Inspired by everyone else on this thread

dolliemix

I went back to the gym yesterday. First time since a little after Christmas.

Decided to do half of what I had left off at over two months ago......couldn't even do that! However, I feel surprisingly fine today, minor case of DOMs but not what I was expecting. Hopefully they won't be hitting me hard tomorrow!

I'll persevere slowly but surely. I have had some back strain, thus the reason why I've been unable to use the gym. I thought rest would sort it, however at the weekend I came to the conclusion that lack of exercise was making it worse.

Here's how I started off yesterday.

Monday 6th April

10 mins - crosstrainer- at 7

Triceps pull down (15 x 2 reps) pin 5
Biceps pull up (15 x 2 reps) pin 3

Leg curl (15 x 2) 37.5

Lat pull down (15 x 2) 70

Chest press (15 x 3) 3


Abs : 30 x 2 reverse curl
attempted 20 planks but felt my back twinge so stopped at 10, although my back feels much better today.

Climb Master -interval- 7 . Had to stop after 4 minutes!


Food:

Breakfast: Brown Bread, butter and jam. Coffee.

Lunch: Veg soup and chicken, tomato, avocado sandwich. Coffee.

Dinner: Veg soup, chicken sandwich

Hot Chocolate.

2 ltrs of H20

dolliemix

Yesterday was disastrous exercise wise.

Intended going for an hours walk but didn't

Food

Breakfast

2x brown bread, paoched egg and sausage (w butter, i'd love to cut it out completely)

Lunch

cous cous, feta and spinach pie, fruit salad

Dinner

didn't feel very well so just had cheese on toast (brown bread) + gronola, yogurt and jelly

Hot chocolate

Water

only 1 ltr (not good)

Heading to the gym now....hoping to improve by increasing sets from 2 to 3 but at the same weights

Will have a go on the treadmill. Incline 2. 10 mins. Walking 3 mins jogging 1 min and try climbmaster for 5 mins.

LouLou1

Keep it up Dolliemix... your puttin the effort and it will pay off if you keep at it...

All the best

dolliemix

thanks Lou Lou. Good to know someone might be keeping an eye on me!

Well done to you too - you've made progress already!

Wednesday April 8th

Crosstrainer level 7 - 10 mins

Triceps pull down (15 x 3) pin 5
Biceps pull up (15 x 3) pin 3

Leg extension (15 x 3) pin 37.5

hip adductor (15 x 2) pin 70
hip abductor (15 x 2) pin 70

Lat pull down (20 x 2) pin 70 (changing grip at 10)
Chest press (15 x 3)

Treadmill 10 - 3 mins 6.5, 1 min 8, 3 mins 7, 1 min 8.5, 2 mins 6.5


Food

Breakfast

Granola. yogurt, jelly, green tea

Lunch

Brown bread with cheese, smoothie, low fat latte

Dinner

pot noodles (Normally never eat these but reversed my car into a pillar (aah!!) around 5 o clock and was trying to deal with that and eventually got around to thinking of dinner at 9 o clock!! Yogurt

Water - 2 litres

dolliemix

Thursday April 9th

Treadmill 20 mins

6.5 (3 mins)
8.0 (1 min)
7.0 (3 mins)
8.5 (2 mins)
7.0 (2 mins)
8.5 (3 mins)
7.0 (2 mins)
9.0 (1 min)
6.5 (1 min)
5.0 (1 min)

Bicycle 10 mins - rolling hills - level 6

went for a swim to stretch out for ten minutes - nothing strenuous

Food

Breakfast - brown Bread + banana
Lunch - Tuna sweet corn, peppers , mayo wrap
Dinner- Fish (cod crusted) wrap with mayo and tomatoes with smoothie

Hot chocolate and muffin

tomorrow back to weights - Aim to do three sets with all weights. Cardio 10 mins crosstrainer and might try stepper instead of climbmaster for the moment.

LouLou1

Hi Dolliemix,
I'm finding it great to keep track of my measurements, even a small loss is a boost and show's you what your doing is working. Just a thought as you had none posted.
Good luck...:):)

dolliemix

Did the measurements but I'm not posting them online! Not happy. Cant believe how much damage I did in two months! Anyway i'll check again in a week or two and hopefully see some encouraging results...

10th April

crosstrainer level 7 - 12.5 mins

Abs

20 bicycle sit ups left
20 bicycle sit ups right
20 crunches holding 4kg medicine ball above head
20 reverse crunches

x 3

Chest press - 15 x 3 - pin 3
Lat pull - 20 x 3 - changing grip at 10 - pin 70
Leg extension - 15 x 3 - 37.5
hip adductor - 15 x 3 - pin 50.25
hip abductor - 15 x 3 - pin 70
tricep pull down - 20 x 3 (changing grip at 10) - pin 5
bicep pull up - 15 x 3 - pin 3


Stair master - 10 mins - rolling hills level 7

Food:
Breakfast: Granola, yogurt.
Snack: Bran Muffin, yogurt
Lunch: Bagel, Turkey, Coleslaw, Tomato
Dinner: Tuna Pasta, salad

Supper: Hot chocolate, gingerbread man

Need to eat more fruit

dolliemix

Saturday 11th April

Cardio

Treadmill: 20 mins

6.5 1 min
7.0 1 min
8.5 3 mins
7.0 2 mins
9.0 3 mins
7.0 2 mins
9.0 2 mins
9.5 1 min
7.0 2 mins
9.5 1 min
10 1 min
7.0 1 mn

Bicycle: 20 mins - rolling hills

5 mins - level 7
5 mins - level 6
10 mins level 5

Food

Breakfast :2 x white toast and two poached eggs
lunch: bean salad in a wrap with cheese
snack: smoothie and bran muffin/ 3 x mimi creme egges/ one butlers chocolate
dinner: shepherds pie and yogurt
supper: hot chocolate

itsallaboutheL

Get yourself off them feckin machines for a start!!

dolliemix

itsallaboutheL wrote: »

Get yourself off them feckin machines for a start!!

Whats wrong with them? I need to do cardio to lose weight....no?

Sunday 12th April

Took a day off from the gym. Went for a two hour easy hike up the hills

Breakfast: yogurt, granola, honey
Lunch: smoked salmon, salad on brown bread x 2
Snack: half a macaroon bar (yum), apple
Dinner: Mums Sunday roast (yum yum) Turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, veg and gravy + dessert meringue w/ strawberries and cream