RECENT DOINGS AND HAPPENINGS...............
G'day all! A while since I've written I know. Just seem to have been crazy busy of late, (not totally in an organised way mind you).
First mention is that unfortunately I knew of one of the victims of the Christchurch Earthquake. She was in my year at school in 1997, (my last year of school and I changed schools and stayed in a hostel that year). She infact boarded in the room beside mine along with about 10 of us from my year. She was lovely, someone I looked up to in terms of being organised, into everything, great at sports and also an A student. She was much more popular than me so I didn't get to know her really closely but she was nice and friendly to me and many others on a general level and the group in my year at the hostel had many good times together. She unfortunately left behind a husband and a 3 yr old and 1 yr old daughter. The whole situation makes me shudder to think of. Not to mention the Japanese disaster since then. But onwards and upwards, I can't use her as an excuse to be a drain on others however it again illustrates that we can't take our lives for granted.
Work has been mega busy. We've had some bad luck with machines breaking down. Also we had no water for 2 mornings last week and had to carry cold water in buckets a block away to wash the produce etc we use. The water was turned off due to roadworks and re-construction of the city directly outside our building.
I don't have much to report regarding training. I'm going hard at work with moving, walking fast, bending, lifting etc trying to think ahead and be as productive as possible. Have been doing some overtime which is very helpful at the moment too. And just general jobs. However outside of work have been a little disorganised but flat out otherwise. Eating wise, um, not the best but 2-3 coffees a day and constantly being on go must have kept metabolism ampped up enough to at least not gain weight. I braved the scales this morning at 72kg. I was 71.8 at the beginning of the month feeling rather hungry and dehydrated before the scales mind you. I had a decent tea and quite a bit of water last night and didn't feel at all famished when waking up so I will say I weigh the same.
I really need to kick it to the next level to fine tune organisation. Work will still be flat out but still need to fit in training. 15 weeks today till Gold Coast half marathon. And that requires 15 consistent weeks of prep and really cutting back the alcohol to just social occasions again.
I've been mindful of getting my accommodation booked for the Gold Coast. I'm there for 4 nights. I arrive on 1 July, the race is 3 July and I leave on 5 July. I'd normally be happy to stay in a backpackers but with race relaxation, early starts etc I prepared myself to check into a cheapish apartment, hotel or motel for those 4 nights. I didn't want all the cheapies to go to be left with only options costing $500 a night or more. Anyway I found somewhere today! It's called 'BreakFree St Tropez' and is located on Orchid Ave in Surfers. They have a current deal of 'book 4 nights, pay for 3' and the total cost is $381 for those 4 nights. They required a $200 deposit to guarrantee the room which I could afford to pay today without shifting money around and cheating on my budget. It's also less than 500 metres from nearest free shuttle to take us to start of race. (Race starts at 6am but I wanna be there at least 30 mins prior).
Starting tomorrow my training prep will go something as follows:
* 1 long run every week, (prob Sunday) Maybe start at one hour, adding another 5 mins on each week
* 1 session of interval training per week, (either outdoors or on treadmill) covering 30 mins minimum
* either a 5km speed run or as far as poss on treadmill in 30 mins.
* Some weeks will want to add another run, maybe a 5-10km effort.
* Still need to do my 15 mins resistance 3 times per week.
* Still need to get a 30 min turbo bike ride in every week and a swim at least every second week.
Gosh it's lots hey! Most half marathon and marathon training programs seem to recommend running 4 times a week, (some are lighter effort/recovery weeks) plus some other cardio and resistance work is recommended.
So I plan on aiming for 3-4 runs per week, (sometimes 3, sometimes 4). A challenging ride every week of at least 30 mins to keep those legs turning over. A swim at least every fortnight focussing on developing an effective technique working toward triathlon season next year. The resistance stuff is painful at times but I think great with muscle tone, strength, and I hear to help with preventing some injuries.
Gosh, if I can pull off completing the half marathon under 2 hours and being comfortably under 68kg, (72 now) having body fat at or under 25%, I will feel like I'm floating on clouds after that race! My last attempt at that race was 2 hrs, 15 and I was about 85kg then.
Talk soon,
Pip :-)
Pip
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Monday, March 07, 2011
SHORT POST TONIGHT.............
Howdee!
Just decided to post to say I'm back safely from my trip to South Aussie. I had a fantastic busy fun time and was very lucky to stay with and be shown around by Kristy. Also I was very lucky to meet Magda.
I have just posted 75 new pics with descriptions of each pic on facebook.
I feel very lucky to have taken that trip. I have learnt heaps. I've started making a photo album with the pics I've developed and am writing captions with each pic.
I will be back with a SA report very soon. I feel very much on track as the first thing I did today, (after returning home at 11.30pm last night) was to infact go on a 9km hilly run today. This involved quite steep hills, gravel, steps, very skinny pathes on route etc etc. Anyway I knocked off over 4 mins since my last attempt. I was pleased to see it was still possible for me to run 5km in 26 mins, 50 secs on a flat track in Adelaide, (my best outdoor 5km in ages). Now if I can maintain that pace for just over 4 times that long I will easily get under 2 hours in my half marathon in July! And found out I can still even do 20 pushups, plank and the rest.
Will be back to talk soon.
Pip :-)
Howdee!
Just decided to post to say I'm back safely from my trip to South Aussie. I had a fantastic busy fun time and was very lucky to stay with and be shown around by Kristy. Also I was very lucky to meet Magda.
I have just posted 75 new pics with descriptions of each pic on facebook.
I feel very lucky to have taken that trip. I have learnt heaps. I've started making a photo album with the pics I've developed and am writing captions with each pic.
I will be back with a SA report very soon. I feel very much on track as the first thing I did today, (after returning home at 11.30pm last night) was to infact go on a 9km hilly run today. This involved quite steep hills, gravel, steps, very skinny pathes on route etc etc. Anyway I knocked off over 4 mins since my last attempt. I was pleased to see it was still possible for me to run 5km in 26 mins, 50 secs on a flat track in Adelaide, (my best outdoor 5km in ages). Now if I can maintain that pace for just over 4 times that long I will easily get under 2 hours in my half marathon in July! And found out I can still even do 20 pushups, plank and the rest.
Will be back to talk soon.
Pip :-)
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
MARCH 1 WEIGH IN...............
Righteo, I weighed in at 71.8kg today before brekkie today.
We compare that to 72.5 on 1 Feb and 74.5 on 31 Dec 2010.
Not that weight number is the most vital thing at all, (but it's an easy accurate immediate gauge). I'd love to get my skinfolds done or know my body fat %. In general when around my weight my BF is about 31-32%. Physically what I can see on me is that my shoulders, upper arms, calves are toning up rather nicely, even to the point of seeing a small bit of muscle definition in photos when just looking casual. Nice to perhaps see the arms and shoulders as a new area to aquire definition through the hard work of pushups, dips, some weights and training resistance work as well as my normal lifestyle. Thighs aren't bad, they are in proportion but not lean enough to see muscle, still a couple of dimples lol! I can see face is leaner than when 10-15 plus kg heavier, same with neck, - all good! Torso is the last to go. It still has quite a bit of annoying flab although it has definitely reduced. Actually upper back is kinda looking better. Just area around stomach is most stubborn and is a while from looking anything lean but tape measure says it's reducing. So there has it.
Something I noted last night was I tried on my sis's original size 12 bridesmaid dress. It actually fits enough to the point of in my way being acceptable to wear out in my view. My stomach still shows through a bit, I've gotta be careful of how I move my chestline however in my opinion.......it's OK! Now I can't wait to find an excuse to wear it out. When I was actually a bridesmaid for my sis in Nov 2009 I was about 10kg more and wore a different homemade dress in about a size 16ish. A couple of months ago I was 75-76kg but just felt sis's original bridesmaid dress didn't yet look 'wearable'. I may post a couple of late night pics of me with it on all done up properly, no make up and they are a bit fuzzy.
So.............Feb started off great, we had BF's birthday party. I was a bit slack for the 2nd and 3rd week of Feb, firstly with bushfire disasters in Perth and BF's party leftovers, then having a sore back for a week. Training almost stopped, nutrition was a bit slack but work was very busy and full on. However only went up by about 1.3kg those 2 weeks. This past week have gotten back into training and better dietary control. So I guess a big win is being able to rein it in sooner or not let things get out of hand in the first place.
Anyway: Goals for March:
* No weighing till 1 April!
* Shooting for below 70kg by then!
* Keep to training standards unless of injury or reason I'm satisfied with and ideally improve strength and see some speeding up on run, bike and swim times.
* Keep to alcohol goals.
* Be happy with my eats for a month.........I'm not that strict either.
BF gave me a lingerie voucher for Christmas that doesn't have an expiry date. When I see 68.0kg or below I allow myself to use it! And at that point want to get either my skinfolds done or body fat done to see where it stands and am hopeful of not being too far off 25% BF at that point!
I've decided to stop one guideline too. That is the one about only eating confectionary based sugar on social occasions where I feel rude if I don't blah blah blah............ It's mostly quite an easy thing to stick to at times when I do. However I decided to break that rule 2 weeks ago when I bought a takeaway skinny flat white from a shop that is also famous for local handmade chocolates. I avoided them choccies. However on top of my coffee I was served one homemade choc button about the size of a 20 cent coin as part of the service. I wanted to try it...........but was hesistant about my rule of breaking not eating any confectionary by myself. I could have thrown it........but I ate it.
Not a bad thing though! In the past deciding off hand to have just 'that' would likely have resulted in heaps of self loathing, it would have erased self confidence, I would likely have felt 'burnt'. I may have dug deep and with a huge effort got back on track at times.........only to a few days/weeks later do the same and totally lose focus and feel a um kinda failure for a bit. The result being mega bingeing, putting off stuff and putting on 10-15-20 plus kilos in only a couple of short months before 'getting serious' again. My 'cut off point' used to be 90kg, it got lowered to 85kg successfully for a year so I made the goal of lowering it to 80kg and succeeded at that one all last year.
This year cut off point is 75kg, (successful to date). My little episodes of getting 'off track' seem to be heaps shorter, (however still long enough to gain 3kg or so and lose momentum) if I allow. Also I find I just can't shed the kg as quick as I used to but then again it's not so out of control these days so that's cool.
So the message of my post rigmarole etc is:.........no rules about food other than if I'm gonna feel good enough/in control/ok with my choices I can go ahead with what I consider a controlled amount I'm happy with. If feelings like........'I shouldn't be eating this', 'I'll have to pay for it next week but can't be bothered controlling myself now' then yep.........no! Water and control! Less ways for mishaps!
Pip :-)
Righteo, I weighed in at 71.8kg today before brekkie today.
We compare that to 72.5 on 1 Feb and 74.5 on 31 Dec 2010.
Not that weight number is the most vital thing at all, (but it's an easy accurate immediate gauge). I'd love to get my skinfolds done or know my body fat %. In general when around my weight my BF is about 31-32%. Physically what I can see on me is that my shoulders, upper arms, calves are toning up rather nicely, even to the point of seeing a small bit of muscle definition in photos when just looking casual. Nice to perhaps see the arms and shoulders as a new area to aquire definition through the hard work of pushups, dips, some weights and training resistance work as well as my normal lifestyle. Thighs aren't bad, they are in proportion but not lean enough to see muscle, still a couple of dimples lol! I can see face is leaner than when 10-15 plus kg heavier, same with neck, - all good! Torso is the last to go. It still has quite a bit of annoying flab although it has definitely reduced. Actually upper back is kinda looking better. Just area around stomach is most stubborn and is a while from looking anything lean but tape measure says it's reducing. So there has it.
Something I noted last night was I tried on my sis's original size 12 bridesmaid dress. It actually fits enough to the point of in my way being acceptable to wear out in my view. My stomach still shows through a bit, I've gotta be careful of how I move my chestline however in my opinion.......it's OK! Now I can't wait to find an excuse to wear it out. When I was actually a bridesmaid for my sis in Nov 2009 I was about 10kg more and wore a different homemade dress in about a size 16ish. A couple of months ago I was 75-76kg but just felt sis's original bridesmaid dress didn't yet look 'wearable'. I may post a couple of late night pics of me with it on all done up properly, no make up and they are a bit fuzzy.
So.............Feb started off great, we had BF's birthday party. I was a bit slack for the 2nd and 3rd week of Feb, firstly with bushfire disasters in Perth and BF's party leftovers, then having a sore back for a week. Training almost stopped, nutrition was a bit slack but work was very busy and full on. However only went up by about 1.3kg those 2 weeks. This past week have gotten back into training and better dietary control. So I guess a big win is being able to rein it in sooner or not let things get out of hand in the first place.
Anyway: Goals for March:
* No weighing till 1 April!
* Shooting for below 70kg by then!
* Keep to training standards unless of injury or reason I'm satisfied with and ideally improve strength and see some speeding up on run, bike and swim times.
* Keep to alcohol goals.
* Be happy with my eats for a month.........I'm not that strict either.
BF gave me a lingerie voucher for Christmas that doesn't have an expiry date. When I see 68.0kg or below I allow myself to use it! And at that point want to get either my skinfolds done or body fat done to see where it stands and am hopeful of not being too far off 25% BF at that point!
I've decided to stop one guideline too. That is the one about only eating confectionary based sugar on social occasions where I feel rude if I don't blah blah blah............ It's mostly quite an easy thing to stick to at times when I do. However I decided to break that rule 2 weeks ago when I bought a takeaway skinny flat white from a shop that is also famous for local handmade chocolates. I avoided them choccies. However on top of my coffee I was served one homemade choc button about the size of a 20 cent coin as part of the service. I wanted to try it...........but was hesistant about my rule of breaking not eating any confectionary by myself. I could have thrown it........but I ate it.
Not a bad thing though! In the past deciding off hand to have just 'that' would likely have resulted in heaps of self loathing, it would have erased self confidence, I would likely have felt 'burnt'. I may have dug deep and with a huge effort got back on track at times.........only to a few days/weeks later do the same and totally lose focus and feel a um kinda failure for a bit. The result being mega bingeing, putting off stuff and putting on 10-15-20 plus kilos in only a couple of short months before 'getting serious' again. My 'cut off point' used to be 90kg, it got lowered to 85kg successfully for a year so I made the goal of lowering it to 80kg and succeeded at that one all last year.
This year cut off point is 75kg, (successful to date). My little episodes of getting 'off track' seem to be heaps shorter, (however still long enough to gain 3kg or so and lose momentum) if I allow. Also I find I just can't shed the kg as quick as I used to but then again it's not so out of control these days so that's cool.
So the message of my post rigmarole etc is:.........no rules about food other than if I'm gonna feel good enough/in control/ok with my choices I can go ahead with what I consider a controlled amount I'm happy with. If feelings like........'I shouldn't be eating this', 'I'll have to pay for it next week but can't be bothered controlling myself now' then yep.........no! Water and control! Less ways for mishaps!
Pip :-)
Sunday, February 27, 2011
ADELAIDE THIS WEEK............!!!
Almost here now, am feeling excited. 2 days of work this week so I can't wait till I finish on Tuesday!
I have quite a few things to do in the next 2 days.............will get them done though! I got a run of just over 9km over heaps of hills and various terrains in on Sat morning. I'm eventually aiming to get that down under 50 mins but it took an hour exactly which is a bit long! However it was already 33 degrees by the time I started just after 7.30am, (it got to 38!) I managed 20 pushups again on toes, a real struggle!
Today I got in 31 mins on the turbo, hardcore! Again in warm weather and no aircon and I went hard so am happy with that effort while drinking lots of water. Should go and do some resistance now before I have a quick shower before bed!
I did the stupid thing of misplacing my ATM card on Friday evening but didn't realise till yesterday arvo as I was about to do food shopping! Urrgh! As I don't have a credit card these days (a good thing) I have no way to access money till tomorrow and I don't carry much cash in wallet! So that meant pantry food such as tinned tuna and frozen veg nuked in microwave, toast and cottage cheese and finishing up the fruit! Can't wait for some fresh produce! BF got into the frozen pies in the freezer. So I will order another card, withdraw cash and do banking the old fashioned way for a few days.
Food hasn't been too bad otherwise. I confess to 2 beers both days as well as heaps of water but still think daily cals were around 1500 and felt in control.
Can't see msyelf getting time for a workout tomorrow with particularly long workday and food shopping! However Tuesday, Wed morning there really aren't any excuses!
My thoughts are with the terrible situation in Christchurch.
Over and out,
Pip :-)
Almost here now, am feeling excited. 2 days of work this week so I can't wait till I finish on Tuesday!
I have quite a few things to do in the next 2 days.............will get them done though! I got a run of just over 9km over heaps of hills and various terrains in on Sat morning. I'm eventually aiming to get that down under 50 mins but it took an hour exactly which is a bit long! However it was already 33 degrees by the time I started just after 7.30am, (it got to 38!) I managed 20 pushups again on toes, a real struggle!
Today I got in 31 mins on the turbo, hardcore! Again in warm weather and no aircon and I went hard so am happy with that effort while drinking lots of water. Should go and do some resistance now before I have a quick shower before bed!
