Breakfast
Bowl of homemade toasted muesli with half a sliced banana and trim milk
A cup of black coffee
Morning
A 150g yogurt
Handful of raw mixed nuts
A weightwatchers cereal bar
Lunch
A bowl of pumpkin, kumara and carrot soup with a wholemeal scone
Afternoon
An apple
One light crispbread with cottage cheese, ham and mustard
Dinner
Bolognese sauce with mushrooms and olives on basmati rice.
Water throughout the day
Exercise
A spin class
A game of netball
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
10 Food Diary September 28th
Breakfast
Bowl of homemade toasted muesli with half a sliced banana and trim milk
A cup of black coffee
Morning
Handful of raw mixed nuts
A weightwatchers cereal bar
Lunch
Rye bread sandwich with grilled chicken, lettuce, gherkin, tomato, cottage cheese
Afternoon
A 150g Yogurt
Dinner
A two egg omelette with shaved ham, onion, parsley, chives, cherry tomatoes, olives, sweet chilli sauce
An orange
Water throughout the day
Exercise
A bounce class
Bowl of homemade toasted muesli with half a sliced banana and trim milk
A cup of black coffee
Morning
Handful of raw mixed nuts
A weightwatchers cereal bar
Lunch
Rye bread sandwich with grilled chicken, lettuce, gherkin, tomato, cottage cheese
Afternoon
A 150g Yogurt
Dinner
A two egg omelette with shaved ham, onion, parsley, chives, cherry tomatoes, olives, sweet chilli sauce
An orange
Water throughout the day
Exercise
A bounce class
09 Food Diary September 27th
Breakfast
Bowl of homemade toasted muesli with half a sliced banana and trim milk
A cup of black coffee
Morning
A 150g Yogurt
Handful of raw mixed nuts
A weightwatchers cereal bar
Lunch
Salad containing shaved ham, lettuce, cottage cheese, baked kumara and potato, cherry tomatoes, olives, gherkins and light French dressing
Afternoon
An apple
Dinner
Salad with grilled chicken, lettuce, cottage cheese, baked kumara and potato, cherry tomatoes, olives, gherkins and light French dressing (yes, same as lunch but with Chicken)
Two squares of Whittaker’s dark ghana
Water throughout the day
Exercise
Gym session before work including resistance and cardio
Bowl of homemade toasted muesli with half a sliced banana and trim milk
A cup of black coffee
Morning
A 150g Yogurt
Handful of raw mixed nuts
A weightwatchers cereal bar
Lunch
Salad containing shaved ham, lettuce, cottage cheese, baked kumara and potato, cherry tomatoes, olives, gherkins and light French dressing
Afternoon
An apple
Dinner
Salad with grilled chicken, lettuce, cottage cheese, baked kumara and potato, cherry tomatoes, olives, gherkins and light French dressing (yes, same as lunch but with Chicken)
Two squares of Whittaker’s dark ghana
Water throughout the day
Exercise
Gym session before work including resistance and cardio
Monday, September 27, 2010
08 Time to bare the truth
From tomorrow, I'll be recording my daily diet and exercise for a week.
I'm pretty good with sticking to a regime, but I definitely need help in making tweaks to get the most out of my exercise, and to ensure I'm eating right, so that's what this is aimed at.
I like to cook, so I'm already in reasonable habits when it comes to making my own, and not eating takeaways. Baking will always be my weakness, so it's hard to not do any baking, as I know it's better just to not have temptation in my way.
I make my own toasted muesli, and as my coworkers will tell you, I was the daily winter soup girl at lunch time. Speaking of which, I have half a pumpkin in the fridge that needs using up. Time to get chopping :)
I'm pretty good with sticking to a regime, but I definitely need help in making tweaks to get the most out of my exercise, and to ensure I'm eating right, so that's what this is aimed at.
I like to cook, so I'm already in reasonable habits when it comes to making my own, and not eating takeaways. Baking will always be my weakness, so it's hard to not do any baking, as I know it's better just to not have temptation in my way.
