It feels like only yesterday that I made the firm decision to be healthier. I'm still doing EA Sports Active 2 (EASA2), though there was a week of feeling under the weather that made me drop 4 workouts. By the end of that week I wasn't feeling brilliant but I did a workout anyway and found that it actually helped me get my oomph back.
I've only been using stairs at work, except for one last minute meeting on the fifth floor that I didn't have time to walk to. I've got a fruit bowl on my desk that I fill at the start of the week with enough fruit for 3 portions of my 5 a day for the week. I've reduced my portion sizes - something that I realised I should do after reading Kate Driskell's blog. I've started buying tasty salad (Watercress, Rocket, Baby Spinach) for adding to pasta and sandwiches. I even brought my own lunch in to work once this week. That's the first time I've ever done that in the last 16 years!
After this week's trapeze class, I felt really motivated to continue to improving and I ordered New York City Ballet workout DVDs when I got home. I'm going to be working on kick ass extension in my legs to improve my hanging beats. The ballet will help with my strength and posture for a lot of my trapeze work and the kids might join in too.
I probably shouldn't bother noticing but there's a weekly 'weigh-in' with EASA2 and it cheers me up when I notice a small steady drop in my weight each week. It would be so nice to be under that overweight BMI line for a change. Less of me to haul around the trapeze would be great too. I'm aiming for a healthy weight (76kg) by Easter and if I do really well and get there much sooner, I'll change my goal to be my 'ideal weight' (69kg) - though it would probably blow my mind to achieve that.
Someone hauled out a fully loaded biscuit tin earlier today. Hob Nobs and Rich Tea just aren't worth it! I'd rather have a clementine than waste a workout burning calories I got from a biscuit. It amazes me how many calories are in food compared to how few calories I burn with a good workout.