I did the stupid thing of misplacing my ATM card on Friday evening but didn't realise till yesterday arvo as I was about to do food shopping! Urrgh! As I don't have a credit card these days (a good thing) I have no way to access money till tomorrow and I don't carry much cash in wallet! So that meant pantry food such as tinned tuna and frozen veg nuked in microwave, toast and cottage cheese and finishing up the fruit! Can't wait for some fresh produce! BF got into the frozen pies in the freezer. So I will order another card, withdraw cash and do banking the old fashioned way for a few days.
Food hasn't been too bad otherwise. I confess to 2 beers both days as well as heaps of water but still think daily cals were around 1500 and felt in control.
Can't see msyelf getting time for a workout tomorrow with particularly long workday and food shopping! However Tuesday, Wed morning there really aren't any excuses!
My thoughts are with the terrible situation in Christchurch.
Over and out,
Pip :-)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
QUESTION THINGIE...........
I followed Magda's list and thought I'd try to do the A to Z thing as well.
A: Age: 30
B: Bedsize: Queen
C: Chore ya hate: Scrubbing grouting......once I start I hate to stop till there is a big difference and it takes too much time! Don't like leaving it half done!
D: Dogs: BF has one!
E: Essential start to day: Breakfast and coffee if doing anything physical or important!
F: Fave colour: Aqua blue/turquoise/ocean blue colours!
G: Gold or silver: Both have their place that I like! Gold is very special but!
H: Height: 1.71m, (5 ft 7)
I: Instruments I play: Used to play piano as a kid, could prob still play a few simple songs and read really simple piano music
J: Job: Cafe/bakery/catering outlet/coffee shop assistant type manager
K: Kids: None
L: Live: Perth
M: Mum's Name: She is a very private person and I'd be in trouble if I let it slip!
N: Nicknames: Pip, Pippi, Pipster
O: Overnight Hospital stays: Yep one night when I had gas burns to face in 2005!
P: Pet Peave: No-one dare better try opening a toilet door that says 'engaged' when I'm in it! I just wanna punch them when I come out!
Q: Quote from movie: 'Run Forrest Run'
R: Righty or lefty: Righty
S: Siblings: 1 younger sister, 1 older half sis
T: Time you wake up: 5am alarm these mornings generally, later on weekends, (better than the 3.30am ones I used to do!
U: Underwear: I mainly wear it!
V: Vegies I dislike: I love them all! Just don't over boil then, then over salt them, then smother them in butter or some white thick type of sauce!!!
W: What makes me run late: Disorganisation by trying to do too much at once but not concentrating.
X: X-rays I've had: teeth, knee, breasts.
Y: Yummy food I make: Lots! Sushi, salads, a healthier lasagna version, hopefully most things I do!
Z: Zoo fav animal: Toss between giraffe and zebra!
I followed Magda's list and thought I'd try to do the A to Z thing as well.
A: Age: 30
B: Bedsize: Queen
C: Chore ya hate: Scrubbing grouting......once I start I hate to stop till there is a big difference and it takes too much time! Don't like leaving it half done!
D: Dogs: BF has one!
E: Essential start to day: Breakfast and coffee if doing anything physical or important!
F: Fave colour: Aqua blue/turquoise/ocean blue colours!
G: Gold or silver: Both have their place that I like! Gold is very special but!
H: Height: 1.71m, (5 ft 7)
I: Instruments I play: Used to play piano as a kid, could prob still play a few simple songs and read really simple piano music
J: Job: Cafe/bakery/catering outlet/coffee shop assistant type manager
K: Kids: None
L: Live: Perth
M: Mum's Name: She is a very private person and I'd be in trouble if I let it slip!
N: Nicknames: Pip, Pippi, Pipster
O: Overnight Hospital stays: Yep one night when I had gas burns to face in 2005!
P: Pet Peave: No-one dare better try opening a toilet door that says 'engaged' when I'm in it! I just wanna punch them when I come out!
Q: Quote from movie: 'Run Forrest Run'
R: Righty or lefty: Righty
S: Siblings: 1 younger sister, 1 older half sis
T: Time you wake up: 5am alarm these mornings generally, later on weekends, (better than the 3.30am ones I used to do!
U: Underwear: I mainly wear it!
V: Vegies I dislike: I love them all! Just don't over boil then, then over salt them, then smother them in butter or some white thick type of sauce!!!
W: What makes me run late: Disorganisation by trying to do too much at once but not concentrating.
X: X-rays I've had: teeth, knee, breasts.
Y: Yummy food I make: Lots! Sushi, salads, a healthier lasagna version, hopefully most things I do!
Z: Zoo fav animal: Toss between giraffe and zebra!
UPDATE.............
Firstly: Am in total shock still about the Christchurch earthquake, ..........all the people missing and all the destruction and the heartbreak of all involved.
Luckily all my family and relatives have survived, no injuries. I just hope I don't recognise any names when I read the dreaded list. Being trapped, not being able to get out, sore, not being able to be heard, still alive....................the worst.
Today hit the treadmill again. Couldn't beat my 5.47km on treadmill but not through lack of trying. 5.45km today. I started the treadmill at 11.1kmph and maintained that pace for 25 mins, (I really struggled after 15 mins haha). But I think I reached my max at 25 mins at that speed so dropped the pace down to just over 10kmph to slog out the rest of that run! Will head for some pushups and plank etc before my shower! I skipped a workout yesterday..............hmmmm. Very busy and active at work this week, it's a challenging game at the moment there!
I checked out my weight thing, 74.5kg on 31 Dec 2010. 72.5kg, (160lb) on 1 Feb 2010 72.9 (160.6lb) today.
I went hard the first week of Feb, got down to 72.0, then had back injury and a few more party leftovers and limited training other than being very active at work for 2 weeks. Climbed back up to 73.2kg last weekend. I don't weigh daily and the numbers bounce around by a few hundred grams due to how body has digested food, hydration levels etc. So no real change...........but it would be nice not to see a number above 72.5kg on 1 March haha! As of 1 March I will really give it a go to only weigh in once a month on 1st of each month or as close as poss. A drop of 2kg or more a month will be the target.
Holding my own but. Can't wait till Adelaide!
Pip
Firstly: Am in total shock still about the Christchurch earthquake, ..........all the people missing and all the destruction and the heartbreak of all involved.
Luckily all my family and relatives have survived, no injuries. I just hope I don't recognise any names when I read the dreaded list. Being trapped, not being able to get out, sore, not being able to be heard, still alive....................the worst.
Today hit the treadmill again. Couldn't beat my 5.47km on treadmill but not through lack of trying. 5.45km today. I started the treadmill at 11.1kmph and maintained that pace for 25 mins, (I really struggled after 15 mins haha). But I think I reached my max at 25 mins at that speed so dropped the pace down to just over 10kmph to slog out the rest of that run! Will head for some pushups and plank etc before my shower! I skipped a workout yesterday..............hmmmm. Very busy and active at work this week, it's a challenging game at the moment there!
I checked out my weight thing, 74.5kg on 31 Dec 2010. 72.5kg, (160lb) on 1 Feb 2010 72.9 (160.6lb) today.
I went hard the first week of Feb, got down to 72.0, then had back injury and a few more party leftovers and limited training other than being very active at work for 2 weeks. Climbed back up to 73.2kg last weekend. I don't weigh daily and the numbers bounce around by a few hundred grams due to how body has digested food, hydration levels etc. So no real change...........but it would be nice not to see a number above 72.5kg on 1 March haha! As of 1 March I will really give it a go to only weigh in once a month on 1st of each month or as close as poss. A drop of 2kg or more a month will be the target.
Holding my own but. Can't wait till Adelaide!
Pip
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
EARTHQUAKE DESTRUCTION..........
I dunno what to say here really..........just so awful. Another addition to a long string of natural disasters. My family are located 500km south but I know quite alot of people from my school moved to Christchurch to work. I dare hope all of them, (and my relatives who live in Christchurch are safe). My thoughts go out to everyone involved and to those who have family and friends near the area.
After that horrible unwanted distraction in the day and another busy one at work I will say I hit the gym, (instead of wine bottle) and actually had my best tempo running workout in months. 5.47km in 30 mins, increasing the speed by an increment every few mins. I felt as if I could have even done a bit more even though I ran the last min at 12.8kmph just to finish me off. And hit the rower for a 5 min blast thereafter. Still feel a bit of backstrain, particularly after being at work on feet, bending etc after a few hours but it seems to be getting better. Guy at bus stop this morn was asking today and still thinks I should have seen some specialists etc and gave me a concerned look about soldiering on and reckons I'd be really pushing it to run in the Gold Coast half marathon in July..................hmmm. He sounds like he has had some unfortunate back probs over time.
Not sure of tomorrows workout yet...............will decide and then hopefully do it.
Pip :-)
I dunno what to say here really..........just so awful. Another addition to a long string of natural disasters. My family are located 500km south but I know quite alot of people from my school moved to Christchurch to work. I dare hope all of them, (and my relatives who live in Christchurch are safe). My thoughts go out to everyone involved and to those who have family and friends near the area.
After that horrible unwanted distraction in the day and another busy one at work I will say I hit the gym, (instead of wine bottle) and actually had my best tempo running workout in months. 5.47km in 30 mins, increasing the speed by an increment every few mins. I felt as if I could have even done a bit more even though I ran the last min at 12.8kmph just to finish me off. And hit the rower for a 5 min blast thereafter. Still feel a bit of backstrain, particularly after being at work on feet, bending etc after a few hours but it seems to be getting better. Guy at bus stop this morn was asking today and still thinks I should have seen some specialists etc and gave me a concerned look about soldiering on and reckons I'd be really pushing it to run in the Gold Coast half marathon in July..................hmmm. He sounds like he has had some unfortunate back probs over time.
Not sure of tomorrows workout yet...............will decide and then hopefully do it.
Pip :-)
Monday, February 21, 2011
PERTH BOMB SCARE..............
Howdy, my plans to visit the gym today didn't eventuate due to reasons out of my control.
After a busy day at work, feeling a slight ache in back (but less than last week) I hurled it toward the gym. I walk down one arcade to make it to the necessary mall. I noticed exit to the mall was blocked off and many security guards, police etc were around so I then walked around the long way, still the mall was blocked off! Police etc were ushering us away, I did note ALL businesses in the mall were closed just after 4pm......hmm. So I turned back and headed for the bus, police speeded down footpaths in cars and all us puzzled people out and about had no clue what was happening. The bus was late, trip home was slow, then I turn on the news as there was a dodgy looking package somewhere near David Jones with some dangerous note attached to it which obviously caused great alarm. Apparently it turned out to be a scare, nothing yet but it sure caused lots of caos. There were weird people on the street trying to introduce themselves and shake our hands............creepy! I could have gone on a run tonight outdoors but a) it was late, b) I wanted to catch the news regarding terroists before heading outdoors, c) it was still about 34 degrees at 6.30pm just before it started getting dark.......I love the heat so that wasn't really a pertinent issue! d) sore back, gotta ease it back kinda slowly and today was sure busy and active! A beer and cooking a healthy tea was more inviting. Full of excuses aren't I??? Haha!
Pip :-)
Definitely a gym visit is on agenda after work tomorrow provided the mall isn't blocked off due to bomb scares...........
Howdy, my plans to visit the gym today didn't eventuate due to reasons out of my control.
After a busy day at work, feeling a slight ache in back (but less than last week) I hurled it toward the gym. I walk down one arcade to make it to the necessary mall. I noticed exit to the mall was blocked off and many security guards, police etc were around so I then walked around the long way, still the mall was blocked off! Police etc were ushering us away, I did note ALL businesses in the mall were closed just after 4pm......hmm. So I turned back and headed for the bus, police speeded down footpaths in cars and all us puzzled people out and about had no clue what was happening. The bus was late, trip home was slow, then I turn on the news as there was a dodgy looking package somewhere near David Jones with some dangerous note attached to it which obviously caused great alarm. Apparently it turned out to be a scare, nothing yet but it sure caused lots of caos. There were weird people on the street trying to introduce themselves and shake our hands............creepy! I could have gone on a run tonight outdoors but a) it was late, b) I wanted to catch the news regarding terroists before heading outdoors, c) it was still about 34 degrees at 6.30pm just before it started getting dark.......I love the heat so that wasn't really a pertinent issue! d) sore back, gotta ease it back kinda slowly and today was sure busy and active! A beer and cooking a healthy tea was more inviting. Full of excuses aren't I??? Haha!
Pip :-)
Definitely a gym visit is on agenda after work tomorrow provided the mall isn't blocked off due to bomb scares...........
Sunday, February 20, 2011
BACK UPDATE AND TRAINING PLANS...........
Howdy team!
Firstly I will say that I still feel some back strain.........enough that I'm aware it's there, particularly if on feet for too long or bending in various positions. However I feel it's lessened a bit since early/mid last week. In all fairness this back pain isn't diabolical, (however that is spelt) but a bit annoying and I have a fear about aggrevating back pain.
Also I'm on a budget and as ya know if ya visit a doc, they seem to refer to to either a physio, osetopath or similar and order you to have x-rays somewhere else, then there are recommended follow up visits and the end result is many hundred $$$ spent if not more! If I was in total severe pain and couldn't move..........there would be less choice. But for me I'm doing stretches, carrying on as norm etc.
Today I decided on my first run for a week. Did a 5.3km hilly outdoor run and while I felt my back, nothing abnormal etc was felt. I didn't time myself and pace felt about norm for now. I could pick up the speed somewhat when wanted. Came back and did many core exercises and stretches and tried on the pushups. First set on toes I only managed 10 but on the second set I pushed out 15 consecutive! As a couple of weeks ago I managed 20, I want that to be a regular thing and now to work on going lower and absolute top controlled form! The plank make my strain feel the stretch I think but in a good way!
I weighed in today, - result was 73.2kg. Am alright with that for now as while last week was totally/active/busy at work I seemed to make excuses up and get into the mindset to eat muffin scraps, chocolate bars, skinny mochas instead of skinny flat whites and a bit more cheese than norm and tried a couple of crusty new white bread rolls as they came with fillings for a couple of lunches instead of my home lunch or 'doughed out crusty multigrain roll'. The day of BF's party I got down to 72.0kg, (ok actually 2 reads of 71.9 and one of 72.1kg, - it all depends on how scales are positioned on tiles!) Party leftovers and a bit of slackness occupied the first week, back injury last week and dietary disorganisation! No big bingeing, just less than desirable habits started coming to the forefront! This morn I also felt as if I could have gone for a number 2 but not quite.............2 weeks ago I felt rather starved at the morning weigh in due to not wanting to mess up the kitchen the previous night after sorting for BF's party, (so tea then.....an apple and a small 95g tin tuna).
However still need to organise training schedule, - will get that up tomorrow. At this stage think back is on the mend and strain should leave soon :-)
Howdy team!
Firstly I will say that I still feel some back strain.........enough that I'm aware it's there, particularly if on feet for too long or bending in various positions. However I feel it's lessened a bit since early/mid last week. In all fairness this back pain isn't diabolical, (however that is spelt) but a bit annoying and I have a fear about aggrevating back pain.
Also I'm on a budget and as ya know if ya visit a doc, they seem to refer to to either a physio, osetopath or similar and order you to have x-rays somewhere else, then there are recommended follow up visits and the end result is many hundred $$$ spent if not more! If I was in total severe pain and couldn't move..........there would be less choice. But for me I'm doing stretches, carrying on as norm etc.
Today I decided on my first run for a week. Did a 5.3km hilly outdoor run and while I felt my back, nothing abnormal etc was felt. I didn't time myself and pace felt about norm for now. I could pick up the speed somewhat when wanted. Came back and did many core exercises and stretches and tried on the pushups. First set on toes I only managed 10 but on the second set I pushed out 15 consecutive! As a couple of weeks ago I managed 20, I want that to be a regular thing and now to work on going lower and absolute top controlled form! The plank make my strain feel the stretch I think but in a good way!
I weighed in today, - result was 73.2kg. Am alright with that for now as while last week was totally/active/busy at work I seemed to make excuses up and get into the mindset to eat muffin scraps, chocolate bars, skinny mochas instead of skinny flat whites and a bit more cheese than norm and tried a couple of crusty new white bread rolls as they came with fillings for a couple of lunches instead of my home lunch or 'doughed out crusty multigrain roll'. The day of BF's party I got down to 72.0kg, (ok actually 2 reads of 71.9 and one of 72.1kg, - it all depends on how scales are positioned on tiles!) Party leftovers and a bit of slackness occupied the first week, back injury last week and dietary disorganisation! No big bingeing, just less than desirable habits started coming to the forefront! This morn I also felt as if I could have gone for a number 2 but not quite.............2 weeks ago I felt rather starved at the morning weigh in due to not wanting to mess up the kitchen the previous night after sorting for BF's party, (so tea then.....an apple and a small 95g tin tuna).
However still need to organise training schedule, - will get that up tomorrow. At this stage think back is on the mend and strain should leave soon :-)
Thursday, February 17, 2011
SPANNER IN THE WORKS...............
As you may gather from my training updates this week.....................you can prob guess and would be indeed right, no ticking stuff off!
