Friday 15 April 2011

Day Fifteen (15) and Sixteen (16) and (17) - My new motivation!

If you ever need extra motivation to hit the gym make sure to find a gym in a good neighbourhood where you are sure to run into plethora of eye candy.

Ok Ok, I know that I was complaining about the random 'pervs' at the gym during my first days at the gym; however, if pretty women is what it takes for them to be healthy and hit the gym, then I say so be it! Oh, i know how anti-feminist of me. Or, is it? Feel the power of your femininity and let it reign, i say!


No, this is not him, obv. but how could I not share HIS yumminess!

He is there. At the gym. At the same time. As I. EVERYDAY. I am not a stalker. I just happened to notice is all. And I may have put on mascara and a little bit of bronzer before hitting the gym today, but who doesn't in this city?!

Anyhoo, we made 'eyes' yesterday. Oh, yes! He is mighty delicious! My new motivation....to get there at least. ;-p

Back to yogalate's today, I can definitely feel the difference between Pilate's and yogalate's. I much prefer the latter. And, something spectacular happened today. While doing a certain stretch (sitting on the floor with one leg crossed and the other extended to the side) I actually managed to reach my toes! This is amazing as it means progress! Isn't that beautiful? I thought so. I also notice that my posture has improved vastly since starting yogalate's, which is great because I was becoming fearful I was going to end up like the hunch back of notradame.

F.S.G

DAY 15:

FITNESS:
Treadmill / 30 mins
Yogalate's / 1 hour
3 reps of 10 / 20 lbs / Pulley row
3 reps of 10 / 10 lbs / Leg extension
3 reps of 10/ 30 lbs / Peck deck
3 reps of 10 / 20 lbs / quad thingy
3 reps of 20 / 70 lbs / Inner thigh
3 reps of 20 / 70 lbs outer thigh


FOOD:
Writing this days later - I honestly don't remember. But I have been good...promise!

DAY 16:

FITNESS:
Treadmill / 30 mins
3 reps of 10 / 20 lbs / Pulley row
3 reps of 10 / 10 lbs / Leg extension
3 reps of 10/ 30 lbs / Peck deck
3 reps of 10 / 20 lbs / quad thingy
3 reps of 20 / 70 lbs / Inner thigh
3 reps of 20 / 70 lbs outer thigh


FOOD:
Again, writing this days later. I should keep track of what I eat in my phone. A la food diary...or something!

DAY 17:

FITNESS:
30 mins of Yogalate's in my room (The girls had a pro-d day, so this would fit under one of those 'hicups' us non-singledoms run into - take what you can get!)

FOOD:
See above, lol. Oopsies!

Tuesday 12 April 2011

Day Fourteen (14) Ouch - Ditsy Pilate's Instructor!

I am in pain.


The Pilate's class that I took yesterday damaged my body. I believe what I'm feeling is the result of pulled muscles. I feel as stiff as a board.


It was my first time ever taking a strictly Pilate's class - the ones I had taken previously were yogalattes (a mix of yoga and Pilate's) and I'm not sure if that is why my body is hating me today. It was very different from yogalattes, not even more strenuous. Just different! Awkward! I could tell as I was doing the movements that it didn't feel right.


The instructor of the class was so overly flamboyant and ditsy it was ridiculous. He had apparently just come back from vacation (and had the oompa loompa tan to go along with it) so perhaps that's why he was acting like a teenage girl as he taught the class, but his ditsy-ness and general lack of proper instruction has hurt my poor body. I will definitely not be taking his class again and will stick to some yogalattes.


As a result, I did no workout today. I stretched for half an hour and little bits of stretching throughout the day.


F.S.G


DAY 14


Fitness:
30 mins - Stretching

Food:
Breakfast: 2 eggs, scrambled on a corn tortilla and salad
Lunch: Cream cheese bagel care of Timmie's - Yum!
Dinner: All you can eat Indian...what? Soooooooo delicious!

Monday 11 April 2011

Day Thirteen (13) - Mondays suck, especially when aunt Flo is in town!

So, I thought I would start taking some pictures of my progress. I know that my flexibility is less than ideal and because I plan on improving that, among other things, I decided to use that for my first 'before' picture. I got 'K', my eldest daughter to snap a quick pic before we headed out the door this morning.

I remember 'standing forward bend' to have been especially difficult for me during yogalattes so I took the picture of me in this pose.
Obviously, from what you can see in the first picture, my knees 'should' be locked and I 'should' be able to touch my ankles. Umm, not quite what you see in the picture of me doing the same pose. Ouch, how did I become so out-of-shape?

