Hi everyone,
Catching up from last week-
Saturday: Firm Fat Blaster some cardio and abs, then Firm Tough Tape 2. I love both of these workouts! Tough Tape 2 has always been one of my favorites.
Sunday: Run outside and Pure Barre Focus Abs, the warm up through seat, for about a 70 minute workout. This Pure Barre Focus Abs is I think my favorite Pure Barre workout along with Focus Arms.
Mon-Tues: Planned rest days
Today: Pink Firm 500 Calorie Workout with Kelsie Daniels. I wasn't really planning to mix in my Pink Firms but was really happy with the Firm Zero in 10 workout last week. I liked it, but wouldn't say I LOVED it (apparently I did LOVE it per my notes doing this one multiple times a few years ago, LOL). It went really fast until about the 45 minute mark (it's a 60 minute workout) and then it felt like it dragged a little. But to be fair, I usually only do a 45-50 minute workout on weekdays. Towards the end I was thinking ANOTHER cardio? ANOTHER toning? I do like that this one is equally 50/50 cardio and toning. I wouldn't call it strength, I could not use more than 5# weights. Kelsie is great but the fast, complex moves are annoying. I hope my knee feels okay tomorrow.
Tomorrow I am going to do another new Cathe, I think Low Impact Athletic Training. It looks really fun, she uses the loop, gliders, etc in this one.
Eventmom You nailed it about the light workout days. I just can't really commit to a 45 minute workout if I want something easy. Even if I end up working out that long with two or three 10-15 minute workouts strung together. I will say however her Crunch Yoga-Pilates blend is pretty relaxing. I may pull that one out on my recovery day on Friday.
Buzzer That is hilarious about the air friers!! I still use mine almost every day. This time of year, I have been getting local produce (eggplant, okra, green beans, etc.) from the farmers market, and then "frying"/grilling them in the air frier. They are melt in my mouth!!
And the air frier is still my preferred cooking method for fish.
I am always on a war against sugar (with mixed results, currently I'm pretty married to my daily dark chocolate squares
but I rarely eat cookies, ice cream, etc. or even too many fruits) and I haven't tried to tackle gluten but I can definitely see the merits. I do generally try to keep my carbs low, and only eat bread once or twice a week on the weekends. I rarely eat pasta (and when I do I try to eat the lentil or bean variety) and I just don't like rice or other grains too much. The only one I may eat more frequently is oatmeal but even that I don't have too often, maybe a couple of times a month. Carbs, like sugar, is the more I eat, the more I have cravings to eat, and the less I eat, the less I have cravings to eat. I know it messes with my head. And it doesn't help that companies make hyper-palatable food. Ugh.
I'm really sorry to hear your knee is still hurting. Even my knee, although it is really back to normal, still hurts to repeatedly bend and extend (like I avoid doing knee repeaters for instance). It doesn't hurt per se but it doesn't feel good. And your ankle! I hope you feel better soon! Maybe take a bath with epsom salts? And ice your knees or other joints? I still ice my knees every day after I exercise. Now that it's been a couple of hours since I did that Pink Firm, I'm suspicious that I slightly tweaked my knee and need to be more careful...ugh.