ahhh the weekend

Saturday Nov 6th


Can't believe we stuck to the routine on a Saturday! About 7.30, S came in and woke us up. G jumped (dunno how THAT was possible after all of our exercising) out of bed, into some work out gear and the 3 of us trooped out to the lounge room to get into the first circuit! It went a bit slower cuz we needed to show 4yr old S how to do the activities, but we all had a giggle while we did it.


Today was posing a challenge. We'd been invited to a 40th Birthday Party and we had to come dressed in our best 70's gear. I thought the outfit was going to be the hard bit. Yet, in the back of my mind, loomed the thought of nibblies, lollies, and cake. How was I going to resist the urge to eat all of my favourite things?


To take the edge off, I ate a snack (almonds, macadamia nuts, and dried apricots) in the car on the way there. Turns out it was a good plan! Fortunately for me, there weren't any chips, dip or munchies like I had expected. Not sure I could have resisted them...especially munchies of the lolly variety! 


Dinner consisted of relatively healthy options: roast chicken, 2 diff green salads, boiled eggs, vegetarian lasagne, a cheese pastry, fried rice and dinner rolls. I limited myself to a couple of pieces of roast chicken, a good helping of salad (without dressing), 1/2 cup of fried rice...and that's where my resolve faltered. Beautiful white bread rolls, crunchy on the outside, soft and amazing on the inside. It was like looking at 2 plastic bags full of chocolate. I took a deep breath and reached inside the bag and withdrew a perfect kaiser bun. I glanced longingly at the butter, but walked away without succumbing!


Then I noticed a 1/2 eaten bun on S's plate with just a tantalising smear of butter. It was too much. With a guilty thought of my food diary, I slowly downed the roll, savouring every bite. Divine. I chased it with a litre of bottled water that I brought from home. And I happily passed on the birthday cake, the pavlova and the lamingtons. All in all, not too bad.


Sunday Nov 7th


As my 4yr old is fond of saying, today is a 'home day'. We lounged around, played, did some grocery shopping and then sat down and watched Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. Good family movie! 


Not too sore today. Managed to stick to my food plan. 


Not much to say!


Monday Nov 8th, 


Craft today with my little one! Yippee! We had a great time! I love having her around. It means lots of laughter, hugs and fun.


When G arrived home, it was time to break into action. We donned our exercise gear and got into the tricept circuit. I find this circuit much easier on my knees. Squats and ski jumps don't bother me quite as much as squats, lunges and steps! 


I emailed V on Saturday to see if the sequence of the exercises mattered much. G & I are exercising in our lounge room and space is limited. So if there's not enough room for both of us to be doing the same station, we often mix up the order a bit to make it work. V wrote back and advised that circuits are designed to work muscle groups in synergy, and/or large to smaller muscle groups, etc.


So, I'll have to confirm the order that I'm supposed to be doing the stations in to make sure I'm maximising my work out.


G and I did the full workout (both circuits) last Tuesday night. Then alternated the circuits for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and today --the way that V suggested when we spoke the other day. So far so good. I am a bit afraid of doing the full work out again tomorrow-including both circuits. I'm hoping I'll have built up my endurance by then and it won't be so bad! Well, here's hoping!