Well I've done it. Yesterday I managed to jog slowly for 30 minutes without stopping! Very pleased with myself. Now I just need to get a bit faster.....
15 April 2009
8 April 2009
Getting back into it
The last week or so I haven't really felt up to exercise particularly. My cold, whilst not too bad, only allowed me the energy to go to work and do everyday stuff, and I had no energy left for exercise. So today I went out for my first jog in about 10 days. I did the 14 min x 2 jog again, and was very pleased that I completed it fairly easily with no apparent detrimental effect from having 10 days off.
The weather is not looking the best over Easter so I guess that may well be my last jog before the holiday. I was hoping to have reached the goal of jogging 30 minutes in one go by Easter, which hasn't quite happened, but hey, before Christmas I could barely run for 1 minute at a time, so even if I didn't quite reached my goal I have progressed well.
I shall have to try and plan in some kind of exercise over Easter - and not eat too much chocolate! Although that shouldn't be a problem as I normally buy my Easter chocs half price the following week...
The weather is not looking the best over Easter so I guess that may well be my last jog before the holiday. I was hoping to have reached the goal of jogging 30 minutes in one go by Easter, which hasn't quite happened, but hey, before Christmas I could barely run for 1 minute at a time, so even if I didn't quite reached my goal I have progressed well.
I shall have to try and plan in some kind of exercise over Easter - and not eat too much chocolate! Although that shouldn't be a problem as I normally buy my Easter chocs half price the following week...
2 April 2009
Meal plan w/c 30 March 09
Not a great to start to the week really. I came back from my weekend away with a cold which has proceeded to get worse all week. Unfortunately its not a "stay in bed" cold, its just a "struggle through the day feeling off colour" kind of cold followed by doing nothing in the evening to recover. Anyway, so the only exercise I've done so far this week was a 20 minute exercise bike session on Tuesday night which I wish I hadn't bothered with because it made me feel worse. Plus I've eaten too much this week because I've been lying around in the evenings and not been able to distract myself.
Then on Monday evening the dishwasher broke. I wasn't impressed. We have quite a small kitchen so if you don't keep on top of things there is nowhere to do anything. As it happens its quite an old dishwasher and we were planning to get a new one anyway over Easter, but hey that means I'm stuck with washing up for two weeks so meals will now be simple and use as few pots as possible!
Mon 30 - spicy chicken and apricot stew with rice and steamed veg
Tue 31 - chorizo, aduki bean and vegetable stew with a small handful of bulgur wheat chucked in
Wed 1 - fray bentos chicken and mushroom pie with steamed veg
Thu 2 - freezer meal, so either frozen pizza and salad, or frozen chicken thing with oven chips and baked beans
Fri 3 - bolognese, baked potato and steamed veg, if my cold is up to it
Sat 4 - hopefully something in the slow cooker, I have a packet of diced lamb in the freezer so maybe a lamb casserole or hotpot
Sun 5 - homemade pizza
Then on Monday evening the dishwasher broke. I wasn't impressed. We have quite a small kitchen so if you don't keep on top of things there is nowhere to do anything. As it happens its quite an old dishwasher and we were planning to get a new one anyway over Easter, but hey that means I'm stuck with washing up for two weeks so meals will now be simple and use as few pots as possible!
Mon 30 - spicy chicken and apricot stew with rice and steamed veg
Tue 31 - chorizo, aduki bean and vegetable stew with a small handful of bulgur wheat chucked in
Wed 1 - fray bentos chicken and mushroom pie with steamed veg
Thu 2 - freezer meal, so either frozen pizza and salad, or frozen chicken thing with oven chips and baked beans
Fri 3 - bolognese, baked potato and steamed veg, if my cold is up to it
Sat 4 - hopefully something in the slow cooker, I have a packet of diced lamb in the freezer so maybe a lamb casserole or hotpot
Sun 5 - homemade pizza
30 March 2009
Weekend update
On Friday I made sure I went for a jog at work, and I started off the penultimate stage which goes as follows:
5 min warm up walk and stretch
30 mins: (14 min jog + 1 min walk) x 2
5 min cool down walk and stretch
Finally I managed to shake off the lethargy and continual stitches that kept happening earlier in the week. I did well on the above jog and managed to complete it with no problems, so I'm pleased with that.
I then went up to my parents for the weekend, for the purpose of hearing my Mum sing in the Messiah on the Saturday with the amateur choir she belongs to. It was very enjoyable! I also caught up with a friend, who is currently debating whether or not to become a mature student, and if so, whether to go the whole hog and go to university, or whether to do a distance learning course. And then I caught up with my little brother who has just come back from twelve months in Canada.
Anyway, with all that going on, all the travelling, the clocks going forward, and the late nights very little exercise happened. This morning I'm shattered, I feel like I'm getting a cold, and I can't wait to get an early night. My plan is to do a few minutes on the exercise bike if I feel like it today and tomorrow, and then Wednesday to repeat my 14 min x 2 jog again.
5 min warm up walk and stretch
30 mins: (14 min jog + 1 min walk) x 2
5 min cool down walk and stretch
Finally I managed to shake off the lethargy and continual stitches that kept happening earlier in the week. I did well on the above jog and managed to complete it with no problems, so I'm pleased with that.
I then went up to my parents for the weekend, for the purpose of hearing my Mum sing in the Messiah on the Saturday with the amateur choir she belongs to. It was very enjoyable! I also caught up with a friend, who is currently debating whether or not to become a mature student, and if so, whether to go the whole hog and go to university, or whether to do a distance learning course. And then I caught up with my little brother who has just come back from twelve months in Canada.
