Friday 30th

Felt really knackered when my alarm went off this morning, but I dragged myself to the gym any way, and did feel better for it.

squats
lunge & floor touch

scoop & lift x 6
elbow-knee twist x 12

MB Step jump-overs x 15
BOSU alternating row 2x8kg x 12 (someone was using the cable thingie)
3 sets

Treadmill - 2 minutes fast, 1 minute off x 3 (highest was 11km/h)

Single leg pull down x 12 (2 sets at 20kg, 1 at 15kg)
Plate slide & push up x 12 (I used a weighted ball rather than plate - harder to control!)
3 sets

300m row at level 8 (times: 1:16 and 1:20)
20 crunches
2 sets (my arms were burning too much for the last set!)

Thursday 29th

Gym before work 2 days in a row - go team!

Treadmill - 2minutes fast, 1 minute rest - total 8 minutes (6 mins running)
Stepper - interval program (3) 8 minutes level 7

No time for abs because I was up late.
Late start at work tomorrow so am hoping to go in and do my program properly...

Wednesday 28th

Since the clocks went back it's been a little lighter in the mornings, so I forced myself up and out to the gym this morning...

MB Step jump-overs x 15
Ball lunge & single arm row  7.5kg x 12 each side
3 sets

Single leg pull-down x 8 each side 20kg for first set, then 15kg
Plate slide & push up x 12 (full push up for first set, then knees)
3 sets

Scoop & ctunch x 6
Elbow-knee twist x 12
side jacknife x 12
3 sets

I skipped the cardio part of my program today because I thought I'd make Spin class at lunch. As it was I missed Spin because of a meeting at work. So I came home and did a little circuit-type thingy...

Chin-ups negative reps with varying hand positions, count of 5 down x4
Body row x 12
Full push up x 12
Crunch x 12
Crunch with legs to one side x 12 each side
Reverse crunch x 12
3 sets

Am planning to get up in the morning and go to the gym for some cardio before work; I doubt I'll be able to do anything afterwards though as am helping out with some furniture moving at work.

Tuesday 27th

 I was meant to go to LBT tonight, but haven't made it. I spent a large chunk of today visiting the local Air Force base, and knew that if I went to the gym I wouldn't have time to make lunches and dinners for the rest of the week. So I went for a run and did some stuff at home instead...

Short run - to the Steps of Doom and back. 3 times up the steps, as I've not done them in a while, and wanted to be able to move for tomorrow's sessions. Did run most of the way back though, which is unusual for me - I usually give up and walk back!

I did some pull-up work on my door gym thing, a set of 12 full press-ups and some abs...

Elbow-knee twist x 12
Crunches x 12
Reverse crunch x 12
3 sets

To get into the RAF the fitness test requires full sit-ups and full press-ups. I'm monumentally rubbish at both, so I need to practise this. Am going to try and do press-ups every day, and work my way up. Although you only need to do 12 in about 2 minutes or something to pass the fitness test, if I turned up to Officer training only able to do the bare minimum I'd be in for "a real beasting" apparently.

Once I'm getting somewhere with the push-ups, I'll start on the sit-ups. I need to find somewhere in the house to anchor my feet though!

Monday 26th

Day off work today, so I did my best to try and tidy the house up a bit. Ok well I didn't do my best, I half-assed it whilst watching far too much TV. I think I need to get rid of my TV. Any way I went to the gym around lunch time, so that I could do some cardio before the Body Balance class...

Treadmill: 2 minutes run, 1 minute rest x 3 - got up to 12.5km/h and thought I might fall off the back!
Stepper: Interval program (5), 8 minutes at level 7

crunches x 12
Elbow-knee twist x 12
Plank 3 seconds then 10 seconds with each foot off the floor
3 sets

And then I had a few minutes spare before my class started, so I went back to the treamill...

Treadmill: 2 minutes run, 1 minute rest x 3 (cut the last set short as I had to get to my class!)

And then Body Balance, which was difficult but I think I'm starting to get the hang of this new release.

Sunday 25th

Despite spending most of yesterday feeling rough (I came home from work a couple of hours early, despite being paid double time!) I decided to still go to the gym this morning. I'm basically in denial about being a bit poorly. I figure if I just ignore it and carry on going to the gym I can force whatever it is to bugger off from whence it came.

