So the whole long weekened I only got my laptop out to write once, and even then my uncle started talking to me about my writing, and I ended up closing my laptop to continue the conversation. The weekend was definitely a little more "action packed" than I was expecting! Here's the breakdown:
(I'm going to start with Day 10, because my last "Day Ten" entry was made at 7:30am and could hardly encompass the whole day):
Day Ten:
Ben and I packed up the car, and were on the road by 9:30am. We packed grapes, cheese, boiled eggs, 100 calorie granola bars, and cruton-like-chip things, that were 90 calories for 17 chips.
All in all the drive went about as well as an 11 hour drive can go - we snacked most the day, stopping once for a 6" subway sandwich just for something a little more substantial. As well we picked up a 12 pack of 500ml water bottles, and drank 7 of them between the two of us by the time we made it to the farm. Then we had some soup and stirfry rice for dinner with my grandparents before heading to bed after a very exhausting day. Needless to say, no working out today.
Oh - and Baba didn't say anything about my weight when she saw me, but Gido said "Man, you never change... well maybe a little thicker"
Day Eleven:
We got up early and had my Gido's porridge for breakfast, and then my Uncle Russ arrived, and we went out on the Skidoo's for a bit. It was so much fun!! And my core and biceps definitely got a workout riding on the back of Ben's ski-doo when we were following Uncle Russ. When you are driving your own Ski-doo, you sit in such a position that makes you feel very much "one with the skidoo" so when you gun it, you don't feel like you are going to fall off. When you are the passenger, you are sitting on the back of the skidoo with a padded metal bar on either side of your hips to hang on to. You also cannot see what's going on immediately in front of you, so when your driver takes a turn, or goes off a jump, you can't move with the machine because you can't see it coming, so your ride ends up being a lot of stabilizing yourself, and trying to keep your whole core tight so you don't fall to one side, while you hold on to the metal bars for dear life. It's stressful. Fun, but stressful.
Lunch was home made borchst, perogies, and lazy holopshe (lazy cabbage rolls) - it was delicious! ... I probably over did it, but in my defense it's been 3 years since I've had Baba's home made perogies.
For dinner, we had more Borchst, chicken, and a salad among lots of other things. The think about Baba is that she doesn't know how to have 1 protein, one carb, and one veg in her meals, she ends up pulling 8 different things for dinner, and even if you have just a little bit of everything, you still end up with a full plate. Plus every meal has to have some sort of dessert. For this particular dessert it was a thick slice of a very very big cake (the slice that was put in front of me was an inch thick, 6 inches tall, and 4 inches wide, and was topped with a large scoop of ice cream and strawberries. - it was delicious, but not at all on the healthy side).
After dinner, we all played cards together, and I was reminded of how much I used to love playing cards with my grandparents at the farm - it's such a wonderful memory I have. We ended up playing until 11, when we were so exhausted, we went to bed and fell asleep immediately. Once again - no workout done.
Day Twelve:
We got up, and once again enjoyed Gido's Porridge to start off the day. I suggested that we head into town to pick up some Shishlike (Marinated Lamb). Side story: I grew up eating this specific Shishlike - it's amazing BBQ'd, and every time we came to the farm my dad would always make a trip in to town to put several packages to tide us over for the next few months in between visits. It's so delicious, and only one guy makes it, and sells it at the Canora grocery store. It's "Terry's Shishlike" The last time we were up to the farm 3 years ago, we decided to forgo buying a package because of the $20 a pack price tag, but I was adamant that we would be picking some up this time around, as it was always a childhood favorite of mine, and it was so rare that I got to have some. So we headed into town, and decided to also pick up some Chop Suey from the Chinese restaurant in town for lunch. And as per the norm, Baba couldn't just serve the Chop Suey, we had to have a second stir fry, plus a chicken noodle soup to start with, and cucumbers, and pickles and left overs from other meals.
Then we went on the Skidoo's again until the sky started to get a little darker, then we turned in, had the rest of the chop suey for dinner, and then played cards until bed time.
At one point Baba put a plate of cookies and mini cinabun things on the table, and told Ben and I to eat some Delicacies - Gido responded with "Why you give Delicacies? they aren't delicate!". *sigh* I suppose I should be used to it by now, that's just how they are. My uncle actually got the brunt of it this time around, as he's gained some weight in his stomach, and Baba made several comments the whole weekend about his weight. At one point we were playing cards, and Uncle Russ ended up throwing out all the cards that Baba needed, so she said jokingly "change places!" And then added "no, you can't move something so chubby" which is when I jumped in "Baba - you can't say that to people, that's really mean!" And Uncle Russ added "And don't call me chubby, if you want to insult me, just call me fat!"
