I hope everyone had a killer weekend! I had a good one – very productive as well! And Saturday night gave me the first taste of something that I have not had all year – Spaghetti Bolognese! But more on that later. Here’s the update.
My group session was last Thursday, and as per my last post, it was a toughie. As such, Friday is now my ‘day off’ so I took it easy on Friday. It worked out well too as I had a birthday to go to after work – Happy Birthday Ange! It was a good night too. I caught the bus home (only the 5th time I have not walked home this year!) to grab my car & I drove back to work. I met Neil @ the pub under work & we walked down to Chinatown for some Pad Thai – from a Chinese place. And yes, it was a bit different! We then joined Ange at the Pumphouse for her birthday drinks. We headed off about 10:30 and walked back to work to drive home. It was great to catch up with Ange, and also catch up with Neil who just got back from Japan.
Saturday was my last day at Optus – and the shop didn’t open until 1pm due to Anzac day. That worked out really well for me, as it gave me the opportunity to go to the gym in the morning. Neil & I headed in about 9:30 – and I planned a big one! So here’s what I did at the gym:
Cardio
-30 mins on the cross trainer
-5 mins on the rower – and I smashed my prev best of 2:01 – with a 1:57!!!
-10 mins on the bike
-15 mins interval training on the treadmill
Weights
-Lat pull down – 3x 12
-Tri pull down – 3x 12
-Chest press (sitting up, push out) – 3x 12
-Chest press (lying down, push up – 3x 12
-Bicep curls – 3x 12
-Pec thingy – 3x 12
So that was a good one, and I was pleased with my efforts. I think I could have gone harder though, as I was not sore the following day. I think what I will do from now on is record what I am doing, and that also means I can report on my progress! The rest of Saturday was at Optus for the last 4 hours of my weekend job!! I was a little disappointed at how it ended actually – the boss did not show up like he said he would, and they bought me a cake, which was nice – but it was one they knew I didn’t like! So I didn’t have any – which was probably just as well anyway!
Saturday night was spent with my family to celebrate my Dad’s 58th anniversary of arriving in Australia. We went to ‘the’ place in Mosman to eat at the moment called 4th Village. It’s an Italian Deli/Restaurant that we went to last year – and it was brilliant. Last year I had their Spaghetti Bolognese from their menu, which was DELISH! So I was looking forward to having it again on Saturday night. Unfortunately it was not on the menu anymore. My Dad asked them for me and they said they could do it for me. I did notice though some pre-made sauce behind the deli counter – and that’s what I ended up getting. So my first Bolognese experience this year was a bit of a let down! But I did have a great time with my family, and they are all so proud of me and my achievements so far.
Sunday I got up early and went into the gym again – I was up at 8, and was there and going by 8:30. I had cardio intensive training on Sunday, doing something I have not done before. I started on the treadmill doing interval training. I was running for 2 minutes at a time for the first time. 2 mins running at about 10km/h, then 2 mins walking at 6 km/h. I did this for 30 mins. I was unable to hold the 2 mins for the entire time, so I gradually decreased after 20 mins in – running for 1.5 mins, then 1.25 mins. I noticed that my heart rate drops quite quickly after going from running to walking – from about 160 down to 130 in only about 15-20 secs. I don’t know if this is a good thing but I think it is! After this I went to the cross trainer for another 30 mins, and maintained my heart rate at about 140-145. It was a good session and I was quite soaked in sweat by the end!
In the arvo I went to go and visit Neil at Bunnings Narrabeen who was doing a sausage sizzle for his charity walk, and Leigh came up the road to join us too. Following this I went for a wander at the Mall, and I tried on some jeans to see what difference I have made so far. I am currently wearing size 127 jeans – that are too big. I tried on some 122 (too big) and 102 (far too small). I then tried some 112 – they did do up (just), but were uncomfortable. So I thought I’d just wait some time to lose a bit more then get some. I do need new jeans – not just because of the weight loss – the seams at the crotch are about to fall apart! After that I did some shopping on the way home.
On Sunday arvo I unpacked something that I bought late last year to help with my fitness. I have been holding out on using this until I started doing some weights etc. It is something I bought after seeing a TV ad (I know – I’m a sucker, but I really think it will help) called ‘The Bean Deluxe’. It is like a blow up baked bean shaped thing that sits on a plate with resistance bands built in. They sell it at Rebel too so it can’t not work! See below for a promo pic.
I used it for the first time last night, and I thing it will work well. You can do some good exercises with it using the resistance bands, turn it upside down to do full extension crunches, and more. I plan on using it every night. I need to develop a plan to do certain exercises, sets of these, and reps. I can then measure my progress. I’ll let you know how “The Bean” goes! And also I had a really yummy dinner last night – I bought a Swordfish steak at the Mall, and seasoned it with lemon pepper, and had it with steamed squash & zucchini. Nice.
Today I have my PT session at 4pm – I’m looking forward to getting whipped!!!
Have a good week!
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