...I did not struggle with weight growing up, but after getting married and having five kids, I had moved solidly into the "overweight" population. In 2006 I was able to lose the extra pounds (50 of them) and get to goal. But staying there, that is another story. Slow but steady, the weight has crept back on over the years. Up and down, and up again ... it's a journey.
Well dang. I really didn't want to cross that threshold into the 180s again. I'm really not far from my original "high" (non-pregnancy) weight :( After the gain last week, and the scale staying high, I knew this was a good possibility. I'm pretty positive I can get the numbers back into the 175s, although beyond that, I'm a lot less certain. The scale has been stuck. I know my eating is awful, but it's frustrating to get this close to my original weight when I've still been exercising this entire time (and didn't exercise at all before). This week was a little low on activity though, with the family in town and the 24th of July (Utah Holiday) throwing off the summer schedule, such as it is ...
NUMBERS: Weight up .7, with average up 1.83. With the intake average at 2643, and average daily burn at 2577, there was an overage for the week of 3461. Step average was 16923 with 37.71 logged miles. Cardio minutes were 515/517, 529/647/715, 325/406 with 45 minutes w/weights. Total Steps ... One/Torso (118460), Versa/Wrist (114397), Zip/Waist (126644) & #2son (117747) ... I need to remind the littles to sync so their steps are up to date for their weekly report!
EXERCISE: I didn't get my full hour of elliptical in ANY day this week ... but I got on the elliptical almost every day (sans Sunday). Only three days with treadmill time. Only three official Zumba classes (Wed/Thurs/Fri) with a little practice on my own. I did do a weight workout this week! OTHER ACTIVITIES: Went and spent the evening with my side of the family Tuesday night. Lunch out with the ladies on Wednesday, followed by some shopping for my mom. Then there was the usual lawn mowing and grocery shopping ... and it was back to basketball for #5.
*** What I Watched While Working Out ***
With less gym time this week, I only watched two movies ( though I continued on with a TV series too, "The Sinner" new on Netflix). Both of the films featured above were labeled as "RomComs" and while that could fit the bill for the second, the first was not. Thanks for Sharing (2012) was more of a dramedy with some romance (and some just sex, not romance). Billed as three men struggling with addiction ... it's a sex addiction. Overall, I think I liked it. There were some touching moments, but fairly explicit elsewhere, earning its R rating. Playing It Cool (2014) was okay, nothing wonderful, had some funny moments. I'm not sorry I watched it but I don't know that I'd really recommend it.
Five Featured Photos ...
Sunflowers are open in the garden ... can you see the little bees on the bloom?
Family party ... we brought the Papa Murphy pizza
Ladies Lunch - my sister and SIL in from out of town.
Mom is reorganizing the garage and liked these Clever Crates.
Or audio ... while driving, cleaning, doing dishes, folding laundry,
mowing the lawn and watching the boy's basketball games. I love being
able to accomplish two things at once and I'm getting TONS of reading
in. Here are a couple of my recent reads ...
Both of the above books I experienced in audio format. Both are a little more "adult" (older characters and explicit content). I rated both four stars ... I ended up liking them more than I thought I would when I started, they made a memorable impact on me, yet I'd be hesitant to recommend them to family or friends. Both were just random picks from immediately available books at my library. I knew nothing about either going in. Both of these are also stand-alone stories, which seems a bit of a rarity in the book world today (so many series out there now). When I was younger, I ADORED finding a good series ... knowing automatically what was next on my reading list. But now, with so many books waiting in my Kindle Cloud and library loan list, sometimes I'm less willing to commit, or I have several series going and just need a single book to bridge the gap while I wait.
... and while I'm wonderful at updating my GoodReads account, rating and writing reviews as I come to the end a story, I'm NOT nearly as good at keeping up with book posts here on the blog. I often feel like I need to finish a series before I blog, or I like to wait and combine several similar themed publications together. As mentioned above, these two books had several things in common, so, that's enough of a connection, and it's time ...
