Carrying a Medicine Ball Around the J

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Aug 032011
 

I warmed up with 20 minutes on the elliptical.  I’ve been doing 45 minutes for my cardio lately, but we had car trouble and ran late.

Normally, our station wagon has two car seats and I use it since I usually have the kids with me.  We also have a 2-door coupe that usually has one car seat.  The wagon needed some repair work done yesterday, so I had our coupe yesterday with the kids.  This morning,  Stephen left for work in the coupe along with two car seats.  That left me with two kids and one car seat.  He left work pronto and came home so we could make it to the J for my trainer appointment.  I was glad that I had 20 minutes to warm up!

Today, I had a trainer workout with Chelsea today.  My arms are well done.

They were exchanging some defective equipment, so the fitness center was busy and we moved around quite a bit between the cable area, machines and the trainer free weight room.

Push Ups:bench – 15  I think these are actually starting to get better.  Someday, I want to do them from the ground!Squat with leg lift & 18 lb ball hold: 20 on each side (not alternating)
Incline chest: 45 lbs – 2 sets of 12  This was a machine and it was pretty hard for me.
Pec Fly DB: 12 lbs – 2 sets of 15  These were also done on the bench.
Chest Press DB: 15 lbs – 2 sets These were so hard today.  I felt like a weakling.  I think it was starting with push ups!
18 lb med ball shoulder press – 8-12 reps
18 lb med ball pliet squat – 2 sets of 20
Leg Extention: 25 lbs – 1 set of 20
Lat Pull Down: wide and underhand grip 70 lbs – 2 sets of 15 of each
Bicep Cable Curl: 40 lbs – 2 sets of 12
Abdominals machine: 120 lbs – 2 sets of 20
Abs/Ball Squeeze and extend: 6 lb ball  I managed to do these for 45 seconds and then another 15 seconds.
So, inbetween all of these exercises, I was carrying the 18 pounds medicine ball.  It was heavy!  I was supposed to carry it out from my body.  It was harder than carrying Sally, and I don’t even do that much.
I really like being challenged and Chelsea has been great at mixing up my workouts.  My package will be over soon and I’m not sure when I’ll buy another one.  Don’t worry, I have lots of individaul workout ideas coming soon!

Food Log for Wednesday

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Aug 032011
 

It’s almost 10 PM and I’m at 12,192 steps!

Breakfast
baked oatmeal
1/2 banana
Morning Snack
zucchini muffin
Lunch
veggie lasagna
green olives
Afternoon Snack
cole slaw
1/2 wheat roll
handful of chips
Dinner
side of baked oatmeal
 Posted by at 9:53 PM

Geauga Family Farms–week 8

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Aug 022011
 

Today was the 8th pick up for the Geauga Family Farms CSA.

Here’s what we received:

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Let’s take a closer look.

Zucchini, cucumber

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Eggplant, cabbage

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Onion, yellow squash

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Tomatoes, cauliflower

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Blackberries, cherry tomatoes

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Hot peppers, Roma tomatoes

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Basil, lettuce

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Lettuce

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I’m thinking that a gluten free chili mac dish might be in order when my in laws visit this weekend.  I saw all of the tomatoes and immediately thought chili or sauce.  With the chili route, I could use the onion, peppers and tomatoes in one shot.  The basil will be dried or frozen for use in sauce in the upcoming weeks.  We were almost out of lettuce, so it’s nice to be stocked up for salads.  The cabbage will go into cole slaw along with the head I have from our other CSA.  The cauliflower will get eaten for lunch tomorrow.  I’m not sure about the other ingredients.  We will make an effort to use or preserve everything by Friday night as we have company for the weekend and we don’t want anything to go bad!

Food Log for Tuesday

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Aug 022011
 

At 9:16pm, I’m at 7568 steps, I set a goal of 8000 for today since there was no formal exercise scheduled.  I kept busy and ran a ton of errands with the kids.  I should have no trouble with the remainer of 8000 before bed.

Breakfast
baked blueberry oatmeal
Lunch
pizza bread
Afternoon Snack
banana
Dinner
veggie lasagna
pork
zucchini muffin
 Posted by at 9:17 PM

Padded Bicycle Shorts are a Must During Knee Rehab!

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Aug 012011
 

I worked out for a full hour today.  Except for the days when I have my training session with Chelsea, this hasn’t happened much lately.

I set out to do 45 minutes on the E Spinner followed by 15 minutes of core/abs.

I ended up doing the 45 minutes on the E Spinner.  It was tough partly because I didn’t have on padded shorts and partly because I tried to stand up too much.  Tonight, my knee is pretty sore.  I probably wouldn’t have tried riding while standing as much if I had the correct shorts.  I learned my lesson.  I think I am just going to throw an extra pair of cycle shorts in my J bag.  I also wore my heart rate monitor for the first time in months.  I need to start working on my intensity now than my knee is getting better.  I full think today’s soreness will be temporary and not set me back.

After the 45 minute ride, instead of core/abs, I did 15 minutes on the elliptical while I chatted with a friend.

I’m taking tomorrow off, but will be running errands with the kids.  I’m planning on putting a battery in my pedometer and shooting for 8000 steps.  I have no idea how my step count has been lately, but I want to make sure I am staying active even if I don’t have a formal workout.

 

 Posted by at 10:25 PM

Food Log for Monday

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Aug 012011
 

Today was a pretty good food day.  I feel like I am back in the groove!

Breakfast
blueberry oatmeal
Morning Snack
peanut butter and jelly sandwich
watermelon frosty
Lunch
whole wheat pasta
Dinner
chicken
cucumber salad
kolhrabi
 Posted by at 10:00 PM
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