What can I say…I have been busy.  Relatively behaving, although I can’t say I have been pushing as hard these last 9 days.  I have been to the gym every day – apart from today.

My body has been in protest.  First, it was my knee, was getting really sore.  Explained to the trainer that the exercises were hurting it, so eventually he realised I wasn’t trying to get out of exercise (I am paying for it, if I didn’t want to do it, I wouldn’t!)…so hurting me to put any weight on the knee when im bending the leg.  So we focused on upper body.  And would you believe it, my elbow went out – some muscle I have never heard of.  And just as that gets right, my neck goes out.  My body is breaking down!  Now my neck is starting to come right, I wake up sick today – and I very rarely get sick.  So wondering if I need to eat more vege and started taking vitamins again today.

I will go to the gym again tomorrow, do some cardio and light weights.  Have been taking it a bit easier this week, might not be a great weigh in.  Oh, I should post my last weigh in results…

Week Two has begun!  With only 5.5 lb / 2.5 kg weight loss, I really want to push a little harder this week.  Having said that, even if I maintain this weight loss each week, I will arrive at my target weight.

Went for a walk this morning, beautiful and sunny.  Finished it off with the stairs, which are less daunting every day!

This afternoon I was off to the gym.  Started with a warm up, then did the following exercises:

• Squeezeball sits then reverse sitting push ups on bench – super set, 14 of each, repeat 3 times
• Sitting Row Machine – 10 reps x 2 then 14 reps x 1
• Steps 10 + 10 (each leg), repeated 3 times
• Shoulder Pull Downs – 15 reps, repeated 3 times
• Treadmill – a few minutes walking
• Ab Ball – 20 sit ups, repeated 3 times
• Lunges with medicine ball- 8 then 8, no repeats
• Back raises? – lie front down on a bench and lean over (so head aiming at floor) then lift back up, nothing supporting above the waist, feel it in the lower back!  12 reps, repeated 3 times
• Obliques Medicine Ball – 10 reps, x3
• Dumbells (3kgs), hands from my side up to horizontal out (like flying), 14 reps, repeated 3 times.
• Elbow Knee Raises (rest on elbows/forearms, lift up knees to sitting position and back down) 12 reps x 2

Then, to top it off, I hit the treadmill and RAN for 11 minutes.  Yes, RAN.  The fatbird actually ran. And it burns calories MUCH faster than the biking – 130 calories in this time!

I actually ran!!!!

I should not forget the 10 minutes each way of walking to the gym.  It all counts!  Undecided if I will go for a walk tonight, it is good to let the body rest and recuperate!  Tomorrow is cardio day, I might do some more treadmill!

Thankfully, I did not throw up all over their floor today!  As Tuesdays are “cardio days” I decided to try out the exercycles.  I managed 30 minutes and 11 km, working at a heart rate of about 75~80%.  Sweat was pouring off me, but I am determined to be successful!

My muscles are a little sore from yesterdays workout, but surprisingly not as bad as I would have expected.  Feeling it mainly in my arms and chest, plus my quads (upper thighs).

I enrolled for a group spin class, which involves (as described by the Club Manager) a room full of bikes, they darken it, add some cool lighting effects, and crank the music then a trainer takes us for a ride… sounds exhausting, so I am in!!  It is tomorrow at 6.15pm.  As tomorrow is also my workout day, I will have to do my work out earlier so I don’t run out of puff on the bikes!