Cross Trainer

Another fitness tip: always use spotters when appropriate. I followed Joy's advice. Avoided annoying the right achilles and did the cross trainer for an hour at level 10, 780c burned. Didn't need a spotter. I could have gone at a harder pace and higher setting, but read articles for a paper I have to write for a class. I have a tough schedule right now, and almost skipped the workout, but am very glad I went. To me, that is one of the big plusses with the cross trainer-- you can read while you exercise. Hard to do while running or lifting.

For a while there, I wasn't hungry at all, but for the last few days, I can't seem to stop wanting to eat. I try fruit, pretzels, hot tea, but it has been challenging to not eat something high calorie.

I found a couple of bags of frozen vegetables in the freezer, sauteed them in a small amount of sesame and olive oil, added sesame seeds, seasoning, and some canned baby corn, bamboo shoots, and water chestnuts. It came out pretty well. I didn't have any meat handy to add, so it is a vegetarian dish. I portioned it out into containers and will have it for lunches. I rarely buy a lunch, and almost always take a salad, frozen meal I prepared, or sometimes a pre-packaged low calorie lunch. I have been eating a lot of apples, oranges, and bananas lately, as well. When prices and seasons allow, I vary the fruit with other types.