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!

Wednesday 26th

Gym before work again today - third day in a row! Go me!

Cross Trainer: 1-minute sprint intervals, 8 minutes at level 5
Stepper: interval program, 10 minutes at level 6

Stability ball crunches with arms up x 12
Stability ball plank/toe tap x 12
3 sets

I was expecting to be sore after yesterday, but I wasn't. My legs felt pretty heavy though, and the cross trainer was really tough this morning!
I've been relying on this cardio workout for a while now, I need to change it up a bit. I should probably vary my ab workouts a bit more as well, but it's hard to engage the imagination before 7am!

I did some yoga when I got home this evening, but not really enough that you could count it as an exercise session. I just went through some of the moves from Body Balance, trying to improve my flexibility a bit. Am looking forward to the class tomorrow evening!

Am concerned as my weight seems to have gone up a bit. I only record my weight on Sundays, but most mornings I have a little hop on the scales and have a look. The last few mornings it's been higher than I would like. I know I've had a bad couple of weeks, I'll be really annoyed if it's waited until now to catch up with me!

Tuesday 25th

I didn't start work til 9 this morning, so I decided to go to the gym and do my program first thing.

Overhead squats x 10
Overhead lunges x 10 (each side)
Overhead side lunges x 10 (each side)
Windmills
Ball balance with intermitent hand lifting (when I was feeling brave)
Plank march x 20

Single leg bench squat 2x8kg x 12 (each side)
Sprint touch back 2x4kg x 20 (each side)
3 sets

Lunge & floor touch with scaption 2x4kg x 12 (each side)
Wall squat shoulder press 2x4kg x 12
3 sets

Reverse BOSU press up x 12
Alternating dead row 2x8kg x 20
3 sets

Plank step ups x 12 (6 each side)
Stability ball crunch with arms up x 12
3 sets


All this took me much less time than it had on Sunday, so with the spare time I had left I did a little cardio...

Stepper - Interval program, 10 minutes level 6

This evening I was hoping to do the Legs Bums and Tums class at the gym, but it was fully booked when I called up to book in at 9am! I decided to give myself a bit of a night off, and came home instead. I've done a little yoga this evening but nothing major so I won't really count it as exercise.

Friday 29th

Neck still hurting like a mofo, so skipped the gym. Did some yoga in the morning though, which made my arms hurt!