All the same, this is the road to recovery.
Today I managed to hit the gym for a hour or so. I bought a knee brace at Wal-mart prior, along with some Slim-fast bars, since they really weren't too expensive. Turns out the knee brace was a smooth move, because I think somewhere along the way I may have tweaked it a bit. And by may have tweaked it I mean I walk kinda funny know (especially on stairs). I'm not sure what I've ever done to it -- it's an "old injury" from when I was back in middle school and running hurdles. Dad said at the time it was okay, but now it seems to hurt when I do a lot of running/cardio type exercise.
ANYWAY, I digress. Went to the gym. Pounded it out on this elliptical type....thing. You can have 3 different settings depending, either strides like going up stairs, strides like running, or strides more like lunging. I kept it most of the time in the stair step area to work my legs and glutes. After 30 minutes/2.3~ Miles/300+ calories I vacated and made my way over towards the ab machine. I worked out on abs for about 10 minutes before I realized this couple was looking like they really wanted to use the machine.
After that I decided to head home because 1) I was REALLY hungry and 2) my knee was really hurting, despite the brace. Plus at this point I was under the impression that I was going to be going to the gym again with Jenna later in the evening. Needless to say I didn't make it to the gym because my knee still felt pretty much like it was going to explode. :(
All the same, I spent they day pretty much still moving and grooving. I finished hauling things from my closet outside and into the garage, as well as sorting and filing and making a rather large pile of things to donate to Good-Will. :) Tomorrow I'm going to wake up early and make it to the BootCamp class at the Y at 9:15am. Then I'll get some logistical things done at the house before I head back to the Y at 6:45 with Jenna for HIP HOP HUSSLE! :D
The biggest thing you can do is to keep a food journal and write down everything you eat. I mean everything. Like if you have a stick of gum put it in there. It is easy to just pick up a cookie (i love cookies and cake and esp pie) and not even think about it. (a $2 notepad can be worth its weight in gold) You could always just make sure to make all the food you are going to eat for the day and count your calories ahead of time. Then it is easy. If you didnt pack it you dont eat/drink it. (unless its water)
ReplyDeleteAlcohol can also be a huge culprit. Lets say you have a rum and coke. 1 shot + 1 can = 219 calories. Who really has just one? 2x219=438. Congrats you just drank about 1/5th of your calories in like an hour or less. (actually closer to a 1/4 if you are a girl and attempting to lose weight)
The other big thing is to stay hydrated. Nature has this nasty thing of making you feel hungry even though you may just really be thirsty. Just a couple things to keep in mind :-)
Good luck on your journey!
By the way what email will you be using now? also you never emailed me back :-P
I'm using both the accarro@clemson.edu as well as the acc0023@auburn.edu accounts. And I TOTALLY emailed you back!
ReplyDeleteAs for the drinks, I've pretty much stopped drinking. :( And I do have a food journal, though I'm not always sure on the calories I'm in-taking, just like I"m not sure on the exact calories I'm burning at the gym.
I'll definitely try the "lay out the food for the day" idea though.