Fit to Be Tied

Violence against men is still violence.

I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the Milky Way,

They stretch'd in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company:

I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

How 12 fitness pros refuel their bodies for faster recovery.

From these choices, my favorite option would have to be the chocolate milk.  If I had a blender, I would try the Peanut butter & banana smoothie.  Protein powder is something I think I will stay away from, so in recipes I intend to substitute for low fat milk or peanut butter, and have thought about trying chia seeds.  If I decide to try the Chia seeds, I will certainly update with my success or failure. 

Monday, March 31, 2014 was my initial attempt to begin the first week of April with fitness.  I used the following videos via YouTube:

A 10 Minute core w/o crunches workout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mq2IOAEQwk&index=27&list=PL7E70CF0C6EE6813B

Get Madonna's Arms, a 10 - minute work out with weights (3lb) and (5lb)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pcaD3wInqM

In addition, I made it through 15 of 30 minutes of a HIIT Denise Austin workout Video on Hulu.  Unable to keep up, I moved on to the Core workout.  I think I have found a more beginner's cardio workout to try next.  The Core workout was good, and it was only toward the end during a certain move that I could not quite keep up, but I finished it.  I will try this one again.  After that, I completed the video “Get Madonna's Arms,” and boy did I feel the burn.  You would not think so with 3 and 5-lb weights, but by the end, my triceps were screaming at me.  This is wild because I am by no means a weakling, so I guess I was using muscles that have neglected lately, which is good.  I will definitely try that one again as well.

  After that, I rested, ate a few spoons of peanut butter, as I did not have any wheat bread at the time.  Then I ate some leftover grilled chicken breast and a few glasses of water.  After a while, I had to run some errands, and I did that by actually walking, not running or driving a car.  This was for a total of 2.1 miles; I tracked by way of Google Maps

Then, of course, I got home and was famished, so I drank more water, and snacked on a few graham crackers, some more peanut butter and <cringe> a brownie or two.  For dinner, I majorly ruined all the work I put in from the day of workout and walking by eating pizza, thanks to the unhealthy husband.