SharonT’s BodyBlog

Oh, the first signs of overtraining…..hmm, I know them well. 

1.  First sign - don’t feel like lifting

2.  Workouts just aren’t making the grade

3.  Not recovering

4.  Feeling ’seedy’  - foul taste in mouth

5.  Getting a little bit cranky

Hmmm……….seems I should’ve listened to my body last week at sign number 1.  However, I’ve pulled myself up today and am enforcing a week off training and relaxing my diet a little.  You know, eating extra calories, but only the clean kind.  I don’t like doing it because I love this lifestyle and I seriously want to reach my fatloss goals.  I am so focussed at the moment……..ahh, my mind wants to go on but my body has other ideas.  I know from experience that if I don’t have this rest I’ll pay dearly for it probably by weeks end. 

Patience is certainly a virtue. 

No check-in this week. Though I’ve really got find somone to take my body fat measurements instead of using the scale.  Otherwise I’ll be in competition with it.  May have to switch to a tape measure.

Check in day yesterday morning.  Another 500g loss.  I had a re-feed day yesterday, so it should give my metabolism a bit of a kick - I hope.  Still, 500g is a good consistent loss.  All the same, I’ll be upping my game over this next week.  I hadn’t been doing my early am cardio and have been doing it in the afternoon instead.  Shall be getting my butt out of bed early in the mornings 3 times this week.  Weight training is on track.  See what happens next week

Bought a windtrainer so I can put my mountain bike on it and use for intervals as an exercise bike.  Have done 30 mins + 5 mins warm-up/cool-down.  Burned 300cals according to HRM.  Quite pleased with the result as this adds another dimension to my existing cardio routine which now includes cycling/skipping/running for HIIT.