On Monday I woke up with a notably sore lower back. I can't think of anything I did to injure it outright.
I do know that about a year ago I did hurt my back worse than what it is hurt now. I think the injury a year ago may have been the delayed aspect of road cycling with heavy uneven loads on my back! Anyway a year ago I woke with a bad hunched cripple, could only walk slow, took a few mins to do such things as get out of bed, in or out of the shower etc thinking.......whoops, this way won't work! Because I would have been lucky to be even 30% of my normal capacity I had to take 2 days off work a year ago. I had to get a doc's certificate and he recommended rest then physio etc. I didn't do physio or anything due to cost but did my own stretches and within 5-6 days my back felt back to norm, - pretty much anyway. Over the past year or so my back has felt pretty much OK, a little sore every now and then but not enough to stop my normal regime or think about it further and the following day any slight pain seemed to ease. However I guess I wasn't always diligent about looking AFTER my back.............that kinda invicible feel, thinking I'd deal with it later, wanting to think of myself as TOUGH!
This week my back pain wasn't as bad as last year, it hasn't gotten any worse since Monday but no better. I can walk pretty much at full pace, have to think about how I bend and bend at knees all the time. Jogging 20 metres aggrevates it. Work has been frantic this week for various reasons, have done some overtime and feel aware of my back all day at work, (making faces when bent down where customers wouldn't see). Am in slight pain, more at times but I manage to plod along and work at mostly full pace I think, (maybe with slight exception to bending and picking stuff up). The stop start nature frustrates me LOTS at the moment but bit by bit have sucked it uo. I just didn't expect or call for this to happen............but as much as frustration at times hits I can't really whinge I guess!
However diet hasn't really been on this week either...............that..................and doing rehab stretches etc needs to improve! Despite charging around in some pain at work feeling frustrated about it............my middle gets larger if I habitally eat sugar and cheese as a daily thing............and lollies, muffin scraps etc etc. That's what's gotta stop for good!!!
As you may gather from my training updates this week.....................you can prob guess and would be indeed right, no ticking stuff off!
On Monday I woke up with a notably sore lower back. I can't think of anything I did to injure it outright.
I do know that about a year ago I did hurt my back worse than what it is hurt now. I think the injury a year ago may have been the delayed aspect of road cycling with heavy uneven loads on my back! Anyway a year ago I woke with a bad hunched cripple, could only walk slow, took a few mins to do such things as get out of bed, in or out of the shower etc thinking.......whoops, this way won't work! Because I would have been lucky to be even 30% of my normal capacity I had to take 2 days off work a year ago. I had to get a doc's certificate and he recommended rest then physio etc. I didn't do physio or anything due to cost but did my own stretches and within 5-6 days my back felt back to norm, - pretty much anyway. Over the past year or so my back has felt pretty much OK, a little sore every now and then but not enough to stop my normal regime or think about it further and the following day any slight pain seemed to ease. However I guess I wasn't always diligent about looking AFTER my back.............that kinda invicible feel, thinking I'd deal with it later, wanting to think of myself as TOUGH!
This week my back pain wasn't as bad as last year, it hasn't gotten any worse since Monday but no better. I can walk pretty much at full pace, have to think about how I bend and bend at knees all the time. Jogging 20 metres aggrevates it. Work has been frantic this week for various reasons, have done some overtime and feel aware of my back all day at work, (making faces when bent down where customers wouldn't see). Am in slight pain, more at times but I manage to plod along and work at mostly full pace I think, (maybe with slight exception to bending and picking stuff up). The stop start nature frustrates me LOTS at the moment but bit by bit have sucked it uo. I just didn't expect or call for this to happen............but as much as frustration at times hits I can't really whinge I guess!
However diet hasn't really been on this week either...............that..................and doing rehab stretches etc needs to improve! Despite charging around in some pain at work feeling frustrated about it............my middle gets larger if I habitally eat sugar and cheese as a daily thing............and lollies, muffin scraps etc etc. That's what's gotta stop for good!!!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
ALRIGHTY< WEEK 4 UPDATE and WEEK 5/1/DOINGS...........
Alrighty gang, I dunno how to score myself for last week! If I had The Commando from 'The Biggest Loser' or even a personal coach/trainer I'm sure I'd get a score close to a big fat ZERO!
On self analysis: I didn't pull myself back from BF's b-day party. On Sunday after the party I ate a modest, (or slightly more than modest but not binge worthy) portion of leftovers and had no real prob about that. In Perth (but not me personally) there were some fire disasters. BF is a firefighter and was out for 2 nights helping to fight them. The first night I didn't manage to keep to my non-negotiable behaviours.............I found it just too hard to pull back into line, (but it would have been possible). Not the best place to be. I found excuses to pick at muffins, skinny mochas, cheese, chocolate, un-needed extras for rest of week to a degree where I felt slightly too full to train at end of day. After consuming a little confectionary that 'I know it was best if I didn't'...........I just wanna gorge!
When not having it............I'm fine, don't think about it and do like healthy nourishing type options.
So.........no excuses, beating oneself up sure doesn't help. However I know if I had a pro trainer monitoring me............there would be hard questions!
To re-iterate........my main goals/behaviours aren't that hard and need to be non negotiable if I'm to head toward my objectives. They are:
* confectionary sugary products and deep fried or pastry laden products are only acceptable in social situations in moderation, (where I feel out of place if I don't have a little), - on average once every 4 weeks or so. That means no buying for self, eating leftovers non socially etc etc Iced coffees and soft drinks etc and any similar sweet tasting stuff..banned!
* the alcohol one is and stays non negotiable: That is: I'm not allowed to drink anymore than 3/7 days in a calendar week Mon to Sun. Maximum quantities allowed in a day are either: 2 glasses/400ml wine OR 2 beers, (stubbies, pints, schooners etc) OR 60 ml spirits. Up to 12 times a year I can exceed these amounts............but not more often. These days and amounts must be recorded! Unsused drinks or drinking days can't be saved up. If on annual leave holidays I can drink more days if I want but must keep to general day drinking limits, (no more than 400ml wine, OR 2 beers OR 60 ml spirits per day) except for the 12 day a year allowance.
Rules above are the non negotiables and I feel need to be adhered to for the rest of my life. They are strict enough but not overly strict! It's better to feel a little annoyed at not overindulging occasionally then the annoyance from overindulgence after the party has finished and thoughts about further un-needed indulgences are!as I found out yet again.
I know I CAN do this..............it's not a question of that. It's keeping it up as a lifestyle without the annoying fluctuations in these areas!
Other lifestyle rules are doing upmost best to my satisfaction regarding keeping to training standards, also to keep in line with organisational standards and to keep to budget and do my best to keep to goal of being in bed, lights out at least 7 hours at least 5 nights a week.
Scales and body tell me I've put on 1.5 to 2kg in the last week:-(
However onwards and upwards and tomorrow marks day one of 20 week half marathon training plan for the Gold Coast half marathon on 3 July 2011! Most half marathon training plans at an intermediate level seem to have 4 running sessions a week and up to 2 cross training sessions if wanted. I've been debating whether to follow one to the letter OR get a personalised plan or coach OR whether to make up my own plan from the base plan which sort of gears toward triathlon building as well.
In the end I've decided to make up and follow my own plan and see where it gets me! I intend to give myself at least 3 running sessions per week with one of them being a long run. Then also at least one bike and one swim session, (maybe more) and at least 2 resistance sessions weekly.
Performance goal for half marathon is completion under 2 hours! Wanna feel good for this holiday and also Airlie Beach kayaking etc and skiing in NZ after that! Wanna keep self in line for triathlons the following spring/summer.
Weight goal before leaving Perth is under 66kg, (with intention of staying under 68kg for good thereafter), (73.5-74kg now).
With body fat % goal is under 25%.
WEEK 5/1 TRAINING PLAN :-)
MONDAY 14 FEB: Treadmill 30 mins as fast as poss running. 15 mins resistance (pm) workout
TUESDAY 15 FEB: Rower 15 mins, Body Pump class performing best as poss (pm)
WEDNESDAY 16 FEB: Turbo trainer 30 mins as fast as poss (pm)
THURSDAY 17 FEB: Either 5.3km run outdoors OR treadmill 30 mins as fast as poss, 15 mins resistance (pm)
FRIDAY 18 FEB: 30 min swim session somewhere, no matter what it takes me!
SATURDAY 19 FEB: turbo 20 mins followed by 20 min run, (am)
SUNDAY 20 FEB: Run around block which is just over 9km, (am)
Alrighty gang, I dunno how to score myself for last week! If I had The Commando from 'The Biggest Loser' or even a personal coach/trainer I'm sure I'd get a score close to a big fat ZERO!
On self analysis: I didn't pull myself back from BF's b-day party. On Sunday after the party I ate a modest, (or slightly more than modest but not binge worthy) portion of leftovers and had no real prob about that. In Perth (but not me personally) there were some fire disasters. BF is a firefighter and was out for 2 nights helping to fight them. The first night I didn't manage to keep to my non-negotiable behaviours.............I found it just too hard to pull back into line, (but it would have been possible). Not the best place to be. I found excuses to pick at muffins, skinny mochas, cheese, chocolate, un-needed extras for rest of week to a degree where I felt slightly too full to train at end of day. After consuming a little confectionary that 'I know it was best if I didn't'...........I just wanna gorge!
When not having it............I'm fine, don't think about it and do like healthy nourishing type options.
So.........no excuses, beating oneself up sure doesn't help. However I know if I had a pro trainer monitoring me............there would be hard questions!
To re-iterate........my main goals/behaviours aren't that hard and need to be non negotiable if I'm to head toward my objectives. They are:
* confectionary sugary products and deep fried or pastry laden products are only acceptable in social situations in moderation, (where I feel out of place if I don't have a little), - on average once every 4 weeks or so. That means no buying for self, eating leftovers non socially etc etc Iced coffees and soft drinks etc and any similar sweet tasting stuff..banned!
* the alcohol one is and stays non negotiable: That is: I'm not allowed to drink anymore than 3/7 days in a calendar week Mon to Sun. Maximum quantities allowed in a day are either: 2 glasses/400ml wine OR 2 beers, (stubbies, pints, schooners etc) OR 60 ml spirits. Up to 12 times a year I can exceed these amounts............but not more often. These days and amounts must be recorded! Unsused drinks or drinking days can't be saved up. If on annual leave holidays I can drink more days if I want but must keep to general day drinking limits, (no more than 400ml wine, OR 2 beers OR 60 ml spirits per day) except for the 12 day a year allowance.
Rules above are the non negotiables and I feel need to be adhered to for the rest of my life. They are strict enough but not overly strict! It's better to feel a little annoyed at not overindulging occasionally then the annoyance from overindulgence after the party has finished and thoughts about further un-needed indulgences are!as I found out yet again.
I know I CAN do this..............it's not a question of that. It's keeping it up as a lifestyle without the annoying fluctuations in these areas!
Other lifestyle rules are doing upmost best to my satisfaction regarding keeping to training standards, also to keep in line with organisational standards and to keep to budget and do my best to keep to goal of being in bed, lights out at least 7 hours at least 5 nights a week.
Scales and body tell me I've put on 1.5 to 2kg in the last week:-(
However onwards and upwards and tomorrow marks day one of 20 week half marathon training plan for the Gold Coast half marathon on 3 July 2011! Most half marathon training plans at an intermediate level seem to have 4 running sessions a week and up to 2 cross training sessions if wanted. I've been debating whether to follow one to the letter OR get a personalised plan or coach OR whether to make up my own plan from the base plan which sort of gears toward triathlon building as well.
In the end I've decided to make up and follow my own plan and see where it gets me! I intend to give myself at least 3 running sessions per week with one of them being a long run. Then also at least one bike and one swim session, (maybe more) and at least 2 resistance sessions weekly.
Performance goal for half marathon is completion under 2 hours! Wanna feel good for this holiday and also Airlie Beach kayaking etc and skiing in NZ after that! Wanna keep self in line for triathlons the following spring/summer.
Weight goal before leaving Perth is under 66kg, (with intention of staying under 68kg for good thereafter), (73.5-74kg now).
With body fat % goal is under 25%.
WEEK 5/1 TRAINING PLAN :-)
MONDAY 14 FEB: Treadmill 30 mins as fast as poss running. 15 mins resistance (pm) workout
TUESDAY 15 FEB: Rower 15 mins, Body Pump class performing best as poss (pm)
WEDNESDAY 16 FEB: Turbo trainer 30 mins as fast as poss (pm)
THURSDAY 17 FEB: Either 5.3km run outdoors OR treadmill 30 mins as fast as poss, 15 mins resistance (pm)
FRIDAY 18 FEB: 30 min swim session somewhere, no matter what it takes me!
SATURDAY 19 FEB: turbo 20 mins followed by 20 min run, (am)
SUNDAY 20 FEB: Run around block which is just over 9km, (am)
Sunday, February 06, 2011
UPDATE AND TRAINING WEEK 4 PROGRAM:
Howdy, first up the pic of me is just a random I took quickly 30 mins ago using the self timer mode for the first time with this camera. So please excuse the background mess, I do like the wide angle on this camera now. Hair is getting longer I see and these are jeans I haven't gotten into for a few months! Size 11 Just Jeans ones but I'd have to say they are a big fit cause I'm still more a size 12 in most bottoms and more a 13 I think in most Levis. I can see arms and shoulders toning up.
Now regarding last week I'd give myself a 7/10 again. Am still disappointed I haven't gotten to the pool but that situation is gonna change! One of BF's and now my friends has offered to give me some swimming training and she is an elite swimmer who used to represent Australia. We've just got to organise a time we are free.
Am very happy to have got to Body Pump last week and very happy to manage 20 push ups on toes. I still need to work on organisation and prioritising training but am liking my discipline to do at least 80% of what I set out to do! Last night was BF's 30th party which was a fun night at our place with just over 30 guests. He had a rissole party, (he loves them and made a heap!!!) We had beef ones, chicken ones and lamb ones. Also heaps of ham, BBQ cold chickens, a big garden salad with all sorts of goodies, heaps of potato salad, nibblies, pavlova, cheesecake and lemon meriange cake for dessert with heaps of beer and wine. So I had a bit more than norm to eat yesterday night but not out of control. There are heaps of leftovers so need to be very careful not to overdo it and stay in control! Now that's a challenge! With the wine leftovers I want to limit it to one bottle a week ideally to be enjoyed over 2 nights, (Friday/Saturday) and no more than 2 beers a week unless there are social functions. I weighed in yesterday morning at 72.1kg but I'm sure that would have spiked by a kilo or so today.
I think for the eventual goal I'm looking at getting down to the range of about 64-68kg and under 25% body fat. If I comfortably go under that and get near 60kg I'd love that too but if I maintained that 64-68 range while feeling fit with body fat under 25% I would be stoked. I want to maintain a minimum of at least 3 intense cardio workouts of at least 30 mins each, and a minimum of 2 resistance intense sessions of at least 15 mins each every week. When training for events or wanting to reduce fat or in the mood I will do more but if I ever slow down I need to keep to my minimum workout requirements unless of really proper reason. And of course keep up clean controlled diet with lots of water.
3.5 weeks till Adelaide! I'm really looking forward to that! Waitangi day in NZ as well!
TRAINING PLAN AS PER FOLLOWS:
MONDAY 7 FEB: 30 mins treadmill as fast as poss and 15 min resistance workout
ACTUAL: DID 30 MIN RUN ON TREADMILL. MANAGED 5.37KM TODAY, A BEST FOR A WHILE, THE FINAL 10 MINS ALMOST KILLED BUT DID IT. HAVE STRUGGLED TODAY, BEING A MONDAY ETC AND AT WORK. AM SAD TO HEAR AT THIS STAGE 59 HOMES HAVE BEEN BURNT DOWN BY PERTH HILLS LATEST BUSHFIRE, ANOTHER 28 HAVE BEEN BADLY DAMAGED AND THE NUMBERS SEEM TO KEEP INCREASING AT THE MOMENT. BF WAS OUT FIGHTING FIRES ALL LAST NIGHT AND IS AGAIN TONIGHT AFTER A 5 HOUR SLEEP IN THE DAY. DISASTERS WHERE PEOPLE EITHER LOSE LIVES OR ALL THEIR POSSESSIONS/LIVES SEEM TO BE KEEPING ON HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT. IT'S A BIT OF A FEELING OF 'WHAT'S NEXT'? I'VE BEEN FEELING LIKE DOWNING HEAPS OF THE PARTY FOOD LEFTOVERS...........A BIG GLORIOUS INDULGENCE I DON'T NEED TO PAY MORE CASH FOR! AND SWEETS AT WORK HAVE BEEN MORE MENTALLY INVITING THAN FOR A WHILE! I DIDN'T WEAKEN TO ANY MORE CAKE LEFTOVERS BUT MOST OF US FELT FLAT AT WORK AND I DID EAT HALF A MUFFIN MID ARVO. THEY HAD MY FAV FLAVOUR OF DOUBLE CHOC/CARAMEL AND I WEAKENED TO HALF, (OR MAYBE EVEN JUST A THIRD) OF ONE MUFFIN SHARED WITH OTHERS. HOWEVER AM PLEASED I MADE IT TO GYM FOR A HARD SLOG AND DIDN'T ALLOW MYSELF TO INDULGE IN LEFTOVERS WHEN HOME. THEREFORE STILL AM ON TRACK AND DIDN'T GET OUT OF CONTROL. REGRETS ABOUT MISSING RESISTANCE TRAINING...........VOUCH TO MAKE UP THIS SESSION LATER IN WEEK!