MB Step jump overs x 15 (3 raisers)
Ball lunge & single arm row 6.25kg x 12 each side
3 sets

Treadmill: 2 mins running, 1 minute rest x 3. Managed to get the speed up to 12km/h but I know I should be going faster than that really.

Single leg pull-down x8 each side - 20kg for first set, then 15kg
Plate slide & press up x 12 (half of first set with full push-ups, then knees)
3 sets

I skipped the rowing because I still felt pretty ropey. Am hoping to do some abs stuff this afternoon/evening. Tomorrow as I'm off work I'm going to do some cardio before Balance, and probably swim afterwards too. Might try the treadmill part of this program for a longer time or something..

Sunday - weekly weigh-in

Ok, here we go. Second time with all the extra measurements...

Weight 141 lbs (1 pound off!)
Chest 35.5" (1 inch off... think I may have measured this wrongly - I'm not lucky enough for my chest to have shrunk!)
Waist 1 (2"above navel) 31" (same as last week)
Waist 2 (at navel) 32" (same)
Waist 3 (2" below navel) 36" (half an inch on - again, may be dodgy measuring on my part - I hope!)
Hips 36.5 (1 inch off)
Thigh 1 (2" above top of kneecap) 16" (half an inch off)
Thigh 2 (4" above top of kneecap) 17" (1 inch off)
Thigh 3 (6" above top of kneecap) 20.5" (half an inch on)
Calf at widest point 13.5"
Bicep 11"
Forearm 9.5" (half an inch on - think that's all the rowing!)

So all in all... ok. I think I need to be more precise with my measuring, ie not standing in a badly lit room, half asleep and not sure what I'm doing! But I'm happy with this, I've lost a little weight, some of my measurements have gone down. I'll be really impressed if my chest has shrunk! I'd be happier if I could take a little off my waist, that can be my goal for this week.

The food has been a little better this week. Am still eating too much junk, but I've started eating Dorset Cereals muesli-type stuff for breakfast in the mornings, which has stopped me from spending the rest of the morning grazing on junk so that's handy. I'm off work now until Wednesday, ironically when I'm off work my eating is usually a lot worse so my main aim is to eat sensible meals and not pig out on junk whilst sitting on my arse doing nothing for the next couple of days!

Friday 23rd

I had a bit of a hectic day today and wasn't able to get to the gym. I did manage to do Level 1 of Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred dvd when I got home though. I've had this dvd for ages but not really done much with it, which is daft but just like me. I suppose I thought once I started lifting heavier weights and doing all sorts of mental stuff at the gym, an exercise dvd wouldn't really work me hard enough. Was I ever wrong! Even just doing Level 1 was tough!
Am going to try and do this at least once a week on days when I don't get to the gym, and see if I can make it to Level 2 soon... Beats sitting on my arse watching bad TV doesn't it!

Thursday 22nd

This morning I actually managed to get up and go to the gym! I caught the bus into town though, which was a little lazy. If I'd managed to get up a little earlier I could have walked the long way in. Oh well, maybe next time!

Program:

Ball step jump-overs x 15 (2 raisers)
Ball lunge & single arm row 6.25kg x 12 each side
3 sets
(my friend at the gym was very impressed I didn't fall over with the stability ball lunges. So was I...)

I skipped the treadmill as I wasn't sure I'd have time before work.

Single leg pull down 15kg x 8each side
Plate side & press up x 12
3 sets

300m row (times: 1:17, 1:18, 1:20 - getting better!)
20 crunches
3 sets

As it happened, I could have fit the treadmill section in before work pretty comfortably. Will have to remember this for next time.
I really enjoy this program, it's really quick but works me hard. Am also pleased to see my rowing has improved so quickly (though it still makes me feel like I need medical attention!). Also I think I can probably stand to increase weight in some places...

Wednesday 21st

Well I missed the gym Monday and Tuesday because of work, so I've tried to make up for it a little today.

Spin at lunch today, and it was a really tough one. My legs felt really shaky when I was done, which was good but also a little weird getting back to work!

This evening I've come home and focussed on my abs. First I did a set of hanging leg raises on my pull-up bar, and then I did this "8 Minute Abs" video on YouTube. Man alive, did it hurt! I might start doing that one more often.

Am holding off on doing the usual upper-body exercises this evening, as I'm planning to actually get to the gym in the morning and do my program, which has a fair bit of upper-body work in it.

