It’s amazing how the body insulates itself when you have periods of stress. I went through hell being stalked and terrorized by my ex-husband for years. I found great peace and solace from the endorphins I get from exercise. It saved my mind. It kept me from needing doctor prescribed medications.
Now, I have a happy, new stress…but stress none the less. I am moving after 4 ½ years and getting married to the most wonderful, supportive, loving man. We are blending our families which will total: 2 six year old (boy/girl), 2 eight year olds (boy/girl), my sixteen years old, and there are 2 adult children from his previous marriage. Wow. They get along great and his girls are getting used to eating A LOT of vegetables!
With all these happy thoughts, I must admit that moving/packing/organizing the move and a marriage is STRESSFUL! I make myself carve out my workouts as a stress release for me. Who could guess that we would have accumulated so much cra$*^%^# in a small home? My youngest was hardly walking when we moved in here. I have baby beds, scrap book pages (I used to be religious about the baby memory books).
In the end we will begin our new lives together, purged of a lot of unnecessary baggage and start fresh. Wish us luck!
5/24/10- Friday Exercise Diary :
Recumbent bike- 30 minutes
strength train- abs/shoulders
ab crunch with 8 lb medicine ball on stability ball
reverse hip lift on flat bench
straight arm shoulder raise on Bosu- 5 lb
plank - hold 45 seconds
bent arm shoulder raise- 8lb
5/24/10- Sunday Food Diary:
Breakfast-
1 cup egg white, 1/2 cup organic spinach, handful spaghetti squash, 2 oz fat free feta (150 cal)
whole wheat toast, dry, jam( 80 cal)
A.M. Snack-
1 cup non-fat cottage cheese (180 cal)
1 cup greek yogurt, 1/2 cup berries, grapefruit (175 cal)
Lunch-
5oz salmon ( 190 cal )
Salad- 1 1/2 organic spinach, 1/3 cup purple cabbage, 1/3 cup pea pods, 1 oz fat free feta, 1 tbls sunflower seeds, 4 asparagus (95 cal)
Dinner-
4oz. pork chop, onion, peach chutney (175 cal)
1 cup brown rice, squeeze of 1/3 lemon, 2 tbls shaved Parmesan (165 cal)
zucchini (20 cal)
Dessert:
1/2 cup strawberries, drizzle balsamic glaze (60 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES-1290
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