Soreness, new fitness challenge and new recipes...
So I had major soreness last week due to the heavy, wet 6.8" of snow ( + being pissed at the 1 time the upstairs neighbors decided to help this time ( as I took a break from shoveling the walk all the way out to the driveway) by hiring a snowblower guy, he did our next door neighbor's driveway, blew all the snow INTO OUR driveway and then just left it 😣 once my neighbor said "hey you're doing the wrong driveway", so then I had to shovel the crap). Better that than hearing our neighbor bitch about the blower snow being in his driveway IF the snowblower guy had done the right driveway. Snow blower guy then proceeded to blow snow into the street vs turning the blower to the sidewalk when he tried to unblock my neighbor's car in the street.
I got mad when I saw that the gas meter was iced over again and after busting it off, did MY idea of tying a piece of plywood over it to see if that would help. It didn't help much since the rope just got iced over and icicles still formed over but better than fucking doing nothing n waiting n shit. Going to see if Home Depot has any kind of cover soon.
I did a really intense Nunez workout a week and a half ago and so had yogas & rest/ stretches to deal w/ upper body and deltoid pain. This month, I have decided on doing yogas/Pilates w/ just 1 NTC/ week* (*unless getting snow). We are set to get snow tomorrow (3-5") along w/ freezing rain that is all a precursor to the bitter cold we are going to have for a week where some days have negatives temperatures as the low n the highs are barely single digits. I am doing the Namaste yogas that are on Tubi for 6 days ( on track w/ day 3 being today), am doing 12 Pilates Marathon days after and either am starting over or doing a NEW program of another yoga/ Pilates workouts also offered in the Get Fit category. I was tempted to look into a Tai Chi workout but after looking into it, yoga has the same benefits. I might try to do a meditation a few times a week w/ my Hindu app to compensate.
I think it really says A LOT that I am still trying new things and that it is 'flowing' into new meals/recipes reaching into vegetarianism/ less red meat days. I never thought I would have tried Indian food or wanted to, but now I do and it is easier that I can buy all the spices &/or just get the already made sauces/seasonings that are now available. Same thing w/ my Med Diet new recipe attempts ( saw that Target has a Mediterranean style turkey meatballs brand) and esp w/ trying their nuts/ fruits as snacks on the regular are a challenge I want to try. I found out that curries and masalas are technically the same sauces, so I will compare the differences between the sauce and seasonings of tandoori & Tikka masala & I like that I can add lentils to thicken the sauce if needed. I like that my rajma recipe is a dal...and a curry? I also like that it's a red dish and not the yellow recipes hehe...
My health kick got a motivating boost last week when I ate 2 Wheat muffin turkey sausage w/ egg WHITES n cheese, my pb on whole wheat bread, my Honey Vanilla Greek Gods yogurt ( yes, back in stock), my strawberry banana smoothies, a spicy guac tortilla chips, a Tzatiki Triscuit and my roasted garlic multiseed crackers. Also making a big 3-4 meals of my chicken chili for meal prep for the end of the week😀😁😆☺.
I love that under Biden, w/ the Unemployment extension, we get the extra ON TOP of getting our regular amount whereas w/ Trump, it was only the extra last summer. Now ppl actually have a chance to reinvest in their savings...
Did a quick SuperBowl bet confirmation w/ ykw and spoke a little about both our pet's latest health issues...
FEB 13TH NOON:The plywood is actually working great and so I am happy about that. I have done a few Pilates workouts and a couple yogas this week along w/ dealing w/ the polar vortex temps we are still having ( this morning felt like -18 n the high is only 5 later so still in the negatives)... I am really going to like having my own place where not only can I decorate it how I want, I can do other things whereas here I hear crap over it ( everything from winter floor stuff to not having Brita or cases of water in the house, etc)...I applied to the same 2 jobs in Hilo as they posted again, added more info and caught a mistake ( my Emergency Contact info got put in place as MY contact info) on 1 of the 2 & so hopefully I will hear back from that 1..
