Whoa, it's been over two weeks since I've updated... sorry to keep you guys hanging! I've been in crazy super duper packing mode, getting ready for my move to Los Angeles. The movers get here in 20 minutes, and I hit the road on Saturday, so as you can imagine, things have been a little bit on the frenzied side.
A quick note on the photo above... I've almost gotten rid of that shirt so many times because I was certain it would never fit me again. But check it out... it fits! I was so excited that I wore it for the whole day on Tuesday in spite of the blistering cold in Massachusetts. (I packed all day, so I was indoors and moving.) This makes me think... I have a box in my closet at my parents' house (had? Did I get rid of it?) labeled 117 pounds. These are all clothes from the summer before college, and I expected never to be able to wear them again. If that box still exists, is it possible I may actually get to that point if I continue eating paleo and exercising regularly?
Sitting in a car for four 11-hour days is going to be rough, especially since I've been so active lately.
My size 10 pants that I bought are starting to feel just a tad too big. It's weird - I haven't lost any more weight, really, but my clothing continues to feel looser. Maybe all that weight lifting I'm doing is paying off.
Speaking of weight lifting, my gym membership expired on the 15th. I miss my water aerobics and Zumba classes, and also access to barbells. I'd built up from 12 to 30 pound bars for deadlifts, barbell rows, and other stuff... and from 45 to 55 pounds on the bench press. But it seems I'm taking a break from that routine due to, you know, relocating my whole life. I've shifted my 3x weekly strength training workout to a body weight routine. This is a rotation of two different series of exercises, and I'm finding routine A much easier than routine B. A involves jumping jacks, planks, squats, and pushups. B involves... whoa.
So I just went to look at the cheat sheet to tell you what the different workouts involve, and I realized that I'd been doing half of workout A as A and the other half as B... In reality, I'm supposed to do (obviously) both halves of A and then a completely different workout for B. Guess I'm starting from square 1 tomorrow. :)
Anyway, the body weight stuff is challenging, so I may wait (weight? Ha.) a few weeks before joining a gym in LA. There's a pretty decent track I can do some jogging on since the area around my parents' house, where I'll be living for a few months, is crazy hilly. I haven't jogged since my 5k, so I'm feeling a bit out of practice, but this will be a great opportunity to try out my new Vibram Fivefinger shoes:
I've been walking in them, but it's time to give them a jog. They feel really different than walking in normal shoes, not just because of the toes, but because the soles are more moveable. They also use different muscles, especially in my calves, than regular shoes... so maybe I'll take it slow at first.
Anyway, I'm all over the place. Hopefully you enjoyed this pretty scattered post!
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