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How boring - day 6 of being ill! My colds usually last 1-2 weeks, so hopefully after this weekend I can start month 2 on Monday. I'm not going to be stupid and do it if i'm unwell though - major shock to the system otherwise!

I had to work from home on my first day back - but i'm going in this morning. I've been sleeping like a log thanks to nose drops :)

Husband is still doing the plan without me. He had an asthma appointment earlier this week and the lady said he'd put on 2 stone in 2 years :-O looking at photos we could both reduce our weight so as I do all the cooking, we're having healthy eating AND reduced portion sizes!!

His main problem is he eats too much too fast. I'm very aware of my portion size or i'd end up as big as him!!

Also, I watched a program about people who don't understand why they're putting on weight - mayo is 3/4 fat and 2 tbsp is the same as a slice of chocolate cake. A glass of wine is the same as a chocolate eclair cake!!! So no fatty sauces and a very dry January...

We also have 3 months to get fit for skiing - what could be more motivation than that?!

Oh and my New Years Resolution is to complete my final 3 study assignments this year. As painful as that is!!

Should you workout when ill?

I have a full blown cold - on New Years Eve :-/ typical!!! I slept for 10 hours last night. Husband is doing the workout of the week in between months 1 and 2. Without me :(((

So I had a good read on Beachbody.com because i've gone to the gym with a cold before (I know, stupid eh). Apparently working out would do my body no good at all. What I didn't know is that you actually burn MORE calories when sick because your metabolism is increased. 

I'm going for a walk with a friend this afternoon as I need to get out of the house!! Then we're walking to a friend's for dinner tonight to see in 2014. Hopefully I won't be sniffing all evening!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Lurgy

After an evening out and Insanity Pure Cardio yesterday, i've finally caught my sister-in-law's cold :( to be honest I wasn't feeling 100% during the workout and was complaining about having a couple of days off and how drinking really affects your fitness (although that is true!).

So annoyed! Today was my last workout of the first month, grr! I'm aching, have sore eyes and throat etc. So husband is doing it without me. 

I was actually asleep at 10pm last night and slept for 10 hours! Going to get some medicine today.

I'm now looking forward to the festive period being over. Watch this space for Month 2!

Glass half full

I managed to squeeze in 25 mins of a 40 min workout yesterday (Plyometric Cardio Circuit), due to having a vet appointment in the morning and general rushing around - cleaning house, massive food shop (tons of meat at half price, winner) and seeing friends. 

But I like to see the glass as half full - at least I managed to do some of it. Those first 25 mins are tough and I was still sweating. Went to use the hairdryer and husband had taken it to a golf day and dinner (says it all really) so I thought I could use a US one with an adapter that I bought on holiday last year when the apartment we were staying in was sans hairdryer. 

BIG MISTAKE. I turned on the hairdryer and there was a big flash of light, bad smoke, explosion smell and my hands went black. Luckily I didn't blow up the house and it only tripped the switch - but it gave me a big shock, literally. I won't be playing with electrics again any time soon!

I ate quite randomly yesterday as I was out of food, except for a yogurt, couple of slices of toast with lightest Lurpak and a mushroom cuppa soup. 

£150 later and I now have a whole fridge full of 2 weeks worth of pretty damn healthy food which i'm starting on today. I had quite a few cocktails last night but i'm driving tonight. I never go out with my friends drinking as I usually drive, so for once I drank and this morning I feel fine. I was in bed before midnight and before I went to bed I had some potato and chickpea salad with some bread and smoked salmon. I'd already had half of the salad with some crisps to line my stomach before I went out. Not exactly a healthy day but hey ho.

I also cleaned the house - but today i'm going to pick up something in the sale that's quite exciting (ok for me it is!) - a steam mop!! I want shiny, shiny floors after i've been sweating on them from Insanity hehe!

Today is meant to be cardio recovery but i'm going skip to pure cardio and cardio abs instead. That is 100% my hardest workout - so a pennance for last night ;-)

A crazy Saturday!

I can't believe how much I did yesterday all in one day! Started with Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. This is the first time the plan has said to do 2 back-to-back. That said, Cardio Abs is only 20 minutes, but very tough. We did the plan in the morning which was nice for a change compared to weekday evenings. I'm not a morning person so it was about 10am. I couldn't do it on a weekday morning with work! I had a little yogurt before or i'd probably be sick with the usual egg for breakfast.

Husband finished Pure Cardio, which I would now say definitely is the toughest one, and refused to continue on to Cardio Abs with me as he was apparently "dying". I got a second wind and continued right through without break and felt really good after! Endorphin fix eh!

Then I had a tuna and cottage cheese salad after as an early lunch, as I had an afternoon tea planned with friends at a beautiful manor house to look forward to. I'm usually very healthy and don't have a sweet tooth. 

We went for an hour long walk around the grounds before the tea. We walked at quite a pace (I was walking with 2 marathon runners!) and uphill and downdale. Tough. I did the most embarrassing thing - I fell over right on my hands and knees! It was quite muddy with lots of wet leaves and I lost my footing. Excuse to buy new jeans and I definitely deserved the tea after that!

I had a scone with jam and cream, 2 petit fours and about 10 finger sandwiches - cucumber and salmon. I love savoury and enjoyed the sandwiches way more than the sweet. My mum says i've always been like that.

Then for dinner I had an 8th of a thin crust pizza, salad, some french salad dressing, a spoon of half fat mayo and a glass of pink fizz. 

I reckon I had about 2000 calories and burnt off at least 800 with the exercise. Sufficed to say, I slept 9 hours like a baby. My cat had to wake me up!

I do feel quite heavy round the middle today - probably because of all that bread. The other girl with us can't have gluten and is so slim. Probably quite a good way of not having bad food!

Fit test today, eeeeeek!!!!!!