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sideblog | diana | HW: 133, CW: 120.5, UGW: 115 | a place for me to put physical and mental health stuff

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7.1.19

This workout was a little weak. I mean, it was more or less the same diffuculty and speed as my others but I think my leg muscle is getting used to that, so this morning I'm going to up my treadmill speed, see if that makes it harder.

With every workout it's becoming clearer and clearer that I need new sneakers. Because my feet are small I still shop in kid-sizes and my shoes therefore, have crap arch support. But idk... every time I go to the local Nike/ADIDAS stores I feel so like... none of the styles are remotely what I want. Just plain gym shoes.... yknow? But, I'm gonna have to get over my hangups about this eventually or just resort to shopping online, cuz I need new shoes.

I ate like crap today because they had pancakes. They also had like, just tachini and shakshuka for protiens and while I love Shakshuka they make it waaaay too spicy for me. So I had tachini and whole wheat bread with seed toppings. Cuz, yeah. But they had peppers so at least I could eat a vegetable other than cucumbers.

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6.1.19

So yesterday, after arguing with myself for hours I finally went to exercise. It was super windy and cold out and (I thought) was going to thunderstorm so I really just wanted a cup of tea and bed. But I'd promised myself I'd exercise and wow, was it worth it to go. I felt sooo much more like a human afterwards.

So I used a new model of treadmill which was a little lower tech, hence the very simple summary. But also, that summary was only half my workout. I had originally planned an hour on the treadmill and I took a quick break at the 30min mark to go to the bathroom and during that time the machine reset. So i finished up by reseting to 30min and taking it from there. So if you like double the results on the machine, that's what I actually got.

I did intervals at a 1-2 rate. I was going to do some more but I was worried it would start to pour so I went back to my room for some bodyweight exercises. Of which I did.... 15 half-assed pushups and 30 crunches.

Yeah, not really a good workout, I'm aware. But I have like.... no muscle definition in my upper body anymore and that kinda wiped me out. I'm definitely going to try more of that stuff I'm thinking.... tomorrow.

I have a workout tonight, and two tomorrow (two chances, that is. I may feel like the mandated morning time has fulfilled my need for tuesday, but since I'm working til late wed-sat I won't really have time then to exercise so I might double my time on tues). And I want to do an hour cardio (it's what I used to do and I want to get used to it again) and either the stationary bike or set-up and begin an actual bodyweight routine.

It feels like a lot, but I'm sure I can do it... we'll see.

[it-gets-better-hydrangea]

Go into 2019 with a warrior mindset. You’re going to fight to make this year the best for you because you and strong and you are in control of your life. No one can take that away your positivity and your fighting spirit.

[chinasa]

friendly reminder that you can start your weight loss journey at any time. missed january 1st? that’s alright, you can start today. waiting for a sign? well here one is. just start, you’ll never regret it ✨

[sashacoki]

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Did an actual workout today... Its funny, I always feel like i say that when I post...

Honestly its because I just feel like I'm never exercising, especially since before the army I would spend about an hour and a half doing cardio + bodyweight strength training.

I'm working right now just to get back into the grove of working out. That hour really killed me. At the halfway point I almost quit, but instead I hiked up my headphones and found a new playlist on Spotify to listen to (they have hundreds of "workout" playlists).

This was an hour long intervals workout on the treadmill. I'm still trying to figuring out all the equipment in the gym, so right now it's just treadmill stuff, though next week (next time I can go to the gym here) I want to try the stationary bike. It didn't look too high-tech so hopefully I'll be able to figure it out 😅.

I said in my last post that food here sucks health-wise and that isn't necessarily true. It sucks veggie-wise. Yeah, they have vegan and vegetarian stuff but, and no offense, that stuff is gross. I'm sorry, there is good vegan and vegetarian stuff out there! I know there is! I eat it in my downtime! But the stuff on base is just... nasty. So... 🤷‍♀️ no luck there.

The veggies with the least amount of dressing on them tend to be the cucumbers and beets so that's what I'm trying to eat. They also sometimes have a really good quinoa and lentil salad but unfortunately.... it's drowned in vinegarette and it's waaay too sour for me. I tried putting it on some bread once and... nope, still gross.

Well... we'll see.

That being said my protein intake fluctuates, sometimes I have more carbs sometimes less but they tend to have tuna one or twice a week (I should really watch my mercury intake now tho) and they always have cottage cheese (even if sometimes I don't get any because they ran out). They also try sometimes to have tachini and hummus so... we'll see.

They always have carbs though, and I've managed a pretty good rule (that I usually keep) about just one carb thing during meals, which is fine. Their rice is better than the potatoes anyway, so at least that is under control a little. And yeah. Hard boiled eggs. Lots of them. And yogurt when they have, which they usually don't.

Wow... this is a long update... I guess just have had a lot pent up since not doing these things daily.... what else....

Oh! I've also started tracking my (approx) food intake and water in my samsung health app. I also joined the January step-goal-competition-thing and I'm really enjoying it! I know it's only been two days but it's still fun. I tend to get at least 6000 steps a day in at work, so I thought why not try it. Obviously I'm not trying to win or get a high placement, but I just want to see if I can complete a month long challenge like that. Also, hopefully it will get me moving more on my days off, when I revert back into a couch potato.

