10000 steps and more

Bee coz I... Set myself the goal of 20000 steps a day it means that I have to exercise both ends of the day, Friday was always my day off but I don't like my numbers dropping so there are no days off for me!

The challenge only goes for four weeks so my body can have a rest after that!

Last night I did the big lake walk which is about 6.5km if you go the long way. I did a good time but would rather have company of an evening as its a little bit remote in parts.

I have eaten the same thing in work for lunch for the last three days (see pic) pear yoghurt is my new delight it's delish you should try it!

I'm looking forward to the weekend as its going to be dry and warm i am planning a walk up the hills.

Well better go its time for work and I need a quick shower after my bike ride (yes I still get a sore arse from riding)

Bee
Thurs
B:muesli
L: as above
D: crackers and cheese and fruit

Wrong way go back!

Bee coz I....have gone full steam ahead with my exercise for almost two weeks, I jumped on the scales to see what my bodies reaction would be. The result was a 1kg gain.

Luckily I know my body and I know by my fingers that I am storing some fluid which always happens when I do loads of exercise or when the weather warms up. My tight pants are no tighter or looser so i'm not bothered.

I have gone from doing nothing while I was sick to exercising twice a day. I am doing well on the 10000 step challenge but every muscle in my body knows I'm doing it :)

The show must go on as Freddie Mercury said :) bee

B:tartex on rye bread
L: rice paper rolls, banana, strawbs and yoghurt
D: baked chicken and peppers

Looks naughty but it's not!

Bee coz I ....am about to head out the door I just wanted to share last nights dinner, chopped yellow, green and red peppers with skinless chicken breast wrapped in prochutto with a tiny bit of hallumi in the centre, followed by strawberries and weight washers choc desert! It was delish and very low maintenance!

In other news I jogged 6.3km today in the rain and wind, not the best day to see if I could survive it but I did it. It was easy ish right up until the last 1km then it was hard and up hill I almost gave up but I was so close to the finish (my house) that I dug deep.

I have a long weekend so yesterday I did a 6km walk and tomorrow I will do the same track hopefully there won't be kangaroos jumping out and frightening me this time!

Oh gotta go bee x

What was I thinking?

Bee coz I...am crazy I talked Connie into a lap of the lake only today it was gorgeous weather. Less kangaroos but that could have been the heat or more people around.

Don't know why but I decided to go on a bike ride! It was scary it's been a while and the bike is to big for me. Was a good workout but I now have a sore butt! Ah well it all counts towards my 10000 steps!

Night bee

B:Grain bread toast with a little jam and no butter or marge.
L: ham and spinach wraps with a few strawbs
D: BBQ

I've started so I'll finish

Bee coz I...needed to do something after receiving one of those sad phone calls from overseas when for that split second you are excitedly surprised to hear from a relative then you hear the split second silence and know its one of those not good news calls.

When you live to far away to be helpful and in a totally different time zone and not sure you can even believe that you won't ever see a person again there is not much you can do.I thought I'd go for a nice long walk somewhere nice rather than mope around so off I went.

It was spitting but I have wet weather gear so I donned my hike boots, weather proof jacket (has no hood!) beanie and quick dry hiking pants off I went to a beautiful lake about 15 mins away with lots of walking tracks. I planned out a 8km route and off I went. About 2km in it started bucketing down, I could have turned back but that would be like quitting and the bush is nice in the rain as you smell the eucalyptus and there is far more animals out and about, 12 kangaroos and lots of parrots were my return for walking in the wild rain.

Towards the end of the walk the water was just running down my face, my pants were drenched and stuck to me, my beanie was wet through but my feet and chest were nice and warm and dry. I also realized about 7km in that I had forgot my ear phones, I always walk with music but I had not thought about it the whole way around the giant lake. It was a nice walk and if it's dry tomorrow I might do another lap.

At the end of the walk I spotted three frogmen coming out of the lake with their tanks and fins I didn't expect that! Maybe they were checking the dam walls? I also came across this bench but decided not to stop for a rest :)

Bee

B:diet shake
L:ham and salad wrap
D:a small packet of veggiemite chip butty and a cider (not joking and it was naughty but nice)

Best time to jog!

Bee coz I...am back on the jogging train I am increasing my lung capacity again. My body can handle all the walking it wants on not to steep gradients however my lungs are only up to 30mins of vigorous exercise. That's fine with me as my jogging program is 30 mins plus cool down.

Each week my plan is to up it by 5mins until I get back up to one hour. My Zumba instructor lets me duck out after 40 mins then I go on the treadmill for 15 mins to cool down then stretch. It's working! I have learned if I do longer I pay for it all day by struggling to breath and needed an inhaler.

It's been so warm that I have been compelled to exercise both ends of the day which has been good for my 10000 step challenge.

Jane and I did our best walk in months last night but we had to not talk as we went up the huge hill, that will be our indicator that we are better when we can talk going up the hill :)

Well I had better get a shower before work after a quick power walk I stink!

Bye bye Bee x x

Tuesday
B:diet shake
L:chicken vermicelli with veggies ang mini yoghurt
D:stir fry veggies
Snack: hummus on one slice of toast

A new place to walk

Bee coz I...left it a bit to late to drive out to the lake I decided to go just down the road to a place I had not been to for about 18 years!

It's a water retaining basin to control water flow down the local creek. Boy is it beautiful now and a great place to walk.

Work was very busy but good and today's weather was tops!

Fine day all round bee x x

B: diet shake
L: toast with hummus tomatoes and strawberries and yoghurt
D: beef and cheese on toast
S: a few pretzels