Exercising towards a better tomorrow!

[aku-chan]

Getting quite cold again (Actually went to bed very early last night just to get warm!), what happened to Spring?

Anyways, exercise time:-

Universal Warmup done,
20 Knee-to-Elbow Crunches (EotD) done,
Surgebinder (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 5 of Power Builder done,
Day 3 of Calves of Steel done,
Day 3 of Atlas done,
Day 25 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Long day of visiting the Housemate ahead, find out if she's any happier, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Feeling a bit headachey this morning, I realised (Too late) that I barely drank anything yesterday, so I'm trying to catch up, made some of the exercises harder than they usually are:-

Universal Warmup done,
6+ Dragon Knee Push-Ups (EotD) done (I did 20),
Extra Spice (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 6 of Power Builder done,
Day 4 of Calves of Steel done,
Day 4 of Atlas done,
Day 26 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Housemate wasn't any happier yesterday, but she was very sleepy, so I got a lot of reading done (Carpe Jugulum, my least favorite Discworld book. It's the last one I read as a teen as it soured me on the series, I'm halfway through at the moment and I'm not sure why I disliked it so much.)

Quiet day today, just a phone meeting with my Work Coach later, so I'm going to try and put a big dent in getting my room boxed up, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Apart from the cold weather, it's a good morning today:-

Universal Warmup done,
40 March Jacks (EotD) done,
Abs Pro (WotD) done (3 sets, tough one, needed to take a few breathers),
Day 7 of Power Builder done,
Day 5 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 5 of Atlas done,
Day 27 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Another quiet day of boxing things up, and then Chickpea Curry for dinner, I don't think I've had Chickpeas before so I hope I like them.
See y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Doing my exercises slow and gentle this morning, I pulled a muscle badly yesterday lifting one of the bags I was taking to the charity shop (I'm still trying to find the sweet spot between having the bags well stuffed but not too heavy!), it's not as bad as it was, but it's still a little tender and I don't want to injure it again:-

Universal Warmup done,
40 Side Leg Raises (EotD) done,
Initiation (WotD) done (3 sets, had to drop the Elbow Planks from the final set though),
Day 8 of Power Builder done,
Day 6 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 6 of Atlas done,
Day 28 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

So I didn't get much done yesterday, I mostly binged the rest of an anime series I've been watching called Dark Gathering (And, of course, because it was good it ended on a huge cliffhanger with apparently no plans to make any more).
At least the Chickpea Curry was nice, I wish chickpeas smelled a bit better when you opened the can though, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[JCU]

 

[Mamatigerj]

 

[NightWolf714]

So I didn't get much done yesterday, I mostly binged the rest of an anime series I've been watching called Dark Gathering (And, of course, because it was good it ended on a huge cliffhanger with apparently no plans to make any more).

Ouch, I hope pulled muscle feels better soon.

And that is always the saddest part about anime! And then you have to hope that the manga is finished so you can read to find out what happens instead of just waiting.

 

[aku-chan]

Thanks! @JCU @Mamatigerj @NightWolf714 - It's still a little tender, but as long as I don't move suddenly I'm fine.

@NightWolf714 - Unfortunately, I struggle with manga and I have a hard time getting into them, so over the years I've just come to accept I'll never really find out how a lot of these stories end.

More exercising done (Had to swap out the Workout of the Day, way too much Planking!):-

Universal Warmup done,
40 Butt Kicks (EotD) done,
Queen's Fury done (3 sets),
Day 9 of Power Builder done,
Day 7 of Calves of Steel done,
Day 7 of Atlas done,
Day 29 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Yesterday was a bit disappointing.
I'd arranged for a charity that specialises in collecting unwanted furniture to pick up some of the larger stuff I'm getting rid of, and they couldn't take most of it. It wasn't manky or anything, they've just got a lot of rules about what they can and can't take that they, unhelpfully, don't put on their website.

It's another trip to visit the Housemate today, so I will see y'all tomorrow!

 

[NightWolf714]

Thanks! @JCU @Mamatigerj @NightWolf714 - It's still a little tender, but as long as I don't move suddenly I'm fine.

@NightWolf714 - Unfortunately, I struggle with manga and I have a hard time getting into them, so over the years I've just come to accept I'll never really find out how a lot of these stories end.

Alas, even with manga you have to just accept that they may or may not be finished. And even with a lot of anime, I just accept where they end at instead of going to the manga.

