Time
As I write it is midway through the second week of uni. Have I been sticking to my study timetable? Of course not.
Have I at least been going to all my classes? What am I a first year? No!
Okay, so far I have missed two lectures, one of which I have since listened to online, the other I will listen to once it's been uploaded.
I have been putting in nowhere near enough hours of study. I am slightly behind in my readings, but have more or less been prepared for any classes that involve interaction and have studied sufficiently for the two tests I've already had.
Most of my subjects have an open book exam at the end of the year which requires concise and ordered notes. I have so far in my university career failed to keep up to date with this during the semester and end up putting these notes together when I should be revising. Together with not doing enough work this has really reflected in my grades. I passed one subject last semester by 3 marks. Yes 3! I have a suspicion they were pity marks.
I really want to transfer into a combined degree as soon as possible so it is really important for me to get into the groove of studying every day to get my grades up. I seem to have difficulty studying in my huge breaks at uni, so I'm going to try focusing on these times and getting my routine tighter there.
I have however been finding the time to go to the gym, which brings me to:
Health
Last week I once again managed to get my lazy derriere to the gym 3 times! Four if you count the time I walked down to renew my membership but didn't actually go in passed the reception desk.
I still haven't moved from 75Kg (although my weigh in day is tomorrow, cross your fingers for me) BUT, I did notice a dress I used to have to squeeze myself into was a little roomy. My family have also made some really supportive comments about seeing some difference. So whether the numbers change when I get on those scales tomorrow or not this week I'm feeling pretty happy.
And finally tomorrow the lovely lady whose blog was the inspiration for me to start is doing a training session with me at uni tomorrow. She tells me she is going to work me hard. If I can get results like she is getting I'm sure it will be well worth it and then some.
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Stuff stuff!
Stuff
So far my goal to sort out my stuff and junk has gone nowhere. my stuff is in more chaos then when I started. So rather than putting off blogging until I have something to write about my newly found organisation of my junk, I am going to blog about it if and when it actually takes place.
Instead, lets talk some more about health goals
Health
Last week I not only met my three times a week gym goal,I beat it! I went to the gym 5 times last week. That's right 5 times mother lickers!! Lets see if I can at least make the 3 again this week.
On one of those times was an aqua aerobics class, which was fun and made me feel like I looked really silly, which in all probability I did. Luckily the only other person in the pool (not counting my lovely friend K and the instructor) was an older woman walking laps.
One of the other times was a boxing class. Girl did I feel that the next day.
The scales still haven't moved significantly (74.9Kg, 75Kg) and neither have my measurements. Think it could be because of diet? The other day I had pizza for breakfast (it was only one slice, but still...), a latte (my second that week) with my carbie lunch, and then after dinner demolished half a share bag of choc coated honeycomb.
I don't have a huge guilt response when I do this kind of thing. I also find that I can justify being slack in my health goals because I am not terribly unhealthy, I eat lots of fruit and veggies, I'm not hugely overweight... But I am more overweight than I let myself think about. And my cardio vascular system is very poor. I see seniors hitting the treadmills faster than me and taking it in their stride while I am panting and red faced. I told you last entry that I was off to donate blood, my veins are so tiny and lazy that after unsuccessfully trying to tap one, we had to have the discussion as to weather it was worth me coming back another time or if it would be a waste of their time. I guess that's not so much about what I'm putting in my mouth, but it does come back to maintaining motivation and remembering why I'm trying to get healthy.
So I need to find some other motivation to get my diet (and health goals in general) under control. What works for you when the cheesecake, burger, chocolate or whatever else is your undoing is beckoning to you? How do you beat craving? What about the couch, x-box, next season of nurse Jackie when you could use the time in the gym?
So far my goal to sort out my stuff and junk has gone nowhere. my stuff is in more chaos then when I started. So rather than putting off blogging until I have something to write about my newly found organisation of my junk, I am going to blog about it if and when it actually takes place.
Instead, lets talk some more about health goals
Health
Last week I not only met my three times a week gym goal,I beat it! I went to the gym 5 times last week. That's right 5 times mother lickers!! Lets see if I can at least make the 3 again this week.
