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<\/a><\/p>\nSince all the treadmills (and bikes) were occupied I started with weight lifting.<\/p>\n
I broke up the Upper Body with lots of \u00a0Ab work:<\/p>\n I was feeling frustrated that I couldn’t get my heart rate up with the weight lifting. I wasn’t sure if I was ready to increase all the weight amounts yet. Maybe that would have helped? I spent some time alternating with the Row Machine and the Medicine Ball\/Russian Twist. That spiked my heart rate nicely.<\/p>\n I spent about 40 minutes doing my Upper Body weights. I included a few exercises on the FreeMotion machines for my arms (not included above).<\/p>\n Finally some treadmills opened up. I snagged one to work on my running program. Half way through–once again–I bumped the emergency cord and the treadmill stopped and reset. GAWD!<\/p>\n Despite the reset, I had a good run and gradually increased the speed to 4.5! Yay for progress! Sometimes the thing I need to correct my grouchy mood is some upbeat music and a run!<\/p>\n Gym Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n Time: 1:23<\/strong><\/p>\n Calories Burned: 531<\/strong><\/p>\n Activities: Upper Body\/Abs, Running<\/strong><\/p>\n Sarah left me a wonderful comment yesterday:<\/p>\n “I just want to send you a quick thank you\u00a0 I read your blog every single day and the comment about \u201cmostly walkers\u201d on the treadmill hurt my feelings. *I* walk on the treadmill for 20 minutes every morning after 20 on the elliptical and 20 on the exercise bike. I\u2019m just now at 197-198 lbs. and still feeling pretty self-conscious at the gym.<\/span><\/p>\n And do you know what happened?<\/span><\/p>\n I went to the gym the next morning and said SCREW walking. I\u2019m going to run. And I did! And I have every day since then (4.5 mph 6-8 minute stretches, but it counts!) and I feel like I\u2019m on top of the world- AND I\u2019m not embarrassed anymore!<\/span><\/p>\n So thank you for kicking my butt in the right direction and helping me annoy a lot less people at the gym”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n At first I was a little sad that I made someone feel bad! That was never my intention but reading her comment about how my faux pas inspired her to try\u00a0running\u00a0is AWESOME! I am so glad she turned it into a positive and pushed herself.<\/p>\n Originally when I made the comment I was referring to the strollers on the treadmills…the ones reading a paperback book while they strolled on the treadmill not breaking a sweat. THAT really bugs me. The fast walkers and the people really trying to get a workout are not the ones I was annoyed with. And again, everyone’s fitness level is different and unique–I’m not judging someone who might be “slower” than me. It’s just the reading… \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n It was a rainy, ugly night and I dashed through puddles to get to my car (a mile away of course). I immediately ate my\u00a0Raisin\u00a0Bran car snacks. When I walked in the door at home, I saw a fantastic feast waiting for me!<\/p>\n Munchies:<\/p>\n Michael had picked up some fresh French bread and was making spaghetti.<\/p>\n I grated some fresh Parmesan cheese to go on top.<\/p>\n He buttered the French bread and put garlic powder on it, then grilled it in the skillet for a moment. It was crunch and delicious.<\/p>\n He mixed whole wheat pasta and regular pasta and it was a good combo.<\/p>\n He steamed the broccoli and added that to the spaghetti.<\/p>\n Dinner was fantastic. It always is when Michael cooks!<\/p>\n That brings me to another correction I wanted to make:<\/p>\n Beth <\/span><\/a>said: “Aww thats so cute that he made you breakfast \u2013 I love it!”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n That’s not entirely correct. Michael is definitely the Chef of our family. He loves cooking and he’s really good at it. He’s interested in food science and his strength is the skillet. My strength is more in prepping the food for him to cook. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n My cooking strength is mainly in baking. Baking cookies, cakes, treats or casseroles. Anything that involves the oven or the crockpot I can do. I think we work well together in the kitchen by playing off each other’s strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n Not only is he a great cook, he serenades Fat Kitty and me:<\/p>\n Michael surprised me after dinner with this:<\/p>\n Cheesecake!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>My own personal Poison concert. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n