Hello brand new week – nice to meet you! I miss the light in the mornings. It feels much earlier than it really is when I get up. I decided to hit the gym on a Monday this week. I have been very flexible with my workouts pending the weather since I joined this gym. I also like the 7 to 8 a.m. hour at this gym as it is not very crowded. Yay!
Exercise |
Set/rep/weight |
Muscle worked |
Lying Leg Press |
3 sets of 10 at 100# |
Lower body |
Straight Arm Lat Pulldown |
3 sets of 10 at 45# |
Back |
Pushups |
3 sets of 10 |
Chest |
Captain Chair |
3 sets of 10 |
Core |
Single Leg Straight Leg Deadlift |
3 sets of 10 each leg with 15# DBs (30# total) |
Hamstrings and balance |
Prone Cobra |
3 sets of 30 second holds |
Low back |
Standing Calf Raise |
3 sets of 10 at 70# |
Calves |
Triceps Push Down |
3 sets 10 at 30# |
Triceps |
Looking at this, I forgot to do a shoulder move. Funny, because I wrote this out last night to do and still forgot something. D’oh!
Pixie was waiting for me in the window when I got home.
She’s secretly plotting to get some hair in my breakfast…
I made up some pumpkin oats and topped it with coconut butter and a sprinkle of the pumpkin granola I made yesterday. I am not sold on the recipe for this granola, so I don’t know if I will post it or not. It’s needs to be sweeter.
Calories for this bowl – about 360, all full of deliciousness!
Work was surprisingly busy this morning. I ended up transcribing the same 2 doctors all day. All day. That is a little tiring on the brain not having any variety. At least one of them was my favorite
Lunch break. During all my meal prep yesterday, I also cooked up eggs because I had a hankering for egg salad. Straight up egg salad for me. Just mayo, mustard and a pinch of salt. No pickle, no celery, no pimentos.
Paired with a cucumber and some Nut Thins.
I am in love with these crackers! Gluten free and made from almonds. Yep, processed, but I don’t have the time to make my own crackers, although I would like to give it a whirl.
It was a gray and cloudy afternoon. Okay, that sounds like the opening of a really bad book... I was ready for the lattes today!
Say cheese!
After I finished up work, I headed up to practice the guitar before dinner.
I have to say that I am quite enjoying learning the guitar. I need to write a post on that one of these days. I have learned a lot from it about not expecting perfection.
I came down to make up some dinner. I used some of the brown rice that I made up yesterday (our fridge is jammed with food now). I cooked up some ground beef, added the brown rice and some salsa.
This was actually pretty decent for cooking on a whim. It reminds me of the filling to stuffed peppers without the peppers! Next time, I will add some cheese and sour cream – that would be awesome!
We took a walk after dinner and it was darkening up so fast. The clocks get turned back in another week, right? Then it will be dark before dinner. Sigh…
Football night tonight and I have a date with one of my pumpkin scones! I will post the recipe tomorrow. Just a nice simple day today. I like those days.
Pink picture of the day. The wardrobe stylist must have left these here during the photo shoot as I found them when I went to get Pixie’s catnip off of the filing cabinet.
Question: Egg salad lover? And do you like it with ‘stuff’ in it?