Tuesday 2010-05-04

This evening I am meant to be going to the second week of Womens Running Network... but today was my first full day at work in over 2 weeks, and I'm ashamed to say I'm knackered from it. How lame is that!  To be fair to myself, I've not had a day off training since last Monday. But really I should have planned better, and taken a planned day off rather than waiting until I got to the point I was too tired to do something I'd been really looking forward to. Idiot that I am!

I got up and did a little yoga before work this morning, as I knew it was going to be a hectic day and thought I could do with quieting my mind a little before getting started. And I've told myself that if I'm not doing running club then I can't just spend the evening in front of the TV; I need to do something constructive. 

I think I'm doing pretty well with keeping up the exercise (today's let-down notwithstanding); I think my problem is with the food. Someone at work did compliment me today, saying that I seem to have lost weight while I was off, which was nice - and I have lost about a pound and a half - but if I'd not eaten half my bodyweight in chocolate and biscuits while I was off I probably would have lost a lot more! I need to be way more strict with myself on this if I'm going to get to where I'm going. I think part of the problem is that I've not set a proper goal weight or anything like that. Perhaps I should... Perhaps I should have a look at places like Weight Watchers and see what a sensible weight for someone my height would be. I'm thinking around 133lbs, or 9.5 stones. I've no idea if that's too much or too little, but I guess it'll do for now. To be honest I think I'd be happy just to be below 140 so that can be my interim goal.

Tomorrow morning I'm getting up for Spin class before work, as I can't make the lunch time class. And hopefully some abs work either after Spin or when I get home from work. Now I need to go and make a packed breakfast and lunch for tomorrow, to make sure I don't end up getting a bag of crisps and a Kit Kat from the sandwich lady like I did this morning!

Thursday 6th - 6-week weigh in with my PT

I was actually really nervous about this weigh-in, I think because for the first time I've been putting a real effort in with my food and planning, and filling in my food diaries which I normally forget about. I've been weighing and measuring myself weekly any way, but what if I got it wrong, or I put on weight over night or something?!

Well the fact is that I normally weigh myself first thing in the morning, without clothes. Obviously you can't really do that at the gym (!) so I was expecting a bit of difference in the weight.

The final scores are...

Weight - down 1 pound (could do better - and will!)
Measurements - down 4 inches (2 from my waist, 1 from my hips, 0.5 from each arm)
Body Fat Percentage - down 2% to 35%

The measurements are slightly different than mine - again, I'm being measured etc with clothes on so that distorts it slightly, also I think I've been measuring a different part of my arm.

I'm really pleased with the body fat percentage. I'm still not technically within the "healthy" category (that's 21-33%) but I'm heading in the right direction. I'm disappointed with the weight loss but now I know I can do it, I can work at it.

My goal for the next 6 weeks is to lose 5 pounds and another 2% body fat.

This week has been shocking, my food has been bad, I've not been planning or preparing meals, and I've generally just let it drop in a lot of places. That all changes tomorrow and I'm back on the straight and narrow. I know I can do this, I just need to focus!