Bad Asthma Day (Grrrr)
After my great run yesterday I've been dying to get out and pound the pavement today but something was missing. My legs felt like lead and I couldn't get breaths down to the depths of my lungs. I came home after a mile. I've found a local 5k on the 12th November as well and was feeling quite chirpy about entering and using this as a benchmark. I'm going spinning at 4:30 to try and make myself feel better.
Yesterday was a great day for procrastination and a bad day for study. I ran, went to the gymn and hit the cross trainer for a big hill, THEN went back at 8pm and swam a mile (goggles are a wonderful thins- does it make me an athlete that I now own a piece of sporting equipment?) I also internet shopped (
La redoute, who do free returns so it won't matter if I send it all back) read a million blogs and dealt with the broken fridge freezer. Why do things choose to break when the Lovely BF is out of the country. I'm sure he thinks I do it for attention! So tomorrow will be dealing with the purchase of a new one (I've found a budget model for £170, but he's sure to want a SMEG or something)
This week's plans:
Monday- upper body weights and cross trainer
Tuesday- lower body weights and cross trainer (big hills)
Wednesday- swim and body combat
Thursday- upper body weights and cross trainer
Friday- lower body weights and spinning
Saturday- body combat and swim
Sunday- try and convince Lovely BF to take me for a run (and study!)
Down to 164. It would be lovely to drop 3 more pounds before Barcelona, but as I have two meals out this week t might be down to more luck than judgement.
Challenges... and a little PB
Challenges- conjunctivitis!!! How rude, especially when I've had a swimming lesson and can't wait to get back and practice my newly learned front crawl. I'm taking antibiotic eye drops so hopefully I won't look like a squinty person for too much longer.
But I ran 1.2 miles this morning. In my usual skewed good and evil balance, when I went for tapas with the girls last night I left my car in Leamington, knowing that the lovely BF is away I would have to collect it in the morning, and decided to run to make up for the wine. Now 1.2, compared to 1 might not seem like such a feat, but while frantically doing maths and running (a pre requisite of any form of exercise in my head) it is a 20% improvement. So I will celebrate it as such. I also decided that if I could run 1.2 miles I can run 5k (not a direct correlation but a leap of faith) so I'm going to look for a race to run.
I have a weekend of study ahead of me (HR and the organisational context- HURRAY!) so there'll be plenty of time for procrastination. I shall be internet shopping, surfing and doing all kinds of unrelated stuff. I've even planned to go to the gymn tonight...yes tonight..a Saturday night when all normal people are spending time with their friends and family. God, I'm such a martyr!!
It is not my split personality.
Last week I had serious
barriers. Today I am barrier- less.
Thank you trifuel!
Split personality...
Last Thursday and Friday while back at Uni I ate badly, took no exercise with the 12 hour days away from home and couldn't contemplate getting my trainers out.
Today and yesterday, I've eaten clean, done double workouts and loved it, loved it, loved it.
What makes the difference? (Apart from me and a routine!) I don't know whether it's because I'm very suggestible or not disciplined enough but am working on it.
However, I do know I'm going to hurt tomorrow due to the fact I haven done nigh on 200 squats in one way or another. Oooh!
Back in the swing of it
Well I could just try and justify it to myself... blah blah blah.. postgraduate study away from home... blah blah blah.... 12 hour days.... blah blah blah... weekend catch up with lovely boyfriend before he heads off to the bright lights of Barcelona. But I won't.
Dear journal.. I have not been as focussed as I could be- there are always excuses and life is busy. However I have chosen not to be an innocent victim of circumstance so I will do better!
Today- weights lunchtime; cross trainer after work
Weds- Lower body weights lunchtime; body combat then 500m swim using my new technique.
Thurs- Core and cross trainer
Fri- Swimming and spinning
Sat and Sun- nice loong workouts of my choice on both days(Run/ swim/ spin) as I have 4 pieces of coursework to complete due to psycho tutor giving short notice and my holiday plans.
Today is a tick so the cobwebs are blown away and tomorrow will be even better.
