Rachella's exercise diary

[waterbaby]

After a two weelk break from my normal exercise, a weight gain and indigestion from the wrong foods; I back to it...!!

Today Tues 9th March
Swimming: Slow 20 laps
Non-stop, endurance pretty good.'
Did sit ups and kicking exercises in pool afterwards

Next exercise plan: Tomorrow Wed 10th March
Water aerobics....

[waterbaby]

Today Wednesday 10th March
Did water aerobics. moderate instensity
50 mins
Feel good!

Booked in for gym assessment next Monday
Considering fitball on a thurs night....

Idea for ongoing exercise
mon nights - water aerobics
tues nights - swim & weights
Wed morns - water aerobics
thurs nights - fitball or swim & weights
fridays - day off
sat/sun - big walk & gym visit

[waterbaby]

Thursday March 11th
26 laps of pool
20mins swimming

Saturday March 13th
60 mins walking

Stuck to calories all week, drank lots of water and did 4 sessions of exercise, most ever...
SO tomorrow when I weigh in I SHOULD have a loss!
Fingers crossed.......

[waterbaby]

Monday Mar 15
Water Aerobics - high intesity
50min

Wed Mar 17
Water Aerobics - moderate intesity
50 min

Plan - Thurs night swim
Plus one visit on weekend

Start gym (weights program) next Monday
Next week - lots of go-go-go house cleaning aswell....

[Runner]

I love swimming too! How fantastic is it. I always feel so good after a swim as well.

[waterbaby]

LOVE swimming... the peace and quiet. All on my own. I find it quite meditative also as I only focus on my strokes, breath and the number lap I am on.

Wrapped up last week with only 2 sessions in pool as had mega PMT which only finished today.
Still lost weight even with 2 sessions instead of 3-4 so thats encouraging.

This week so far
Missed last nights water aerobics due to PMT pain but
Tonight, Tues Mar 23
14 laps of pool
plus usual kicking, stretches & crunches in water

Tomorrow - wed
Gym session planned
Weights & cardio (bike perhaps? my first proper gym cardio session....)

Thurs - night
swim & gym

see how we go, would like a bigger loss this weekend.... who knows?!

[waterbaby]

Hiya
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Today Wed Mar 24
Was shown my gym program.... ARGH .... I HATE it! Why did I think I would enjoy it?? I feel so self conscious there...
I am sure I will learn to like surely? I plan to get the sessions done, with my ipod (and if i could dark glasses!!) twice a week and get outa there!!
Thank god I am already loving swimming and water aerobics otherwise I think I would crash and burn.

As for the cardio work out part... I did only 15 boring minutes on the bike (sore bits ) and then 5 mins on the rower ( argh....) This land based stuff makes me just feel like a lard arse. People can see in and I can SEE my arse in the mirrors...!!

So motivation: LOW.....
All I can say is YES, TICK I have done two measly cardio sessions this week, so one or two more and I should record a loss this week...
Week by week, little by little...patience!!

Tomorrow - plan to do my gym program and then get into the pool for some laps if I can be fagged,,,,

Need to remember I am at DAY 2 of cycle so need to go easy on myself!

xoxo

[waterbaby]

Did so so last week in the exercise area but have not been to the gym at all!

Thurs Mar 25
Swam 3 sets of 8 non-stop laps = 24 laps
No gym like I thought I would (slipped my mind! )

Nothing else all weekend - too hungover from a hens night!
Still recorded a loss of 800g...

This week
Mon Mar 30
Water aerobics... worked very hard
Made a new friend and have vowed to meet on a Friday night in gym (argh) for moral support.

This week's plan... a little tricky as school hoildays.
Will do Thursday night
Then cannot do Fri, Sat or Sun , so will try a swim visit on monday
Perhaps a big walk on Friday

Eating chocolate time, so will need to try hard to boost burn off!!

[waterbaby]

ANother gain after the end of a stressful week....

Sunday April 3
Weight: 98.9
This week: 800g gain
Total loss 4.9
Next goa l(97kg): 1.9 kg

Hmmmmm.... it is the end of a difficult week for me.
Eating poorly and only excersizing once as well as my emotional turmoil has resulted in a gain instead of a loss....
I am not as upset as the last gain I had, but this does make me realise what a tough journey this is...
Only at almost 5kg out of 38kg lost and already had 4 or 5 give up challenges along the way.
I know I can get back into the groove, but I feel it will be a push to get back to the pool and put the chocolate away.
Until next time....

[waterbaby]

This week's exercise:

Trying to make up for poor excercise last week, made an OK attempt...

Sunday - 10 laps of pool (interrupted alot by DS6 who was supposed to be swimming with DH)

Thursday - 20 laps of pool - feeling very tired so stopped there

Friday - went to the gym
So didnt want to go, but made myself and was supposed to meet new gym buddies who said they go every friday night and guess what?? THEY WERENT THERE!!
I didnt take my iPod and I really dont love the gym at all!!
Did no weights at all but
20min walking
20min bike riding
5 mins rower (F%*K that )

Plans for next week
Maybe a 30min walk or so with kiddies on weekend or swim on Sunday

Mon - water aerobics
Wed - water aerobics
Thurs - swim...
Fri - maybe that gym place if my buddie promise to come

see how we go....

[waterbaby]

Just keep swimming.... Just keep swimming

I left the family at home on a cold and rainy day yesterday (sun april 11) and I went to the pool
I knew it was do or die (well not quite!). I know now that I have to kick my determination up a notch.
I swam and swam and got to 4 sets of 8 (I normally do 3) - 32 Laps!!!. The first set was actually easy!
As I was swimming along I realised that I may have broken through a barrier and didnt know whether to laugh or cry...
I plan now to stay at 32 laps for a while until I feel I can get to 5 sets - 40 laps, which is a whole km!!
So perhaps 32 for a while, then 34, 36, 38 & 40...

Tonight Mon April 12
Water aerobics
Had to stop myself eating too much banana bread when I got home! It is freezing and I want warm comfort foods!

Tues plan - out swimming...
Wed - water aerobics
Thurs - swimming
fri off
sat off
sun - arvo swim

xoxo

[shane90]

Very nice workout plan i will definitely try to make my routine of daily work out plan.
thanks for sharing it....