Cathys Gym Blog

YEAH back to it

2008-01-08T10:29:00.000-08:00

Yeah R and I have gone back to the gym AT long last. We both managed to do an hour last night. Ok in all honesty we did

rower - 10 minutes
cross trainer - 10 minutes

arguing over what to do next - 8 minutes

Stepper - (R) 4 minutes - (Me) 3 minutes, my legs could not take it

cross trainer - 5 minutes

weights - about 5 minutes

Recumberant cycle - 2 minutes

As you can see we did not exactly put our all into it - still it was our first sesson back in a long time.There was a huge queue of people trying to get into the gym (all coming back after Xmas I guess). I have been going on the treadmill at home over Xmas which I am pleased about - might as well make us of the blummin huge big thing.

Gym tomorrow HONEST

2007-12-08T13:26:00.000-08:00

I am going to the gym tomorrow (Sunday) honestly I am. Have been too

cold
tired
busy
away
shopping
cold
tired etc to go lately....but I so want to get back into a routine with it (even with Xmas coming up). I have been on the treadmill at home.See pic of me 2003 and this is how slim I want to be again.And I will only get like this again if I follow a healthy eating plan and do plenty of exercise. I think I was about 117 lbs here (at moment I weigh about 147 lbs)

Long Weekend Away

2007-12-03T11:17:00.000-08:00

Have not been to the gym cos I have been away on a linedance weekend - where I did lots of dancing (but lots of eating too as we were full board - all meals provided!
Am going to go to the gym Wed after school with R and Friday and the weekend, yes I am.

Gym and Chocolate

2007-11-27T06:54:00.000-08:00

Oh yes, I certainly went to the Gym today (was determined to go even though felt v. knackered)
So I did

60 (yes indeed 60) minutes on the treadmill and then 20 minutes minutes on the rower. Must make an effort to vary what I do.....but for the moment doing something is better than nothing.
Caught bus to Heswall (for shopping), had lunch in cafe (healthy) and caught bus home. Did buy some cadburys chocolate and had a small bar (which effectively cancelled out the gym work - arhghghghg). Am planning on doing an hour on my treadmill at home later, for that (silly me).

3pm - and this is how I feel right now.

HOW MANY HOURS AT THE GYM?

2007-11-25T08:21:00.001-08:00

SO, R and I got dropped off at the gym at 1045.pm and picked up at 3.15pm PHEW. The time went as such
10 minutes rower 9knnes and hips are complaining here)
10 minutes cross trainer
5 minutes bike (Arghghgh I hate the bike, it makes my lesg ACHE)
10 minutes cross trainer
10 minutes rower (yep...again, ohhhh the punishment)

R and I then went in the pool. We both had goggles on and did lots of handstands. They put a huge inflatable octopus in the pool for the kids to play on.
Then we went to the cafe bit and I had soup and a roll, R had ham naguette. We then wandered back to the gym bit and I did 10 minutes cross trainer then Neil txt'd me to say he was waiting outside (thank goodness!!!!!)
Boy band gym instructor lookalike was not there today. In fact the gym was pretty empty.

Enjoyed the gym

2007-11-24T10:19:00.001-08:00

R and I went to the gym last night after I got out of work. I did 20 mins rower, 10 mins step, 15 mins treadmill and 10 mins rower again. Then in the evening I did 2 hours line dancing!
Saw my friend Sue in the gym, she was going to the Salsa class.

Went to the gym again YES AGAIN today and did
10 mins rower
10 mins cross trainer
10 mins rower again
10 minutes cross trainer again and
15 mins treadmill
Then R and I had lunch at the gym - they have a fab cafe, very reasonable prices. It overlooks the gym so we scoffed food and watched people getting fit. I was very good and had a plain chicken salad (was gonna have cheese salad but figgured that was more fattening?)
R and I agreed that one of the gym instructors is rather cute (too old for her and too young for me - ah well)!

Work then gym - how do I do it?

2007-11-21T09:26:00.000-08:00

I worked from 8am ish to 12.30pm, then got a lift to the gym (much nicer than waiting at a cold bus stop).Forgot my water bottle so had to buy one from gym (bit expensive).
Managed 30 minutes on treadmill.then 15 minutes on rower but that is all I could do on this as knees were starting to hurt............then I went on the treadmill for another 30 minutes. Meant to go on the weight machines but was aware I needed to catch bus to get R from school (that was not an excuse!)
Braved the scales and ah well......have stayed the same (but ok considering Neil and I ate and drank tons at the weekend.)
Need to build up some stamina at the gym so I can like, workout for longer and not give up. Also must stop avoiding weights machines.
One of the machines I was shown I simply cannot reach (the bar on it is too high) and it (the bar) it attached to a chain. I am supposed to higher the seat to be able to reach the bar. Can't see me doing this somehow.
Couldn't the instructor tell I am a bit on the short side????
Feel pleased I got to the gym as have not been able to go with kids being off school sick.
Might see if Neil will drop me there for an hour tomorrow night???

