Getting Fat

Tuesday

25 x-trainer
Calories 120
Miles 3.27
Average Heart Rate 151

HGPU 26

Smith Inclined Press
Bar (30) x 15
50 x 12
70 x 12
80 x 12
90 x 12, 10, 8
60 x 25
50 x 25

BB Front Raises s/s Upright Rows
20lbs x 15/15 reps
25lbs x 12/15 reps x 3 sets

DB Laterals s/s Rev Incl Flyes
20/25lbs x 12/15reps x 3 sets

Rip Skulls
40lbs x 12reps x 3 sets

I feel better today, but that's probably because I popped a generic pseudoephredrine HCl, aka Little Red Pill, before I got out of bed. I take one 30 mg pill, wait an hour and then take a second one. It's easier for me to deal with when I stagger the dose, which is actually two pills. I'm off to the gym this morning because I've been slacking. I've known for a while that I've been putting on weight, and it's very frustrating to watch the scale creep up. My favorite pants are tight, so I know the scale's not lying. (I prefer my clothes to be loose.) So now instead of needing to drop 3 lbs, I need to drop 7. Ugh. I'm hoping that maybe I'm holding some water from salty foods, but two days in a row of the scale telling me I'm a skosh over 113 lbs means it's probably not that.

I seem to have put on 3 lbs just over this past weekend. You wouldn't think it was possible for the body to do something so drastic in such a short period of time. Perhaps I'm in hibernation mode where my body just wants to eat and store as many calories as possible? Maybe, but probably unlikely. I've just gotten lax with my meals. Since the body's so adaptable, it's going to take less food and more exercise to get myself where I want to be. Which is 7 lbs lighter. I'd settle for 5 lbs lighter actually, but always better to aim higher. And have looser clothes!

Still, I only do 25 minutes of cardio on the cross-trainer. Tomorrow I'll go back to 35 minutes. My eyes feel slightly burnt, which is what happens when I'm tired. Pull ups are okay. I skip the push ups and core work in order to jump right on the Smith machine. It's a Push Day! The routine goes well. I'm happy with the workout. What I can't decide is whether it's safe to continue with Smith RDLs and RG BB Rows on a Pull Day, knowing that my lower back seems to have some issues. Today my back feels fine and the sciatica is a distant memory. I just don't want to do something really stupid, like rupture a disc. Can I just do pull ups and DB rows for a back routine?

Last night I was researching sinusitis online. I hate poorly written articles and right now I have half a mind to contact the publication that sponsored the one about sinusitis. The author purports to write about symptoms and remedies for the condition, based on the experience of her husband, a chronic sufferer. So far so good. She makes brief mention of surgical options that alleviate pressure in the sinuses due to poor drainage. Okay, but it would've been nice if she detailed the procedure. Then she mentions viruses and bacteria in the same paragraph, making it seem as if the two terms are interchangeable. Ugh. Never mind doctors telling us for years that viruses can't be treated with antibiotics; that's for bacterial infections. She never quite distinguishes between the two, and how a bacterial sinus infection necessitates the use of antibiotics because there can be serious and potentially fatal complications, such as meningitis. Lastly, her sage advice for preventing sinusitis? Get a flu shot. Seriously? Because my immediate response is Why? How does getting a flu shot prevent sinusitis? What is the correlation? Or is she just a shill for the vaccine industry? Ugh.

This is almost as bad as the article I read some months ago (then sent an angry email to the publication) which used the words vitamins and minerals interchangeable. As if they were the same thing. The author breathlessly announced a brand new vitamin that helps your immunity and bones. And that vitamin is... magnesium. What?! Uh, didn't we learn this in middle school science and nutrition? These people are getting paid to write this schlock? Ugh. I'd better hurry up and finish my coursework...