Hopefully in 6 months I will look back at this extremely un-flexible stage of my life and only be able to remember the pain I endured while forming these poses. Hopefully in 6 months I will be able to post a picture of me looking not quite so cripple, while doing the 'standing forward bend'.

This is what 'standing forward bend' SHOULD look like:


This is what it looks like when I do it: (yes, you may giggle...as long as your quiet)


Thanks to my sweet baby for snapping this pic before the school run this morning :)

Anyhoo, today was an OK day. I don't feel the same satisfaction I felt the other days. I actually feel quite stiff and tired.

First off, MONDAYS SUCK! Blaaaa. I did not want to get up this morning. But I did, obviously. My kids are not going to get themselves to school/daycare. After dropping off my sweet little baby (who behaved wonderfully, may I add) around 920am I shot off to the gym. I stopped off to buy a bottle of water and a banana and shuttled myself into the gym. 

I started off with my normal routine: 30 minutes on the treadmill. However, it seemed like nothing would go my way this morning. I carry a little hand towel with me as I scoot around the gym to wipe the little drips of sweat from my forehead (yummy visual, not!) and it kept sliding off of the screen part of the treadmill to the floor. That happened twice! So I had to stop each time and go and pick it up. Then, I accidentally pressed a button that made the treadmill just STOP. Such little hiccups, but they were irking me today for some reason! Oh, that's why! Aunt Flo had come to town and decided to surprise me at the gym. So, I had to run across the street to buy the necessaries and then run back again and try and get back into the groove of things. Ugh, trust Aunt Flo to ruin your morning!

Anyhow, I think if anything, the small amount of time I have been exercising has made me more aware of my body. Normally, on a day like today I would be annoyed that I was feeling tired and irritable and not really acknowledging WHY I was tired and irritable. Today I acknowledged it and I allowed myself to take it easy. I took care of myself.

F.S.G

DAY 13

FITNESS:
20 mins - Treadmill
1 hour - Pilattes (Which, I did not enjoy - perhaps due to my 'flo' - perhaps not. It felt really advanced and I didn't feel like I was doing the movements properly. It hurt more than anything and not the good kinda hurt. After I was done, I didn't feel like I had worked out my body - I felt pain! Along with a 'mat burn' on my spine from some crazy pilattes move where I was to curl up like a beattle on it's back and rock from seated position all the way down and up to my shoulder-blades. Thanks buddy, for giving me 'mat burn').
3 reps of 10 / Leg extension / 5 lbs
3 reps of 10 / Dual pulley row / 30 lbs
3 reps of 20  / Sit-ups
3 reps of 20 / Pulley / 37.5lbs
3 reps of 20 / Peck deck / 30 lbs
3 reps of 10 / Prone leg curl / 5 lbs
3 reps of 20 / Inner thigh / 50 lbs
3 reps of 20 / Outer thigh / 50 lbs
3 reps of 20 / lat pull down/ 20 lbs (backwards and forewards)
10 mins / Elyptical
5 mins / Cool down and stretch


FOOD:
Breakfast: Banana (yay, not tea!)
Lunch: 2 eggs, scrambled on corn tortilla and salad
Dinner: Pork chops, rice (white...need to switch to brown), corn on the cob and salad.


Sunday 10 April 2011

Day 11 and 12 - The Little Things...

Other than choosing stairs over elevators this weekend I haven't done too much. I have to figure out a way to squeeze in time for a class...a run...or something.

Weekends are generally consumed with kids extra curricular activities, kids friends birthday parties, kids play dates and kids, kids, kids. Which, i LOVE! I wouldn't have it any other way - and that's the thing. How do I figure out some sort of exercise to do on the weekends without taking time away from my kids?!

Obviously, we need to find something that we would all enjoy together and now that the weather is warming up I'm sure we will figure something out.

F.S.G

Friday 8 April 2011

Day Nine and Ten - Holy Hunger Batman!


Yesterday was a write off! My youngest daughter and I had a date (day off - yay) and we went to the library and had sushi and walked in the sunshine. It was pure lovely-ness! So no workout yesterday. I'm OK with that.

Today, I woke up and dropped the kids off at school/daycare. TRIGGER - yahooo for triggers. That Zen blogger is a gem. Got to the gym and started on the treadmill. I can run the whole half hour now and I don't feel like I'm going to die! High five to me! I increased the incline today and the speed. I worked up a great sweat and it felt swell.