ALL THIS LIFE by Joshua Mohr. This ended up reminding me of the movie "Crash" (which really hit me) with a wide cast of characters. We are introduced to everyone, and slowly the stories unfold and begin to intertwine until there is the ultimate ending as everything (and almost everyone) comes together. Crash. As the "loading" sign on the cover indicates, this book delves into our obsession with online activity and the impact it can have on ourselves and others. I must admit, at the beginning of the book, I wasn't sold on the story. I had to push through a bit as I tried to remember the cast of characters and start to care about them (many are not very likeable at all). In the end though, I was uber anxious and almost in tears. Crash.
THE SERIALIST by David Gordon. This book is ... unique. Harry Bloch, the central character is an author, writing several different serials under a variety of pseudonyms. In addition to his story in this book, we, the reader, get peeks at his stories, his writing ... and it is SO bad! Just over the top, practically porn. I think the writer (David Gordon) is amazing at writing so badly. I just had to laugh out loud so many times when the chapters would randomly switch to one of his (Harry's) stories. The underlying mystery here was interesting and had some twists and turns I wasn't expecting, and Harry's real (in this book) life was "stranger than fiction" indeed. And a complete hats off to the narrator here ... Bronson Pinchot. He was amazing with accents and inflections and I know I enjoyed this story much more because of his audio. My imagination would not have added quite so much.
So as mentioned above, both of these have some rather explicit content (proFanity, sexual situations), but if that's something that doesn't bother you (or you're actively looking for *Ü*) and either of these are up your alley ... check them out and let me know what YOU think of them.
Well ... it was NOT a good week for food, fitness or the scale situation. Not only was eating off, but I wasn't very good at tracking on MFP. I was playing catch-up on my other entries (Daily Mile, Life Cycle, Journal) as well. Just a bit of a blah week ... I'm a bit surprised I'm getting this weekly review up in a timely fashion!
NUMBERS: Official weight uber up, 4.2 pounds. Ouch. Average up too, 1.70. Average intake was 2614, with average burn 2688 ... 2257 overage for the week. Step average was 18714 with 46.67 logged miles. Cardio minutes: 630/665, 690/712/851, 496&534 with no weights this week.
Fitbit switched up their ranking, showing only the top 3 (before they would show the top three and you, where-ever you landed), so my ScrapJen (Versa) account didn't show up on any of the weekly reports. It came in at 127,102 and my Garmin was 124,372. I switched up the name/photo on my account where I wear a Fitbit on my hip ... it's been an Alta, a Charge2 and is currently a Zip. It seems to overcount in that location, regardless of the device, but #2 son still managed to beat all three of me.
EXERCISE: I only hit my hour of elliptical three days this week. Two additional days I did half hour sessions. Only three times on the treadmill. Zumba was normal, with five classes. I taught three of them, subbing for summer. No bike. No weight workouts.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: Not much going on during the week. The usual grocery shopping, mowing the lawn. Extra driving on Saturday as we headed up to the lake, but we got turned away (at capacity at 10:30 in the morning). Still spent a little time with family before heading home. Hubs and I went out on Sunday, it was our anniversary. 26 years.
Here's the Day by Day ...
Monday (0716) Started the day with a couple elliptical sessions, and got
a third by the end of the day to equal my hour. I was the sub at
Debbie's Zumba today. Also got two miles on the treadmill. Some shopping
steps. Chicken pillows for dinner. Hubs pulled a very late night at work
trying to catch up after the little vacation. 26191 steps. 3163 burn.
2000 intake.
Tuesday (0717) Same activity as yesterday. Hour of elliptical, Zumba
(teaching again) and two miles treadmill. Baked some bread ... I always
forget what a big batch this is. With my smaller pans, I ended up with
six loaves! One was pretty much gone by the end of the day, but still
too much for our family (it freezes, but it's better fresh). I tried to
eat good and did for the first 3/4 of the day, then caved to some
cravings. Managed to stay at goal though. 24281 steps. 3047 burn. 2000
intake.
