Workouts: Yesterday, I did a bike ride around the neighborhood and I really enjoyed that for my exercise. I would definitley say it was a light form of exercise but at least something :) Today, I had a really good workout. Check it out:
1 lap around neighborhood (about 1.5 miles)
- 50 Jumping Jacks
- 100 High Knees
- 50 Skater Slides
- 1 min of freestyle cardio boxing
- Plank held for 1 min.
- Squat to overhead push with weights for 1 min.
- Mountain Climbers for 1 min.
- V-up for 1 min.
- Lung Jumps for 1 min.
- Pushups for 1 min.
- Kettlebell exercises for legs and arms (pick 3-4 Kettlebell exercises)
- 50 pushups
- 50 bicep curls
- 50 tricep kickbacks
- 50 chest flys
- 50 superman back flys
Food: Since I have been pretty busy, I have been keeping track of my calories count instead of all the other little details. I would have loved to keep track of those details but I just haven't been able to. Yesterday, I ate around 1300 Calories. Here is what I ate today:Breakfast: 1c. Multigrain Cherrios with 3/4c. Silk Soy Milk and blueberries: 275 Calories
Morning Snack: 1/2 a Banana and 3 Tbsp. Trail Mix: 210 Calories
Lunch: 2 Slices BBQ Chicken Pizza (leftover from dinner last night) and 3 Tbsp. Trail Mix: 460 Calories
Afternoon Snack: Frozen Yogurt at the Beach (I couldn't help it plus it's really not bad for you and worked as a good snack): 200 Calories
Dinner: Asian Sesame Chicken Salad at Panera (no wonton strips): 310 Calories
Total Calories: 1455
Using Common Sense
This week has definitely been pretty hard for me because I have been out of my structured environment. I started to think about it more and more and I came to a conclusion. USE COMMON SENSE. Obviously, this sounds so easy and I do understand that it's not always that easy but I think the concept is still good. When you are out eating or you are deciding what to eat (wherever you are), choose what makes sense. Does it make sense to choice fried or greasy options when you're trying to lose weight or eat healthy? No. Does it make sense to try and get some kind of exercise in almost every day? Yes. Does it make sense to try and drink as much water as you can, fill your meals with fresh fruit and vegetables, and incorporate protein? Yes. These are all simple questions and answers to things you are faced with every day. I think when it really comes down to things, choose healthy options, exercise, drink water, listen to yourself, and splurge occasionaly. Oh, and don't be an idiot or try and convince yourself that unhealthy options are actually healthy. Be honest with yourself and pay attention to what you're doing. Don't overinduldge and go over board.
I think this was good for me to write about because I will be ending my food journal next week. This means that I won't be keeping track of everything on paper and seeing it every day. I will still be eating the same and getting in intense workouts but I won't be documenting and this is signicant. Writing down every little thing that I have been eating has really helped me. But I can't do it forever. I need to do this "on my own" per se. So when I am faced with every day decisions on what to eat or when to exercise, I will think of this and use my common sense if I want to continue a healthy lifestyle.
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