05/21/2007 03:39
Phew!
I just did my first workout and MAN! I am unfit after two weeks!!! I went back to Week 3 of C25K as predicted:
10 min warm up walk @ 6k/hour
90 second run @ 8k/hour
90 second walk @ 6k/hour
3 minute run @ 8k/hour
3 minute walk @ 6k/hour
90 second run @ 8k/hour
90 second walk @ 6k/hour
3 minute run @ 8k/hour
3 minute walk @ 6k/hour
5 minute brisk power walk @ 7k/hour
Pooped! Absolutely pooped! My eyes are feeling a bit blurry and tired, but that was just from my day at work, not anything to do with exercise. I had to stop twice during today's run because of a stitch in my side, did some 2 minute stretches and it felt a bit better. I still think I'm breathing wrong... must work on that.
Yay for me! :)
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05/20/2007 16:54
Back to Work!
I've been lucky enough to take the last week off work while I slowly got my vision back.. but today I'm back on! And so is my being good.. I figure I've done this much, I need to get back on the bandwagon and stick the rest out! *gives more self motivation*
Good news: I stayed the same as last week. 86.2kgs. Thank goodness!
Good news: I also get to start exercising this afternoon! Woohoo! I think I'll just start with a walk and begin my C25K training tomorrow if I feel up to it. (I WAS finished with Week 4, but I'm going to go back to Week 3 so I don't kill myself trying. Besides, over a fortnight of no training isn't good!)
Good news: It was Jasons dads 60th birthday yesterday - meaning a HUGE at home party with lots of Sri Lankan foods and heaps of desserts. I spent most of the day helping his mum prepare so I could avoid sitting around snacking on all the yummy foods. Ended up eating rice for lunch, with a chicken dish and some vegetables in a nice sauce. I avoided all the greasy looking (but yummy smelling!) curries and deep fried things, and stuck with the things that looked the best. But I couldn't resist this Sri Lankan desert dish made from coconut cream, thankfully they were served in tiny bowls because they were so rich! And only had a small amount of b'day cake. It was a lunch, but served at 3pm, so I didn't eat anything for dinner because I was still full. A great day.
Good news: Jason's brother (who moved to England 5 years ago and is who I'll be joining when I move there next January) is a real sweetheart, and came home from England for his dad's 60th and WOW. He has lost a lot of weight! Out of him and Jase, he was always a little chubbier and shorter, now he looks fantastic, they look like twins. Am so happy for him, watching him yesterday and his confidence has made me want to kick this thing for good!
That's it for me - off to work (late already, typical!) and ready to start again. Hooray! (I need some at-home exercises that will focus on getting rid of my belly roll and butt. Blech.)
xo Aly :)
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05/18/2007 04:43
Another Day!
Just food for today, since I've done nothing else than tidy my room, orgnaise my files and clean in general - BORING. But at least I can see!
2 x toast with a banana & brown sugar
2 x bread w/ vegemite as a sandwich
Dinner - Microwave meal, mostly likely Lean Cuisine.
I also have drunk 1.2 litres of water today which is a big feat for me, usually I can't stomach even a 600ml size bottle! Going to work on the water, it makes me feel better drinking it.
Like I said, nothing special but I'm trying to ignore the scales for the next couple of weeks until my body evens itself out. I hope it doesn't take long..
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05/16/2007 19:20
Moving right along..
I think I've used the recovery period as a big excuse to eat terribly, I'm FEELING terrible and it has nothing to do with the post op! My eyes are still blurry but better enough to do most things, just with LOTS of lubricant eye drops.
I don't even want to talk about the junk I've eaten. It's pretty ridiculous, really. Suffice it to say that as of this morning, I'm back on the healthy eating bandwagon. I still can't resume my Couch to 5k yet, but I'll save that until I'm more co-ordinated again.
The healthy eating though, is something I can start RIGHT NOW. It started this morning, eating weetbix for breakfast and a green tea as a snack. I was getting so close to my mini goal of 85kgs, now I have a horrible feeling things are heading in the UPWARDS direction. Not what I want.
Back on. It's written here. Now to stick to it.
Updated food for today:
Weetbix w/ light milk
Green Tea
3x Saos w/ 2x light cheese slices and vegemite
Icecream cone w/ 2 scoops low fat icecream
Homemade chicken enchiladas: 3 mini burritos, chicken, salsa, low fat grated cheese.
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05/14/2007 15:15
Typing
Hello all!
You'll hacve to excuse this post if it contais a fair few errors, as I'm typing mainly by feel. The surgery went well! I was in a lot of pain over the weekend, lots of stinging and panicked moments where my eyelids just wouldn't open -- trying to protect my damaged eyes, no doubt. Now I'm back to benig able to open them for short periods of time, but still a long way to go.
I ended up having the rest of the week off work, as not being able to see all day means I'm a useless teacher !! I need to keep an eye on my kidlets, hehe. So I'll be at home recovering some more until Monday next week.
Eating wise, you will notice I am down to 86kgs in my scale ticker again. I was surprise to find this out - although I did have a horrible reaction to some painkillers I was taking on Saturday that made me pretty sick - so I'm taking it with a grain of salt. Who knows about next week! I also got hit with the time of the month stick last night - which is why I'm up at 5am Sydney time with bad cramps and cravings fo hot chips and gravy!!! Am a weirdo.
I'm still not up to reading blogs yet, but my vision is coming back day by day, so I'll be looking forward to hearing all about you very, very soon! Thanks for all the kind wishes. :)
-Aly
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05/10/2007 05:07
Brain Freeze
I went a bit nuts with friends last night, ate too much of the wrong things and felt worse for it afterwards. It's funny, since I haven't exercised since Friday, I FEEL worse. And flabby! Could be because my TOM is coming too, but still... I miss my jogging. Ah well, a couple of weeks and I'll be back to it.
