Readers’ Workouts – 4/17

Readers’ Workouts – 4/17

by Carol3 Comments
Okay. I think I need a fresh start. I've been so busy lately that when I'm not, I seem to do nothing but sit on the couch. This week's activities: Thursday: Walk outside - it was such a nice day. Dinners: Tuesday - Tacos Wednesday - Pulled pork Thursday -  Beef Barbacoa Friday - Chicken Fajitas (restaurant) Saturday - Macaroni and cheese Sunday - Pizza (take out) Monday - Pasta with shellfish Thursday's dinner: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhfPH0yle9i/?taken-by=carolsnotebook Goals for April Gym – 4 times (current: 1) Yoga – 12 times (current: 1) 92 pts in the #AprilAbs Challenge (Current: 48) Meal ideas for next week: Turkey Cheddar Tacos Pasta with eggplant and mushrooms Thai chicken salad Turkey burgers 2018 Fitness Goals: - Lose weight. Goal - Lose 25 lbs. - Run 4 races of any length - Hit my weekly step goal (average 8,000 steps/day) for 36 weeks. (Current total: 9) How was your week? Readers’ Workouts is hosted by Joy at Joy’s Book Blog...
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Readers’ Workouts – 4/10

Readers’ Workouts – 4/10

by Carol10 Comments
It's actually sunny today and supposed to warm up a lot toward the end of the week. Then it crashes again, but I'm going to ignore that part of the forecast for now. I need to try to get more walking in. I've been getting a little lazy. This week's activities: Tuesday: Yoga Thursday: Elliptical Dinners: Tuesday - Haluski and kielbasa Wednesday - Pizza (left-over) Thursday - Pork loin, roasted carrots and potatoes Friday - Buffet Saturday - Egg sandwich Sunday - Nachos Monday -Chicken and dumplings Sunday's nachos - not healthy, but yummy. And at least there were veggies on them. https://www.instagram.com/p/BhVAC-mnMJb/?taken-by=carolsnotebook Goals for April Gym – 4 times (current: 1) Yoga – 12 times (current: 1) 92 pts in the #AprilAbs Challenge (Current: 32) Meal ideas for next week: Turkey Cheddar Tacos Pasta with eggplant and mushrooms Thai chicken salad Turkey burgers 2018 Fitness Goals: - Lose weight. Goal - Lose 25 lbs. - Run 4 races of any length - Hit my weekly step goal (average 8,000 steps/day) for 36 weeks. (Current total: 8) How was your week? Readers’ Workouts is hosted by Joy at Joy’s...
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Reader’s Workouts – 4/3

Reader’s Workouts – 4/3

by Carol5 Comments
It was raining last Tuesday, it's raining today. Blah! This week's activities: None I did do my push ups most nights. April is an abs challenge, which I did on the 1st, but not yesterday. Dinners: Tuesday - Barbecue chicken sandwiches Wednesday - Spaghetti Thursday - Shrimp Quesadilla Friday - Sausage and cheese sandwich (Primanti's) Saturday - Pizza (delivery) Sunday - Spaghetti and tomato sauce Monday - Black bean smothered sweet potatoes Goals for March Gym – 4 times (current: 2) Pilates – 12 times (I ended up not doing Pilates this month. I'm doing yoga instead.) Yoga – 1 (current: 9) ✔ 62 pts in the #MarchUP Challenge (Current: 72) ✔ Goals for April Gym – 4 times Yoga – 12 times 62 pts in the #AprilAbs Challenge (Current: 4) Meal ideas for next week: I have no ideas. Any suggestions? 2018 Fitness Goals: - Lose weight. Goal - Lose 25 lbs. - Run 4 races of any length - Hit my weekly step goal (average 8,000 steps/day) for 36 weeks. (Current total: 8) How was your week? Readers’ Workouts is hosted by Joy at Joy’s Book Blog...
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Readers’ Workouts – 3/27

Readers’ Workouts – 3/27

by Carol4 Comments
I made my steps again this week. I took the dog for a walk yesterday - it was sunny and nice. Today it's raining. :( This week's activities: Tuesday - Yoga Thursday - Yoga Monday - Yoga I also did my push ups most nights. I need to get to the gym this week, but I'm not sure when. I have to play three evenings, and Saturday and Sunday we have dinner plans. Maybe Friday? Yes, I could in theory go in the morning before work, but that's not going to happen. Maybe Friday or Saturday afternoon. Dinners: Tuesday - Chicken Lo Mein (takeout) Wednesday - Baked rigatoni Thursday - Gnocchi with marinara (Restaurant) Friday - City chicken, rice Saturday - Pizza (delivery) Sunday - Burgers and fries Monday - Chicken pot pie Goals for March Gym – 4 times (current: 2) Pilates – 12 times (I ended up not doing Pilates this month. I'm doing yoga instead.) Yoga – 1 (current: 9) :) 62 pts in the #MarchUP Challenge (Current: 69) :) Meal ideas for next week: "Skinny" eggplant parmesan...
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Readers’ Workouts – 3/20

Readers’ Workouts – 3/20

by Carol6 Comments
I made my steps again this week. I took the dog for a walk yesterday - it was sunny and like 50°. Today it's low to mid 30°s, freezing rain right now and snow later. Can it please just stay spring? This week's activities: Monday - Yoga I also did my push ups most nights. Dinners: Tuesday - Chicken patty and noodles Wednesday - Crescent roll, Chicken noodle soup (at church) Thursday - Skillet Pad Thai with chicken Friday - Fried fish and french fries (carry-out) Saturday - Egg and cheese croissant sandwiches Sunday - Macaroni and cheese Monday - Pancakes and turkey sausage Thursday's dinner: https://www.instagram.com/p/BgXIgWQjIAc/?taken-by=carolsnotebook Goals for March Gym – 4 times (current: 2) Pilates – 12 times (I ended up not doing Pilates this month. I'm doing yoga instead.) Yoga – 1 (current: 6) :) 62 pts in the #MarchUP Challenge (Current: 48) Meal ideas for next week: Chinese takeout - because Amber and I are home alone this week and she loves Chinese Baked rigatoni "Skinny" eggplant parmesan (I still haven't made this) French bread pizza Quesadillas 2018 Fitness Goals: - Lose weight....
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