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I've decided to be brave and *not* skip the weigh-in for the 8-week challenge this week. I know it'll be bad, but I need to put my big girl panties on & deal with it. I really can't see me making my goals now, though! Oh well. Damn you, high tea at Pennyhill Park!
On the upside, I feel quite strong when lifting at the gym at the moment, which is an inevitable side-effect of getting heavier. I was easily doing 70kg deadlifts for reps on Thursday, barely breaking a sweat.
I just got my cardio goals for this week in an email. They are to row 1000m, cycle 5000m and run 3000m at least twice this week. Trouble is: it takes me 20 minutes to run 2.5km if I absolutely pank it out, and in my work gym the longest you can use the treadmills for is 20 minutes! Oh dear. Looks like I'll have to be a treadmill hog.
I've been wondering how I can try to maintain my weight, what with all this eating out/drinking Matt & I do. I don't want to stop eating out all the time (it's what I'd prefer to spend my money on!) and choosing one or two nights a week to drink - to the exclusion of other nights - seems really hard. Last week I drank Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday. At least this week I'm not seeing Matt until Friday (although I'm going out for drinks on Wednesday...)
Fscking dilemmas. I don't think the people who advocate healthy eating/diets really adjust for dating!
Anyway, this is what I did last week, exercise-wise:
Monday: upper-body workout (70 minutes) + 20 minutes cycle
Tuesday: 15 mins crosstrainer; 10 mins cycle; 1000m row
Thursday: shoulder & back workout (70 minutes) + 10 minutes cycle
Friday: 1000m row; 15 mins treadmill; 20 minutes cycle
Only 4 workouts, could do better!
On the upside, I feel quite strong when lifting at the gym at the moment, which is an inevitable side-effect of getting heavier. I was easily doing 70kg deadlifts for reps on Thursday, barely breaking a sweat.
I just got my cardio goals for this week in an email. They are to row 1000m, cycle 5000m and run 3000m at least twice this week. Trouble is: it takes me 20 minutes to run 2.5km if I absolutely pank it out, and in my work gym the longest you can use the treadmills for is 20 minutes! Oh dear. Looks like I'll have to be a treadmill hog.
I've been wondering how I can try to maintain my weight, what with all this eating out/drinking Matt & I do. I don't want to stop eating out all the time (it's what I'd prefer to spend my money on!) and choosing one or two nights a week to drink - to the exclusion of other nights - seems really hard. Last week I drank Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday. At least this week I'm not seeing Matt until Friday (although I'm going out for drinks on Wednesday...)
Fscking dilemmas. I don't think the people who advocate healthy eating/diets really adjust for dating!
Anyway, this is what I did last week, exercise-wise:
Monday: upper-body workout (70 minutes) + 20 minutes cycle
Tuesday: 15 mins crosstrainer; 10 mins cycle; 1000m row
Thursday: shoulder & back workout (70 minutes) + 10 minutes cycle
Friday: 1000m row; 15 mins treadmill; 20 minutes cycle
Only 4 workouts, could do better!