Doing it Right this time

[aquamarine84]

I hear you on that one Fiction. I actually end up getting busier when we hire new people - they gotta get trained. But anything to get me off the darn register, especially the window. For both those reasons I'm already anticipating another 12 hour day on Monday.

Did a little baking today and already regretting it:


Essentially Hungry Girl's 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins made with applesauce instead, sprinkled with Pumpkin Spice morsels. 192 calories still...and I couldn't resist.

Superset A:
Glute March 3X 1 minute
Seated Band Row: Red, black, and yellow bands 3X12
Superset B:
Band Leg press with feet together: Red/black/blue bands 3X14
Incline dumbbell press 48lbs 3x12

Single leg BW RDL 3x13
X-band walk: Blue band 3X20
RKC Plank 50sec
Russian twist 14r with 4lb dumbbell

Well, first 4 weeks in the books.

[JustBulk]

Wow, those look extremely yummy!!!

[Cardioconvert]

Popping in to say how great I think you are doing in your reverse diet period! Plus, dang girl, those muffins drew me in like bait! Pumpkin spice morsels- never heard of those but I will now be keeping my eye out!

CC

[aquamarine84]

Ha, thanks guys. They're much more like regular cupcakes as opposed to when they're made with pumpkin but I like them better that way.

CC, they were on an endcap with all the pumpkin spice stuff. And BOGO. So, still being a little sugar deprived, I had to buy 2 bags. I should bake cookies for my coworkers soon anyway. We've replaced 90% of the staff since the last time I did.

Anyway, trying to get the recipe up on my blog (which I have a notorious history of neglecting my blogs) and resting today. Slept in until almost 7am so I haven't even foam rolled or done yoga today, just shopping and meal prep. Just hoping now I have enough time to work out the next couple days. We have a new lady starting night shift tomorrow and I don't think there's anybody on the schedule who can train her tomorrow.

[aquamarine84]

Only left work 15 minutes late today but ate way too much Taco Bell than I'd like to admit. On the other hand, I also ended up looking like the hero...two managers and a shift captain and things still went haywire (hence why I also had so much free food!) Anyway, I was wound up like a top and definitely felt like I channeled it into my workout:

Superset A:
BW Hip thrust: 3x12
Single arm band row: Red at 3x12

Superset B:
Goblet squat 10lbs 3x12
Bench 71lbs 3x9 (still feeling a little weak on this one)

RDL 71lbs 3x10 (way too easy and I'm going to up the weight to 86 next workout
Side lying abduction: 20r each side with medium loop band]
Feet elevated plank: :60
Feet elevated side plank: :40sec each side

Everything except the bench was feeling good.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Only left work 15 minutes late today but ate way too much Taco Bell than I'd like to admit. On the other hand, I also ended up looking like the hero...two managers and a shift captain and things still went haywire (hence why I also had so much free food!) Anyway, I was wound up like a top and definitely felt like I channeled it into my workout:

Superset A:
BW Hip thrust: 3x12
Single arm band row: Red at 3x12

Superset B:
Goblet squat 10lbs 3x12
Bench 71lbs 3x9 (still feeling a little weak on this one)

RDL 71lbs 3x10 (way too easy and I'm going to up the weight to 86 next workout
Side lying abduction: 20r each side with medium loop band]
Feet elevated plank: :60
Feet elevated side plank: :40sec each side

Everything except the bench was feeling good.

mmmmm taco bell. Though I rarely get the good stuff cause it is all better with cheese, pesky dairy allergy. Only 15 minutes over isn't bad at all. Nice workout too.

[aquamarine84]

mmmmm taco bell. Though I rarely get the good stuff cause it is all better with cheese, pesky dairy allergy. Only 15 minutes over isn't bad at all. Nice workout too.

These darn chicken tacos don't have cheese unless you pick it as the dipping sauce :P. Although that was hardly the only thing I ate...and there's still a second burnt quesadilla in my fridge for dinner tonight. Only up to 115.4 this AM so it wasn't too bad. We'll see how tonight goes.

