my first session of HIIT done! wow - what a killer! i only managed 15 mins total. walking at 6.0km and sprinting at 13km for 60 seconds each. i didnt feel i could do another set, perhaps i ran too fast? perhaps my legs still ached from sundays 9 mile run? i did hate looking at the time all the time but it did pass fairly quickly and my heart rate was at about 178 when i checked it. although i have got my heart rate higher than that before so maybe i wasnt working as hard as i could?? not sure....
all i know is next time I WILL make that full 20 mins. just to prove to myself that i can! once ive done maybe 2 sessions at those paces i will tweek them a bit, perhaps jog instead of walk or up the sprinting and still walk inbetween.
yoga tonight and then dreaded new running club thursday night!!!
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
back after the dreaded swine flu!
30/7 - 07/08 = off work sick with swine flu. ate and ate and ate whilst at home. i was starving all the time. ate lots of white bread, well a loaf within 7 days and a chocolate bar every day. it made me feel better honest. I weighed myself on the friday after 7 days of slobbing about and had gained a whopping 4lbs 3/4. i was shocked. i presume its not a true weight gain as i ate 2000cals per day without exercise so expected a possible slight gain.
never mind. today, tuesday is the first day back on track. well, actually sunday was a good day cals and exercise wise. i did my first run in 11or12 days and did NINE MILES!! was very chuffed with myself. i just did the same three mile loop three times over. it really worked for me. i loved every second apart from the first 3 miles - they were a killer!!
1150 cals earned and ate with a few banked and will go unused due to the massive gain!
i've decided today that im going to start HIIT training once or twice a week. my first one is tonight. will set the machine for 20 mins. walk at 6.0km and sprint at 13k for 60 seconds each. ill then do ab work and will massage the achy muscles on the powerplate!
also, i started Hatha Yoga - done two classes so far and i was suprised to see i burned 340 cals in a hour. i did get very hot and sweaty at times. am pleased i have my HRM to calculate it for me!
also, my friend has talked me into a running club. she started last week and my first session is on thursday evening. im scared stiff. apparently they are all super skinny and super fit. im going to look like a right fat pig next to them. just hope i can keep up and not show myself up!!!
MY NEW ROUTINE for the next 4 weeks:
MON -REST
TUES -HIIT + abs + powerplate
WEDS - yoga or circuits or rest
THURS - running club 5/6 miles ish
FRI - HIIT + yoga
SAT - circuit training or spin or rest
SUN- minimum 9 mile run + yoga
never mind. today, tuesday is the first day back on track. well, actually sunday was a good day cals and exercise wise. i did my first run in 11or12 days and did NINE MILES!! was very chuffed with myself. i just did the same three mile loop three times over. it really worked for me. i loved every second apart from the first 3 miles - they were a killer!!
1150 cals earned and ate with a few banked and will go unused due to the massive gain!
i've decided today that im going to start HIIT training once or twice a week. my first one is tonight. will set the machine for 20 mins. walk at 6.0km and sprint at 13k for 60 seconds each. ill then do ab work and will massage the achy muscles on the powerplate!
also, i started Hatha Yoga - done two classes so far and i was suprised to see i burned 340 cals in a hour. i did get very hot and sweaty at times. am pleased i have my HRM to calculate it for me!
also, my friend has talked me into a running club. she started last week and my first session is on thursday evening. im scared stiff. apparently they are all super skinny and super fit. im going to look like a right fat pig next to them. just hope i can keep up and not show myself up!!!
MY NEW ROUTINE for the next 4 weeks:
MON -REST
TUES -HIIT + abs + powerplate
WEDS - yoga or circuits or rest
THURS - running club 5/6 miles ish
FRI - HIIT + yoga
SAT - circuit training or spin or rest
SUN- minimum 9 mile run + yoga
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
ouch (still!)
3 miler done this am. took it easy. had to drag myself out of bed kicking and screaming. i didnt want to go out and do it at all. this vile weather these past few weeks have been really getting me down with my running. am thinking of introducing a couple of gym runs in per week just to get out of this vile weather and so i can run without a massive rain coat on - its a small size but way to big on me :o( ill take a pic actually for this bog - i look stupid in it LOL
my calfs were pulling slightly throughout and as a result my time was:
3 miles, 30mins 30seconds. not dredfully slow but a good minute per mile down compaired to last week!
rest day tomorrow (YES!) and back on it friday am, sat and sunday with another rest on monday - hurrah!!