Wednesday (0718) Zumba w/MZL was rather small today, but there is
construction blocking the road in both directions. I still got a good
workout there, and gave away a couple loaves of bread. Got in my hour of
elliptical, but that was it for additional exercise. Some grocery shopping
steps and I mowed the front lawn. Hubs was at the lake until late. 25691
steps. 2979 burn. 2700 intake.
Thursday (0719) Dragging a bit ... only half hour of elliptical today. Got in my Zumba w/MZL and some shopping steps but just wasn't motivated
to move. Didn't seem to have any problem eating though. 20199 steps.
2678 burn. 2900 intake.
Friday (0720) Zumba turned out fun today. I was teaching, but also had
an old friend come and help. Hadn't seen her or had her numbers in over a
year I think. Not a super productive day otherwise though. Just
30minElliptical. Hubs and #4 did a derby. I made black bean and spinach
enchiladas for the older boys. 16061 steps. 2677 burn. 2700 intake.
Saturday (0721) Started the day with a trip to the lake. We made it to the lake,
but not into the water. They were at capacity for boats (including our
waverunners) so we ended up turning around and heading home. I mowed the
lawn and did a treadmill walk. 13021 steps. 2340 burn. 2500 intake.
Sunday (0722) No exercise, rest day ... Anniversary. 26 years. Hadn't
had a good sleep last night, but had a wonderful nap today. Hubs and I
went out to dinner 5556 steps. 1930 burn. 3500 intake.
*** What I Watched While Working Out ***
Workouts were down, so watching was down ... or is it the opposite? I watched a movie Monday and Tuesday, and then on Wednesday I had streaming issues. Not sure if it's the gym TV (ever since Hubs "upgraded" to this Sharp Roku TV we've had problems) or if it was Amazon (the big "prime day" caused some crashes, but that was Mon/Tues) ... I had to give up on the movie and switch to a series on Netflix. Started "The Sinner" which has kept my interest, but as I'm not going to finish the season by the end of the day, I don't have that same push to finish like I do with a movie. It made it easier for me not to make it back down to the gym ... I tried my Amazon movie again on Thursday and had problems again. Arrgggg! As for the two movies I DID see (one HBO, one Netflix), the first, Fahrenheit 451 was blah. Whereas "The Handmaid's Tale" makes a futuristic, dystopian society seem feasible, this world here was just too farfetched and it lacked closure. I'm sure the book is better. There were some similarities to the movie "Equals" although that was suppression of emotions, not books. Letters to Juliet was a cute, if predictable, little love story.
Five Featured Photos ...
Baking bread ... lots of loaves!
#1's snapchat story ...
Lake attempt ... couldn't end up together w/waverunners :(
Hubs and the ducks ...
I think his face reflects the 26 years together! ;)
... and a bonus video. This was from a week or so ago, but I'd forgotten to include it.
... hopefully I can do better next week, but ... no Zumba Mon/Tues (anticipated anniversary overnighter and then Utah holiday 24th of July) with Hubs off work both days. Family in town ... I'm not super hopeful for good exercise/eating ...
We've done two FAMILY 5k runs (jog/walks) ... a number of us participated this year, but it wasn't the full family. Missing Hubs, who said he didn't want to have a heart attack, and #3, who wouldn't get out of bed. I wasn't going to make #5 participate, as he had a basketball game a little later in the day and I didn't want to impact his play negatively, but he thought he'd be okay (and he was). Last year we had #2's girlfriend, this year it was #1's gal who joined us.
The race we did last year and this year, is the Linda Butters Memorial Fun Run. While the purpose of many 5k races is to raise funds, this race is only about giving back to the community. Honoring this individual who gave so much. $10 registered the entire Blackham Bunch. Official clip timing for accurate results, nice swag bags and matching t-shirts.
