February 2012
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Gym sesh
Quick summary of my gym sesh:
Treadmill: 4.55km (about 2.8mi), 36:29 (inc walking warm-up/cool down)
Leg press (40kg): 3x8
Chest press (15kg): 3x8
Dumbbell bicep curls (5kg): 3x8
Hip adductor (35kg): 3x8
50 crunches
30-second plank
I LOVE SEEING THOSE KGs GO UP (and the ones on my scale go down)
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Last week round-up and weigh-in part 2
Last week was pretty busy, I had my friend Courtney coming to visit (she’s from Chicago but lives in Ireland) so I had to get all my uni work out of the way before she came. We had a great time but we drank too many cocktails and ate too much AMAZING food! I only managed to get to the gym once last week and I can feel the difference in my body already.
WEIGH IN
SW: 153 (9th Jan)
Last...
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Looking for fitspiration
A few days ago I was browsing some tumblrs, hoping for some fitspiration, and I came across some ‘thinspiration’ sites.
I’m sure you’ve heard of them - they are essentially pro-anorexia propaganda encouraging people to stop eating and giving tips on how to hide it from other people. They are scattered with pictures of young girls showing off their protruding bones and...
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I went for a run...
…it wasn’t fun. (Rhyme not intended).
It was SO cold and foggy and miserable. I keep getting blisters on my arches. But still, 2.97mi to go on the tally. Stretches and crunches as a post-run “treat”.
The real treat is going to be my coconut chicken curry for dinner. I am so excited for it! There will be pictures and maybe a recipe. HOT SHOWER TIME!!
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Gym last night
Went to the gym last night, it was EMPTY. Not sure why I’m surprised, it was 7.30pm on a Friday night! Here’s a summary of my work-out:
Cardio
Week 6 run 1: 4.5km, 35:12. 5 min walk warm up, run 5 mins, walk 3 mins, run 8 mins, walk 3 mins, run 5 mins, walk to cool down.
Felt amazing - I’m definitely getting fitter and can really feel how much easier it’s getting to run...
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"Suck it up and someday you won't have to suck it...
This evening I ran 20 minutes on a treadmill (2.3mi) facing a brick wall. When I started I was all like “What the hell, this is boring. I’m just going to do 10 minutes”. Then I got to 10 minutes and was like “I’ll just go to 15 and see how I feel”. Then when I got to 15 I thought “fuck it, I’ve done this much, might as well do the 20 I’m...
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Porridge
IS AMAZING.
For a while I ate it plain. My life changed the day I added a chopped banana to that bowl of oats… *in love with bananas*
Today I added a chopped banana and a sprinkle of ground cinnamon…
HEAVEN IN A BOWL
Last week round-up and weigh-in
Last week was a bit of a mixed bag really.
2 runs and 2 weights sessions = good (but must do more cardio)
Romantic weekend in York with the boyf = really good
What I ate during the romantic weekend in York = not good at all!
I weighed in this morning. I’m back up to 150lbs on the nose, which is a gain of 1lb this week (total loss of 3lbs). It’s frustrating because I exercised more...
January 2012
15 posts
Work Out
Hit the gym for the first time in a while tonight. I’ve been mostly lying on the sofa running outside for the last few weeks so it was nice if slightly intimidating to get back on the machines! Here’s what I did:
C25K week 5 run 1: 30 mins walk/run, 2.3 miles
Free weights: (2.5kg) bicep curls (3x12), dumbbell squats (3x12)
Machine weights: tricep press (5kg, 3x12), chest press (5kg,...
Weigh in!
SW: 153
Last week: 149.6
Today: 149.0 (-0.6lbs)
Not a significant loss but a loss all the same! I was a bit all over the place with my eating and exercise last week (and I drank everything on Saturday night, oops). Back to school today though and back on the wagon.
Ran/walked 2.5 miles today.
It feels good!!
Weigh in!
SW: 153
Last week: 151.4
This week: 149.6 (-1.8lbs)
I’m SO pleased and surprised! Last week was pretty bad for exercise and eating to be honest. I ran once and had a few junk food meals. It might be a cop out but I had an essay deadline and 2 exams to do, so it’s unsurprising that I wanted fatty food!
