honeymustard’s BodyBlog

monday is my big day - leave the house at 5.15am and get home at 8.15pm…..i’m stuffed!

today was shoulders and biceps. went hard but we only got in 2 exercises for each muscle group before our 30 min session was up. Is 2 enough??

did some cardio this morning and some this evening but I didn’t go as hard because a bone in my left foot is hurting pretty much like a bruise…not sure why. i hope i havent’ done any damage from doing so much cardio. i’m sure it will right itself.

nutrition seminar again tonight - again it was nothing i didn’t already know but still fun to cement some things because the whole nutrition thing fascinates me. can’t wait to get into it more deeply. one of the trainers who spoke had obviously done a lot of study in that arena because he spoke with such authority and had a good depth of knowledge.

tomorrow is an easier day. triceps and abs and cardio of course, can’t forget the cardio. lol. so i’m now off to bed to get some much needed rest.

Stay Strong everyBODY!

how do you learn patience??

i’m on this challenge and i’m loving it. my training is going well (thanks to my trainer) and my diet is going great but i want changes NOW!! i know it’s not likely that i’ll see any changes until at least 6 weeks but that seems like a lifetime away.

obviously i know it’s not but…..i guess i’m just venting. maybe i’m just bored today and overthinking….yep, that’s probably it.

I had my walk this morning and have spent the rest of the day just doing housework (boring).

Maybe I’ll start thinking about my goals for this week - what could they be?? I go to the gym every day (sometimes twice). Calories burned last week was 7000 or so. i’ll make that my benchmark. Minimum calories burned should be 6500.

My food is prepped, clothes are ironed, gym bag is packed……all ready to go for week 2!!

Sunday….my rest or active rest day….

I managed to drag my ass out of bed this morning and just walk by the Brisbane River for an hour. It’s beautiful early in the morning. I was there at 8am but would like to be up earlier next time.

Just the water, the cool breeze, watching people walk by, jog, ride their bikes, rockclimbing, having family bbqs etc. It was lovely. A little bittersweet perhaps considering my broken heart but I am REALLY trying to make everything a positive.

So the rest of today is just relaxing (if you can call housework relaxing. lol) Today is prep day for the week ahead - iron work clothes, prep lunches, dinners, tidy up….then I can read the paper

I love the simple things in life. Is it crazy to love the quiet life?? I just cannot wait for the day that I can share it with someone special….

Stay Strong everyBODY!

i’m thinking of making fitness my life - in every way possible. Study, get qualifications, continue my personal fitness and compete in figure, make new friends and help spread the benefits of a healthy lifestyle……

atm i feel like it’s the only thing i have. don’t get me wrong - i have a wonderful family (no partner or kids though), some great friends but i need something for me. i feel like there is this huge void in my life. long ago i thought it would be filled with a family of my own but it seems that is not to be.

so fitness world…here i come…..

And it is starting to be a challenge…..my first MAJOR hurdle……a broken, devastated heart….:(

Hurts sooooo much but I know that if I eat that Mars Bar or skip the gym it will only end up making me feel worse so I’m proud to say that I did neither.

I went to the gym as scheduled this morning for my second legs day. I must admit though that my energy was quite lacking but I did a ’satisfactory’ job considering the circumstances.

I did hack squats, 45 degree leg press, smith lunges, body weight lunges, seated hamstring curl, seated calf raise and then a Spin class. Burned 740 calories where I’d usually be up around 900 or so.

I am loving the challenge, the exercise etc but I am finding it socially isolating too. I’m a fairly quiet person on the whole which is why when I go to parties etc (especially with loads of people I’ve never met) a few drinks usually gets me going. Now when I go to parties I’m quiet, get there early and leave early. Just feeling sorry for myself I guess.

I should let myself feel down today and just forget it all tomorrow. It’s not worth it.

I’ll find my happy place again soon…..I hope….

