OnTheRoad’s BodyBlog

I am so tired looking forward to a lovely day off tomorrow. Lifted early this morning and have been stuffed for the rest of the day!

Eating much better and busting my chops on my cardio. Can’t understand not giving 100% in the gym (lifting or cardio), really my time is worth a lot to me.

My butt and legs are looking much better and now I want to get a new bikini…something bright!!! I no longer won’t to hide!!

Bloody hell, I hate Monday nights at the gym! My kids were sick today so had to wait until husband came home to get to the gym. Every man and his dog are there. Packs of women doing classes…they come in waves through the change rooms. The men are there to soak up the excess of the weekend…it must be because I have never seen so many men doing cardio!!!

Argghh so NOT relaxing. I hate running on the front treadmill with everyone else behind me….it is like exposing your worst body part to the world and making it move up and down!! lol. I just everyone else is like me and zoning out and not even aware of who comes and goes. My heel was giving me trouble, I was worn out from the day at the drs with the kids and I hate Monday nights at the gym.

I did a hard 45 minutes…quick shower and outta there…..

Well today I can hardly type this…really! I had a huge superset workout and couldn’t even get on the treadmill after. How great is that!! lol.

Quite frustrated with not making much progress lately, or so it seems. I wish there was a very definate way to measure progress, everything is very subjective.

Going to my friends gym tomorrow, it’s amazing how a change sometimes is as good as a holiday.

Oh I love it! When I sit it reminds me of my butt getting more muscle. I knew those lunges would do it yesterday.

Day off today although a lovely long walk in the Moscow sunshine….yes! it’s true!

Still eating badly at 4pm and then back to perfect at 5pm. Will really put a plan in place for tomorrow but will have to organise food for the 4pm binge…and i mean ‘clean’ food. Ratios are good but not totally clean

A fantastic workout today…my trainer certainly knows how to mix it up and keep it interesting! I did a huge amount of compound moves and supersets. Squats with lunges etc. I nearly died….but my butt will look good.

My arms are looking great…lots muscle in shoulders and starting to be able to see my triceps when flexing. I love my arms!!

Clean eating still a challenge. 90% of my day is great….the other 10% was not!!Really frustrating but entirely my own fault…….arrrggghhhhhhhhhhhh still using fitday and making myself accountable.

Loving my protein shakes at the moment….without them my bad stuff would be at 70%. MMMMMMM chocolate flavour.

I am doing a little more cardio than usual lately…..really pushing myself but very much enjoying it. The reason I am doing it is because I am having trouble with my calories and clean eating lately. I think the trip to Australia really stuffed up my great habits. I will get it right soon and every day is better than the last one.

At the gym both days this weekend. I had my day off on Wednesday and then had another on Friday…oh well, you have to make it up!

Did great HIIT on treadmill yesterday and today I will go and do a long medium intensity walk. Have to keep the cardio going as my eating is still not the best. I am good for a few days and then if I am tired, upset or at friends houses I tend to not make the best choices. I have always known I am an emotional eater and in the past if I am happy and settled I have been skinny….and of course during times of change and/or unhappiness I am much bigger.

I am getting better with it all but obviously I still need help.

I had the greatest compliment from my husband yesterday. We went to gym together for the 1st time (he has never seen me in my workout clothes) as he had lifting and I had cardio and he saw me running on the treadmill. He said I looked like an athlete and a machine. He couldn’t believe how toned I was and he mentioned if I saw myself I would come home and be inspired by her!!!!!!!!!!

Isn’t it funny how we see ourselves the way we used to be and sometimes it is hard to be objective about the changes in the body…….I still don’t like treadmill running in the row in front of people because of the way I used to look…..maybe I’ll make a point of it now…lol

I woke up today very very tired, almost like I am coming down with a cold. Could be I needed a good carb day…..which I did. I also consume 400 more calories and now am about to have an early night…I hope it helps.

Almost didn’t go to the gym today for my workout but….I am seriously addicted…met with my personal trainer and pushed myself but felt myself falling into a heap towards the end (even more than usual ). Only did 10m on treadmill…went home and fell asleep on the couch…….Ahhhhhhhhh

Is there ever a day off in Moscow? Day off from the gym after a killer workout yesterday but had to get some groceries and you know what that means….walking 30mins to the shops….walking from shop to shop (miles and miles) and walking home again with 10kilos on your arms and a arriving home exhausted!! Welcome to Moscow.

Great fruit around here with the Barbuska’s selling it very cheap next to the Metro and underpasses…these fruit and vegetables are so much fresher than the supermarkets and you get a lovely smile with gold teeth.

Eating clean going very good and ratios are fantastic. Nice now that my husband is on the bandwagon as now there are no temptations. We compare sore muscles every morning and make our shakes together…lol.

Brought some new trainers today in hope that they will feel better than my old ones…I can’t believe the old Nikes felt so worn out in 9 months of running. How long are they supposed to last? I have had a lot of trouble with my heel and have to be careful with my cardio.

Loving my sore abs, chest and quads today…

Had a fantastic workout today, lots of great new lifting exercises which keeps things interesting. Worked my abs very hard and felt so strong! Have to really work those abs because I am getting very serious about my clean eating and feel so determined! I want my abs to show! If I have any worth showing???? Now sitting here my arms and legs have got that great ‘dead feeling’

30mins fast walking cardio after along with my warm up, cool down and stretches….these lifting days I feel as if I am living at the gym.