I spend way too much time looking at myself in the mirror. Lord, have mercy! My mother is looking back at me! The aging struggle is real.
Usually, these days, I take a good quick look at who is staring back at me because the girl I once was, is long gone. But then, I remember the Psalmist’s words: “Turn my eyes from looking at vanities: and give me life in YOUR ways.”
Did you know that vanity…
It’s Friday! 🙌🏽 I’m sore. I’m tired. But, I’m not defeated! Gotta get in one more training session. It might not be pretty! But, it’s getting done all the same.
I went a little less cardio heavy today:
-I started with a quick 100 calories burned on the elliptical to warmup.
-Then, I moved on to Metabolic Strength Training courtesy of Cathe Friedrich Live! (See link below for example!) We used various hand weights and kept the heart rate elevated throughout. I labeled it as functional training for Apple Watch purposes.
That’s 🖐🏽 workouts for the week! Wasn’t easy. Wasn’t glamorous. But, I cannot argue with the results. Until next week, keep your head up and keep moving! 🫶🏽
I have some challenges going. I need to do lots of biking to catch up.
But the day before I went to a birthday dinner and had a terrible dry fajita salad. And a giant, too sweet cupcake that looked more amazing than it tasted and kinda made me nauseous.
The 1st pic is yto track my 5k time. The 2nd is the same workout but with a cooldown added.
I made bone broth. I had it for breakfast. It is delicious.
I hate that I have gotten into the habit of at least a protein bar a day. Ugg. But whatevs I suppose.
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It’s a Monday feeling Monday. At least, it’s Victory Monday (go 9ers! 😁). I ended up getting a vaccine on Friday night and it really knocked me back a bit! Plus, my arm was very sore. 😣 Today was a day for modification and I’m up for the challenge!
Getting my energy back, hour by hour, I finally venture out to my studio! I was able to glide through about 20 minutes on the elliptical. That actually felt quite good! Lower on the resistance (3-5) and just a smooth, brisk pace. Felt good enough to try a short HIIT, with lower body strength training for a quick additional calorie burn. I got through it! Didn’t break any barriers, but didn’t lose any ground. Hope you found some victories this Monday! 🫶🏽
5•31•23 || discovered that reading while using my elliptical helps me go further than music does. I just did 4 miles in an hour (level 12 resistance most of the time) and burned 368 calories.