During this week off from Turbulence Training, I am taking the opportunity to get back into Yourself Fitness and things like yoga and tai chi that I never seem to have the time or inclination to do when there are more hardcore workouts on my plate. I kicked things off yesterday with 60 minutes of YF upper body and was rewarded with a very decent workout. It helped that I used weights in the 10-20 lb range instead of the wee purple paperweights Maya normally hefts and elected to do the slow 2-count push-ups from my toes instead of my knees, mind you, but I was challenged just the same.

This morning I let Maya determine my program and did 30 minutes of YF Core. I have an appointment with a treadmill or P90X Plyo X tonight after work, neither of which appeals in the slightest, but I am shooting for a minimum of 50 minutes of exercise per day this week, so I’ll be there regardless of my lack of enthusiasm. If it isn’t raining, though, I might just take my HIIT run outside and just haul some butt around my neighborhood to save time.

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BTW, has anyone ever heard of or tried Flavor Sprays (http://www.flavorspraydiet.com)? I saw a plug for them in Oxygen magazine last night and am intrigued by the possibility of spray-on raspberry chocolate truffle on my rice cakes, LOL.

A Tampa news station had two of their reporters taste test the stuff here back in August. I am sad that Smoked Bacon flavor spray is not a winner, but Birthday Cake and Chocolate Fudge have some appeal…

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TODAY’S WORKOUT:

- Yourself Fitness Core (30 minutes)
- HIIT run (20 minutes)

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TODAY’S EATS:

1: 1/3 c. oatmeal, 1/4 c. raisins, 3 egg whites
2: 3 oz. chicken breast stir-fried with 1 c. veggies, 4 oz. baked sweet potato wedges with Creole seasoning
3: 2 rice cakes, 1 T. all natural peanut butter, 1/2 scoop whey protein, 3/4 c. baby carrots and zucchini
4: Peanut butter banana protein shake, 1 large orange, 3/4 c. baby carrots and zucchini
5: 4 oz. sauteed pollock, 3 c. lettuce/tomato/onion/pepper salad, 2 T. Kraft Free Zesty Italian dressing, 3 T. chopped walnuts
6: 4 egg white/2 whole egg omelette with 1 c. spinach

Water: 16 cups (~2 cups green tea)
Supplements: 3 capsules Digest-All, 6 capsules fish oil, 1 multivitamin, 1 calcium 600 + D, 10 g. l-glutamine

CALORIES: ~2000 calories (38% carb/35% protein/27% fat)