Worked up to green bands today! Whoop! Baby steps, of course. I definitely couldn’t do extensions on them but I tried pushing the envelope when my flabby arms would allow. Some of the overhead extensions worked with green bands. And we also got to use band and rod today…though I had assembled mine with a yellow band and didn’t get the benefit of any burning sensation.

Well, I definitely plan on making up for it with some jumping jacks and crunches this evening. Flat belly, flat belly, flat belly…work it! 

The goal is 100 each of jacks and crunches, and maybe I’ll wrestle out that band set that’s been gathering dust. 

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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. 

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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). 

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