We are what we repeatedly do...

Wow so today I have a lot of stuff I need to do.

I need to go food shopping because I literally don't have any right now lol.

AND I need to do some exercise and the August challenge is really putting the pressure on to perform!

I think I'm going to do a hour run and then try and dig out some of the wii fitness games we have to do another hour in the afternoon. Argh, 2 hours! I don't know how long I can keep that up!
 
Hey Holly, my name's Pip, 22yrs old and was a student up until last year. I'm also British, yey to us brits hehe. I've enjoyed reading your diary, feel free to check mine out also...it's called one step at a time. I'll definitely keep up with your progress, you're doing great so far, keep it up. Have a good day x
 
Hey Pip,
Thanks for reading, I'll pop over and check out your diary this evening :)

Wow so I went for an hour long walk/jog/run thing that I like to call a 'run'. High point = jogging/running the longest time none stop since I began exercising again. Low point = swallowing a fly and almost choking to death haha.

So yeah that's one hour done! I hope I can do another hour of something more fun/indoors like the wii or dig out an old fitness DVD.

I got to shop now thought cause it's 12:30 and I still haven't eaten anything!
 
LOL Holly that made me laugh out loud. Poor you, actually, poor fly.

Well done on an hour of run/walking. You're officially a runner type hehe. I can manage 15 mins non stop then literally want to die lol. Still, it's a base to start from.

Yes yes eat something!! Speak soon x
 
Eww there's nothing worse than swallowing bugs!! Don't forget to account for its calories :p
30 Day Shred is AMAZING. It's so hard but it's such a workout, and it's only £6.47 on Amazon with free delivery :p
Well it was last week when I bought it anyway.
 
I know the woman behind it is the trainer lady from Biggest Loser, right??

And I think it has three levels... haha that's all I know. I'll leave Red to explain.

I'm seriously thinking of investing in this DVD.

Red - does it have a lot of jumping about involved? I live on the 3rd floor and I don't really want to annoy the people who live below me with loads of banging (I make a lot of noise when I jump around :eek: ).
 
Lol there are a lot a jumping jacks, star jumps to us brits :p, and running on the spot and jump rope without the rope.
It's not too bad though, coz you can adapt them to be lower impact which would be less noisy.
You basically do three 6 minute circuits every day, at level 1 (easiest) for 10 days, then level 2 for 10 days then level 3 (hardest) for 10 days.
Each 6 minute circuit has 3 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio then 1 minute ab work. Then repeat. The stuff changes in each 6 minutes so you don't get bored.
You also have a warm up and a cool down so it last about half an hour each time.
I like it, but it might not be for everyone, it's such hard work lol
You'd need a yoga mat type thing if you have a hard floor and some hand weights too, but filled bottles of water work just as well :)
Can I link to youtube?
This is the warm up and first circuit of level 1
 
Ah, that sounds like maybe too much jumping lol!

I did another hour of exericse. This time freestyle dancing (lol aka looking like an idiot and jumping about even though I've just said I shouldn't do too much of that) and playing on the the wii personal trainer game we have.

I'm surprised I burnt 586 calories. I felt like I wasn't doing very much compared to running lol.
 
Oooooh it sounds great. I like work outs that are short but hard. Holly, purely because we are in Britain, Davina McCalls ones are brilliant, also, Nell McAndrews. There's a them there...we shall become Mcfitties hehe.

Fitball in an hour, not sure what to expect hehe, well done for another hour's exercise, you're an inspiration xx
 
I don't even know where to start with how sad today has been for me.

I woke feeling kinda down, I guess that was probably cause of TOM. I went to meet my mum at the station, she'd come to visit me to do some shopping but also to give me a cheque for some money.

You see, a few months ago my mum got married. Her new husband is a nice guy and treats her well but the problem is that he's quite well off. Obviously this isn't a problem for my mum lol but because he's counted as one of my legal guardians now that they're married, I'm no longer viewed by the Student Loans Company as being from a poor household (which is what I was before she married) and subsequently I now get a significiantly smaller student loan.

The loan will in fact only just cover my rent. I hate taking money off anyone but I've had to resign myself to taking an allowance off my stepfather so I can pay my bills, buy food etc.

