Well... I have been glued to the TV for the majority of the last 48 hours. What an absolutely devastating start to the week! I felt so sick listing to the news coming in
for many of you who don't know, I have a large group of friends who live in Manchester, and while I knew that none of them were at the concert, two of them work in the NHS. One who is an ambulance driver and A&E nursing assistant, and one who is a senior nurse, both working in central city hospitals. They have been working so hard to help devastated parents find their missing children, or children looking for missing parents. I am glad that the UK have raised the guard level to Critical, with our soldiers on the street allowing the police to investigate this horrible terrorist cell. It may mean that the wedding that I am going to in June way not have a Best Man, but at least our country will be in good hands.
Moving on.... This morning the scales said 275 something... I huffed... had scrambled eggs and cherry tomatoes for breakfast, and then went to the gym for the first time in like 3 weeks.
I went to one of the hotel gyms while in Germany, and felt quite good after a 5 minute fast paced bike and 5 min elliptical workout, it really got my blood pumping. So I added it to my workout today.
10 mins walking working up to an 11% incline (didn't have the correct joggers on for running)
5 mins fast paced Elliptical
5 mins fast paced Stationary Bike
20 mins doing weights: Barbell Squats, Barbell Push Press, Lateral Pull down, Cable crossovers, Dumbbell lateral Raises.
I then had some chicken for lunch, with wholemeal rice and garden peas. I was going no starchy carbs until I realised that I don't get paid until next week
so I will be living the poor diet until then
Lots of people were really flattering me while I was away and noticed a big difference in me which was fantastic
what an amazing feeling. I feel I understand more the quote " Do it for the WOW you got hot!"
, I certainly was getting a lot more male attention that usual...
But
Rie I feel we have derailed together... I have been plateauing since the beginning of the year and its pissing me off. But I have no one other than myself to blame. So I am back at the gym, I have had cortisone to help my arm out, I have exercises from the physio to work on. I need to get my mum back into the gym as well.
I have 4 and a half weeks until my best friends wedding (where I have made the dress for it btw
), So I want to work on trimming that tummy and toning those legs again. They went a little jelly over the last few weeks.
I am up for a summer challenge always! I need to keep on track all the time!