Anyway, with all that going on, all the travelling, the clocks going forward, and the late nights very little exercise happened. This morning I'm shattered, I feel like I'm getting a cold, and I can't wait to get an early night. My plan is to do a few minutes on the exercise bike if I feel like it today and tomorrow, and then Wednesday to repeat my 14 min x 2 jog again.
26 March 2009
Meal plan w/c 23 March 09
Finally I have managed to have a bit more self-control on the food front this week! (Although I admit to a chocolate caramel shortbread from Starbucks yesterday - which didn't count because it was a reward for making the last payment on my student loan hooray!)
Mon 23 - turmeric chicken with mash and steamed veg, new Rosemary Conley recipe which turned out very nicely
Tue 24 - salmon with soy and mustard sauce, mash, steamed veg
Wed 25 - sausage and mushroom pasta
Thu 26 - frozen pizza with salad
Fri 27 - going up to my parents for the weekend so this will be a late meal on arrival, I expect we'll get something like frozen chicken thing, oven chips and frozen veg
Sat 28 - again at parents, probably baked potatoes with cheese and beans
Sun 29 - and still at parents, probably some kind of roast dinner
Mon 23 - turmeric chicken with mash and steamed veg, new Rosemary Conley recipe which turned out very nicely
Tue 24 - salmon with soy and mustard sauce, mash, steamed veg
Wed 25 - sausage and mushroom pasta
Thu 26 - frozen pizza with salad
Fri 27 - going up to my parents for the weekend so this will be a late meal on arrival, I expect we'll get something like frozen chicken thing, oven chips and frozen veg
Sat 28 - again at parents, probably baked potatoes with cheese and beans
Sun 29 - and still at parents, probably some kind of roast dinner
21 March 2009
Exercise update
The exercise hasn't been as organised this week either as I've been at home. Monday morning I went for a jog, and completed the (13 min jog + 1 mon walk) x 2 again. It went fairly well, the terrain is quite flat around where I live but there isn't much grass to run on, its all concrete, so not so easy from that point of view.
On Tuesday I went on the exercise bike for 45 minutes in the evening. I'm burning about 300 calories in 45 mins at the moment which is not bad. I need a new DVD to watch before I do another bike session though!
Wednesday I didn't do any exercise as we went to visit my grandparents who live about an hour and a half's drive away. By the time we got back I was pretty tired.
Thursday I don't think I did anything in the end, although I did potter round the garden quite a bit.
Yesterday I attempted to go for a jog in the morning, but it didn't work and I got a really bad stitch. I think I tried to go a little too early before my legs had really woken up. So that just turned into a walk in the end which I suppose is better than nothing. We went window shopping in the afternoon so I did a bit more walking then too.
And then today I finally got round to doing my new Davina DVD again. Its really good but I've only done it two or three times since I got it as I've been focusing more on the jogging and exercise bike. Anyway, I expect that will make me ache tomorrow. Never mind, I have Sundays off anyway, although I may well do a bit more in the garden, which would be better than my normal Sunday afternoon snooze...
On Tuesday I went on the exercise bike for 45 minutes in the evening. I'm burning about 300 calories in 45 mins at the moment which is not bad. I need a new DVD to watch before I do another bike session though!
Wednesday I didn't do any exercise as we went to visit my grandparents who live about an hour and a half's drive away. By the time we got back I was pretty tired.
Thursday I don't think I did anything in the end, although I did potter round the garden quite a bit.
Yesterday I attempted to go for a jog in the morning, but it didn't work and I got a really bad stitch. I think I tried to go a little too early before my legs had really woken up. So that just turned into a walk in the end which I suppose is better than nothing. We went window shopping in the afternoon so I did a bit more walking then too.
And then today I finally got round to doing my new Davina DVD again. Its really good but I've only done it two or three times since I got it as I've been focusing more on the jogging and exercise bike. Anyway, I expect that will make me ache tomorrow. Never mind, I have Sundays off anyway, although I may well do a bit more in the garden, which would be better than my normal Sunday afternoon snooze...
Meal Plan w/c 16 Mar 09
I've been off work this week and had a week off at home so have not been in my usual routine. Whilst it hasn't been the most relaxing week off I've caught up on some jobs, seen a few people I haven't seen for ages, and enjoyed the sunniest week since last summer!
Mon 16 - pub meal: lamb and mint pie, chips and veg, followed by orange and lemon zest sponge pudding
Tue 17 - chicken casserole ready meal with steamed veg
Wed 18 - carvery with grandparents for lunch, prawn salad for dinner
Thu 19 - salmon and vegetable stirfry with a chilli stirfry sauce
Fri 20 - chicken rarebit, mash, steamed veg
Sat 21 - bernard matthews turkey breast roast with roast potatoes and parsnips, and steamed veg
Sun 22 - homemade pizza
Mon 16 - pub meal: lamb and mint pie, chips and veg, followed by orange and lemon zest sponge pudding
Tue 17 - chicken casserole ready meal with steamed veg
Wed 18 - carvery with grandparents for lunch, prawn salad for dinner
Thu 19 - salmon and vegetable stirfry with a chilli stirfry sauce
Fri 20 - chicken rarebit, mash, steamed veg
Sat 21 - bernard matthews turkey breast roast with roast potatoes and parsnips, and steamed veg
Sun 22 - homemade pizza
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