| Week 5: Recovering and moving into month 2 |
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| Sep 11, 2008 |
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Week 5: day 32
start date: August 10, 2008
end date: November 10, 2008
3 month goal: lose 15lbs
start weight: 173lbs
current weight: 169lbs
target weight: 158lbs
last year's fittest-ever weight: 145 lbs!
ultimate wishful weight: 135 lbs
Surprising to see that after having pie for dessert two nights ago and eating at a restaurant last night AND having creme brulee, that my weight on the scale went down this morning!!!! I am working hard at the gym though so it could be paying off finally. Today I am over-trained and I think I will have to get a stress test to make sure that those chest pains I've been getting are not due to anything serious. I'm going to take it easy for a few days anyways and make sure to get my 8 hours of sleep at night.
I had to buy a couple of pairs of "fat pants" to hold me over until I lose at least 10lbs to fit into my last year fall/winter clothes. There is no way I'm buying new expensive clothes until I drop at least one size. These fat pants were cheap and they fit nicely for now, but I have no intention of keeping them or staying this size.
Other than that I am on track. What have I done this last week?
-got a new weight routine with a personal trainer
-read an inspirational story about new moms training for a marathon
-did 10min each on three different cardio machines, elliptical, step and some roller-blade movement simulation thing
-ran over 5k on the mountain with bf
-managed to just eat 1 TBSP of ice-cream when I was tempted
-prepared and brought my lunch to work everyday!!!! YAY!!!
-yoga
-30 minute walk to the restaurant and 30 minutes back
-kept up with routines, even trained twice in a row at workplace gym
-planned and prepared Saturday dinner with bf and it was delicious pork roast with roasted garlic mushrooms and potatoes!!
what could have gone better:
-less alcohol...I went overboard on game night with the 3 glasses of wine and 2 beers.
-giving in to craving for berry pie...I could have done without it, but the experience made me realize how unsatisfying the dessert was in the end. I won't do that again any time soon.
-eating 2 bowls of Rice Krispies with milk when I came home famished one day
-waiting too long between meals and getting a headache
So here's my goal this week (week 5):
Track everything I eat and count my calories daily.
Workout routine for month 2:
1. alternating 30 min cardio with 30 min weights daily, one day 45 minutes low intensity cardio, one day off
2. 1 x 60 min walk + 1 x 45-60min dance class
3. 1 yoga class
or 1 pilates class
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| I've overtrained..again. Sigh. |
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| Sep 04, 2008 |
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I'm have sleep problems, my resting heart-rate is elevated, my muscles are stiff, I feel fatigued and irritable..it all amounts to one thing.. OVERTRAINING!
I need my recovery rest and 6 hours of sleep at night isn't cutting it. Tonight I turn in early. Tomorrow I concentrate on resting. Maybe I'll take a long walk or do some yoga but no cardio or weights. Adequate rest is an essential part of any weight-loss program, just as important as good nutrition. I don't want to mess this up now.
I'm feeling a bit bummed out about it, though. I would have really liked to have gone running tomorrow with my Nike+. Also my weight is up even though I'm eating reasonably. I know it takes time, but my goal of 15lbs in 3 months is looking a little unattainable at the rate I'm going. I should be 168lbs, but I'm 171lbs! It's just a three pound difference, but with all the effort I'm putting in it doesn't make sense. My next goal will have something to do with calorie counting..yech!
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| So that I don't forget how far I've come |
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| Aug 27, 2008 |
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| I ran 30 minutes on the treadmill yesterday. Yay!! I was always within the 7.2kph to 8.4kph range. My workout consisted of alternating 1-minute intervals like 7.2 and 8.4, 7.4 and 8.2, 7.6 and 8.0, etc. I stayed mostly in the 7.x, but it was a great improvement over my first run a few weeks ago where I could not get over 7.4 for more than a minute. Now I seem to be able to keep a steady 7.4 with greater ease, but I'm still a little over-trained today - so I'm taking a day off for recovery.My goal for the Sept. 21st 5km race is to hit and maintain the 10kph pace at some point. Ideally, I'll finish in 30min, but the race predictor doesn't see it happening. As it stands, it looks like the bf will finish 5min. ahead of me. He's faster, but hasn't run over 2.5km yet. He should (and will) reach 5km a week or so before the race. Oh well, at least I'll have someone cheering for me at the finish-line! |
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| Lesson 1 : Listen to your body |
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| Aug 22, 2008 |
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I over-trained yesterday, I did not sleep enough and I had to forgo my workout today :-(
. That's ok though. I'll just work out a bit more this weekend. My lesson: listen to your body...take breaks when you have to to prevent injury and sickness.
I knew it would happen from the moment I started to feel queasy after raising the speed on the treadmill. Bad move to keep going. I did it because I still can't believe it takes me more than 30 minutes to run a 5k!!
I was never a great athlete. My personal best for the 5km was 25:30 min. (over 10 years ago!). During my training days I was averaging 26 to 28 minutes, granted I weighed less and I was younger but I can't believe I'm only doing 3.66km for a 30 minute treadmill run (that's about 7.5km/hr) ...and on top of it, I'm wiped out after!! How am I going to top my speed with another 1.34km?? Probably impossible.
You runners out there know how hard it is to even improve your speed by a minute.
Will I realize my dream of the 30 minute 5k by Sept. 21st?
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