Fitness blah-g

[threadwalker]

Fitness Change
whew! I still hurt from Monday. Everything between knees and ribs is sore, including booty, quads, hamstrings, abs, back... Actually, I think the obliques are okay.. let me flex and check.. Nope, they hurt too, it's just that I don't use them to sit down or stand up or laugh. It's Wednesday and this is all from Monday's work out. I rested yesterday, which was part of my "plan". I think the change out in fitness routine is going to be paying off. I'm so excited to be feeling the changes.

My big fear was the treadmill: last time I used the treadmill I developed bone spurs in my heals and limped for a year. It alternated from excruciating pain to dull throb during that time. Since it's gone, I definitely do not want to retrigger a flare up. So far, so good.

Monday Workout:
Cardio:
treadmill, 10 min (125 cal)
elliptical stair, 22 min (260 cal)

Abs:
decline leg lifts (3 sets of 10)
decline crunches (3 sets of 10)
obliques (3 sets of 10)

Back:
Lat pull down (70#, 3x10)
traps, (?#, 3x10)

Chest:
bench
bench incline

Glutes:
Walking lunges, 8# dumbells, 30 steps (15/ side)
deadlift, 25# bar (guess on wt - didn't ask), 3X11
squat (machine), 75#, 3X10
Hip thrust, 20# plate on tummy, 3X10

I was going to do kick-back w/ cable/anklet, but they didn't have the ankle attachment. I bought my own yesterday so I'll be ready next time. (ahh... gosh.. I'm buying my own weight lifting equipment now... how cute!)

Nutrition:
I think changing my WW pts from 22 to 20 might be a bigger change than I initially thought. Just an early twinge. It's forcing me to be more aware of snacking on things like low-cal crackers and low cal carby things. I'm also becoming more enthusiastically healthful in my eating. Without internal goading or guilting I actually ordered an omlet of egg-whites, spinach, mushrooms and peppers today AND I was excited about it. If you'd told me last fall that I'd eventually order such an item and that I'd do it without being forced to do it and that I'd enjoy it so much that I'd plan to do it again, I'd have laughed my socks off at you. And yet, it happened. It will even happen again.

Life is strange.