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Also, with having been at a viking/medieval-themed wedding on Saturday night, my eating for the day was... not so great, and I ended up forgetting to track my intake for the first time since I found that tracking ap. And of course, from a psychological viewpoint, there was the resurgence of the Beast earlier in the week too.
That said, on the plus side, I still did a reasonable amount of exercise despite pulling back. I still walked. I still had at least one date with workout-pr0n Bob. I still ate reasonably well, and I didn't blow out completely at the wedding (my personal favourite in the "I didn't deprive myself but didn't go crazy either" list was ignoring the brandy snaps, chocolate fountain and assorted other cakey type noms for a bowlful of fresh strawberries and a little of the dark cherry pottage - yum!).
And my personal victory of the week is actually a/ packing my running gear to take down to the wedding with me; and b/ getting off my butt and using said gear in a 10ish km running session along Wellington's waterfront, which was gorgeous, even in the drizzly rain. It's actually quite a neat feeling running in a strange city - it's only the second time I've ever done it (the first being in London earlier on in the year). So the week ended up looking like this:
- Monday 15 Nov: 4.5km amble-pace walk... basically intended to be a recovery walk from the 12km running session I did Sunday, without spending an actual rest day. Daily Burn: 287
- Tuesday 16 Nov: 8.4km running session, with 3 running intervals of 16, 16, 17 in there. Daily Burn: 669
- Wednesday 17 Nov: REST DAY after developing some potentially nasty adductor/hip flexor shennanigans
- Thursday 18 Nov: morning: 5.5km walk. Evening: strength workout pr0n with Bob. Daily burn: 677
- Friday 19 Nov: 5.5km walk because I just didn't feel up to running. Daily burn: 354
- Saturday 20 Nov: 5ish (estimated) km walking around Wellington. Daily burn: 321?
- Sunday 21 Nov: 9.8km running session along Wellington's waterfront. Daily burn: 728
So for my overall week's exercise, I did 7 sessions, with a combined total of 3,000 calories. So again, no problem with the exercise calorie goal. And I covered 38.7km, which isn't quite the 40 I was aiming for, but it's still damn close.
I'm going to be aiming to up the kms a little this week - probably not to quite the same level of crazy as in Week 1, but if I can get them somewhere between 40-50, I'll be a happy Starfire. I also want to do at least two workout pr0n sessions, and possibly work on acquiring another set of dumbbells for the using of therewith, since my little 2kg ones are getting a wee bit silly for some of the strengthwork.
Oh and weigh-in wise? I'm pretty much in the same place I was last week - a slight drop of 200g, making me start this week at 81.5kg. Which, given the way the week went, and the larger-than-expected drop from the previous week, feels total fair and reasonable, and hey, at least it wasn't a gain! And, for a weekly NSV, my abs are apparently visible enough now for my husband to comment on them unprompted (for which, I suspect, I have Bob to thank)
So that was my week. How did everyone else go with their weekly goals and exercise/eating?
2 comments:
Seems like a good week to me :) Hope the niggle isn't becoming more of a niggle.
I'm going to be aiming to up the kms...if I can get them somewhere between 40-50...
Ahh, isn't your goal 40 km per week (or has that changed)?
*soft smile* - actually, I just double-triple checked and the original goal was "a minimum of 40km each week", on the basis that that's usually fairly easy for me to achieve without having to push myself especially when it's mostly walking :-p - but I hear what you're saying (and not saying) - and I really appreciate that you care enough to worry :-)
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