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Yesterday’s bedtime: 2:00am
Breakfast ~ 6:15 am
French toast -1 slice wholemeal bread, 2 eggs, fat.
6:45am 2 Weetbix. ½ C diced peaches. ½ C lite soya milk.
8:45 1 C coffee with hi-lo milk.
9:30 1 C coffee with hi-lo milk.
Felicigirl and her sleepover friend made me breakfast. Not exactly off the plan but also not exactly what and when I would have chosen to eat .
Pilates 10:30 1 hour. A class.
I had planned a long walk for this morning but kid issues cropped up unexpectedly and took that off the agenda, so I had time to try this out. I haven’t called it exercise because I don’t know that it was exercise for me. Maybe if I got more of the techniques spot on it would have been. I liked the idea that it’s about control and can see that it might appeal to me if I already was pretty happy with my weight and level of fitness. I also kind of imagined that it would feel like a combination of stretching and working muscles. Though it wasn’t easy, neither of those things seemed to happen much, and the time it’s on would usually interfere with other exercise, so I will give it a miss for now. I didn’t have the nice relaxed flexible feeling I get after my stretching tape, or nice tight muscles, or a nice raw feeling in my lungs. I do have a couple of tight muscles where I don’t normally, but it was all a little low key.
Lunch 1:00 2 slices wholemeal bread, 100 gms low fat cheese, 1 tomato. 1 C coffee with milk.
Snack 2:30 1 C coffee with milk. 2 fresh dates.
Exercise 6:00 1 ½ hour walk. To Carine.
I planned to walk around the whole thing but hadn’t reckoned on my route having disappeared into a mass of inky blackness! I got my time in, but chose to add a loop around my home suburb instead.
My calves are really stiff now from all the stairs yesterday. I thought the walk might loosen them up and it did a little but it was temporary.
Dinner 8:00 Salad – ¾ C Basmati rice. Shakuti - ~ 150 gm lean chicken, ½ tspn olive oil, ½ onion, tomato paste. Cooked in lite coconut milk. Lite nectarine yoghurt.
Drat that coconut milk. I’m still just draining the liquid from my meals when they’re this kind of curry. I seem to end up with a coconut curry about once every two weeks and it doesn’t seem to be doing too much damage at present. I do know about potentially substituting light evaporated milk and coconut essence. I’ve bought them and I have suggested trialling them in a recipe that we don’t care heaps about … but my husband cares heaps about all his coconut milk recipes!! Without ignoring it, I’m thinking how often and how much are relevant and not worrying too much.
Water: ~2000 ml. I forgot to take a bottle with me to that class. My throat feels a lot more comfortable when I remember.
On plan:110 days. Achieved food target: 91 days. Exercised: 92 days. All goals: 7 days.
Today was ok. For some reason I am thinking about how I look right now and though it’s better than before (when I didn’t care much), it’s still not what I would like and probably will never be. Well that’s how I felt when I was a normal weight too! I don’t know. When I look back at photos from then I think I should just have been more confident. If I saw someone else who looked like that now I would think she looked pretty good! Whatever. I can’t feel great every day. I am still getting to where I want to be.
A few more days and first term will be over. Before it started, I remember feeling a little bit concerned about being able to exercise as well as go to work, as well as look after myself and feel good. Well it was fine. It’s not an issue. Actually I am pretty happy. I get to exercise, virtually every day - it makes me feel good – like it’s my own time - yet I still get to perceive it as a duty!!
Housework? Umm. Clean kitchen, clean clothes, good food…I guess the rest of the housework doesn’t matter to me much right now.
I like that I just wrote this. It’s cheered me up a lot.
Breakfast ~ 6:15 am
French toast -1 slice wholemeal bread, 2 eggs, fat.6:45am 2 Weetbix. ½ C diced peaches. ½ C lite soya milk.
8:45 1 C coffee with hi-lo milk.
9:30 1 C coffee with hi-lo milk.
Felicigirl and her sleepover friend made me breakfast. Not exactly off the plan but also not exactly what and when I would have chosen to eat .
