awhile. I will not take the week off, however.
Achieved, I guess. I went for long walks twice during the week (when it wasn’t raining). Mostly I was forced to give myself time to heal. And somehow I managed not to eat loads of crap.
And now, onto my new baby steps to a kick ass body:
1. I will begin noting how different types of foods affect my energy level, mood, etc in an effort to determine why “healthy eating” makes me tired as hell.
2. I will get my butt back to the gym this week. At least twice.
3. I will do planks for 60 consecutive seconds every day. With minimal grumbling.
So, yeah, nothing too exciting to report here. If you’d really like to be inspired, Iasa biked 30 miles for one of her goals. And Jewelz? Well, she’s shifted gears from exercise goals to doing the Dr. Natura Colonix program. Good luck with that, Jewelz. I think I’ll stick with push ups.
Now I’m going to go watch it rain some more and remember the days back when the sun used to shine and I actually had the motivation for this fitness stuff. **sigh**
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~ Lao-tzu
Category: Fitness Friday, Fitness Fun
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17
June
Ten things I’ve found to be much more difficult to do while taking narcotics:
1. Sitting up (you know, without lolling your head all around)
2. Putting together coherent thoughts
3. Saying long words
4. Painting your fingernails/toenails
5. Geography
6. Handling ice cubes (those suckers are slippery)
7. Navigating stairs
8. Making intelligent choices
9. Spelling
10. Blogging**
* Something I may have randomly and dreamily announced to the Captain’s friends during a lull in conversation last weekend. Which suggests that if someone has passed out on the couch in a narcotics-induced slumber, maybe you shouldn’t wake them up and take them out to be charming and social.
** This post was totally written under the influence, but I think I did an awesome job. Mostly because I’m still conscious and know how to use spell check.
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13
June
How the time does fly when there are goals to reach. Somehow it is once again Fitness Friday.
(Actually it’s Thursday, but by the time you are reading this I will be all drugged up after having EIGHT teeth pulled, including my four wisdom teeth. Judging by the fact that two of the wisdom teeth are impacted, they want me UNCONSCIOUS for the extractions, and I need to pay for two rounds of anesthesia, I’m thinking I’m going to be seriously doped up tomorrow afternoon. I figured you’d prefer a coherent post. Ok, odds are you’d prefer the drugged out of mind post, but whatever. This is what you get.)
Anyway, it’s been a pretty low key week with all the preparations for the surgery. (My desk currently looks like a pharmacy. I’m beginning to feel a little freaked out.) Between coordinating a driver to safely transport me home from surgery (by the way friends and family, thanks for being all “Not it!” about it), making sure I have mush in the fridge to eat once I have no teeth, and figuring out which of these pills I’m supposed to be taking when, did I actually attempt any of my fitness goals?
Goal #1: I will change up my workout routine. Although I’ve recently added in the yoga, I’ve been doing the same stuff at the gym for over a year now. It’s time I put together a new routine to challenge my body.
Achieved? I guess technically not going to the gym at all counts, but that’s not what I had in mind when I set this goal. I have been looking at a few fitness sites to try to find a good overall body toning workout. I’ve also decided that it’s time to branch out from the elliptical machine to the treadmill and stationary bikes. But honestly, I’ve gone home and crashed every day this week. Sometimes sleep is more necessary than exercise.
(I did go running on Sunday and did Monday Night Yoga, so I wasn’t a total slug.)
Goal #2: I will attempt to better control portion sizes at meals. Thanks to my mom, whatever you put on my plate I feel obligated to finish and the Captain puts a lot of food on our plates. All that exercising isn’t going to do a damn bit of good if I’m always devouring dinner like it’s my last meal. If I’m really that hungry, then I can go back for seconds.
Achieved. I’ve been using smaller plates for lunch since I have a tendency to fill up whatever real estate is open. The Captain has been reducing portion size at dinner as well. Not too surprisingly, we aren’t still hungry when we finish what’s on our plates.
Goal #3: I will attempt to jog a mile. For reals. I do more distance than that any time I’m on the elliptical, so I’m hoping I can run around a track without fainting.
Achieved. Hell yeah.
Now, with all this eating healthy and exercising and drinking water and sleeping eight hours a night and taking my vitamins, you’d expect me to have tons of energy right? But no. I’m always freaken exhausted. It’s nothing medical (according to my recent blood tests), so I have to consider other possibilities. Which brings me to my goals for the coming week:
1. Per my fitness fanatic friend’s advice, I will attempt to figure out what kind of food my metabolism requires to function properly. She seems to think my love of carbs could be to blame for my sleepiness.
2. I will attempt to snack on protein-rich foods after my workouts. Above mentioned friend also informed me that this is necessary to keep my muscles happy.
3. If needed, I will cut myself some slack on the exercising and healthy eating because I’ll probably feel like hell for at least part of the week and won’t be able to eat anything much harder than pudding for awhile. I will not take the week off, however.
As always, anyone can pick up Fitness Fridays with me. If you plan to participate this week, here’s what to do:
First, choose three goals for yourself that are reasonably challenging, yet attainable. Goals can be anything from “taking the stairs instead of the elevator” to “completing this weekend’s marathon.” Whatever is right for you. Fitness goals can also include eating smarter or getting an adequate amount of sleep. Basically anything that makes you a healthier you.
Once you’ve thought of your goals, post them on your blog so you are accountable to work on them over the next week. If you don’t have a blog, write them down on paper and post them on your wall, fridge, etc.
Finally, let other participants know about your goals so we can offer encouragement and congrats as you make progress.
Current Fitness Fridays participants include:
That’s it for me. I hope you are looking forward to a better week than mine. I wonder if shaking the instant pudding counts as exercise.
Until next week . . .
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~ Lao-tzu
Category: Adventures in Adulthood, Fitness Friday, Fitness Fun
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