Slugging It Out

Hi folks!

Happy Tuesday?

Actually it was very productive for me on the home front, but I really felt like I was slugging it on the gym front tonight. When I went to the gym for my biceps and back work-out, I felt drained of energy and sluggish.

I figured out why. Not enough calories today. So, I took in some more after my evening protein shake and Im up to 1,740. I will adjust higher if I have to.

But this is good information to know. It appears I need more calories during the week when Im slugging it out. Ha! And right now Im being sensitive to how I feel and monitoring my milk supply to make sure Mr. Lovely is getting enough. And at this point hes still getting plenty.

Just want to keep encouraging you all to keep at it. Sunshine, SunshineMeg...good job for getting it done even if you didnt feel like it or maybe werent looking forward to it.

I would have to say that I think Tuesdays and Wednesdays just may be those uninteresting work-out days. Thats why good ole Mr. Routine and that work-out habit youve created will help push you out the door.

Remember after 21 days, getting to the gym will seem easier to do and require less mental thought.

Good news, however, the scale said I dropped almost two pounds from the day before, so Im sitting at just over 5 1/2 pounds lost in eight days.

As for Sunshine Megs question on why running feels harder than working on the elliptical machine?

I actually thing the elliptical can be challenging and is a good replacement for if you cant get in the run. However, I wonder if it may be because the smooth motion of the machine makes it so its easier on your knees and your joints. Its displacing some of your weight. Plus when youre running, youre pulling in a lot of things that youre not with an elliptical machine. Especially if you run outside. Its a proven fact that getting outside once a day and breathing in all that fresh air is good for lifting your mood. I also know there is balance involved with running...

I guess I dont know all the technical aspects of it...give me some more time and I might come up with a more coherent explanation. Ha!

Now...if you were to ask me how the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley died? I could tell you because we are studying some of his poetry and life right now.

Anyway, oh thank you Dawne and everyone on your kind comments yesterday. I really am looking forward to wearing that outfit.

Well, hope you all have a good Wednesday!

Sincerely,
Sunshine Mama

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