On one of those times was an aqua aerobics class, which was fun and made me feel like I looked really silly, which in all probability I did. Luckily the only other person in the pool (not counting my lovely friend K and the instructor) was an older woman walking laps.
One of the other times was a boxing class. Girl did I feel that the next day.
The scales still haven't moved significantly (74.9Kg, 75Kg) and neither have my measurements. Think it could be because of diet? The other day I had pizza for breakfast (it was only one slice, but still...), a latte (my second that week) with my carbie lunch, and then after dinner demolished half a share bag of choc coated honeycomb.
I don't have a huge guilt response when I do this kind of thing. I also find that I can justify being slack in my health goals because I am not terribly unhealthy, I eat lots of fruit and veggies, I'm not hugely overweight... But I am more overweight than I let myself think about. And my cardio vascular system is very poor. I see seniors hitting the treadmills faster than me and taking it in their stride while I am panting and red faced. I told you last entry that I was off to donate blood, my veins are so tiny and lazy that after unsuccessfully trying to tap one, we had to have the discussion as to weather it was worth me coming back another time or if it would be a waste of their time. I guess that's not so much about what I'm putting in my mouth, but it does come back to maintaining motivation and remembering why I'm trying to get healthy.
So I need to find some other motivation to get my diet (and health goals in general) under control. What works for you when the cheesecake, burger, chocolate or whatever else is your undoing is beckoning to you? How do you beat craving? What about the couch, x-box, next season of nurse Jackie when you could use the time in the gym?
Monday, February 21, 2011
What's that that just went out the window? Don't worry, it's just my health resolutions
I have been super slack about my fitness goals. Lets have a little tour of those goals and how I have been ignoring each one shall we?
Weight: So far I have not managed to budge a single kilo. I have been weighing myself once a week on a Thursday morning, my results: 75.8, 76, 75.1, 75.2.
I did read somewhere that it is more accurate to look at body measurements as they're less likely to be as drastically changed by hydration levels. Now some days I drink an entire teapot worth of green tea (even if I didn't I think I would like to think that I can explain my weight away in water). I love a good teapot.
My starting measurements as of today are:
Bust: 104cm
Waist: 89 cm - waist measurements higher than 88cm for women place you in a higher risk of becoming diabetic. I think the measuring guide the dpt of health and aging give would make my score significantly higher and riskier...
Hips: 103cm
I took the advice on how to measure from here but only did three measurements because taking 8 measurements once a week sounds time consuming.
Diet
I had three goals in relation to diet. To limit take away meals to three times a week, to cut down on unhealthy snacking and to start controlling my portion sizes.
To say straight out that I have failed on every front would be both simplistic and negative. Well, I did eat out a whole lot more than three times a week. I have been a bit of a social butterfly, lets not even discuss that for now.
But portion sizes on the occasions I cooked my own meals were much better. And my snacking has been better on most days.
Here's a photo of one of the meals I did make at home. A salad with egg.
Exercise
My single goal here was to get to the gym or other physical activity three times a week. I have been averaging twice a week. Better than nothing, but room for improvement.
The highlight of the passed few weeks was indoor rock climbing. It was really enjoyable and gosh I felt it afterward.
Weight: So far I have not managed to budge a single kilo. I have been weighing myself once a week on a Thursday morning, my results: 75.8, 76, 75.1, 75.2.
I did read somewhere that it is more accurate to look at body measurements as they're less likely to be as drastically changed by hydration levels. Now some days I drink an entire teapot worth of green tea (even if I didn't I think I would like to think that I can explain my weight away in water). I love a good teapot.
My starting measurements as of today are:
Bust: 104cm
Waist: 89 cm - waist measurements higher than 88cm for women place you in a higher risk of becoming diabetic. I think the measuring guide the dpt of health and aging give would make my score significantly higher and riskier...
Hips: 103cm
I took the advice on how to measure from here but only did three measurements because taking 8 measurements once a week sounds time consuming.
