Third Weigh-in

This morning it was time to do the third 'official' weigh-in. The scale showed only 0.5kgs weight loss, i.e., 84kgs, just as I feared. I have feeled bloated this week, maybe because I ate lot of salty snacks last week when we had that stomach flu. At least the bloating started to relief at the end of the week when I ate more vegetables and drunk more water. Well, that was too late I guess. The scale is teasing me, because the 83.5kgs already blinks there but then it stays to 84kgs. Well, next time I do it better, as everything goes as planned this time and if no more flus come to way.

The Five Handfuls a Day learning also is proceeding. Here is a photo of my yesterday's lunch. If I ate like this in the next two week's the numbers of the scale would pleasure me more next time.

I walked almost 5 kilometres yesterday, in addition to the aerobic session I did in the morning. And today I did the muscle training, as a last session for the week 6, and I took dumbbells to make few drills harder, wow. And again I used my new technique to try my best, and again I'm feeling happy that I could do such a hard exercise again.

Sportterfly

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The New Motivator

I have had lack of motivation to do my best in the latest training sessions. The virtual personal trainer, Alex just can't cheer for me enough to do my best. "Keep it going" doesn't help for long when I feel I'm dying. I just let it up too easily. On the other hand, I'm always surprised when the session is over how fast it ended. And then I regret that I didn't try it harder. The sessions last only 20-30 minutes, so I can't die in such a short time, can I?

This morning, I could do it harder than ever when I just thought that this is only lasting 20 more minutes and then I can rest. I did my best again in few of the drills, thanks for this new way of thinking. There is two aerobic sessions in my program per week. This one is much harder than the other one I do. I don't know, if the harder drills are randomly selected into the other session or is it for a reason that other session is lighter. Anyway, I'm so glad, that I motivated myself to do this harder aerobic training with a very high tempo. Wow. Feel good.

Today, I have to walk with the pram to health center. It is the junior's 4 months appointment. Then I walk to pick up the girls and then in the evening it is time for baby swimming for the second time. So more aerobic training still coming up. I'm a bit afraid of tomorrow's weigh-in, but hopefully this last minute aerobic training day helps. Let's see..

Girls are going to have their winter holiday for a week now and it has been raining and suddenly we have lack of snow. Weird winter weather this year!  it is not possible to ski as traditionally in winter holiday, so I should figure out some other activities. Our yard is so wet that one could have a swimming competition there. Maybe we try that, hah!

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I'm Dreaming of a Long Running..

..just like the ones I used to go, lalala... I'm here dreaming about running again. And for me the only way to keep up regular jogging is to set goals to achieve. Today I'm telling you my running plans and dreams for the year:

When I turned 30, I wanted the guests to participate in my passion and run. In invitation I challenged all the people to run ten kilometres or more specially quarter marathon. Same day I had birthday, there was a running event near us, where it is possible to run quarter, half or whole marathons. It is a good choice to try running in an event if one haven't done it before because the same route is run 1, 2 or four times depending the selected distance, and when running only a tour you don't have to be last one in the finish line. Seven of the guests participated in the running and lot more friends were cheering for us.

I failed myself then because of the hot weather that caused me stomach problems and I had to walk over half of the route. Blessing in disguise was that I wasn't running in the middle of Helsinki with my bad stomach but in the middle of the forests in village neighbourhood. And as I have run few years and experienced lot of runners "pleasures", I had also toilet paper in the pocket, as always! Thank God! Well, at the end I was happy to survive to the finish line by walking and photo of me was in local news paper when friends where singing me in the final and the whole audience sang along.

I usually feel weak when it's too hot and I don't like e.g. sunbathing at all. That's why I have preferred to run in the spring time. This year the spring is coming too soon to repair myself to a running event. That's why I'd like to go in some half marathon in autumn when it is already a bit colder. But before that, some lighter distance is nice to try in some event and I have decided to defy the weather of July (and my stomach) and try again the same route I failed two summers ago. Maybe I get some of my friends to join me too. 

So quarter marathon in July and half-marathon in September is gonna be my running goals for the year. I still spend couple of weeks training only with Nike+ Kinect Training and then I'll take my sneakers out again..!

Sticky Tuesday

Why it is so hard to start to do something, and soon realise that you can't live without doing it. I just keep avoiding the fruits. And I know that if I really concentrate on it for a few days it becomes easier. Yesterday I ate a handful of blueberries, that's it. Today no handfuls, yet. Soon we have only lights in the fridge left, and fruits. At least that helps me to choose fruits.

I guess the Stomach flu we had for two weeks ate my energy to think anything extra. Even if I wasn't very bad shape myself, the nights we stayed awake with the kids, and all the extra laundry and my husband's weakness took my energy. I guess I'm still recovering because during the training of this morning my body felt tired of the weekend's sessions. Still, I try to keep going because I know it becomes easier again. Sun will shine after the cloudy days..

Now I take an orange! See you!

Sportterfly

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Summary of the Week Five

I just came to tell you the summary of the week five. Quite hard week spent inside but luckily it is over now and life continues..

Life

Life has returned to normal again! Hopefully we stay healthy now for a long time. We were outdoors today, went to my parents to coffee and pancakes, I cooked some rice and chicken that I only need to warm up tomorrow with the kids and before evening routines I got my 30 minutes for training session.

Diet

No any progress in Five Handfuls a Day thinking. I have been eating what has felt good this week. Today I ate with normal appetite and it also affected on the training. I didn't feel as tired as yesterday. I promise to think more fruits, berries and vegetables next week.

Training

Training itself felt fun again today. Yesterday I felt less powerful and I was afraid that lack of motivation is coming but today training felt totally different and I sense that I have enough energy to continue. First aerobic session of the new program that I did included mostly the drills I had done before, but it was differently mixed so I didn't mind. Fun anyway. All together only two trainings done this week.

My baby girls fell asleep so it is time for shower now..

Sportterfly

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Back to Business

Today I did the first training since last Sunday. At least before the training I felt that all the muscles are now well recovered from the first four weeks exercises. Girls are not completely healthy yet but we went outdoors to snow removal for half an hour just to get fresh air. It was first prober time outside since Monday.  It is so hard to be inside when there is pretty winter weather waiting outside and it felt so good to do something again outside that I ventured to try a real training session also in the living room later.

Training itself didn't feel very good yet. I didn't feel enough energetic to do my best but I'm happy that I broke the ice after the week break and even tried. Drills were mostly the same as in last program but there were some small changes, e.g., 1 and 1/2 lunges were only half lunges and so on. Maybe I carefully try some aerobic training tomorrow to make the trainings twice this week. But now I head to the sauna to do stretching.

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Illness Continues

This week the son turned 4 months of age and yesterday it was time to start his first hobby, baby swimming. The first time we just tried to get comfortable in big pool, learned few ways to hold baby in the water and after ten minutes it was over. First time babies spend only half of the 20 minutes lesson in pool, that they don't get too tired and start to cry. Obviously, our baby enjoyed swimming. He smiled and looked curiously around, and crying wasn't near in any point. So after first trial it seems that swimming becomes common hobby for baby and mum for now. I need to survive as a only adult in the pool because there is no swimming groups for baby with two siblings. Thus, daddy takes care of the girls while we swim.

Otherwise, I feel that I have been quit lazy this week. I have only taken care of the sick daughter and this morning the older daughter got sick too. Why can't we have the stomach flu at the same time!? I would like to start the normal activities already. I don't know if I can start the home training week even today. So frustrating!

Enjoy the weekend my readers! I'll continue to keep up this sickbay..

Sportterfly

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