And you will LOVE Deep Heat. Deep heat and I are best friends now. I love it so much after this weekend that I want to buy my spray-can dinner and smooch with it on the sofa. Hubby is getting jealous. I'm whispering sweet nothings to it and carrying it around like a security blanket.
Friday's workout went really well AND I thoroughly enjoyed it AND I could do it all AND I wasn't sick on the common. Woohoo!
But man, did I pay for it on Saturday! No fault of Gareth's - all mine for never working out (other than swimming) in the last 10, probably more, years. I had trouble walking, sitting, getting up from the sofa, pretty much everything for 24 hours.. Then I sprayed on my beloved DeePeet, angels sang.... aaaahhhhhhhhh!
Gareth says that athletes get this. Something called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) so by my reckoning, I'm practically an athlete already. Ahem.
By lunchtime today though, I was fully recovered and ready for another workout in the park. We met again at the common and first up was the weigh-in. Gareth had arrived on his bike.. he had cycled 5 miles with a pair of scales in his back-pack. The man's a machine! He does seem strangely robust for a human now I think about it.... can cycle with scales on his back...does a huge amount of sport everyday of the week.. never sweats.. and claims never to have used deep heat or take ANY pain medication.. he just pushes through the pain... hmmm...I don't think Sarah Connor is safe just yet! (if you're not into your movies, look here).
I weighed in, in the middle of a park. New experiences so far in this project = 6 . Boxing, running, deep heat, planks, push-ups, weighing-in outdoors (strangely liberating). I'm not allowed to tell you how much I've lost this week (Gareth will soon) but I will tell you this - I GOT ME A HIGH-FIVE!
I achieved last weeks goals. All done! Gold star for me, please. Thank you.
Goals for this week:
- Swim at least once between today and Friday
- Practice the exercises at least once between today and Friday
- Follow the food plan we've created for this week
And I found a shower at work, that has a shower head AND a shelf to put my stuff on (so it doesn't get drowned) AND has hot water. This is all coming together people!
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Tonights dinner is one of my favourites. Not sure how Paleolithic this is but it's so delicious.
Pork Fillet marinaded in Toasted Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Chilli flakes, White Wine Vinegar and one big clove of Garlic. Marinade it for ten minutes (or a couple of hours if you're organised) and then pop in the oven, 200° for 30 mins, after sealing it in a frying pan.
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We serve it with pak choi, roasted peppers and a very small amount of cous-cous. (Honest, Gareth, very small amount).
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The title is fairly obvious but I'll explain for the oldies anyway! I chose a bit of grass to do 'the plank' and came face to face with a GINORMOUS bird poo. I couldn't move it for 20 seconds. 20 loooooong seconds. That bird poo and I became quite intimate. I knew it well. That bird needs to chew more.