TUESDAY 8 FEB: Body Pump class and 10 mins rower
ACTUAL: CRAPOLA DAY, NO TRAINING, MUFFIN SCRAPS, CHOCOLATE, SKINNY MOCHAS AND CHEESE POPPED INTO DIET. HMM, TOO MUCH WINE LAST NIGHT AFTER MEANING ONLY TO HAVE A GLASS TO RELAX IN HEARING ABOUT BUSHFIRE DISASTERS, TOO MUCH EATING LEFTOVER CHEESECAKE AFTER WINE AT NIGHT AND CHICKEN AFTER WINE WHICH I BARELY BUT DO REMEMBER. FELT TIRED, LIKE CRAP ALL DAY WITH THOSE SELF LOATHING/UNDOING THOUGHTS ARRIVING! THE MORE I TRY NOT TO DWELL ON IT, THE MORE I SEEM TO BUT MUST BE BACK TO NORMAL TOMORROW
WEDNESDAY 9 FEB: Outdoor Run 9km hilly route
ACTUAL: HMMMM...............YOU PROB GET THE PICTURE!
THURSDAY 10 FEB: 30 mins turbo, 15 mins resistance training
ACTUAL:.................30 MINS TURBO. THIS IS CRAP............I VOW TO STICK TO MY NON-NEGOTIABLE RULES WHERE I CONTROL FOOD RATHER THAN THE OTHER WAY AROUND. OCCASIONALLY HARD WORK BUT SO WORTH IT! ENOUGH SAID. AIM FOR NO WEIGH IN TILL JUST PRIOR TO ADELAIDE AND WOULD BE STOKED TO BE DOWN UNDER 72kg AGAIN BY THEN AND STAY ON TRACK!
FRIDAY 11 FEB: Day off
SATURDAY 12 FEB: Pool, swimming 30 mins focussing on freestyle. May look up some drills but wanna keep heart rate up consistently
SUNDAY 13 FEB: Brick session of 20 mins turbo followed by 30 min run
* Thursdays resistance session can be transferred to Saturday if I really want!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
TRAINING PLAN WEEK 3............AND WEEK 2 UPDATE.....
Howdy all! Week 2 I'd give about a 7/10 in effort. I went hardcore in the week, had the unfortunate phone drama on Thurs, Fri and Saturday. If tri training or half marathon or fitness training in a half serious mode..........carbs can't be substituted for alcohol either as a way to try to lose or at least control weight.
Prioritising and organisation to get things done needs to be key! Also I think I'm best to vary my training. IE, at least on the treadmill do intervals sometimes rather than just as far as I can in 30 mins. Swimming, - I blew off the session cause I heard the pool was busy but didn't find a way to fit my session in for the week. I have progressed well with resistance, my less fav training! Have now got pushup on toes PB up to 16!!! I reckon arms and shoulders are toning up nice. Weight was down at 72.9kg on Thurs but was annoyed to see it at 73.6 on Sat when still going hard............that's why I should keep off scales too much LOL! A big challenge for me is still to not let a little laziness turn into alot of laziness and bad habits and I'm succeeding with that. But still can do better to get more athlete like! Another thing as well as fatloss and fitness gain is I want to get resting heart rate down! I've always had a highish heart rate, (90-100bpm resting as a kid) and now can get it to 210bpm when I train at my most intense! Resting is about 75-76bpm when I first wake up. I'd like to get that well down into the 60's if poss. My heart rate monitor sometimes tells me I've trained at 98% of my max after a 50 min run when I log in my age etc! I do go hard but don't know if that's possible! Also maybe one or two morning training sessions a week could work on days I start at 8.30 or 9am.
Oh, a trainer would be nice...............but time to keep on trucking on....... Major goal is to get all sessions done at allocated time slots unless of a real decent reason, (disorganisation and moods don't count). Actually I forgot to get all my shift times so will update all week sessions tomorrow. However I will list tomorrow's.
WEEK 3 PLAN:
MONDAY: 30 min swim at pool swimming freestyle as best as poss! Not an option to skip it this time! 15 mins resistance workout in evening.
ACTUAL: OKAY, I STILL DIDN'T MAKE IT TO POOL! DIDN'T FIND GOGGLES AND CAP IN TIME BEFORE WORK AND BUS THIS MORN AND FORGOT ABOUT THEM LAST NIGHT, JUST REMEMBERING TOGS AND TOWEL! BUT DID 5.3KM OUTDOOR HILLY RUN FOLLOWED BY 18 MINS RESISTANCE TRAINING. I IMPROVED 1.5 MINS FROM THE SAME RUN TWO WEEKS AGO COMING IN WITH A TIME OF 32 MINS, 16 SECS. (GENERALLY I CAN RUN FASTER ON TREADMILL BUT THAT IS NORMAL) IMMEDIATE GOAL IS TO KEEP IMPROVING AND GET THAT UNDER 30 MINS. RESISTANCE TRAINING WAS HARD BUT IS COMING ALONG WELL! I BETTERED MY TOE PUSH UP PB AGAIN COMING IN WITH 18 CONSECUTIVE, (ALMOST 20)! THEN DROPPED DOWN STRAIGHT AWAY FOR 22 ON KNEES, THEN WASTED! THEN NORMAL SIT AGAINST WALL THING, PLANK, LUNGE VARIATIONS, VARIOUS CRUNCHES, TRICEP DIPS AND REPEAT! I DIDN'T GET BACK TO TOES BUT STILL MANAGED 30 CONSECUTIVE PUSHUPS ON KNEES SECOND ROUND. EATS ETC ON TRACK!
TUESDAY 1 FEB 2011: Plan to get out of work on time and make Body Pump! I'm excited about maybe being more supple this class with my improved pushup, lunge and plank ability and will ensure I try class with good weights. Am planning on at least 10 mins on rower after this class before bus! Will weigh in tomorrow morn being 1 Feb.
ACTUAL: COMPLETED THE 1 HOUR BODY PUMP CLASS, I NOTED GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN MY PUSH UP, PLANK AND LUNGE ABILITY IN PARTICULAR THIS CLASS WHICH WAS PLEASING AND GAVE CLASS HEAPS! DIDN'T MAKE IT TO ROWER, DECIDED ARMS WERE FAGGED AND DEAD FEELING! INSTEAD FOLLOWED PUMP WITH A 20 MIN RUN ON TREADMILL BEFORE HAVING TO GET BUS, - 3.65KM. ON TRACK WITH NUTRITION ETC.
FEB 1 2011 WEIGH IN THIS MORN WAS 72.5KG, (160lb). THAT COMPARES WITH DEC 31 2010 @ 74.5KG. 5CM OFF EACH WAIST AND STOMACH IN LAST 15 DAYS AS WELL!
WEDNESDAY 2 FEB: After I logged off yesterday I realised I hadn't posted up a training plan for today but it was too late to log into do it. Mentally I decided on running my 9km hilly run block. Actually it's a short tad over 9km.
ACTUAL: COMPLETED THE RUN! HEADED OFF AT 6PM AND IT WAS STILL 29.9 DEGREES SO I CARRIED A FULL WATER BOTTLE AND HOUSE KEYS. WOW, I'D NEVER RUN WITH A WATER SUCKER BOTTLE AT ALL AND I MUST SAY IT SUCKED! AFTER ABOUT 5KM I'D FINISHED THE WATER BUT WAS STILL CARRYING BOTTLE, KEYS AND EVENTUALLY SUNNIES AS THEY GOT SO FOGGED UP IN SWEAT! RAN IT ALL, PUSHED UP THE MANY RATHER STEEP HILLS QUITE HARDCORE, THE DOWNS WERE NICER! JUST ON ONE HOUR FOR COMPLETION TIME TODAY. EVENTUAL AIM IS TO GO UNDER 50 MINS FOR THIS BUT I EXPECT IT TO TAKE A WHILE. NUTRITION ON TRACK. FEEL A TAD GUILTY HAHA OVER THE 1 TEASPOON OF SPICY RED BOTTLE SAUCE I HAD WITH THE CHICKEN, VEG STIRFRY. I ALSO HAD LEMON JUICE AND CRACKED PEPPER AND WATER IN THE SAUCE BUT DID ADD ABOUT 15G FOUNTAIN SPICY RED SAUCE TO WHOLE DINNER MIX TO SIMMER FOR A BIT NOT TO FREAK BF OUT ABOUT TOTALLY CLEAN FOOD YET. WE HAD IT WITH BASMATI RICE, (ME JUST A TINY BIT).
THURSDAY 3 FEB: 30 min ride turbo trainer as hard as poss. 15 mins resistance training all major muscle groups.
ACTUAL: I DID DO THE 30 MIN TURBO RIDE, INFACT 31 MINS! I KNOW I PUSHED HARD, CAN FEEL DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT WITH SPEED AND REVOLUTIONS. IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO ACTUALLY START TODAY AND I NEARLY BLEW IT OFF! BIG DAY AT WORK, HOME LATE, STILL 32 DEGREES IN EVENING AND I HAD 1 CAN BEER WITH BF, THEN HEAPS WATER!. THEN ONTO COOK HEALTHY TEA, WATCH BIGGEST LOSER. THEN WATCHING MICHELLE BRIDGES I HAULED IT ONTO TURBO..............NO EXCUSES! STILL 30 DEGREES WHEN TRAINING BUT THIS IS GOOD TRAINING I THINK! I DO ADMIT TO BLOWING OFF 15 MIN RESISTANCE.........IT WAS NEARLY 9.30, I KNEW I'D GIVE IT SHORT OF MY BEST. HOWEVER...........I DON'T GET A DAY OFF TOMORROW! INSTEAD I HAVE TO DO JUST THAT AND SHOULD BE FIRED UP AND FRESH WHEN I DO! IN AND OUT FOR 15-20 MINS TOMORROW! OTHER THAN MY 1 CAN MIDSTRENGTH LOW CARB BEER, ALL ON TRACK! By the way, I won't go into big spiels on the Biggest Loser and my opinions but I can't believe Michelle Bridges weighed in at 65.5kg after her week with the family. She isn't overly tall and I know she is muscly but she is the leanest smallest 65.5kg person I think I'd seen. Maybe the weigh in numbers are fudged but wow! Now I think hitting under 70 or 70.0 will be an achievement but I'm up for getting and staying under 68kg!
FRIDAY 4 FEB: WAS GONNA BE A DAY OFF BUT AT LEAST 15 MINS RESISTANCE TRAINING IS COMPULSORY!
ACTUAL: HAD FULL DAY OFF AND A FULL BODY MASSAGE! HMMMM! ON TRACK BUT LIGHT TEA AS DIDN'T WANNA MESS UP THE KITCHEN AFTER A BIG ORGANISATION FOR PARTY SATURDAY!
SATURDAY 5 FEB: BF's 30th b-day party! However before I get into prep as it will be a big one I'm to complete a brick session of 20 mins turbo followed by 20 min run!
ACTUAL: NAUGHTY PIP DIDN'T DO THE BRICK SESSION. BUT DID START WITH A 20 MIN RESISTANCE WORKOUT STARTING OUT WITH 20 CONSECUTIVE PUSH UPS ON TOES!!! NEW RECORD, NOW I'M FOCUSSING ON GOING LOWER AND IMPROVED FORM!!! I FOLLOWED THAT STRAIGHT UP WITH A 5.3KM RUN. RUN WAS A BIT SLOW AS WORKOUT WAS BEFORE BREKKIE AND AFTER A LIGHT TEA YESTERDAY. NUTRITION, - WELL HAD BF'S 30TH PARTY THAT NIGHT, THERE WAS AN OVER ABUNDANCE OF FOOD AND DRINK! SO DID EAT A BIT MORE THAN NORM, (AND PROB HAD TOO MUCH WINE) BUT NO BINGEING!
SUNDAY 6 FEB: No promises for any significant exercise today! If I manage anything it's a plus...........however just must make sure I keep control, no overconsuming resulting in guilt of possible leftovers if slightly hungover!
ACTUAL: DAY OFF TRAINING, HAD NICE PLATE OF LEFTOVERS OF SALADS, COLD MEAT FOR LUNCH AND RISSOLES FOR BREKKIE! GOT TO WATCH MYSELF WITH THESE LEFTOVERS!!!
Howdy all! Week 2 I'd give about a 7/10 in effort. I went hardcore in the week, had the unfortunate phone drama on Thurs, Fri and Saturday. If tri training or half marathon or fitness training in a half serious mode..........carbs can't be substituted for alcohol either as a way to try to lose or at least control weight.
Prioritising and organisation to get things done needs to be key! Also I think I'm best to vary my training. IE, at least on the treadmill do intervals sometimes rather than just as far as I can in 30 mins. Swimming, - I blew off the session cause I heard the pool was busy but didn't find a way to fit my session in for the week. I have progressed well with resistance, my less fav training! Have now got pushup on toes PB up to 16!!! I reckon arms and shoulders are toning up nice. Weight was down at 72.9kg on Thurs but was annoyed to see it at 73.6 on Sat when still going hard............that's why I should keep off scales too much LOL! A big challenge for me is still to not let a little laziness turn into alot of laziness and bad habits and I'm succeeding with that. But still can do better to get more athlete like! Another thing as well as fatloss and fitness gain is I want to get resting heart rate down! I've always had a highish heart rate, (90-100bpm resting as a kid) and now can get it to 210bpm when I train at my most intense! Resting is about 75-76bpm when I first wake up. I'd like to get that well down into the 60's if poss. My heart rate monitor sometimes tells me I've trained at 98% of my max after a 50 min run when I log in my age etc! I do go hard but don't know if that's possible! Also maybe one or two morning training sessions a week could work on days I start at 8.30 or 9am.
Oh, a trainer would be nice...............but time to keep on trucking on....... Major goal is to get all sessions done at allocated time slots unless of a real decent reason, (disorganisation and moods don't count). Actually I forgot to get all my shift times so will update all week sessions tomorrow. However I will list tomorrow's.
WEEK 3 PLAN:
MONDAY: 30 min swim at pool swimming freestyle as best as poss! Not an option to skip it this time! 15 mins resistance workout in evening.
ACTUAL: OKAY, I STILL DIDN'T MAKE IT TO POOL! DIDN'T FIND GOGGLES AND CAP IN TIME BEFORE WORK AND BUS THIS MORN AND FORGOT ABOUT THEM LAST NIGHT, JUST REMEMBERING TOGS AND TOWEL! BUT DID 5.3KM OUTDOOR HILLY RUN FOLLOWED BY 18 MINS RESISTANCE TRAINING. I IMPROVED 1.5 MINS FROM THE SAME RUN TWO WEEKS AGO COMING IN WITH A TIME OF 32 MINS, 16 SECS. (GENERALLY I CAN RUN FASTER ON TREADMILL BUT THAT IS NORMAL) IMMEDIATE GOAL IS TO KEEP IMPROVING AND GET THAT UNDER 30 MINS. RESISTANCE TRAINING WAS HARD BUT IS COMING ALONG WELL! I BETTERED MY TOE PUSH UP PB AGAIN COMING IN WITH 18 CONSECUTIVE, (ALMOST 20)! THEN DROPPED DOWN STRAIGHT AWAY FOR 22 ON KNEES, THEN WASTED! THEN NORMAL SIT AGAINST WALL THING, PLANK, LUNGE VARIATIONS, VARIOUS CRUNCHES, TRICEP DIPS AND REPEAT! I DIDN'T GET BACK TO TOES BUT STILL MANAGED 30 CONSECUTIVE PUSHUPS ON KNEES SECOND ROUND. EATS ETC ON TRACK!
TUESDAY 1 FEB 2011: Plan to get out of work on time and make Body Pump! I'm excited about maybe being more supple this class with my improved pushup, lunge and plank ability and will ensure I try class with good weights. Am planning on at least 10 mins on rower after this class before bus! Will weigh in tomorrow morn being 1 Feb.
ACTUAL: COMPLETED THE 1 HOUR BODY PUMP CLASS, I NOTED GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN MY PUSH UP, PLANK AND LUNGE ABILITY IN PARTICULAR THIS CLASS WHICH WAS PLEASING AND GAVE CLASS HEAPS! DIDN'T MAKE IT TO ROWER, DECIDED ARMS WERE FAGGED AND DEAD FEELING! INSTEAD FOLLOWED PUMP WITH A 20 MIN RUN ON TREADMILL BEFORE HAVING TO GET BUS, - 3.65KM. ON TRACK WITH NUTRITION ETC.
FEB 1 2011 WEIGH IN THIS MORN WAS 72.5KG, (160lb). THAT COMPARES WITH DEC 31 2010 @ 74.5KG. 5CM OFF EACH WAIST AND STOMACH IN LAST 15 DAYS AS WELL!
