weight lifting

December 31, 2008

Great success!

Woke up this morning after a highly successful day yesterday! On Monday, I had lots of issues with waiting around for the cable guy (long story short, I had to sit in my apartment for eight hours while they kept telling me he was on his way and not to leave) so I didn’t get to finish my arms workout at the gym, or go for a run. I made up for that yesterday by hitting the gym early to take care of some weight lifting, and I’m impressed with how much stronger I am already. On the rowing machine, …

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December 27, 2008

How long does motivation last? 24 hours.

After a dinner of two mini-bags of microwaved popcorn (Orville Redenbacher Naturals Italian Herb and Olive Oil – delicious!) and 1/2 bottle of Pinot Noir, I woke up this morning with the best of intentions. Rousing Boyfriend at 7 AM, we set off to go ice skating at Rockefeller Center. I’ve wanted to go all winter, and thought this would be a nice outing for us that a) didn’t involve eating b) required more physical activity than watching House or The Office. But alas, this plan was not meant to be. Last week Boyfriend overslept and then his subway car …

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December 26, 2008

New Year’s Countdown!

With Feast-mas over, I now have 10 days of vacation until I go back to work on January 5. My plans for that time? Working my tail off at the gym and eating well so I start the new year right. If I wait until January 1st, I’ll probably get slowed down at the gym by all the new year’s resolutioners. It’s so easy to give up when all the machines are taken and all the lanes in the pool are closed. None of this for me! I have ten days to get the gym and cooking and eating healthy …

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November 14, 2008

How to lift weights in your hotel room when there are no weights (or water bottles) to be found

Somehow knowing I’ll have to McGyver a workout routine motivates me to actually do it. Please note that I’ve been home and around an actual gym and weights for at least two months, yet haven’t done any lifting until now. Thank goodness for hotel lamps and ottomans and coffee tables!

August 20, 2008

Workout and a Healthy Meal: Toasted Papaya

I just had the best workout. Did my normal routine of going from machine to machine, but this time I did mini circuits by constantly switching back and forth between the machines. I usually do three sets of 15, but today I did two machines at a time: one set of 15 on machine A, one set of 15 on machine B, then one set of 8 but at a much higher weight on machine A, likewise on B, and finishing up with sets of 15. I was shocked to see how much weight I could put on the machines …

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