Things have been going great exercise wise. Diet well I'm still snacking too much. I haven't been organised enough due to slacking off just that little bit so I haven't had the required food. Breakfast lunch and dinner are great but I had no healthy snacks partly because I forgot them last weeks shopping. I have them now after today's shop though. Only problem was maltesers were on special. Those little malt balls of goodness are pure evil lol.
I am still hoping to weigh in 1kg down this week. I ende up restarting this 12weeks. After Zach got sick then the other 2 boys and having a whole week of a max 1-2hours sleep at night I was searching for empty calories during the day. I actually went back up to 76kg :( I'm back down to 75.4 now but that's how easy it happens.
Training wise things are good. I have my first mini tri this weekend :) I know I can do each distance easily. It's only short. 300m swim/ 9km ride / 3km run.
Now I have been doing these distances a lot over the last couple of weeks. 300m swim takes around 6 minutes, the 9km ride about 18mins and the 3km run i can do in just under 17minutes. But this is all separately.
The swim I have trained to use mostly arm to ensure my legs aren't too tired. But it's the jelly feeling after the ride that gets u. I do have some big hills here that I do on my rode run which adds to the jelliness. This is the same course i did in 2008 so I know there aren't any hills so hopefully this reduces that feeling.
I went out for my road ride and run on Sunday. Well it was kinda a mega fail day. I just couldn't get my body moving. I did keep pushing though. I think there were 2 big issues. Firstly I was on AF and I think my iron drops dramatically so I have started taking a supplement twice a day. Also te heat. I went just slightly later than normal and the spring heat is already setting in. I'm used to running at 5-6. This was 6:30-7:30 and it was HOT! My body is definitely not used to it and it hit me hard!
I really have to hydrate this week. My race doesn't even start until 9am so it's likely to be 25 degrees and the sun has a kicker bite even at that time of day.
I am a bit nervous about it all. It's been a very long time since I have done it and I'm doing it alone. No one I know is interested in this stuff. It's ok though. I will feel so good once I'm doing :)
Oh and I Nearly forgot haha not sure how but I was contacted by the magazine a couple of weeks ago and I am a monthly winner :) the lady said they are thinking of publishing my story in the December edition. I will update more details when I know.
So the habit of exercise has well and truly set in. Most days are a blurry haze of busy activity. I missed a day last week as Zach had not slept. He screamed ALL night and I ended up getting him to bed at 5:30am. Although I didn't get to go to sleep myself there was no way I was pushing my body to go to the gym. I did how ever feel it. I just feel so much more energetic and motivated when I go to the gym or even just my road run and ride. Getting that done in the morning is a fantastic start to the day.
After a few months it really does just become habit and a way of life. Now to control my sweet snacking and I will be doing really well! :)
I have settled in with the working but too. Most days I do 3-4hours of book work. I'm hoping to get it down to 2-3days only. It's hard working from home as u do always have ur little ones to attend to and if they are a little off they want lots of cuddles. It's a double edge knife really as working from home means I can spend more time with the kids and they spend less time at day care but it also means work takes me 4 times as long due to constant interruptions if I had a few solid hours a few days a week it would be so much more productive. The fact that I can do work now without them trying to touch my computer is a great start :) I'm sure once Zach gets Mobile that will change.
I've also had a change of diet. Probably why the weight isn't coming off as quick as I would like. Hubby and I are going to start trying for no4 in January and we are doing a girl sway. If it's a boy we will be happy of course but this is our last and a girl would be lovely. A girl diet though involves lots of dairy for calcium. My body doesn't like dairy at all. :( but I'm doing it until we are UTD!
I will go through my new diet and exercise plan next blog :)
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