Re-did “23.2” and added 9 more reps. Scores are still being submitted thru Monday 5 PM PST, but right now I’m in the top 1,000. I assume I’ll drop some, like the 1st workout, when the real competitors post their scores.
And I improved my max thruster, Part 2, by 10 lbs, about 90% of my bodyweight.
Burpees, pullups and shuttle runs are mindless work, so I’m very good at it. 
Schedules dictated that I run a little earlier than I thought was idea, when temp still about 40 degrees. It was sunny and lovely! After my normal 5K around the lake I did another 1.7K just cause.
Well blech-- I got sick again. Late last week I was feeling stuffed up and I woke up Saturday AM with pink eye (fun new to me fact-- sinus issues can produce pink eye). Today is the 1st day I’ve felt close to normal.
@jmnva06 I’m so sorry you’ve been ill again. That’s how it seems to go for me. Nothing for years, and then a bunch of stuff together. Crossing fingers this is the end of it! I have to be very careful to keep my allergy eyes under control, for it’s very easy for me to get pink eye. Pink eye was going around here back in Dec/Jan. Now it seems to be strep. Everyone and their kids seems to have strep! And younger S (and GF) had it a couple of weeks ago. And his first course of antibiotics didn’t get rid of it. It came back 2 weeks later.
I managed to run some in the rain this morning. It wasn’t heavy, and I didn’t want to be stuck inside on the stairmonster/bike the entire time like yesterday. So, it was a brisk 40ish min run followed by 30 min of intervals on the bike & abs, and then a lifting “Strength” video in the shed gym.
This week’s CF Open workout was the “separator.” High volume snatches (me no like that, at all), wall walks, handstand pushups and jump rope, all areas of weakness for me. Essentially an all shoulder workout.
I may try again this evening, or maybe tomorrow, just for kicks. I know it’s a foregone conclusion for me that I won’t do well, but I do enjoy repeating the workouts to see if I can get better.
Alas, I was looking at some of the videos of other particpants in my age group and, let’s just simply say, ya I just don’t get it. The video quality bad, snatch techniques are poor, and I think I look OK for my age group, if I don’t say so myself. 
Played 90 minutes of pickup soccer this AM. It felt good. I was definitely more than wiped out by then end.
I had 3 goals which definitely helped how I was feeling
Took a brisk 5 mile walk with my H and our dogs this morning. It was such a beautiful day. Then a short bit of tennis-lite toward the end of the day.
Hat trick!! 
I’ve been avoiding the running trail since my great day Thurs because it got windy. But I did do a variety of walking, inside trainer bike, short exercise videos. Some days I just accept that some exercise is lots better than none.
Last morning on Turks and Caicos. I took a walk out and “ran” back (11:35 mile, which I know is a very slow run). I’ve kept up my exercise streak on both of our Caribbean trips. I double my Apple Watch move ring a fair amount, but I think a minimum goal of 500 calories of exercise a day is fine. It’s going to be hard playing PB in the cold after all this warm weather.
11:35 is not a very slow run! It is your run for the day and that is all. 
Moving and accepting your own pace is the safest way to run/walk/bike, etc. and if you accept that, the most satisfying.
As I’m back to work Monday after my usual “3 miles of something” before work, I realize I love the weekends so much because I have the time to do a variety of fitness throughout the day and really enjoy it!
This is what I most look forward to when I think about retiring (sadly, not happening for another 14 years)…being able to be active all day, instead of in abbreviated, forced bursts scheduled around my otherwise sedentary work day.
My weight loss maintenance efforts continue. Dare I say they are starting to feel a little more effortless?
I determined that given my BMR and activity level (moderately active), 2000 calories per day is the right amount for me. Because dinner is the time to be social with my family and cook and eat and enjoy, I had decided that I was going to allot 1,000 of my daily calorie budget to that single meal, with the other 1,000 divided up among the rest of the day. I don’t actually track calories on dinner, but I’m pretty sure they don’t generally hit 1k calories.
As for the other 1000 calories…after diligently measuring portions and tracking everything for nearly two months now, I have a very good idea of what to eat every day to stay on track. I no longer need to measure, as I have the quantities and portion sizes memorized by now and I don’t need to write things down, since I have a rotating cast of options for breakfast, lunch and snacks that I know all fit into my eating plan.
So far, it seems to be working.
I went to the office on Tuesday. It is interesting how doing that ups my daily steps. The walking part of the commute plus walking around the building got me to just under 10K Toss in a good soccer game and I had an 18K day.
A good point if thought for WFH people who may be limiting themselves to a couple rooms in the house for most of the day.
Can you give some examples of your breakfast and lunch choices that balance out for the first 1000 calories if of the day??
Looking forward to starting PT and recoveringfrom my ski injury. Need to get back in shape.
Sure, all of the below come in between 350 and 400 calories. Once I had a good sense of the calorie count and portions for each component, mixing and matching became pretty simple:
Breakfast:
2/3 cup of 2% yogurt, 1 cup of raspberries, 1/3 cup of granola (full disclosure, I eat this at least 5 times per week - it is my go-to workday breakfast).
2 eggs fried using cooking spray, 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp butter or cream cheese
1 fried egg, 2 ounces of deli ham, 1 slice of muenster cheese on a hamburger bun
2 wasa light rye crispbreads, 2 oz of cream cheese, 3 oz of smoked salmon
1/2 cup dry oats, 2 tbs nut butter, 1 tbsp maple syrup OR 1/2 mashed banana cooked with 1 cup of water.
Lunch
2 cups of salad greens, shredded red cabbage, carrot, tomatoes, cucumbers
2 tbsp of commercial dressing
2 hard-boiled eggs OR 4 oz chicken breast OR 1/2 cup of prepared tuna salad OR 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar cheese and 1/4 of an avocado
1 package of ramen (without seasoning packet) cooked and drained, 1 cup of mushrooms and bok choy sauteed with garlic in 1 tbs of oil. toss all together and dress with a splash of soy sauce and a tiny drizzle of sesame oil.
2 cups of sweet potato and black bean chili, topped with 1 tbsp of greek yogurt.
4 oz of deli ham or turkey, 1 oz of sliced cheese, and mustard on a hamburger bun
Helpful to see! Thank you!
Sorry about your injury! Did you have bone breakage?