Just a little reminder.

These rules are never going to change.

Daily Check In

Just checking in to report that I did get in my workout for the day. I hit the gym and did 20 minutes of cardio on the elliptical. I then did about 10 minutes of weights, and 10 minutes of stretching. Not my best workout, by far. But remember that I'm just getting back into the swing of things.

They have recently moved my gym to a new building and gotten some new equipment. I think I like it. I can defnitely feel it working my abs, but the movement can feel a little awkward - mostly in holding form in my upper body.

I also ran into an old friend from highschool in the lockeroom. It was great to see her and I'm hoping we'll end up getting together!

Got home and made a healthy dinner that was pretty good. I chopped up zucchini, yellow pepper, onion, tomato, jalapeno, cilantro and garlic and put in a iron skillet. Topped with chili powder and lime juice. Then baked at 425 degrees for 25 minutes. Sprinkled lightly with cheese 5 minutes before taking it out. Yumm!!

Today's Workout

No time for the gym tonight. After work I still have to do my grocery shopping, cook my meals for the week, and I have a ton of homework to do for my college courses. I'll have to make do with sqeezing in this "arm and abs" workout from Shape.com

I'm also doing some little exercises in the office periodically. Calf raises and standing leg lifts at the copy machine, doing reps of lifting our large filing binders to work my arms, and glute exercises in my chair. It doesn't exactly work up a sweat, but at least I'm moving.

**UPDATE**
Did the workout last night. Some of the exercises were a challenge for me, maybe just because I'm so out of shape. The "tricep press", in particular, was really really tough.

I can feel it my upper arms and shoulders today, not my abs so much. But I don't think I did very well at focusing on tightening my abs when I did the exercises. I'll be sure to do that next time. Also, with the "single-leg dip" I found that I kep using my leg that was on the ground to help lower and raise myself. I'll have to watch out for that too.

Overall, I thought it was a good little workout for a day when I don't have more time to really sweat.