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???
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