by Paula (Clean Eating Expert)
5. November 2010 15:02
Today at workout with the trainer, I wore a 25lb weight vest for several of the exercises. It was very enlightening. It made me more empathetic to how someone feels that is 25lb overweight.
It's tiring. It is wearing on your joints and your organs. After a bit of time it made me feel a bit depressed.
Empathy is a personality trait that I stress with myself and for my kids. I had a wake up call in this regard about people and weight. Its not easy to deal with weight issues.
-It's hard to change llifelong habits
-It's hard to get started
-It's hard to stick with healthy changes, especially at the holidays
-It's ruff to not feel good about your physical body, especially with added stresses from the holiday season. You can be your own worst enemy
Do yourself a favor if you can relate to any of these issues. 'Speak' kindly to yourself. Try to make changes, but don't beat yourself up if you falter a bit. Don't give up on the process!! Do it for you...for your long-term health, energy, focus and personal peace...your personal best.
If you utilize someway that helps you stay focused and peaceful, write back and share it with all of us. You may be able to reach someone in our audience in a unique way that help.
Thursday 11/04/10 Workout Diary-
Spinning class- 6 0 minutes,19.25 miles
Strength train-overall body boot camp (gym with trainer) 1 set, stage trainer: 1 rep each arm then 2, then 3 till 10, then back down the number scale back to one. She called it 1-10-1. It comes out to be almost 100 reps. Fun but super challenging at the 10 rep time
bicepts cable curl-20 lb plates
knee lift conncected to cable cuff- 30 lb plates
chest press on stability ball- 10 lb
wearing 25 lb vest- walk with 2 25lb kettlebells 30 ft and back (3 roations)
squates with weight vest( 3 rotations)
walk different size boxes with weight vest
Thursday 11/04/10 Food Diary:
Breakfast-
1 cup egg whites, 1/2 acorn squash, 1 cup spinach(150 cal)
whole wheat toast-no sugar added jam (80 cal)
A.M. Snack-
6 oz egg whites (60 cal)
whey protein shake (150 cal)
Lunch-
3 3/8 orange Roughy (110 cal)
2 cups organic spinach, 5 oz greens ( brocolli slaw, asparagus, beets, purple cabbage) (88 cal)
P.M. Snack-
1 cup cauliflower/broccoli (40 cal)
10 organic, roasted, no-salt added almonds (90 cal)
Dinner-
4 scallops (52 cal)
1/2 cup wild rice with spinach, cherry tomatoes, garlic (190 cal)
grilled onion/mushrooms, fresh rosemary, drizzled with balsamic glaze (105 cal)
Dessert-
1/2 cup GoLean Crunch, 1 tbls Ovaltine, 1/2 cup non-fat milk (200 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES- 1229
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