Oooh.

[puddingcat]

I'm going to hurt tomorrow.

I've just done exercise for the first time in over a year. I joined a gym ("Sienna" at the Radisson Edwardian) on a 6-week trial membership and had my induction session this evening, and boy have I got unfit.

Still, I managed to run a Whole Kilometre (yeah, yeah, I know) which is more than I expected to be able to do. The aim is to be able to run 10k by the time of the 10k run (even though I'll be walking that; it'll be nice to know I *could* run it, if I don't wear the corset). Realistically, I'll settle for running 5k in half an hour by the end of the 6 weeks, which will improve me slightly from the point I was doing the 5k fun runs a few years ago (and generally managing around 40 minutes, which I blamed on the Ridiculous Hills in the courses).

If it removes my spare tyre, saddlebags & jowls (which I didn't have a year ago), I'll be happy. In the meantime, the Molton Brown toiletries in the changing rooms don't hurt.

Comments

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Cool!
Don't forget to adjust your diet a bit, too. Cut down on nasty stuff (fatty foods, caffeine, chocolate/sugar). Cutting them out completely won't work, you'll only break down at one point and overindulge.
Also, try to balance your diet more by getting more good stuff in (fibre, veg, fruit, yoghurt) etc.
This should not only help you get fit and lose weight but also feel better overall.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

* poke *

We should nag her to join us in boxing :D

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I briefly thought about it but I think you need to be a keen cook to benefit from boxing, otherwise you'd just stare at the contents and go "wtf do I do now?".

I'm hoping my head of cabbage won't be too big or I'll be eating salad for weeks...

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

I'm going to cheat if I get cabbage and swap it with my dad LOL

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Cabbages?

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

LMAO WITH not FOR.

Love the Gaiman book though; as does Shrublette ;)

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I *would*, but I'd just end up making soup, and more soup, and more soup... and throwing a load away when I forgot about it.

Cabbage soup, though - Mmmmmm :)

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

After a week of cabbage soup, usually nobody will want to be your friend anymore, probably not even your cats. ;oP

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Hee, fart wars!

[professoryaffle.livejournal.com]

who do you get your box from as all of the ones I have looked at in cambridge either don't provide the stuff I would generally use or give me stuff in too large quatities for just the 2 of us

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

River Nene

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

What spare tyre? Even if you've got one (which I doubt) nobody will ever see it because their eyes will never pass the Boobie of Doom.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Only one Boobie? Are they like the angel & devil of conscience, then? One boobie is of DOOM, and the other of GOOD INTENTIONS?

I like that idea, actually!

Nah; I used to have a flat stomach & line down the middle. I want that back.

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday!

Sienna is lovely, isn't it? I have deep lurve for their whirlpool.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I haven't used the pool yet; it's a bit small, and I won't get fit in the jacuzzi. I like the idea of a posh hotel shower every day, though :)

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Um... you could swim extremely small laps of the jacuzzi?
Of course, the worst thing about the Edwardian is their Cocktail Bar. Talk about putting me in harm's way...

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I'm not *that* short!

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

Picolaps then? :)

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Maybe if I discover how to fold space, then I could swim round the resulting hypersphere?

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

What you need is a swimming pool shaped like a toroid.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Now, that's just silly ;p

[davywavy.livejournal.com]

It may be the best idea I'll have all day.
Kinda sad, ain't it?

[vulgarcriminal.livejournal.com]

HAPPY FRICKIN' BIRTHDAY

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU!

I'll eat cake on your behalf, Ms Healthy Eater.

[tooth-fairy.livejournal.com]

I'm sooooo unfit right now

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

You & me both. I hit the "Right! I HAVE to sort this out!" stage of irritation last week.

[tooth-fairy.livejournal.com]

me too

hence the dieting

also walking and hopefully soon yoga and dancing

I'm currntly

[fire-kitten.livejournal.com]

trying for a combination of swimming, gym and lap dancing... having realised in the first 2 eeks of being away I put on nearly 1/2 stone!! (of course valentines, girlie weekends and no gym didn't help). The lapdancing is a good stomanch / bum toning thing :-)

[fire-kitten.livejournal.com]

me too. Gym "fitness assesment" is tonight - so wish me luck.

hugs and happy birthday too.

Dieting

[dragonmamma.livejournal.com]

Sitting here stuffing chocs while I read these entries. (Suffering from deprivation as did not get the pancake thing done yesterday because of Greek) Had to do 2 exercises a test and a Q&A session to tape for the Greek exam. Got 12/12 and 15/15 for tests and the tape was almost perfect. (Smirk smirk)
Did lots of walking last week while family up, but this weeks "exercise" will be tapestry and x-stitch and joining the local writer's club which I just heard about. Let your fingers do the walking!!!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Thanks :) The only bit actually hurting today is my tummy, and that's cos I went back & did more situps after the induction thing. I'm going again tomorrow :)