Because my schedule was a bit mixed up this week due to the 4th, I switched Saturday and Sunday for the week and did strength today and run tomorrow. I have to admit, it was a great feeling to pull out the dumbbells and get working. I did a full body strength workout and it feels great. I'm enjoying the "workout burn." It gives me something to focus my energy into.
For strength workouts, I went by one I found on SparkPeople that included a variety of exercises including with and without the dumbbells. Surprisingly, I actually really enjoyed the ones without the dumbbells including lying abductions. Mostly, I do 2 sets of 15 reps per exercise. My other favorite was probably the wall push ups because I could control how far my feet were from the wall so how much of a workout I got from the exercise. It was an easy adjustment to make.
Overall, I'm liking this mix of workouts. When I woke up, my parents offered me a cheese danish they had gotten in the morning and I had to decline. Did you know a cheese danish can pack as much as 350 calories? For ONE danish! Because I'm so small, my target daily calorie intake is between 1,200 and 1,500. So 350 for part of a meal..umm no thanks. It also packed about 22 mg of fat which I'll admit, scared the heck out of me! I can't believe how aware I've gotten since starting the program. It's made me realize all the snacks I used to down during college was SO bad for me. This is the turning over of a new leaf and I'm really enjoying it.
My body can do amazing things. It's only my mind that's in the way.
Turned down a cheese danish?!?! I'm striving for healthier, but I don't think I could ever turn down a cheese danish.
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