Happy Monday to all! I woke up a little later today again because of the time change. No one was at my gym either, maybe because it was still a little dark when I got there. That just seems too early, even though it was near 7. I jogged a mile on the hamster wheel to warm up, then moved some heavy stuff: P is for Power!
- Pull up: 0 (see below)
- Chin ups: 2 sets of 4, 1 set of 3 (see below)
- Barbell deadlift/row combo 3 sets of 8 at 65#
Superset:
- Stationary lunge: 3 sets of 8 with 35# plate
- Pushups: 3 sets of 10.
Superset:
- Dumbbell Pliet squat: 1 set of 10 with 35# DB, 2 sets of 10 with 40# DB
- 1-point dumbbell row: 3 sets of 8 with 20# DBs.
- Planks: 1.5 minute hold, then two 1-minute hold
- YTWL: 3 sets of 4 (each letter) with 10# DBs
Giant set:
- Cable woodchop: 3 sets of 10 at 40#
- Bicep curl with EZ curl bar: 3 sets of 10 at 30#
- Overhead triceps extension: 3 sets of 10 with 10# DBs.
Yay! It felt great 
I attempted a pull up just for kicks. That was quite amusing, I have to say. I dangled like a fish on a hook before giving up. I moved to chin ups, but I went back to the way I did them before from a box with bent arms instead of dead hang and that is why I was able to do more. I am getting stronger.
I was ready for breakfast and started the day with the letter P for pumpkin! Pumpkin custard oats, to be exact.
Yum! Work started off slow today. That is always annoying because it means I have to work later into the evening to make my line commitments. It’s not like a job where I go and work for 8 hours no matter how busy or slow it is. If there are no files, I don’t get paid. The not so glamorous side of working at home. P as in Pfffffftttt…..
Lunch was an egg puff (just scrambled in the microwave) on a tortilla with laughing cow and hot sauce. I am so into the hot sauce.
And on the side? P is for Plum! This is called a lemon plum. It’s yellow on the inside and has a lemon shape to it:
Interesting. More sweet, as I find plums to usually have a tart side to them.
Afternoon snack – P is for protein! I remember when Starbucks offered a protein shot with lattes, so I asked John to put 1/2 a scoop of protein powder in the milk when he steamed it. He used chocolate PP and it looks like this:
It kind of was like a mocha. This baby packed in 21 grams of protein! I think I would use plain next time (which we don’t have on hand at this moment). I am not used to sweet lattes, so this was a little odd for me to drink. I know you are all probably proteined out, but I need to up my protein for snacks (meals are fine).
Dinner time. I love how with daylight savings, dinner pictures have plenty of natural light. Behold my plate:
Stir fry with chicken, broccoli, and sweet Potatoes! This was excellent. And these strawberries are like candy, seriously. (There may have been some P for Peanuts snacked upon while cooking, too)
Does anyone else think it’s earlier than it really is at night now? I keep getting surprised when I look at the clock and see how late it actually is.
Getting settled in for my evening snack. P is for Pomegranate!
A couple squares of the new Hershey’s Extra Dark with Pomegranate. Yum, yum.
The last P for today? P as in Publish post!
A 10% off coupon is available to my Open Sky shop – just use the code THANKS when you check out for 10% off your order from my shop or any shop!
P is for Perfect Post! The protein latte is kinda cute, but I believe you about needing more protein for your muscle-taxing lifting workouts.
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I can’t believe there is no PIXIE in all of those pics!
LOL!
Meals look great and that chocolate looks like it needs to be Purchased.
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I know – no Pixie picture! What is wrong with me? LOL
You know you couls have added a few more P words like the #1 & #2..lol.
Good post. I bought the pumpkin for my oats but haven’t tried it yet…keep forgetting I have it!
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That’s some serious hot sauce on those eggs! And I thought I liked things spicy.
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I tried the custard oats for the first time this morning. I like the way it looked but could not stomach the smell of the egg white liquid when it started to heat up. I added a very ripe banana at the end to make it palatable and it ended up being quite delish. I, too, am upping the protein wherever I can aiming for over 100 grams per day. I made 130 grams today! I also made some home made protein snack bars. I mixed chocolate protein powder with flax meal, raw almond butter and rolled oats. They came out looking like Mr. Hankey the Christmas Poo (P is for Poo!) but hopefully they will taste better.
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Nice job on the chin ups – you ARE a lot stronger!
Thanks for the comment today – you’ve given me something to ponder.
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LOL at all the P’s!
What a workout! I didn’t know there was a difference between chin up and pull up. I’m gonna hafta google it. Can you tell I’m such a noob at this??
Hey, I have another P for ya! Pledge! I’m doing a workout pledge on my blog where you can help determine my workout on Wed, all it takes is a comment. please? LOL!
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Stir fry sweet potatoes? Hmm…I’ve never heard of that. I’ll have to try it. We love sweet potatoes in our house.
Hi Lori. I’ve got Galloway’s book Half Marathon: You Can Do It! and I’m joining a Galloway Training Team in Houston on May 1st. There are teams all over the US. They’ll help me with pace and training. But I’m always open to recommendations if you have any!
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You took me back to the Sesame Street days with this post and I love it! Your stir fry looks too yummy – do you use a pre-made sauce or your own mix?
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You made me look. I’ve been wondering about exactly what a pull up and what a chin up is, so I had to google it to find out the difference when you mentioned both. Vicky has me doing something which is I guess an attempted pull up. Attempted being the key word here…
Yum on the food today. Like the combo of sw pot, broc and chicken.
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Cute post! The chicken, broc + sweet potato dish looked fantastic! Can’t wait until berries are fully in season. We have been getting some great strawberries recently too …
This post was brought to you by the letter P – love it! I didn’t know those were called Lemon plums – we have them here too and I love them.
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Great workout today. Where is the P for Pixie? I am always a fan of her photos. Those pumpkin oats look really good…
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Pixie??? Where is Pixie???? Seriously, loved that workout & loved all the P’s!!! I love my protein too! That coffee looked POSITIVELY yummy!
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That plum looks interesting and delicious. I love plums!
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That chocolate bar reminds me that I saw a Lindt bar with Pear! I’ve been on the lookout for it since that first spotting, but I haven’t been able to find it since
On to more topical stuff, awesome work on the pull-up! Yes, I know you hung there like a fish, but it’s the effort that counts! And that’s awesome you’re getting stronger with the chin-ups too
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