Paradigm1
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Thanks for the well wishes gang.
My diary updating didn't go so great last week - my keyboard decided to pack in and I've only just got around to buying a new one.
So my work situation has changed slightly. They were super desperate to keep hold of me, so I agreed to a six month contract extension, however four days a week will be working from home and I will only venture in on Tuesdays or when there are meetings, whatever works out best.
Now I have an exercise bike, treadmill and weights bench (plus barbell and dumbbell) but the problem is that swimming is really the only cardio that I thoroughly enjoy doing and especially with a treadmill I'm really conscious about putting too much stress on joints (I have fairly high arches so weight is spread over a smaller surface area) whilst I have a few extra stone, not to mention my stamina for running is absolutely zero!
So basically this last week I've been finding myself a routine and it's going to look something like:
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Rest
Monday - Swimming, 50 lengths, midday. Weights 5pm.
Tuesday - Exercise bike, 7.30pm, one hour.
Wednesday - Swimming, 50 lengths, midday. Weights 5pm.
Thursday -Swimming, 50 lengths, midday.
Friday - Swimming, 50 lengths, midday. Weights 5pm.
Now Monday, Weds-Fri I'll be working from home so will start work around 8-11.30, then I'll head for swimming, be back around 2pm and then work until 5pm. To go swimming I have to head to the next town over, it's only a two minute journey on the tube however from my house to the station, and then the station to the leisure centre it's about a two mile round trip so should hopefully lead to a thorough work out!
Now I live in a three bedroom house with my mum, the third bedroom I have sort of commandeered as my "#LADROOM". Which inevitably means it's a complete tip as I've always tended to prefer the floor to hang up my clothes... However I now have it in order so it is now my little gym space with a bike and weights ready to go. I don't expect to put on any muscle mass at a deficit, however it would be nice not to end up scrawny on the final day!
Diet wise I've signed up to "Hello Fresh" which is a delivery service of ingredients for different meals for three evenings a week, coming to 400 - 700 calories normally, depending on what it is, so they are likely to be dinner on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Monday and Friday will be chicken, brown rice and leaf vegetables for dinner. Saturdays and Sundays will be whatever my mum decides, however she is also going to get fitter as I do worry about her health, at a guess I'd imagine she's approx 5'3 and 20 stone at 61 years of age.
Drinks wise I would ditch fizzy drinks, but I'm a weird one and I don't particularly like fizzy drinks! Nor tea (pretty sure England are about to kick me out) and coffee... Infact all I really drink is water apart from beer/ cider/ gin when I'm out. And Rubicon Guava, which is essentially a sugar overload so I rarely have it, I believe it's only widely sold in the UK so if anyone is over here and fancies a rare treat, I strongly suggest it!
Breakfast will be two fried eggs and black pudding. There will be a morning snack consisting of a banana and a nature valley peanut bar. Lunch on my off days will consist of a fresh soup from Waitrose. At work I'll probably grab a sandwich from M&S.
That's going to be my basic life template.
My contract expires now on 17 March 2017 and it will definitely not be renewed then, so my aim is to be at a maximum 11 stone 10 pounds and there's 25 weeks to go. 56 pounds in 25 weeks, it's slightly above the suggested weight loss target per week, but I figure I have a little bit of play around room currently.
I'm in work on Monday, hopefully to pick up the token that allows me to work remotely so I'm not quite into my routine yet. So because of that I will only be updating weight etc. from 1 October as I should be fully into a routine by then - also I quite like starting on the first, I'm weird like that! My updates should also grow considerably shorter by then as well.
My diary updating didn't go so great last week - my keyboard decided to pack in and I've only just got around to buying a new one.
So my work situation has changed slightly. They were super desperate to keep hold of me, so I agreed to a six month contract extension, however four days a week will be working from home and I will only venture in on Tuesdays or when there are meetings, whatever works out best.
Now I have an exercise bike, treadmill and weights bench (plus barbell and dumbbell) but the problem is that swimming is really the only cardio that I thoroughly enjoy doing and especially with a treadmill I'm really conscious about putting too much stress on joints (I have fairly high arches so weight is spread over a smaller surface area) whilst I have a few extra stone, not to mention my stamina for running is absolutely zero!
So basically this last week I've been finding myself a routine and it's going to look something like:
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Rest
Monday - Swimming, 50 lengths, midday. Weights 5pm.
Tuesday - Exercise bike, 7.30pm, one hour.
Wednesday - Swimming, 50 lengths, midday. Weights 5pm.
Thursday -Swimming, 50 lengths, midday.
Friday - Swimming, 50 lengths, midday. Weights 5pm.
Now Monday, Weds-Fri I'll be working from home so will start work around 8-11.30, then I'll head for swimming, be back around 2pm and then work until 5pm. To go swimming I have to head to the next town over, it's only a two minute journey on the tube however from my house to the station, and then the station to the leisure centre it's about a two mile round trip so should hopefully lead to a thorough work out!
Now I live in a three bedroom house with my mum, the third bedroom I have sort of commandeered as my "#LADROOM". Which inevitably means it's a complete tip as I've always tended to prefer the floor to hang up my clothes... However I now have it in order so it is now my little gym space with a bike and weights ready to go. I don't expect to put on any muscle mass at a deficit, however it would be nice not to end up scrawny on the final day!
Diet wise I've signed up to "Hello Fresh" which is a delivery service of ingredients for different meals for three evenings a week, coming to 400 - 700 calories normally, depending on what it is, so they are likely to be dinner on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Monday and Friday will be chicken, brown rice and leaf vegetables for dinner. Saturdays and Sundays will be whatever my mum decides, however she is also going to get fitter as I do worry about her health, at a guess I'd imagine she's approx 5'3 and 20 stone at 61 years of age.
Drinks wise I would ditch fizzy drinks, but I'm a weird one and I don't particularly like fizzy drinks! Nor tea (pretty sure England are about to kick me out) and coffee... Infact all I really drink is water apart from beer/ cider/ gin when I'm out. And Rubicon Guava, which is essentially a sugar overload so I rarely have it, I believe it's only widely sold in the UK so if anyone is over here and fancies a rare treat, I strongly suggest it!
Breakfast will be two fried eggs and black pudding. There will be a morning snack consisting of a banana and a nature valley peanut bar. Lunch on my off days will consist of a fresh soup from Waitrose. At work I'll probably grab a sandwich from M&S.
That's going to be my basic life template.
My contract expires now on 17 March 2017 and it will definitely not be renewed then, so my aim is to be at a maximum 11 stone 10 pounds and there's 25 weeks to go. 56 pounds in 25 weeks, it's slightly above the suggested weight loss target per week, but I figure I have a little bit of play around room currently.
I'm in work on Monday, hopefully to pick up the token that allows me to work remotely so I'm not quite into my routine yet. So because of that I will only be updating weight etc. from 1 October as I should be fully into a routine by then - also I quite like starting on the first, I'm weird like that! My updates should also grow considerably shorter by then as well.