I think my diet is getting better, in that I'm making an effort not to just spend all morning eating. I'm slowly (begrudgingly) cutting back on the chocolate, and doing my best with the fizzy drinks. I bought a multi-pack of  Dorset Cereals at the weekend, so I've been eating one of those for breakfast with a yogurt, and it's kept me more full through the morning. Between that and being busy at work I've not been snacking like there's no tomorrow. It got to a point there where I would get to lunch time and not be the least bit hungry because I'd been eating all morning! So it seems to be going better. I certainly feel like my stomach is smaller/less bloated the last couple of days. I'm hoping to have lost either weight or inches this weekend when it comes to the dreaded weigh-in...

Sunday - weekly weigh-in

Well I've not done one of these for a while, I think it's safe to say I fell off the bandwagon there for a while! I've been a little scared to weigh or measure myself, because I knew it had gone up. But now it's time to just bite the bullet and get back to it.

I read an article a while back that suggested taking more measurements, so that changes in body shape can be seen, and where you might not lose from your waist, you might lose from above or below that point. So here goes...

Weight 142lb (64.4kg)
Chest 36.5"
Waist 1 (2"above navel) 31"
Waist 2 (at navel) 32"
Waist 3 (2" below navel) 35.5"
Hips 37.5"
Thigh 1 (2" above top of kneecap) 16.5"
Thigh 2 (4" above top of kneecap) 18"
Thigh 3 (6" above top of kneecap) 20"
Calf at widest point 13.5"
Bicep 11"
Forearm 9"

So there we are. I've put weight on, and it's gone to the usual places - waist and hips. Oh, the joys of being a woman! Hopefully this time next week I will have some good news to report!

Dinner time!

These are my meals for the week- 3 x beef and bean chilli, 2 x fajita chicken. Now all i need to do is plan my breakfasts and snacks and i'll be laughing!

Sunday afternoon preparations

So these are my lunches for the week... And bowls of peppers ready to be cooked. Am working some evenings this week so the plan is to have meals ready and waiting for when i come home each evening.

Sunday 18th

Gym this morning, and my first run-through of my new program...
Some self-obsessed idiot was in the weights bay checking himself out in the mirror by the cable thingie the whole time I was there, I didn't fancy my chances of dragging himself away from his reflection for long enough to do the single-leg lunges with pull-backs, so I substituted BOSU rows instead, which I was able to do without interrupting his ego session...

Squats x 10
Lunge & floor touch x 10 each side
Windmills
Half lotus stretch

Scoop & lift x 6
Elbow to knee twist x 12

Ball step jump-overs x 15
BOSU alternating dead rows 2x10kg x 12
3 sets

Treadmill - 2 minute jog, 1 minute rest, 3 sets - I managed to get up to 12km/h, but I know I can do better than that. It's just the getting back onto the treamill after the rest that scares me!

Single leg pull-down 15kg x 12
Plate slide and press-up x 12
3 sets (wrist is still sore but I figured I should give it my best shot and managed 3 sets!)

Row 300m at level 8 (times: 1:16.6, 1:23, 1:26)
20 crunches
3 sets

I feel like I worked really hard, by that final row my forearms were burning and my arms still quite hurt. Hopefully I won't be too stiff tomorrow.

Saturday 17th

I woke up early this morning, but decided not to go to Spin before Pump - I had breakfast instead.

I got to the gym early for Pump and did some cardio before the class started...

Cross trainer 5 minutes at level 5
Stepper 5 minutes at level 6

Pump:
Warm up 10kg
Squats 20kg
Chest 10kg and push ups
Glutes, back and hamstrings 12.5kg
Triceps 5kg and 5kg for overhead extensions at the end
Biceps 5kg
Lunges 10kg
Shoulders 2x3kg for side raises, then press ups, 10kg for bar work (ouch!)
Abs 5kg

When we finished my friends who'd been in the class went back upstairs to the gym to stretch, so I figured since I was there I'd go too and do some more cardio... and some abs for good measure...

Treadmill 5 minutes @10km/h (increased to 11.5for the last minute)
Stepper interval program 5 minutes at level 6

Stability ball side raises x 12 each side
Side Jacknife x 12
2 sets

And then lots of stretching and chatting to my friends. Am feeling pretty pleased with myself, especially the weight I used for the shoulder track since a man in front of me had the same weight as me and seemed to struggle as much as me. Need to push myself more I think!