Yogapalates started at 1030am so I jumped on in the class. I love it because it really has shown me how completely un-flexible I am. Sickeningly so! It's like my muscles and joints have become frozen and stiff - like I am 77 and not 27 :( I chuckle to myself as I'm going through the movements because I'm thinking - 'holy crap batman - you are like an old lady!' as I collapse to the floor from some Pilate's exercise that my body can't handle. All with time my friend, all with time!

I have also noticed that I am not able to do as many reps as I did on my first day with weight training. I started with 3 reps of 20 on most weight machines and now I'm only able to do 3 reps of 10 on most of them. Perhaps my muscles are mad at me?!

Also, I am eating like a horse!!!! I have never counted a calorie in my life and I honestly don't plan on it now. I'm not trying to lose weight, just tone up and lose some of the FLAB. But, I honestly want to eat everything in my path - watch out!!!

F.S.G

DAY 10

FITNESS:
30 mins - treadmill
1 hour - Yogapalates
3 reps 10 - 40 lbs - Peck deck
3 reps 10 - Leg extensions
3 reps 20 - 5 lbs - Leg curl
3 reps 20 - Sit ups
3 reps 20 - 50 lbs - Inner thigh machine (must find out name for said machine)
3 reps 20 - 50 lbs - Outer thigh machine
3 reps 10 - 20 lbs - Row boat machine

FOOD:
Breakfast: Tea (this obviously needs to change...)
Lunch: 3 eggs, scrambled, salad and one slice of rye toast
Early Dinner: Veg Tacos (Extremely delicious! From a veg restaurant by my home - the most delicious ingredients - all fresh and organic. Yum)
Late Dinner: Stir fry

Wednesday 6 April 2011

Day Eight (8). Yogalates anyone?

Today was an amazing day!


I already feel my mood is better and my fatigue is gone. That is in 8 days. (Only 2 full workouts). All that 'stuff' you hear about exercise being good for your mood - well, it's true! I feel like a million bucks. Even though my stomach feels like its been shredded - so much in fact, that when I sneeze or laugh I tense-up with pain...which is also quite funny in itself. Which then makes me laugh even more. Ouch! But even with the pain, I feel fan-freakin'-tastic!


I woke up today and dropped off my kids. TRIGGER! Off to the the gym I went. The trigger works fantastic. You definitely have to be prepared before hand - I believe that if you even make the slightest detour - you may not keep to your original plan.


I had the BEST workout! I combined a class with my own workout to form my exercise for the day. YOGAPALATES was the class (yep, you guessed it. A mix of yoga and Pilate's). I am the biggest rookie. I have only ever taken one yoga class previous to today and have never taken a Pilate's class. I walked into the class and grabbed a mat and chose a spot in the very back. There was soft music playing and I was expecting something very calm and relaxing to follow. Negative! What did follow was a one-hour-fierce-sweat dripping-stretchy-deep breathing workout. And it was marvelous! I loved it. Definitely do that again.


I worked out for 2.5 hours today (including yogalates). I hope as I become more familiar with the equipment and routine that it will not take this long. Not that I don't enjoy it, but I also have a life to run. *wink*

F.S.G

DAY 8


FITNESS:
30 mins - Treadmill
1 hour - Yogalattes 
3 reps of 20 - Leg extension (quads)
3 reps of 10 - hamstring
3 reps of 20 - dual pulley row back (back muscles?)
3 reps of 20 - 40 lbs. - Peck deck
3 reps of 20 - 70 lbs - Inner thighs
3 reps of 20 - 70 lbs - Outer thighs
10 mins - Elliptical
5 mins - Cool down/stretch


FOOD:
Breakfast: Tea
Lunch: Tofu and veggies (bok choy, green beens, brocolli)
Dinner: Tortillas (eggs, veggies, salsa) and rice.

Tuesday 5 April 2011

Day Seven (7) - I am a cripple, nice to meet you!

I usually don't fall asleep until at least midnight. Most nights its usually 1am. Well, the best cure for insomnia, you ask? Get yo' butt to the gym. Stat!


I went to bed at 7pm last night. I was so sleepy  that I lied down with my kids, (who thought it was most amazing that Mama went to the gym - yay for my biggest cheerleaders!) read them their bedtimes stories and went to sleep myself. It was wonderful! My body woke up all by its great self at 7am - no alarm needed. Wow! I am still amazed.


