So, about this joining the Y thing? Yeah . . . I actually went to the Y today and did something other than swim. I went to the gym and got my butt on a treadmill, then this leg thing (I didn't call beforehand and schedule a meeting with the trainer because I was lazy and spent too much time daring myself to get the nerve up just to do something other than swim!), then worked on my arms, then rode a bike. The rest is kind of a blur because right about then every friggin' muscle in my body seized up and cried out in sheer agony, begging for mercy to please, for the love of all that is holy, STOP IT!
I think my initial goal of 300 minutes of exercise per week may have been a bit over zealous.
I swear, a person has to be physically fit just to use the stuff in the gym. Thank God there was a portable defibrillator and oxygen tank in the gym!
I don't know why I find it so much easier to slip quietly into the pool, but I get ten different kinds of freaked out about people watching me use the gym equipment. Probably because I can hide in the water and then wrap myself in a towel the minute I get out. But the gym? I was so uncomfortable. I felt really ill at ease worrying if people were laughing at all my flab jiggling around and silently wondering if I was going to have a stroke? Then I began to sweat and was praying that Secret was really holding up it's end up the bargain and was indeed strong enough for a man (despite being made for a woman!) - because I was certainly sweating like one!
I'm beginning to think it was a miracle that I was cut from The Biggest Loser at the last minute for not having a partner because I'm pretty sure I would have had some sort of major cardiac event while filming - filming during what was Jillian Michael's last season. After beating the hell out of myself today, I don't honestly know what made me think I could have survived competing on that show. Perhaps with world class trainers standing there and yelling at you, it gives you a hefty dose of adrenalin. Well that and the fact that behind the scenes there are medical staff, additional trainers and physical therapists just waiting to bandage you up, wrap your ankles and monitor your every breath! Me? Out here in the big bad world and not on an isolated Malibu hills set? I was lucky I was able to hobble to my car after leaving the gym.
Every square inch of my body (and that's no small acreage!) hurts. My hair even hurts. 300 minutes a week? I'm going to be lucky if I can get in 300 minutes a year at the point I'm going!
I suppose I'd better stop my grumbling and get on with my meals, eh?
I learned that on the mornings I intend on going to the gym, I had either better start my steel cut oatmeal a whole lot earlier, or opt for something less time-consuming to prepare and eat. Despite it taking forever, it was really yummy!
I bulked up on breakfast on the advice of my doctor. He said that if I can get a good breakfast in, if I'm not feeling very hungry the rest of the day, then at least I've had a good breakfast. I got through about 3/4 of it before I cried Uncle.
Lunch was late and I basically just threw it together after coming home from the gym. I was surprised to find that I had an appetite, but lo and behold, I did!
I grabbed the wrong Chobani yogurt at the grocery store, but seeing as how Gareth and Gaby won't touch the stuff, I went ahead and ate the 2%. Normally I get fat-free. Now, if you're wondering about the stuff I've put on top of the yogurt (it's underneath it too), it's a "Granola" from Bakery on Main Gourmet Naturals. I really hesitate to call it granola because I normally associate granola as having oats in it. This stuff has no oats at all! It's non-GMO, gluten free, low in sodium, casein free, and while it packs a hefty 260 calories per 3/4 cup serving, it is one of the best things I have found that is filling, tastes really good, and is healthy! It's got corn flour, brown rice flour, rice bran, raisin juice, raisins, sunflower seeds, cranberries, flax seed, coconut, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, apricots, brazil nuts, and sea salt in it. It's really really good. And really filling! Hence the reason I didn't eat dinner until nearly 9PM and this post is so late going up!
Here's a close up of the "granola."
If you get a chance (and no, I'm not being paid to write this!) pick some up. I don't think you'll regret it!
Dinner was a last-minute salad sort of thing. I needed to use some roasted chicken we had on hand. Sometimes I like more than just leafy salad greens in my salad and want more crunch. So this time I opted for a salad of romaine, purple cabbage, and carrots. As much as I enjoy the crunch, my stomach isn't down with the crunch at this point. Back to my normal Olivias Spring Mix!
TOTAL CALORIES = 1499
I can't find my little calculator graphic which is just as well at this point as it's getting really late and I need to crawl into bed. Or, I might just sleep in my desk chair as the thought of moving anything more than my fingers, at the moment, is painful!
Sweet dreams m'dears!
Hang in there!
Posted by: Tracey | Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 09:51 AM
I just started exercising again after slacking for four months. My body hates me, but I had to do something because I felt awful without the exercise. Now I feel awful because of it. It will pass, though. I know it. Just have to get my muscles used to it again.
And I hear you on the gym equipment. Our building has a private mini gym, but I rarely use it because there are always (health nutty) people in there. So I stick to my Richard Simmons DVDs and walking a lot.
Posted by: Jessica | Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 10:32 AM