This is my first GSIU post and I think I had a good week. I concentrated on eating good quality food (reducing the amount of white food and processed carbs) and spreading it out to 4 meals. On days that I'm at work, eating in the late afternoon works well because I'm well fueled when I go to the gym after work. Then I eat a small dinner when I get home after working out. I also started the Great Breakfast Experiment. Today I had a bowl of wheatberries, orzo and cranberries salad which I made yesterday. It is very chewy and yummy and it definitely kept me going during Race Day spin class.
I had a great workout at the gym this morning. I took a spin class, then I did an UBWO, then I did something I haven't done in a long time-- I ran in the pool. When I got started, I was suprised at how much I felt it in my arms and shoulders, probably because I just finished the UBWO. But I settled down and ran 500 yards in about 25 minutes. I know I didn't get my heart rate way up, but it sure felt good. I was at the gym for hours! I had the time today, especially since I have the day off tomorrow. Gee, wish I could do this everyday!
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so how exactly do you run in the pool? i've always wanted to try but never had anyone to really ask....
Pool running--- put on an aqua belt, get into the lap pool (you don't want to be able to touch the bottom of the pool, which is usually not a problem for you and I) and just run! Try to stay upright, maybe lean forward a tiny bit, keep your hands under the water, and try to mimic a running motion. I usually don't worry to much about my form, as long as I'm doing something that resembles running, even cycling. You will probably move forward but very slowly. Sometimes if you increase the intensity, you increase the resistance so you don't necessarily move faster. Your heart rate will be much lower, so keep that in mind when you are trying to judge the intensity of your "workout." I usually run a few laps to get comfortable and then really push it for a couple of laps to see what that feels like, then I usually settle for something in between and just keep that going. It feels weird the first couple of times, but it really feels good because your body isn't dealing with the impact of the ground. Good luck if you give it a try!
I was working on the nutrition for the night work-out as well since my spin class is at 7 PM. My new thing is to eat half of my dinner (so 1/2 sandwhich) at 5:15 PM and then the second half on my way home at 9 PM on the subway and then supplement with peanut butter crackers and bananas as I blog/do my homework :)
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