Pilates 10:30 1 hour. A class.
I had planned a long walk for this morning but kid issues cropped up unexpectedly and took that off the agenda, so I had time to try this out. I haven’t called it exercise because I don’t know that it was exercise for me. Maybe if I got more of the techniques spot on it would have been. I liked the idea that it’s about control and can see that it might appeal to me if I already was pretty happy with my weight and level of fitness. I also kind of imagined that it would feel like a combination of stretching and working muscles. Though it wasn’t easy, neither of those things seemed to happen much, and the time it’s on would usually interfere with other exercise, so I will give it a miss for now. I didn’t have the nice relaxed flexible feeling I get after my stretching tape, or nice tight muscles, or a nice raw feeling in my lungs. I do have a couple of tight muscles where I don’t normally, but it was all a little low key.
Lunch 1:00 2 slices wholemeal bread, 100 gms low fat cheese, 1 tomato. 1 C coffee with milk.
Snack 2:30 1 C coffee with milk. 2 fresh dates.
Exercise 6:00 1 ½ hour walk. To Carine.
I planned to walk around the whole thing but hadn’t reckoned on my route having disappeared into a mass of inky blackness! I got my time in, but chose to add a loop around my home suburb instead.
My calves are really stiff now from all the stairs yesterday. I thought the walk might loosen them up and it did a little but it was temporary.
Dinner 8:00 Salad – ¾ C Basmati rice. Shakuti - ~ 150 gm lean chicken, ½ tspn olive oil, ½ onion, tomato paste. Cooked in lite coconut milk. Lite nectarine yoghurt.
Drat that coconut milk.
I’m still just draining the liquid from my meals when they’re this kind of curry. I seem to end up with a coconut curry about once every two weeks and it doesn’t seem to be doing too much damage at present. I do know about potentially substituting light evaporated milk and coconut essence. I’ve bought them and I have suggested trialling them in a recipe that we don’t care heaps about … but my husband cares heaps about all his coconut milk recipes!! Without ignoring it, I’m thinking how often and how much are relevant and not worrying too much.Water: ~2000 ml. I forgot to take a bottle with me to that class. My throat feels a lot more comfortable when I remember.
On plan:110 days. Achieved food target: 91 days. Exercised: 92 days. All goals: 7 days.
Today was ok. For some reason I am thinking about how I look right now and though it’s better than before (when I didn’t care much), it’s still not what I would like and probably will never be. Well that’s how I felt when I was a normal weight too! I don’t know. When I look back at photos from then I think I should just have been more confident. If I saw someone else who looked like that now I would think she looked pretty good! Whatever. I can’t feel great every day. I am still getting to where I want to be.
A few more days and first term will be over. Before it started, I remember feeling a little bit concerned about being able to exercise as well as go to work, as well as look after myself and feel good. Well it was fine. It’s not an issue. Actually I am pretty happy. I get to exercise, virtually every day - it makes me feel good – like it’s my own time - yet I still get to perceive it as a duty!!
Housework? Umm. Clean kitchen, clean clothes, good food…I guess the rest of the housework doesn’t matter to me much right now.
I like that I just wrote this. It’s cheered me up a lot.
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T2 Trucker
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felici
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Breakfast ]7:00
1/2 glass of tomato juice. (25 cals)
2 Weetbix with (107 cals)
1C So Good light soy milk (122 cals)
1/3 C tinned diced tinned peaches (~40 cals)
A boiled egg (71 cals)
1 slice toasted wholemeal bread (70 cals)
5gm lite margarine and (18 cals)
5 gm strawberry jam. (13 cals)
Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Snack
Pear (90)
Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Lunch 12:30
2 slices wholemeal bread (140 cals)
1/2 (tot ~50 gm) skinless chicken thighs, roasted with herbs and w/o added fat (~50 cals)
1 tomato (19 cals)
Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Snack 3:00
5 almonds (35 cals)
½ Salada cracker (27 cals)
Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Dinner 9:15
2 carrots (42 cals), 1 med stalk celery (6 cals), 2 med.mushrooms (8 cals), ½ red capsicum (22 cals), 10 sugar snap peas (? 35 cals). 100 gm low fat cottage cheese (90 cals), 100gm tinned corn (114 cals)
Total: 1224 calories.
