Doing It In Spite Of

I was so tired this morning that I didn't think I was going to make 5 miles of cardio. Instead I managed 6.18 and I was really surprised. Because I've been intermittently hungry all day. But not when I woke up to the snowy mess that had me clearing my car and cautiously inching down the hill, because the last thing I want to do is rear-end my neighbor whose 5 year old takes the same school bus as my son. School is on time today but the town hasn't salted the roads. At 25°F, a little salt would've done a world of good. The school bus driver tells us that a car nearly slid into the bus just before she got to our road. I have to shovel and salt my driveway and walkway when I get home, while the sun is still out, and before the temperature drops to -3°F tonight. Sigh.

I'm barely on the cross-trainer 15 minutes when my stomach starts growling but there's nothing I can do except sip my water. The hunger passes. Today is Arm Day and everything is fairly routine until I chat with B. She's got a scab on her shoulder from a biopsy and she tells me her doc discovered she's got a skin cancer that will have to be removed. At least it's a slow cancer. It's from all that ridiculous sun-bathing she and her hubs likes to partake in on weekends. I'm also weirded out by the tragic Metro-North train-car crash. That's the train line I used to take when I worked in the City. The news is on in the locker room, the TV perched just under the ceiling with no way to change the channel. It's nothing but murder and mayhem all over the world and locally as well. I put my headphones on and turn up the volume.

The only movement I up today is the RG BB Curl for forearms. 35 lbs isn't so hard and when I knock out 25 reps for my 3rd set, I know that I'll be using the 40 lb BB next week. My stomach growls at me when I get on the elliptical to do Intervals. And it growls at me when I shower afterwards. I've been keeping a protein shake in my car to drink right after working out. It really seems to make a difference in keeping my appetite in check. But not today. I get home with barely any time to make a few phone calls before I have to rush off and pick my son up from school. I'm starving and I scarf down a can of tuna mixed with some pickle relish. At the library, where the chess instructor is 30 minutes late because he can't find a parking spot due to bad plowing and snow removal, I'm hungry yet again. Ugh. When I get home, I have an apple with peanut butter while I make dinner: chicken sausage and kale. And an Apple Ale. Finally, I'm sated.

Thursday Workout

Cross Trainer

Calorie :   148 CAL
Distance: 3.59 mile
Speed :    7.12 mph
Duration : 00:30:05

Dumbbell Standing Press

21

Set 1 : 15x12
Set 2 : 15x12
Set 3 : 15x12

Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl

28

Set 1 : 20x12
Set 2 : 20x12
Set 3 : 20x12

Dumbbell One Arm Triceps Extension

28

Set 1 : 20x12
Set 2 : 20x12
Set 3 : 20x12

Barbell Curl

52.5

Set 1 : 15x12
Set 2 : 37.5x12
Set 3 : 37.5x10
Set 4 : 37.5x12

Barbell Lying Triceps Extension

52.5

Set 1 : 15x12
Set 2 : 37.5x12
Set 3 : 37.5x12
Set 4 : 37.5x12

Barbell Reverse Curl

64.17

Set 1 : 35x20
Set 2 : 35x21
Set 3 : 35x25

Cable Triceps Pushdown

56

Set 1 : 40x12
Set 2 : 40x12
Set 3 : 40x12

Elliptical Training

Calorie :   293 CAL
Distance: 2.59 mile
Duration : 00:30:15