Exercising towards a better tomorrow!

[aku-chan]

@NightWolf714 @Mamatigerj @Laura Rainbow Dragon

Working on getting my sleep schedule back to normal, I've been letting the fact I can get as much or as little sleep as I want go to my head (Just because I can stay up to 3am doesn't mean I should!)

So I actually got up early enough to exercise this morning:-

Universal Warmup done,
7 Plank Walk-Outs (EotD) done,
Spotlight (WotD) done,
Day 19 of Standing Abs done,
Day 19 of Power Walk done,
Day 15 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Another trip to the hospital today, see how the Housemate is doing (She's back in the dementia ward, I'm not sure if it's a precaution in case she gets delirium again or that's just where they had a space, she certainly seemed okay yesterday), see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Struggled to get started on my exercises this morning, I think it's the weather (It's been raining for, like, 3 days now) making me feel gloomy, did get to them in the end though:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Sumo Squat Hold (EotD) done,
Endgame (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 20 of Standing Abs done,
Day 20 of Power Walk done,
Day 16 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Gotta brave the rain later to visit the Housemate and buy stuff for dinner, it's a Mexican Picadillo. It was going to be salmon, but I finally got around to opening the packet of frozen salmon fillets I brought a couple months ago, and they were the most pathetic, unappetising pieces of fish I've ever seen. Going to stick with the fresh stuff in future.

See y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Another morning workout done:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Side Elbow Plank Hold (EotD) done,
The Maid Of Tarth (WotD) attempted (Could only manage 2 sets, it was harder than it looked even with Knee Push-Ups!),
Day 21 of Standing Abs done,
Day 21 of Power Walk done,
Day 17 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Another day out to visit the Housemate, I reckon she'll be home by the weekend though, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Afternoon workout today:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Side Kicks (EotD) done,
Unbound (WotD) done,
Day 22 of Standing Abs done,
Day 22 of Power Walk done,
Day 18 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Just come back from visiting the Housemate, just a short visit today, she's in a bad mood from being stuck in hospital and is taking it out on anyone that comes near her (I get that she's bored, but she won't even try to do anything to pass the time, she'd much rather just lie there feeling sorry for herself). Hopefully she's in a better mood tomorrow because it doesn't look like she'll be coming home this week after all.

Now it's dinner time, cooking some chips to go with my last portion of Picadillo, and then I'll do some painting, making good progress on my Gnome king bust, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Morning exercises today:-

Universal Warmup done,
10+ (Knee) Push-Ups (EotD) done (I did 20),
Borderland (WotD) done (3 sets, not sure why but I really struggled with this one),
Day 23 of Standing Abs done,
Day 23 of Power Walk done,
Day 19 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

I still haven't worked out what program to start tomorrow, do I stay in my comfort zone and re-do Express Tone now it's been updated, or do I try harder and do Total Body Strength Plus?
(Bootcamp was also in the mix but day 1 Burpees made it a no-no.)

Gotta go grocery shopping before I visit the Housemate today, I'm going to buy her something, see if it puts her in a better mood. See y'all tomorrow!

 

[WSMC1]

Hi, fwiw I enjoyed Express Tone this month, tho’ I was coming off a quite lackluster 2024 and still had to adjust a couple days to suit my lack of training. The last week and a half was nice, and I like using the dumbbells. I think both of your choices are great. Enjoy!

 

[aku-chan]

Thanks for the advice @WSMC1 ! - In the end I decided to give Total Body a try, if it gets too hard I'll give Express Tone another go.

Gotta go grocery shopping before I visit the Housemate today, I'm going to buy her something, see if it puts her in a better mood.

Narrator:- It did not in fact put her in a better mood.

The rest of yesterday was a complete write-off, felt so low and miserable after visiting the Housemate that I just went to bed when I got home and badly threw off my sleep schedule.
But today is a new day and we're starting with exercise:-

Universal Warmup done,
50 Butt Kicks (EotD) done,
Against The Odds (WotD) done (1 set with very slow Burpees),
Day 1 of Total Body Strength+ done (3 sets),
Day 24 of Standing Abs done,
Day 24 of Power Walk done,
Day 20 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Going to have a nice Housemate free day today (Maybe a whole weekend if I don't start feeling too guilty), get some chores done, watch a movie or two and then it's Leek and Cheese Risotto for dinner, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[FlowersandPetals]

The narrator part! I could relate with a disabled husband and my oldest daughter especially. Health issues can affect your mood and their caregivers!

 

[aku-chan]

Thanks! @FlowersandPetals - I'd be more understanding if it were a health issue, but she's just lashing out because she's not getting her own way.