This event kicks off the 4th of July activities at our local park. The area was already cordoned off for the carnival set-up, so no worry about cars driving around the loop. Unfortunately, I hadn't fully prepped my music. I thought I had. I'd put my old ipod shuffle on the charger, but went I tried it out, it wasn't working. Neither were my wireless headphones (linked to my phone, as while my new Versa has the ability to hold music and stream it, I hadn't set that up yet either). I tried plugging in some regular earbuds, but those just do not stay in my ears. So ... no music this go round.
Last year, they had us run up the center, and then around the loop three times. As I mentioned in the blog post last year (Family 5k 2017)
the fast finishing times made me suspect that it hadn't been measured
correctly. This year, we were directed to the center, then the side,
then FOUR times around the loop. As I generally figure my average is
40min for the 3.1 miles, this seemed closer to correct (my time last
year had been under 30 minutes). Versa stats; 5648 steps. AvHR139. High 165. In zone 36 of the 37 minutes. Estimated calorie burn 386.
Last year, #3 had been the first one to finish in our family. This year ... he was still in bed. #2 took the honors of the first Blackham to cross the finish line. Last year, with his girlfriend beside him, he had held back a bit. That may have been the case for #1 this year. #5 gleefully lapped me (#2 had as well) calling out "hi Mom" on his way to the finish line, while I still had another loop to go. #4 admitted that this run had been more challenging for him. He's a little out of practice.
Cute navy shirts made from nice performance fabric. I missed having the whole family in the race and the picture. Hopefully next year we'll get everyone! I'd love for this 5k to become an annual tradition. In the few days following, my calves were killing me. I was a little surprised, as I'd done some "5k" jogs on the treadmill in the previous weeks without much impact afterward. I wasn't the only one moaning though ... #2 also commented on his calves, while the two littles said it was their quads that were tight. Looking forward to 2019!
I've still been watching movies while working out this summer, so my series viewing has been down. I still always have one (or two) TV programs going, to fill in on weekends or at the end of the day when the movie ends before the workout. Hubs and I also often have one going upstairs that we watch together while winding down at the end of the day. I recently finished three seasons/series ... two up and one down. Amazon, Hulu and Netflix presents ...
Downstairs, watching in the gym, it was back to Black. I discovered Orphan Black back in 2015 when the first season was on Prime. Season 2 was added shortly and then I had to wait a while between seasons. It would air in the UK, be available for purchase, and then finally make it's way to Prime. Season by season. Season three in 2016. Season four in 2017 ... and now the fifth, and final season here in 2018. I was glad that I was able to get back into it easily after a year. As I mention during any and all reviews of this show, kudos to the main actress for portraying so many different roles so well. While much of the difference is in appearance (while they are identical, the hair, clothes, etc. are unique to each), the mannerisms and voice of each is so differently done. Absolutely impressive. I'm sure there has to be a lot of trickery done behind the camera as well to create the doubles (triple, quadruples ...) in many scenes. As for the story ... I enjoyed it too. The sci-fi aspect of cloning and a nefarious underground development. I was happy enough with how things wrapped up.
Then there is The Handmaid's Tale, a Hulu original ... I'd watched Season 1 down in the gym. Hubs had heard the buzz about it, so we gave it a try together. It was a rewatch for me as he caught up on Season 1, then it was on to Season 2 together. Hubs would often comment on how depressing and awful (the feeling) the episodes were. They are! Sometimes he'd have to turn on a little comedy (standup or The IT Crowd) just to shake it off afterward. I'd read the book ... but season two was all it's own, taking off on storylines long after the book had ended (and we had never had glimpses of Canada or the Colony as we did in the series). Season was a little disjointed for me as it flipped around from three different storylines plus numerous flashbacks. About halfway things tightened up some. It was interesting to me how it could make you hate certain characters, then feel sorry for the same ones as some humanity and background was introduced. So much character conflict as well as everything else going on. Not sure how I felt about that ending ...