Tomorrow morning I'm heading into the city to have my Laser Eye surgery done.... I was all good before, but slightly panicking now. It's not Lasik, it's Advanced Surface Laser, so I'm predicting a weekend of painkillers and stumbling around being groggy. Aren't you jealous? :P
It'll be worth it if all goes well.. hopefully I'll be able to see better soon.. and toss out the glasses and contacts!
I'm allowed to eat breakfast before I go, and I've packed a ham sandwich to take with me in case I get hungry. As well, I need to take my Vitamin C tablets and drink lots of water too.
That's it from me for a few days I think - be well, eat better than me, and I'll be back soon!
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05/08/2007 02:57
Pizza
Nothing much has been happening lately, except for the continuing urge to eat whatever has been in sight! Luckily, my mum came across some old Weight Watchers recipe books from a second hand stall, and there is this one book that is AMAZING - none of these fancy recipes that look great but take forever, all simple and YUM (especially the dessert section..mm..)
Yesterday's food - cereal, yoghurt, WW bar, chicken stirfry with some rice and cornflake crusted chicken with veggies for dinner. I also had a low fat icecream bar w/ butterscotch sauce that I made from the new recipe book.
Today's food - cereal, yoghurt, WW bar, grilled chicken pattie on a bun with lettuce and cheese, and I'm hoping to eat something I can whip up easily from the book. Either that, or just a toasted sandwich tonight, as noone else is home and I'm lazy.
My weakness is most definitely PIZZA. The second I feel lazy, or realise that it's just me and I could eat what I wanted, I daydream about ordering pizza. Nothing fancy, just plain cheese pizza. Why can't I fantasize about veggies? ;)
So today... I shall restrain! Must be good! Just two more full days until it's TIME for surgery - I am so excited and so nervous in the same breath, apologies for talking about it so much. :P
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05/06/2007 16:39
Gain
Well, as predicted, I gained weight this week.
BUT ONLY 200g! Bringing me to 87kgs. A big relief, making me feel much better and glad I didn't blow everything on junk. 87kgs brings me to 191lbs again - so hopefully by next week I'll be under that. :)
Phew!!! (But booooo to my first Extrapounds increase, lol, I liked the look of my graph going dooooooooown.)
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05/06/2007 05:36
Because I Said So!
That was the name of the chick flick my friend and I saw today.. wasn't a bad movie actually, though I think it would be one of those "wait until it's on DVD" purchases. Very cute though. Cute boys. And Mandy Moore has great hair!
Ate my popcorn (yum) with coke zero. Enjoyed it very very much! I didn't eat lunch, as I'd had that big pasta snack earlier to fill me up. I think I overdid it on the soft drink though... I'm still sort of full now. I'll have some toast in an hour before bed, just to fill me up. Must stay away from the chocolates someone bought home!
A couple of people asked what surgery I'm having done - I'm having the advanced laser surgery, which is a little different to Lasik. Instead of a flap being cut which heals fairly fast, I have to have the cornea removed and allow time to grow back - meaning the recovery is a little longer, and the vision won't come back instantly. It'll be worth it though, better suited to the shape of my eyes and all.
In GREAT weight news, despite being a couple of kilos heavier than last Monday (what is going on???) I can SQUEEZE myself into my old "skinny" size 16 jeans. Ignoring the fact that I have a huge muffin top hanging over them AND tight thighs and crutch area, I can get them on AND zip them up. Insane. They'll be on me by 80kgs, I just know it. *shimmies*
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05/05/2007 18:51
Grrrr!
OH NO
I just had this whole post typed out and accidently hit the "Cancel" button instead of "Submit". Ack!!!! Extrapounds, get rid of that silly button - if we wanted to cancel, we would just shut down the page!!!
Anyway. Busy day yesterday - had a photo shoot that lasted from 12 to 4pm, having family portraits done. Needless to say, we were all starving by the end having missed lunch!! My brother and his girlfriend were complaining and wanted McDonalds for lunch, so Jase and I stopped in at one on the way home. Gosh, it was so tempting to just run in and snack snack snack. Hunger does that to you I guess. Instead, I ran over to the Subway across the road to get Jase and I a sandwich instead. Better than Maccas, I suppose.
I barely ate dinner last night (roast chicken and veggies) because I was SO stuffed! Drank lots of water (about four glasses just at night) to try and help me digest the bread, all that bread! Feeling better now, but still bloated. This morning I woke up early to come home, eat some leftover pasta and chicken herb meatballs (the WW recipe I made for dinner the other night) and now I'm not eating again until this afternoon - I'm heading out with a girlfriend to catch a chick flick, and have already allocated myself some movie popcorn today. :) Looking forward to the movie, the catching up AND the treat. Should be good fun.
This week and next week I will be pausing my everyday exercising. I have been told to cut out activities before my eye surgery which is in FIVE days (Friday, eek!) and then I am not allowed to exercise for the week following the surgery. It'll be a weird change, especially since I've been so strict with myself about following a routine, but it's just two weeks. I need to look after my eyes as much as possible, so they'll heal faster. It just means I'm going to have to be EXTRA careful with food next week and the week after, make sure I'm making the right choices and hope for the best!
Tomorrow's weight will be a gain, I know already - but it just means maybe I can go back down the week after. As long as I'm 88kgs or under, I'll be happy. Weight loss is a strange thing!
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