Journal #5

This is a bit of a catch up post.

On Tuesday I went for a bit of a hike around Mt Nelson.

It took me two hours.

I was pretty knackered at the end.

My legs were so sore on Wednesday.

It was good!

Journal #4

I exercised again today! Only 50 minutes this time, but that is more than fine with me as I am sore from yesterday.


I did the first video twice (ouch!), the second video once (thought I didn't do the last couple of minutes as my brother rocked up at my house), and the last video once - yep, it's the back one from yesterday! I made my brother do the back one with me and he just managed to make it through!

I'm looking forward to being even sorer tomorrow! 

Journal #3

At last I've exercised! I'm over feeling unenergetic and easily tired.


Yesterday (Wednesday) I did a solid hour of exercise, and today I am sore all over! Yay! 


This is what I did - each video once (I tried to do the cardio one - the last one shown here - twice but needed to stop half way through the second time):

Anatomy of Walking

Some of the benefits of walking.

Found on Pinterest.

Progress

At the start of the year I was 64 to 65kg.

After seven months of occasional exercise and sort of slightly more careful eating...

I am now 61kg. Yay me!

=D

I'd love to lose another 3kg, but I'll be more than happy with another 2kg... to be under 60kg again will be fantastic.

I must reiterate though - fit over thin. I'd rather be over 60kg and fit and toned than under 60kg and at the same fitness level as I am now.

Not Stretchy

I just did a stretching video.

I am not stretchy or flexible at all, I have found out.

Truthfully, I already knew I wasn't, but I am even less flexible than I thought.

This will be fixed.

(video: Stretching for Flexibility)

Homework

My massage therapist gave me homework:

• Drink more water
• Get my heart pumping often
• Learn to love salads
• Start moving my arms a lot

She says that I'm retaining fluid in my arms, and this is why I need to start moving my arms more, to help drain my lymph system. She says that doing this will cause my arms to slim down really quickly, as it's mostly fluid, not fat.

I'm also really crooked, and she worked on that a bit, lengthening muscles in my hip so that my legs are the same length and other things like that. 

I must prioritise seeing her again a few more times this year so that I can really work on relaxing (sounds strange, but it does take a lot of conscious effort when you're used to being tensed) and get straighter.