im a hungry bunny today. food as planned:
porridge
2 crumpets + butter
6 brzail nuts
vege curry
muller rice (havnet had one in months - sooo looking forward to it!)
chicken, peppers, onions, oilve oil, fijita mix
nesquik milkshake
Cals = 1858
Under cals by = 127
my calfs were pulling slightly throughout and as a result my time was:
3 miles, 30mins 30seconds. not dredfully slow but a good minute per mile down compaired to last week!
rest day tomorrow (YES!) and back on it friday am, sat and sunday with another rest on monday - hurrah!!
im a hungry bunny today. food as planned:
porridge
2 crumpets + butter
6 brzail nuts
vege curry
muller rice (havnet had one in months - sooo looking forward to it!)
chicken, peppers, onions, oilve oil, fijita mix
nesquik milkshake
Cals = 1858
Under cals by = 127
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
OUCH
i have calf ache today! i always suffer with calf pain when doing Body Attack. they cant seem to cope with that ontop of my running!
Sundays run had to be cut short by 2 miles as the route id planned was unsuitable. there were no pavements for me to run along and dangerous Z roads zig zagging along country roads - oooops!
never mind, i got some milage on the legs and still did a 5 miler, 600 cal run. altough i could of done with the next 200 ish cals that the longer run would of burned due to having a slight 'accident' with a chocolate and vanilla tescos cheese cake on sunday evening after my run annd after my big night out the day before. i think i may possibly be over on cals this week by approx 1000 and i havnet done that in months so am feeling a little bit lost. im thinking of clawing 300 back today and tomorrow and wednesday IF i can and IF i cant then what the hell, its only one bad week in the grand scheme of things. im so much more relaxed about my food and exerscie since holiday and i feel healthier for it. i dont like gettting obesssive or negagive towards things so i think its good. well, i say that, just wait until weigh-in day on friday - arghhhhh!!
im going to log each day this week more info on my workouts.
MONDAY BODY ATTACK: 52 mins, 450 cals
I found the class boring, the instructor boring and my HRM told me we'd only worked out for 52 mins so she must of stipped a track???? as i dont do that class often i dont know but i do know i wont do it for a while again. the lady that instructs it is just SUCH a bore. im going to schedual in a combat class next tuesday instead. my calves began to kill me after about 4/5 tracks and are alittle tender the following day. on the plus side i can feel my outter thigh/butt has been worked - GOOD TIMES! OH and the abs track i found hard. also, whats with all the tricep pushups??????????
Sundays run had to be cut short by 2 miles as the route id planned was unsuitable. there were no pavements for me to run along and dangerous Z roads zig zagging along country roads - oooops!
never mind, i got some milage on the legs and still did a 5 miler, 600 cal run. altough i could of done with the next 200 ish cals that the longer run would of burned due to having a slight 'accident' with a chocolate and vanilla tescos cheese cake on sunday evening after my run annd after my big night out the day before. i think i may possibly be over on cals this week by approx 1000 and i havnet done that in months so am feeling a little bit lost. im thinking of clawing 300 back today and tomorrow and wednesday IF i can and IF i cant then what the hell, its only one bad week in the grand scheme of things. im so much more relaxed about my food and exerscie since holiday and i feel healthier for it. i dont like gettting obesssive or negagive towards things so i think its good. well, i say that, just wait until weigh-in day on friday - arghhhhh!!
im going to log each day this week more info on my workouts.
MONDAY BODY ATTACK: 52 mins, 450 cals
I found the class boring, the instructor boring and my HRM told me we'd only worked out for 52 mins so she must of stipped a track???? as i dont do that class often i dont know but i do know i wont do it for a while again. the lady that instructs it is just SUCH a bore. im going to schedual in a combat class next tuesday instead. my calves began to kill me after about 4/5 tracks and are alittle tender the following day. on the plus side i can feel my outter thigh/butt has been worked - GOOD TIMES! OH and the abs track i found hard. also, whats with all the tricep pushups??????????
Friday, 24 July 2009
Delighted!
WEIGH-IN TODAY....