[aquamarine84]

I think I wasted all my energy yesterday...that and DOMS hit me right in between my shoulderblades so bad at about 1:30 that even my boss noticed. Still...no excuses to keep this going!

Superset A:
BW Single leg bridge: 3x10/side
Negative Chin Up: Red at 3x3

Superset B:
Walking Lunge: 3x10/side
DB Military Press 43lb 3x8

Reverse Hypers 3x10
Side lying clamn: 20r each side with extra heavy loop band
Swiss ball crunch: 30r
Swiss Ball side crunch: 30r/side

Feeling a tad meh right now.

[Fiction2Fitness]

These darn chicken tacos don't have cheese unless you pick it as the dipping sauce :P. Although that was hardly the only thing I ate...and there's still a second burnt quesadilla in my fridge for dinner tonight. Only up to 115.4 this AM so it wasn't too bad. We'll see how tonight goes.

Are those the rolled tacos being advertised? I haven't tried those yet. mmm quesadilla. Not bad on the weight. I've been stuck around 130-135 all summer pretty much.

[aquamarine84]

They are fiction...now that I'm finally finding time to actually turn my TV on and not fall asleep I did see a commercial.

Anyway, life of a restaurant worker: Yesterday, the closing cashier said her grandfather died and was going to New York for two weeks. I volunteered to stay and cover her shift, seeing as that it was a scheduled rest day anyway. Today, the closing cashier called and said she had a family emergency. Fortunately they got one of the kitchen people to come in so one of the trainers could cover for her but they were begging me to stay...and telling me I'd probably end up staying tomorrow too. Not that I'm complaining about overtime but 10 hours is probably enough for this week.

In preparation, I stop at the drugstore on my way home to grab some single serve protein powder and some 5hr Energy. And the register went down. 20 minutes to check out. I usually try to be working out by 6:30 and it was 6:15 by the time I got home.

So dinner was an entire package of turkey lunch meat and a del monte fruit/veggie fusions. Still probably better than the crap I've been eating all week but not the greatest. I gotta make sure I get my workout in and unwind before bed!

Superset A:
BW Hip thrust: 3x14
Single arm band row: Red and black at 3x8

Superset B:
Goblet squat 25lbs 3x10
Bench 71lbs 3x10...absolutely no reps left in the tank but hopefully enough to bust the plateau.

RDL 86lbs 3x10...better but still not feeling it.
Side lying abduction: 22r each side with medium loop band]
Feet elevated plank: 1:15
Feet elevated side plank: :50 sec each side

Presently sitting at my computer and watching the hockey game (Go Bolts!). Looks like I'll be "resting" (if hitting 22k steps and changing out sodas is resting) tomorrow.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Ah. Saw them on the board when we went through drive-thru but didn't try them. Sister mostly gets the cheap bean burrito.

Sounds rough at work. Extra hours for one or two days is nice for the money but it's very tiring to do, let alone more and in a row. Good luck and keep on trucking. The rest day will be wonderful when you make it there, the one from work.

[aquamarine84]

At the very least it only ended up being a 11 hour day yesterday...still ended up sleeping in until almost 7am (unheard of for me in my adult life) and I'm having the worst ADHD day I've had in a while. I got my workout in at 3pm and had to change out of my pajamas into my gym clothes. That's how this day has gone.

Superset A:
Paused Bodyweight Hip Thrust: 3x10
Inverted row: 3x8

Superset B:
Goblet squat: 25lbs 3x11
Close grip bench: 66lbs 3x8

"Kettlebell" swing (I only have an 8lb Sandbell) 3x10
X-band walk: Black 20r each side
Straight leg sit-up: 15r
Band rotary hold: Red :20 each side.

Now to see what this next week holds...I'll probably have to work with our new nighttime cashier for a night, but hopefully it'll work out that I can switch to some night shifts rather than pulling multiple doubles in a week.

[aquamarine84]

Other than having to change out 4 sodas, I'm not even going to begin to spew about work today. I only left a half hour late but the poor closing manager is going to have a mess on his hands tonight.

