Pissed

Sa is beyond pissed really. I gained a kilo and a half. That's a lot for the week and for everything I've been doing. I've not been overeating or eating crap. Feel like I might as well have been.
Yes, I've been working my muscles again more, but I'm not sore enough to warrant that much gain. Dinner probably contributed, but THAT much? I'm almost afraid to weigh on Wednesday. I've done more cardio in the past week than I have... probably ever in a week, and I end up gaining. It's enough to say why bother. Working your ass off and you gain.

Owwww, Damn and Bugger.

Weighed in this morning...I was only down .2 kg (200g). I was pissed...then I moved. OWWWWWWWWwwwww. I ache. The last few days besides running I have been doing some weights in an attempt to firm up some of those flabby bits.  So of course I can be certain that I have indeed lost more. But muscle soreness and recovery is occurring.  Does it suck on the scales. YES!  But I know by judging my body ( looser clothing, general muscle tone and  soreness) that I have indeed done better. Sa is pissed too...She GAINED. But we both have been pushing ourselves. We also had a decent sized meal last night..Roast chicken with Lots of Baked Pumpkin! ( We are both suckers for pumpkin!) So we plan to weight in again on Wednesday. 

Its important to remember to help your body to recover after a decent work out. Fluids!!  Drink lots..and sometimes you will need more then just water. Sports drinks and  re hydrating drinks can be useful.  We generally stick to sugar free ones. Just because We both try to reduce our sugar intake when we can. They are sometimes tricky to find though too. But remember to hydrate. ESPECIALLY when its hot.

Protein is important too. To help fuel you and build long lean strong muscles. So Supplements Like protein  Shakes and bars are useful. Again I lean towards higher protein with Less carbs because Im very carb sensitive and I make sure that the carbs I do eat are useful.

And stretching. Make sure that you effectively stretch your body before and after a strenuous work out. It helps to decrease soreness and cramping. Remember also if you are sore...Keep training unless the pain is crippling. Active recovery is great to help relieve some of the muscle soreness.Keep it light but it will increase the blood flow to those muscles and aid in recovery.

Remember to know your body.

Signs of Injury:

If you experience any of the following symptoms, stop exercising immediately and seek treatment:

• Sudden, severe pain
• Swelling
• Extreme tenderness
• Extreme weakness in a limb
• Inability to place weight on a leg or foot
• Inability to move a joint through its full range of motion
• Visible dislocation or broken bone
• Numbness or tingling -- this could be a sign of nerve compression and should especially not be ignored. 

I hope that this helps you to understand more about training and getting fit. Remember..keep moving and stay active!!!*

* Im currently undertaking My Certificate III in firness, But Im no way a professional yet. Remember to seek advice from a professional if you have any doubts or concerns. :)

Done week one

Ok, so I'm a day behind Melanie. Only because I didn't have the podcast when she started. Anyways, I'm done week one! YAY. I did 3.15km in the 30 mins today. Sadly it was a bit slack. We were both REALLY tired. Up late and up early..ish. Anyways, Monday I start week two. Which is 90 sec of running, 2 min walking. Melanie did hers today and she said she preferred it to last week. We'll see how I go. Was a bit dehydrated today and one of my calf's started to act like it was going to cramp. I stopped just long enough to rub it a bit (maybe 8-10 seconds) then back on.

Also did some weights. I would have liked to do a bit more, but we'd told Jeff we'd only be an hour and Melanie looked like she was very done. Did some hip abductors, seated rows, chest presses, deltoid raises, bicep curls and tricep lifts. The latter three about half as many as I would have liked. Then we went and did a bit of abs. Still not much as we had to get going. Tomorrow, we'll likely do a circuit they have set up there.

That's all for now.
On to week two Monday.

C25K week One!

Is in the Bag!! Finished up week one just a little while ago! WOOHOO! 1 week down...8 to go. It was a bit more of a challenge today. We roller skater yesterday for like 2 hours.My legs were stiff but I managed a good effort. Almost as good as day 2. With a little push/sprint in the last interval.