WEDNESDAY 2 FEB: After I logged off yesterday I realised I hadn't posted up a training plan for today but it was too late to log into do it. Mentally I decided on running my 9km hilly run block. Actually it's a short tad over 9km.
ACTUAL: COMPLETED THE RUN! HEADED OFF AT 6PM AND IT WAS STILL 29.9 DEGREES SO I CARRIED A FULL WATER BOTTLE AND HOUSE KEYS. WOW, I'D NEVER RUN WITH A WATER SUCKER BOTTLE AT ALL AND I MUST SAY IT SUCKED! AFTER ABOUT 5KM I'D FINISHED THE WATER BUT WAS STILL CARRYING BOTTLE, KEYS AND EVENTUALLY SUNNIES AS THEY GOT SO FOGGED UP IN SWEAT! RAN IT ALL, PUSHED UP THE MANY RATHER STEEP HILLS QUITE HARDCORE, THE DOWNS WERE NICER! JUST ON ONE HOUR FOR COMPLETION TIME TODAY. EVENTUAL AIM IS TO GO UNDER 50 MINS FOR THIS BUT I EXPECT IT TO TAKE A WHILE. NUTRITION ON TRACK. FEEL A TAD GUILTY HAHA OVER THE 1 TEASPOON OF SPICY RED BOTTLE SAUCE I HAD WITH THE CHICKEN, VEG STIRFRY. I ALSO HAD LEMON JUICE AND CRACKED PEPPER AND WATER IN THE SAUCE BUT DID ADD ABOUT 15G FOUNTAIN SPICY RED SAUCE TO WHOLE DINNER MIX TO SIMMER FOR A BIT NOT TO FREAK BF OUT ABOUT TOTALLY CLEAN FOOD YET. WE HAD IT WITH BASMATI RICE, (ME JUST A TINY BIT).
THURSDAY 3 FEB: 30 min ride turbo trainer as hard as poss. 15 mins resistance training all major muscle groups.
ACTUAL: I DID DO THE 30 MIN TURBO RIDE, INFACT 31 MINS! I KNOW I PUSHED HARD, CAN FEEL DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT WITH SPEED AND REVOLUTIONS. IT WAS A STRUGGLE TO ACTUALLY START TODAY AND I NEARLY BLEW IT OFF! BIG DAY AT WORK, HOME LATE, STILL 32 DEGREES IN EVENING AND I HAD 1 CAN BEER WITH BF, THEN HEAPS WATER!. THEN ONTO COOK HEALTHY TEA, WATCH BIGGEST LOSER. THEN WATCHING MICHELLE BRIDGES I HAULED IT ONTO TURBO..............NO EXCUSES! STILL 30 DEGREES WHEN TRAINING BUT THIS IS GOOD TRAINING I THINK! I DO ADMIT TO BLOWING OFF 15 MIN RESISTANCE.........IT WAS NEARLY 9.30, I KNEW I'D GIVE IT SHORT OF MY BEST. HOWEVER...........I DON'T GET A DAY OFF TOMORROW! INSTEAD I HAVE TO DO JUST THAT AND SHOULD BE FIRED UP AND FRESH WHEN I DO! IN AND OUT FOR 15-20 MINS TOMORROW! OTHER THAN MY 1 CAN MIDSTRENGTH LOW CARB BEER, ALL ON TRACK! By the way, I won't go into big spiels on the Biggest Loser and my opinions but I can't believe Michelle Bridges weighed in at 65.5kg after her week with the family. She isn't overly tall and I know she is muscly but she is the leanest smallest 65.5kg person I think I'd seen. Maybe the weigh in numbers are fudged but wow! Now I think hitting under 70 or 70.0 will be an achievement but I'm up for getting and staying under 68kg!
FRIDAY 4 FEB: WAS GONNA BE A DAY OFF BUT AT LEAST 15 MINS RESISTANCE TRAINING IS COMPULSORY!
ACTUAL: HAD FULL DAY OFF AND A FULL BODY MASSAGE! HMMMM! ON TRACK BUT LIGHT TEA AS DIDN'T WANNA MESS UP THE KITCHEN AFTER A BIG ORGANISATION FOR PARTY SATURDAY!
SATURDAY 5 FEB: BF's 30th b-day party! However before I get into prep as it will be a big one I'm to complete a brick session of 20 mins turbo followed by 20 min run!
ACTUAL: NAUGHTY PIP DIDN'T DO THE BRICK SESSION. BUT DID START WITH A 20 MIN RESISTANCE WORKOUT STARTING OUT WITH 20 CONSECUTIVE PUSH UPS ON TOES!!! NEW RECORD, NOW I'M FOCUSSING ON GOING LOWER AND IMPROVED FORM!!! I FOLLOWED THAT STRAIGHT UP WITH A 5.3KM RUN. RUN WAS A BIT SLOW AS WORKOUT WAS BEFORE BREKKIE AND AFTER A LIGHT TEA YESTERDAY. NUTRITION, - WELL HAD BF'S 30TH PARTY THAT NIGHT, THERE WAS AN OVER ABUNDANCE OF FOOD AND DRINK! SO DID EAT A BIT MORE THAN NORM, (AND PROB HAD TOO MUCH WINE) BUT NO BINGEING!
SUNDAY 6 FEB: No promises for any significant exercise today! If I manage anything it's a plus...........however just must make sure I keep control, no overconsuming resulting in guilt of possible leftovers if slightly hungover!
ACTUAL: DAY OFF TRAINING, HAD NICE PLATE OF LEFTOVERS OF SALADS, COLD MEAT FOR LUNCH AND RISSOLES FOR BREKKIE! GOT TO WATCH MYSELF WITH THESE LEFTOVERS!!!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
TRAINING PLAN......WEEK 2!!!...........AND WEEK ONE UPDATE
Firstly I'll give a small re-cap of week one. Over the week was extremely disciplined. I trained to my full which made me set high standards for myself. I bettered my lifetime ever PB in toe pushups 3 times, unthinkable in the past! PB used to be 10 but on Mon I did 11, Tues did 12 and on Thurs somehow managed 14! I dislike the turbo. (but it's effetive). Just ran out of time to get my rowing in at gym after run on Wed but I couldn't have given it much anyway. On Friday I had a vague idea of hitting gym for rowing and weights on day off but really hit a wall, (as work is fast on feet all day) in final hour so allowed myself the day off. Saturday I just wasn't as organised as I could have been, no excuses! I could have and should have got to pool that morning! Today, (Sun) I missed workout too but am not so hard on self about that today as it's BF's actual 30th b-day and he had a few visitors throughout day. All in all good first week all up, am happy! However if I slip high standards slightly for a day I know I need to be careful not to give up and slip completely which for me is a big challenge, (instead just get back to norm the next day). No bingeing has happened though, just not the cleanest food for a couple of social meals.
TRAINING PLAN WEEK 2:
MONDAY 24 JAN: 30 mins treadmill session as far as poss, 15 mins body weight resistance work
ACTUAL: HIT GYM AND TREADMILLS WERE ALL FULLY IN USE FIRST UP SO STARTED OFF WITH 5 MINS AT CHALLENGING INTENSITY ON ROWER, THEN TREADMILL WAS FREE! IN TODAY'S 30 MIN RUN I MANAGED 5.31KM IN 30 MINS AND THAT WAS VERY MUCH EXTENDING MYSELF. THE LAST 5 MINS I EVEN STARTED FEELING NAUSEAUS ON THE RUN BUT DIDN'T WANT TO ALLOW MYSELF TO STOP UNLESS IT WAS REALLY URGENT! I EVEN PUT UP SPEED IN FINAL MIN JUST TO REALLY HURT! ONCE GETTING OFF TREADMILL I FELT NORMAL STRAIGHT AWAY LOL! AFTER TEA TONIGHT I GOT ONTO THE RESISTANCE TRAINING DOING 17 MINS BODY WEIGHT STUFF. NOW I'M UP TO 15 PUSHUPS ON TOES FOLLOWED STRAIGHT AWAY WITH 20 KNEE ONES. THEN CRUNCHES, SIT AGAINST WALL AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE THING WITH LEGS CLOSER TOGETHER, (OUCH), VARIATIONS OF LUNGES, PLANK, TRICEP DIPS AND REPEAT! EATS ON TRACK! ACTIVE DAY AGAIN. I JUMPED ON SCALES YESTERDAY MORN WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE WITH READ OF 74.4KG, 164lb.
TUESDAY 25 JAN: 30 min swim @ pool going as far as poss
ACTUAL: DIDN'T MAKE IT TO POOL YET AGAIN!!! FOUND OTHER ODD JOBS TO DO AND HEARD POOL WAS REALLY PACKED TODAY FOR SOME REASON WHICH DETERRED ME AS I WANTED A HARD WORKOUT. HOWEVER DID DO 31 MINS ON TURBO TRAINER TODAY, GOT SATURATED IN SWEAT ETC AS PER NORM BUT CAN TELL ALREADY I'M BUILDING MORE OF A FITNESS BASE WHICH WILL BE GREAT FOR TRIATHLON AND EVERYTHING! I DEFINITELY HAVE MORE LEG, CORE AND ARM STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE THAN EVEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WAIST IS DOWN 4CM IN 9 DAYS! DID SOME PUSHUPS, DIPS, STARJUMPS FOR A BIT, ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY. EATS ON TRACK.
WEDNESDAY 26 JAN: 15 mins resistance body weight workout followed by Brick session of 20 mins turbo followed by 20 min run..........then can enjoy Australia Day!!!
ACTUAL: DID AS SAID BUT RESISTANCE TRAINING LASTED 17 MINS, HARD WORK AS PER NORM! 16 CONSECUTIVE PUSHUPS ON TOES FIRST UP BEFORE DROPPING TO 20 ON KNEES. SECOND ROUND DID 30 KNEE PUSHUPS. PLANK, DIPS, LUNGE ABILITY IMPROVING LOTS TOO! 2O MINS ON TURBO WAS HARD WORK! TALK ABOUT JELLY LEGS ON 20 MIN RUN TODAY DIRECTLY FOLLOWED BY THE RIDE AND RESISTANCE! MAY NEED TO LOOK AT SLIGHTLY MORE CARBS IF TRAINING MUCH LONGER THAN THIS IN FUTURE AS ON RUN I STRUGGLED SOMEWHAT ON RUN JUST TODAY! YESTERDAY AND BREKKIE ENDED UP BEING RATHER LOW CARB. WEIGH IN TODAY: 73.0KG SO AS OF THIS MORNING A BIT OF A 'WOOSH' FINALLY HAPPENED! ALMOST CAN WEAR THE CARGO SHORTS WITH A SINGLET OR FITTED TOP WITHOUT A MUFFIN TOP! HOWEVER I CAN TELL I'M NOT LOSING MUSCLE MASS FROM A FEW YEARS BACK CAUSE OF A) SUPPLENESS AND BETTER STRENGTH RESULTS AND B) I FIT OLD CLOTHES I USED TO FIT WHEN A KILO LESS. STILL A DECENT AMOUNT OF FAT TO SHED AND FITNESS TO GAIN!
THURSDAY 27 JAN: 30 mins turbo trainer as best as poss
ACTUAL: VERY FRUSTRATING DAY TODAY! WORK WAS CRAZY MANIC, JUST NOT ENOUGH STAFF, WAS VERY ACTIVE AND WE COULDN'T EASILY KEEP UP, NOT FUN! MUSCLES SORE AT WORK ALL DAY TOO! FELT LIKE I WAS HITTING A WALL MOST OF THE DAY, JUST WANTED A REST! THOUGHT I HAD KINDA PUSHED THROUGH IT BUT HIT THE GYM ANYWAY! IT WAS TIME FOR A RUN AS I DID TURBO ON TUES AND THE BRICK SESS AND RESISTANCE YESTERDAY. SO HURLED ON UP FOR A 30 MIN RUN AS FAST AS POSS ON TREADMILL. I PUT PACE AT 10.6KMPH TO START WITH LIKE MON. HOWEVER I WAS TOTALLY EXHAUSTED AFTER 12 MINS WITH NO FEELING OF POWER MUCH LEFT IN ME. IF AT 27 OR 28 MIN MARK I WOULD HAVE KEPT PUSHING ON BUT NOT FOR ANOTHER 18 MINS! SO I DROPPED PACE DOWN TO A WALK FOR MOST OF THE REST OF IT WHILE INCREASING IT TO 10KMPH FOR LAST 2 MINS. UNHEARD OF FOR ME AND ONLY COVERED 4.44KM IN 30 MINS TODAY. I THINK IT'S A RESULT OF THE RECENT HARD WORKOUTS, DAYS AT WORK AND NOT MANY BUT A FEW CARBS IN LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I CONFESS, I'VE HAD WINE TWICE THIS WEEK, A COUPLE OF GLASSES ON SUN WITH BF ON HIS 30TH AND ALSO 3 LARGE OF SPARKLING YESTERDAY ARVO ON AUSSIE DAY WITH A MATE. BECAUSE THE WINE PROB WAS 600 CAL I ONLY ATE ABOUT 1100 FOOD CALS YESTERDAY AND LESS CARBS WHICH MAY NOT BE THE BEST FOR ENDURANCE TYPE ACTIVITY! HAD 1/3 RAW CUP OF BROWN RICE WITH CHICKEN AND VEG AND LEMON JUICE TONIGHT. OTHER FRUSTRATION, I WAS RUNNING FOR BUS EARLY THIS MORN ACROSS PARK. HAD BACKPACK ON WITH GYM GEAR. I REMEMBER PICKING PHONE OFF CHARGER AND PUTTING IT IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BAG BUT COULD HAVE BEEN POCKET. I LOCKED UP DOOR AND RAN FOR BUS TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS IT. I NOTICED PHONE WASN'T WITH ME WHEN I GOT ON BUS BUT DIDN'T STRESS, THINKING IT MUST BE ON LEDGE AT HOME. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT HOME I DIDN'T SEE IT SO TRIED RINGING IT FROM LANDLINE. IT WENT STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL. IT WAS DARK AND I DON'T FANCY GOING OUT TO PARK BY MYSELF WALKING SLOWLY WITH TORCH LOOKING AS IT FEELS DODGY! BF IS AT A FIRE TONIGHT. SO UNLESS I FIND IT TOMORROW OR IT'S BEEN HANDED INTO COPS I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER NEW PHONE AND SIM CARD AGAIN, GRRR! I HAVE 6 MONTHS LEFT ON PLAN THEN CAN'T WAIT TO GET PRE-PAID. NOT SURE HOW PHONE PLANS WORK IF YA LOSE YOUR PHONE COMPLETELY! SO THAT'S MY GRIPE AND ANNOYANCE AND AN EXPENSE MY BUDGET DOESN'T NEED!
FRIDAY 28 JAN: Day off
ACTUAL: YEP, DAY OFF, GOT CAUGHT UP IN PHONE DRAMA
SATURDAY 29 JAN: 15 mins resistance workout followed by 30 minute outdoor run
ACTUAL: DID 30 MIN OUTDOOR RUN BUT WASN'T ORGANISED ENOUGH TO DO IT EARLY MORNING, I HAD MORE DRAMA WITH NEW PHONE AND DIDN'T PRIORITISE AFTER WEEKEND SLEEP IN. HENCE LUNCH TIME RUN WHEN 36 DEGREES BEFORE STORM. I DIDN'T CARRY WATER BOTTLE AND DIDN'T GO HARD. NIGHT OUT TONIGHT!
SUNDAY 30 JAN: 30 mins turbo trainer as best as poss.
I HAVEN'T GOT THERE YET, HAVE DONE A FEW HOUSEWORK JOBS AND DONE 15 MINS RESISTANCE WORK. A TAD HUNGOVER FIRST THING. GOT A BIT MORE TO GET DONE TODAY, AM ON A ROLL!
Firstly I'll give a small re-cap of week one. Over the week was extremely disciplined. I trained to my full which made me set high standards for myself. I bettered my lifetime ever PB in toe pushups 3 times, unthinkable in the past! PB used to be 10 but on Mon I did 11, Tues did 12 and on Thurs somehow managed 14! I dislike the turbo. (but it's effetive). Just ran out of time to get my rowing in at gym after run on Wed but I couldn't have given it much anyway. On Friday I had a vague idea of hitting gym for rowing and weights on day off but really hit a wall, (as work is fast on feet all day) in final hour so allowed myself the day off. Saturday I just wasn't as organised as I could have been, no excuses! I could have and should have got to pool that morning! Today, (Sun) I missed workout too but am not so hard on self about that today as it's BF's actual 30th b-day and he had a few visitors throughout day. All in all good first week all up, am happy! However if I slip high standards slightly for a day I know I need to be careful not to give up and slip completely which for me is a big challenge, (instead just get back to norm the next day). No bingeing has happened though, just not the cleanest food for a couple of social meals.
