Swinging Saturday

Felt good and strong before I started my workout, but as soon as I picked up the 36lb. I knew it was going to be hard. I had to combine alot of 2 hand swings with the one hand swings because my grip wasn't strong. Especially since the handle is bigger on the 36lb.

8:30 KB

Warm-up
40 2hand swings 26lb. 1 min. on 1 min. off x 3 sets
10 1hand swings L, 10 R, 10 L, 10 R 1 min. on, 1 min. off x 3 sets
Total time =12 min.

10 2 hand swing, 20 transfers, 10 2 hand swing 1 min. on 1 min. off
10 2 hand swing, 40 1 swing/ 1 transfer, 20 transfers 1 min 45 sec. on 45 sec. off
10 2 hand swing, 20 transfers, 10 2hand swing 1 min. on 1 min. off
10 1 hand swing L, 10 R, 10 L, 10 R 1 min. on 1 min. off

I did these four sets in this order 4 times w/ 36lb.
Total time for these four sets 8 min. 30 secs. x 4 = 34 min.

I repeated the last four sets w/ 26lb. in the same order for an additional 8 min 30 secs.
Total WO time 54 min. 30 secs. Total reps 1090 approx.

This pretty much wiped me out. I usually go for a walk later, but I was too tired. I didn't realize until this evening that it's been quite a while since I've done most of my swings w/ 36lb.


Todays menu

5-8am coffee w/ cream 85 cal.
8:00 coffee w/ cocoa and cream 100 cal.
11:30 lg. apple 150 cal.
12:30 turkey w/ gravy 250 cal., stuffing / greens 350 cal.
4:00 prunes 200 cal.
4:30 tea w/ 1/2t. honey 10 cal.
5:45 yogurt shake w/ 1 c. blueberries and 2 tbl. fiber 330 cal.

Total calories 1475

I had to have more stuffing! So I had it for lunch and ate plenty of greens along with it. And I made sure to drink alot of water today.

I made a yogurt shake for dinner by using 1 cup vanilla yogurt (Brown Cow full fat), 1 cup frozen blueberries, 2 tbl. psyillium fiber, 1 c. water,and 1 c. ice. I like to use a blender to really crush the ice and whip alot of air into it. This makes about a 3 1/2 cup smoothie.

When I first started my diet I had one of these almost everyday for 3 reasons. It was easy so I didn't have to think about it . It gave me extra fiber to ensure good elimination. And it provided the volume of food I needed ( it made me feel full).

I used to buy a smoothie at Jamba Juice until I realized I could make a better and cheaper version myself. I can vary the fat content of my yogurt (nonfat, lowfat, full fat) , the fruit and the size. Do start with vanilla flavored yogurt though, or it will not be sweet enough. Bananas are a NO-NO.

I found myself wishing I had had an extra piece pie on Thursday. I need to stay away from the Indian bakery and keep buying ice cream flavors I don't like for the rest of the family. Does it ever get easy? I don't know.

But today was a good day.