Showing posts with label gym. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gym. Show all posts

Saturday, June 5, 2010

First week........ Last week


Wow,  what  a  week,  the  first  week  on  our  new  computer  system,  and  now  I  am  exhausted,  it  is  so  hard  to  have  to  think.................  every  key  stroke,  every  tab  ( not  enter),  you  have  to  think  about  what  you  are  doing......  every time  you  want  to  look  something  up........  you  have  to  think  about  how  to  do  it,  where  to  get  the  information  from.....  every  question ,  every  query you  have  to  think.........   no  wonder  my  brain  is  crying  out  for  a  rest  I  probably  have  not  used  that  part  ..  the  thinking  part......  for  the  past  few  years,  and  it  is  "stiff"  from  being  used  too  much  this  week.  I  have  been  in bed  by  9.30  all week,  which  is  really early  for  me,  and  I  have  really just   passed out,  thinking  is really  just too  dangerous  for  your  health,  there  should  be  some  kind  of  warning  about  doing  it  too  much..............

I must  say  the change  over  to the  new  system   went  surprisingly    well,  everyday  we  just  learnt and used  one  aspect,  and  learnt  it  well,  then  the next  day  we  did  something  else,  so that  by  the  end  of the  day  everyone  could  do the  entries  by themselves........  we  were  called  the  "star"  students  as  there  were  no  tears,  no  frustration outbursts  and  most  of  all  everyone really  pulled  together  as  a  team.........  I  was  really  proud  of  everyone........  I  just  hope  we  don't  forget  is  all by  Monday??

And  then the  cherry  on the  top for  the  end  of the  week  was,  it  was  also the  end of  the  5  week  challenge.....  and  I  am  pleased with my  performance   that  although  I  only  lost  2.5  kg  in weight  (  which  is  actually  more  because  muscle is  heavier  than  fat)  I   lost    27.5  cm,  (which  is  almost  the  size  of  a  ruler )   all over  my  body,  which  means  in  just  5  weeks  I  went  down  one  whole  dress  size

I  must  say  I  am  feeling  REALLY  good.........  it  is  so  nice  for  my  clothes  not  to  just  fit.......  but  to  fit  with  room  to  spare......  but  my  daughter  who  lost  20 cm    and  I    are  now  hooked  and  so  we  are  having  the  weekend  off.......  I  had  a  chocolate,  and  liquorish   and  a  Tinkie  cake  for  breakfast   this  morning...............  and  it  is  back  for  another  5  weeks  on  Monday............................

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Am I too Old...

They  say  that  age  is  relative..........  I  am  not  sure  to  what  but  tonight  I  feel  100 years  old,  not  only  am  I  going to the  gym  5  times  a  week  because  of  the  5  week  challenge  I  am  taking  part  in,   on  top  of  this  shock  to  the  body.......  I  am  also  on  training  on   a  new  computer  system  that  we  will be   going  on at  work  at  the  beginning  of  June....................  so  I  am  exercising  my  mind.  I  am  not  sure  at  this  point  which  is  aching  the  most.........

My  body  because  on Tuesday  night  we  did  squats,squats,squats, ........  one  of  the  most  unladylike  exercises  I  have  ever  seen.....  your  boobs  pop  out  the  front of  the  little  training  tops,  your  butt  is  stuck  out  in  the  air like  it  is  ready to  pop,  leaning  forward  causes  your  stomach  to  hang  over  your shorts.........  I  mean really..........  could    someone  not  invent  more  lady like exercises............. Next  week  is  midway  in  the  challenge and then we are  going  to  be  weighed  and  measured.........  and  hopefully  not  shamed...................  I  cheated  a  little  and  weighed  myself  this  morning  and  have  lost  over  2.5   kilograms  so  am  feeling  very  proud  of  myself,   not  bad  in 11 days.........

My  brain  because  I  have  worked  at the same  company  in different  jobs  for  22 years....  using  the  same  computer  system  and  now  they  want  to  change  it................ my biggest  problem  is  that  I  have  been  using the  "enter"  key  for  22 years  now  they expect me  overnight  to  start  using  the  "tab"  key ,  how  logical  is  that ............  it  must  have  been  a man  that  designed  the  system. Every  time  I press enter  my  info  is  GONE  and  I  have  to  start  again............  I have  to  be  able  to  help  the 11  people  in my department  who  report  to  me   so  have  to  really  know  the system.........  who  said  it  was  fun  to be  a manger...................
I  am exhausted  at  night  and  if  I  sit  still too long  I  am  fast  asleep,  so  have  to keep  on  going  until  all my  chores  are  done,  I  have  nodded  off a few  times  and  woke  myself  up  snoring..........  I  mean  how  many   disgusting  habits  can  one  person  have ...................

And  all this  aching  has  got  me wondering  am  i  just  getting  too  old ................

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Windy Windy Gym


Well  I  have  been  back  at the  gym  for  over a  month  now  and  starting  to  get  a  little  fitter,  and  lost  a  little  weight  so  am  quite  happy with  the  progress.....  but quite  happy  is  not  something  I  do  well  I  want  WOW.....  so  because  I  don't  do  anything  in  half  measures  my  eldest  daughter  and  I decided  to  take  part  in a  5  week challenge,  for  5  weeks,  you  have  to  gym  5  days  a  week,  for  a  half  an  hour  and  you  have to have  a  balanced  diet,  which  has  been  drawn  up  by  a dietician .  We  went  on  Friday  to  be  weighed  and  measured...............  and we  were motivated  and  ready.
No  problem  it  started  on  Monday  and  we  really get  loads  and  loads  to  eat,  you  are  never  hungry  but  it  is  mainly vegetables  which  I  love.........  however  the  "after effects"  leave  a  lot  to  be desired.
Should  you be  driving  behind  a  white  Nissen  Bakkie  on the  highway  and  suddenly  both  windows  go  down  and  heads  appear  out  of  the  side  of  the  car ...........  well that  is  us..........  preventing  death  by  gassing...........

