Five for Friday
| January 18, 2013 | Posted by Carrie under Best Body Bootcamp, exercise goals, FitFluential, Fitness Friday, Running |
Happy Friday everyone! I’ve got a few (hopefully) quick Five For Friday updates.
1. I’m becoming an evening workout-er. It’s been a total readjustment with working and getting in my workouts. I’m keeping things up, but I’m super thankful for Best Body Bootcamp right now. If I didn’t have a workout plan set out before me every day, I think there were a few days during this week that I would have skipped it. Not that I didn’t have time, I just would rather have chosen sitting on my butt on the couch. But, I’m glad I got it done, glad I got to put an X in the box on my tracking log. Never regret a workout. I’m already seeing a few changes to my body- my clothes are fitting better and I’m feeling great. I even went for a run/walk the other night when it was super cold. I bundled up like it was below zero out, but I think it was 50*.
2. Awesome Small World News: my running friend K just got a new job. And guess what? Her new job is in the same little business area as mine!!! I work in a little complex that’s nestled into a residential area. What are the odds of that? I’ve now got a lunch time walk friend. I’m so excited since we haven’t been able to see much of each other lately at all. The other day I shared a picture on Instagram while I was out walking, but I should have waited a few minutes until I reached this spot. Beautiful.
3. Aches and pains update: new shoes are amazing. Seriously, I know I’ve said this before, but why do I not just go get new shoes the moment something starts to hurt? I think I’m really really hard on my feet, no matter what the shoe is. One day of walking in bad shoes does a big number on my feet. When will I learn? My hip still aches a bit, but I’m working on an upside down pigeon stretch every day and things are feeling better. Today’s BBB workout calls for the lunge that seems to aggravate it, so I’m going to modify that to something else.
4. Timing myself at a plank makes me stick with it longer. Two of the Bootcamp workouts this week called for doing an elbow plank to fatigue. I found that if I did it without timing myself, I bailed out after what felt like a minute, but was likely 20 seconds. If I pulled out my timer and forced myself to hold the plank for a minute every time, I could do it. Here are 2 of the 3 sets that I did.
5. I jinxed myself the other day with my blabbering about avoiding getting ‘hangry’ by packing good lunches. That very day I did a horrible job planning my food and got a hunger headache by 4:00. I managed to not eat my whole house when I got home, but I did a much better job of packing some protein for my afternoon snack yesterday. Problem solved. Protein to the rescue – beef jerky rules!! Although it leaves a weird taste in my mouth.
random snack: Life cereal, cashews and beef jerky
I think it’s balanced, how ’bout you?
Hey – I did keep it pretty short and sweet. Happy Friday everyone!
Anyone else need the motivation of a timer to stick with their planks? Doesn’t a minute of a plank seem totally different than a minute of a commercial? Such a strange phenomenon.
Happy Fitness Friday friends. Go check out Jill’s blog hop for lots of fitness fun.
i’m generally an evening worker outer as well— its great to relieve stress of the day, but definitely makes it harder to fall asleep. Beef jerky with life cereal? Never would have thought.
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I feel so energized after I workout at night. Although I can fall asleep anytime, anywhere, so the going to sleep part isn’t much of a problem. My husband has a hard time going to sleep when he works out at night.
I didn’t intend on putting the beef jerky and the cereal together, I just had remembered that I needed some protein in my snack and I didn’t want to use another baggy.
I’m glad you’re finding a new workout routine with your changing schedule. I’m recovering this week, but excited to start boot camp with you. And I made a huge quinoa salad Wednesday night for lunches, thanks to your inspiring post!
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Yay for the quinoa inspiration. So excited to have you doing bootcamp. I just finished my workout for today and am loving the challenge and the variety.
Loving that beef jerky in your bag
lol Made me chuckle!
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Yay for protein. Although beef jerky is one snack that I love that I could just keep eating and eating. That’s why it’s got to go in a baggy – portion control. My son is a HUGE jerky fan.
I have to use a time for my planks — and set a goal to stick it out! What the heck are you wearing in that first picture? I wore less than that when it was 23F! Very,very cool about your friend! Small world indeed!
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I know! Aren’t I the biggest wimp ever!!! It’s my hoodie that I put on and cinched up closed. I would have worn a hat if I had planned better. And I cinched it closed because it kept falling off.
Nice that you will have a friend to walk with at noon. And a chance to see her more now too. Win win.
Total win win. I’m so excited!
I’ve got to start doing a better job of adding more protein to my afternoon snack. I do okay with the AM one (usually an apple and some nuts), but I flake out in the afternoon and am ready to eat my desk by 5PM!
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It took me that one day to realize how I need protein in that afternoon snack. Just some snacky cracker-type things don’t cut it for me.
Beautiful scenery!!!! I am southern CA too as you probably know…
I have to stay morn workouts. I love the 24 hour gyms for this. Even when I worked 60+++ hours a week, I still did crazy early workouts cause my bod & mind are not good at night.
So happy when they started the 24 hr gyms cause before that it was always after work… 
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We are so lucky to be here – so much beauty.
BTW, I was trying to find a picture online that I could use on my blog for a post about arm muscles. Specifically, triceps… I know you have some great pictures of your arm muscles… is it weird for me to ask if I could use one for a post? Thanks!!!
Me too! Put a timer in front of me and I’ll hold a plank twice as long. Or, if my husband does the plank with me I’m going to hold it until he stops
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Love the competition between you and your husband. I’d totally do the same thing.
I don’t remember ever eating beef jerky. It just sounds weird to me. I should double-think that though because I’m always looking for new sources of protein!
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Wow – never eaten beef jerky? I love the stuff. Although it’s so salty, it makes me so thirsty.
Carrie – feel free to use one of my pics!
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