Quick updates
I just realized that I haven't really talked much lately about diet, exercise, books, and food so here's a quick recap for those who give a shit:
Diet: I'm trying, I really am! I'm still drinking a minimum of 2 litres of water a day which I believe is enormously helpful. I'm also trying to stick to the Weight Watchers diet closely, since I did lose so much weight on it a couple of years ago, thus being a tried and true plan. I haven't been the greatest at keeping rigidly at it but I'm doing fairly well and have lost a couple of pounds already. So hurray! I'm also still avoiding processed foods as much as I can.
Exercise: I'm back on the exercise regime full force! Hitting the gym every other day, doing a minimum of 40 minutes of cardio, the Nautilus weights round, the lunges, and then a brisk 3 mile walk around the lake either before or after the gym. On the non-gym days, I'm walking around the lake twice. My ankle is hurting this week and I can't tell if it's a "good" sore or a "bad" sore so in the interest of not overdoing it and taking myself out of the regime entirely, I took today off.
Books: I just finished Luc Sante's amazing "Low Life," the history of the Bowery from the 1780s to the 1910's. It's truly a work of art; if you love history, you'll eat this up. I'm about to embark on a biography of George Washington that was in the "must read" section of the library as well as the "Hyperion" sci-fi series that my friend Price recommended.
Food: along with the previously-mentioned corn chowder, I made a low-fat tuna casserole this week. Tonight, a quinoa salad from a recipe in the Seattle Times (tried to link it but it ain't working). It feels as if we've been eating out quite a bit lately and I'd like to put the kibosh on that due to diet and finances.
There, exciting, no? No, not really! Bye!
Diet: I'm trying, I really am! I'm still drinking a minimum of 2 litres of water a day which I believe is enormously helpful. I'm also trying to stick to the Weight Watchers diet closely, since I did lose so much weight on it a couple of years ago, thus being a tried and true plan. I haven't been the greatest at keeping rigidly at it but I'm doing fairly well and have lost a couple of pounds already. So hurray! I'm also still avoiding processed foods as much as I can.
Exercise: I'm back on the exercise regime full force! Hitting the gym every other day, doing a minimum of 40 minutes of cardio, the Nautilus weights round, the lunges, and then a brisk 3 mile walk around the lake either before or after the gym. On the non-gym days, I'm walking around the lake twice. My ankle is hurting this week and I can't tell if it's a "good" sore or a "bad" sore so in the interest of not overdoing it and taking myself out of the regime entirely, I took today off.
Books: I just finished Luc Sante's amazing "Low Life," the history of the Bowery from the 1780s to the 1910's. It's truly a work of art; if you love history, you'll eat this up. I'm about to embark on a biography of George Washington that was in the "must read" section of the library as well as the "Hyperion" sci-fi series that my friend Price recommended.
Food: along with the previously-mentioned corn chowder, I made a low-fat tuna casserole this week. Tonight, a quinoa salad from a recipe in the Seattle Times (tried to link it but it ain't working). It feels as if we've been eating out quite a bit lately and I'd like to put the kibosh on that due to diet and finances.
There, exciting, no? No, not really! Bye!
posted by Shannon @ 5:22 PM
5 Comments:
At 8:01 AM,
annelynn said…
Go you! You're doing fantastic on the exercise/diet regime... I shall use you as my impetus to get back into the swing of things myself.
I am reading... nothing right now. Unless you count the anatomy and physiology textbook, which I do not. It does pain me. I found myself reading my handy dandy medical dictionary last night... a trip to the library is definitely in order.
At 11:57 AM,
Binulatti said…
Hey, RE: your Bowery book, remind me to let you borrow "Flop House" - a collection of photos of and one page interviews with otherwise homeless men who rent out rooms by the night in "flop houses" along the Bowery. It's really amazing.
At 2:28 AM,
not howard said…
re: 'Low Life', McGurk's suicide hall is slated for demolition pretty soon. I should walk by there tomorrow and make sure it isn't already gone...
http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/bowery/bowery.html
I miss you and B... xo
At 10:45 AM,
Shannon said…
Not Howard, I read about that on that website and am very sad! I think much of the old Bowery that still existed when Luc Sante wrote that book 15 years ago is probably gone by now. Sigh.
At 2:04 AM,
Not howard said…
I know, Shannon.
And every day I really try to *NOT* blame you for that...
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