Am also looking forward to trying out my program in the gym tomorrow, in a sick sort of way. I know it's going to hurt!

Friday 16th

Because I spent my PT session earlier in the week talking and trying to figure out why I'm so lame with all this at the moment, I had another session this morning so that she could give me my new program.

I got to the gym a little early, as the session was relatively late (8:30) so I did some cardio to warm up...

Cross trainer - 5 minutes level 5 (it's really rickety and felt like it was about to fall apart so no sprint intervals!)
Treadmill - 5 minutes running@ 10km/h
Stepper - 5 minutes level 6

And then the session began...

Squats x 10
Lunge & floor touch x 10
Side lunge then rotating lunge x 10 each side (alternating)
Windmills
Half lotus stretch (ouch!)

"scoop & lift" from Body Balance 46 - involves "scooping" your legs under and up, and then crunching to the count of 4. x 4
Elbow to knee twist - again from Body Balance 46 - toes on the floor, then twist to one knee then the other quickly and back down. x 12
Both moves are difficult to explain, but very good!
That's the warm up done.

MB Step Jump overs x 15 (holding ball out in front with one foot on a step, bend down and touch the ball to the step then jump up and over so that the opposite leg is on the step.)
Ball lunge & single arm row, 6.25kg x 12 each side (this one is tricky and involves a lot of balancing. Left foot on the ball, cable from the bottom of the cable thingie in left hand. As you squat with your right leg your left leg and arm extend. Then come back up, bringing the leg in and pulling the arm back into a row. Lots of wobbling involved.)
I only did one set, as we only had a short session to fit it all in. Normally I would do 3

At this point I am meant to get on the treadmill and do 2 minutes at full speed, then jump off for a minute, repeating 3 times. As we were pressed for time I didn't do it this morning, which I am glad about!

Single Leg pulldown 15kg x 8 each side (on the pulldown machine, standing on one leg in a squat position - make it more difficult by increasing the bend in your leg - another one with a lot of balancing involved!)
Plate slide & press up x 12 (start in plank with arms extended,  lift hand and push a plate from one side to the other, then knees down and press up. This is one rep.
I have a sore wrist at the moment so have been given an alternative if it's too painful to put all my weight on one hand - single arm chest flies on a stability ball.
Lots of core work in this program!

Last set:

Row 300 metres (with the difficulty level at 8) - times were 1:18.7 and 1:20
20 crunches with legs at 90 degrees
three sets
I only did this twice this morning and it was killer, but in the kind of way where you know it's doing you good. I left the gym feeling a lot better about things than I have recently.I'm looking forward to doing this program in full on Sunday.

Thursday 15th

I met a friend at lunchtime today, and we did the old Gym Train routine we used to do every Thursday. Well, part of it any way...

Upright Bike: 1.5km, level 4, 3 mins 30
Shoulder press: 15kg x 20, 50 seconds
Chest press: 20kg x 15, 25 seconds (v impressed with myself for this - thought I'd drop it on my face!)
full sit ups x 15 (didn't time this)
Plank 30 seconds
Treadmill: 500m run in 2 mins 55s - I've gotten faster on this, think it's because I'm less scared of pushing the pace a little faster.

We called it a day after that, since we were both a little out of breath from the treadmill!
When I got home this evening I did a little upper-body work on my door gym thingie, mainly the holding myself up and lowering for a count of 5, with different grips each time. Also a set of body rows. And then some abs...

bicycle crunches x 12
doble heel taps x 12
3 sets

Am feeling a little like I might be coming down with something - my neck feels swollen, and every now and then I'll sneeze or cough completely out of the blue, and it'll really hurt! Am hoping if I keep taking my vitamins, eating lots of fruit and vegetables, and more importantly ignore it, it'll go away! Fingers crossed!

Wednesday 14th

I had a PT session this morning, went in early to warm up first.

Cross trainer 1-minute sprint intervals, 6 minutes level 5
Stepper, 6 minutes level 6

I ended up spending my whole PT session discussing where I'm going wrong with my food and everything, I've put on a bit more weight and I'm not sure why. I seem to have stopped making any sort of progress where that side of things is concerned. She's given me loads of tips and things, and is going to email me a bunch of stuff too. Fingers crossed I can get back into things.