However, when I awoke I was greeted by the most intense pain EVER! My stomach felt like it had a garden rake taken to it. My 'pecks' and more close to my armpit area hurt like a son of a *bleep*! To sum up how I felt this morning: Like I had been attacked by a group of hoodlums with rakes (lol).


I really didn't see how I was going to get to the gym as I couldn't even steer the wheel of my car properly (No joke!) So, I skipped the gym to allow my body to recuperate from the major shock it had yesterday. I did, however, stretch lots to help out my sore muscles. Note to self: Stretch more pre-workout.
Back at it again tomorrow!

Monday 4 April 2011

Day 6 (six) - The trigger worked and I made it to the Elyptical! Yay!

My goal is not to get skinnier, Oh no! Quite the opposite actually.

For as long as I can remember I have had what I call, 'reverse anarexia'. OK, hear me out...I can remember being 8 years old and wanting to be bigger and having a complex about my 'skinniness'. My childhood best friend was slightly bigger than me and I remember wanting to be her size. Then, as a teenager I used to double up my pants (yes, wear two pairs of pants!) just to give the illusion that I was bigger than I was. Seems ridiculous now...but then, I was completely justified.

My goal is, however, to become healthier! Healthier and more toned. I want my heart to be strong. I want to prevent illness and be a good role model for my kids when it comes to fitness and health.

Recent studies (click here for link) show the more we exercise, our risk for cancer goes down. 
I like that. Don't you?

Today, my risk surely went down! I ran like a bloody Olympian and pumped weights like a world champion body builder.
I actually surprised myself with my ability to run for as long as I did, perhaps not as long as some, but for me it was a great feat! I enjoyed every minute of it, every drip and every drop of sweat Felt fabulous!

I felt like everyone would stare at me like they knew I was the newbie. The one who had no clue what she was doing, but apart from the few pervs here and there, it wasn't like that at all! I thoroughly enjoyed myself and can see this whole 'fitness shindig' to be quite the addictive activity! (lol).

F.S.G

Day 6

Fitness: (From now on, I will list each machine I used / how long / how much (lbs)
30 mins - Treadmill
3 reps of 20 - Sit ups
3 reps of 20 - Leg extensions
3 reps of 20 - Prone leg curl (hamstrings)
3 reps of 20 - 20 lbs - Lat pull down
3 reps of 20 - 40 lbs - Peck deck
3 reps of 20 - 50 lbs - Inner thigh
3 reps of 20 - 50 lbs - Outer thigh
12 mins - Elliptical
!0 mins - Stretch and cool down


Food:
Breakfast: Tea
Lunch: Eggs, carrots and humus
Dinner: Shepperd's pie (turkey instead of beef - we don't do red meat)

Sunday 3 April 2011

Day Five (5) - Swimming with your kids counts!

Hello World,
today was the last day of spring break for my girls. I'm sad! I've enjoyed our time together as a little family unit just going with the flow. It's been nice. Now it's over. And the rude wake-up call by the obnoxious alarm begins! 

Excuse crappy quality - iPhone pic
To finish spring break I had asked my kids what they wanted to do for the last day - they chose swimming. Oh, look at that! They chose something that I could 'use' as my daily exercise! SCORE! No gym for me...I get to go swimming with my kids, and yes, it counts! Trust me, going around that 'lazy river' and teaching your 4 and 7 year old to kick their legs like a 'fish' is equal to a vigorous workout. Anyone care to disagree? (lol). Ok, Ok! Perhaps not a vigorous workout, but it is exercise.

I really liked the 'Zen Habits', 4 Simple Steps to Fitness that I posted yesterday. I especially liked the point he made about a 'trigger'. Just like the routine of my kids - they know exactly when things are going to happen, especially at bedtime. I don't think their bedtime routine has changed much over the past 7 years and they know that without fail it's dinner then bath then teeth then story then bed.
Simple.
Each step triggers the next. The blogger of 'Zen habits' says we must do the same with our workouts. Therefore, I am going to create a trigger and hopefully with this 'trigger', I will - without fail - end up on the elliptical at my gym. Sounds simple enough, right? Let's see!
My trigger is going to be dropping of my kids at school and daycare. The morning run is done around 9:30am depending on how wonderfully cooperative my youngest daughter decides to be that particular day. So, after dropping off my youngest, my trigger will go off, and I will be on my way to the gym.
I am going set my goal for one week. We, are not like the singledoms of the world, our schedules are not written in stone. We know that things are not ALWAYS going to go as we planned them. Kids get sick, daycare have professional days and schools have a gazillion pro-d days. However, if non of these 'road blocks' arise I should have no excuse. So, one week starting tomorrow I will be at the gym after dropping off my youngest daughter. Wish me luck! 