I make my own toasted muesli, and as my coworkers will tell you, I was the daily winter soup girl at lunch time. Speaking of which, I have half a pumpkin in the fridge that needs using up. Time to get chopping :)
Thursday, September 23, 2010
07 Second Weigh In
August 27th
Weight: 64.4kgs
Body fat: 32.8%
September 23rd
Weight: 63.3kgs
Body fat: 32.1%
Wow, that body fat takes some shifting! Really happy with that weight loss, all things considered, but I clearly need to knuckle down.
Weight: 64.4kgs
Body fat: 32.8%
September 23rd
Weight: 63.3kgs
Body fat: 32.1%
Wow, that body fat takes some shifting! Really happy with that weight loss, all things considered, but I clearly need to knuckle down.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
06 Stepping up
No, I haven't weighed in yet. Rest assured I'll be doing the big reveal tomorrow night after I rock up at QEII for my weigh-in. I'm part of the metro team, but QEII is close to home for me. Plus, of course, I get a couple of extra days to work out ;) Shhh, don't tell Jacquie.
Sadly, I didn't make it to my second ever spin class yesterday. Silly work getting in the way. I'm not helping myself much this week by forgetting various parts of my workout gear. Monday it was shoes, and today it was tee. Thankyou Katy for coming to the rescue with a shirt for me to wear today.
So far this week it's been a gym session, a pilates class, and Step this afternoon with the fabulous Erin.
I love step. No really, I do. I've been stepping since I was dragged along to a class at the canty uni rec centre over 15 years ago. Took me a while to get the hang out of it, but ever since then, it's been my favourite form of group exercise. I guess I like the choreography side of it. It's like learning a mini dance routine every time. You'll find me at Gary's step craze class every Saturday morning at QEII, and it's honestly the most mentally and physically challenging step class I've ever attempted. So if you've never tried it, use this 12 week challenge as a good excuse to give it a go. You might like it too.
Worth also mentioning that I've just finished intro Pilates at QEII. To be honest, it took me a while to get into. Probably to be expected when it's an intro class and you're being taught the techniques and principles necessary to progress. I was so used to exercise being physical and sweat-raising that it was kind of odd to walk away from my first few classes feeling like I hadn't done anything. Now though, I get it. I'd actually really like to do three or more classes a week, as I'm hopeless at going through a programme on my own at home. I need someone to guide me for an hour. So the upshot is, I'm going to enroll in level one next term. I want to be able to hold that plank for five minutes :)
Normally on a Wednesday, I play indoor netball. Not this evening. I've played netball for over 20 years, and my right knee will definitely attest to this fact. I think netball probably deserves a whole entry of its own (yes, groan) but I'll just say, that I can't say enough about the benefits of being part of a team.
Before I really start preaching, I'm going to go and raid the fruit bowl for an apple.
Check back tomorrow, for the good news weigh in story.
Sadly, I didn't make it to my second ever spin class yesterday. Silly work getting in the way. I'm not helping myself much this week by forgetting various parts of my workout gear. Monday it was shoes, and today it was tee. Thankyou Katy for coming to the rescue with a shirt for me to wear today.
So far this week it's been a gym session, a pilates class, and Step this afternoon with the fabulous Erin.
I love step. No really, I do. I've been stepping since I was dragged along to a class at the canty uni rec centre over 15 years ago. Took me a while to get the hang out of it, but ever since then, it's been my favourite form of group exercise. I guess I like the choreography side of it. It's like learning a mini dance routine every time. You'll find me at Gary's step craze class every Saturday morning at QEII, and it's honestly the most mentally and physically challenging step class I've ever attempted. So if you've never tried it, use this 12 week challenge as a good excuse to give it a go. You might like it too.
Worth also mentioning that I've just finished intro Pilates at QEII. To be honest, it took me a while to get into. Probably to be expected when it's an intro class and you're being taught the techniques and principles necessary to progress. I was so used to exercise being physical and sweat-raising that it was kind of odd to walk away from my first few classes feeling like I hadn't done anything. Now though, I get it. I'd actually really like to do three or more classes a week, as I'm hopeless at going through a programme on my own at home. I need someone to guide me for an hour. So the upshot is, I'm going to enroll in level one next term. I want to be able to hold that plank for five minutes :)
Normally on a Wednesday, I play indoor netball. Not this evening. I've played netball for over 20 years, and my right knee will definitely attest to this fact. I think netball probably deserves a whole entry of its own (yes, groan) but I'll just say, that I can't say enough about the benefits of being part of a team.