Diet
I had three goals in relation to diet. To limit take away meals to three times a week, to cut down on unhealthy snacking and to start controlling my portion sizes.
To say straight out that I have failed on every front would be both simplistic and negative. Well, I did eat out a whole lot more than three times a week. I have been a bit of a social butterfly, lets not even discuss that for now.
But portion sizes on the occasions I cooked my own meals were much better. And my snacking has been better on most days.
Here's a photo of one of the meals I did make at home. A salad with egg.
Exercise
My single goal here was to get to the gym or other physical activity three times a week. I have been averaging twice a week. Better than nothing, but room for improvement.
The highlight of the passed few weeks was indoor rock climbing. It was really enjoyable and gosh I felt it afterward.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Health
The plan
I have about a month until classes start back at uni. Until then I am footloose and fancy free and able to spend as much time as I please getting into some good healthy habits. I want to make changes that I will be able to sustain once I go back, so they are still going to be on the small side.
As most plans for improving general health do, my plan focuses on diet and exercise.
Diet
As per my last post my main issues with diet is take-away food and sweets. I am also a bit of a comfort eater so if anything is a bit stressful or I'm not feeling great, I quick as a flash reach for a pack o' something.
So here my goals are:
Here is one day in photos. There is no dinner because I went down for a nap at about 6pm and didn't wake up until the next morning. I'm guessing I was catching up on sleep I missed when I was flying home from holidays.
Breakfast: Muesli - about 40g, Yoghurt - a lot, pineapple, apricot, lychees, diluted orange juice, 'bojenmi' herbal tea. This was actually far too much for me to eat, gonna have to scale it down moving forward.
Snack: Corn thin, humus, cucumber, tomato, grated carrot. The corn thins and humus were both out of a packet but I might as well use up what I already have in the fridge right? Luckily my fridge doesn't contain ice-cream, chocolate or anything else likely to derail me too heavily.
Lunch: Bagel, tofu burger, tomato, lettuce.
Exercise
My plan for exercise could be boiled down to 'do some'. I currently do very little physical anything.
I have a gym, of which I am a member, 15 minutes walk from my house. Before last week I had gone maybe three times in the two months I have been a member. My goal; minimum three times a week. I'm going to give myself the added flexibility here that a very physical activity like rock climbing or kayaking can be substituted. Hey, it could happen...
Last week I met the goal. Tuesday morning I walked to the gym then did a Yoga class, then came to the realsation that I am very average at yoga.
Thursday I walked to the gym and did the 'fatburner' class ... which it turns out is a step class. I was red faced and panting by the end of it.
Saturday I walked to the gym (again) and did a personal training session. We wrote up a program and ran through about a third of it, one rep of each exercise rather than the three I should do. It was still a lot for me to do. Red face made another appearance.
I have about a month until classes start back at uni. Until then I am footloose and fancy free and able to spend as much time as I please getting into some good healthy habits. I want to make changes that I will be able to sustain once I go back, so they are still going to be on the small side.
As most plans for improving general health do, my plan focuses on diet and exercise.
Diet
As per my last post my main issues with diet is take-away food and sweets. I am also a bit of a comfort eater so if anything is a bit stressful or I'm not feeling great, I quick as a flash reach for a pack o' something.
So here my goals are:
- To cook more healthy meals at home. I am aiming to allow myself three meals out per week.
- To cut down on snack and packaged foods.
- To reduce the portion size of my meals and ensure I eat the regularly.
Here is one day in photos. There is no dinner because I went down for a nap at about 6pm and didn't wake up until the next morning. I'm guessing I was catching up on sleep I missed when I was flying home from holidays.
Breakfast: Muesli - about 40g, Yoghurt - a lot, pineapple, apricot, lychees, diluted orange juice, 'bojenmi' herbal tea. This was actually far too much for me to eat, gonna have to scale it down moving forward.
Snack: Corn thin, humus, cucumber, tomato, grated carrot. The corn thins and humus were both out of a packet but I might as well use up what I already have in the fridge right? Luckily my fridge doesn't contain ice-cream, chocolate or anything else likely to derail me too heavily.