While we were watching Handmaid's Tale, we got caught up to the episodes that had aired and had to wait the week in-between ... so Hubs and I needed a new show for upstairs. We gave Altered Carbon a try. Hubs is a fan of Joel Kinnaman, but the sci-fi nature of the show was probably more up my alley. It was a pretty complex, mind (and time)-bending story-line. I think I liked it ...
As I watch a series downstairs in the gym, I generally TRY to at least complete the episode by the end of the day. Netflix, Amazon and Hulu hold my spot, so it's not a big deal if I don't end when an episode ends. If I do an hour of elliptical and an hour on the treadmill, that is three episodes (as they are generally 40 minutes long, although this can vary). But alas, in summer, my two hours in the gym isn't happening every day. Sticking with movies, so many are about an hour and a half, which works well, and are a little more motivating to get to the end of (I need the closure) ... but my series are my backup. Slow going, but I get through them ...
Wasn't able to hang onto that loss from last week. Staying stuck in the mid-seventies. Started off good, my Monday was motivated, exercise and eating where I like. But then ... eating was a little out of control this week. I'll admit I wasn't even really tracking on by Sunday.
NUMBERS: Official weight 175.8 (+1.9) with the average staying about the same. 174.79 (+.02). Average intake was 2571. Average burn 2978. Pretty much broke even for the week (-5 deficit). Only one day with intake under 2000 goal. Three days with 3000+ burn, those were also 30k days. Step average was 25173 with 66.79 logged miles. Cardio minutes 900/920/948/1083/1254/628/673. I did get in 45 minutes w/weights.
Quite the spread across the devices this week ...
EXERCISE: I got in my hour of elliptical six days this week. Treadmill time five days, one day with double duty. Six hours of Zumba ... four official classes, and two hours of practice on my own. Although I was the sub instructor for three of the official classes! Didn't hit the bike this week, although I should have. I have several books that have caught my interest. Weights once.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: No more nails ... got them off this week. I love the look, hate the upkeep. Some family time with Grandparents over to play games. Hubs and the boys left for camping at the lake Thursday - Sunday. I stayed home with the cats and ducks, and #2. It was a quiet weekend.
Heres the Day by Day ...
Monday (0709) Good day. Hit my 30k and kept calories in check. Got three
20min sessions on the elliptical in. Taught a Zumba class (subbing for
Debbie) and then practiced an hour also while the boys played
basketball. Two miles on the treadmill too. 33101 steps. 3325 burn. 1900
intake.
Tuesday (0710) Activity today was about the same as yesterday ... hour
of elliptical, teaching Zumba, practicing Zumba, and treadmill time. But
calories were uber over. Some snacking, pizza (had my parents over for
"Grandparents and Games" day) and then Hubs made popcorn in the evening.
30758 steps. 3265 burn. 3000 intake.
Wednesday (0711) Got in my hour of elliptical and Zumba w/MZL ... that
was it for exercise. Got some shopping steps though. I'm taking a break
from the acrylic nails now though, I've been too hard on them this
summer. Some sitting time getting them off. 23642 steps. 2950 burn. 2300
intake.
Thursday (0712) The boys headed out to Bear Lake for the weekend this
morning. I'd planned on hitting a backup Zumba (as my usual MZL had
building conflicts) but then stuck around to help with the packing ...
and the guys were packing up and taking my car. #2 didn't go on the trip
either, staying home with me and the cats and the ducks (and to see his
girlfriend, only home on the weekends). I got in an hour of elliptical
and a treadmill time though. Also mowed the front lawn and cleaned the
house ... and without everyone home, it should actually stay clean,
right? 25591 steps. 2961 burn. 2700 intake.
Friday (0713) 30k day ... not bad for Friday the 13th. Intake was okay.
Got in my hour of elliptical, Zumba (Debbie's class, Carma and I
subbed), two treadmill times and some shopping steps. Pretty low key day
with Hubs and four of the boys gone. 30683 steps. 3297 burn. 2100
intake.
