No exercise in this world makes you as aware of every muscle in your body (and how much it has the ability to ache) as swimming. I swam laps for about an hour yesterday, and wow...I felt as though I should have instantly shed 20 pounds. No freakin' wonder Michael Phelps eats three fried egg sandwiches, a 5 egg omelette, a bowl of grits, 3 slices of french toast, 3 chocolate chip pancakes, a kilogram of pasta, 2 large ham and cheese sandwiches, 2000 calories worth of energy drinks, and a whole pizza every day. And he swims ALL DAY! I have made up my mind that, if I can swim just 2-3 hours every week, in addition to my regular workouts, I might just push myself over the edge from losing weight to "Holy Bats! Marisa be lookin' Gooo-ood!"
With the wonderful soreness of muscles today, I decided against any weight-lifting and just hit the cardio. After a nice 600-calorie burn on the elliptical and a few chest presses, I headed home for a bit of a rest before hitting my Biggest Loser workout, which I now upped to 30 minutes each day instead of 20. Nothing says "I Love You" on Valentine's Day like busting your butt so you can live longer for your family. Right?
Tomorrow marks Gym Training Session Number Three. With only two more to go before I, more than likely, will not be able to afford any more, I need to soak up as much info as I can, and really take advantage of it.
On the menu for tonight's Valentine's dinner: Weight Watchers homemade pizza, with homemade pizza crust...and I don't even have to make it! The hubby is busting out his culinary skills and making dinner. At only 4 points per slice, I seriously just might eat half the pizza. I am sooo hungry right now! I have been trying to save most of my points for tonight, but I did let myself have two pieces of chocolate...TOTALLY worth the 2 points a piece. YUM! I definitely don't deprive myself...if what I eat fits into my daily points allowance, I am good to go. :-) And oh how nice it is when I can eat fruits and veggies for zero points!
Hope everyone out there is having a Happy Valentine's Day.
"I love you."
"Aww...and I love spending time with you!"
Ross/Mona from "Friends"
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