Left-Overs

Today was a good day in respect to food and fitness so far... It is only 7p and I am planning on staying up to watch the Butler and UConn game that comes on at 9p. I had some meat and cheese for breakfast, a midmorning carrot snack, left-over chicken spaghetti for lunch, and the same for dinner with an expected night of ice-snacks into the night.

I don't know if you caught it, but I did say that I had left over chicken spaghetti for lunch and for dinner, which means that I had my first meal of chicken spaghetti for Sunday night's dinner. I previously discussed how much I dread having left-overs, but I also hate the idea of throwing food away. So by the looks of my pot, I will be having spaghetti for lunch and dinner for the duration of the week... and likely into the weekend... YAY (Not) !!!!! We'll see how long this actually lasts because after I get tired of eating the same dish I make something else and tell myself that the current dish has gone bad and is no longer edible. (At least I am still staying true to eating "homemade" food.)

Just after the "Columbus Tsunami" and right before left-overs, I was able to do my P90X-Cardio X. To my surprise, this was more enjoyable than yesterday's workout. Yesterday was all about reminding me how I can barely hold 5 pds dumbbells while inhaling and exhaling, never mind the fact that I was also asked to rhythmically move my body to the calls of the DVD. Today I had a variety of things that were expected of me, and none of them involved using weights. I got to begin with some yoga..... Downward and upward dogs, planks, warriors, and a memory that these movements were once easy. Then we moved to some kempo (want to be karate) inspired movements. I did enjoy this where I was punching and kicking and pausing the remote..... ahhhhhh fun. Then the DVD laughed at me as we did some plyometrics as though it was supposed to be second nature. He said, "jump left-right.... pause your Heisman stance...you're almost done, only a million more seconds to go." Then it was, "Pull your stool out and stand to the left, now swing your left... followed by your right leg, over the chair and to the floor.... keep it going, your almost done." (Yeah I was almost done, ready to fall out and lay on the floor to watch the remainder of the video.)

I kept going through the motions and completed the DVD. It was estimated that this workout would last a bit over 43 minutes, but I think that it took me an hour. It was enjoyable, but tomorrow is Shoulders, Arms, and Ab Ripper. My upper body is my arch enemy, like Gargamel is to the Smurfs. I will do what is expected of me and I will exceed my expectations. If I don't, it will be evident by my inability to lift my arms or fingers to create a post for tomorrow.

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