End of week 1!!! Can’t believe that one week is over already…..only 11 more to go (well, actually 17 more because I’m going to keep it going til Xmas day. After the 12 week challenge though I will incorporate a couple of cheat meals every month)

Today was just cardio really but I did a couple of chest exercises because we (my trainer and I) only had time for 1 the other day. I also did some ab work as well but I was pretty tired. Not sure if my fatigue was due to my pretty hardcore week or because I didn’t have my trainer there to push me today (she doesn’t work Fridays) Probably a bit of both.

Tomorrow I’m going to weigh myself for the first time this week (I look at the scales every day and it’s taking a lot of my strength not to get on them. lol)

I am hoping to be at least 69kg. That would mean a drop of 1.3kg for the week. Although I won’t be focusing purely on weight. My main goal is measurements. Wish me luck!!!

I’ve really been trying to push it this week and I’m feeling it.

Yesterday was legs, chest, rear delts. Went heavy on the legs. Felt sooo good but I am soooo sore today. lol. Also managed over one hour of cardio and did Spin class after work.

Today was Back. I’m getting back into deadlifts. I skipped them for a while because I hurt my back again and lost my nerve. But now that I’m back with my trainer I feel more confident. Soon I’ll be back up to my 70kg record and then break it.

I tried to do a Body Attack class tonight but I am sooo uncoordinated!! Was so humiliating. lol. I even left 15 minutes early. I don’t think those classes are really my thing. Lucky I prefer Figure to Fitness!! haha.

Tomorrow is just cardio and some ab training. I may do some chest because yesterday we only got one chest exercise in.

So right now, i’m preparing to be in bed at 8.30pm. I’m hoping for a good night’s sleep where I only have to get up for the bathroom once. three or four times is a real bummer! lol.

sigining off

Another awesome day. This morning was triceps and abs. Worked them hard but still feel like I could have been pushed further.

Diet has been perfectly on track. I’m finding motivation everywhere now. One day I’d like to be in Oxygen magazine (isn’t that every fitness girl’s dream? lol) but it’s going to happen (even if it’s a small picture. haha)

Time for some beauty sleep so I’ll bid you all a good night.

a HUGE day!! this morning was shoulders and biceps with my trainer. she’s upped my weights. 12.5kg dumbbell shoulder presses…..ouch! but i felt great afterwards. also did over an hour of cardio.

Then tonight after work was more cardio - 45 minutes and then a seminar on nutrition for the challenge (all of it was stuff i already know but it was nice and motivating to be around others hearing it for the first time)

Total calories burned today - 1485!! Now it’s time for bed!!!!!!!!

Sunday today which is my rest day but I still got up and went for a walk outside for 50 minutes. Was really nice to just stroll by the river, breathe in some fresh air and watch the ferries and marathon runners go by (i applaud anyone who voluntarily chooses to run 40km!!!) After that I sat in the swings and comtemplated my life……no answers/hints about my life were forthcoming from the universe…..

I was going to do a few casual laps in the local pool this afternoon as well but I think I’ll skip that. I don’t want to overdo it. I have a HUGE day tomorrow so don’t want to burn out…

Diet has been perfect I went to a BBQ last night and another girl there also started the gym’s 12 week challenge but she was still drinking and eating dip etc. (saturday is apparently her day off. ;0) I was proud of myself for taking my own food and not having ANYTHING else. Not even a sip of soda, or just a ‘taste’ of the dips…

My dinner tasted great anyway so I wasn’t missing out…..eye fillet, mushrooms, onion, broccoli and cauliflower. Yum!!

As I said tomorrow is going to be huge! Two hours of training in the morning and then doing cardio after work AND at 7.00pm there’s a seminar on nutrition that is part of the 12 week challenge, so I wont’ get home til around 8.10pm then it will literally be a case of getting into my pj’s and heading to bed. lol  but I’ll find time to blog about my day.

Now it’s time for a little nap to recharge a little before cooking some more chicken and prepping for the week (clothes, food, etc etc)

Keep smiling everyone!