Before I really start preaching, I'm going to go and raid the fruit bowl for an apple.
Check back tomorrow, for the good news weigh in story.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
05 Normal transmission resumes
We can all be forgiven for going a little astray last week. I somehow managed to lose stress weight, but also spent a lot of time cooking and eating for comfort. I guess I lost a bit of water weight - I wonder if not wanting to use the toilet too much while the water was off was part of that?
Anyway, I'm pretty much back at the end of week one now, weight wise, but easing myself back into things.
I did no activity last week but my mid-week game of netball and some pretty gentle, short walks. Man, was that game of netball hard work. My lungs were heaving by the end of it, but I made myself go, so I could get the runaround I badly needed, and of course, forget about what had just happened for a while.
So this week, as my team can't go back into the offices in town yet, we've relocated to Pioneer. From an exercise standpoint, I'm loving being here.
I've done a gym work out, Monday and Tuesday, and today I went to my first ever spin class with the awesome Jacquie Hibbs.
I guess I've been kind of reluctant to try spin. Would I cope as I don't even own a bike? Would I be able to adjust the bike? What actually happens in a spin class? But it was great. A really good work out, and you can go at your own pace. Get along and try a class. 9:30am Wednesdays at Pioneer peeps!
Tonight, I have indoor netball. The big struggle for me has always been not eating too much after exercise. I mistakenly believe I can stuff myself silly once I've worked out. I've had a sandwich now, and I'll have some dinner when I get home later. No more post-quake desserts for me!
How's everyone else doing???
Anyway, I'm pretty much back at the end of week one now, weight wise, but easing myself back into things.
I did no activity last week but my mid-week game of netball and some pretty gentle, short walks. Man, was that game of netball hard work. My lungs were heaving by the end of it, but I made myself go, so I could get the runaround I badly needed, and of course, forget about what had just happened for a while.
So this week, as my team can't go back into the offices in town yet, we've relocated to Pioneer. From an exercise standpoint, I'm loving being here.
I've done a gym work out, Monday and Tuesday, and today I went to my first ever spin class with the awesome Jacquie Hibbs.
I guess I've been kind of reluctant to try spin. Would I cope as I don't even own a bike? Would I be able to adjust the bike? What actually happens in a spin class? But it was great. A really good work out, and you can go at your own pace. Get along and try a class. 9:30am Wednesdays at Pioneer peeps!
Tonight, I have indoor netball. The big struggle for me has always been not eating too much after exercise. I mistakenly believe I can stuff myself silly once I've worked out. I've had a sandwich now, and I'll have some dinner when I get home later. No more post-quake desserts for me!
How's everyone else doing???
Thursday, September 2, 2010
04 fitness assessment day
I last had a fitness programme done for me about five years ago. Today, the awesome Ron Lewis wrote up a new programme for me and took me through it.
We talked initially about some goals, where I'm at now with my exercise, and took some standard measurements.
Blood pressure = 150/85
Yip, a bit high. It always seems to be a little on the high side when I get it measured. I guess the circumstances have some bearing on that, but I'm sure I can bring it down myself too.
Waist/hip ratio = 0.85
Yip, also a bit high. This should be somewhere around 0.7.
My programme involves very little machine work, which is kind of cool. A bit of swiss and medicine ball work, and using free weights. Finishing with the dreaded tricep dips, which as I said to Ron, I've always found really hard to do. Yes, I have weak girly arms.
I do a bit of a cardio warm up, and some specific stretching at the end, but because I do a lot of other cardio, it's pretty much all about the strength and conditioning. All up, it should take me no more than 45 mins to do my programme. I'm keen to get in there at least one morning a week, and maybe after work one day too. But I'll talk more about my weekly exercise schedule in another entry :)
We talked initially about some goals, where I'm at now with my exercise, and took some standard measurements.
