i've got a gym book!
i've copied gary at work and have got myself an exercise journal so i can jot down what i've done at the gym, weights used etc...
todays entry reads:-
- 15 mins variety of stretches
- Treadmill - 3kms, 27mins, 190calories
- 5mins walking @ pace 5
- 8mins running @ pace 8.4
- 5mins walking @ pace 5
- 4 mins running @ pace 8.5
- 5mins walking @ pace 6
- cool down
- 10mins - stretches, abs work and the big ball
& i feel great!
i also worked out that on the above pace, i'll do the BHM in just over 3 hours. i now feel alot more positive about my upcoming race.
with regular trips to the gym, cycling, eating well etc... i'll easily do it in two and a half hours.
that feels okay.
Liz "elite athlete" Carter enters 2012 with a smile, happy in the knowledge that the BHM is very doable.
ummmmmmmm...
more clearing out of my flat.
and i did abit of cycling
need to run tomorrow
i've managed to put on 2lbs over xmas - not bad.
i'm now back in southampton and have been to the gym.
ooops...
ate my secret santa chocolate champagne bottle and drank far too much red wine round at friends this evening.
on a more positive OF&H note - i went to the gym this morning and did 8mins on the treadmill. well i did 14mins walking chatting to K, then ran for 8 mins with 2 mins cool down. was fine and loved the fact i felt out of breath and was all sweaty.
hoorah!
- today was a lot of walking - christmas pressie buying - it felt like miles but was proably only about 3.
- then this eve up to bassett for tea - yum - approx 5mile cycle round trip.
hmmmmm... not much OF&H.
but i am going to the gym tomorrow.
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek
61 days till i'm running 13 miles / 21kms.
yikes.
today:-
- went to the gym - ran for 8mins, knee okay - then lots of stretches etc...
- last day at work till the 3rd jan
- cycled to totton & back = 8.86m x2 = 17.72miles
- demolished a selection box - well, 10 celebrations!
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm - so a good solid start for the BHM...
8 weeks till the brighton half marathon and i'm only being allowed to run 2km's max.
- fyi - a half marathon = 21km
oh crap.
- i need to go to the gym every day
- i need to actually start to lose weight and not just talk about losing weight
- i need to keep doing my knee exercises
- and i need to blog every day to keep my focus
nice one. plans made. will start tomorrow morning.
just back from the gym & got a bag of frozen mixed vegetables resting on my knee as i type.
ran for 5 then walked then ran for 3 - grand total with warm up walk & cool down = 17mins and about 1.8km and the knee feels fine.
i'll run again on monday
the key seems to be as soon as i wake up to get dressed and head out. this morning i was at the gym by 7.30ish - worked out for 40mins then home via lidls. it's now 8.40am, i'll have bfast, shower & head off to work and i have loads more energy which has got to be a good thing! (especially after a long & busy week at work and play)
my instructions are now:-
- 5min run/1min walk, 3min run/1min walk
- 5mins run/1min walk, 5min run/1min walk
- 8min run
build up to this and sustain until next apt 4th Jan
but keep doing knee strengthening exercises and now on both knees so equally strong.
really missing the running now!
also i do need to get back into the habit of going to the gym pretty much every day. will go this evening and then tomorrow morning and take it from there.
oh thank god.
- 2.4km
- 21mins
- 160calories
- knee = fine
just the usual tight muscles after a short work out. and i can definately feel and see my new muscle emerging on the inside right knee just below the thigh.
it's taken me 4weeks to lose 1.18% of me. i keep saying this but i really do have to look at my diet. however... liz "bright side" carter... i've actually lost 4.2% of me since starting OF&H.
- ummmm, that's not really that much.
- i'm eating too much.
- bugger.
but on another bright note - my knee is def getting stronger so i should be doing more aerobic exercises soon.
hmmmmmmm
went to the gym this morning for my 1st clinical trial of my knee...
did my usual stretches, exercises and weights then headed off to the treadmill for the 1st time in 4 weeks.
before i started i did a few more stretches then i clipped myself on and pressed "go"
- 6mins of walking/warm up - pace of about 5/5.5
- then i did 8.5mins of running for a minute - pace of about 8/8.5 then walking for 30secs - pace about 5.5
- at about 14mins felt a wierd twinge on my right knee but not where it usually is. this one was the other side of the knee cap, inner side.
