Tuesday, August 18, 2009

What'cha got?

This morning I rolled gently out of bed and tested out my wrenched back. Whatever is tweaked still hurts (though way better than two days ago!), but not EVERYTHING hurts it. When I went to spinning I didn’t know what I’d be able to do, but I tried and found I was relatively pain free. Because I’m limited due to the pain and cutting back to two workouts temporarily to fully recover, what I CAN do I have to hit it HARD.

So I ask you, what are YOU capable of? How can you push it harder? When you finish how do you feel? Did you leave it all out there? Whether you have a physical limitation or just a super busy schedule that leaves you exhausted with little time to work out, take what you’ve got and work it till you’ve burned up every bit of energy. Lift till your muscles give out, run till your lungs burn and your legs refuse to move, get out there and show me what you got! I want to hear about it. What did you do today that pushed your limits?

I know I've been lagging in my workout reports. Rather than bore you with a long trail of repeat entries of what I've been doing, I'm just going to jump over the gap and pick up where I am now. Happy to share if anyone desperately wants to know.

Monday's workouts:
#1-3 mile walk (back felt pretty good, will pick it back up to a gentle run after this)

#2-back and biceps

#3-hour of stretching to work the pain out of my back.

Monday's Diet:
Breakfast-2 pieces wheat bread, 1 egg, smart balance, sugar free jam and low fat cheddar, coffee with mootopia

Snack-protein oatmeal

Lunch-whole wheat pita pizza (pita, chicken breast, marinara sauce, broccoli, fat free cheddar)

Snack-cottage cheese, fat free yogurt, 1 serving sugar free fat free pudding

Dinner-roasted carrots baked in olive oil, lean beef dijon burger, 1 serving fat free sugar free pudding

Final breakdown:
Calories burned- 2430
Calories consumed- 1619
Deficit- 811

Nutrient breakdown: 44C/31P/25F

I'll report in on the weight on Thursday when I weigh in again.

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