Friday mornings mean training sessions. I need to eat before my sessions so I got up two hours before hand and made a couple eggs and sliced an apple. A little protein ( could use more honestly), fat, and carbs. Well balanced for sustained energy throughout.
Our trainer is still out of town, so once again we had a fill in. My workout was full body circuits. It was challenging and more cardio than I have done in a long time. I don’t prefer to do cardio anymore. My heart rate sky rockets and feels so uncomfortable. I found out before my uterine ablation that I have an arrythmia. They say its due to my years of cardio training and that it’s because I have a healthy heart. I didn’t trust that opinion and researched it myself. Apparently it’s real but theres also no way to differentiate between a problematic arrythmia and one that developed from constantly working your heart through cardio. The only way way to even guess is by looking at health history and lifestyle. I don’t think I need to reiterate that I just don’t trust the medical system anymore. They don’t see problems until its too late. So our healthcare is really sick care.
Yikes..I just took a major detour. Back to the day. Cardio training with Kris. I did it. It wasn’t as awful as I remember cardio being lately. To be fair, I used to love cardio. I was a cardio queen. Think back to the home workout from Beachbody called Insanity. That was the first ever home workout program I tried and completed. Sometime in the last two to three years, I have started struggling. My heart rate gets too high and makes me feel uncomfortable. I struggle to catch my breath…and it’s disheartening because I know it’s not what it used to be. Then add to that, the knowledge that I have a heart arrythmia that the doctors think is “normal”. Mmmmmkayyyy. But today the workout felt ok.
After both of us had trained, we did the usual. Ate something and walked the King. I had the idea that we should go to the mall. I needed a couple things so a shopping trip was in order. I ended up getting some more underwear from Under Armour and a new pair of work shoes. Jared needs a few pair of workout shorts. He is slimming down so nicely.
Walking through the mall we were confronted with all of the delicious smells. The popcorn store actually was the most enticing, but the fudgery definitely called to me. I looooove fudge and popcorn. We made it out unscathed, but only because we have a plan. If we had not been whole30ing there’s no way I would have left without. Once we were in the car, I ate a Cashew Cookie Larabar and chugged some water. I came prepared.
We went to Kohl’s because Jared hadn’t found anything he liked at the mall. Honestly, clothes these days are so strange to me. Jared complained a bit, mostly because he was tired, hungry, and Kohls had more snacks to tempt him. We ended up finding what we were looking for. In and out and on our way home to make some dinner.
Steak and Asparagus for dinner. So good. Simple yet tasty. Honestly, aside from occasionally wanting a crunch and maybe some cheese, I really enjoy eating the whole30 way. I am eager to get to the place where I can add in a few things, but I am definitely going to continue keeping sugar out of my diet as much as possible. I would also like to say that I will keep cheese to a minimum…but I am a Wisconsin girl to the core. I love cheese.
That’s pretty much it. Lately we have been watching Hells Kitchen on Peacock. Maybe we like to torture ourselves looking at food. Tonight someone topped a pork chop with an onion ring and maaaaaaaaan I would love an onion ring or twenty right about now.
Bed time soon. That’s my number one tip for avoiding night time snacking…Just go to bed.
Good night.
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