My calf muscles are SCREAMING. So so sore. I rubbed Voltaren gel into them because they were just agonisingly sore. I did stretch before and after my run last night, but obviously my muscles are just not used to this kind of work! Rob assures me it is normal and will not last. I hope so, because I have to run again tomorrow night and the thought of it is making my eyes water. It's the only thing I am not looking forward to; I love everything else about getting out there and doing my workout.
Anyway, today was a rest day so I just did a short 10 min walk and then 10 min on my stationary bike.
DAY 3 - Tuesday 9 November, 2010
Breakfast:
1 cup sultana buds
1/2 cup low-fat milk
Lunch:
6 pieces of sushi
Coke Zero
Snack:
Flemings Body Plus Cranberry & Pomegranate bar
2 strawberries
Dinner:
meatloaf with gravy
steamed rice
carrots
broccoli
large glass of water
Exercise:
10 min gentle walk
10 min cycling
20 sit-ups
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Day 2
Running is free, but also expensive. Since yesterday, I have bought running socks ($30) and blister plasters ($15). I now need to buy an iPod wrist thingie after my iPod fell down my pants during tonight's run (although that was pretty funny, actually).
Tonight my sister came running with me, which was great. She is a little faster than me though, so I was trying to keep up. Also, my calves were sore from yesterday's run and I had a blister, so it certainly wasn't as easy as Day 1! Not going to give up though. Tomorrow is a rest day, although I will still try and do a workout on my stationary bike.
DAY 2 - Monday 8 November, 2010
Breakfast:
small bunch of grapes
1/2 punnet of strawberries
1 pottle of berry yoghurt
handful of mixed nuts (cashews, almonds and pistachios)
large glass of water
Snack:
Weight Watchers Raspberry Pie cereal bar
Lunch:
6 pieces of sushi
Coke Zero
Dinner:
lamb chop and potatoes in a tomato sauce (Crockpot)
steamed cabbage
baby peas
large glass of water
Exercise:
20 sit-ups
C25K Week 1 Day 2
Brisk 5-min warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 sec of jogging and 90 sec of walking for a total of 20 min.
Tonight my sister came running with me, which was great. She is a little faster than me though, so I was trying to keep up. Also, my calves were sore from yesterday's run and I had a blister, so it certainly wasn't as easy as Day 1! Not going to give up though. Tomorrow is a rest day, although I will still try and do a workout on my stationary bike.
DAY 2 - Monday 8 November, 2010
Breakfast:
small bunch of grapes
1/2 punnet of strawberries
1 pottle of berry yoghurt
handful of mixed nuts (cashews, almonds and pistachios)
large glass of water
Snack:
Weight Watchers Raspberry Pie cereal bar
Lunch:
6 pieces of sushi
Coke Zero
Dinner:
lamb chop and potatoes in a tomato sauce (Crockpot)
steamed cabbage
baby peas
large glass of water
Exercise:
20 sit-ups
C25K Week 1 Day 2
Brisk 5-min warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 sec of jogging and 90 sec of walking for a total of 20 min.
Day 1
Last night, I completed my first C25K workout - Week 1 Day 1.
I was quite nervous about starting, but excited as well. The first 60-sec run was VERY hard, and I started to think that I wouldn't be able to do it. But the runs got easier as I went along, and I completed the whole thing without stopping. At the end, I felt GREAT! I wonder if I had a little bit of that adrenaline rush I have never experienced from exercise before?! I used to go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week, but never felt that "high".
I'm using this blog to also keep track of my food intake. A few years ago, I did Weight Watchers and lost 12kg. I got to my goal weight of 69kg and maintained it for almost 2 years. Unfortunately, over the past 6-9 months, I have put about half of that weight back on. I'm determined to lose it again, and get fit in the process (hence the running). Hopefully, once I'm back to my goal weight, my exercise routine will be second nature and I will be able to maintain my weight more easily, and not feel like my life is ruled by my food choices!
I'm not putting POINTS values here, but I am tracking them at home.
So, here's my progress so far:
DAY 1 - Sunday 7 November, 2010
Lunch:
4 pieces of sushi
Coke Zero
Dinner:
1 bagel, toasted, with a scrape of low-fat margarine
2 eggs, poached
large glass of water
Exercise:
20 sit-ups
C25K Week 1 Day 1
Brisk 5-min warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 sec of jogging and 90 sec of walking for a total of 20 min.
I was quite nervous about starting, but excited as well. The first 60-sec run was VERY hard, and I started to think that I wouldn't be able to do it. But the runs got easier as I went along, and I completed the whole thing without stopping. At the end, I felt GREAT! I wonder if I had a little bit of that adrenaline rush I have never experienced from exercise before?! I used to go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week, but never felt that "high".
I'm using this blog to also keep track of my food intake. A few years ago, I did Weight Watchers and lost 12kg. I got to my goal weight of 69kg and maintained it for almost 2 years. Unfortunately, over the past 6-9 months, I have put about half of that weight back on. I'm determined to lose it again, and get fit in the process (hence the running). Hopefully, once I'm back to my goal weight, my exercise routine will be second nature and I will be able to maintain my weight more easily, and not feel like my life is ruled by my food choices!
I'm not putting POINTS values here, but I am tracking them at home.
So, here's my progress so far:
DAY 1 - Sunday 7 November, 2010
Lunch:
4 pieces of sushi
Coke Zero
Dinner:
1 bagel, toasted, with a scrape of low-fat margarine
2 eggs, poached
large glass of water
Exercise:
20 sit-ups
C25K Week 1 Day 1
Brisk 5-min warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 sec of jogging and 90 sec of walking for a total of 20 min.
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