This is a bit lower than usual. That’s why I counted it. Just checking it wasn’t too low.
Exercise:
“Fitness” at school - “Whole school walk”. Ha ha I got paid to walk for a quarter of an hour.
8:00pm About an hour. Local walk (~1/2 hr) then 5 minutes stretches then 4 walk/sprints at the oval then 5-10 minute cool down walk.
This was good, and the best bit was doing a bunch of careful stretches for my calves in the middle of it all. They felt heaps better afterwards, whereas all day so far they were still pretty sore. My fastest sprint tonight was 57 secs. I changed my route a titch after that. I had been going straight between the goal posts but that meant running over the cricket pitch half way, just before I was due to run out of oxygen each time. It kind of knocked my stride so I shifted to where I could start at the point post and avoid the cricket pitch. I angled the last bit so I was aiming between the goals for the end though. I reckon it might mess with my mind a bit to aim for a point instead of a goal.
I am reconsidering pilates a little. Those 2 little tight spots that were all I felt l took away from the class, kept nagging at me today to sit up straight, tilt my pelvis forward, stretch out my spine. My posture was better all day. Bonus. In the mirror if I straighten my posture and stand side on even without sucking anything in, I finally get my boobs in front of my tummy. That was right up there on my goal list!!
I do have serious goals as well though.
I guess it’s about time I revisited where I’m at with this whole thing as I’ve been doing it for 4 months, and I’m a third of the way to my goal weight.
1/2 glass of tomato juice. (25 cals)
2 Weetbix with (107 cals)
1C So Good light soy milk (122 cals)
1/3 C tinned diced tinned peaches (~40 cals)
A boiled egg (71 cals)
1 slice toasted wholemeal bread (70 cals)
5gm lite margarine and (18 cals)
5 gm strawberry jam. (13 cals)
Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Snack
Pear (90)
Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Lunch 12:30
2 slices wholemeal bread (140 cals)
1/2 (tot ~50 gm) skinless chicken thighs, roasted with herbs and w/o added fat (~50 cals)
1 tomato (19 cals)
Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Snack 3:00
5 almonds (35 cals)
½ Salada cracker (27 cals)
Coffee with about 40 ml Hi-Lo milk. (20 cals)
Dinner 9:15
2 carrots (42 cals), 1 med stalk celery (6 cals), 2 med.mushrooms (8 cals), ½ red capsicum (22 cals), 10 sugar snap peas (? 35 cals). 100 gm low fat cottage cheese (90 cals), 100gm tinned corn (114 cals)
Total: 1224 calories.
This is a bit lower than usual. That’s why I counted it. Just checking it wasn’t too low.
Exercise:
“Fitness” at school - “Whole school walk”. Ha ha I got paid to walk for a quarter of an hour.
8:00pm About an hour. Local walk (~1/2 hr) then 5 minutes stretches then 4 walk/sprints at the oval then 5-10 minute cool down walk.
This was good, and the best bit was doing a bunch of careful stretches for my calves in the middle of it all. They felt heaps better afterwards, whereas all day so far they were still pretty sore. My fastest sprint tonight was 57 secs. I changed my route a titch after that. I had been going straight between the goal posts but that meant running over the cricket pitch half way, just before I was due to run out of oxygen each time. It kind of knocked my stride so I shifted to where I could start at the point post and avoid the cricket pitch. I angled the last bit so I was aiming between the goals for the end though. I reckon it might mess with my mind a bit to aim for a point instead of a goal.
I am reconsidering pilates a little. Those 2 little tight spots that were all I felt l took away from the class, kept nagging at me today to sit up straight, tilt my pelvis forward, stretch out my spine. My posture was better all day. Bonus. In the mirror if I straighten my posture and stand side on even without sucking anything in, I finally get my boobs in front of my tummy. That was right up there on my goal list!!
