Today, I finally got my act together and have a new plan of action in place!! Guess what it is?! Go on, guess!
Diet and exercise!! Wow, what a new concept eh?! Seriously though, I have decided that for now I am just going to stick to counting calories. My calorie allowance at the moment will be 1500 daily. I am using Fitday to log my calories and exercise (which is free!) and my gym plan is just to get my butt along there. I figured I will start off slowly again and build up my exercise as I get more fit and confident again. I am aiming to get to the gym every day for a 30 minute workout. That is totally doable and I'm just going to git 'er done.
So today's workout was a 10 minute walk (1.10km) on the treadmill. I was going to do 30 minutes but my feet got really crampy and sore 8 minutes in. I had my new trainers on, so I guess my feet and body are just adapting to them! So I hopped off the treadmill and did 20 minutes on the elliptical.
The stats!
Treadmill: Incline 2% - running and walking - 10 mins - 150 cals burned.
Elliptical: Kilimanjaro Hill Setting - Level 10 thru 17! - 20 mins - 200 cals burned.
I sure was a sweaty mess when I finished! And, I felt great =)
I also hit up the grocery store when I left the gym and discovered this great little find!
Now, I know you probably have this the US & Canada, but it's the first time I've discovered them here. I can't wait to make a pizza with them. The only downside is that they're not wholemeal :-( Maybe they will make them here soon. Oh, and I wish they sold Vitatops here! I am dying to try one!
I also prepared my salads for the rest of the week. I chopped up a red onion and red pepper so that I can add these easy to my pre-packed salad bags. I feel so in control :-)
I have just tried to sync up my Nike + to their website but it won't load today's workout :-( It's shocking to see that my last run using my nike+ was August 2009! Yikes!
Ok, time to catch up on some trashy TV before bed.
Back when I was running I used Nike+ religiously but I found that it didn't always calibrate correctly (or load right). Every few months I'd run the nearby track for 1 mile just to recalibrate the mileage.
ReplyDeleteI used fitday when I started and loved it! It's very addictive for Type A people. :) Glad to hear you are getting busy and I wish you all the best.
ReplyDeleteOoh where did you get the wraps? Just had a look in my local Tescos but they don't have them and they look fab. And I agree, isn't it annoying how many fab healthy foods they have in the States that we don't have here? I would love to try some Kashi cereal, Ezekial products and go shopping at TJs and Whole Foods!
ReplyDeleteI got the wraps in Morrison's! Warburton's make them - they are just new so maybe they haven't rolled them out to all the supermarkets yet! Yeah, I agree the supermarkets in the US are sooo much better than here! I loved Whole Foods when I was Orlando - I took loads of photos in there too! I'm crazy like that! lol You could even make your own peanut butter and almond butter and stuff - just love that place! :-)
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ReplyDeleteThanks for stoppin' by my bliz-og, Doll!
ReplyDeleteWay to go with reorganizing the plan! I look forward to celebrating your successes! Keep the pride! :-)
It's been awhile, I hope you're doing okay:)
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