Saturday (0714) Okay for activity. Got in my hour of elliptical and two
miles on the treadmill. Big new though, I did a workout w/WEIGHTS. It's
been a while. Eating though ... not good. Dang PB M&Ms. I actually
had a nightmare that I ate the entire bag (and it was the BIG party bag,
38 servings!) Ran a few errands. Got some reading and video work in. 22233 steps. 2890 burn. 3000 intake.
Sunday (0715) No exercise. Planned rest
day ... although I should have hit the bike. I have a couple books that
I'm really enjoying and would like more reading time, also one audiobook
that is never ending! I did listen to it while I mowed the lawn and did
some house cleanup and more video work. Hubs and the boys got home
today. Another bad eating day. National Ice Cream Day ... but that was
the least of the eating issues. 10200 steps. 2158 burn. 3000 intake.
*** What I Watched While Working Out ***
Five movies this week. Most were really recent, but one was older. The Mountain Between Us (2017) arrived on HBO. It was decent. The Boy (2016) ... it was as I expected for the most part, although the ending caught me off guard. Nothing great, but it kept my interest. Unthinkable (2010) ... lots of familiar faces here. The guy from Ally McBeal, Superman, the Matrix chick, and of course Mr. Jackson. It was a little hard to watch ... torture. It really did make you think though, what things are unthinkable/unacceptable under extreme circumstances. I'd heard a bit about Tau (2018/Netflix original). It was decent. I wasn't sold on the main gal. Then something a little lighter, The Kissing Booth (2018/Netflix Original). It was cute, although the high school parties always make me wonder ... are they really like that? I was uber innocent through my high school years. the main gal was so short! I've heard several people comment on how young she looked, and because of that it seemed a little creepy, but that wasn't something that affected me at all. So nothing horrible, nothing outstanding ... I'm always glad I'm exercising and didn't just waste hours watching each week. They weren't worth that.
Five Featured Photos ...
Grandparents and Games was brought to you by the letter "R" ...
I didn't get the best picture of the pretty pink sky -
but so many people took photos and posted them all over social media.
First hibiscus blossom ...
No more nails. A pain to remove (literally).
I've just been too hard on them this summer, not worth the upkeep cost.
Bear Lake is known for their raspberry shakes ... the gang tried them out.
Huh ... what do you know. That's quite the drop. A bit of fluctuation throughout the week as well. It wasn't like this was a great week either. I mean it was decent. But there was the 4th of July holiday, with very little exercise and uber overeating. No exercise over the weekend ... but calories kept in check there.
NUMBERS: Official weight 173.9, that's down quite a bit (-3.6). I'd say last week was just a little high, but that's why I do averages as well. Average was 174.77, also down (-1.82). But really, with my average intake at 2171 and average burn at 2763, I only had a small deficit for the week (-138.57). But overall, eating had been better, with four days under my 2000 calorie goal. I had three days with 3000+ burn. Those three were 30k days as well. Step average was 20,678 with 49.2 logged miles. Cardio minutes came in at 750/694 for my calculations, 739 for the One, 823 for the Versa, 1009 for the Zip at the Hip, Garmin just 458 and Motiv 535. Didn't get any time strength training.
All three of ME came in over the kids this week.
The Zip at the Hip is overcounting!
EXERCISE: It was an interesting week for exercise. I got in my hour of elliptical four days, with one additional partial day. Only two treadmill days, although one of those was double duty. Although the graph shows eight hours of Zumba, really just five hours were spent dancing. All that other before/after class time adds up though! I did hit the bike once this week, although no workout w/weights.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES: There was a beach day, and family time on the Fourth, a trip to the dentist (for the littles), dinner out and a couple pizza runs and slurpee stops.
Here's a look at the Day by Day ...
Monday (0702) Good day for eating and exercise. 30k ... although just
barely, I was stepping before bed to make sure I hit my mark. VERY SORE
from the 5k, hobbling after sitting still, but muscles warm up with
movement. Got in my hour of elliptical, Zumba (as instructor, subbing
for Debbie), and two treadmill walks. #5 went with teammates downtown to play in an all day 3x3 tournament. 30004 steps. 3161 burn. 1500
intake.