Lunch: Bagel, tofu burger, tomato, lettuce.
Exercise
My plan for exercise could be boiled down to 'do some'. I currently do very little physical anything.
I have a gym, of which I am a member, 15 minutes walk from my house. Before last week I had gone maybe three times in the two months I have been a member. My goal; minimum three times a week. I'm going to give myself the added flexibility here that a very physical activity like rock climbing or kayaking can be substituted. Hey, it could happen...
Last week I met the goal. Tuesday morning I walked to the gym then did a Yoga class, then came to the realsation that I am very average at yoga.
Thursday I walked to the gym and did the 'fatburner' class ... which it turns out is a step class. I was red faced and panting by the end of it.
Saturday I walked to the gym (again) and did a personal training session. We wrote up a program and ran through about a third of it, one rep of each exercise rather than the three I should do. It was still a lot for me to do. Red face made another appearance.
Renovators dream
I lead a charmed life. I am incredibly lucky to have amazing friends and family, amazing individuals who are there for me. I was also lucky enough to be born in a wealthy country and have all of my needs met and then some.
The areas of my life that need a little tarting up are all areas where I have let the team down. Mainly due to my lack of motivation and inability to see anything through to completion some things have gotten out of hand. There are other things where I never developed the skills I needed and I am feeling it now.
So rather than do the sane thing and work on one thing to completion and move on to the next I am going to attempt to make incremental change to a variety of issues.
Health
My doctor informs me that at 28 I have the lungs of a 40 year old.
I am a vegetarian with high cholesterol.
I am made predominantly made of a marshmallow like substance commonly known as fat. It has collected in an oh so flattering belt around my mid section. I have a hunch that this is because I do no exercise and live on take out and sweets... I could be wrong...
Using the Body Mass Index (as a guide only, flawed as it is) I am on the cusp of normal and overweight. At around 173cm I currently weigh 76kg. I would like to get down to around 70kg which places me closer to the middle of normal.
Time
I can never find the time to do all the important things in my life because I'm too busy wasting it. I can't find the time to study (I'm a student) but somehow manage a disgusting amount of television and other various things that avoid actually doing anything.
I don't really have a routine.
I have piles of dreams and lists of things I need or want to do, but I lose them as quickly as I lose the motivation to start the first item on them.
Stuff
My belongings are a mess. Half in overflowing boxes, the other half bulging out of storage spaces that lack any semblance of order.
I have a lot of things, probably a lot of wonderful things, but I don't use them because I don't know what I have or where it is.
The areas of my life that need a little tarting up are all areas where I have let the team down. Mainly due to my lack of motivation and inability to see anything through to completion some things have gotten out of hand. There are other things where I never developed the skills I needed and I am feeling it now.
So rather than do the sane thing and work on one thing to completion and move on to the next I am going to attempt to make incremental change to a variety of issues.
Health
My doctor informs me that at 28 I have the lungs of a 40 year old.
I am a vegetarian with high cholesterol.
I am made predominantly made of a marshmallow like substance commonly known as fat. It has collected in an oh so flattering belt around my mid section. I have a hunch that this is because I do no exercise and live on take out and sweets... I could be wrong...
Using the Body Mass Index (as a guide only, flawed as it is) I am on the cusp of normal and overweight. At around 173cm I currently weigh 76kg. I would like to get down to around 70kg which places me closer to the middle of normal.
Time
I can never find the time to do all the important things in my life because I'm too busy wasting it. I can't find the time to study (I'm a student) but somehow manage a disgusting amount of television and other various things that avoid actually doing anything.
I don't really have a routine.
I have piles of dreams and lists of things I need or want to do, but I lose them as quickly as I lose the motivation to start the first item on them.
Stuff
My belongings are a mess. Half in overflowing boxes, the other half bulging out of storage spaces that lack any semblance of order.
I have a lot of things, probably a lot of wonderful things, but I don't use them because I don't know what I have or where it is.
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