Morning! I have a new post up on 90 Seconds of Real; four of us post there daily, short videos (less than 2 minutes) encompassing anything from cooking, nutrition, weight loss, exercise, dealing with depression/anxiety, Whole30 or whatever we’re feeling or dealing with at the moment while trying to live balanced, healthy lives. If you think you can relate, we’d love to see you over there, take a look around (the About tab tells about each of our backgrounds) & watch a couple videos. Click the “FOLLOW” link in the top right corner to join our little community!
This morning I was at the gym and did mile-row-mile (run a mile as quick as you can, get off and row 2000 meters and then run another mile….supposed to be for time, I usually am just happy if I don’t puke). At 0.6 of my second mile I realized I’d taken in too much water after my row and I felt like I was going to be sick. Since my current feeling is that I do a little every day and build on it, I stopped at 0.6 for the second mile and went to the weight room instead. There I did assisted pullups, straight arm lat pulldowns, shoulder press, dumbbell flys, chest press, abs and stretching. There were two other women in the area as well working on different programs and I took a minute to watch each of them and appreciate how we were all doing something different. I was doing some fairly traditional exercises, another woman was doing some more advanced full body work and then the third woman was….well….flopping about like a landed fish, really….but she was super lean and fit so whatever she’s doing obviously is working for her. None of our workouts looked like they’d particularly been designed by anyone and that got me to thinking that we all just do the best we can with what we have. We read and research, assess ourselves and our goals and then try to do the things that will be effective with all of that in mind. Really levels the playing field, doesn’t it! It was also nice to see lots of new faces in the gym this morning, women that are trying to push themselves forward, shed weight and baggage and create something for themselves that is better and healthier. So nice to see!
When it was epically hard to get out of bed this morning I reminded myself that A) you can’t move forward if you don’t take a step and B) the large amount of work that I do and money & time that I spend feeding us as well as I do…well….I sort of felt like that was a wasted effort if I don’t get to the gym. It’s a package deal for maximum success.
So…moving on, I went to the Dr last night after work, had no wait to see her (yay!) and had a nice little chat with her. I told her about my iron issues and she’s giving me the iron panel again but adding in a B12 test for pernicious anemia as well as a test for celiac. I do NOT think that I have celiac disease but it’s the number one cause of poor iron absorption so it makes sense to test for it. In doing my own research I also think I would benefit from taking a Vitamin C supplement with my iron supplement as C assists with absorption of the iron. Now I just have to find time to pop in and get my blood drawn.
When I got home last night I finished the process of making Well Fed “Best Chicken You Will Ever Eat”. It was…..alright. The seasoning mix and the morrocan dipping sauce was great but I found there was absolutely no difference between brined and unbrined meat. It was a little dry and definitely benefitted from the sauce as well as a little drizzle of WellFed mayo. It’s possible that since I brined on Saturday and then let it sit in the fridge that it wasn’t as good as it could have been….but she says right in the book that you can brine and then store raw for 2-3 days. The seasonings & cooking method were definite winners but since this was a brining test for future turkey brining, it wasn’t a winner. I will try it again though on a day when I can cook the chicken immediately after the brining process is complete.
Well Fed – “Best Chicken You Will Ever Eat”
Tonight I’m going to turn my car over to the body shop for repair for a few days (courtesy car) and then go home, put the stew on the stove to heat up and take Gracie for a walk in the rain. I have my new snazzy coveralls that Ray bought me for Christmas, they are reflective, waterproof, windproof and flame retardant. With the addition of polar fleece tights underneath, they are roasty-toasty and I love them! I may consider wearing them for the “Chilly Chase” run on January 26!
I think that’s all for me today, this blog post originally started out as Things I Love Tuesday….but sort of went another direction! In order that the title doesn’t make zero sense, here are some things that I love right now:
Ginger Citrus Body Butter by Arbonne. I actually won this, I never would have purchase it myself. My legs and arms are so silky soft and it doesn’t stay “wet” so you can easily get dressed after applying. Has a gentle fragrance also.
The now-obsolete Gingerbread Rooibos tea from David’s Tea. I bought two large cans of it in clearance because I can’t imagine not having it!
My Libre tea thermos and I do not spend any time apart. It’s self straining through the lid so you just drop your leaves in, add water and go! Absolutely love it!
Elements Botanicals sugar scrub….I use it on my face a couple times a week and my skin is So Soft!
They say you’re supposed to black out your sleeping environment completely. I can’t do that for various reasons so I have this…and I LOVE IT! I’ve been sleeping solidly every night since December 25th!
Fitty vs Fatty 