Tuesday (0703) Busy day. Over 30k, but intake was higher than I wanted.
Still sore from the race on Saturday. Got in my hour of elliptical,
Zumba (teaching again), and another hour - Zumba practice for me,
basketball practice for the boys. One time on the treadmill, and then
some reading/riding (bike). 31715 steps. 3246 burn. 2400 intake.
Wednesday (0704) Fourth of July. My usual Zumba class was having class
in a different location. I could have gone, but figured I'd take the
holiday. I did do an hour of elliptical, so the day was not without
exercise. Eating though ... uber over! Family celebration in the evening
at the inlaws. We also added three duckies to our flock today. All girls. So far they are shy with us and our current ducks. 16087
steps. 2602 burn. 2800 intake.
Thursday (0705) Yea, a 30k day. Hour of elliptical, Zumba w/MZL, then an
hour on my own(practice, boys playing basketball). Stayed busy during
the day with some shopping steps, ducky duty and mowing the front lawn.
Unlike yesterday, I kept calories in check. 31559 steps. 3271 burn. 1900
intake.
Friday (0706) Just 1/2 hour of elliptical today. I was instructing today
for Zumba in Daybreak. Some shopping steps as I stopped at Smiths on
the way home. Then sitting and waiting at the dentist. Appointment for
the two littles. I got #5 to practice then Hubs and I headed out to my
folks for some Papa Murphy pizza, garage consultation and progressive
rummy. I totally won. 18531 steps. 2707 burn. 2000 intake.
Saturday (0707) General cleanup around the house and yard, mowed the
lawn. A bit of a down day. 12258 steps. 2358 burn. 1400 intake.
Sunday (0708) Lake day for the whole family, even me (I generally sit
these out). I tried out the paddle board. Could feel that in my calves.
Need more practice to stay standing. Tepanyaki for dinner after. Low
steps ... but a good day. 4593 steps. 1994 burn. 2200 intake.
*** What I Watched While Working Out ***
Three movies this week. HBO just added the 2017 releases (the first two) and the last one we had on DVD, but I had never seen it. My boys had seen IT and loved it. In addition to being scary, it was hilarious at times. According to them. I didn't like it at all. I'm not big on the "horror" scene, and I just thought the whole thing didn't make much sense. Was any of it actually explained. I didn't find the foul mouthed kids funny, nor the excessive bullying, or the murder of children. I guess I'm just left puzzles as to why people (including MY people) liked this so much. American Made was decent ... I think I was interested all the way up to the end. I know it's based on a true story, so they couldn't really alter the ending, but ... ehhh. Didn't like it. Now ... Ant Man. My boys had also loved this, thus our owned DVD copy. I'm not all that into the superhero shows, but this was pretty great. Just the right amount of humor, not over the top silly like the second Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor Ragnarock. This one rates right up there with Iron Man, which is probably my favorite. I figured with the sequel to Ant Man hitting the theaters, I should probably see the first one, and I'm glad I did.
Five Featured Photos ...
My #5 downtown playing in a 3x3 tournament and meeting NBA players.
Not a good week. One little dip right at the start of the week, then up, up, up. Activity was down. Eating was up (up, up). Sometimes I wonder if there is any correlation there ;) Hmmm... I started off good. It was a motivated Monday, but then ... not so much the rest of the week.
NUMBERS: Weight was up (1.8) to 177.5, average up also (also 1.8) to 176.59. There was a big overage at the end of the week (4371) after the average intake (2900) battling the average burn (2776). Just one day with calories under 2000 (that would be Monday), just two days with burn over 3000 (but four days with intake over it, ouch!) and just one 30k day. Step average was 19108 with 43.57 logged miles. Cardio minutes 657/677 (my count), One 683, Versa 677, Zip 831, Garmin 424, Motiv 509. No weights this week.
