well.. i got some decent sleep last night so was a bit more energetic today.
i've decided to ignore BB and just leave it.
emily.... been a pain today. there wasn't any school as they've broken up for easter. she got coco pops everywhere, then drew with felt pen on our wooden floor, been a general pain and mess, wouldn't do as she was told, drew in green on my dining room chair seat pad which is faux suede..... the list goes on.....
grrrrrr we had a better afternoon though
i think the 810's working better for me now. i had so much more energy when running. still got tired but felt that i could push myself more, so i did. i ran for 30 mins of the treadmill and did 2 1/2 miles. i was so ready for my tea tonight though. have eaten it all and wasn't bored of chewing so maybe it's just right for gym days
i think i may have had more milk than i should have today but i recon i've burnt it off. i'm thinking, rough guess here - but educated IYSWIM, i may be burning around 400 cals running. then more when i do my other exercise so i've roughly calculated the following:-
in my hours body pump class i burn around
450 cals.
in my hours pilates class i burn off around
300 cals.
my running burns
400 cals
so in a week i typically would burn
1550 cals plus all my swimming, running around after the kids and housework.
this would have been almost 3 days CD before i moved up the plans, now it's almost 2.
so far today i've had:-
- a choc mint shake for brekkie
- porridge for lunch
- milk in teas
- cottage cheese with salad
- and i'm going to have another porridge later.
plus 4 pints of water into me and still time for another 2/3 pints more.
i think i totally love the 810 plan. i must be more adventurous with my eating though and try different foods. i'm not sure what to do with the chickpeas or lentils etc. i do love chickpea curry but it has onions in it. i'll have to look at the ingredients and try to adapt it a little. i love tuna steak so i'll have to have a look for one of those. love mushrooms so i must get those into my diet. maybe do a mushroom, pepper and quorn or lentil curry too. need some good vegetarian ideas.
i'm looking at my body in the gym and i can see some lovely tone coming on my legs and arms.... this is only let down by my floppy excess skin flapping around in the breeze. i think that gradually it'll tighten up more cause with this diet you loose weight so quickly that your skin is a little bit slower at shrinking back and takes longer to catch up with your body. i'd really like a tummy tuck and a boob lift but i will look into it next year when my body has cause up a little. it's awful when i do squats
the loose skin on my tummy just looks like a spare tyre.
i was having a look at my skins that i bought for running and the gym a few years ago and i've noticed that i'm now the right size to start wearing them again. it goes on your weight and height rather than size. they're medium but you need to look at the guide. i know from last time that they're very very tight and things will bulge out but they're fab when you're running at making your body work better. so i must dig them out and start wearing them as my nike gym top that i've had years, which i do love, is far too big and looks stupid now.
poo issues..... well i'm not sure whether it's the settling down of this strange period of mine but i'm going every day at least once of not 2-3 times.
i think the plan's working really well for that too.
i've not had so many bars this week. i got them but i've spare shakes so i'm not really having them. i have been wondering if these were slowing my losses down a bit. so far this week i've had 1 bar and that was on tuesday. i took one to the gym today but then thought better of it and didn't eat it.... just cause i knew that when i got home i'd have my meal and then i'd have nothing else left for later in the evening. it's still in my gym bag. i got 5 bars this week and have 4 left. i do like them but want to limit them a bit. i might not get any next week esp if i've got 3 left. i've still got a tetra left too which i'll need to drink before may. i just see it as a waste of a shake so i'm not drinking it. i suppose it's cause i can add water to my shakes to make them bigger whereas a tetra you can have it as a hot choc to add more water but i think i'd rather leave it and keep it for a busy day.
