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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 ................
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......
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.............................
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