Day 5 - Blue Monday

Blue perhaps, but what a fine day. A sunny 11 degree Celsius with Spring Blooms in the gardens help to ameliorate any negativity there may be. I did the test with the Secrets of the Valley Juice. I had one cup for breakfast. My blood sugar dropped by 1.4 mmol/L. Maybe it is the evening late night snacking. I have been trying to avoid considering that as I do like an evening snack! Today was errand day, so the morning was spent doing those chores. I had originally thought that a nice piece of toasted brown rice bread with tahini would hit the spot before heading to the gym but the bread had gone blue moldy. I don't think I will be buying it again. I can't eat it fast enough and I never remember to get it out from the freezer in time to thaw. Lunch turned into a snack of beet and sweet potato chips.

On to the gym. I did the cardio thing for 30 mins and burned some good calories. Today was upper body day. I always find this one a challenge with my herniated discs and arthritis, but I take my time and usually get through it. I do 3 sets of 15 for most of my exercises. Lat pulldowns have 30 pounds of weight, the chest press 20 and the Row/Rear Deltoid also 30. I put 25 pounds of weight on the tricep pulldown and 20 pounds on the woodchop. The rest of my exercises are done with free or body weight. Bicep curls are with 5 pounds and dumbell side leans are done with 8 pounds. I use 3 pounds and do 0nly 1 set of the front and side shoulder raises. I end with 3 sets of 15 wall pushups and stretches. Normally when I go to the gym it is relatively quiet or an older crowd is present. Not today. Today I got to exercise along side all these young bucks! I think there was a group training session going on. So here I was pulling down with 25 pounds of weight and the guy next to me was pulling 110 pounds. The showoff! ;-) I did get through them all though and lived to tell about it so all is good.

For dinner, I made a mixed green salad with cukes, onions, carrots and topped with slices of half an apple and half a pair. I sliced a quarter of a smoked chicken breast and put it along side the salad with green onions and celery sticks. I used a fat free raspberry salad dressing on the salad. I know it had some dextrose, salt and corn sweetener in it, all of which are on my not to eat list. However, the quantities are low, and it has to be healthier than all the olive oil I have been consuming.




I seem to be having trouble finding interesting foods for lunch. I don't want to eat just because the time says I should. I want to eat interesting, tasty, and well prepared food. I still have 16 days to come up with something. Fruit for breakfast is good and I suppose if worse comes to worse I could add fruit to lunch.