Here. We. Go.
Today I got the go-ahead to resume physical activity after having my second baby. Knowing that we’ll definitely be waiting longer to have #3, I’ve been planning to actually put effort into exercise this time around. At some point during my couch-sitting days the past few weeks I came up with an idea that might actually get me committed.
Aside from snuggling my babies and enjoying my time away from work, the one thing I’ve done a boatload of is watch “Friends” – did you know that it’s practically on 24 hours a day, and that’s without Netflix? Okay. I’m exaggerating. But not by much. Shout out to you, Nick at Nite.
Thanksgiving fell during my first couple weeks postpartum which means I had the pleasure of enjoying all the Thanksgiving episodes. SO. GOOD.
Here’s how this is going to work. I’m going to commit to cardio exercise (healthy eating and other methods of exercise as well) while watching and recapping as many episodes as I can. I’d like to believe I’ll stick it out and cover every episode but let’s not get too crazy on the first day. To keep things interesting, I’ll probably change the format of the recap depending on how I feel about the episode (and maybe my workout). Today, some highlights and observations.
The One Where Monica Gets a Roommate (Pilot) Season 1, Episode 1
- Monica dresses like she’s in Little House on the Prairie
- Phoebe sits on the floor in a public place (ew.)
- Ross sucks.
- Was the opening scene and the rest of the episode filmed about 2 years apart from each other? It feels like it.
- Ross is the worst.
- Joey in some kind of sleeveless vest is weird. I know it’s the mid-90s but how exactly is he a ladies-man in that attire?
- Ross is so whiny.
- How on earth does Rachel not realize that people have jobs, even if she is extremely sheltered by her daddy’s money?
- Monica kissing her brother goodnight is weird. Actually, so is the fact that she’s basically cuddling on the couch with him.
- Phoebe is beyond whacked.
The One Where I Exercise
30 minutes on the elliptical. Spanish fella literally grunting while lifting weights in the apartment complex gym. Never looked at him, maybe he wasn’t actually Spanish and he just retained more middle school foreign language than I did. The Spanish rep-counting was a nice touch. The grunting, not so much.
Apple Watch credits me with 187 active calories, 242 total calories and 119bpm average heart rate.
The One Where I Eat Stuff
Breakfast: Plain bagel with butter
Lunch: Turkey and American Cheese on Potato Bread, Pepsi mini can
Dinner: Turkey and American Cheese on Potato Bread
Snacks: Venti Mango Dragonfruit Refresher with Lemonade, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, 3 Fudge Graham cookies
Water: 33.8 fl oz
myfitnesspal notes 1660 calories consumed with a goal of 1400 per day – not awful intake considering the reckless snacking
Safe to say there’s room for improvement here…
The One Where I Exercise 