This week I’ll carry on with my running and get some weight training in...
Went a bit mad at McDo today
Worked out that my calorie consumption at that one meal was in the 1500 calorie range… Oh dear.
Weigh in...
Last week: 153
This week: 151.4 (-1.6lbs)
I’m really pleased with this loss.
I’ve been studying for exams so I’ve not been out and about moving as much as I usually am - just sat in front of books or a computer screen - but I made sure I got my runs in and I’ve been watching what I eat while still allowing myself a few treats here and there.
Recently my blog has been slightly more ‘run’ than ‘eat’ which is good really as I’m trying to behave myself food-wise BUT the food element will be back with a vengeance very soon! Joe and I made AMAZING burgers tonight and there are leftovers for lunch tomorrow.
I also made a flan parisien yesterday but it was a bit of a flan-tastrophe (tasty but ugly and a bit...
Gym last night
Ran (most of the way) there and back in drizzle - that counts as rain right?!
9 mins on the treadmill and a bit of free weights. Took it pretty easy as I haven’t done any in a while. Stretched out a lot. Feels good to be back!
Oh and in other news, I got 78 on my essay… what uuupppp?! And a celebratory flan parisienne is about to be made.
My day in food
Breakfast: Porridge with skimmed milk and banana
Lunch: cheese toastie (on brown) and a tin of Heinz Tomato soup
Dinner: pesto pasta and salad (baby leaf, grated carrot, green pepper with olive oil/balsamic dressing)
Snacks: McCoys salt and vinegar crisps (258 cals) and a can of diet coke.
Not too bad. Could have done without the crisps really but dinner just didn’t satisfy me! Gym...
Tomorrow is 9th January...
… the day when my exercise/food resolutions begin. So obviously today has been spent gorging on pizza and popcorn. Mmm.
I weighed myself this morning (before the pizza) : 153lbs. This is my official starting weight. I currently wear a UK size 12 - those 10s just don’t fit properly any more.
I’m going to do this properly. Good food and active lifestyle. It’ll be...
Happy New Year!
It’s that time of year again… the beginning.
This year, instead of the optimism and excitement I usually feel I am mostly feeling something rather different. I’ve got The Fear. In the next 18 days I need to write a 3000 word essay (in French) and revise for (and take) 2 exams. A quarter of my grade for this year will be decided in the next 3 weeks. I know it will get done - I...
December 2011
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Merry Christmas, Tumblrs
I hope Father Christmas brings you everything you hoped for. Now go to sleep or he won’t come!!
Enough!
Assessments: signed, sealed, delivered
Weight: up 2lbs since last week (149lbs)
Eating: pretty terrible (pizza, McDonalds, chocolates, fizzy drinks…)
General mood: glad to be done with all my deadlines but lethargic and bloaty
Last time I worked out: more or less 4 weeks ago
Next time I’ll be working out: TOMORROW. 3pm.
FUCK YOU WEIGHT GAIN. I’M BRINGING SEXY BACK (just in...
Weigh in Wednesday!
Last week: 147.4
This week: 147.0
Loss: 0.4lbs
Considering I’ve been sat infront of my laptop all week eating sweets and doing assessments, I’m content with a loss, no matter how small!
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Weigh in Wednesday! On a Friday!
I know it’s Saturday today but I did actually weigh myself yesterday.
Last week: 148.6
This week: 147.4
Loss of 1.2lbs
I am very happy and quite surprised by this weight loss, I haven’t worked out for about 2 weeks because of my horrendous workload and I feel like my diet has been worse than usual - a few takeaway pizzas, fried chicken etc. But I have cut out snacking (more or...
November 2011
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How often do we allow ourselves to skip a workout...
bendoeslife:
How many times have we eaten that burger and fries (and a candy bar 45 minutes later) because it’s “just one meal”?
Over the years I’ve become the connoisseur grandmaster of justifying my bad habits.
It’s just one meal.
I’ll start back tomorrow.
We have to celebrate. With food.
My foot kind of hurts.
