Spring to summer seed packets
I stopped by North Haven Gardens this weekend to pick up some seeds. It was very difficult to resist picking up their 50% off sale on spring bulbs! I can’t wait to outdoor sow them! The rains this past weekend has made the ground damp enough for me to put down some violas into the door strip bed.
Also: picked up some cat grass seed for the kitty; he’s taken a huge interest in the ginger plants I have parked by the door.
Week 2, where’s the reward?
I think I’m fudging my food diary numbers, because I don’t think I’m getting the reward I expected out of 6 days of working out last week. My weight approached 146 last week but hasn’t gotten back there since.
Maybe I’m just too unrealistic with my goals, but gosh darn it, I wanted to see results. I want those inches off my waistline! I wanted to see that my sacrifices last week were paying off.
Except the stupid scale is telling me different.
Okay, I did have that cup of buttered, mayo elotes one day last week. Corn carbs work like rice on me; I gain back the pounds I lost and retain it for 3-4 days.
Some of those days, I just couldn’t stand the white diet of sandwiches, fruits and veggies; which is why I swung over to the simple Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Mex options. With the exception of the Peanut Sauce Chicken and Vanilla Prawns (and elotes), I thought my estimations of the sushi and fajitas/grilled chicken were right on the nose.
This week, I thought I would be in great condition to meet the workout challenges, especially given enough sleep. But I still struggled, and flat out gave up, on some of the exercises. Perhaps I overreached: I did kick harder, punched harder during sessions, but that had the side effect of shortening my performance. And I’ve got some unusual pains in my joints for it too.
Another observation: sometimes when I think I’m weaker on one side, it soon proves me wrong when I’m exercising the other side. This has been occurring a lot with the lower body workouts lately.
A forum comment pointed out that there are different gains from a lifestyle change versus a diet. I pursued this project initially as a diet; I’m not ready to make a lifestyle change when it comes to food however.
]]>Day 6 at PBT
Kickboxing on day 5 Friday had less cardio I think. For the last half, we rotated from bag to bag doing alternate exercises. I lost a lot of momentum and didn’t feel as drained.
However my HBP caught up with me mid-day…I’ve been neglecting to take the meds, thinking that the exercise would sustain me. I threw in an extra dog walk just to try to calm my system, but my body really need the meds.
I think the uneven meal volumes played havoc with my digestion. I need to throw in some extra fiber to get regular again. Tummy was not happy!
Back to bands-ercise today, day 6, targeting mostly upper body, arms. Maybe I don’t need to purchase some extra weights, since my personal band set has been going unused for the last 4 weeks.
My BP this morning was back to 117, thanks to a long night’s sleep and the meds mid-afternoon.
Still sore all over, but most of the pain is enhanced only when I’m idle or trying to extend past normal limits (like fast singles).
]]>Under the grow lights
The top growth on the eggplant died, but some foliage is emerging from the root ball. Looks like I’ll be able to keep this eggplant come spring. Still planning on using the single fruit for seed stock–I can’t imagine it’s edible up till now. All of the potted plants are taking up counter space, limiting the amount of real estate I can use to grow from seed. We’ll see what happens when mid-month rolls around.
