Well, folks, I have survived another week. And yes, survived is totally the correct word and not an exaggeration haha.
Check out the fun week I have planned for just one of my bosses next week:
Yeah…. I don’t envy him.
Or myself. You should see the spreadsheets I had to make to keep track of all those meetings!
The days I feel best equipped to deal with all the stress are the days I fit in a workout on my lunch break.
We’ve got a nice little gym in our building with a couple of ellipticals, a couple of bikes, and a couple of treadmills, along with half a dozen weight machines. I swear I only take these pictures because I never know what kinds of photos to post in fitness-related entries, haha.
I have been keeping up pretty well with my 3x per week workout routine. Here’s what I’ve done the last two weeks (not including a 7 mile bike ride on Sunday!)
So what I meant by “real” side planks is that usually I look like this, but on Wednesday I did side planks that looked like this. Ironically, I think the ones I have been doing are actually more difficult!
I’ve been doing a lot better than last time I checked in on my protein intake. My average used to be in the 40g/day range, and now the average is closer to 50/60g, meaning I’m higher on active days and lower on inactive days, as I should be.
This is thanks to a batch of chili I made last week, and a couple of other food factors as well:
Turkey meatloaf from my mom. Awww yeah. I’ve been buying a lot of ground turkey lately, usually making it into meatballs. Tons of lean protein!
Lentil tacos fed me for two meals. Yum.
I am also giving these Luna Protein bars a try because they were on sale for like 50 cents each at Grocery Outlet Bargain Market (AKA “Groc Out” {pronounced gross out} AKA my favorite place ever). I’m not the hugest fan but they have put me at my correct protein levels a few times on work out days.
Also, dodgeball is obviously an excellent workout (even if it is usually canceled out by a beer or two afterward):
I’m not sure where my weight is at these days because the scale in the gym is out of batteries, haha. I shouldn’t care, but I am concerned about losing (or gaining) too much. I don’t want to go above or below my normal weight by 2-3 pounds. My stomach issues still pop up once in a while, causing me to eat fewer calories than I should on some days. I hit the right amount of nutrients, but my calorie count has definitely fallen below what it should be on occasion.
I’m hoping to run a 5K on March 16th here in Sacramento, but I haven’t made the plunge yet and signed up. Luckily, the weather has been great for jogging and I am feeling confident; I just need to slowly inch back towards that 3 mile mark!
In my quest to run further and faster, I finally updated my jogging playlist. It’s all pretty much cheesy pop/hip hop music that makes me wanna sing and dance as I run. OK, mostly sing…why else would I have a song from the Jersey Boys soundtrack on there?
I wish I could say I was taking it easy this weekend, but T-Man has friends coming into town PLUS I have an important application (which includes a couple of essays) due Monday, so it looks like I have a few more days of balancing work and play ahead of me!
Any fun plans this weekend?
Run Now, Wine Later 
Nice work on the workouts! So jealous that you can squeeze it in during your lunch hour! Do you have enough time to change back to your work clothes? Then eat lunch while you work?
Yep! That’s usually how it goes…I work out for about 45 mins (shorter if it’s just a run) then freshen up and eat lunch afterward!
You seriously look amazing! And our playlists are similar…
Thank you!! Now I just need to work on getting buff like you! 🙂
Hahaha, I love that Wham! is on your playlist 🙂
How do you not get super sweaty over those lunch workouts? I need your tips!! And I’ve also recently tried those protein Luna Bars in the cookie dough flavor. I loooved the first one but then I didn’t really like them after that. At least they are helping you meet your protein goal 🙂
Hahaha I don’t know! I don’t sweat a lot, but I do get pretty red in the face- that’s my biggest problem. I’ve tried cookie dough and chocolate peanut butter…the cookie dough was definitely better but I agree it’s not great!
Great workouts! You can totally get to 3 miles, just don’t be too hard on yourself and remember slow and steady wins the race. 🙂
I have a few of the Luna protein bars in peanut butter chocolate. I love that they taste like candy bars without being candy bars, but I’m not big on the ingredient list…they’ll probably become a once-and-awhile kind of thing for me.
Oh definitely! I’ve actually ran 3 miles before (in November I think was the last time) but injury and illness have set be back a bit.
I agree on the Luna protein bars…The ingredients/nutrition facts aren’t great, but it’s a good standby to have on days when I’m doing muscle work and don’t have any beans or meat to eat for protein.