Monday  we  did  a  normal 45 minute   circuit,  bikes,  rowing  which  I  love  and the  cross trainer  which  I  hate......  Tuesday  we  did  a  45  minute  spinning  class,  and  the  instructor  very " kindly"  made  it  a  hill class........  a  35  kilometer  hill class.......... a  35 KILOMETER HILL CLASS  we  must  be  insane,  at  some  point  during  the  class  my  daughter  asked  me  whose  idea  this  madness was anyway. Wednesday  was  a Curve Zone  class...... and  well  that is  where  the  "oops"   occurred.   I  had  been  relieving  the  pressure all the  way  home,  so thought  i  would be okay,  I  was  fine  through  the whole  class until  I  got  to  the  sit ups.............  and  what  can  I  say  the  pressure was  to much  and  like  a volcano...........  there  I  blew............  luckily the  music  was  really,  really  loud,  so  the  fact  that  it  was  outside  the  accepted  allowance  for  noise levels  was  disguised...................  however ........................  all I  can  say  is  thank goodness  my daughter  was on the  machine  behind  me...............  although  the look she  gave  me  was  not  pretty.............

And  she  has  sworn  if  it  happens  again......  she  will stand  in the middle  of  the  gym  and  tell everyone  of  my transgressions......... To  night  was Curve  Zone  again,  and  she  was  watching  me  like  a  hawk........  luckily  the  volcano  was  under control  this  evening ... so  I  am now  looking  for  an  anti wind  pill..................  

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Gym Day

Well  Tuesday   was  "D"  day  or  should  I  say  "Gym"  Day,  I  have  been  carrying  my gym  bag  around in  my  car  for  over  two  weeks.........  just  so that it could    get   used  to  the  idea  of  going  back  to  gym I  didn't want to give it too much of a shock,  being exposed to people and gym equipment  after spending the last 9 months in the cupboard............  I  thought  I  would  take  it  slowly.

I must say I was very disappointed that when I swiped my card that there wasn't balloons,  whistles,  and fireworks,  that  the  manager  didn't  come  out   to  personally  welcome  me  back,  he  was  very  surprised  to  see  me,   he  had  gotten  used  to  taking  my  money  each  month and us  not  using  the  gym, we  were  one  of  the  first  families  to  join  the  gym  when  it  opened  5  years  ago,  why  oh  why  did  I  stop  going ..................   I  had not  swiped   for  so  long that  the  entrance  machine  did  not  recognise  my card,  and  I  had  to  be  let  in............very  embarrassing as  then  everyone  knows ..............  your  a   gym deserter.................
I  expected  the  gym  to  be  very  busy,  as  my  eldest  daughter  and  I  went  there   straight  from  work,  I  had  bought  myself  some  new gym  clothes  and  although  I  looked  the  part  I  certainly  didn't  feel it......

We  spent  15  minutes  on the  long  bike, I  cycled  2  kilometers ,  15  minutes  on the  rowing  machine,  I rowed  3  kilometers, and  15 minute  on the  upright  bike,  I  cycled  another  2  kilometers,  when  I  got  off   I  had  no  feeling in my  "butt"  at  all...........  and  my  legs  were  shaking  like  jelly....... the  perspiration  was  dripping  from  my  hair,  like  I  had  just  run a marathon,  and  there  were  the  stairs    down  to  the  car .............. they  were  almost  the  straw  that  broke  the  camels  back..............
But  writing  this  I  feel,  good,  a  bit  of   a  sore  knee....  but that's  the  one  I  hurt  when  I  fell  in  August and  it  still worries  me  from  time  to  time.............  And  I  am  going  back  tomorrow to  strike  while  the  iron is  hot..............  or  while  the  gym  bug bites..............  goodbye   the  Oros   Man  ,  hello  Twiggy......
 When  I  got  up  this  morning,  oh  my  giddy  aunt,  I  was  sore  in  places  that  I  didn't  know  I  even  had  places.......................  maybe  not  Twiggy............  maybe  something  just  a  little  bit  bigger......

Monday, June 1, 2009

Back to the gym

After months of finding every excuse possible, tonight i ran out of excuses so back to the gym i went, i used to go 3/4 times a week, but over the past 18 months with my life full of "things" to do i have not been. Well talk about unfit, i just walked the stairs to get to the gym and already my heart rate was up, my daughter was there and i started with something easy the bike, i used to spin for 2 hours every Saturday morning with no problem at all tonight, well after 10 minutes on level 1, which for those who don't know is the easiest level, my legs were on fire and i decide to try the stepping machine, after 3 minutes on level 1 i had, had enough i used to do 15 minutes no problem, i tried the rowing machine and was able to row for 15 minutes, and then back to the bike for another 10 minutes, my legs felt like jelly when i got up, and walking down the stairs was a whole new experience, thank goodness there was a wall which i could slide down to get back to my car. On arriving home the house was in chaos, my youngest daughter was starving, and my husband was on his way out, to who knows where and did not have time to eat, strange how they are just not capable of making there own food, i think i have spoilt them to much so this is where i will have to make some changes, tomorrow night back to the gym for me.............................

I AM WHO I AM

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