Just one more hand of blackjack.
But here’s the thing: It’s not ever just...
Weigh in Wednesday! On a Thursday!
Last week: 151.2
This week: 148.6
Loss of 2.6lbs
I hope I can keep this up! Going for a run tomorrow with the boyf. Hope it doesn’t rain.
Pumping some (not that) big
Today I bench pressed for the first time ever. I walked right on over to the scary weights section where the scary muscle-y men were doing strange things with weights as big as my head and said “excuse me, are you using that bench?”.
I proceeded to bench press 5kg (ohhh yeahhh!! Got to start somewhere, right?) but I feel I made progress in terms of fitness and feminism! Girls can go...
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Recap of the week
Gosh darn I have been so busy this week! Here’s a little run down of what I’ve been up to:
Sunday - Whole day netball umpiring course. It was really good! Learned some things about the game that I didn’t know and had a laugh which is the main thing. I need to get in a few hours of umpiring practice before I can take my exam but hopefully I’ll be a fully qualified level-C...
Yesterday was such an amazing food pig-out day. For lunch Joe and I had roasted garlic and baked camembert which was SO GOOD but horrifically calorific and full of fat. Both of us fell into a cheese coma for about 3 hours! Then we went off to the Alliance Française to watch a film called Tournée which was about an American burlesque troupe touring around France. It was alright but I was still...
I have spent 9 hours at uni today, partly in lectures but mostly trying to get this effing literature review done for my dissertation. 10 sources reviewed and the whole thing summarised and analysed.
Needless to say, exercise has fallen by the wayside for a couple of days and when I finally got my work done I treated myself to some cider and cookies… I know, I’m so bad!! BUT a little...
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Weigh in Wednesday!
Last week: 150
This week: 148.4 (-1.6)
I think the angry apple pie eating may have been a mistake…
Confession
I had such a rubbish evening (arguments, losing part of an assessment, feeling unwell etc) that I went to the supermarket and bought a family apple pie and a packet of chocolate digestives. I ate half the apple pie (could definitely have eaten more). I’m not normally one to comfort eat but this was exactly that. I feel bad about it and I hope it won’t affect my weigh-in tomorrow.
TV obsession
I’m going to just throw it out there, I LOVE ITV1’s The Jury. It’s partly because I love mystery-type books and films - this is the story of a murder re-trial so all the evidence is being pieced together and we don’t know if he really did it or not - and partly because I just bloody love Julie Walters. She is a national institution! She plays the defence barrister and is...
Last night I slept for 10.5 hours. I’ve just woken up from a 2-hour nap. What is the matter with me?!
Also, the stuff I did at the gym last night has made my butt cheeks ache. I love workin’ my arse off!
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Gym last night
I invested in Running for Women by Kara Goucher about a month ago and I started her beginners 5k and runners’ strength programmes last night.
1 mile run - 13 minutes = DONE (wasn’t really pleased with that time but it was my first time running for about a month, got to take it easy!)
Strength training A = DONE
I did lots of things that sound really manly and scary like the one-leg...
Tuesday recap
Yesterday was my first day of my healthy living and I kicked it off in pretty good (if you ignore my lunch) style.
I had porridge for breakfast, hummus and whole-wheat pitta as a mid-morning snack, McDonalds for lunch (my housemate was bugging me to go with her so I did… I could have not had a Big Mac meal though… at least I didn’t go large!) followed by a satsuma snack and a...
October 2011
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Taking a break!
I have come to the decision that I’m going to take a break from Tumbling until 1st November.
I have a friend coming to visit and my mum visiting straight after then a whole pile of reading and assessments to do. Exercise is not a priority and it has not been happening. I’m a bit early for new year’s resolutions but the new lifestyle of being really on it will begin on Tuesday...
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Things get in the way!
I haven’t exercised or blogged (due to lack of exercise) as much as I had hoped to since being back in Manchester.
I’m in my final year of university so I have a lot of work to do, I find all the thinking tiring and I have no energy to go to the gym by the time I’ve got back from uni at 5pm. I know I need to man up and go to the gym EVEN WHEN I’m really tired.
So from...