TRAINING PLAN WEEK 2:
MONDAY 24 JAN: 30 mins treadmill session as far as poss, 15 mins body weight resistance work
ACTUAL: HIT GYM AND TREADMILLS WERE ALL FULLY IN USE FIRST UP SO STARTED OFF WITH 5 MINS AT CHALLENGING INTENSITY ON ROWER, THEN TREADMILL WAS FREE! IN TODAY'S 30 MIN RUN I MANAGED 5.31KM IN 30 MINS AND THAT WAS VERY MUCH EXTENDING MYSELF. THE LAST 5 MINS I EVEN STARTED FEELING NAUSEAUS ON THE RUN BUT DIDN'T WANT TO ALLOW MYSELF TO STOP UNLESS IT WAS REALLY URGENT! I EVEN PUT UP SPEED IN FINAL MIN JUST TO REALLY HURT! ONCE GETTING OFF TREADMILL I FELT NORMAL STRAIGHT AWAY LOL! AFTER TEA TONIGHT I GOT ONTO THE RESISTANCE TRAINING DOING 17 MINS BODY WEIGHT STUFF. NOW I'M UP TO 15 PUSHUPS ON TOES FOLLOWED STRAIGHT AWAY WITH 20 KNEE ONES. THEN CRUNCHES, SIT AGAINST WALL AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE THING WITH LEGS CLOSER TOGETHER, (OUCH), VARIATIONS OF LUNGES, PLANK, TRICEP DIPS AND REPEAT! EATS ON TRACK! ACTIVE DAY AGAIN. I JUMPED ON SCALES YESTERDAY MORN WHICH I SHOULDN'T HAVE WITH READ OF 74.4KG, 164lb.
TUESDAY 25 JAN: 30 min swim @ pool going as far as poss
ACTUAL: DIDN'T MAKE IT TO POOL YET AGAIN!!! FOUND OTHER ODD JOBS TO DO AND HEARD POOL WAS REALLY PACKED TODAY FOR SOME REASON WHICH DETERRED ME AS I WANTED A HARD WORKOUT. HOWEVER DID DO 31 MINS ON TURBO TRAINER TODAY, GOT SATURATED IN SWEAT ETC AS PER NORM BUT CAN TELL ALREADY I'M BUILDING MORE OF A FITNESS BASE WHICH WILL BE GREAT FOR TRIATHLON AND EVERYTHING! I DEFINITELY HAVE MORE LEG, CORE AND ARM STRENGTH AND ENDURANCE THAN EVEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WAIST IS DOWN 4CM IN 9 DAYS! DID SOME PUSHUPS, DIPS, STARJUMPS FOR A BIT, ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY. EATS ON TRACK.
WEDNESDAY 26 JAN: 15 mins resistance body weight workout followed by Brick session of 20 mins turbo followed by 20 min run..........then can enjoy Australia Day!!!
ACTUAL: DID AS SAID BUT RESISTANCE TRAINING LASTED 17 MINS, HARD WORK AS PER NORM! 16 CONSECUTIVE PUSHUPS ON TOES FIRST UP BEFORE DROPPING TO 20 ON KNEES. SECOND ROUND DID 30 KNEE PUSHUPS. PLANK, DIPS, LUNGE ABILITY IMPROVING LOTS TOO! 2O MINS ON TURBO WAS HARD WORK! TALK ABOUT JELLY LEGS ON 20 MIN RUN TODAY DIRECTLY FOLLOWED BY THE RIDE AND RESISTANCE! MAY NEED TO LOOK AT SLIGHTLY MORE CARBS IF TRAINING MUCH LONGER THAN THIS IN FUTURE AS ON RUN I STRUGGLED SOMEWHAT ON RUN JUST TODAY! YESTERDAY AND BREKKIE ENDED UP BEING RATHER LOW CARB. WEIGH IN TODAY: 73.0KG SO AS OF THIS MORNING A BIT OF A 'WOOSH' FINALLY HAPPENED! ALMOST CAN WEAR THE CARGO SHORTS WITH A SINGLET OR FITTED TOP WITHOUT A MUFFIN TOP! HOWEVER I CAN TELL I'M NOT LOSING MUSCLE MASS FROM A FEW YEARS BACK CAUSE OF A) SUPPLENESS AND BETTER STRENGTH RESULTS AND B) I FIT OLD CLOTHES I USED TO FIT WHEN A KILO LESS. STILL A DECENT AMOUNT OF FAT TO SHED AND FITNESS TO GAIN!
THURSDAY 27 JAN: 30 mins turbo trainer as best as poss
ACTUAL: VERY FRUSTRATING DAY TODAY! WORK WAS CRAZY MANIC, JUST NOT ENOUGH STAFF, WAS VERY ACTIVE AND WE COULDN'T EASILY KEEP UP, NOT FUN! MUSCLES SORE AT WORK ALL DAY TOO! FELT LIKE I WAS HITTING A WALL MOST OF THE DAY, JUST WANTED A REST! THOUGHT I HAD KINDA PUSHED THROUGH IT BUT HIT THE GYM ANYWAY! IT WAS TIME FOR A RUN AS I DID TURBO ON TUES AND THE BRICK SESS AND RESISTANCE YESTERDAY. SO HURLED ON UP FOR A 30 MIN RUN AS FAST AS POSS ON TREADMILL. I PUT PACE AT 10.6KMPH TO START WITH LIKE MON. HOWEVER I WAS TOTALLY EXHAUSTED AFTER 12 MINS WITH NO FEELING OF POWER MUCH LEFT IN ME. IF AT 27 OR 28 MIN MARK I WOULD HAVE KEPT PUSHING ON BUT NOT FOR ANOTHER 18 MINS! SO I DROPPED PACE DOWN TO A WALK FOR MOST OF THE REST OF IT WHILE INCREASING IT TO 10KMPH FOR LAST 2 MINS. UNHEARD OF FOR ME AND ONLY COVERED 4.44KM IN 30 MINS TODAY. I THINK IT'S A RESULT OF THE RECENT HARD WORKOUTS, DAYS AT WORK AND NOT MANY BUT A FEW CARBS IN LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. I CONFESS, I'VE HAD WINE TWICE THIS WEEK, A COUPLE OF GLASSES ON SUN WITH BF ON HIS 30TH AND ALSO 3 LARGE OF SPARKLING YESTERDAY ARVO ON AUSSIE DAY WITH A MATE. BECAUSE THE WINE PROB WAS 600 CAL I ONLY ATE ABOUT 1100 FOOD CALS YESTERDAY AND LESS CARBS WHICH MAY NOT BE THE BEST FOR ENDURANCE TYPE ACTIVITY! HAD 1/3 RAW CUP OF BROWN RICE WITH CHICKEN AND VEG AND LEMON JUICE TONIGHT. OTHER FRUSTRATION, I WAS RUNNING FOR BUS EARLY THIS MORN ACROSS PARK. HAD BACKPACK ON WITH GYM GEAR. I REMEMBER PICKING PHONE OFF CHARGER AND PUTTING IT IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS BAG BUT COULD HAVE BEEN POCKET. I LOCKED UP DOOR AND RAN FOR BUS TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS IT. I NOTICED PHONE WASN'T WITH ME WHEN I GOT ON BUS BUT DIDN'T STRESS, THINKING IT MUST BE ON LEDGE AT HOME. HOWEVER WHEN I GOT HOME I DIDN'T SEE IT SO TRIED RINGING IT FROM LANDLINE. IT WENT STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL. IT WAS DARK AND I DON'T FANCY GOING OUT TO PARK BY MYSELF WALKING SLOWLY WITH TORCH LOOKING AS IT FEELS DODGY! BF IS AT A FIRE TONIGHT. SO UNLESS I FIND IT TOMORROW OR IT'S BEEN HANDED INTO COPS I WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER NEW PHONE AND SIM CARD AGAIN, GRRR! I HAVE 6 MONTHS LEFT ON PLAN THEN CAN'T WAIT TO GET PRE-PAID. NOT SURE HOW PHONE PLANS WORK IF YA LOSE YOUR PHONE COMPLETELY! SO THAT'S MY GRIPE AND ANNOYANCE AND AN EXPENSE MY BUDGET DOESN'T NEED!
FRIDAY 28 JAN: Day off
ACTUAL: YEP, DAY OFF, GOT CAUGHT UP IN PHONE DRAMA
SATURDAY 29 JAN: 15 mins resistance workout followed by 30 minute outdoor run
ACTUAL: DID 30 MIN OUTDOOR RUN BUT WASN'T ORGANISED ENOUGH TO DO IT EARLY MORNING, I HAD MORE DRAMA WITH NEW PHONE AND DIDN'T PRIORITISE AFTER WEEKEND SLEEP IN. HENCE LUNCH TIME RUN WHEN 36 DEGREES BEFORE STORM. I DIDN'T CARRY WATER BOTTLE AND DIDN'T GO HARD. NIGHT OUT TONIGHT!
SUNDAY 30 JAN: 30 mins turbo trainer as best as poss.
I HAVEN'T GOT THERE YET, HAVE DONE A FEW HOUSEWORK JOBS AND DONE 15 MINS RESISTANCE WORK. A TAD HUNGOVER FIRST THING. GOT A BIT MORE TO GET DONE TODAY, AM ON A ROLL!
Friday, January 21, 2011
CLOTHING AND THE SCALES............
Hey there, you may have noticed I've been updating my actual workout every day so far this week alongside the planned one in my last post that I wrote last Sunday.
Now to the scales, - I haven't actually weighed myself so far at all in 2011. My last weigh in was 31 Dec 2010 which said 74.5kg. My main reasoning for lack of weighing is that this years new 'cut off point' is 75kg so I don't intend to see anything 75 or above which keeps with my trend of minusing 5kg from my cut off point each year which has worked so far for the last 3 years.
The first couple of weeks this year I admittably wasn't as focussed as I could be regarding portion control and training so wasn't confident of seeing under 75, (however I know I wouldn't have put on more than a couple of kg max).
So................I have decided on a solution. I have a pair of size 12 cargo shorts with no elastic waistband I've had for years which I know are meant to fit and sit just under the belly button. I know I comfortably wear these out around the 70kg mark and under about 72kg historically can start to feel comfy enough to wear these out with a fitted cotton singlet top. Last weekend I could do these up, but had a HUGE muffin top so can't wear them. Today I still have a big muffin top but it's reduced a bit this week. Once I don't have a 'muffin top' in those shorts I will first brave the scales this year!
This evening I tried on some clothes I was thinking of wearing out last Saturday but I thought my flab on my back showed through my fitted tops and the tops also showed my poking out stomach too much for comfort and skirt waistband was real tight............so change of clothes it was! I thought............a kilo or two are just holding me back here! WELL, I tried these same clothes on tonight for fun and would class them 'wearable' now! Visible back and stomach flab has gone! There is still quite a bit to go of course but it's nice to see a difference in clothes (which haven't been worn or washed or in dryer). It's great to notice an improvement even if slight in 6 days! I must say I've busted my arse in training this week, have had no sugar, diets been spot on and as much as I'm hanging for wine tonight, (bit of a crap day on a couple of regards) I haven't relented.
Talk soon,
Pip :-)
Hey there, you may have noticed I've been updating my actual workout every day so far this week alongside the planned one in my last post that I wrote last Sunday.
Now to the scales, - I haven't actually weighed myself so far at all in 2011. My last weigh in was 31 Dec 2010 which said 74.5kg. My main reasoning for lack of weighing is that this years new 'cut off point' is 75kg so I don't intend to see anything 75 or above which keeps with my trend of minusing 5kg from my cut off point each year which has worked so far for the last 3 years.
The first couple of weeks this year I admittably wasn't as focussed as I could be regarding portion control and training so wasn't confident of seeing under 75, (however I know I wouldn't have put on more than a couple of kg max).
So................I have decided on a solution. I have a pair of size 12 cargo shorts with no elastic waistband I've had for years which I know are meant to fit and sit just under the belly button. I know I comfortably wear these out around the 70kg mark and under about 72kg historically can start to feel comfy enough to wear these out with a fitted cotton singlet top. Last weekend I could do these up, but had a HUGE muffin top so can't wear them. Today I still have a big muffin top but it's reduced a bit this week. Once I don't have a 'muffin top' in those shorts I will first brave the scales this year!
This evening I tried on some clothes I was thinking of wearing out last Saturday but I thought my flab on my back showed through my fitted tops and the tops also showed my poking out stomach too much for comfort and skirt waistband was real tight............so change of clothes it was! I thought............a kilo or two are just holding me back here! WELL, I tried these same clothes on tonight for fun and would class them 'wearable' now! Visible back and stomach flab has gone! There is still quite a bit to go of course but it's nice to see a difference in clothes (which haven't been worn or washed or in dryer). It's great to notice an improvement even if slight in 6 days! I must say I've busted my arse in training this week, have had no sugar, diets been spot on and as much as I'm hanging for wine tonight, (bit of a crap day on a couple of regards) I haven't relented.
Talk soon,
Pip :-)
Sunday, January 16, 2011
TRAINING PLAN..............WEEK ONE!!!
Howdee all! I've decided to post up my training plan for the week ahead over the weekend working a Monday to Sunday week. I can either fill in my training realities on a Sunday weekly OR every day.
Training has been very inconsistent, - infact I actually did my first run for 2011, - a run just over 5km on Saturday morning. Yes, I can still complete it in one hit even if slow.
My major objectives for the next bit are: * sprint distance triathlon 3 April, 14km Run for a Reason late May and Gold Coast half marathon 3 July under 2 hours, a few days skiing in July and losing a shitload, (10kg or thereabouts) of fat and becoming stronger and more flexible. My training plan will vary week to week but I expect to complete it and treat it as importantly as other appointments, not optional. My minimum training standard I must complete weekly is at least 3 intense cardio workouts of at least 30 mins each and two resistance sessions of at least 15 mins each. But for fat loss and when training for events this may increase relative to current goals etc. Keeping to my dietary standards, getting enough time in bed and keeping up efficient incidental activity is paramount too!
I've successfully completed 9 consecutive days alcohol free. Last night was a challenge at BF's fathers 60th birthday where the wine was flowing and I was offered it but I sober drove home, and drove in a new scary for me area so that's another tick! 19 days to go alcohol free! Today I had a great day boating with some mates on the Swan River, going ski biscuiting and attempting to waterski. Had about 3 or 4 attempts but a no go still but something I'd love to accomplish if someone is patient enough sometime! Awesome fun!
ANYWAYS TRAINING PLAN WEEK ONE:
MON 17 JAN 2011: PM: Run of at least 30 mins outdoors steady pace followed 15 mins body weight work resistance training variables
ACTUAL: DID 17 MIN RESISTANCE BODY WEIGHT SESSION INCORPORATING PUSHUPS, PLANK, AB MOVES, WALKING LUNGES, SIT AGAINST WALL AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE THING, TRICEP DIPS, WITH STAR JUMPS IN REST PERIOD, PB ON PUSHUPS ON TOES BEFORE DROPPING TO KNEES OF 11!!! THEN 20-25. WENT THROUGH CIRCUIT TWICE BUT DIDN'T ATTEMPT TOE PUSHUPS SECOND ROUND. HELD PLANK 1 MIN 10 SECS BOTH TIMES and SAT AGAINST WALL OVER 2 MINS FIRST UP. DID 5.25km HILLY OUTDOOR RUN FOLLOWING THAT IN 33 MINS, 10 SECS.
TUE 18 JAN 2011: PM: Turbo trainer 30 mins challenging pace
ACTUAL: YEP, SURE DID JUST OVER THE 30 MINS ON THE TURBO, IT WAS HARD GOING AND WAS SATURATED IN SWEAT AT THE END. PLANK FOR JUST 1 MIN, 15 SECS AND STRETCHES AS WELL. NUTRITION AND ALL GOOD TOO SO FAR. COMPLETED DAY 11/38 BOOZE FREE. VERY ACTIVE DAY WITH LOTS INCIDENTAL ACTIVITY TOO.
WED 19 JAN 2011: PM: 30 min treadmill run followed by stretching and 10 mins rowing at best pace I can manage
ACTUAL: DID DO THE 30 MIN TREADMILL RUN, 5.23KM AND THAT COMPLETELY STUFFED ME, COULD HAVE NOT GONE ANY FASTER! HOWEVER GOT OUT OF WORK 20 MINS LATER THAN HOPED AND DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT LONGER TILL NEXT BUS AND NOT GET HOME TILL 8.30 AS I HAD A FEW JOBS TONIGHT. SO SKIPPED THE ROWING AND WENT STRAIGHT TO BUS AND JUST MADE IT! NUTRITION ON TRACK AND DAY 12/28 ALCOHOL FREE. ANOTHER BUSY DAY, OTHER THAN TIME ON BUS AND A LITTLE BIT IN EVENING I MOVE CONSTANTLY!
THUR 20 JAN 2011: PM: Turbo trainer 30 mins challenging pace followed by 15 mins body weight resistance training variables
ACTUAL: I WAS DREADING TODAY AS I'M SETTING HIGH STANDARDS IN ACTUALLY DOING LOTS OF WHAT I SET OUT TO THIS WEEK. I'M CONSTANTLY BEATING MY PB WITH TOE PUSHUPS. HAD A QUICK GO LAST NIGHT AND DID 12. TODAY'S RESISTANCE WORKOUT STARTED OUT WITH 14!!! THEN 20 ON TOES AND A REPEAT OF MONDAY'S RESISTANCE TRAINING GOING THROUGH THE ROUND TWICE. CAN DO PLANK FOR 1.5 MINS, STILL MANAGED 26 KNEE PUSHUPS AT ONCE SECOND ROUND. THEN COMPLETED THE 30 MINS ON TURBO, A REAL STRUGGLE AND I WAS POURING WITH SWEAT AND SORE AFTER 3 MINS BUT DID IT! DAY 13/28 ALCOHOL FREE.
