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!

Thursday 10th

What a day!
Got up this morning and went for a run. My ankle is a little sore from running the other day - I think I may have damaged it a bit running on uneven ground. So I chickened out of doing a proper run, and instead opted for the "easier option" of interval training on the Steps Of Doom! I managed to run up them 4 times, all the while being watched by a gaggle of mothers who seemed to have congregated at the bottom to have a gossip about god-knows-what. I got a few funny looks on my last trip down the steps when I had to go past them to get home!

In the evening I thought I'd try a pilates class at the gym. It runs directly before the Body Balance class, so I always end up waiting outside the Studio for it to finish, wondering what it's like. So today I did Pilates for an hour, and then Body Balance too. Woop Woop.

Pilates was actually really good, I was so busy concentrating on my postures and breathing and everything else I didn't notice that the hour was nearly up, or that I was working my muscles quite hard. It complemented Body Balance quite nicely as well, and the result was a happy and bouncy bubbles all the way home! I'm going to see if I can fit Pilates into my schedule on a regular basis from now on, I love it!

Wednesday 19th

Since there was still question over whether the showers at the gym would be working, I decided not to take my chances, and went for a run from home instead.
I did the Steps Of DOOOOOOOOM up the road. I only ran up them 3 times though, as I thought I as going to die. I think I need to get back into practise with the running really, or I stand no chance with the Great South in October!
I think I was out for about half an hour, I ran to the steps but on the way back my legs were a little jellified, so I walked! Man alive, I really am out of practise!

My food has been a little better today... though I did have crisps and a cinnamon danish. Curse those danish pastries, they get me every day!

I've just watched this video on You Tube that I found quite inspiring though. This woman lost shedloads of weight, and tracked her progress through You Tube videos, now she does updates about maintaining her weight, what exercise she does and stuff. Any way so yeah, I figured if she can do it then there's no reason I can't. I just need to be more strict with myself about what I eat. So this evening the plan is to cook a healthy dinner, then sort out something healthy to have as a snack tomorrow so that I don't end up buying crisps or other goodies!

Am not particularly optimistic about the weigh-in on Sunday, as I know I've been pretty bad with my food and have ended up skipping some exercise sessions - some through my own fault and others through situations beyond my control! Still, fingers crossed! I've a PT session in the morning so she's bound to put me through my paces. Then overtime tomorrow evening, and then Body Balance afterwards. I do love Body Balance!

Sunday 12th

Was going to do a long run this morning... but I'm lazy and so not into the whole hour-long workout thing. So I did the Steps of Doom instead. See how in the photo they seem to be never-ending? When you're running up them, they feel that way too.

Last time I did the Steps I think I managed 4 times. So in order to push myself, I ran up them 5 times today. So that's get to the top, lean over the railing until the sicky feeling fades a little, walk down, and start again. On the last rep I nearly didn't make it to the top, my legs just wouldn't move. And walking back down that last time wasn't much fun either. And then my legs were shaking so much, the shor tip back home was fairly interesting too.

But man alive, I did the Steps of Doom 5 times in a row, without being sick or passing out!

The I came home and did some abs:

Reverse crunch x 12
straight-leg heel taps x 12
no rest between exercises, but a short rest between sets.
2 sets

Thursday 2nd

Got up early and went for a run. It was ridiculously warm, even at 6am, but I soldiered on!
Ran to the steps, up them 4 times, and then around the path at the top and back home.
Not including the extra trips up and down the steps, it was around about 4km.

Sore legs!

Sunday 14th

Took a friend for a run this morning, we did The Steps Of Doom, which are good for running posture and generally making your legs feel like you've left them somewhere else.

I only ran up them 3 times, as I've not done them in a while. I think the run there and back was only about 3k. We're going back on Thursday evening.

I've actually spent some time today planning some food for the week, preparing salads etc so that I can actually eat healthily. Fingers crossed. Am planning to lose 2 pounds this week.