I weigh myself nearly every day so usually I have an idea what my Friday weight is going to be. Well this week I can say it is not looking too good for any kind of change, which I guess isn't all together a bad thing. Maintaining is not a bad thing. But I'm feeling a little stuck even though I knew the closer I got to my goal the harder it was going to be.
I decided this week I needed to really rev up my workouts. Working out in general has been challenging. If I don't do it in the mornings it probably isn't going to happen. Thanks to early risers lately, getting it done in the am has not been easy. I already wake up between 5:00 and 5:30 and for anyone who really knows me, you know this is a big deal for me - I AM NOT a morning person. When I get up I make a pot of coffee and sit down at the computer to do my devotions. I think it is more important to get myself mentally and emotionally prepared for the day first. Some days I just get caught up in my devotions - and catching up reading blogs and emails - that it is well after 6:00 before I get ready to exercise.
But back to boosting my workouts - in addition to the walking routines the past couple of days I have also done a 24 minute quick workout by Jillian Michaels. She's kicking my butt! I am not even using hand weights during the workouts yet (because right now I'm not exactly sure where they are - probably in a box somewhere in the shop along with a ton of yard sale stuff) and I'm still sore everywhere! I keep telling myself sore muscles are good even if right now I can barely move.
I'm trying to come up with some new dishes - and by "come up with" I mean find some new recipes online - to try for dinner. I bought some gnocchi a few weeks ago as a suggestion from a fellow blogger as a good table food to start with my 9 month old. Gnocchi is something none of us have ever had before so I did a search online for some suggested "sauces." I found this recipe and tried it out tonight. It was yummy!!! Definitely a dish I'll be making again - even the girls loved it.
I think with a little more tomato it would have been perfect!
Reading - I am really enjoying my new Bible. I still have a lot of reading to do to get caught up and will feel much better once I am. I like this translation, the New Living Translation, and the way this Bible is organized and laid out is making it so much easier to read.
I decided this week I needed to really rev up my workouts. Working out in general has been challenging. If I don't do it in the mornings it probably isn't going to happen. Thanks to early risers lately, getting it done in the am has not been easy. I already wake up between 5:00 and 5:30 and for anyone who really knows me, you know this is a big deal for me - I AM NOT a morning person. When I get up I make a pot of coffee and sit down at the computer to do my devotions. I think it is more important to get myself mentally and emotionally prepared for the day first. Some days I just get caught up in my devotions - and catching up reading blogs and emails - that it is well after 6:00 before I get ready to exercise.
But back to boosting my workouts - in addition to the walking routines the past couple of days I have also done a 24 minute quick workout by Jillian Michaels. She's kicking my butt! I am not even using hand weights during the workouts yet (because right now I'm not exactly sure where they are - probably in a box somewhere in the shop along with a ton of yard sale stuff) and I'm still sore everywhere! I keep telling myself sore muscles are good even if right now I can barely move.
I'm trying to come up with some new dishes - and by "come up with" I mean find some new recipes online - to try for dinner. I bought some gnocchi a few weeks ago as a suggestion from a fellow blogger as a good table food to start with my 9 month old. Gnocchi is something none of us have ever had before so I did a search online for some suggested "sauces." I found this recipe and tried it out tonight. It was yummy!!! Definitely a dish I'll be making again - even the girls loved it.
I think with a little more tomato it would have been perfect!
Reading - I am really enjoying my new Bible. I still have a lot of reading to do to get caught up and will feel much better once I am. I like this translation, the New Living Translation, and the way this Bible is organized and laid out is making it so much easier to read.
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