4 month goal: update 2

i tried last night to do lunges and squats, but squats hurt my knees immediately, probably because i had just done 20 minutes on the elliptical and they were a bit stressed. i might have to do them before cardio in order to get anywhere with my knees. my knees will get better as i lose weight and also as i exercise more, its like exercise lubes the joints up and makes them work better. :)

lunges were ok, i didnt go really far but i took a huge step and tried to get my knee to be parallel to my foot, and not go over my foot, because thats where all the stress goes to my knee. i did lifts onto the balls of my feet and lunges, not squats after the first one, and i couldnt find anything to 'stepup' on at the gym until i realized later it they had some step things that you could stack near the front, i just missed them. i will do those next time or use my steps at home with some weights. after i was done with that stuff i did the leg press machine and then did another 10 minutes on the elliptical cause my favorite one was free, and i wanted to get 30 minutes of cardio in. i will go again today and do upper body free weights, i am finally starting to get over being sore in my arms, so time to make them sore again :) i'll be sure to stretch after cardio and then after weights.

i've now lost 4.4lbs! (holding steady at that loss for 2 days now)

wednesday is my day off working out. my husband and i are going to go to the farmer's market because we are almost out of vegetables and fruits in our kitchen, so i'll use that opportunity to load up on good fresh veggies and fruits that can be used as meals or snacks.

ps. i got these new south beach diet lunch kits. yesterday i tried the sesame chicken wraps, and today i have the chicken caeser wraps. they have a TON of fiber (16g 60%dv) for the one i had yesterday, and 24g of protein! they are pretty small, so when i was finished with the 2 wraps yesterday i wanted to eat more, but i decided with all that protein and fiber, i would wait at least 10 minutes before grabbing my grapes and i was full, like really FULL after 10 minutes, and that lasted a good few hours.

the major drawback that i see to these kits is the sodium content, which was about 30%dv, so basically like any canned soup you'd get. Also, there are no vegetables included, but it is the south beach diet and aren't vegetables supposed to be bad on that diet? Anyway, i brought some cherry tomatoes to snack on as well as grapes, so i think you'd just have to supplement with some fruits or veggies on the side. anyway, these meals are pretty darn good, and not as expensive as i would have thought.