I'm having another session on Friday morning to go through my new program. Am hoping that one will inspire me to kick some arse!

Tuesday 13th

Legs Bums and Tums class after work. Man alive, was it tough! The instructor is pregnant and as she's gotten bigger she's not able to do so much... so she just demonstrates the move and leaves us to it for parts of it... which means she doesn't get so tired out... which means we all get pretty sweaty and knackered!

There was lots of bottom ouchiness, and lots of leg ouchines... and come to think of it a lot of tum ouchiness as well! Felt good though!

Monday 12th

Balance at lunch time, it was a new release and it bloody hurt! I think the fact my arms and sides were still really sore from the weekend didn't help with that!

After work I went back for Pump. My wrist is really sore, I think my ganglion is coming back. I still did the push-ups though because I daren't not do them! Also for the shoulder track I was pulled out to the front to demonstrate to everyone else so I couldn't very well just sit there for that part of it!

Warm-up 10kg
Squats 20kg
Chest 10kg
Glutes, Back & Hamstrings 12.5kg
Lunges 10kg (I LOVE the new lunge track!)
Shoulders 2x1.25kg for side raises etc, 5kg for over head press, and the push-ups
half the abs track because the instructor had to leave early.

All in all a pretty good day. Hopefully am on my way back to some sort of a routine where my workouts are concerned!

This week's lunches...

4 salads, one with salmon for tmrw. The 5th pot is tomorrow's breakfast- apple, pineapple, raspberries, yogurt and linseeds. Yum!

Sunday 11th

I forgot to do the "weekly weigh-in" again this morning, my sister was here and we got up in a bit of a rush. That's 3 weeks in a row I've skipped now. I think the honest reason is that I know I've put on weight, and don't want to have to admit it properly! Any way, next week I will definitely do it. Am debating starting from scratch with it, and recording a lot more measurements so that I can see things changing. I read this article the other day that suggested taking 12 or 13 different measurements 3 times a week. I'm not that obsessive though, and at the moment I'm hard put to remember 6 measurements once a week!

Any way, this morning I went back to the gym...

Cross Trainer, 1-minute sprint intervals, 6 minutes level 5
Stepper, 7 minutes level 7

BOSU  alternating dead row 2x10kg x 12
Alternating press ups x 12
Low to high woodchop with a dumbell, 5kg x 12 each side
3 sets

Overhead weight tap with leg extension (first set both legs, other sets alternating) x 12
30 second plank (10 second both feet, then 10 seconds each leg)
3 sets

Jacknife x 12 (first set straight, other sets side to side)
Stability ball side raises x 12 each side
3 sets

I read yesterday that jacknifes are the best exercise for working the lower abs so am going to try and do more of them!
My upper body is pretty stiff and achey now, I'm going to take that as a good sign! Tomorrow I'm back to almost-normal, ie trying to go to every gym session. That means Balance and Pump tomorrow, cardio and LBT Tuesday, PT and Spin Wednesday... and so on. Fingers crossed I make it!

Lunch!

Beef chilli with mung and kidney beans and vegetables. Mmm!

Saturday 10th

Well I'm having a pretty lazy day so far... I got up, wandered to the sofa, and watched a movie from under my duvet. The movie was Fighting, if anyone is interested. It's directed by Dito Montiel, who I think is pretty brilliant. Any way the movie kind of made me want to get up off my ever-widening arse, and do something. I'm feeling really unsociable at the moment, so didn't want to go to the gym. In the end I switched the PC on, and found a bodyweight workout on an email from Turbulence Training. I think it was one from Holly Rigsby, who has a blog called Fit Yummy Mummy. It sounds naff, but there's some good stuff on there. Wow, there are a lot of links in this post!

So this is the workout...

Y squats x 12
Push ups x 10
Prisoner lunges x 10 each side
Mountain climbers (same as sprintees I think) x 30
3 sets

And then some abs (also from Holly Rigsby)
Side plank reach-through x 5 each side
Cross body mountain climber x 16
Weighted side twists with a 4kg weight x 12
3 sets

I need to get my hands on some bigger weights so that I can do more stuff at home in the mornings before work!

I've also been doing some "negative" chin-ups, where you start at the top and lower yourself slowly. I want to increase my upper body strength so I'm doing those with various grips, and also body rows. I try to do something every time I'm home and think about it, as I feel like I had my brother put that bar up in my doorway and I've hardly used it!

