Daily Fitness
Cardio
- 30 min elliptical cross training program
Strength
- 2 x 10 squats with shoulder press (15 lb dumbbells)
- 15 assisted pull-ups
- 2 x 10 (each leg) walking lunges with bicep curl (15 lb dumbbells)
- 15 assisted pull-ups
- 2 x 10 tricep extensions (15 lb dumbbell)
- 2 x 10 lateral arm raise (5 lb dumbbells)
- 2 x 10 jackknife on stability ball with push up
- 12 assisted pull-ups
- 2 x 10 knee to chest captains chair
I met the girls at the gym afterwork. I usually hate mixing socializing with working out because I feel like I don’t focus on either one sufficiently, but we’re all working crazy hours and getting ready to go back to school, so multitasking seemed like a good idea. I made the strength training up on the fly, but it was hard and I felt strong and happy with the results.
I’ve been in a funk all weekend because both my jobs (a Dunkin’ Donuts girl and a hostess at an Italian restaurant) are stressful, hectic and exhausting on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. I have one week left at home, including 4 Dunkin’ Shifts, 5 hostessing shifts and 2 doubles, and I can’t let myself continue to bend my healthy life style rules because I’m tired, etc. I know that if I don’t have a strong foundation going into the school year, it will be easy to fall apart. I will be back to half marathon training tomorrow and the rest of the week.
Good news is that I’m making a lot of money and my sneaked weigh ins show that the scale has barely budged despite me and some girls at work eating bread and olive oil and thin crust white pizza on Saturday night at closing time ;-) I think I forget how many extra calories it takes for me to be standing and walking around at work for 12-13 hours a day.