So still got my workout in:
Superset A:
BW Hip thrust: 3x16
Single arm band row: Red and black at 3x9

Superset B:
Goblet squat 25lbs 3x12
Bench 71lbs 3x11 and almost dropped the bar on the last rep

RDL 91lbs 3x10...this is my weight
Side lying abduction: 24r each side with medium loop band
Feet elevated plank: 1:30
Feet elevated side plank: 1:00 sec each side

[aquamarine84]

I've been eating 2100 calories all week...I don't know if it's the extended reverse diet or the fact I've been off the drive thru for the most part (which I get the least amount of NEAT from), but I'm still sitting at 115lbs. I'm thinking I'm going to be close to 3k by the end of this bulk if things keep going.

In any case, I was supposed to dive last night and instead ended up covering for 2 call offs, then the darn free taco day had me running like a chicken. Still managed my workout today:

Superset A:
BW Single leg bridge: 3x11/side
Negative Chin Up: Red at 3x3

Superset B:
Walking Lunge: 3x11/side
DB Military Press 43lb 3x9

Reverse Hypers 3x11
Side lying clam: 25r each side with extra heavy loop band
Swiss ball crunch: 30r with a 3lb dive weight
Swiss Ball side crunch: 30r/side with 3 lb dive weight.

I'm just mentally tired at this point.

[aquamarine84]

I fully intended to take today as a rest day, in large part because looking at the schedule I figured there was a good chance I'd get stuck again (not that I mind anymore). But it was a rough day of a coworker and I getting constantly crossed up, then ignoring me when the area manager came through for a mock shop: Literally, I close the window and tell him it's Kim, don't screw it up. And he screwed up all 3 items.

So I decided to take my frustrations out, because...who knows if I get out on time tomorrow?
Superset A:
BW Hip thrust: 3x17
Single arm band row: Red and black at 3x10

Superset B:
Goblet squat 25lbs 3x13
Bench 66lbs 3x12 - going back to 71 3x8 next time to see if I can bust this plateau

RDL 91lbs 3x11...this is my weight
Side lying abduction: 26r each side with medium loop band
Feet elevated plank: 1:45
Feet elevated side plank: 1:10 sec each side

Tomorrow I rest as much as my job allows.

[aquamarine84]

Called into work today for one of the high schoolers taking the SAT's today...easy day physically but not mentally. Saturday's are a whole different animal - a lot of big orders and a different crew...let's just say we had our issues. I was ready to just make myself a vodka in diet and curl up but it's the end of the week!

Superset A:
Paused Bodyweight Hip Thrust: 3x11
Inverted row: 3x9

Superset B:
Goblet squat: 25lbs 3x14
Close grip bench: 66lbs 3x9

"Kettlebell" swing: 3x12
X-band walk: Red 20r each side (so much for "moderate tension" when I'm already on my strongest band)
Straight leg sit-up: 18r
Band rotary hold: Red and yellow :20 each side

I did behave myself and did not have a vodka in diet. Still think I could use one though.

[aquamarine84]

Today I had a very rare weekday off - they made the kid who I stayed late for Friday work for me today since I worked Saturday (heaven forbid they pay me any more OT...). Half hoping and half expecting to get called in anyway, I worked out this morning with the help of BeautyHeat:

Superset A:
BW Hip thrust: 3x18
Single arm band row: Red and black at 3x10

Superset B:
Goblet squat 25lbs 3x15
Bench 71lbs 3x8

RDL 91lbs 3x12
Side lying abduction: 15r each side with heavy loop band
Feet elevated plank: 2:00
Feet elevated side plank: 1:20 sec each side

Then I finally got around to those cookies for my coworkers:

These are my mother's famous Jello cookies though, no Pumpkin spice baking chips here.

Got my car tuned up finally, and now, not sure if it's just that I'm not used to this routine or if it's the thermogenic pre, but I just feel weird. Partly just bored (I have too much energy to have a lazy day but don't have anything to do. I should get used to it because the boss has promised to get me on a night shift this week.

[aquamarine84]

Good news of today is I may finally be predominantly food prep at work. The bad news is it's because someone keeps not showing up. We had to run the store with 3 people from 2 to 5...right when the high school down the street lets out.

