April 2010
3 posts
Week 6
Well it’s not long to go now, just 3 weeks!
I have a big reason to be good this week….my bridesmaids dress for my best friends wedding has finally arrived in store and i’m going to try it on this Saturday. When I went to try on dresses, back in November, I managed to fit into a size 10 although I know with Christmas and the New Year I put weight on i’m hoping to have lost...
Week 5
We are offically back on the programme this week! With some of the participants being off for the 2 week Easter holiday we decided to halt our 8 week programme although I know a few people still went to the gym and didn’t eat that extra Easter egg!
With Spring finally here (you know it’s going to rain tomorrow now i’ve written that!) i seem to be back to enjoying my salads and...
Post-Easter
Well Easter is well and truly over and don’t I know about it! My house is full of Easter eggs and puddings that weren’t eaten over the four day weekend and there calling for me to eat them!
I don’t think I ate too much more than usual although my Mum’s Easter Sunday dinner was a treat! It’s now back to reality and i’m hitting the gym again this week although...
March 2010
13 posts
Week 4
Well this weekend was a bit of a washout. I was planning on doing more exercise than last weekend but only ended up going for a walk to the pub (which was surely cancelled out by the large glass of wine I consumed whilst there) and a walk with a friend along a flat country road, not really exercise I think you will agree!
I’ve been quite good with my food intake although todays lunch of...
Day 20
We’ll all that over eating and lack of exercise has definatly been worked off today as I walked into town twice and went for a walk at lunch up a very steep hill, when at the top I could see from one side of town to the other.
A good session in the gym after work with the weights and I think I will have worked off the same amount of calories as i’ve eaten today…….until I...
Day 18
Where has the week gone!
It’s Thursday already and i’ve only been to the gym once, although I am going tonight and Friday and with my fridge freezer deciding to break on Monday morning my meals have not been the best so far this week.
Good news though in the 18 days i’ve been on the programme i’ve lost just over 5.5lbs, now i just need to keep it off and keep losing more!
Week 3
I think a fair few of the team really took advantage of the lovely weather last weekend and either got out on their bikes or went for a walk….all it takes is a little sunshine to bring us all outdoors!
Three members of the Motiv8 Activ8 programme took part in a bleep test yeaterday which for myself was a lot harder than I remember it being at school!
I was told today that i look like...
Day 12
Well what can I say, I am offically unfit!!!! Lynsey in Powersport put me through my paces last night as I had asked her to devise a programme for me to target my legs, stomach and arms, I woke up this morning in sooooooo much pain!
I’m hoping by doing the programme twice a week along with a cardio programme twice a week it will get me in shape for my trip to Cuba later in the year.
I...
Day 11
I’m hoping the reason for me starting to eat more is due to the fact that my body needs more calories due to me exercising twice a day!
Over the past 3 days i’ve noticed my daily intake of calories rise back up from 1500/1600, which i had planned to maintain whilst on the Motiv8 Activ8 programme, back up to nearly 1800. Not all of these are the so called “bad” calories...
Day 8&9
Yesterday I heard from a few of the Motiv8 Activ8 members to I thought i’d let you know what they have been up to over the past week.
Shelley - Went for a run last week although is planning to hit the gym 3 times this week to tone up, loose weight and feel more active! Shelley is also attending Weight Watchers and since joining she has been training her brain and body to eat more healthly...
The Weekend!
Can you believe it’s week 2 already, it only seems like the other day when we were all in the classroom having our briefing! Well I survived the weekend and did quite well!
Friday lunch saw 3, yes 3 out of the 8 members of the Motiv8 Activ8 team go on a 30 minute walk around town as our Friday exercise. I thought it would be a nice steady paced walk but no……one of the team is a...
Day 4
Well its day four already and i must say i was very disappointed when i arrived at the gym last night for my first workout that i was the only one there from the team………where were you all? lol
Today is not going as well as the previous 3 days as i feel as though i am coming down with the 24 hour bug that everyone else seems to have had meaning all i want to eat is chocolate,...
Day 2
Well most of the team had their Body MOT tests yesterday and for me it wasn’t as bad as I thought! Although I have more weight to lose than I first thought my fitness test and body fat percentage were better than I expected.
The team have planned a “brisk” walk on Friday lunch with boxercise, kick-boxing and yoga sessions being planned for the coming weeks.
Day 1
Well this morning has already produced its first challenge……a free bacon sandwich. But you will be pleased to read that I resisted and stuck to my organic strawberry yoghurt and ginger biscuit, 180 calories compared to the 340 calories of the bacon sandwich eaten by my collegue just a metre away from me!
The First Meeting!
The Motiv8 Activ8 team met for the first time today. The team consists of 5 females and 3 males from different areas of the College with a variety of ages and athletic abilities. We have all promised to go and have our health screening tests on Monday with Monday is the 1st day of the 8 week pilot programme.
We all filled out questionnaires about our lifestyles, fitness and what our 3 main goals...
