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):

Journal No.2

Food:
7/8 cup of cocopops with 3/4 cup full cream milk (approx. 204 + 119 = 323 calories)
2 mentos (20 Cal)
2 glasses of water and my multi-v (zero cal)
Potato salad (see this post) -  after some rough calculations, I think this was about 890 Cal.
Chai Tea (approx 80 Cal)
Total calories: 1493 Cal

Exercise:

I got a massage... I don't suppose that counts though. I also did a little walking (10min, nothing outstanding) and packed.

Overall:

I am very sore from yesterday, so it was good not to really exercise at all today. I was kind of reasonably busy, however, with packing and preparing for going away tomorrow for four nights.  I think that I broke even in terms of calories in and calories out!

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Tomorrow (Thursday), I'm going away for 4 nights. Over this time, I'm not going to worry about calorie counting, but I am going to be careful about what I eat, and I am aiming to go running on the beach at least once, but hopefully twice. I'm aiming for a 20 minute run each time.

Journal No.1

Food:
Half a block of Cadbury "Bar of Plenty" chocolate
2 Mentos
Potato and sweet potato bake (a couple of serving spoon sized scoops)
White rice
Curry (thai flavour?) with sweet potato, cauliflower, chicken and some other veggies.
Corn muffin
Homebaked biscuit
Two or three handfuls of crimson grapes
Hot chocolate


Exercise:
One hour of pilates (POP pilates: this twice, then this and then this - I need to do a post about POP Pilates soon - it's great!)
15 minute brisk walk uphill to West Hobart


Overall: 
This is far more exercise than I usually do, and I'm feeling great about it! It was hard to do the pilates, especially some of the leg exercises, and walking up that hill puffed me out. I love how exercising gives you more energy! I have been feeling so lethargic lately, and it's great to be feeling better today.

I could have done a lot better with the food, I know. Part of the problem is that my kitchen is a mess, and when it's like that I'll tend to eat whatever junk is in the house rather than doing something like frying or poaching a couple of eggs to have with toast. Also, I totally would have had cocopops, but we had no milk left. The milk situation has been rectified and cocopops will be had tomorrow, right after I've been for a run! (Well, okay, a brisk walk).

Also, does a massage count as exercise? I want to say yes, because tomorrow I'm getting one! And yes, I'm very exited!