Doing angry afternoon exercises today:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Calf Raises (EotD) done,
Clean Break (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 2 of Total Body Strength+ done (3 sets, didn't have the space to do everything on the floor, but I am getting better at Side Bridges),
Day 25 of Standing Abs done,
Day 25 of Power Walk done,
Day 21 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done (I realised the other day I haven't been having anywhere near as much trouble with my feet since I started doing these foot exercises).

Not a great day today.
Housemate phoned up yesterday and apologised about her behaviour on Friday, asked if I'd come visit today, I said yes because I was going to anyway (I did start feeling guilty). I travel up there and she's fine for about 10 minutes before she gets angry again, calling me useless and stupid etc. so I left.
Not going to waste my time visiting again, and if I'm included in the conversation about her leaving the hospital I'm thinking about pushing for her to go into a care home. I don't want to because she's my best friend (She's pretty much my only IRL friend), but it's becoming clear I'm not her friend anymore and probably haven't been for a while.

Now I'm going to eat leftover risotto and some chocolate cake I brought to cheer myself up (Hmm... Eating my feelings is why I'm a chonk isn't it? ), see y'all tomorrow!

 

[NightWolf714]

I'm so sorry that it's turning out like that. But I'm so happy that you're putting up priorities. It's not okay for her to treat you this way. I'm so sorry, though, because that still hurts.

 

[NightWolf714]

I was telling the mate about this (I share most of my online experiences with him, I hope that's okay) and he was reminded of something he had just talked about last night. He and a few others on VRChat ended up forming a stoics society thing. Interesting stuff.

But apparently a talk about loving someone but not being friends with them came up. Basically about how you can love someone, but put boundaries on what you can do because a friendship (or romantic relationship in the situation of someone we know) isn't healthy.

It sounds like this is kinda becoming that situation. You can still love her as a friend. But the friendship part isn't the healthiest at this time and I'm not sure how willing the housemate is to adjust as needed.

It's painful. But wanting to give reassurances that you can still care about her while doing this. Because I know that it feels like you aren't being loving or a good friend when using boundaries, even if you are.

 

[aku-chan]

Thanks! @NightWolf714 - That makes a lot of sense, still going to feel pretty darn guilty for a while though!

Morning exercises today:-

Universal Warmup done,
40 Bounces (EotD) done,
I Am Enough (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 3 of Total Body Strength+ (3 sets),
Day 26 of Standing Abs done,
Day 26 of Power Walk done,
Day 22 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Starting today I'm going to try and get into the habit of actually following the little guide on my water bottle and drink a bit every hour, something I really should have done when I got the thing (I have trouble telling when I'm thirsty).
Not sure what to do with my day today, I'm sure I'll think of something productive to do!
It's Gnocchi Alla Norma for dinner tonight (I really should start writing dome of these recipes into my recipe book, that could be a task for today), see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

More morning exercises:-

Universal Warmup done,
50 Punches (EotD) done,
Sentinel Plus (WotD) done (Just about 3 sets, really struggled with that final set, and I thought I was being smart doing the Plus version because it had less Lunges!),
Day 4 of Total Body Strength+ done (3 sets, again really struggled to get all 3 sets done),
Day 27 of Standing Abs done,
Day 27 of Power Walk done,
Day 23 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Drinking more water turned out to be easier than I thought so I'm going to stick with it, although I hope my body adjusts to being extra hydrated soon!
Dinner didn't work out though, I think I left the aubergine pieces too big (They were very chewy!), and the leftovers aren't looking very appetising. Don't know if I should do the sensible thing and eat it anyways or pick something up when I'm out.

Something else to think about, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Struggled a bit with today's exercises, think I'll have to go back to just doing one set of the Workout of the Day, at least on high level days like today.
Also a bit too much Planking for my bad toe today, did as much as I could then moved to knees:-

Universal Warmup done,
10 Hop Heel Clicks (EotD) done,
Damage Dealer (WotD) attempted (2 sets),
Day 5 of Total Body Strength+ attempted (2 sets),
Day 28 of Standing Abs done,
Day 28 of Power Walk done,
Day 24 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Turns out it's a lot easier to drink more if you're not doing much, going out yesterday threw me off and I only managed half, something to work on.

Going to be a quiet day of watching Venture Bros. (I started watching a lady on Youtube who was rewatching the series, so, of course, I have to start rewatching it too, instead of working through all the new stuff I want to watch) and then a, hopefully, better dinner of Coconut Fish (Didn't eat my leftover pasta last night, it was badly dried out, except the aubergine which was slimy), see y'all tomorrow!