(Still can't import photos.)
I get to the gym slightly earlier than usual, but I still leave kind of late in the day. Exercising and showering afterward seems to take a lot of time, probably because I'm so high-maintenance, needing all those special creams and lotions to keep my skin from drying out and cracking. It won't stop the endless flaking though. I get on elliptical #1 and start pedaling. I feel sluggish though, and I blame the two slices of plain cheese pizza I ate yesterday after I left the doctor's office. I've had a craving for NY-style pizza for the past week, and unfortunately, the pizzeria I visited, although highly recommended by some, just didn't fix it. Mostly because the slices, although generous, were extremely thick and bready, with spots of cheese and sauce. No, I'm craving a real NY style slice and might have to go two towns over to find it.
I should've given the bready slices to the pups, but it was literally all I ate yesterday. No doubt too carby. Maybe even carbier than store-bought Boboli or DiGiorno pies. I managed to get past 2.8 but just barely. I also get my reps in for pull-ups but I'm admittedly tired. And then I head to the free weight area. There are regulars and strangers there. For some reason, every single breaker bench has a pair of 45 plates loaded on the Olympic bars. Some bars have spring clips holding the plates in place. But no one, literally no one is actually benching or pressing these loaded bars. Ugh.
I get my shoulder routine done and reluctantly head to the Aerobics Room. It's hot in there. I do all my movements, except I skip the Walking Lunges, not wishing to test whether I'd actually fall over while traversing the room. When I get home, I get a notification that my lab tests results are ready to view online. Unfortunately, although I'm in relatively good health, my LDL cholesterol is much higher than it should be. I blame my latest habit of snacking on hard cheese and crackers before bedtime. I've made substantial cuts to my meat intake but still eat eggs, cheese, and yogurt. And I've been negligent in eating enough oatmeal or other soluble fibers. Yeah, I feel very high-maintenance.
I also need to take my BP machine to my next check-up because now there's a big discrepancy between my machine's latest readings (112/78) and the reading at the doc's office (134/92). Maybe my home machine needs new batteries? I have a backup cord so maybe I'll take a reading while powered that way. But at least I'm starting to lose my post pandemic weight gain, if only in minuscule amounts.
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