Day 92 - Up and At Em, Now with Protein! in These Foolish Things

April 2nd - we are well into Spring at this point. Does it feel like Winter kinda skipped us this year, or am I just at that age where the seasons fly by? I don’t want them to fly by.

Speaking of flying, I’m back home from the biz trip! Martini was an angel the whole time. What an incredible companion she is. I am so freaking lucky to have such a good dog by my side. I couldn’t love a creature more.

I want to tell you all about the trip because there’s so much to spill! But I need to get ready for the day first. It’s Tuesday and I have a video call at 8:30 this morning with my agent in China (he flew back yesterday). I gotta do my morning routine, but first I’m sipping on coffee with some protein shake in it before I work out this morning.

On the drive back to [my city], I listened to this podcast with Mel Robbins. Her guest was Dr. Stacy Sims. It was such a great show - essentially debunking some of the “bro science” about working out and muscle gain and how women’s bodies are obviously different from men’s.

As you may know, I’m trying to be as healthy as possible post-cancer and post-carotid artery injury and post-menopause as I ease myself more gently into older age than in previous years (hahah…the previous years where I SWOOPED myself into near death a few times!).

One of the things I’m trying to do is grow my skeletal muscle so that I can improve my bone health, gain more strength and mobility, and keep my independence as I grow older. And I’d be omitting something if I didn’t say that vanity has a little something to do with this as well. I like watching my body change and morph into a more fit human being. Sure, I’ve yo-yo’d with my weight before, but I was definitely “skinny-fat”. This time, not only is it for vanity and fitting into my “skinny clothes” but also for health and longevity. THIS TIME, it matters more than it ever did. THIS TIME IS FOREVER.

Anyway, one of the things Dr. Sims said in the podcast is that, unlike men, women shouldn’t work out on an empty stomach. And I’ve gotten myself to the point where I don’t like to eat breakfast (or much of anything) in the mornings. I am just not hungry. Women’s bodies need at least a little bit of protein (15-30 grams) before doing muscle-building strength training, or all of that effort is for naught since the energy you expend will be taken OUT of the muscle instead of building it. There’s simply no energy in your body to create what you’re building - there’s nothing to work with! I’m paraphrasing and probably getting some of my explanation wrong, but what I got out of the talk was…get some protein before working out!

But mornings are the only time I have to so my main workout. If I don’t work out before I start the rest of my day, my whole day is blown because I’m too tired to do a workout after work. Sooooo....I’m drinking protein coffee. And it’s the perfect time to tap out a little entry and then I can get on with the rest of my day!

So yes, the trip was good - I gotta come back and write about it. I also gotta do all of my expense reports and trip reports and yada yada. You know the drill when you get home from a trade show, right?

Remind me to tell you about my new side-hustle plan. Oh, and seeing Drunk Jesus! Ha!

I’ll talk to ya later!
xox,
GS