“Get Fit” Hit a Slump Last Week. This week’s Workout Schedule.

This post is part of my ongoing “Get Fit” series, an effort to lose a little weight/tone up, and save money by reducing the number of meals I eat out.

Last week was probably my least successful week in terms of eating since starting my “Get Fit” series. I didn’t go out and eat Wendy’s every day, or have a huge relapse, but I did eat a hamburger and fries on a couple of occasions.

I could give you a handful of reasons for the relapse if I wanted too, but I won’t. There is fundamentally one reason my week was not as successful as past weeks in terms of food consumption.

Altered my Routine

In past weeks I’ve made a routine of going to the grocery store over the weekend and buying the essentials that would help me eat lunch at work and dinner at home throughout the week. I skipped that routine last week and I kept saying, “I’ll go to the store tonight,” but it simply didn’t happen.

I’m not typically a fan of getting stuck in a routine, but this is one time that I feel it’s important. It’s not rocket science. If you don’t have food readily available at home our chances for eating out skyrocket.

Back on Track

Thankfully I made it to the grocery story on Saturday and am once again having a turkey sandwich, 100 calorie pack of Doritos and bottled water for lunch.

My coworkers have enjoyed laughing at the size of the Doritos, but they seem to give me the fix I need. I put a chip on top of the sandwich so you could see how small they are.

Workouts

If you’re following this series you probably know that I’ve started inline speed skating again. The sport has changed a great deal since my younger competition days, which has required me to upgrade my equipment.

In skating, the boot (boot, frame, wheels) is a wildly important aspect and can be a huge pain, literally, if you don’t have the right fit. I’m still in the phase of getting the right setup, but hopefully that is coming to a close. The previous boot I tried caused a great deal of discomfort and was preventing me from skating as much as I’d like too. Thankfully I have another solution on the way.

Ideally I’d like to be skating three to four days a week inside, and one or two outside, but that’s not been the case so far. I’ve been doing one to two thus far… but that’s about to change.

If all goes well this will be my workout schedule for this week:

Monday – Cycle class, weight train (chest, back and core)
Tuesday – Indoor skating practice
Wednesday – Cycle Class, weight train (arms, core and easy legs)
Thursday – Indoor skating practice
Friday – Indoor skating practice
Saturday – Hope to skate outside
Sunday – Full body weight training workout (nothing hardcore), Indoor skating practice

That’s a pretty intense schedule for me at the moment, and I’ll definitely be worn out. You’ll notice that I’m only doing leg weight training one day this week. Doing so allows me ample recovery time in between skating practices (again, this is simply what works for me). Keep in mind that getting in “skating shape” is what I’m going for right now.

As always, thanks for reading this series and I hope it helps you in one way or another.