As sad as it is, it actually made me feel a little bit better knowing I wasn't the only one that got the comments. Oh well - that's how they are.
On that note, there was no workout that day, although my abs and arms were quite sore that morning from riding on the back of the Skidoo the first day.
Day Thirteen:
Driving Day. We got up at 8 (sask time) and once again started our day with Porridge. Then after loading the car and saying our goodbyes were were on our way (with a couple bags of perogies - and the recipe!) Unfortunately in leaving we didn't have as many healthy options to snack on as the eggs, and cheese and such were devoured on the first trip, so we had a couple granola bars, and a few handfulls of "chip like things" until we got to Saskatoon (around 1pm). Then we stopped for lunch - I had a chicken taco, with "mexi fries" and Ben opted for an A&W burger - there were slim pickings in the mall we found - only 4 places to get food in total, one was a coffee and dessert place, one was Taco Time, one was A&W, and one was a pizza/italian place.
Then we headed into Rosetown to stop in at our friends place - Brett and Amanda. We enjoyed a tea and cookies with them before hitting the road again at 3:30pm.
We got into Lloydmister at 5:30pm (Alberta time) and stopped for dinner at KFC - not a proud moment that's for sure, but I was looking for some sort of "finger food" since I was driving at that time, and I didn't want to mess with a drippy burger. Unfortunately though, I forgot that immediately when I saw a poster for a meal called the Epic Crunch Meal, and my fat kid took over. This meal was bag of fries, a bag of popcorn chicken, and a "crunch chicken burger" served with a pop and a Crunchy Kit Kat Bar. It was all kinds of bad for you - but I clearly wasn't thinking about that - and for some reason being on the road all day makes you hungry, or at least bored so you eat more than you normally would.
I started with my popcorn chicken - meh. The fries were meh too, and I didn't end up finishing them - then Ben unwrapped my sandwhich for me to eat while I drove - and I was SO FULL of MAYO that I had it all over my face with each bite (Ben was on napkin duty a couple times to help me out). I only ate half of it before throwing it back in the box and asking Ben to put it away. All in all - disgusting. That's probably the reason that was my first time going to KFC in 5 years...
We got back to Edmonton at about 9:45pm, and although during the drive I had every intention of working out when I got home by the time I arrived there, I was hurting so bad from driving that I just wanted to curl up somewhere and go to bed.
Day Fourteen:
Back to work today, and back to drinking water! The thing about the farm is, they have to have their water brought in, as their well was contaminated, and the water can only be used for washing clothes and such now, they rely on water cooler jugs that my uncle brings them for drinking water, so I didn't want to go as hard as I usually do on their water, since it was such an ordeal to bring fresh water out to them. As well drinking a lot of water, and driving 11 hours through Saskatchewan doesn't exactly work - I don't know about you - but I'm not a fan of squatting in a ditch beside the car along the Trans Can highway, so I merely sipped water now and then, but didn't drink my daily requirement at all.
So Tuesday morning I got a coffee (this time purely to help wake me up), and filled up my water bottle, and drank water the whole day. I know my weight is up as a result of this weekend, and after drinking so much water as of late I'm bloated, and feel sluggish and gross, but I'm back into my working out constantly, and Ben and I are back to eating light to counteract the heavy foods we consumed on the weekend.
Tuesday night I had my Pump and Groove class again, and Jessica worked us hard using resistance bands until our arms were burning, and our legs were shaking. It was horrible at the time, but I loved every second of it. There's nothing quite like a good burn to get back into the swing of things! Unfortunately though, I'm still quite bloated from the weekend, and basically "starting" drinking enough water all over again, so I was very bloated at the class and actually suffered from some awful cramps during some of the routines, but I managed to make it through!
Day Fifteen:
Today I'm still bloated and still chugging water, and I'm looking forward to a great workout tonight. I think I'm going to concentrate on some HIIT Cardio, like a Turbo Fire DVD tonight, something to get me moving (and sweating... a lot)
I haven't checked my weight, because I know full well I'm up. I can feel it in my clothing, and I can see it in my bloated tummy - I'll do my weight in and measurements on Friday morning, but until then, I'm just going to work my ass off to see a good number Friday morning. This evening I'm thinking I'm going to do some hard cardio right when I get home, followed by some more weights while watching Survivor again :)
I'll get back to my 205 from last Friday in no time!
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