15 July 2008

So Far So Good... I think

Sorry for the delay posting today, crazy day. Add to this, I feel as though someone kicked my ass. There I said it. Between lifting a few days ago and starting the core workout portion of The Lean Look, I feel like someone beat me. I'm actually really into the food I had the last two days, and it's getting better as it's getting healthier. I took the examples from the book and picked and chose.
Yesterday: Breakfast (this was lame) - I grabbed a ClifBar on the way out the door. Lunch - I had a small salad with a a fat-free dressing and a half of a turkey sandwich. Dinner - (questionable but sort of in the book) a taco with beans & rice.
Today: Breakfast - Ditto on the ClifBar (I need to wake earlier to allow for a proper breakfast... Tomorrow). Lunch - a small portion of meatloaf (organic 92/8 beef, homemade) with broccoli. Dinner - A 92/8 burger patty with mushrooms and onions, cucumber salad (made with fat-free sour cream), and a ginormous salad with vinegar, sea salt, pepper, sunflower seeds, and roasted soy nuts.
I think Bluenoser would approve. Also, I am eight ounces down on the scale this morning over Monday Morning. We'll see how it goes. Off for the cardio portion. Ciao for now.
[21:12 update]
First, and most importantly, I DID really sit down at 21:12 to type this. Only after staring at it for a minute did I realize, and then chuckle, at the Rush reference. This is going to make the most sense to Bluenoser, but I urge the rest of you to keep reading. My pain is might be your comedy gold. I usually get on the bike and ride. You know what I mean, right? Pedal, remain consistent, good cadence, try and keep it in the upper teens for an average. What I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, used to is intervals. That said imagine my surprise when I did day one of intervals... and botched it. I was supposed to do this:
5 min: Warm up
30 sec; Pound it
1 min: Active Recovery
30 sec; Pound it
1 min: Active Recovery
30 sec; Pound it
1 min: Active Recovery
30 sec; Pound it
5 min: Cool down
What in fact wound up happening, because I am an idiot and didn't propperly read instructions, was the following:
5 min: Warm up
30 sec; Pound it
1 min: Active Recovery
30 sec; Pound it
1 min: Active Recovery
30 sec; Pound it
1 min: Active Recovery
30 sec; Pound it
1 min: Active Recovery
30 sec; Pound it
1 min: Active Recovery
30 sec; Pound it
5 min: Cool down
20 min: (Or so) just riding around asking myself what in the hell I was thinking. So imagine my surprise when I got home and found out I went over by two reps. I suppose better that, than...
Time to drop a couple of Advil and drink a gallon or so of water.

2 comments:

Bluenoser said...

Two beer rule.

-B

Cycling Phun said...

What's the two beer rule? I'm currently on the no beer rule.