Life Lyn Style

Today was filled with recovering kids and parents from a long week.  This recovery was mixed with tons of laundry dishes and other chores.  I probably could have went to work out today, but I just didn’t have it in me.

I am packing up for the Monday Spin class and hope to get back on track this week.  The first 4 weeks of the Biggest Loser contest were great.  Lately, I haven’t been into it at all.  I’ve been eating badly and my trainer workouts have become more stressful than beneficial as I try to learn more about the exercises and find a way for timely documentation.  I’m considering a break from training with a trainer to regroup.

No food post will be done today.  Quite frankly, I ate way too much food in general and didn’t really keep track of it.  It will be the first day that I didn’t at least make a guess.  I’m kind of bummed in a way, but I also just needed to allow myself a break.

My husband is taking the leftover birthday cupcakes to work tomorrow, most of the other party food is gone and the kitchen is almost back to normal.

I’m making some yummy (hopefully) chicken noodle soup and have the ingredients for pasta salad.  This combined with a new batch of cashew butter, plenty of clementines and grapes should help me have a good start to the week.

I did make it to weigh in at Weight Watchers yesterday.  I didn’t have time to stay for the meeting and they were out of weekly flyers, so I don’t even know what the topic was.  I was up 3.6 pounds, although a good deal of that was jeans instead of my light goucho pants that I usually wear to weigh in.

No gym work out for today.  My son turned 3 yesterday, so we were off to have a party today. We lugged in our food and beverages, carried balls and kids around and even threw of few balls of our own.  I didn’t do any specific workout.  I didn’t sweat or sit down.  But, I am still exhausted!

So, I ditched my Weight Watcher meeting today.  Look for a recap (probably gain) soon as I’ll try to get up there Fri or Sat.  I did however pick the gym instead.  So, no meeting recap today, but I did make it to spinning class.

Today was a blah kind of day.  After staying home with a sick daughter for the last two mornings, it felt good to get to the J.  I wasn’t really into it at all, but was still looking forward to trying out Donna’s class.  I wasn’t sure what to expect because I hadn’t done any research on her.

She was great.  I’d rank her second or third in the list of instructors that I have taken at the J thus far.  I’ve taken class from 6 people.

To top it off, my trainer Chelsea showed up for the class.  It’s amazing how much more you push yourself when you are around people you know.  I don’t compete per se, but I certainly didn’t want to be lazy with her around.

I also ran into Paula.  Paula is another trainer at the JCC.  She always takes the time to chat about how I am doing.  I wish her schedule was compatible so I could train with her some.  I think she’d be good for me.  For now, she’s pretty booked and I have limited availability.

I’m thinking about stepping up the activity for the last couple weeks of the Biggest Loser contest.  I’ve not had the best food week (gain) and would really like to give a good push until the 28th.  I’ll have to look closely at my schedule.

Lastly, as I was leaving, I ran into Shayna.  She’s been checking out the blog and it’s great to run into her.  I’m up to 5 min on the stair master thanks to her encouragement.