In addition to having the highest active minute count ... the Zip had the highest step count this week too. That's quite a difference! The Versa came in quite low (as I'm wearing all three, torso, wrist and waist). My son beat me (well, not the Zip numbers).
EXERCISE: My workouts were down quite a bit this week. Hit the elliptical four days, but only got a full hour on two of those days. Four days with a treadmill walk. Ran a 5k on Saturday with the family. Five official Zumba classes (I was the instructor for three of them) with an extra hour on my own. No bike. No weights.
OTHER ACTIVITIES: More family time this week. A visit with my folks, Grandparents and Games for the kids. The Family Fun Run and then we all (sans #2 who had seen it already) went to a movie. Only my second movie at the theater in years.
Here's the Day by Day ...
Monday (0625) Good day for eating and activity. 30k day. Got in my hour
of elliptical, taught a Zumba class (subbing for Debbie) and then did an
hour practice (while supervising the boys playing basketball) and a
treadmill walk. 31208 steps. 3267 burn. 1850 intake.
Tuesday (0626) Not a great day for exercise and activity. While I got my
Zumba in (teaching again, with C&S to help out Marian's class),
just 30min elliptical for additional exercise. Had the grandparents out,
to show them Hub's garage and my garden and to play games with the
littles. The older boys both had friends over in the gym in the evening.
General overeating in the day topped off with Hub's yummy popcorn.
17600 steps. 2655 burn. 3200 intake.
Wednesday (0627) Got in my hour of elliptical, and Zumba with MZL. Mowed
the lawn, got some grocery shopping steps, and made banana bread. Ate
banana bread ... and lots of other things. Hubs was late at the lake
with a work buddy. 24654 steps. 3095 burn. 3200 intake.
Thursday (0628) Started the day running #5 to his ride, he's playing in a
basketball tournament today,tomorrow & Saturday. With the
crowds/chaos and cost (charging $16 a day to watch!) and prior
commitments, I'm not going myself. Zumba w/MZL, some shopping steps, one
time on the treadmill, some work in the garden. 17681 steps. 2520 burn.
2900 intake.
Friday (0629) Didn't get a workout in before Zumba. Carma and I were
subbing Debbie's class today. Quick store stop on the way home after.
Just one treadmill time for additional exercise. Just lacking in
motivation this week. Exercise down. Eating up. Intake was bad, and that
was before Hubs made popcorn in the evening. 17843 steps. 2571 burn.
3350 intake.
Saturday (0630) Got up and ran (wogged) a 5k with the family. All my
boys beat me, and two lapped me (as it was a circular course). Time was
37 minutes. No additional exercise for the day, but I mowed the lawn and
worked in the garden. 16816 steps. 2546 burn. 3100 intake.
Sunday (0701) My legs are SORE, mostly my calves. Did 20min on the
elliptical, but that was it for exercise. Went to a movie with the
family. Incredibles 2. Very cute. Overate ... movie treats and popcorn.
Brisket dinner. 7953 steps. 2077 burn. 2700 intake.
*** What I Watched While Working Out ***
A couple of Netflix original movies ... as I watched Cargo, it was SO reminiscent of a short I'd seen on YouTube years ago (link here). Sure enough, this movie was based on this short clip. While I enjoyed the movie, I have to agree with many commentators, that the short story telling was more powerful. Brain on Fire, based on actual events, was interesting. I liked it.
*** Watched NOT Working Out *Ü* ***
Hubs brought home The Equalizer DVD, as a co-worker told him he needed to see it. I'm a Denzel fan. It was good. Ironically, the gal with the leading role in "Brain on Fire" had a small but pivital role in this film. Then ... Incredibles 2. I've heard such good things about this from everyone, and it lived up to the hype. A solid second in the series.
Five Featured Photos ...
All the guys got a little too much sun last Sunday ... weird spots on #2!
The IceMan cometh ... Hubs taking bags of pebbled ice to work.
