Exercise!

Well my Cross Trainer came on Tuesday. Was very exciting. Sadly by the time we had figured out that half the instructions were wrong and managed to put together it was a bit late for exercise so I had to buy pass it till Wednesday.

So yesterday, I came home and I got on that cross trainer. Admittedly its probably not the smartest thing to be doing in a heatwave, but I want my exercise and damn, I am going to get it. So I ended up on the Cross Trainer for 20 minutes, which for a first timer, and in the heat, I didn't think was too bad. I did 15 minutes forwards and only 5 minutes backwards. I guess my legs just aren't used to going in that direction and all the muscles it decided to use creacked at me so I thought it best not to push myself too far these first couple of times. It was great though. I could have done more if my legs hadn't given up on me, I wasn't feeling too out of breath. Which means I guess I'm fitter than I thought.

To make up for lack of Cross Trainer exercise (I had aimed for 30 minutes) I went and played with my hula hoop for 15minutes. My current high score on my Hula Hoop is keeping it up for 4 minutes. I didn't time myself much yesterday but I think I was too hot from the cross trainer to care about whether or not I kept my hoop up.

So it's weigh day today and we shall see where I land on the scales later. I'm hoping to be 12 st 8lb. That would be great but I don't think I feel like I've lost weight this week, so we'll see. I have been good with my food, sticking to my plan as always. Although I guess I did have fish and chips on Friday that I shouldn't have. But other than that I've been good as gold. And I've done exercise Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, so I've been burning off calories. Hopefully it won't be too long till I can get down to 11st 13lb :) Thats my dream for now. I would love to be that for the beginning of August, I think I have about 5 weeks or so. I don't think it'll happen but as close to 12st I can get between now and then would be fab.

Also started my diet journal. It's a little hardback book in which I have put my photos from my last entry, a print out of my BMI and will now be updated daily with the amount of food I eat, the amount of points I eat and how much exercise I do etc. Then I will know where I am on everything and can't over eat :) Hopefully.

Well wish me luck. The scales call!