I don’t record anything on days that begin with S- so that’s Saturday and Sunday. (as well as Special Days and Sick days)
No Snacks
No Sweets
No Second Servings
…except on days that start with S.
I did a silly thing last week on the 21st April. I started exercising. No, that isn’t silly but my old train of thought of No Pain- No Gain skipped in again and I totally overdid it. I put myself out of action for about 4 days.
WarmUp-
2min on bike to get blood going through leg
5min on treadmill
Circuit: I did two sets of 20 generally
40x Fast, low-step running right leg (using step)
40x Fast, low-step running right leg (using step)
20x Push ups on knees
40x Free standing body weight squat
40x Standing shoulder press with light dumbells (1.2kgeach)
20x Static lunge each leg
40x Standing bicep curl with light barbell
Abs:
20x Crunches
10x Crunches with left twist
10x Crunches with right twist
Flexibility: Stretching routine
22nd April was better
WarmUp-
5min on bike to get blood going through leg
5min on treadmill
Circuit:
420 x lat pull downs
20x Chest Press with dumbbells
20x light squats (no weights more for stretching due to soreness)
20x towel pulls
10min on treadmill @ 5kph
Abs:
Back-friendly crunches 3 styles @ 20 each
Flexibility:
Stretching routine
Notes
I think I overdid it a little yesterday (Tue) with the squats. My lower thigh muscle was sore all day, and still this morning. Have to remember that I am not 20 anymore, more like 40. It’s also good for Miss A to work with me as she has heaps of personal experience with athletes but not with unfit, 40 yo ex-athletes! I’m so thankful for my husband that made the verandah area so we can put all the gym equipment and I’m also very thankful for Miss A, who encourages and supports me along the way.
Oh my Susan, that is awesome…..I just do walking at this stage, but after our holiday and Anzac Day March, the walker is still buried under clothes and a kilt which is drying on it….Will I ever get there???
I put on 4 kilos (on the hol, I thought I would!) after loosing 10!!~! Now I gotta start again really strict I am afraid.
Blessings and glad to be back here, hearing everyone again….
Cathy
Woo Hoo! Fantastic start! I don’t push too much with my exercise. I have an ongoing battle with my mind and heavy cardio (but thats another story!) Even so, I am seeing great results with the weights and low cardio. Keep going girl x
I’ve read about the No S diet – but not sure I could do the no snacking. I tend to do the three meals and three planned snacks….
Oh but Leonie, this is what i try for too. 3 meals and 3 mini-meals. They are planned. Actually, some may call them snacks but I think of them as mini meals. Chocolate is a snack. Bikkies are a snack but a nutritious mini meal is simply that. And BFL and all the others tell how important it is to feed and nourish the body so I didn’t even read the NOSDIET that way.
pfft, I can’t even NOT snack anyway. Who am I kidding? lol
I like the way you think of it – planned healthy snacks are not really snacks in the bad sense….