I do have serious goals as well though.
I guess it’s about time I revisited where I’m at with this whole thing as I’ve been doing it for 4 months, and I’m a third of the way to my goal weight.
cinderelly
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Your still going strong girl - everytime I come in here htere is never a missed beat - good for you - you go girl !!!
You joined a pilates class - is taht with the gym membership - Ive been thinkin abt joinin yoga somewhere however lol - Im not quite ready to do it outta my house - lol...
You joined a pilates class - is taht with the gym membership - Ive been thinkin abt joinin yoga somewhere however lol - Im not quite ready to do it outta my house - lol...
felici
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Yes. It was part of the gym membership, but at best there is only one more of those classes I can attend without interfering with other plans. It was interesting to go and have some actual instruction. I might follow it with some work at home, though it's not a priority. I think it was useful to have that live person in the room with me giving a little feedback and and occasionally pushing me into position! It was a much faster way to get started than trying to do it by myself.
M2M
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Oh, having someone right there would be VERY cool!
I've poured over the net with the exercises I do, and I'm thinking (hoping) I'm doing them right - but nothing beats a real live person there telling you!
And for the boos vs tummy goal - that is SERIOUS
Anything that makes us feel better about ourselves is something to be proud of achieving and reaching!
I've poured over the net with the exercises I do, and I'm thinking (hoping) I'm doing them right - but nothing beats a real live person there telling you!
And for the boos vs tummy goal - that is SERIOUS
Anything that makes us feel better about ourselves is something to be proud of achieving and reaching!
felici
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M2M
It was interesting to be in a group again. I liked the trainer who reminded me of the Aussie Biggest Loser trainer. I didn't always understand her or know what I should though - strangely I felt more connected to Jane Fonda on my tape! I found her so easy to follow and every time she said something like "Remember to keep to your chin in" I'd be going "Oh yeah..." (Can she see me?)
I can imagine the pouring over the net thing. I tried to follow the first lot of advice you were given about using body weight in exercise and I found it very challenging to even know if I had the right idea at all.o Plus I actually couldn't do them then...I keep meaning to have another go now that I have a little more strength.)
Boobs vs tummy. It's good. I was close already. It feels like a bit of a cheat to tip over by tilting my pelvis though!
It was interesting to be in a group again. I liked the trainer who reminded me of the Aussie Biggest Loser trainer. I didn't always understand her or know what I should though - strangely I felt more connected to Jane Fonda on my tape! I found her so easy to follow and every time she said something like "Remember to keep to your chin in" I'd be going "Oh yeah..." (Can she see me?)
I can imagine the pouring over the net thing. I tried to follow the first lot of advice you were given about using body weight in exercise and I found it very challenging to even know if I had the right idea at all.
o Plus I actually couldn't do them then...I keep meaning to have another go now that I have a little more strength.)Boobs vs tummy. It's good. I was close already. It feels like a bit of a cheat to tip over by tilting my pelvis though!
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felici
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Oh thanks guys.
I haven't felt as though I'm exercising like crazy, though I have half an idea that I might for the next 2 and a half weeks while I'm on holiday from work. It's only half an idea because I have half an idea about cleaning the house thoroughly, getting organized and beginning to plan for some full time work I have coming up, doing some research to maintain my professional accreditation... And then there's my girl who always has many, many ideas of her own about what I might do!
I haven't felt as though I'm exercising like crazy, though I have half an idea that I might for the next 2 and a half weeks while I'm on holiday from work. It's only half an idea because I have half an idea about cleaning the house thoroughly, getting organized and beginning to plan for some full time work I have coming up, doing some research to maintain my professional accreditation... And then there's my girl who always has many, many ideas of her own about what I might do!
daiseeangel
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good morning!
felici
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Felici goes to the gym.
2:00 My calves are still sore. I should climb some more steps. Those steps at the oval aren’t enough. It would take too long to go to King’s Park…There are no office towers near here…Brainwave! I've got an hour before I have to collect the girl from school.