I will take a pic on day 3 every week as a record. Hopefully a good way to keep track of my progress!

Im actually looking forward to hitting week 2!!! YAY! I might be a runner yet!

C25K Yay!

So I did it! YAY!! The stifled tied up runner in me is slowly breaking out. Ran 8 intervals of 60 seconds with 90 in between. It's a start! And I feel good. I tried running a bit on my own last year, but meh. I'm committed to doing my best. I may never be able to run the full 5 km's but I will go as far as I can.
Next time I will have to bring my knee brace as about 2/3 of the way through my right knee started bothering me. Also, I started to get a bit of a stitch in my side just at the last interval. I didn't stop though.

Did a bit of upper body work as I felt my legs had had enough. Some chest presses, bicep curls, tricep stuff and some deltoid raises and a little bit of ab stuff.
Also, there was the vibrating machine thingy Melanie was talking about before. It felt weird!! I got on and said it just felt like my ass was jiggling all over the place. Althooough.... there was one position that vibrated something else and I threatened to stay there. lol Yay for cheap thrills at the gym. hehehehe.

Anyways.... we're meant to rest a day between runs, so I guess I'll be doing day two on Wednesday.

Today was a good food day too. Had a ham and cheese and salad wrap and a peach for lunch, a protein bar before the gym and have tried to drink water, but I know I haven't drank enough. I never do. Having satay and brown rice and veggies tonight. Yum smart, but normal food again!

Anyways, that's all for now.

Welcome back Carbs

I had a conundrum. Breakfast. What to have first. Will it be the coffee I've done without for a week b/c I can't stand creme in it? (blah) Or the multi-grain toast with peanut butter? The strawberry yogurt? Or the yummy fresh peach. Hmmmm. Well of course it was the coffee! Followed by toast. mmm toast. So, as Melanie said, we've both lost about 3 kg or so. I'm down 1/2 kg from when I got here. I know I gained some from indulging in my goodies, but back in a decent place now. My goal while I was away was to get below a certain number and I just made it before I left, now I'm 2 kg under that mark.

I've got the podcasts on my mp3 now. After much hassling with them, so I suppose I'm going to start on that today. Yesterday we were going to go for a walk, but had an awesome storm come through and we didn't go. (Did however pick up some more cute gym clothes at Kmart for like $5-$10 each).

So I'm feeling much better about this quick start than last time. Felt like it was a waste of time last time. I'm happy to be off it. I didn't want crap while I was doing it, I just wanted NORMAL food sometimes.

Yesterday Melanie pulls out her shorts and says "Look! I've lost some!" lol she had! They were loser around her waist for sure! :)

Anyways, I'm sure I'll update you on how the running goes later on.

Also, I wanted to welcome our new follower! We were so excited to have a random follower!! HELLO!!

Quickstart - IN THE BAG!!!!

So this morning marks the end of QS. Sa and I both have weighed in on the trusty Wii. (It forgot Sa's name..Not mine- I avoided that part hehehehe). We are both Down around 3 kg from the weigh at the gym the other morning. Which is pretty damn good. Although we are both rather annoyed we didn't bother to weigh in to start. But Such is life! 3 kgs = about 6.6 lbs... Never mind that it was a different set of scales... it gives a good rough estimate. I could tell yesterday that I had lost some. My shorts were looser! YAY!!!

Coffee taste SOOOOO good this morning with Skim milk in it..instead of cream. But I really Cant wait to have FRUIT for breakfast! Lmao! And Carbs are back..But we are talking healthy carbs..healthy portions and eating well. I will post a sample Menu soon.

On the subject of Carbs.. I ordered some Miracle Noodles for us. Why..well Im a wog...I cants not do pasta. This way I can still have my cake pasta and eat it too. I look forward to trying them! I have heard some really good reports! And they will be great in Stir frys too!

So now the first week is in the bag...We will keep on  going! Today is meant to be a running day...So at some point today we will be hitting the gym!

C25K week 1 Day 2..Im coming after you!