cjtrigg's Journal

After a break...
Mar 05 2009 10:25

So nothing doing for a bit here.  Last week I caught a nasty cold and so most plans went out of the window.  I didn't exercise, and I didn't calorie count.  But I was still working a show shift so being a bit more active daily and I don't think I went much higher than about 1600 cals a day.  So I was a bit gutted to find that the scales read 1lb heavier at the end of the week.  Actually, 'bit gutted' doesn't really cover it - I'm kinda pissed off.

Anyway, obviously I need to get over myself because 1lb isn't exactly catastrophic.  I'm on day shifts again this week so I've been calorie counting again, keeping in the region of c1250-1350 per day and doing a little exercise.  I'm seriously struggling with having any routine on these day shift weeks, and I have got to sort that out because in 3 weeks time I'll be back on day shift permemantly so I can't rely on having the days free for running.  I'm trying to work out a route I could run from here at work, but I don't know if it'll happen.  It's really not nice here compared to running the Racecourse at home.

In the meantime I've been using the jump rope I got the other week - my GOD that's knackering - and doing some weights work with the fly floor sanbags, which weigh 4kg each.  I've also been trying to do some core work with crunches and planks.  I don't know that it's doing much, but on the other hand, it has to be better than slumping in my chair in front of the computer.

TOTM is due next week so perhaps I won't see much loss over the next few days although I have been diligently drinking lots of water.  We will see.  I probably won't get to weigh until Sunday.