F.S.G

Day Five (5)

Fitness:
Swimming with my kids. (It does count - we parents must take what we can get, when we can get it)!

Food:
Breakfast: Egg and spinach sandwich (from this yummy cafe by my daughters' Tai Kwon Do lessons) and a tea.
Lunch: Do marshmellow's count?
Dinner: Scrabled eggs, toast, bacon and tomato. Tea to drink. (My eldest daughter requested that we dine at her favorite 'greasy spoon' to end Spring break. How could I say no to that?)

Saturday 2 April 2011

Day 2, 3, 4 (Hello my name is F.S.G and I am a slacker!) *ashamed*

Why I called this blog, 'A Skinny Girls' Journey to Non-Flabbiness' is the assumption that skinny people are healthy. It is dead wrong! I sit here writing this blog entry in my bedroom at 1am on a Saturday night (well, technically morning) and my kids are passed out on my bed as we just got home a couple hours ago from seeing a movie (Rango...must see!).

I feel ill..like disgustingly sick! My body feels like a toxic waste land. I ate an entire large bag of popcorn to myself (4 layers of butter? Yes please!) and a large coke. Oh and we are forgetting the poutine i wolfed down waiting for the movie to start. I am in a trans fat over load right now - I almost feel like running from my own body. Barf!

See, being a skinny girl is not all it is cracked up to be. All this destruction is happening behind closed doors and you don't really see the effects so much on the surface; however, beneath this exterior lies complete devastation. That is my body...I dread to think what is happening inside my 'temple' right now.

Also, I have not posted for 2 days...Why?
Well my compadres, this is because after the grueling spin class (ouch!) I woke up not feeling too bad, actually! I ate extra protein like the instructor had told me and made sure to drink extra water. However, I had plans Thursday night to go out dancing with some of my girlfriends and I had sort of tricked myself (fulling knowing I was fooling myself...but i shooed that little pestering voice away and let myself believe my excuse) into thinking that dancing would be my Thursday workout. I mean, a couple of years ago when I used to go out and dance the night away with my girlfriends I was fit as a fiddle, was I not? Or, perhaps it was my age that kept me fit...hmmm, who knows. Non the less, I had made my excuse and was going with it. So, that is what I did. And it was fun! Very much needed!
The next day, my body was in agony - I suppose the spin class decided to skip a day to kick my butt! The the pain in my knees made me feel like I was about 90 years old, not 27 and my muscles almost seemed to sting as though I could feel some sort of toxins were trying to ooze from them. I don't so much have an excuse for yesterdays absence. So, I shall not give one. Same with today. No excuse. I'm ashamed!

I found a great blog, call 'zen habits'. Click here to check out his '4 Simple Steps to Start the Exercise Habit'.  I really like his tips and I am definitely going to implement some of his steps into my routine so that I follow through with my fitness goal. He talks about setting easy and specific goals rather than plunging into a large (and often unattainable goal, especially when you haven't done any exercise in years). One of his steps is also to log your daily progress, well yay for me! I have one down (pat on the back for me, lol).

I did not say this was going to be easy. Let's hope when the kids are back in school and daycare this Monday after two weeks off I will go at it like some wild beast! Or, this blog is a waste of time and so is my $45.00/month gym membership.

Night All (myself for now, lol),
Flabby Skinny Girl


Fitness:

Thursday: I danced the night away and had lots of much needed fun for Mama.
Friday: Nada
Saturday: Nada


Food: 

Thursday: Can't recall
Friday: Can't recall
Saturday: Croisant for breakfast (breaky on the go or we would have been late for my youngest daughters ballet...i'll take what I can get in the mornings). 
Pancakes for lunch (at my youngest daughters request).
Poutine, Large bag of popcorn and a large coke for dinner (Yuck, I feel ashamed even writing this)!

So, I think it's safe to say that Thursday, Friday and Saturday were a major FAIL! 

However, tomorrow is a new day! Thank the Universe for that ;-)



Thursday 31 March 2011

DAY ONE (1) FML x's 1000!!

Well  I suppose you could say that today was the first day of the rest of my life (let's hope)! OK, that sounds completely over dramatic, but today certainly marks some sort of milestone in my life. We can call this milestone - "Time to kick some flabby butt"!

