Saturday and Sunday Combo

Busy, busy, busy. That’s the best way to describe things these days. Getting in the workouts takes creativity, scheduling, and flexibility. Eating right takes discipline and preparation. That’s what life is about, though, learning how to do all that you can to make those most out of what time you have. I just can’t believe how lucky I am to be doing what I love, supported by the man that I love, and fortunate enough to squeeze in “almost” everything I want in life right now. Wow!

Yesterday’s workout was shoulders. I had to clean house and wash linens before the in-laws arrived for an overnight visit, cook a pot full of my Protein Blast to eat the next few days, take Logan to McDonald’s Playland (as promised), carefull construct FIVE monthly training schedule for new clients and renewing clients, attend a Neighborhood Watch Meeting because I am on the committe, and host our montly poker tournament. That left little time to exercise and talk about a food temptation…sitting in Mickey D’s for two hours. Here is how I did it and I hope it helps you:

6:30 a.m. – wake up, make coffee, check email messages
7:30 a.m. – Logan up, make our breakfast, turn to Disney and grab dumbells
8:00 a.m. – after eating…do shoulder workout in living room to Mickey’s House of Mouse or Handy Manny. I can’t remember which one was on, but Logan watched, I worked out, and we talked about the show.
9:00 a.m. – linens are washing by now, kitchen is being cleaned and hubby is waking up
10:00 a.m. – clean rest of house and put Protein Blast in crockpot to cook. Prep my food bag for Mickey D’s.
11:00 a.m. – head to Mickey D’s with laptop, food bag, hubby, and Logan
2:00 p.m. – head home after working some at MDs and meet in-laws.
3:00 p.m. – 30 minute staunch treadmill workout
3:30 p.m. – shower for the day and head to Neighborhood Watch Meeting
5:00 p.m. – dinner (I’ve been eating my snacks and such all day out of food bag)
6:00 p.m. – first poker players arriving
9:00 p.m. – leave poker game a big loser and return upstair grumbling to work for another three hours. Snacks galore and TOM starts settling in.
12:00 a.m. – night night

That’s the way I get it in. I slam workouts in when I can and get creative with location. Prepping food keeps me from eating a #2 with a strawberry shake. Yum. Hope that helps you see that if there is a will there is a way!!!

Shoulders: no cardio sessions, just weights focus

Superset One: 3 sets
Upright Rows
Shrugs
Alternating DB Presses

Superset Two: 3 sets
Reverse Up and Backs
Side Flies 1/4 pulses
Leg In and Outs

Superset Three: 3 sets
Arnold Press
Up and Backs
DB Circles

Superset Four: 3 sets
Two handed DB Presses
Bentover Rows
Full Push ups without knees

Cardio: 30 minutes on treadmill. 5 min. warm-up, walk at 4.0 and up incline 1% until you reach 15% on every minute. Between mintues 12-22 I added in shuffles and backward jogging to increase HR. At 15% start lowering back down 1% until you run out of time. Cool down a couple of minutes at the end to bring HR down.

Daily Food Journal for Saturday:
B – Oatmeal with banana and protein powder
S – PB Toast 1 pc.
L – Soy Crisps, chicken wrap, 2 oranges, sugar snap peas
S – Mixed Fruit cup
D – Protein Crockpot
S – Almonds and 100 cal Popcorn
S – Apple Cinnamon Soy Crisps and 1 tbsp of peanut butter

Today is my day of rest but I will be completing week two of Push Up Challenge this evening with the added ab work.

Daily Food Journal for Sunday:
B – Big Bowl of Oatmeal with protein powder and banana
S – Cantaloupe
L – Soup and Salad at Panera, apple
S – Chicken Wrap
D – Protein Crockpot
S – Fiber One Bomb