Am now listening to a Turbulence Training coaching call, the guy has just mentioned that if you keep a note of what you eat, or take photos, or post it on a blog or whatever, you're x-percentage more likely to succeed with a healthy eating plan.
Every time I see my trainer she hands me a food diary. And every time, I fill in that day, maybe some of the following day... and then I either lose it, or keep telling myself I'll write this down "later" until I'm left trying to remember 3 or 4 days' worth of food and there's no point. I have been posting photos of my food on here - but generally I only post the good stuff, not the chocolate bars or the junk.

Any way today I'm trying out the Eat Stop Eat principal, I think I've mentioned it on here before. The basic idea is that you fast all day and only have your evening meal, and do that however many times a month you feel comfortable. I'm going to try it today and see how I feel. Not too keen on doing too much while I'm not eating, just in case I pass out or something in front of everyone! I did have a bottle of Coke this morning (I know, I know, it's bad bad bad), but so far that's it apart from water. Am going to work for an hour or so in a bit, and will buy some food etc on my way back to cook for tea tonight. The main aim is to eat dinner, then clean my teeth and NOT eat junk all evening! Might even try to fit in another workout this afternoon, if I'm not too delirious from lack of food! Will report back on the whole fasting thing, if anyone has comments/ideas (other than telling me not to do it) feel free to yell!

Wednesday 7th

Another morning where I just couldn't get out of bed in time! Am thinking I'll need to re-think my workout plan if I'm going to keep skipping the morning stuff!

Any way, I went to Spin at lunch. The instructor had noticed my absence from classes this week, so made a point of making it a pretty difficult class. Enjoyed it though.

I'm such an idiot, I know I feel better once I drag myself to the gym and workout, I just don't have the mental strength to get myself out of bed and on my way there! Must. Do. Better.

Tuesday 6th

I was supposed to go for a run this morning, but I slept badly last night and couldn't get out of bed this morning. Plus there was probably a little bit of "eww it's raining and I've not been for a run in ages, it's going to hurt, I don't wanna..." about it.
So any way I got up a little later and did a home workout adapted from GymJunkies...

Started off with a Sun Salutation but my legs are quite stiff and achey from yesterday so it was pretty feeble...

Burpees x 10
Press-up x 12
Burpees x 10
Body Row x 12
2 sets

crunch with pilates ball squeeze x 10 (oblique crunches 10 each side for second set)
weighted side twists 2kg x 10
overhead weight tap with leg extension x 10
3 sets

Then just for good measure I did 12 assisted pull-ups. I'm not getting any better at those though, perhaps I should be doing them more often rather than every now and then when it crosses my mind!

Mmm dinner!

This is what i shall mostly be eating for dinner this week. Am working overtime in the evenings so have made a monster batch of chilli to get me through!

This week's food...

Salads for the rest of the week, chopped onion and veggies ready for a big pot of chilli i'm about to cook. Also a pot of fruit for tomorrow's breakfast, and two smaller pots of berries which i bought reduced so am freezing for smoothies. Back to organised forward-planning mode!

Monday 05 October

Wow. I've had 4 days away from the gym, for various reasons (excuses) and was starting to feel pretty down and rubbish. I had a day off today so I dragged my sorry self in to do my program...

Leg Swings
Lunge & floor touch

Crunch & heel tap x 12
Stability ball plank & toe tap x 12
Stability ball cobra with external rotation 30 seconds x 2
2 sets

Hex bar squats 27.5kg x 8
Squat with side step-up 2x10kg x 12 each side
side jumps over a weight on the floor x 20
2 sets

Stability ball hamstring curls with arms up x 6
hex bar deadlifts 27.5kg x 8
Stability ball back extension with arms extended x 10
2 sets

Alternating dead row 2x10kg x 12
Alternating press ups x 12
Low to high woodchops with dumbell 5kg x 12 each side
2 sets

Overhead weight tap with leg extension 6kg x 12
30 second plank (with one leg lifted for 10 seconds each)
3 sets

Stability ball side raises x 12 each side
Side jacknife x 12
2 sets

I still feel pretty rubbish, not sure if maybe I'm coming down with something. Am going to attempt proper running tomorrow. Fingers crossed!