2:05 -I’m going to the gym, hun.
-What are you going to do?
-I want to use their stepping machine.
-What’s a stepping machine?
-Well, I don’t know if that’s what it’s called but it looks like you’re walking up steps.
-Oh have they got a stepping machine? How does that work?
-Well you kind of move your feet like you’re walking up steps but then the steps move down so it's kind of like walking up steps on the spot.
-Ooh. Right.
2:10 Ooo. A free weighing machine. I wonder what it says. It says 82.5 kg. Thank you weighing machine. You can be my friend.
*Does calf stretches next to friendly weighing machine*
2:12 Oh. Right. It’s called a cross trainer not a stepper. Maybe it’s not like steps at all.
I think this one’s closest to the music.
There's different programs. Hills. Duplicates motion of walking up and down hills. Definitely that’s the closest one. Which button is for programs…Nothing says programs, only change programs... That doesn't work. This button? This button?….Ok. age… weight… time…. Finally the program. Yes. Hills. Level…I don’t know…half way? 5? Why does it say 15? How can I change that? Like this? Like this? Oh damn I don’t want to start all over again…I’ll just try level 15. How does it feel. Pretty firm...
2:15 *Finally starts moving*
Ok nice if I do this for an hour I burn 800 calories. That would be very cool. Can I do this for half an hour and burn 400? That’s a lot more than last time I went on a machine at the gym. *Remembers burning 120 calories in half an hour.*
Distance isn’t moving much.
2:20 My heart rate looks good already - 157.
No way can I do this for a half an hour. Just keep moving… Just keep moving?
Well. I didn’t need to worry about not trying because of what I might I look like during high intensity training at the gym. Cos I couldn't care less. Who can care about anything over the pain. And that music is good and LOUD. I can breathe as hard as I want. I bet I could moan and no one would hear me.
2:25 Ah yes. A button to change the program down. 15 is wrong!! *Changes program to 1* Actually seeing as I’m on a machine, maybe I should do that 8 seconds fast, 12 seconds slow thing. Heart rate 167. Good.
2:30 Yi. Too much. I am still dying. Oh yeah there's bars on the sides - somewhere else to rest my hands instead of those great poles. Yes that feels heaps better. Lovely. I can do this for a while. Yep everyone else here looks ordinary too. Damn I forgot to warm up.
2:35 What is with that distance meter? I have been moving for 20 minutes and I am not even up to 1 km yet. Is it because of walking differently? Maybe it’s in miles?
I can’t see my heart rate unless I put my hands back on those poles…Why is it going so fast all of a sudden. Geez those poles are going to pull me off this thing. OK. Heart rate’s still high.
2:38 OMG there’s a mirror down there!!!!!!! I can see myself.
My shirt is hanging straight down the front from my boobs. Completely bypassing my stomach. He he.
But what do I look like? Hmmm. Fat person in baggy clothes, exercising. Lucky I watch The Biggest Loser so I’m used to seeing that, only fatter. Also I approve when I do see it.
2:40 Someone else on these machines. That’s funny she’s chosen the one next to me. If it was me I would find a machine as far away as possible. I might up the levels again to see how it feels now. Level 16. OMG. Feels like I've gained 20 kilos...Heart rate's still over 160.
2:42 *Turns machine back to level 1.*
Hey she’s walking backwards. I remember seeing that on the instructions. The machine says that gives a workout to a different set of muscles. Maybe I should do that for the muscles that are sore from going down the steps. No. It doesn’t feel like going down steps. I’ll just do some anyway for which ever bit it is. I hope this damn machine doesn't start making the distance go backwards too.
I hope I don’t fall off…
2:44 Oh finally 1 km.
2:45 Cool down. OK. It gives you a cool down. Maybe it gave me a warm up? At level 15?
– but I don’t want to cool down….I haven't gone far enough!
*Talks to lady on next machine.*
-Does this machine measure in kilometres or miles?