Blood pressure = 150/85
Yip, a bit high. It always seems to be a little on the high side when I get it measured. I guess the circumstances have some bearing on that, but I'm sure I can bring it down myself too.
Waist/hip ratio = 0.85
Yip, also a bit high. This should be somewhere around 0.7.
My programme involves very little machine work, which is kind of cool. A bit of swiss and medicine ball work, and using free weights. Finishing with the dreaded tricep dips, which as I said to Ron, I've always found really hard to do. Yes, I have weak girly arms.
I do a bit of a cardio warm up, and some specific stretching at the end, but because I do a lot of other cardio, it's pretty much all about the strength and conditioning. All up, it should take me no more than 45 mins to do my programme. I'm keen to get in there at least one morning a week, and maybe after work one day too. But I'll talk more about my weekly exercise schedule in another entry :)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
03 something about diets
So diets. Dirty word? Yeah yeah, one should eat everything in moderation and refer to it a 'lifestyle change'.
I'm not sure I used to believe this. I've 'dieted' before, and it's felt like deprivation. My most vivid memory being my last year of uni where I managed to lose quite a bit of weight, through feeling hungry most of the time, and not eating things that I love, like cheese. I realised that didn't work when I couldn't keep that weight off. I had to go there and do that to figure that one out though.
That was about 15 years ago, and today, I'm lighter than I was at the end of my 'diet' year back then. I've never been what I'd call my ideal weight. Not ever. Not even during school. I've always carried some extra weight, and I'm actually pretty proud to say that now, I am at my smallest of my adult life. Still, I'm not as healthy as I could or should be.
I'm a typical apple shape, which as you may know, carries a higher risk of heart disease if that extra fat is carried around the middle. Mine definitely is. My waist, when I last measured it, was above the recommended girth for females. This sort of thing worries me these days, a lot more than it used to, when I first started 'dieting'.
I'm going to ramble on a lot more about food and 'diets' but this introduces me, and where I'm at with this weighty issue. I'm pretty happy with my body right now, and I don't feel anything about my size holds me back in life. I can shop where I want to, and I like getting dressed in the morning. I do worry more and more as time goes on about the health implications of some of my choices, but hey, I can change that, and I will.
These days I eat reasonably well, and I love reading labels, and info on what foods can do for you, and how to achieve a balanced diet. There's no excuse not to be informed. There's more info out there than ever before. But still, my downfall will always be my sweet tooth.
Speaking of my sweet tooth, it's time to have my two squares of Whittaker's Dark Ghana and relax before bed :)
I'm not sure I used to believe this. I've 'dieted' before, and it's felt like deprivation. My most vivid memory being my last year of uni where I managed to lose quite a bit of weight, through feeling hungry most of the time, and not eating things that I love, like cheese. I realised that didn't work when I couldn't keep that weight off. I had to go there and do that to figure that one out though.
That was about 15 years ago, and today, I'm lighter than I was at the end of my 'diet' year back then. I've never been what I'd call my ideal weight. Not ever. Not even during school. I've always carried some extra weight, and I'm actually pretty proud to say that now, I am at my smallest of my adult life. Still, I'm not as healthy as I could or should be.
I'm a typical apple shape, which as you may know, carries a higher risk of heart disease if that extra fat is carried around the middle. Mine definitely is. My waist, when I last measured it, was above the recommended girth for females. This sort of thing worries me these days, a lot more than it used to, when I first started 'dieting'.
I'm going to ramble on a lot more about food and 'diets' but this introduces me, and where I'm at with this weighty issue. I'm pretty happy with my body right now, and I don't feel anything about my size holds me back in life. I can shop where I want to, and I like getting dressed in the morning. I do worry more and more as time goes on about the health implications of some of my choices, but hey, I can change that, and I will.
These days I eat reasonably well, and I love reading labels, and info on what foods can do for you, and how to achieve a balanced diet. There's no excuse not to be informed. There's more info out there than ever before. But still, my downfall will always be my sweet tooth.
Speaking of my sweet tooth, it's time to have my two squares of Whittaker's Dark Ghana and relax before bed :)
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