Anyway mum was bringing me a cheque for the first bit of money today and when I met her at the station, already in a bad mood, we started talking about the whole situation and she said some things that made me feel extremely guilty about taking the money from her even though I know she can afford it.

We ended up bickering in the middle of the street and I started crying. Then she just walked away from me. I waited for a while to see if she would come back and then I walked home. Later, however, she called me to try and meet up to talk it through but I just couldn't leave my flat. I was so upset. She waited hours in town for me and then eventually took a train home.

I called just before, once she was on the train, to try to apologise for not meeting her again and she told me she didn't trust me any more and I had let her down.

Hearing her say that really broke my heart. My mum and I argued a lot when I was younger but in the last few years we've had a brilliant relationship. As someone with not many friends, my family is so important to me and having my mum tell me I had let her down was just too much to bare.

So yeah that's it really :(

Somehow I've managed to still eat well, in fact I've eaten less, which is unlike me - usually I would comfort eat. I haven't done any of the exercise I was meant to do today though. I think I might try to do something at least once I've done the washing up.
 
Awww Holly, I wish I could give you a big hug. The student loans company is a joke, what they don't realise is that just because your household income is high, it's not as if your parents just say...oh we'll pay your way through university, no questions asked.

It's shit (excuse my language) that you went through that today, sounds dreadful. Your mum loves you and okay she's feeling a bit let down today, but we all make mistakes and at some point have all let down someone we care about. She WILL be fine soon enough and you can get back to normal. If there is pride involved her, swallow it because once you've graduated and making a success of your life you can pay the money back if you want to and never be in a position where you can let anyone down again.

Well done for keeping strong on the diet, I haven't had a good diet day, but I had a good workout this morning and resisted a fry up with my friends in wetherspoons this morning. However I have just had fish and chips hehe.

Keep strong Holly, lean on your boyfriend and we are here if you need us x
 
Oh god thats awful!!
Sounds like just the sort of argument me and my mum would have, I know just how awful it is!
Well done for not comfort eating though, I know the other day when I fell out with my mum all I wanted to do was eat, you're not alone though, youc an talk to your boyfriend about it I assume? And we're all here for you to rant and moan at!

I agree with slimpip, if you do find it awkward you could always arrange to pay it back? I know that when I've argued with my mum it does eventully get forgotten about, I only hope for your sake it blows over quickly.
*hugs*
 
Thanks you guys, it means so much to have your support. *big hugs*

My bf is away at the moment and he's quite a quiet/introverted guy who struggles coming up with things to say when I'm upset. I know he loves me and wants me to be happy but he's not always the best for verbal support, particularly over the phone.

Anyway, I wrote my mum an apology text and she said she forgives me and asked if I'd forgive her too so I guess peace has returned to the ole mum and daughter world.

I can see now she only said those hurtful things in the moment, she doesn't mean them. So I'm feeling better and managed to stop weeping constantly lol ... stupid hormones!

On the exercise front, I managed to do 30 minutes of weights even though I totally didn't feel up to it. So I'm pleased with that.

I'm gonna have a bath and relax. I think I deserve it!
 
Really glad you got things straightened out a bit with your mum - never good to leave these things to fester. You got to remember that whatever your mum says in the heat of the moment, she loves you - that's what mums do. No matter how cross I get with my daughter, I'd give anything I have and do anything to make sure she grows up right and has the best opportunities in life.

As for student debt - it's a bloody disgrace in the uk - they need to sort student funding out so that it is what if should be - a mortgage for an education and you either pay higher tax in proportion to what you earn of you pay if off over a longer time and it's socially acceptable. Like having a mortgage on a house. As it is, they are just putting people from less wealthy backgrounds off of uni.
 
Jjjay - totally, it really is a stupid system. It gives me such a headache! I'm just lucky I'm in a degree where I'm pretty much guarenteed a good job at the end. I have friends who are graduating with poor prospects :S

Anyway yeah I ate 1713kcal today. Did my weights like I wanted, so I managed to achieve my goals at least despite all the drama.

Night night everyone :) x
 
Good day today!

1hr swimming, 1 hr bike ride and 1680 calories. A little heavy on the carbs but overall a sucessful day.

And it's the tenth day of my new lifestyle and I bought some pink roses to celebrate :)

Not much else to report cept that I really really enjoyed my bike ride. I'm really getting into this exercise stuff haha.
 
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