Everyone sort of just assumes because I'm a skinny girl that I'm fit and healthy - quite the opposite my friends! They assume that I starve myself or stick my fingers down my throat after every meal - both of which are total crap! I LOVE food, and could probably eat more than your Dad, Uncle, Son and Grandpa put together (OK, maybe not, but you get the idea)! And, just like that of a child, I STILL cry every time I come down with a bug that makes me vomit, yuck!

In fact, you can blame my genetics for tricking you into thinking I am some sort of health nut that goes to yoga and Pilate's every morning (although I do own a couple pair of lululemons, does that count?) I do not workout (apart from today, ;-)) and I love sweets! My idea of a workout previous to this iconic day was to walk from my front door to the underground parking lot and get in my car, seriously! The few times I did try to run - I saw black dots and felt like I wanted to vomit and this weird saliva started to form in my mouth and I thought I might die! Obviously, I could not leave my children motherless...so I promptly put a stop to that (lol)!

The fact that I am turning 30 in 2 something years is looming like a dark cloud over my head, I'm scared shitless, to be completely honest! And, I realized that my 20's have been spent raising kids (cute as they are!), working and going to school - leaving no time for ME! I was an extremely fit kid and teenager - I played lots of sports (track, basketball, volleyball) and stayed extremely active until I hit the age where other things took precedence (boys, clothes, make-up etc..*rolls eyes*) which was around 16 for me, I think. Anyhow, after becoming pregnant with my first daughter at 19 my priorities changed! Working out was never on the top of that list and finding space in my day for any ME TIME was (and still is) virtually impossible. I'm lucky if I get to go to the bathroom by myself...Oh wait, that never happens! Lol.

Why am I rambling on about all this? Well, I have decided to shift a portion of my focus (albeit small) to ME! Yes, that person we tend to forget about as we care for everyone else around us. I have become flabbo-licious and have jelly in places I don't want it (30's here we come - this jelly wasn't there 2 years ago)! No, you can't see it when I have clothes on, but it's there and I DISLIKE it with a passion and I want it gone, NOW! I want my energy back and I want to PRETEND to loose a race to my 7 year old daughter, not actually loose it! I want to feel alive again!

I've decided to blog my journey for two reasons: 1. So that I can reflect upon my journey in 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and see how out-of-shape I really was, and 2. Maybe entertain and inspire a few people along the way.

DAY ONE

Fitness: So yesterday was the day I signed up for my local gym. Today was my first class. Oooh, I was so optimistic...and naive! It was a spin class (9:30am). Easy peasy I thought, ummm not so much!
How about horrible torture! I already felt like a rookie walking in there, like everyone knew I had never done this before and they were all going to laugh at me in there head. I found my bike (at the back of the class, thank God I was early) and i clumsily fiddled with the seat to adjust it to the right height for me. As everyone filtered in I sat on my bike with my water bottle waiting for the action to begin...and oh man...did it ever!
I have never been so brutally abused by physical activity in my life (oh wait, that's because I haven't walked more than two blocks since my early 20's)...it was absolute torture! I wanted to give up after five minutes - my knees hurt and I was seeing those black dots again and my lungs felt like they were giving up on me! Everyone else was peddling like a maniac and I was sweating like a pig and feeling like a complete loser! I, however did not give up! I thought to myself, "no, you came here to do this and complete it, so that is what your going to do! No matter how torturous this may be!" So I did. I was like the little engine that could! I peddled, i peddled uphill and I peddled downhill and I shifted gears and I heard my body scream for help and beg me to stop! I told it to shut up and peddle (lol)!
i didn't peddle as hard as the others and I didn't always get out of my seat when the instructor asked me too - but I did it! I went the whole 45 minutes and if I do say so myself, it felt fucking amazing (excuse my language)! 45 minutes of consensual torture to my own body and after, something remarkable, I felt energized and pumped (All on 5 hours sleep, how cool is that?)!

Food: (I dislike the word diet): I never claimed to have the healthiest eating habits and today's food intake will prove that to you.
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs (the whole egg..not just the white ;-))
Lunch: Curly fries (the best curly fries you ever did eat at the loudest play place for kids EVER..food choice was limited)
Dinner: Chicken strips, fries and a coke from White Spot (It was a long day...don't judge me (lol))
Today was a bad bad day, oops! (But we did have fun, planted veggies, Crazy play place and swimming)

Keep posted :-)
Flabby Skinny Girl