Yesterday was a bit disappointing.
I'd arranged for a charity that specialises in collecting unwanted furniture to pick up some of the larger stuff I'm getting rid of, and they couldn't take most of it. It wasn't manky or anything, they've just got a lot of rules about what they can and can't take that they, unhelpfully, don't put on their website.

OOF! That sounds very frustrating!

 

[aku-chan]

@NightWolf714 - I was more embarrassed than anything. They sent this big van around (And gave me a double pick up slot) for all the stuff, but they could only take 3 items, they didn't say anything about it though, so I suppose it happens a lot.

Wrapping up another week:-
Universal Warmup done,
40 Backfists (EotD) done,
Cardio Grind (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 10 of Power Builder done,
Day 8 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 8 of Atlas done,
Day 30 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Thought I'd treat myself to an extra hour in bed this morning, unfortunately it's making it feel like it's a lot later in the day than it really is, and now I'm struggling to find the motivation to do today's chores.
At least yesterday's visit to the Housemate went well, she didn't shout or swear at me once! I'm also suspecting she's not as out of it and muddled as she seems (She refused lunch again while I was there, but the staff didn't seem concerned, I think she just does this when I'm around to make me feel sorry for her).
Now I've got to try and get my butt in gear and do things, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[Louve Rose]

Day 30 of Unbound done

Congratulations !

 

[NightTigress]

Day 30 of Unbound done

Heck Yeah! Congrats on finishing Unbound

 

[CODawn]

Congratulations!

 

[JCU]

Congratulations!

 

[NightWolf714]

Congrats on Unbound!

 

[aku-chan]

@NightWolf714 @JCU @CODawn @NightTigress @Louve Rose

Start of a new week:-

Universal Warmup done,
40 Pacer Steps (EotD) done,
Cardio And Coordination (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 11 of Power Builder done,
Day 9 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 9 of Atlas done,
Day 1 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Didn't get much done yesterday.
I got really cold, so I got cosy on my chair under a blanket and then I fell asleep! Luckily I woke up with enough time to go grocery shopping (Silly early closing Sundays! ), but the rest of the day was wasted.
So I've gotta try and catch up today, and make Black Bean Casserole for dinner (It sounds veggi-tastic), see y'all tomorrow!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats on Unbound

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Grats for unbound!

 

[Obsinosterous]

Congrats for finishing Unbound!

 

[princess_sarena]

 

[Princess Fancy]

Congrats

 

[aku-chan]

@Fremen @PetiteSheWolf @Obsinosterous @princess_sarena @Princess Fancy

More working out:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 W-Extensions (EotD) done (Standing up),
Game On (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 12 of Power Builder done,
Day 10 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 10 of Atlas done,
Day 2 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Found out I narrowly avoided disaster on Sunday without even realising it. I had reheated one of my tubs of leftovers for dinner that day, went to wash-up said tub yesterday to discover it had actually started to melt, I guess they're not as microwave safe as they came to be! Very glad I'm only throwing a container out.

It's a visiting the Housemate day again, so not getting much else done today, got leftover Bean Casserole for dinner though (It's very nice but I made the mistake of using cheap cheese that basically evaporated in the oven ), see y'all tomorrow!

 

[TopNotch]

There are, in my opinion, few food disasters worse than bad cheese.

 

[NightWolf714]

Glad you caught the container starting to melt!

Though the cheese might be the bigger disaster.

 

[aku-chan]

@TopNotch @NightWolf714 - Yeah not cheaping out on cheese again!

Another morning done:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Squat Hold Calf Raises (EotD) done (The start of so many Calf Raises today),
Unbroken (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 13 of Power Builder done (Not sure why I found the Lunges so difficult today, was wobbling all over the place!),
Day 11 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 11 of Atlas done,
Day 3 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Housemate visit didn't go well yesterday, she was very angry at the world, when the nursing staff were getting her washed and dressed they had to have someone restrain her because she kept trying to attack them, so I didn't stay for long.
Did mean I could get a bit more boxing up done though.
I also watched The Electric State, absolutely loved the mascot aesthetic the robots had, definitely a high point in an otherwise pretty rubbish movie.

Got to actually go out to see my work coach today, so gotta get all my chores done before then, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[colin]

Sorry for your struggles with your housemate, Aku. Hope your appointment went well.

