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I was awakened bright and early by my handy alarm-cat, who wanted a lap. This got me up in time to shower, have tea and a bit of breakfast, and be out of the house at 9. Not early, except for those of us without steady jobs or school.
Being out at nine meant I could exercise before my haircut appointment.
Hip adduction, 110 pounds, 13, 13, 11 (This was interrupted by my sports bra/top slipping enough to expose my right nipple. I think I was the only person who noticed. I monitored it for the rest of the workout, and have now trashed that particular top, which was old and not a favorite anyhow.)
Hip abduction, 95 pounds, 3 sets of 13
Cardio, 29 minutes, top heart rate 147
Bench press, 50 pounds, 10, 10, 8
Seated leg curl, 75 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Adjustable row, 110 pounds, 15, 15, 11
Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arch, 3 sets of 15
Cat-and-camel
Tree. Balance not great, and worse on the left leg; both sides were easier with my arms at a 30° angle to my body, rather than straight out or the folded-together position that is considered the goal for that stance.
Triceps pulldown, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Lateral raise, 5 pounds in each hand, 3 sets of 12
Biceps curls, 40 pound bar, 14, 14, 7
Stretches
The actual numbers weren't bad, but there were two exercises I had to stop abruptly on--rowing and bicep curls--which is a bit different from "this is as many of these as I can handle". I conned myself into the last three repetitions on the row, but you can only tell yourself "just one more" a few times before you stop believing it.
I walked down from the gym to the hairdresser, because it was a nice day and I didn't want to pay the subway fare. A banana bought en route was a nice snack, and whatever else can be said about cool weather, it does improve the flavor of bananas left sitting on tables outdoors.
I now have nice short hair, and the woman who shampooed me included a bit of scalp massage, which was quite pleasant. She also tried to sell me eyebrow threading ("instead of tweezing", which I don't do) and when I explained that I don't like much of anything near my eyes, told me that she also does this for chin hairs. I asked why it was better than shaving, and after giving one real reason (not necessarily valid, but physical, comparing the effects of the two processes) she lost me by explaining that "shaving is for men."
On the same principle as before, I walked down to Paul's Heavenly Burgers, and filled up on beef, cheese, and lots of mushrooms, on a toasted English muffin. The waiter brought my tea with lemon and walked away before I could ask for milk. So I had it with lemon--variety is a good thing.
Then I walked back east and a bit further south, and bought three kinds of tea at Porto Rico before stumbling onto a northbound A train. Call it four miles on foot, including the walk to and from the subway at this end--not excessive, but added to a two-hour workout that's quite a bit.
Being out at nine meant I could exercise before my haircut appointment.
Hip adduction, 110 pounds, 13, 13, 11 (This was interrupted by my sports bra/top slipping enough to expose my right nipple. I think I was the only person who noticed. I monitored it for the rest of the workout, and have now trashed that particular top, which was old and not a favorite anyhow.)
Hip abduction, 95 pounds, 3 sets of 13
Cardio, 29 minutes, top heart rate 147
Bench press, 50 pounds, 10, 10, 8
Seated leg curl, 75 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Adjustable row, 110 pounds, 15, 15, 11
Crunches, 4 sets of 20
Back arch, 3 sets of 15
Cat-and-camel
Tree. Balance not great, and worse on the left leg; both sides were easier with my arms at a 30° angle to my body, rather than straight out or the folded-together position that is considered the goal for that stance.
Triceps pulldown, 35 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Lateral raise, 5 pounds in each hand, 3 sets of 12
Biceps curls, 40 pound bar, 14, 14, 7
Stretches
The actual numbers weren't bad, but there were two exercises I had to stop abruptly on--rowing and bicep curls--which is a bit different from "this is as many of these as I can handle". I conned myself into the last three repetitions on the row, but you can only tell yourself "just one more" a few times before you stop believing it.
I walked down from the gym to the hairdresser, because it was a nice day and I didn't want to pay the subway fare. A banana bought en route was a nice snack, and whatever else can be said about cool weather, it does improve the flavor of bananas left sitting on tables outdoors.
I now have nice short hair, and the woman who shampooed me included a bit of scalp massage, which was quite pleasant. She also tried to sell me eyebrow threading ("instead of tweezing", which I don't do) and when I explained that I don't like much of anything near my eyes, told me that she also does this for chin hairs. I asked why it was better than shaving, and after giving one real reason (not necessarily valid, but physical, comparing the effects of the two processes) she lost me by explaining that "shaving is for men."
On the same principle as before, I walked down to Paul's Heavenly Burgers, and filled up on beef, cheese, and lots of mushrooms, on a toasted English muffin. The waiter brought my tea with lemon and walked away before I could ask for milk. So I had it with lemon--variety is a good thing.
Then I walked back east and a bit further south, and bought three kinds of tea at Porto Rico before stumbling onto a northbound A train. Call it four miles on foot, including the walk to and from the subway at this end--not excessive, but added to a two-hour workout that's quite a bit.
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Ha, ha! Don't ask me how, but I stumbled upon the section on body hair removal in the Berkeley parents' recommendations web site, and someone was asking about ways to remove facial hair for her teenage daughter. (Uh, removing the daughter's hair, that is, not removing her own hair for her daughter.) Anyway, someone posted listing various ways to do it, including shaving, but with the comment "I don't recommend this because it is a male activity." I don't understand these people. Do they think shaving is going to make them grow a penis? Because if that's true, well, I haven't seen mine yet...
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But is it still purple ?
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Huge selection, reasonable prices, good customer service and I don't even have to leave the house. Of course that last one could be seen as a disadvantage in that it encourages my hermit-like tendencies, but it works for me.