Hello again from Hong Kong! It's Wednesday am, 2/29 here. I was just laughing with Mark about the fact that I haven't updated in a few days and its probably because I'm ashamed to report what I've been eating. :P That's part of it, but also no real exciting gym updates either.
So, I'll just air all of my cheats now and get it over with. There's a Subway across the street from the hotel and I've had that twice when we were in a hurry and grabbing snacks on the go. Breakfast buffets at the hotel haven't included all paleo options and in order to feel full I've had to include things like hash browns and dumplings. Yesterday, I was ambushed by a small box of Danish cookies....I didn't want them to get the best of Mark so I ate them to protect him. The things I do for him, right? :) Last night for dinner we grabbed some happy hour snacks - some may have been deep fried. This morning for breakfast I had a ham and egg sandwich and a cinnamon danish. I was really fighting with myself over food choices, but I decided that while I'm on vacation I need to relax. Paleo will be there in Chicago when I get back.
Monday I blogged a bit about Crossfit here in HK, but I don't think I described the workout. It was a 30 minute amrap of 10 burpees, 15 box jumps, and 5 clean and jerks. Mark and I were on a team together and in 30 mins we got through 6 full rounds. It was a decent workout - pretty tough. I know I held us back but really only on the box jumps. (6 x 2 mins = 12 x 2 people = 24....so Mark probably averaged about 2 mins per round and I was about 2:30 per round)
Tuesday I hit up the hotel gym. I did some squats and lunges, stability ball work, and a couple of machines. I rode the bike for about 10 mins or so to cool down. Yesterday, I didn't feel like going to to the gym because I wanted to shower and head out. I should go today just to stay in the swing of things.
As far as activities go, I've been walking around a lot during the day. Monday I explored around TST (a neighborhood...think Lakeview) which surrounds the hotel. There's a ton of shopping and stores (Erinn, you would love!!). Yesterday, I ventured out a little farther to the Rodeo Drive of TST called Nathan Avenue. I went in a bunch of places, but didn't really buy anything. There's obviously high end things, but also very moderately priced things. My hold up on the cute stuff is that I'm not sure what the store's equivalent is in the US...Forever21? TJ Maxx? I don't want to spend money on something that is going to fall apart in 2 seconds. I got a pedicure while I was out yesterday, too. Last night, Mark and I went to Mong Kok to find some street vendor shopping. We were pretty successful with finding gifts for people. I'll do some more shopping today, too.
I think tonight we are going to head to Victoria Peak to see the sights. As far as tomorrow goes, my last day here, I'm not sure what I'll do. Maybe get a massage? Gear myself up for the flight home.
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