Okay. I did really good today, in my opinion, haha. I have to feeling that I'm getting the hang of this. Which is an awesome feeling. In the beginning of last week I was so overwhelmed with information and didn't know exactly what to do with it. I was all over the place. I've learned all I could and have been putting it to use. So I hope, anyway.

Here's how today went...

As always, I drink lots of water throughout my day as a beverage.
(I almost had some gatorade, but decided not to because I wasn't sure if I should late in the day, and I wasn't working out longer that 90min...I don't want to mess up my progress)

Pretty wiped out today, stuck w/ working out w/ my Dad and 12 min of free-step aerobics on the Wii afterward. I woke up too late to eat before my workout but did manage Cherrios, milk & banana right after the workout.

Fri Lifting Workout
Calf Raises BW x 20, BW x 20 reps
Ab Lounge Crunches BW x 25, BW x 25
Pulldowns 100x 10, 110x 12
upright Rows 40x12, 40x12
Bench Press 125 x 16, 155 x 15
Scott Curls 47x15, 67x12
BB Curls 67x12, 67x12
Leg Curls 45x10, 55x10
Leg Ext 70x12, 75x12
Triceps Rope Pressdowns 70x10, 50x12

Exercise:

I took today off

Food:

Meal 1: Protein shake, oatmeal
Meal 2: cereal w/rice dream milk, string cheese
Meal 3: sweet potato fries, eggs, cottage cheese

I got up late today. After eating breakfast, I worked on a number of projects that needed to be done around my home . . . wasn't terribly hungry - more focused on doing my various projects. I'm kind of hungry now, but its about time for me to head to bed. Oh well, I'll survive.

I really liked how the sweet potatoes turned out. I peeled a sweet potato, then sliced it into thin slices or chips. Then, in a ziplock bag, I poured 1/2 cup egg substitute and some spices. Then put the slices in the bag and shook! I baked them in my toaster oven at 375 for about 25 minutes. The egg mixture that didn't get absorbed by the potatoes, fluffed up nicely around the pan. This is definitely a meal I want to do again.

Dara Torres, 41 years old with a 2-year old daughter, just qualified for her 5th Olympic Games!

http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/index.html

I remember her from the LA Games in 1984 - back when ABC had the rights and they actually showed events and not soap opera style coverage.

A friend of mine who used to be one of her assistant coaches said she ran into her a few months ago. She was swimming 18,000 meters a day in preparation for the trials (that's 360 laps for those that don't know).

All I managed today was to go walking for 45 minutes. And I only pushed the stroller for half of it.