-I don’t know. But it doesn’t matter, you’re sweating, (Understatement of the year.) That’s good. You’re burning calories. This is a good machine, it makes my thighs really hurt after 5 minutes but I just keep doing it.
-Oh yeah. I can feel it’s good. I just want to know what distance to call it.
-It’s ok. It doesn’t matter about the distance, you’re doing fine, you’re still burning calories and losing weight.
(He he. Closet WLF member at the gym. I’ll just ask at the desk.)
*Runs*
2:50 Summary. Distance: 1.21 Calories: 227.
Woh. Wobbly knees again. Well that's like the real stair climbing.
*Collects membership card.* Yay it’s the friendly pilates instructor. Who reminds me of Michelle the trainer off TBL. Who chats. Who doesn’t know whether the machine is in k’s or miles but will find out another day….Yes. I'll be back.
2:55 That's intense. That will be good to do more of...How will I be able to duplicate it after I leave the gym? I have the idea that it's not helpful to upgrade your training if you can't maintain it...Never mind. It sure is a lot more fun than the old treadmill I used to hate at the last gym...Maybe I just didn't pay enough attention to the buttons on the old one.
Mmm. Next time I need to be more organized. Stretches, warm up. Level 2?...What a wimp. I dunno. Warm up level 1. Intervals at Level 2. Try to maintain level 5 for a while? Time:35 minutes? Do a proper cool down.
5:00 Calves are still sore...
Actually if I just gave the dog a little walk I could go back tonight. For one kilometer? No. Not for 1 kilometer! A bit of this and a bit of that is still good.
2:00 My calves are still sore. I should climb some more steps. Those steps at the oval aren’t enough. It would take too long to go to King’s Park…There are no office towers near here…Brainwave! I've got an hour before I have to collect the girl from school.
2:05 -I’m going to the gym, hun.
-What are you going to do?
-I want to use their stepping machine.
-What’s a stepping machine?
-Well, I don’t know if that’s what it’s called but it looks like you’re walking up steps.
-Oh have they got a stepping machine? How does that work?
-Well you kind of move your feet like you’re walking up steps but then the steps move down so it's kind of like walking up steps on the spot.
-Ooh. Right.
2:10 Ooo. A free weighing machine. I wonder what it says. It says 82.5 kg. Thank you weighing machine. You can be my friend.
*Does calf stretches next to friendly weighing machine*
2:12 Oh. Right. It’s called a cross trainer not a stepper. Maybe it’s not like steps at all.
I think this one’s closest to the music.
There's different programs. Hills. Duplicates motion of walking up and down hills. Definitely that’s the closest one. Which button is for programs…Nothing says programs, only change programs... That doesn't work. This button? This button?….Ok. age… weight… time…. Finally the program. Yes. Hills. Level…I don’t know…half way? 5? Why does it say 15? How can I change that? Like this? Like this? Oh damn I don’t want to start all over again…I’ll just try level 15. How does it feel. Pretty firm...
2:15 *Finally starts moving*
Ok nice if I do this for an hour I burn 800 calories. That would be very cool. Can I do this for half an hour and burn 400? That’s a lot more than last time I went on a machine at the gym. *Remembers burning 120 calories in half an hour.*
Distance isn’t moving much.
2:20 My heart rate looks good already - 157.
No way can I do this for a half an hour. Just keep moving… Just keep moving?
Well. I didn’t need to worry about not trying because of what I might I look like during high intensity training at the gym. Cos I couldn't care less. Who can care about anything over the pain. And that music is good and LOUD. I can breathe as hard as I want. I bet I could moan and no one would hear me.
2:25 Ah yes. A button to change the program down. 15 is wrong!! *Changes program to 1* Actually seeing as I’m on a machine, maybe I should do that 8 seconds fast, 12 seconds slow thing. Heart rate 167. Good.
2:30 Yi. Too much. I am still dying. Oh yeah there's bars on the sides - somewhere else to rest my hands instead of those great poles. Yes that feels heaps better. Lovely. I can do this for a while. Yep everyone else here looks ordinary too. Damn I forgot to warm up.