- decided not to risk any further injury so pressed "cool down"
- total time = 16.5mins
- total distance = 1.7km
stretched and did more knee exercises then came home.
about to have a shower and then it's off to work.
i may need half a dozen "phone a friend" numbers on my mobile to talk me back from selection boxes this christmas.
let me explain why...
after work mrs.r organized tree decorating and brought in mulled wine, mince pies and we also had 4 selection boxes - celebrations and mini heros. omg. both selection boxes contain chocs to die for so as you can imagine i was very happy and must have munched my way through 10 maybe 12 little chocs. i was though boasting about how yesterday i hadn't had one choc so didn't feel too bad about having a couple (12) today.
well...
mrs.e did point out that the reason i hadn't eat any chocs yesterday was because i'd eaten most of the box the day before.
hmmmmm.
i couldnt really argue with her as i had consumed a fair few... 5 maybe 6...
i need help!
(but of course i will be all grumpy and bad tempered with anyone who does try to talk me back from the chocs).
sigh...one of these days i'll start acting like the grown up i am...
okay...
its mid week, i'm tired so should probs have an early night & as i've just eaten i wont be going to the gym later. so instead i thought i'd look at what i've eaten today.
years ago when "you are what you eat" was on, me and caryl at work used to do food diaries and then compare while saying hmmmm - "what would gillian do?" or "what would gillian say?".
lizzie lou's food diary for wednesday 7th dec 2011
- glass of water
- tea x3
- luxury fruit museli (from lidls - OMG it's brilliant) with oats (it's also quite pricey and totally full to the brim with mixed dried fruit so needs some diluting) and a chopped up banana.
- 2 slices of grannary bread - toasted with marmite.
what a fab start to the day
cycled to shirley - x2 cups of tea and a banana - eaten while cycling back to city.
lunchtime.
- marmite and crunchy peanut butter sandwich with loads of salad leaves squidged between the bread slices
- x5 cherry toms on the side.
- water and tea.
trying to conciously drink loads more water - got a great glass from vik from the usa - its thermal so it keeps your water/squash cold.
NB - didnt snack on any chocolates this afternoon & there are lots in the office at the moment.
supper
- smoked haddock and potatoe wedges with steamed cabbage - the cabbage was amazing - really fresh and crispy and crunchy.
- then a few more glasses of squash
- and i think i'll finish off the peach yoghurt in the fridge for pudding.
now i dont know about you but this all sounds pretty good and healthy. the key though will be to see if i can hold off from going to the garage later for any evening snacks...
i'll keep you posted.
(8/12 update... i had a round of toast and marmite at about 10.30pm)
suddenly realised that i haven't posted for a few days...
of&h is going okay - i stayed in southampton this w/e i went to the gym saturday and sunday - lots of stretches, weights and i spent quite abit of time on my knee exercises.
to replicate lauren's fist doing deep tissue massage on my right thigh i rolled up and down on one the green foam rolls
(nb - this is not me)
and fyi - it hurts.
although not as much as lauren's fist...
oh and sunday's weigh in results?
i managed to put on 1.2lbs.
sigh.
i may try weight watchers seeing as i'm failing miserably to do slimmers world.
so not quite a clean bill of health from lauren but she can see loads of improvement. got to do my exercises this week and then on friday i can do a teeny tiny run of 10mins - 1min run 30secs walk, 1min run 30secs walk - for 15mins (10mins of running/5mins of walking). i've got to stop if any twinges. then 2 days rest and monday 12th do another 1min run/30secs walk for 15mins. seeing lauren again on tues 13th dec and if those 2 teeny tiny runs were okay we'll move onto doing more and more.
hopefully 2months will give me enough time to train for a half marathon...
bernie - quick heads up - i maybe walking quite a bit of it.
also today i've:-
- worked
- put up my christmas tree
- listened to alot of christmas music on spotify
- gone to the pub.
lovely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tNbsQ8eDbA
this is when i'm wondering if i've done done enough exercises... lauren was pretty explicit about i must do them and do them alot...
well i guess we'll find out tomorrow if my knee is nice and stable or if its wobbling about all over the place.
