Jeez! How is it Thursday already!?
Let's see -- belated woohoo: the stars aligned last night and I was able to squeeze in a full moon singing bowl meditation that I wasn't planning on. It was sooo lovely and the teacher poked a nerve that probably needed to be poked-- which led to a little self examination. So all in all, a good evening.
On Tuesday we discussed cardio ... now lets focus on strength, resistance and weight bearing exercise ... which is good for bone density, burning fat, increasing metabolism and toning up as we lose fat.
Do you include this type of training in your week and how do you do it e.g. weights, resistance bands, body weight, ropes etc. ?
I honestly think actually doing this stuff is what's making such a difference to me. I used to buy into the whole mentality that I would bulk up and look gross or that women weren't supposed to weight train and that I was so weak it would take so long to see a difference and it didn't matter... along with an assortment of other nonsense. But a trainer eventually told me that muscle is what burns fat, so if I gain more muscle, I would loose weight. And yes, I started with 5lb weights... and even now when I use 15, 20, or 25 I am still far from being the strongest girl there, but man it feels good to be stronger than before... and to be able to carry all the groceries and not need DH's help. Or to carry a rug up to my 4th floor condo.
As for what the trainer told me, for me at least, I think it's true. I do not go hard on the cardio side of things. I power walk and don't even get my heart rate up that high. But I am still loosing weight. Not that I can tell you what I am doing... I just follow the teacher. But it works for me so is a very important part of my routine.
Off topic but after chatting with a friend this week I watched a few shows on Netflix about food/eating
Forks over Knives
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 1 & 2
Food Choices
Some interesting viewing ....Not entirely sure where I sit with it all as yet in relation to all I have watched. Don't think I can see myself going meat free completely but I am contemplating trying some new recipes and increasing my vegetable/fruit intake - which needs to happen anyway - but some of the recipes look yummy - so hopefully win/win.
Has anyone else seen any of these shows and what did you think of them?
Yes! The first two at least. I do think that all documentaries come from
some sort of bias. But after watching Forks Over Knives and reading a lot more up on veganism, I did give that lifestyle a go for a while. I think I lasted somewhere around 8 months. I didn't so much miss the meat, but I did miss cheese. However, I lost a lot of weight during that time and felt great. I didn't that gross bloat anymore either. And I realized sooo much dairy was doing me more harm than good. Plus it was a lot of fun to integrate new foods and more plant based things into my life. Some of the habits carried over which helps now I think. And hey, more fruits and veggies
can't be a bad idea! Haha!
As for me in general.... Saturday is my lifetime weigh in with WW. I may actually be under my goal weight range to qualify
In trying to follow doctors orders and cut the sodium (and ultimately loose more weight next month), I apparently found the magic elixir to drop quite a few lbs this week.... I mean definitely not a bad thing, but I thought it would take longer and that I could at least make lifetime first and then go on to loose the little more needed next month. Oh well. I am going to have a nice yet healthy meal before my weigh in and hope for the best. And however the cookie crumbles is fine with me, since ultimately this journey is for what I need for my health and not a number at WW.
Happy Thursday all!
On TV we watched DS1's alma mater become baseball college national champs. Very exciting. We drove to Seattle and watched the Mariners play and that game was super. We had really good seats and the game was fantastic. We did a few touristy things and things we just like to do. It's always fun to play in Seattle. I kept track of all my food and DH was shocked I did. It was not awful, but it was not good--but oh so delicious!!