2 1/4 OFF
my biggest loss so far!
things i done different this week:
* ate 100 cals more a day so 1500 + ex
* ate chocolate three days on the trot
* ate potatoes and cheese twice
* no heavey weight sessions at all, just running and circuit training (so light ish weights 5kg per arm)
im going to stick to 1500+ex this week but try not to have the chocolate as much as i find the more i have the more i want and i dont want to be relying on it again and only going for a run to burn the bad stuff off if that make sence.
i have a hen weekend tomorrow and will be fairly good whist im there. ill defo make the correct food choices in the restaurant and am going to allow myself 500cals on booze so about 6 vodkas and then im done. im looking forward to the hotel breakfast the following morning and again i know ill be good as i have a 7 mile run that afternoon so dont want anything heavy on my stomach so ill prob choose some porrdige, fruit and i might have a croissant if they have any. actually ill definately be having a croissant - ROLL ON SUNDAY MORNING. never mind the hen night, roll on the croissant dribble dribble LOL
Whilst i remember my 3 miler today was tough, heavy led legs in the last mile. but enjoyable other than that. i didnt have my music on today as i couldnt find my mp3! 29mins 45 secs
2 1/4 OFF
my biggest loss so far!
things i done different this week:
* ate 100 cals more a day so 1500 + ex
* ate chocolate three days on the trot
* ate potatoes and cheese twice
* no heavey weight sessions at all, just running and circuit training (so light ish weights 5kg per arm)
im going to stick to 1500+ex this week but try not to have the chocolate as much as i find the more i have the more i want and i dont want to be relying on it again and only going for a run to burn the bad stuff off if that make sence.
i have a hen weekend tomorrow and will be fairly good whist im there. ill defo make the correct food choices in the restaurant and am going to allow myself 500cals on booze so about 6 vodkas and then im done. im looking forward to the hotel breakfast the following morning and again i know ill be good as i have a 7 mile run that afternoon so dont want anything heavy on my stomach so ill prob choose some porrdige, fruit and i might have a croissant if they have any. actually ill definately be having a croissant - ROLL ON SUNDAY MORNING. never mind the hen night, roll on the croissant dribble dribble LOL
Whilst i remember my 3 miler today was tough, heavy led legs in the last mile. but enjoyable other than that. i didnt have my music on today as i couldnt find my mp3! 29mins 45 secs
Thursday, 23 July 2009
naughty me..
.. well i havent blogged since my 'emotional' day on tuesday!
i didnt really turn to the chocolate like i used to and thought i would. although it might sound bad to some i had 2 rice crispie squares bars and a dairy milk. it really hit the spot, i didnt feel guilty at all either which is what used to lead to more binging/pigging out!
i got home that evening and my chicken that i took out of the freezer wasnt defrosted. it nearly tipped me over the edge but i stuck my trainers on and took my anger out on the pavements. and it got me a record breaking 3 mile run in 26 mins - whoooopp!!! i wont be aiming for that on every 3miler but it'll do once a week! i had fish fingers that night instead!
WEDNESDAY 22nd July.
was another emotional day, basically the tilers are still in doing our floor, house is a mess, dogs cant walk on the floor so have to carry them out and walk them each time they need the loo etc - sooo annoying but the end is in sight. after a terrible row with OH i went out to work thinking of chocolate again. lunchtime came and i had another dairy milk, just one and it hit the spot and no cravings etc to have anymore. sorted! got home that evening and me and OH made up!! i dropped him at work an then went circuit training. havent done that in weeks and boy did i miss it! im now going ensure every wednesday i schedual as a circuit training night at least for the next month and see how the weightloss/inch loss is going.
TODAY 23RD JULY
feeling churpy today and looking forward to my new three mile route this evening before tea. im having egg chips and beans tonight - soooooooo looking forward to it. dribble dribble! i accidentally had a sneaky peak at the scales last night and they've gone down since last week so fingers crossed for tomorrow.....i feel i may of lost an inch or so this week, tummy has gone down and legs look better but im not going to measure as i vowed to do it every four weeks so ill wait another week or two and should then have some fabulous results to report!
only 4 weeks until i need to do picutre updates - really need to pull my finger out of my arse and eat a bit cleaner really....
i didnt really turn to the chocolate like i used to and thought i would. although it might sound bad to some i had 2 rice crispie squares bars and a dairy milk. it really hit the spot, i didnt feel guilty at all either which is what used to lead to more binging/pigging out!
i got home that evening and my chicken that i took out of the freezer wasnt defrosted. it nearly tipped me over the edge but i stuck my trainers on and took my anger out on the pavements. and it got me a record breaking 3 mile run in 26 mins - whoooopp!!! i wont be aiming for that on every 3miler but it'll do once a week! i had fish fingers that night instead!
