Wall Squats

Found my new nemesis of the day.  Yep, you guessed it, Wall Squats.  The plain ol' garden variety for starters, but then, after we were good and tired, progressing to the more advanced 1-legged squats.  Yeah...right.  We both gave it a fighting attempt, but couldn't muster quite enough staying power to last through the duration of the 90 seconds.  Legs, Back, and Abs today.  That means chin-ups, too.

And, speaking of chin-ups, so happy to announce that we finally received our very own chin-up bar!  Yep, that means we put it together, got it all set up, and then looked at it with dismay.  Neither hubby nor I can do a single chin-up, unassisted by chair.  Hee.  That's okay...we're allowed to "cheat" with a chair or use the famous "resistance bands" in lieu of actual chin-ups.  Until it is completely installed and additional supports in place, we are both sticking with the bands.  Still a good workout with those...and much easier on my tummy.  Still not back to feeling intact, but less and less painful all the time.

So proud of hubby, too.  Not only has he been diligent in daily workouts with me AND following a diet significantly different from his preferred foods, but he has taken it upon himself to do additional workouts!  Today, a 15 mile mountain bike ride up Old Stagecoach Road...one of the steepest grades (along an interstate highway) in our state!  Said he thinks he should do extra workouts since he has extra weight to lose.  Wow.  What a stud.  And still soda free and bread free so far this year.  Awesome!  Now I'm trying to figure out what food category wine (for me) goes in...fruit?  snack?  carb?  ;)