But at least I got out in time to workout! (I did vote - I got smart this time and voted early)
Superset A:
BW Single leg bridge: 3x12/side
Negative Chin Up: Red at 3x3

Superset B:
Walking Lunge: 3x12/side
DB Military Press 43lb 3x10 (Probably not increasing...form got a little spotty at the end)

Reverse Hypers 3x12
Side lying clam: 28r each side with extra heavy loop band
Swiss ball crunch: 30r with a 5lb dive weight
Swiss Ball side crunch: 30r/side with 5 lb dive weight.

And I'll see how well the cookies went over tomorrow morning. The night crew are going to be the ones to devour them.

[aquamarine84]

Took Wednesday off as scheduled. Got my yoga in yesterday finally and fully intended to work out, but then had the opportunity to go to the hockey game instead. I haven't been to one since I quit working there so it was a much needed mental refresher - even though it cut into my normal sleep schedule.

Today, though, I was in the middle of yoga and my boss texts me to come in early. I half expected it because the shift manager implied he wasn't feeling well yesterday. Told my boss this and...well, I'll leave it at he might be in trouble.

But everyone else showed up so I got home in time to get my workout in:

BW Hip thrust: 3x18
Single arm band row: Red and black at 3x11

Superset B:
Goblet squat 25lbs 3x16
Bench 71lbs 3x9

RDL 96lbs 3x10
Side lying abduction: 20r each side with heavy loop band
Feet elevated plank: 1:20 using the leg developer off my bench for higher leverage - but this didn't work for the side plank as it wasn't stable enough and I fell out of it.

(Oh, and those cookies were gone by Wednesday morning)

[Fiction2Fitness]

Things look to be crazy, like usual but you're rocking things. Way to keep going even with all of the hard shots getting thrown your way at work.

[aquamarine84]

Thanks Fiction...you know it's bad when you're watching your phone waiting to get called in as I was this morning. My register replacement is supposed to start Monday if she gets her uniform...we'll see how things shake out. This shift manager has already had his transfer request declined and has been threatening to quit for months, so...we might be very shorthanded on day shift for a while.

Order of the day (besides watching my phone) was going to the mall for new work shoes...and then also going to GNC (missed the free Quest Cereal bar but did spend 10 minutes with the cashier swapping Quest bar recipes) and Whole Foods to see if they had Red Velvet Halo Top (nope...settled for some Cappuccino Arctic Zero). Then workout:

Superset A:
Paused Bodyweight Hip Thrust: 3x12
Inverted row: 3x10

Superset B:
Dumbbell squat: 38 3x10
Close grip bench: 66lbs 3x10

"Kettlebell" swing: 3x14
X-band walk: Red & yellow 20r each side
Straight leg sit-up: 20r
Band rotary hold: Red and yellow :20 each side

Tomorrow should be a total off day.

[anandagirl]

Good for you keeping on when you're getting thrown curve balls! If I don't stick to a plan, I really fall off the rails. Like this week Keep on keeping on!

[aquamarine84]

Good for you keeping on when you're getting thrown curve balls! If I don't stick to a plan, I really fall off the rails. Like this week Keep on keeping on!

Thanks! I do find that making sure I workout keeps the order in my life....with my ADHD I need commitments.

Not starting until 11:00 (pending...the big boss gets to work in 5 minutes) so I busted it out this morning:
BW Hip thrust: 3x19
Single arm band row: Red/black/yellow at 3x8

Superset B:
Goblet squat 29lbs 3x10 (switching to the dumbbell because I royally hate this high rep stuff and I wanted to save time anyway)
Bench 71lbs 3x10 (didn't feel close to failure until the last set so just maybe...)

RDL 96lbs 3x11
Side lying abduction: 25r each side with heavy loop band
Feet elevated plank: 2:00 (I'm just going to increase the time on this one...no more playing around even though I've hit the max in the program)
Scissor side plank: :20 each side.

My register replacement is supposed to start today (YAY), although last I heard she was still trying to get uniform pants and shoes. So hopefully it's the start of a good day.