WEDNESDAY 22nd July.
was another emotional day, basically the tilers are still in doing our floor, house is a mess, dogs cant walk on the floor so have to carry them out and walk them each time they need the loo etc - sooo annoying but the end is in sight. after a terrible row with OH i went out to work thinking of chocolate again. lunchtime came and i had another dairy milk, just one and it hit the spot and no cravings etc to have anymore. sorted! got home that evening and me and OH made up!! i dropped him at work an then went circuit training. havent done that in weeks and boy did i miss it! im now going ensure every wednesday i schedual as a circuit training night at least for the next month and see how the weightloss/inch loss is going.
TODAY 23RD JULY
feeling churpy today and looking forward to my new three mile route this evening before tea. im having egg chips and beans tonight - soooooooo looking forward to it. dribble dribble! i accidentally had a sneaky peak at the scales last night and they've gone down since last week so fingers crossed for tomorrow.....i feel i may of lost an inch or so this week, tummy has gone down and legs look better but im not going to measure as i vowed to do it every four weeks so ill wait another week or two and should then have some fabulous results to report!
only 4 weeks until i need to do picutre updates - really need to pull my finger out of my arse and eat a bit cleaner really....
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
huffffff...
im having a stressed and i need chocolate day :-(
havent had one of these in ages. im wondering if its something to do with my higher carb day yesterday???
long story short. fitted kitchen installed this time last year. final job to complete was tiling the floor. we havnet had the money for this until now due to my boyfriend either spending the saveings, me booking holidays etc etc. well today is the day it gets done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im very excited but feel stressed out too. all appliances etc have to be moved out of the dining room, kitchen and hall way. 30square meters in total so alot of tiles hanging around the house waiting to be used. i have no idea if ill have a cooker to cook my tea tonight and the microwave broke last month and we havent bothered to replace it as yet...
dogs couldnt go in the garden this am due to not being able to walk on the cleaned and de-greased floor so i had to walk them in the rain which they and i hate. they are in the living room all day today which is a treat for them as they are usually in the hall under the stairs. im worried Snoop might need a number 2 whilst in there as she didnt have one this am!!! arghhhh
Mr Bigbum is in bed trying to sleep as he's on nights this week so i just know when i get home this evening he will either be high as a kite as he'll be impressed with the floor or he'll be miserable as sin because he couldnt sleep because of the noise!
the weather is dull and depressing and i could honestly of grabbed for some chocolate at 9am had it of been nearby.
also, i have no idea when i can do my run today. i would usually get home an go straight out but the tiler might be there and i might need to chat to him etc first. plus my kit needs ironing and the iron and board have been barricaded in with all the tables, chairs etc in our back room.
now im making excuses and its SOOOOOOOO not like me.
lunchtime in a minute. i hope i dont binge, this is what i used to do when feeling like this. im allowing myself 1 rice krispies square bar as my treat to get me through my stresed out mood, but im also thinking of a dairy milk - arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ill update later and log how i got on....
havent had one of these in ages. im wondering if its something to do with my higher carb day yesterday???
long story short. fitted kitchen installed this time last year. final job to complete was tiling the floor. we havnet had the money for this until now due to my boyfriend either spending the saveings, me booking holidays etc etc. well today is the day it gets done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im very excited but feel stressed out too. all appliances etc have to be moved out of the dining room, kitchen and hall way. 30square meters in total so alot of tiles hanging around the house waiting to be used. i have no idea if ill have a cooker to cook my tea tonight and the microwave broke last month and we havent bothered to replace it as yet...
dogs couldnt go in the garden this am due to not being able to walk on the cleaned and de-greased floor so i had to walk them in the rain which they and i hate. they are in the living room all day today which is a treat for them as they are usually in the hall under the stairs. im worried Snoop might need a number 2 whilst in there as she didnt have one this am!!! arghhhh
Mr Bigbum is in bed trying to sleep as he's on nights this week so i just know when i get home this evening he will either be high as a kite as he'll be impressed with the floor or he'll be miserable as sin because he couldnt sleep because of the noise!
the weather is dull and depressing and i could honestly of grabbed for some chocolate at 9am had it of been nearby.
also, i have no idea when i can do my run today. i would usually get home an go straight out but the tiler might be there and i might need to chat to him etc first. plus my kit needs ironing and the iron and board have been barricaded in with all the tables, chairs etc in our back room.
now im making excuses and its SOOOOOOOO not like me.
lunchtime in a minute. i hope i dont binge, this is what i used to do when feeling like this. im allowing myself 1 rice krispies square bar as my treat to get me through my stresed out mood, but im also thinking of a dairy milk - arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ill update later and log how i got on....
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