Work In Progress - FitoverForty

[feelin-great]

Benadryl could knock out a horse! That's the worst for side effects, but it does the job so take it until they tell you to stop!

[fitoverforty]

gym workout this a.m.:

30 min. elliptical intervals

Felt good during the workout, then went over to do some captains chair leg lifts and after the first set of 12 I thought i was gonna pass out - heart was beating so hard and fast and I felt very woozy. Couldn't do the second set. When I got home I did break out in a few patches of hives... not too bad, but disarming to say the least. I'm ready to be over this!!!

Still look and feel a bit bloated and swollen (not sure if it's all from the meds.)
weighed this morning: up 2.2 lbs. ....sigh the fight is never ending.

[fit-fanatic-2025]

nice profile pic. Glad you had a good time!

[fitoverforty]

Thanks Becky.

Brought lunch today, but didn't really want it, went to the grocery store, waited in line at the cafeteria - just about to order a fried butterfly shrimp dinner, suddenly left the line, went and bought an avocado, went back to work and ate what I brought, adding 1/2 an avocado to it.
Lunch:
grilled chicken breast
sliced (home grown) garden tomato
1/2 avocado sliced
4 oz. 2% LF cottage cheese
little salt and pepper - wala! lunch.
(figured I saved myself about 30 fat grams and an extra 600 to 700 calories of nothing good).
kept thinking about that 2.2 lbs......
I call that a victory!

[Boss Man]

Keep going, you're doing great .

[feelin-great]

That is definitely a victory! That takes some willpower And didn't you feel better after you made the healthy choice

[fitoverforty]

Keep going, you're doing great .

Thanks Boss!

And didn't you feel better after you made the healthy choice

Yes, I did feel better about the choice. Proud actually. It's the little victories in life that make us stronger.

Did not workout this a.m. Woke up at 3:30 a.m. with a severe headache, back of head and behind eyes, tried to go back to sleep. Took 3 advil at 5:15 a.m., it is now 7 a.m. and am finally getting a little relief - it's still there but dulled a bit. I began tapering off the prednisone yesterday, and I think I am having some side effects from that. I hope I don't ever have to take that stuff again! I'm not used to being on any kind of medication, it really messes up system.

Hope to get back to "normal" next week. This week has not been the best.

[feelin-great]

Hope to get back to "normal" next week. This week has not been the best.

Just make sure to take care of yourself first!

[fit-fanatic-2025]

Jocelyn is right just take it easy and it will happen. You will be better in no time.

[fitoverforty]

Finally got to go to the gym for a good solid workout! I feel fantastic!!!!!

30 minutes elliptical
5 min. w/u
20 min. @ 1 min. fast/1 min. slow - 10 intervals total
5 min. cool down

2 x 10 Incline DB press - 40 lbs. (2 - 20lb DB's)
2 x 12 DB squats - 40 lbs.
2 x 12 DB military press - 40 lbs.
2 x 12 DB step ups - 40 lbs.
2 x 10 DB deadlifts - 40 lbs. (should I do these first?)
2 x 12 x 2 DB bent rows - 20 lbs.

2 x 12 captain chair leg lifts with oblique twist

walked out of there absolutely glowing, body totally humming and feeling awesome.

First day I've felt like myself. yay. Now it's off to cook on the grill. Zucchini and squash kabobs with some grilled tilapia and a nice spinach, fresh garden tomato, romaine salad. yum!

[fit-fanatic-2025]

Duplicate post.

[fit-fanatic-2025]

Finally got to go to the gym for a good solid workout! I feel fantastic!!!!!




First day I've felt like myself. yay.

Glad to hear it!!!

[feelin-great]

Glad you're feeling better

[fitoverforty]

okay, so new goal is to get to 160lbs. before I get to 200 pages in this journal....there I've said it, it's out there now.
I have a feeling posts are going to be getting shorter and shorter......hahaha
no more double spaces...

[fit-fanatic-2025]

lets hope know one has any double posts while posting in your journal either.