Exercise Lite - Weekend 2

So I skipped (skipped, not missed) yesterday's workout. I was feeling lazy and sick.

Today I got a full-blown runny nose with face-contorting sneezes. :) So I didn't do any planned workout today, either.

But I think all the cleaning I did counts. We're having guests over tomorrow for my mom's extended birthday celebration. And some of the guests have been out of the country for a long time and will probably want a tour of the house. Hence, the cleaning and rearranging. Geez.

Plus, it's so hot today!!!

Exercise Lite - Day 8

A.M.

20 crunches
Plank pose - 40 seconds only

P.M.

35 jumping jacks
Plank pose - 30 seconds... must've been tired

1 hour on pedals - while watching the first half of American Idol

I was feeling a bit inspired so I did another 20 crunches. :)

Relax, dude!

I'm not going to go all "The Rules" on you.

There's a distinction

My brother was watching one of those sniper features on History channel, and I liked this statement (or something to this effect):

"Training doesn't ensure that nothing will go wrong. Something will go wrong. Training helps you react faster and better."

Exercise Lite - Day 7

A.M.

20 crunches
40-second plank pose (ugh) -- this is harder than I thought

P.M.

35 jumping jacks
10-minutes on elliptical -- still 1 minute all out, but I've extended the moderate pace to 4 minutes and lessened the cool-down portion to 2 minutes
40-second plank pose -- yep, still harder than I thought

So, I had my resting metabolic rate (RMR) computed (just google it, there are available RMR calculators on the net, and it's free!). It's only about 1,166 which translates to a daily calorie requirement of about 1,600-1,700. Nyarks!

I'm probably averaging 2,000-2,500. But I can lessen that if I stop eating my Mom's baking experiments. If I diet, I'd have to really think about what I'm cutting back on.

Because ice cream is essential to my sanity.:)

Exercise Lite - Day 6

A.M.

20 crunches
ok I forgot about the plank pose

P.M.

35 jumping  jacks
10 minutes on the elliptical -- I still get tired out alright
Plank pose - 40 seconds. Yey!

Clean Slate

So, I'm reading through The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs. I'm loving it. I can relate to some and though some passages are completely unfamiliar to me, I like how the author has presented it. I still have about 20% to go, but I want to start to apply this one.

 1 Corinthians 13:4–8a  (New International Version)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

So yeah, to my dear friends, let's start with a clean slate...well, except for those rants and drama already here. I will delete my ignore list. :))

E, does this run counter to our "stop being a doormat!" campaign?

Exercise Lite Routine - updated

After the failure of my attempt at push-ups, here's my tweaked Exercise Lite :)

A.M.

Crunches
Plank Pose - hold the pose for 1 minute, try to repeat 5 times (this will be a long-term goal since I can't hold it for a minute yet)

P.M.

Jumping Jacks
Elliptical for cardio/aero -- I know most say that 30 minutes is ideal but I'm sticking with my 10 minutes
Pedals - for those nights I'm watching something on tv -- this one is for however long that tv program is.
Plank Pose

Optional
Lunges
Squats (eew)

Exercise Lite - Day 5

A.M. - 20 crunches

P.M.

25 jumping jacks
10 minutes on the elliptical -- used this fantastic interval timer function in my phone...so I was able to shift from warm-up, moderate, full-tilt, to cool down..I don't trust the display on my elliptical anymore.

So after some research and taking into consideration the limits of my patience and uh, determination, I think instead of push-ups, I'll do the Plank Pose. It's a yoga (or yoga-inspired pose) which is like the push-up position. Instead of moving up and down, I'm going to hold the plank pose for a minute. It's supposed to tone the whole body.

So I did the plank pose...couldn't hold it for the full minute. By the 20-second mark, my shoulders and back and backs of my thighs (what's that muscle group called?) were trembling. *shrug*

So I think I'll add the plank pose to my morning and evening routine.

Family meddling

An aunt and uncle from Hawaii called this afternoon. After the niceties, uncle asked me if I have a boyfriend. Of course I replied that I didn't because you know I don't have one now.

He said:

 "It's about time you started thinking about it. You're not getting any younger."

LOL!

I just said I didn't have any prospects where I am right now. I really don't. *sigh*

Exercise Lite - Weekend 1

Saturday and Sunday = 20 crunches each

Totally forgot about weekends so can I just have free weekends? Hahaha.

Well, it's my Mom's birthday weekend so I had lots to eat. I'd have to figure out something for weekends if my weekday exercise would have any effect at all...

Random flower photos

Seen in various places in and around Sydney...

a riot

Photo courtesy of E

 I think these purple ones are actually leaves

Small blue violet or periwinkle ones

This photo is now my favicon :)