FRI 21 JAN 2011: Day off
ACTUAL: HAD DAY OFF. AT START OF DAY I HAD HALF AN IDEA OF HITTING GYM AFTER WORK FOR THE 10 MINS ON THE ROWER I SKIPPED THE OTHER DAY AND A FEW MORE WEIGHTS. BUT HIT A WALL AT WORK AND DECIDED TO TAKE DAY OFF TRAINING. AM VERY FOBBED OFF TODAY AND DISGRUNTLED! HOWEVER ATE NO CRAP OR EXCESSES AND AS MUCH AS I'D LOVE TO CRACK OPEN A BOTTLE OF WINE I HAVEN'T SO HAVE MADE IT 14/28 DAYS ALCOHOL FREE. I WILL DO A LITTLE REPORT ABOVE IN NEXT POST ABOUT SOME CLOTHES I TRIED ON TONIGHT.
SAT 22 JAN 2011: AM: Swim steady pace freestyle 30 mins, 15 mins resistance training and stretching variables.
ACTUAL: THE PLAN WAS TO GET TO THE POOL BUT I DIDN'T SCHEDULE MY MORNING AS I COULD HAVE AND TREAT TRAINING WITH THE SAME IMPORTANCE I WOULD HAVE FOR WORK SO GOT PRE-OCCUPIED AND MISSED BUS. I THEN DECIDED TO DO SUNDAY'S WORKOUT TODAY AND GOT MY FIRST 15 MINS DONE ON TURBO............HOWEVER BF GOT HOME IN THE 13TH MIN, THEN ALLOWED MYSELF TO GET DISTRACTED AND TALK TO HIM AFTER 15 MINS..............HOWEVER I EMBARKED ON A 18 MIN RUN ABOUT AN HOUR LATER SO NOT QUITE A BRICK SESSION. 15 MINS RESISTANCE WORK UNFORTUNATELY GOT DISCARDED. RESTAURANT TEA AT CHINESE RESTAURANT FOR BF'S NANNA WAS HAD, VERY NICE!
SUN 23 JAN 2011: AM: Small brick session of 15 mins turbo trainer followed by run of at least 15 mins.
BF'S 30TH BIRTHDAY TODAY, - A 30 MIN SWIM AND 15 MIN RESISTANCE TRAINING SESS WAS ON THE CARDS BUT NEITHER HAPPENED. I DID A WEIGH IN THIS MORN WHEN I SHOULDN'T HAVE, - 74.4KG. NO OVEREATING HAPPENED, A GOOD FUN DAY BUT JUST WASN'T ORGANISED TO PIORITISE TRAINING!
Talk soon!
Pip :-)
Howdee all! I've decided to post up my training plan for the week ahead over the weekend working a Monday to Sunday week. I can either fill in my training realities on a Sunday weekly OR every day.
Training has been very inconsistent, - infact I actually did my first run for 2011, - a run just over 5km on Saturday morning. Yes, I can still complete it in one hit even if slow.
My major objectives for the next bit are: * sprint distance triathlon 3 April, 14km Run for a Reason late May and Gold Coast half marathon 3 July under 2 hours, a few days skiing in July and losing a shitload, (10kg or thereabouts) of fat and becoming stronger and more flexible. My training plan will vary week to week but I expect to complete it and treat it as importantly as other appointments, not optional. My minimum training standard I must complete weekly is at least 3 intense cardio workouts of at least 30 mins each and two resistance sessions of at least 15 mins each. But for fat loss and when training for events this may increase relative to current goals etc. Keeping to my dietary standards, getting enough time in bed and keeping up efficient incidental activity is paramount too!
I've successfully completed 9 consecutive days alcohol free. Last night was a challenge at BF's fathers 60th birthday where the wine was flowing and I was offered it but I sober drove home, and drove in a new scary for me area so that's another tick! 19 days to go alcohol free! Today I had a great day boating with some mates on the Swan River, going ski biscuiting and attempting to waterski. Had about 3 or 4 attempts but a no go still but something I'd love to accomplish if someone is patient enough sometime! Awesome fun!
ANYWAYS TRAINING PLAN WEEK ONE:
MON 17 JAN 2011: PM: Run of at least 30 mins outdoors steady pace followed 15 mins body weight work resistance training variables
ACTUAL: DID 17 MIN RESISTANCE BODY WEIGHT SESSION INCORPORATING PUSHUPS, PLANK, AB MOVES, WALKING LUNGES, SIT AGAINST WALL AT 90 DEGREE ANGLE THING, TRICEP DIPS, WITH STAR JUMPS IN REST PERIOD, PB ON PUSHUPS ON TOES BEFORE DROPPING TO KNEES OF 11!!! THEN 20-25. WENT THROUGH CIRCUIT TWICE BUT DIDN'T ATTEMPT TOE PUSHUPS SECOND ROUND. HELD PLANK 1 MIN 10 SECS BOTH TIMES and SAT AGAINST WALL OVER 2 MINS FIRST UP. DID 5.25km HILLY OUTDOOR RUN FOLLOWING THAT IN 33 MINS, 10 SECS.
TUE 18 JAN 2011: PM: Turbo trainer 30 mins challenging pace
ACTUAL: YEP, SURE DID JUST OVER THE 30 MINS ON THE TURBO, IT WAS HARD GOING AND WAS SATURATED IN SWEAT AT THE END. PLANK FOR JUST 1 MIN, 15 SECS AND STRETCHES AS WELL. NUTRITION AND ALL GOOD TOO SO FAR. COMPLETED DAY 11/38 BOOZE FREE. VERY ACTIVE DAY WITH LOTS INCIDENTAL ACTIVITY TOO.
WED 19 JAN 2011: PM: 30 min treadmill run followed by stretching and 10 mins rowing at best pace I can manage
ACTUAL: DID DO THE 30 MIN TREADMILL RUN, 5.23KM AND THAT COMPLETELY STUFFED ME, COULD HAVE NOT GONE ANY FASTER! HOWEVER GOT OUT OF WORK 20 MINS LATER THAN HOPED AND DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT LONGER TILL NEXT BUS AND NOT GET HOME TILL 8.30 AS I HAD A FEW JOBS TONIGHT. SO SKIPPED THE ROWING AND WENT STRAIGHT TO BUS AND JUST MADE IT! NUTRITION ON TRACK AND DAY 12/28 ALCOHOL FREE. ANOTHER BUSY DAY, OTHER THAN TIME ON BUS AND A LITTLE BIT IN EVENING I MOVE CONSTANTLY!
THUR 20 JAN 2011: PM: Turbo trainer 30 mins challenging pace followed by 15 mins body weight resistance training variables
ACTUAL: I WAS DREADING TODAY AS I'M SETTING HIGH STANDARDS IN ACTUALLY DOING LOTS OF WHAT I SET OUT TO THIS WEEK. I'M CONSTANTLY BEATING MY PB WITH TOE PUSHUPS. HAD A QUICK GO LAST NIGHT AND DID 12. TODAY'S RESISTANCE WORKOUT STARTED OUT WITH 14!!! THEN 20 ON TOES AND A REPEAT OF MONDAY'S RESISTANCE TRAINING GOING THROUGH THE ROUND TWICE. CAN DO PLANK FOR 1.5 MINS, STILL MANAGED 26 KNEE PUSHUPS AT ONCE SECOND ROUND. THEN COMPLETED THE 30 MINS ON TURBO, A REAL STRUGGLE AND I WAS POURING WITH SWEAT AND SORE AFTER 3 MINS BUT DID IT! DAY 13/28 ALCOHOL FREE.
FRI 21 JAN 2011: Day off
ACTUAL: HAD DAY OFF. AT START OF DAY I HAD HALF AN IDEA OF HITTING GYM AFTER WORK FOR THE 10 MINS ON THE ROWER I SKIPPED THE OTHER DAY AND A FEW MORE WEIGHTS. BUT HIT A WALL AT WORK AND DECIDED TO TAKE DAY OFF TRAINING. AM VERY FOBBED OFF TODAY AND DISGRUNTLED! HOWEVER ATE NO CRAP OR EXCESSES AND AS MUCH AS I'D LOVE TO CRACK OPEN A BOTTLE OF WINE I HAVEN'T SO HAVE MADE IT 14/28 DAYS ALCOHOL FREE. I WILL DO A LITTLE REPORT ABOVE IN NEXT POST ABOUT SOME CLOTHES I TRIED ON TONIGHT.
SAT 22 JAN 2011: AM: Swim steady pace freestyle 30 mins, 15 mins resistance training and stretching variables.
ACTUAL: THE PLAN WAS TO GET TO THE POOL BUT I DIDN'T SCHEDULE MY MORNING AS I COULD HAVE AND TREAT TRAINING WITH THE SAME IMPORTANCE I WOULD HAVE FOR WORK SO GOT PRE-OCCUPIED AND MISSED BUS. I THEN DECIDED TO DO SUNDAY'S WORKOUT TODAY AND GOT MY FIRST 15 MINS DONE ON TURBO............HOWEVER BF GOT HOME IN THE 13TH MIN, THEN ALLOWED MYSELF TO GET DISTRACTED AND TALK TO HIM AFTER 15 MINS..............HOWEVER I EMBARKED ON A 18 MIN RUN ABOUT AN HOUR LATER SO NOT QUITE A BRICK SESSION. 15 MINS RESISTANCE WORK UNFORTUNATELY GOT DISCARDED. RESTAURANT TEA AT CHINESE RESTAURANT FOR BF'S NANNA WAS HAD, VERY NICE!
SUN 23 JAN 2011: AM: Small brick session of 15 mins turbo trainer followed by run of at least 15 mins.
BF'S 30TH BIRTHDAY TODAY, - A 30 MIN SWIM AND 15 MIN RESISTANCE TRAINING SESS WAS ON THE CARDS BUT NEITHER HAPPENED. I DID A WEIGH IN THIS MORN WHEN I SHOULDN'T HAVE, - 74.4KG. NO OVEREATING HAPPENED, A GOOD FUN DAY BUT JUST WASN'T ORGANISED TO PIORITISE TRAINING!
Talk soon!
Pip :-)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
ON TRACK WITH ALCOHOL BAN AGAIN>>>>>>>NOW TIME FOR THE REST!
Have completed day 5 from 28 alcohol free. How I wanted a drink today! After a long hard busy day in this warm weather a beer or wine (sometimes leads to a few) is awesome. Even more so if I've been training and eating on track. If I'm full or have eaten sugar.............beer or even wine doesn't have the same temptation.
Of course eating nutritiously and not too much and training is important as well. Alcohol sure can't be substituted with eating too much or too much crap food!
So..............successful strategy is get a glass of tap water with icecubes and pretend it's a beer or wine! Maybe not the same but the thrill of saving money, (free) and not drinking alcohol for no reason plus the fact water has no calories is all good! A glass of water or two with ice cubes before tea can tide over an otherwise beer or wine choice! I did 6 weeks straight last year, but BF's b-day party is in 23 days and I plan to enjoy a few after that. Am undecided if from then on I'll just keep it to social occasions or go back to attempt my usual old guidelines I used to try to stick to.
However if my triathlon, half marathon goals, fatloss, weightloss and lifestyle standards are really going to happen..............I need to be much more committed to making my all round lifestyle standards more non negotiable. (Not optional and thinking, ahh, tomorrow, I'm not as bad as I could be.....etc.....crap LOL). It's a bit repetitive talking about it all here as well.
Right:
11.5 weeks to sprint dist triathlon. Major goal is to complete this distance, - longest ever, ideally not come last and from now be happy with my effort of sticking to my self set training regime.
24.5 weeks till half marathon. Completion under 2 hours has always been a pipe dream and I believe sure achieveable and I will strive for that. My PB for the half is 2hrs, 15 mins, 14 secs and that was at about 85kg with very inconsistent training and rapid weight gain for the 2-3 odd months leading up back in mid 2008. However even more important than the time is my dedication to actually not talking shit and doing what I say I will.........consistently now till then and being as committed to it as I am to work etc. Of course obstacles may arise, that is prob norm but I would want to be happy with the controlled way I deal with them rather than throwing in the towel if adversity etc strikes. If I have a poor race or even don't finish or start the race, I will feel contented as long as I've handled my preparation to my standards. AND after the half marathon, I get a day on the Gold Coast/Brisbane area, then head to Airlie Beach before some skiing in NZ! All much more fun if I'm happy with my fitness and shape and don't sabotage myself in ways I don't want to.
Now to all affected by the floods, - the pics look horrendous and unbelievable! Very cruel looking and my heart goes out to all involved.
Now time to be vigilent about sticking to the standards I aspire to. They aren't out of the way too time consuming or tough.......although hard work at times.............but just need to be consistent with them.
Talk soon
Pip :-)
Have completed day 5 from 28 alcohol free. How I wanted a drink today! After a long hard busy day in this warm weather a beer or wine (sometimes leads to a few) is awesome. Even more so if I've been training and eating on track. If I'm full or have eaten sugar.............beer or even wine doesn't have the same temptation.
Of course eating nutritiously and not too much and training is important as well. Alcohol sure can't be substituted with eating too much or too much crap food!
So..............successful strategy is get a glass of tap water with icecubes and pretend it's a beer or wine! Maybe not the same but the thrill of saving money, (free) and not drinking alcohol for no reason plus the fact water has no calories is all good! A glass of water or two with ice cubes before tea can tide over an otherwise beer or wine choice! I did 6 weeks straight last year, but BF's b-day party is in 23 days and I plan to enjoy a few after that. Am undecided if from then on I'll just keep it to social occasions or go back to attempt my usual old guidelines I used to try to stick to.
However if my triathlon, half marathon goals, fatloss, weightloss and lifestyle standards are really going to happen..............I need to be much more committed to making my all round lifestyle standards more non negotiable. (Not optional and thinking, ahh, tomorrow, I'm not as bad as I could be.....etc.....crap LOL). It's a bit repetitive talking about it all here as well.
Right:
11.5 weeks to sprint dist triathlon. Major goal is to complete this distance, - longest ever, ideally not come last and from now be happy with my effort of sticking to my self set training regime.
24.5 weeks till half marathon. Completion under 2 hours has always been a pipe dream and I believe sure achieveable and I will strive for that. My PB for the half is 2hrs, 15 mins, 14 secs and that was at about 85kg with very inconsistent training and rapid weight gain for the 2-3 odd months leading up back in mid 2008. However even more important than the time is my dedication to actually not talking shit and doing what I say I will.........consistently now till then and being as committed to it as I am to work etc. Of course obstacles may arise, that is prob norm but I would want to be happy with the controlled way I deal with them rather than throwing in the towel if adversity etc strikes. If I have a poor race or even don't finish or start the race, I will feel contented as long as I've handled my preparation to my standards. AND after the half marathon, I get a day on the Gold Coast/Brisbane area, then head to Airlie Beach before some skiing in NZ! All much more fun if I'm happy with my fitness and shape and don't sabotage myself in ways I don't want to.
Now to all affected by the floods, - the pics look horrendous and unbelievable! Very cruel looking and my heart goes out to all involved.
Now time to be vigilent about sticking to the standards I aspire to. They aren't out of the way too time consuming or tough.......although hard work at times.............but just need to be consistent with them.
Talk soon
Pip :-)
Sunday, January 09, 2011
HERE'S TO 2011!!!
G'day! Sorry it's been a while between blogs!
However it's cause I've been rather busy of late! I had the awesome but unexpected surprise of having my lil sis come and stay with BF and I over New Years for 5 nights! And we had lots of fun..........and spent quite a bit of money! Over New Years weekend I had the weekend and Monday off work but was lucky enough to score New Years Eve, (Friday) off work as well!
Activities we got up to included.........shopping, sightseeing, beach visiting and swimming, tiki touring, drinking and catching up and trying to cram as much in as poss really! She is a really confident driving and drives around anywhere in Perth no probs, - unlike me in regard to driving! She put up about 125 photos on her facebook which can be found on my facebook of this holiday. Now I think she knows the ropes of Perth so if she brings her hubby over she will have some idea where to go and what to do! We even did a day trip cramming in Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton, Yallingup, Gracetown and Margaret River.
In between that there has been Christmas and working so have been busy. The week before Christmas was totally flat out at work with me doing long days. We had to open 3 days between Christmas and New Year which were quieter but still busy enough as there were less staff. I only worked 2 of them as I had the Friday off.
I did end up weighing in on 31 Dec @ 74.5kg. So nice to finish the year off even if only just under 75 and to not see 80 the whole year.
I haven't weighed in yet this year, - guess I'm still around 75 or prob even slightly over as I still haven't really cracked down this year. But as long as I don't SEE over 75kg lol!
It's about time I really cranked up the fitness and start getting leaner and fitter though than I have been for years and staying that way because:
* I'm doing a sprint distance triathlon on 3 April, - 12 weeks from today which will be my longest yet!