I made my scrambled eggs w/ salmon earlier & it was really good! Ordered a Wendy's lunch and I really am going to like my item that I am picking up in a few wks ( free too thanks to ME being the winner in the SuperBowl bet): The Complete Mediterranean Diet Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen ( 2018). It hits all my checkpoints: varied regions/ spices, more beans/ vegetarian meals, more chicken/ fish than pork & beef ( unlike the 30 Minute Mediterranean Diet cookbook), pastas recipes that are simple, w/o an overwhelming sauce &/ or meat and a shakshuka recipe!
I got mad when I saw that the gas meter was iced over again and after busting it off, did MY idea of tying a piece of plywood over it to see if that would help. It didn't help much since the rope just got iced over and icicles still formed over but better than fucking doing nothing n waiting n shit. Going to see if Home Depot has any kind of cover soon.
I did a really intense Nunez workout a week and a half ago and so had yogas & rest/ stretches to deal w/ upper body and deltoid pain. This month, I have decided on doing yogas/Pilates w/ just 1 NTC/ week* (*unless getting snow). We are set to get snow tomorrow (3-5") along w/ freezing rain that is all a precursor to the bitter cold we are going to have for a week where some days have negatives temperatures as the low n the highs are barely single digits. I am doing the Namaste yogas that are on Tubi for 6 days ( on track w/ day 3 being today), am doing 12 Pilates Marathon days after and either am starting over or doing a NEW program of another yoga/ Pilates workouts also offered in the Get Fit category. I was tempted to look into a Tai Chi workout but after looking into it, yoga has the same benefits. I might try to do a meditation a few times a week w/ my Hindu app to compensate.
I think it really says A LOT that I am still trying new things and that it is 'flowing' into new meals/recipes reaching into vegetarianism/ less red meat days. I never thought I would have tried Indian food or wanted to, but now I do and it is easier that I can buy all the spices &/or just get the already made sauces/seasonings that are now available. Same thing w/ my Med Diet new recipe attempts ( saw that Target has a Mediterranean style turkey meatballs brand) and esp w/ trying their nuts/ fruits as snacks on the regular are a challenge I want to try. I found out that curries and masalas are technically the same sauces, so I will compare the differences between the sauce and seasonings of tandoori & Tikka masala & I like that I can add lentils to thicken the sauce if needed. I like that my rajma recipe is a dal...and a curry? I also like that it's a red dish and not the yellow recipes hehe...
My health kick got a motivating boost last week when I ate 2 Wheat muffin turkey sausage w/ egg WHITES n cheese, my pb on whole wheat bread, my Honey Vanilla Greek Gods yogurt ( yes, back in stock), my strawberry banana smoothies, a spicy guac tortilla chips, a Tzatiki Triscuit and my roasted garlic multiseed crackers. Also making a big 3-4 meals of my chicken chili for meal prep for the end of the week😀😁😆☺.
I love that under Biden, w/ the Unemployment extension, we get the extra ON TOP of getting our regular amount whereas w/ Trump, it was only the extra last summer. Now ppl actually have a chance to reinvest in their savings...
Did a quick SuperBowl bet confirmation w/ ykw and spoke a little about both our pet's latest health issues...
FEB 13TH NOON:The plywood is actually working great and so I am happy about that. I have done a few Pilates workouts and a couple yogas this week along w/ dealing w/ the polar vortex temps we are still having ( this morning felt like -18 n the high is only 5 later so still in the negatives)... I am really going to like having my own place where not only can I decorate it how I want, I can do other things whereas here I hear crap over it ( everything from winter floor stuff to not having Brita or cases of water in the house, etc)...I applied to the same 2 jobs in Hilo as they posted again, added more info and caught a mistake ( my Emergency Contact info got put in place as MY contact info) on 1 of the 2 & so hopefully I will hear back from that 1..
I made my scrambled eggs w/ salmon earlier & it was really good! Ordered a Wendy's lunch and I really am going to like my item that I am picking up in a few wks ( free too thanks to ME being the winner in the SuperBowl bet): The Complete Mediterranean Diet Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen ( 2018). It hits all my checkpoints: varied regions/ spices, more beans/ vegetarian meals, more chicken/ fish than pork & beef ( unlike the 30 Minute Mediterranean Diet cookbook), pastas recipes that are simple, w/o an overwhelming sauce &/ or meat and a shakshuka recipe!