 

[Mamatigerj]

Belated cheers for Unbound!

 

[aku-chan]

Thanks! @Mamatigerj @colin

Another morning of exercising done (Had to replace the WotD, not enough room):-

Universal Warmup done,
10 Jumping Lunges (EotD) done (The video makes them look so easy, but I just can't do the jumping part, did 30 regular Lunges instead),
Iron Maiden+ done (3 sets),
Day 14 of Power Builder done,
Day 12 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 12 of Atlas done,
Day 4 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Tried making a doctors appointment to get my bad toe looked at, but they're too busy this morning, gotta try again tomorrow (And not forget like I have been!), so it's going to be a quiet day of getting things boxed up, hopefully I can get my room finished today.
Speaking of finishing things, I finished reading Carpe Jugulum while I was waiting in the Job Centre (Still can't work out why teenage me disliked it so much), so I'm on to completely unread Discworld books now, woohoo! (Only got two left unboxed though, was really expecting the Landlord to be more proactive in kicking me out.)

See y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Badly overslept (Forgot to set my alarm) and I just don't feel like doing anything now.
Tried doing a bit of exercise but just couldn't get into it:-

Universal Warmup done,
40 Shoulder Taps (EotD) done,
Day 15 of Power Builder attempted (1 set).

I'll have another crack at them tomorrow.
Gotta figure out what to do with my day now, I should do some chores but I suspect I'll just end up back in bed, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

Got up on time and feeling better than I did yesterday, so getting some exercising done:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Archers (EotD) done,
Lean And Mean (WotD) done (3 sets, had to leave the Climbers out of the last set),
Day 15 of Power Builder done,
Day 13 of Calves of Steel done,
Day 13 of Atlas done,
Day 5 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done,
300 Punches for the Cake Battle.

Not sure while I was feeling so low-energy and miserable yesterday, I guess oversleeping by almost 4 hours really did just mess my body clock up, I didn't even feel up to making dinner (All I ate yesterday was half a packet of biscuits, which didn't help with how blergh I was feeling!).
Housemate visit today, so I'll have to get caught up on everything tomorrow, I'll see y'all then!

 

[NightWolf714]

Glad you felt better today. Hope the visit goes well.

 

[aku-chan]

Thanks! @NightWolf714

I think I'm coming down with a cold, got a cough and a sore throat this morning (Probably why I've been feeling a bit meh lately), didn't stop me wrapping up another week of exercises though:-

Universal Warmup done,
20 Squat Hops On The Spot (EotD) done,
Perfect Start (WotD) done,
Day 16 of Power Builder done,
Day 14 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 14 of Atlas done,
Day 6 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

This Is How I Cope done (3 sets for Cake Battle).

Yesterday went okay.
Housemate visit was very brief again, I think I might cut down on how often I go. Even when I don't stay long it eats up a big chunk of my day (And. honestly, I can't really afford what it costs to get there at the moment), I didn't mind when I stayed and chatted with her (Even when she was grumpy) but if all I'm doing is popping my head round the door to see how she's getting on, I can do that once a week or even once a fortnight.
We'll see how next week goes.

Today's job is to finish boxing up my room, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[Maegaranthelas]

Big hugs for you

 

[Mamatigerj]

 

[JCU]

 

[Obsinosterous]

 

[Fremen]

Healing vibes

 

[NightWolf714]

Healing vibes and best of luck with the packing. I'm sure that's hard while feeling rough. :C

 

[aku-chan]

Thanks! @NightWolf714 @Fremen @Obsinosterous @JCU @Mamatigerj @Maegaranthelas


Yeah, it's definitely a cold, I've got an achey body and a head full of cotton wool now too, still tried my best with the exercising though (I was very slow on my third set):-

Universal Warmup done,
10 Around The World (EotD) done (Couldn't squat low enough to do these, so did 30 Squats instead),
Fetch Quest (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 17 of Power Builder done,
Day 15 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 15 of Atlas done,
Day 7 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done,

300 Punches for the Cake Battle.

Despite feeling blergh, I can't take it easy today, I gotta go see my Enhanced Work Coach (Since I've been out of the job market for so long, I got signed up to an extra program, so they have more time to mould me into a productive member of society).
Unfortunately it's not at the usual place, it's in one of those office complexes they always seem to build in out of the way locations, so my first task is finding out how to get there.