[aquamarine84]

The bad news of the day: The person who was implied to be my register replacement is only working 1 day shift and 1 mid shift per week now. Oh well. I will get off this darn register someday.

Really cool from today's aquarium dive though. I had one of the big green moray eels swim right between my legs. I got to love diving with animals that are used to people. They have no fear.

[Cardioconvert]

Sounds like a fun dive - would freak me out but whatever floats your boat! Nice to see / hear about other folks' hobbies (outside of gym of course!)

CC

[aquamarine84]

Yeah CC...I've been working in some capacity at the aquarium for 16 years now, so not much fazes me. But it's hard to separate gym from diving. I've got the lightest rig of the bunch and it still clocks in at around 65lbs between the tank and weights. Even putting on a wetsuit is a workout. I jokingly wore my HRM once and had my heart rate up to 150. In any case, one of my future goals is to become a ScubaFit instructor and teach diving fitness.

Today's workout:
Superset A:
BW Single leg bridge: 3x14/side
Negative Chin Up: Red at 3x4

Superset B:
Walking Lunge: 3x14/side
DB Military Press 43lb 3x10

Reverse Hypers 3x14
Side lying clam: 30r each side with extra heavy loop band
Swiss ball crunch: 30r with 2 3lb dive weights
Swiss Ball side crunch: 30r/side with 2 3lb dive weights.

Feeling pretty good tonight.

[aquamarine84]

All of today was a struggle with a massive sinus headache. I couldn't even stay out of bed long enough for a morning workout. Fortunately I got out at a reasonable hour, because I wanted to push it being the last week of this series:
Superset A:
BW Hip Thrust 3x20
Single arm band row: Red/Black/Yellow 3x10
Superset B:
Goblet squat 34lbs 3x10
Bench 71lbs 3x10 (wasn't going to push it)

RDL 101lbs 3x10
Side lying abduction: 30r each side with heavy loop band
Feet elevated plank: 2:15
Scissor side plank: :30 each side.

And I got my new Fitbit Blaze today! Now I have a HRM fitness tracker with a replaceable band (I've already busted through 2 Surges)

[aquamarine84]

Unfortunately I had to cut today's workout short after the first superset. I still feel a little light headed and my hamstrings were painfully tight even after foam rolling this morning. I've been going so balls to the wall between work and workouts that I decided it was probably time for the break anyway. Next week is week 9 and therefore I get to start lifting heavy again! I can't believe how much I'm looking forward to getting the bar on my back again.

[aquamarine84]

My Taurus came out again today...I'm feeling much better, and I'm looking at tomorrow's schedule and knowing that the midshift line person is probably still on medical leave (she has some knee issues and missed Thursday and Friday on doctor orders)...I'm thinking I might get stuck late, so better get week 9 started!

(I did switch from my 16lb barbell to my 10.5lb EZ bar for the hip thrusts and American DLs)

Superset A:
BB Hip Thrust: 30.5lbs 3x10
DB Bent over rows: 33 3x12

Superset B:
Back Squat 46lbs 3x10
Pushups 3x3

American DL 100.5 3x10
Side lying abduction: 15r each side with x-heavy loop band
Straight leg sit up: 15r with 4lb dumbbell
Half kneeling band anti-rotation: Red 10r each side but I've got to work on form.

And, since I stumbled on my ex's Instagram account and it put me in a mood, a late afternoon progress pic:

[aquamarine84]

Thankfully, my coworker made it into work but it looks like she'll be having surgery soon. But, I still got out on time, and, seeing as that might not be the norm this week, I went ahead with workout B (although with a few interruptions while I tried to fix my darn computer):

Superset A:
Single Leg BW hip thrust: 3x10
Chin up 3x1

Superset B:
BW Bulgarian Split Squat 3x10
Barbell Overhead Press 36lbs 3x12

Good Morning 86 3x8
Xband walk: Red & Green 20r/side
Feet elevated plank 2:20
Dumbbell Side Bend: 16.5lbs 15r/side

Watch and I'll actually get out on time the next two days...