2:35 What is with that distance meter? I have been moving for 20 minutes and I am not even up to 1 km yet. Is it because of walking differently? Maybe it’s in miles?
I can’t see my heart rate unless I put my hands back on those poles…Why is it going so fast all of a sudden. Geez those poles are going to pull me off this thing. OK. Heart rate’s still high.
2:38 OMG there’s a mirror down there!!!!!!! I can see myself.
My shirt is hanging straight down the front from my boobs. Completely bypassing my stomach. He he. But what do I look like? Hmmm. Fat person in baggy clothes, exercising. Lucky I watch The Biggest Loser so I’m used to seeing that, only fatter. Also I approve when I do see it.
2:40 Someone else on these machines. That’s funny she’s chosen the one next to me. If it was me I would find a machine as far away as possible. I might up the levels again to see how it feels now. Level 16. OMG. Feels like I've gained 20 kilos...Heart rate's still over 160.
2:42 *Turns machine back to level 1.*
Hey she’s walking backwards. I remember seeing that on the instructions. The machine says that gives a workout to a different set of muscles. Maybe I should do that for the muscles that are sore from going down the steps. No. It doesn’t feel like going down steps. I’ll just do some anyway for which ever bit it is. I hope this damn machine doesn't start making the distance go backwards too.
I hope I don’t fall off…
2:44 Oh finally 1 km.
2:45 Cool down. OK. It gives you a cool down. Maybe it gave me a warm up? At level 15?
– but I don’t want to cool down….I haven't gone far enough!
*Talks to lady on next machine.*
-Does this machine measure in kilometres or miles?
-I don’t know. But it doesn’t matter, you’re sweating, (Understatement of the year.) That’s good. You’re burning calories. This is a good machine, it makes my thighs really hurt after 5 minutes but I just keep doing it.
-Oh yeah. I can feel it’s good. I just want to know what distance to call it.
-It’s ok. It doesn’t matter about the distance, you’re doing fine, you’re still burning calories and losing weight.
(He he. Closet WLF member at the gym. I’ll just ask at the desk.)
*Runs*
2:50 Summary. Distance: 1.21 Calories: 227.
Woh. Wobbly knees again. Well that's like the real stair climbing.
*Collects membership card.* Yay it’s the friendly pilates instructor. Who reminds me of Michelle the trainer off TBL. Who chats. Who doesn’t know whether the machine is in k’s or miles but will find out another day….Yes. I'll be back.
2:55 That's intense. That will be good to do more of...How will I be able to duplicate it after I leave the gym? I have the idea that it's not helpful to upgrade your training if you can't maintain it...Never mind. It sure is a lot more fun than the old treadmill I used to hate at the last gym...Maybe I just didn't pay enough attention to the buttons on the old one.
Mmm. Next time I need to be more organized. Stretches, warm up. Level 2?...What a wimp. I dunno. Warm up level 1. Intervals at Level 2. Try to maintain level 5 for a while? Time:35 minutes? Do a proper cool down.
5:00 Calves are still sore...
Actually if I just gave the dog a little walk I could go back tonight. For one kilometer? No. Not for 1 kilometer! A bit of this and a bit of that is still good.
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cinderelly
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Your hilarious - Ive missed droppin by and checkin on ya I just havent been much ina diary reading posting mood but you are making me split ad gut and smile - thanx
T2 Trucker
New member
Super nice itinerary and way to get after it Felici. It really takes strong days like this and I'm proud you're up for the challenge.
The clip you sent me made me laugh - what a thing to wake up to
The clip you sent me made me laugh - what a thing to wake up to
felici
Well-known member
Super nice itinerary and way to get after it Felici. It really takes strong days like this and I'm proud you're up for the challenge.
The clip you sent me made me laugh - what a thing to wake up to
Well if you like what I'm doing, you should be proud, because you have made a big difference to what I do.
But the clip... oh my god ... we sent a clip....??
Edit: I guess if it woke you up nicely that's a good thing.
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