* I'm doing the Gold Coast half marathon in 25 weeks today on 3 July! I would like to focus now and stay focussed and be happy with my consistency and efforts in preparation when the time comes around to race! The total icing on the cake is if I can complete it under 2 hours!
* There is a sprint distance triathlon in 7 weeks today which I'm undecided about. I will keep you posted about that but may enter if I'm happy with progress and staying consistent!
* There is the 14km Run for a Reason race toward end May. I did it last year and it would be awesome to smash last years time this year!
Consistency is the key...........it mustn't elude me haha!
I have a bit of excitement planned for this year at this stage.
Firstly is BF's 30th party on 5th Feb, (4 weeks yesterday). I started another little challenge to drink NO alcohol (and stupidly announced it) from yesterday until this date and am successfully up to day 2. Of course I intend to enjoy some at the party though!
Next is my trip to Adelaide from 2nd to 6th March, (maybe after doing a triathlon the weekend prior). Have never been to Adelaide and can't wait!
3 April I intend to do the last sprint triathlon of the season, (750m swim, 20km ride, 5km run) and secure that accomplishment.
Over Easter long weekend end April I think we may have 5 days off this year. I'm thinking of a road trip to Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Albany and back home. I've been to Albany once but never Kalgoorlie and Esperance!
Toward end May I haven't comfirned it but think I may participate in the Run for a Reason 14km run again!
1 July 2011 I head to Brisbane and down to the Gold Coast. 3 July I intend to race in the half marathon. 5 - 9 July I intend to head up to Airlie Beach and hopefully catch up with relatives, do a day kayak trip and a cruise or sailing in the Whitsundays! 9-11 July I head to Sydney, then 11-19 July I will head to NZ to catch up with family and hopefully get some skiing in!
I booked it recently to get the cheaper flights.
So things look rather busy! Not sure about further overseas travel/holidays. Am thinking where I wanna go may just be too costly for a few years so am trying to shelve the idea for a while.
Talk soon,
Pip :-)
G'day! Sorry it's been a while between blogs!
However it's cause I've been rather busy of late! I had the awesome but unexpected surprise of having my lil sis come and stay with BF and I over New Years for 5 nights! And we had lots of fun..........and spent quite a bit of money! Over New Years weekend I had the weekend and Monday off work but was lucky enough to score New Years Eve, (Friday) off work as well!
Activities we got up to included.........shopping, sightseeing, beach visiting and swimming, tiki touring, drinking and catching up and trying to cram as much in as poss really! She is a really confident driving and drives around anywhere in Perth no probs, - unlike me in regard to driving! She put up about 125 photos on her facebook which can be found on my facebook of this holiday. Now I think she knows the ropes of Perth so if she brings her hubby over she will have some idea where to go and what to do! We even did a day trip cramming in Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton, Yallingup, Gracetown and Margaret River.
In between that there has been Christmas and working so have been busy. The week before Christmas was totally flat out at work with me doing long days. We had to open 3 days between Christmas and New Year which were quieter but still busy enough as there were less staff. I only worked 2 of them as I had the Friday off.
I did end up weighing in on 31 Dec @ 74.5kg. So nice to finish the year off even if only just under 75 and to not see 80 the whole year.
I haven't weighed in yet this year, - guess I'm still around 75 or prob even slightly over as I still haven't really cracked down this year. But as long as I don't SEE over 75kg lol!
It's about time I really cranked up the fitness and start getting leaner and fitter though than I have been for years and staying that way because:
* I'm doing a sprint distance triathlon on 3 April, - 12 weeks from today which will be my longest yet!
* I'm doing the Gold Coast half marathon in 25 weeks today on 3 July! I would like to focus now and stay focussed and be happy with my consistency and efforts in preparation when the time comes around to race! The total icing on the cake is if I can complete it under 2 hours!
* There is a sprint distance triathlon in 7 weeks today which I'm undecided about. I will keep you posted about that but may enter if I'm happy with progress and staying consistent!
* There is the 14km Run for a Reason race toward end May. I did it last year and it would be awesome to smash last years time this year!
Consistency is the key...........it mustn't elude me haha!
I have a bit of excitement planned for this year at this stage.
Firstly is BF's 30th party on 5th Feb, (4 weeks yesterday). I started another little challenge to drink NO alcohol (and stupidly announced it) from yesterday until this date and am successfully up to day 2. Of course I intend to enjoy some at the party though!
Next is my trip to Adelaide from 2nd to 6th March, (maybe after doing a triathlon the weekend prior). Have never been to Adelaide and can't wait!
3 April I intend to do the last sprint triathlon of the season, (750m swim, 20km ride, 5km run) and secure that accomplishment.
Over Easter long weekend end April I think we may have 5 days off this year. I'm thinking of a road trip to Kalgoorlie, Esperance, Albany and back home. I've been to Albany once but never Kalgoorlie and Esperance!
Toward end May I haven't comfirned it but think I may participate in the Run for a Reason 14km run again!
1 July 2011 I head to Brisbane and down to the Gold Coast. 3 July I intend to race in the half marathon. 5 - 9 July I intend to head up to Airlie Beach and hopefully catch up with relatives, do a day kayak trip and a cruise or sailing in the Whitsundays! 9-11 July I head to Sydney, then 11-19 July I will head to NZ to catch up with family and hopefully get some skiing in!
I booked it recently to get the cheaper flights.
So things look rather busy! Not sure about further overseas travel/holidays. Am thinking where I wanna go may just be too costly for a few years so am trying to shelve the idea for a while.
Talk soon,
Pip :-)
Monday, December 27, 2010
2010 ROUNDUP............
Heya all! I'm writing this now as I think I may not have much more time this year!
Christmas Day was great! BF and I spent it down at his parents place down at the beach! His family, Nana and a couple of others were there. It was a great day. The temperature hit 39.9 degrees and we spent lots of time in the water mucking about. Xmas lunch was yum. We had cheese, salami, crackers to start, then rumballs. The main was Xmas hot ham, cold chicken, roast potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, peas and a tomato/onion bake. Then after another swim it was dessert time.........plum pudding. We pay $5 to eat it and the person to find the coin with the hole drilled in wins $50! We all got some awesome pressies, - it was a fun day!
Yesterday BF was confined to the house as he was on standby for his work so he put his technic lego together till he got called out to a fire! I went out to another great gathering!
Today I got stuck into a bit of housework. It's always good to get done!
I decided to brave the metal monsters/scales today after keeping off them for the last 3 weeks. I wasn't expecting an exactly good reading as I'd been flat out, (but very active I reckon) at work so not eating the best options and not being consistent with training, (no excuses) and I feel I look flabby but that isn't new at the moment. 3 odd weeks ago I was 75.1kg. I was tentatively expecting about 78, (hopefully not 80 or above) and had spent lots of time lately wearing elastic waistbands from being so busy and not wanting to check out what I expected the reality to be! Then on Xmas day and yesterday I wore a size 14 Levis mini denim skirt. I used to wear that at about 80kg with it sitting firm just on the navel line. I noticed it was definitely looser Xmas day and yesterday with it sitting right down on lower hips with about 2 inches of extra room in it which was good. So...at weigh in this morning........I was stoked to weigh in at 74.5kg today! I'm still not the most toned around the torso and wanna smash off a good bit more fat but now I can stay true to lowering my cut off point to 75kg for 2011. I've successfully stayed under 80 all of 2010, (I won't weigh self again this year). First time I'd achieved that since 1999! Last year cut off was 85, before it was 90! I didn't touch any chocolates today and lost total desire to after I found out I was 3 odd less kg than expected! Being flat out may count for something sometimes! I still intend to improve my habits, all round fitness, reduce fat and kilo wise wanna get under 68kg.
In brief some things which happened this year:
* Did my longest triathlon
* Moved in with BF
* Got a car, can drive somewhat in quieter areas
* Had a decent 30th party
* Did 14km Run for a Reason race
* Started a triathlon course till I hurt my back.
* Gave up alcohol completely for 6 consecutive weeks
* Poor Granny passed, I spoke at her funeral
Will be back soon to for a New Years talk!!!
Pip :-)
Heya all! I'm writing this now as I think I may not have much more time this year!
Christmas Day was great! BF and I spent it down at his parents place down at the beach! His family, Nana and a couple of others were there. It was a great day. The temperature hit 39.9 degrees and we spent lots of time in the water mucking about. Xmas lunch was yum. We had cheese, salami, crackers to start, then rumballs. The main was Xmas hot ham, cold chicken, roast potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, peas and a tomato/onion bake. Then after another swim it was dessert time.........plum pudding. We pay $5 to eat it and the person to find the coin with the hole drilled in wins $50! We all got some awesome pressies, - it was a fun day!
Yesterday BF was confined to the house as he was on standby for his work so he put his technic lego together till he got called out to a fire! I went out to another great gathering!
Today I got stuck into a bit of housework. It's always good to get done!
I decided to brave the metal monsters/scales today after keeping off them for the last 3 weeks. I wasn't expecting an exactly good reading as I'd been flat out, (but very active I reckon) at work so not eating the best options and not being consistent with training, (no excuses) and I feel I look flabby but that isn't new at the moment. 3 odd weeks ago I was 75.1kg. I was tentatively expecting about 78, (hopefully not 80 or above) and had spent lots of time lately wearing elastic waistbands from being so busy and not wanting to check out what I expected the reality to be! Then on Xmas day and yesterday I wore a size 14 Levis mini denim skirt. I used to wear that at about 80kg with it sitting firm just on the navel line. I noticed it was definitely looser Xmas day and yesterday with it sitting right down on lower hips with about 2 inches of extra room in it which was good. So...at weigh in this morning........I was stoked to weigh in at 74.5kg today! I'm still not the most toned around the torso and wanna smash off a good bit more fat but now I can stay true to lowering my cut off point to 75kg for 2011. I've successfully stayed under 80 all of 2010, (I won't weigh self again this year). First time I'd achieved that since 1999! Last year cut off was 85, before it was 90! I didn't touch any chocolates today and lost total desire to after I found out I was 3 odd less kg than expected! Being flat out may count for something sometimes! I still intend to improve my habits, all round fitness, reduce fat and kilo wise wanna get under 68kg.
In brief some things which happened this year:
* Did my longest triathlon
* Moved in with BF
* Got a car, can drive somewhat in quieter areas
* Had a decent 30th party
* Did 14km Run for a Reason race
* Started a triathlon course till I hurt my back.
* Gave up alcohol completely for 6 consecutive weeks
* Poor Granny passed, I spoke at her funeral
Will be back soon to for a New Years talk!!!
Pip :-)
Sunday, December 19, 2010
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!..........
Hello! Just thought I'd do a check in! Hope everyone has a good festive and holiday season. I reckon it sucks to work too much at this time of year but some of us have to haha!
Now, I've been thinking about holidays and travel quite a bit of late. Infact I think about it lots but unfortunately don't action it quite so much.
I am really excited to be going to Adelaide early March next year for 4 days, - I look really forward to it! I've never been and it will be great to catch up with Kristy and hopefully Magda.
As we have 5 days off in a row at Easter this year, (usually it's 4) I'm thinking of taking a road trip. Am thinking of heading off to Kalgoorlie on Good Friday after getting up early. Will stay there a night or two. Then head down to Esperance for a night or two. Then Albany for a night and back to Perth. I've been to Albany briefly once but not Esperance or Kalgoorlie. Will camp or stay in cheap accommodation. Hopefully BF can come too.
As for overseas travel to new destinations its just so hard to decide.......and I always feel limited on funds and time. I'd love to explore Europe. The other places I'm really keen on at the moment are Hawaii, America, Canada. Other places that interest me are Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam for cycling and kayaking and believe it or not but Alaska! Ideally I'd love to do a mixed cycling/hiking holiday with some canoeing or kayaking thrown in. I also really want to go on a cruise for part of it. Also I'd like to cover lots of area.
Best value for money for what you can see appears to be Contiki. However I don't know if hanging out with the majority of the group in it's early 20's, late nights, hungover days and coach touring is totally my ideal way to spend a holiday in a new destination.
It's all so costly............but new and exciting.
I did develop an idea for July 2012 where I flew to Gold Coast, did the half marathon, went to Airlie beach to see cousins there, down to Sydney to catch up with a cousin for a night, then off to America for 2.5 weeks, Hawaii for 1.5 weeks, NZ on the way back to see family, then Perth but it appears far too undoable when researching it further. Then I decided to try and cull either Hawaii or America and both are too hard and it STILL appears costly after my research. Then I looked at the idea of leaving that holiday plan till 2015 or so and instead looked at flights and trips around Europe mid 2012 culling NZ and the Gold Coast half. I'd really struggle to make a 4-5 week trip to my style under $10-$11000.
To save that type of money I have to be very choosy about proceedings and continue to save $100 a week consistently.
I just had a look on line and pretended I was going to do the Gold Coast half marathon next year. Flights are cheap at the moment for early July next year. I found that I could fly from Perth to Brisbane, stay there or Gold Coast 4 nights while doing Gold Coast half marathon, then head up to Airlie Beach for 2-3 nights to see my relatives, then head off to Sydney for a night or two to see my cousin, then back to Perth all for about $600 at the moment which is rather good. I can even add a flight to Christchurch from Sydney return on appropriate dates for just over $300. In Airlie Beach I'd like to do a full day kayak trip and found one. Maybe on another day do a full day sailing trip or cruise. If I added NZ in this way I get it all.........racing, ocean, kayaking, sailing/cruising/good weather/snow/skiing if I hit NZ and catching up with family all in one trip for maybe $2000. Or could cull the NZ idea and just make a holiday of skiing in 2012 which would cheapen next year further. From another point of view it's harder to justify spending $10000 a pop but then it's always exciting exploring new destinations!
Will let ya all know the outcome soon..............and put up my planned events for 2011 soon!
Pip :-)
Hello! Just thought I'd do a check in! Hope everyone has a good festive and holiday season. I reckon it sucks to work too much at this time of year but some of us have to haha!
Now, I've been thinking about holidays and travel quite a bit of late. Infact I think about it lots but unfortunately don't action it quite so much.
I am really excited to be going to Adelaide early March next year for 4 days, - I look really forward to it! I've never been and it will be great to catch up with Kristy and hopefully Magda.
As we have 5 days off in a row at Easter this year, (usually it's 4) I'm thinking of taking a road trip. Am thinking of heading off to Kalgoorlie on Good Friday after getting up early. Will stay there a night or two. Then head down to Esperance for a night or two. Then Albany for a night and back to Perth. I've been to Albany briefly once but not Esperance or Kalgoorlie. Will camp or stay in cheap accommodation. Hopefully BF can come too.
As for overseas travel to new destinations its just so hard to decide.......and I always feel limited on funds and time. I'd love to explore Europe. The other places I'm really keen on at the moment are Hawaii, America, Canada. Other places that interest me are Mexico, Thailand, Vietnam for cycling and kayaking and believe it or not but Alaska! Ideally I'd love to do a mixed cycling/hiking holiday with some canoeing or kayaking thrown in. I also really want to go on a cruise for part of it. Also I'd like to cover lots of area.
Best value for money for what you can see appears to be Contiki. However I don't know if hanging out with the majority of the group in it's early 20's, late nights, hungover days and coach touring is totally my ideal way to spend a holiday in a new destination.
It's all so costly............but new and exciting.
I did develop an idea for July 2012 where I flew to Gold Coast, did the half marathon, went to Airlie beach to see cousins there, down to Sydney to catch up with a cousin for a night, then off to America for 2.5 weeks, Hawaii for 1.5 weeks, NZ on the way back to see family, then Perth but it appears far too undoable when researching it further. Then I decided to try and cull either Hawaii or America and both are too hard and it STILL appears costly after my research. Then I looked at the idea of leaving that holiday plan till 2015 or so and instead looked at flights and trips around Europe mid 2012 culling NZ and the Gold Coast half. I'd really struggle to make a 4-5 week trip to my style under $10-$11000.
To save that type of money I have to be very choosy about proceedings and continue to save $100 a week consistently.
I just had a look on line and pretended I was going to do the Gold Coast half marathon next year. Flights are cheap at the moment for early July next year. I found that I could fly from Perth to Brisbane, stay there or Gold Coast 4 nights while doing Gold Coast half marathon, then head up to Airlie Beach for 2-3 nights to see my relatives, then head off to Sydney for a night or two to see my cousin, then back to Perth all for about $600 at the moment which is rather good. I can even add a flight to Christchurch from Sydney return on appropriate dates for just over $300. In Airlie Beach I'd like to do a full day kayak trip and found one. Maybe on another day do a full day sailing trip or cruise. If I added NZ in this way I get it all.........racing, ocean, kayaking, sailing/cruising/good weather/snow/skiing if I hit NZ and catching up with family all in one trip for maybe $2000. Or could cull the NZ idea and just make a holiday of skiing in 2012 which would cheapen next year further. From another point of view it's harder to justify spending $10000 a pop but then it's always exciting exploring new destinations!
Will let ya all know the outcome soon..............and put up my planned events for 2011 soon!
Pip :-)
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