Burgers for dinner, I've finally eaten all those frozen burgers that were in the freezer, now I've gotta work out what to do with the chicken wings (I don't particularly like them but I also don't like wasting food), see y'all tomorrow!

 

[TopNotch]

Cook them up for the stock, pull off the meat, make soup.

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

To elaborate on @TopNotch 's idea, Cook them up with nice herbs and beans, and a few veggies, once done get the wings out - and pull the meat off back into the soup. And voila, tasty, healthy soup with chicken meat, beans, and veggies!

 

[aku-chan]

@TopNotch @PetiteSheWolf - Thanks for the idea, I'll have to see if I can get the coating off them (One lot is covered in breadcrumbs, the other BBQ sauce).

Still full of cold, don't feel that blergh with it though:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Plank Leg Raises (EotD) done (Still can't Plank so did Back Leg Raises instead),
Checked In (WotD) attempted (2 sets, arms were too achey to manage a third set),
Day 18 of Power Builder done,
Day 16 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 16 of Atlas done,
Day 8 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Not much is happening today, going to visit the Housemate (If she'll let me) and maybe some packing up if I'm home early, see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

I almost lost my precious streak!

Felt really rough this morning, and since I didn't have anything important to do, I went back to sleep.
Woke up feeling really stiff and achey from spending all day in bed so thought I'd do some afternoon exercising:-

Universal Warmup done,
30 Balance Leg Swings (EotD) done,
Innkeeper (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 17 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 17 of Atlas done,
Day 9 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

Housemate visit didn't go well again, so I'm going to cut out the Tuesday visits, I can't stop going altogether (Even though that's what she says she wants) because I'm still somewhat responsible for her care, but popping up briefly once a week to see what she needs and how she's doing shouldn't upset her too much.

Dinner time! I was supposed to go shopping today, I needed some pak choi for a baked fish recipe, but that will have to wait until tomorrow, see y'all then!

 

[aku-chan]

Feeling blergh again this morning (I don't seem to be able to shift this cold), I know I'll feel better later on but I've just got too much to do today to wait:-

Universal Warmup done,
10 Hop Heel Clicks (EotD) done,
2 Move Abs (WotD) attempted (1 set),
Day 19 of Power Builder attempted (1 set),
Day 18 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 18 of Atlas done,
Day 10 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

I'm going to try and remember to do some more later when I'm more perky, but I've got a few places to go to today so we'll see.
See y'all tomorrow!

 

[Maegaranthelas]

I hope the blargh passes quickly!

 

[JCU]

 

[Antheia & Colossus]

Healing vibes!

 

[NightWolf714]

 

[aku-chan]

Thanks! @NightWolf714 @Antheia & Colossus @JCU @Maegaranthelas - Not feeling quite so yucky this morning so hopefully I'm heading in the right direction.

Another morning of exercising done, had to replace the Workout of the Day again though:-

Universal Warmup done,
5+ Sky Diver Push-Ups (EotD) done (I couldn't work out how to incorporate the sky diver part into Knee Push-Ups without getting a face full of exercise mat, so did 20 regular ones),
Final Boss done (3 sets),
Day 20 of Power Builder done,
Day 19 of Calves Of Steel done,
Day 19 of Atlas done,
Day 11 of Unbound done,
Sore Feet done.

I was also good and did another set of 2 Move Abs and Day 19 of Power Builder yesterday evening.
Yesterday's Baked Fish dinner was a disaster, at first I was just annoyed that it obviously wouldn't last two days like it was meant to, but it also turned out to taste absolutely foul.
Had to order an emergency pizza instead which was a big problem of its own (Did takeout always cost so much?), at least I've got some left for tonight.
Another busy day of places to go and people to see, I see y'all tomorrow!

 

[aku-chan]

My cold has been reduced to a dose of the sniffles this morning, almost got rid of it!

Exercise time:-

Universal Warmup done,
40 Clench/Unclench (EotD) done,
Slow But Sure done (3 sets. I like that the new timer tells you what section you're doing.),
Day 21 of Power Builder done,
Day 20 of Calves of Steel done,
Day 20 of Atlas done,
Day 12 of Unbound done,
Ankle Recovery done.

Visiting the Housemate today. They're having an afternoon tea thing at the home, so, hopefully, I can stay long enough to grab some cake , see y'all tomorrow!