Here's to work and excitment for what the new year will bring! 🎉🥂

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Out of Shape and Out of Breath

Okay so.

I was regularly keeping up with an hour and a half, daily, exercise routine with healthy meals for about 3 months.

Then I moved. Then, I went to the army two months later. And my health has plummeted since then.

Believe it or not, the army's largest claim to fitness fame is that at least you get a good number of daily steps.

Being under 5" my goal is to have a healthy bmi and continue to be healthy once I reach that weight goal. I just checked a bmi chart and it says I am 1.2 lbs from being away from a healthy bmi!! However, I decided to drop my ultimate weight goal a little more than 1.2lbs just to give me a little bit of a buffer zone (wiht my normal habits and no extra exercise I've found that my weight generally stays stable).

Since I finally was situated in my new job I've had some time on hand to start getting back in routine as well as intermittently fasting (im too lazy to get up for breakfast so I decided to start intermittent fasting bc that was what I was basically doing anyway). Unfortunately I am not in charge of my food anymore, so my nutrition tends to be lacking in the veggie and fruit department (all they feed us here is carbs and all salads are drowned in mayo). But we'll work on figuring out ways to deal with that.

This post was mainly inspired by the fact that today, I decided to do my first workout since landing this job outside of the base gym (we get about an hour in the gym once a week, and this week they knocked that out for a race instead which I don't want to participte in cuz asthma). I had planned a 15 minute short body weight workout. Which was what I used to do.

I knew I'd lost my muscle mass since entering the army but I hadn't realized how. Much.

15 minutes??? I barely got through 5!

Hence, out of breath and out of shape.

It's clear to me now that I have a lot of work to do, and a lot of exercise to catch up on. But I'm willing to try, and that's the first step, isn't it?

[stayprettyandsmile]

Today I will not stress over things I can’t control

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Either that was a weak workout or the endorphin rush has kicked in....

[highfatminimalist]

Working Out

..is such a strange thing. It’s usually the bane of my existance, especially when my weight fluctuates upward and I’m just concentrating on “boring” cardio to get it back down… but I forced myself to invest in a gym membership for the few months that I knew I’d be back home, so I could at least convince myself to go get my money’s worth.

And the results are undeniable. I’ve only been doing cardio for 30 mins a few times a week for like 3 weeks, and I feel better, my legs and waist are shrinking, and I’m actually starting to CRAVE my gym time.

Sometimes you just have to DO SOMETHING. There are so many moments in my life-long health journey where I wait. I wait to get my diet under control to go to the gym, or I wait to start working out regularly to pay attention to my eating, or I wait until I’m done with a busy week or special event to get serious about my health in general…

But you can’t wait. Just start.

Idk how many times I’ll have to learn this lesson! So much of this lifestyle involves being open to what life and your body have to teach you, even if it’s the same lesson spelled out a million different times. But progress is progress. Mentally or physically. Keep moving forward!

[sashacoki]

How to leg day

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6.8.18

Food:

1 slice of pizza

50 grams of protien yogurt + raisins

1 date

Handful of coconut scrapes

1 piece of chicken pot pie

1 nectarine

Workout:

Monday routine of MilitaryDietPlan.com

Leg extensions (30 lbs, 12 reps)

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5.8.18

Food:

Pineapple protein yogurt

Piece of chicken pot pie

Protien yogurt with raisins and a chopped up nectarine

A couple crackers (i was feeling nauceous)

Workout:

A couple reps of weight lifting and thats it. I would have done more but i woke up late and then napped cuz my.sleep schedule is so wack. Anyway, I just don't have time or energy to do cardio today which is fine because it'll be my rest day.

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2.8.18

Food:

Yogurt

Asian pear

2 fake meat shnitzels

4 edemame/cauliflower patties

1 whole wheat tortilla

Raisins

Workout:

Weds/thurs from the militarydietplan.com plan

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31.7.18

Its been 20 days.... I know. We just moved and I finally got back on track.

Food:

Basil tofu and stir fry

Snitzel, 4 edemame and cauliflower patties

1 small Asian pear

Workout:

Monday and tuesday workout from TheMilitaryDietPlan.com

35 minutes fat burner mode eliptical

32 minutes weight loss mode eliptical

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11.7.18

Food:

An applesauce cup with cinnamon

Leftovers of salmon pad thai (with some baked tofu)

Handful of popcorn

A quarter of a peanut butter kitkat (a friend was splitting hers)

1 nature valley honey and oats bar

Workout:

35 minutes fat burner mode eliptical

33 minutes weight loss mode eliptical

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10.7.18

We move in 1 week. So, theres barely any room to work out :(

Food:

1 nature valley bar

1 bowl of veggie soup

Whole wheat bread (the tiny loaves they give you at a resteraunt.... we went out of lunch/dinner)

1/2 a salmon pad thai

Workout:

35 minutes (the usual)

35 minutes (the usual)

38 minutes on Basic HRC mode? I wanted to try it. Not my favorite setting...