Day 65

Weight Watcher's meeting today was interesting. Basically, it was about how your eating/cooking habits change with the seasons. She threw out some great ideas for revitalizing some of the old "staples." Mostly about changing the seasonings, and grilling food.

I love to grill, and enjoy the grilled food, but unfortunately don't seem to have the time ... I've got a charcoal grill. Would love to have a gas grill ... I think I'd use it more, because there isn't the wait time required with the briquettes.

Allergies are starting to kick in. Itchy eyes, scratchy throat. It's warm out today, too.

I didn't feel like working out today, but, I knew I needed to. If I want to reach the goals I've set for myself, I really need to do this, and not make excuses ... that didn't help. Actually, what helped, was knowing that a friend of mine has started the program as well (yesterday she pushed play). If she got up early to do the program, I didn't want to have to tell her, "umm, well, I was too lazy ..." So, I got my butt in gear and did it! Sculpt 3/4. Done.

Unfortunately, I forgot to get the 20# weights. But, since I was mostly using 10# weights, I decided to increase all those things to the 15# weights ... and, I can now put off buying the other ones for another week! All the pushups were done using the Power Stands, my wrists have been bothering me this week, so I don't know that I'll notice much difference for a week or so ... when they're feeling more rested.

Today's workout:
Decline push-ups: 9
Regular "Guy" push-ups: 4
Heavy Pants: 15# 13 reps
Military Press: 15# 8 reps (Difficult.)
Bicep curls: 15# 8 reps (DIFFICULT!!)
Tricep Extensions: 15# 8 reps (Perfect weight.)
Lunges: 5 sets (2 one way, 2 back)
Fly Push-ups (regular ones): 16 (4 regular ones, the rest "girlie" style)
Back Flys: 15# 8 reps
Swimmer's Press: 15# 8 reps (Took everything in me to do that last one!)
Open Curls: 15# 6 reps
2 arm Kick-Backs: 10# 9 reps
Lunge/Squat 5: 4 sets
Wide-Tri-Die 7-7-7: 7-7-5
Lawn Mower: 15# 13 reps
Shoulder Flys: 10# 7 reps
Bicep 21s: 15# 5-5-2 (I think the increased weights on everything really wore me out!)
Dips (straight leg): 10
3-part squats (reg., wide, really wide): 12-12-12
Upright rows: 15# 8 reps (Difficult.)
Calf Raise: 15# 20 reps (From 12 on it was burning!)
Wrist curls: 10# 8 reps (My right wrist has been hurting all weekend, so, these & the extensions were esp. difficult to get through.)
Wrist extensions: 10# 8 reps
Lower Back Extensions: 6 reps (I did more than Tony!!)
Max push-ups: 23 (Upper Body ... definitely maxed out!!)
Max squats: 30

This was definitely an excellent workout today. My allergy feelings aren't so bad now, either. Not sure if it's the Allegra (that normally only seems to moderately work), or the exercise!! I feel good ... every part of my body feels well-worked after this workout.

Tomorrow: Sweat 3/4. Abs: 170.