Feeling pretty good afterwards. AMA

what are some good meals i can eat cold that are high protein - low carb - no refined sugar? i already made some hummus for an occasional snack to eat with something, but my work doesn't have a microwave so i have no idea what to bring for dinner. any tips? TIA!!!

No idea where to start I'm so confused as to what to immediately cut out of my diet and what exercises for a beginner to start with?

What should I start eating?

I'm 6 foot or 6 foot 1 and 195 pounds with a dad bad right now that I want to at least turn into some muscle

Late night, slept in, etc

Feeling better, though with march and two death anniversaries coming up that will most likely change. Still sticking to the exercising though, it helps me clear my head an refocus things. Back to 30 minutes at 22ish strokes/min, otherwise that's all I have to report. Check on your loved ones and look after yourselves too

I didn't do any rowing yesterday because grief and depression are real bastards. The last few days have been rough, though I got in 20 minutes of rowing today.

Slept in today but when I (eventually) rolled out of bed I got right to my 30 minutes of rowing! It's looking like winter might actually make an appearance so biking to and from school might be off the table until it melts, but I'll gladly take that if I can savour an increasingly rare walk in the snow.

I'm really happy with sustaining 30 minutes a day, and it's looking like I'll be able to start biking more places thanks to climate change (no snow in February is freaking me out) but at least I can get some outside activity in before the wildfire smoke season starts up!

Sorry about the doomer vibe in this post but c'est la vie if you'll pardon my French

My bouldering gym got one of those cute little library boxes where you can take a book out and put a different one in it's place. Time to fill it with theory

30 minutes just keeps getting easier and going by faster. This is definitely the longest I've stuck to any exercise program and I'm feeling results!

Another day, another 30 minutes of rowing. Not much else to report, but I am happy with my streak of hitting 30 minutes each day!

Got to it a little earlier today, tried turning up the resistance and did 30 minutes without stopping! Feeling it in my legs but I think it was the right move, see y'all tomorrow!

I'm back at it with another 30 minutes of uninterrupted rowing! I deliberated over restarting the count vs just picking up where I left off, I decided I'll just continue where I left off since I'm the one doing these posts and I'm mad with power.

Also I did get some hiking in over the weekend and was lucky enough to see some cool birds including a hawk that flew right by me!

Got to it a little late due to classes and schoolwork getting in the way, but I did a solid 30 minutes with only token water breaks! I might have to pull an all nighter to get this paper done so we'll see what tomorrow looks like. Also I'm traveling for a wedding this weekend so I might miss a couple days, I'll have to see what happens, but that's a problem for Saturday

Got to bed late last night (the joys of working in the evenings) but I got up this morning and did 20 minutes of rowing with only a couple quick water breaks. Slowing down my stroke is going to make it a lot more sustainable I feel.

My issue with rowing is that you have to stop to drink water, unlike treadmill or biking where you can just slow down but keep moving. But otherwise I much prefer rowing to running, and stationary bikes don't feel the same as just riding my bike.

I tried out slowing down to a more steady pace today, ended up doing my 20 minutes without a break! (other than stopping briefly to drink some water) I'm already noticing differences since I started, the first few days my core was pretty sore but now that's gone completely!

I didn't get my workout done this morning since my dog chose today to cuddle but after class I hit the rower for 20 minutes! Comrade @[email protected] gave me some excellent advice regarding pacing and avoiding burning out too early which I'm looking forward to implementing in my next workouts! I'm in this for the long haul, I've spent too much of my life out of shape and I don't want to have the health issues that comes from being over weight and not exercising

Until tomorrow!

Had a full night's sleep and hit the rower for 20 minutes. I think one of the bigger stumbling blocks right now is lack of a good workout playlist. So far I've been listening to the basic ol' reliable 80s montage music (Eye of the Tiger, Holding Out For A Hero, Gunna Fly Now, Best Around, etc) but I'm looking to mix it up so please, any suggestions/recommendations would be welcome!

Again due to my lack of self control I stayed up way too late and only had time for 15 minutes of rowing. Today is going to be a busy slog but I'm definitely going to bed early tonight

Didn't get home till midnight last night and had to rush to throw together a Russian presentation this morning (went great, only made two grammatical mistakes!) so I didn't get to exercise first thing in the morning, but I got to it as soon as I got home and did a solid 20 minutes on the rower! I'm feeling better and better about it, taking fewer breaks, and I think my next goal is to hit a minimum of 20 minutes a day!

See y'all tomorrow!

I've gotta learn the lesson that I can't both stay up late and get up early. Only 15 minutes this morning but still better than trading it for extra sleep

Slept in again since I worked late last night, still did just short of 20 minutes on the rower. Looking forward to when I can ride my bike safely so I can add that back in the mix

Got a solid 20 minutes of rowing in this morning, abs are sore but I'm feeling good!

I missed posting yesterday, the last two days haven't been great (only 15min each day) due to my own time mismanagement but I still got moving so that's a plus. In the past this kind of stumble has stalled my attempts at getting into a routine but I'm not going to let perfect be the enemy of good. My goal is still 20-30 minutes a day but 15 is better than nothing!