NO GYM

2007-11-19T00:23:00.000-08:00

Went away for the weekend so NO GYM and today (Monday) I would be going to the gym but R is not well and off school. I may try and do the Walk Away The Pounds dvd later if I can.

Tired

2007-11-16T11:34:00.000-08:00

Work 8am-5pm. Then called home then took R to the gym. Did 10 minutes rower, 10 minutes cross trainer and 20 minutes treadmill - would have done more but R was moaniing she wanted to go in the pool.
Better than not going at all I suppose?

YEAH gym again!

2007-11-14T16:14:00.000-08:00

Went to the gym again (after picking R up from school) - we caught the bus there. It is not so easy to do as much with R - she does well (after all she is only 10), but Idefinately do less when with her as she wants attention quite often>
I aim to do stuff with her though, as this motivates her to do more.
So we did 10 minutes on the rowing machine, then 10 minutes on the cross trainer and 10 more minutes on the rower again. Then she did her weights machines and I did 2 of mine (woulda done more but blokes were on the other machines (damn). Then R went in the pool for over half an hour (I will go in too next week)
I like to people watch a little when I am at the gym - it is interesting to see what type of people are there. I have identified a few so far
1 Women who want to lose weight (ie like me) who do not wear trendy gear but wear baggy t-shirts and joggin pants
2. Women/girls who are MEGA fit and workout often and are obviously addicted to the gym
3. Men who like to work out a lot and push themselves hard
4. Lads who like to work out to attract the women/girls who also stand around and chat to each other whilst posing at the same time
4.'People' who are wanting to get fitter to keep healthy (thus slowing down old age)

I like the treadmill the best, the bikes make my legs ache and I have to give up after about 8 minutes (hopefully this will improve)!

Induction Day

2007-11-13T10:20:00.000-08:00

Today (after I took R to school) I hopped on the bus and went to the gym. I had the 2nd half of my induction today. Firstly I went on the recumberant bike (easier than upright bike) but only managed 6 minutes on it (my legs were killing me). Howdo people spend so long on them. Kept glancing round to see if anyone could see how badly I was doing.

I had to keep one eye on the clock as I had my induction at 10.30am with Mike. Then when a treadmill was free I went on one of these and did 20 minutes at 5.2 mph (yippeeee fast walking for me). Was quite pleased with how I did on treadmill but how on earth did that only burn about 85 calories?????? My heart rate was at 140 bpm. I do not think I am very fit.

After the treadmill I went to the downstairs gym and was shown 4 of the resistence machines and how to do the 'plank' and some back extensions. Then I went on the treadmill again for 30 minutes - then I decided to go home.

I am planning on going the the gym tomorrow with R after school. Usually we do the row machine, the cross trainer, then she does the resistence machines (now I can do mine which are near hers) and then back to the cardio for a short time. We then go in the pool for a time.

(Starting heart rate about 100 - it's always high - does this mean I am mega unfit?????)Tomorrow (or later tonight) I will do my measurements.

Exercise and Food

2007-11-11T13:36:00.001-08:00

I must be honest and say I am not doing well on the diet (what diet?).

Yes I AM exercising but I am just eating crap and not making any effort to eat a proper diet.

I really need to try and get a 'grip' on the food I am eating otherwise it is a bit of a waste of time going to the gym isn't it?
I want to start feeling better>
I want to be able to go to the Christmas party at work and not be feeling FAT all night (ok, betta get moving as the party is on 14th December).
Need to PUT a BIG effort into eating better and hopefully will lose some lbs between now and then and so on and so on.
Today we (Neil, R and I) went to IKEA - I so love this shop, I could spend hours there but Neil and R were getting bored. After we got home at 5pm, R and I went to the gym - she is doing well (she is only 10 after all).

Good Day/Bad Day

2007-11-07T16:08:00.000-08:00

Am trying to avoid mirrors at the moment - arghghghgh. Today I ate pie and chips (WHY?), but they were nice actually. I DID do 2 hours line dancing tonight.

I normally weight myself on a Monday morning and well, I have no idea how I will do next Monday.

That's what this blog is about really - is this a good day or is this a bad day and at the end of the week (ok the beginning) have the good days out weighed (!) the bad days and therefore have I lost any weight - which is what I WANT to do. HA!

Time for bed as it has gone midnight and I have to get up for work in the morning (am working 8am to 5pm). Am pleased I have not eaten anything tonight, but then again, we have no food in and my kitvhen is a mess as it is being 'done' (new units etc)

2007-11-06T12:59:00.000-08:00

Well here I am (I am also elsewhere ie: on my web site). I think I shall make this my OK HERE WE GO AGAIN, HEARD IT ALL BEFORE, CATHY'S ON A DIET AGAIN.

Or maybe I'll make this my place to moan (I am good at this).

What did I do today - ermmmmmmmmmmmmm................................dieted pretty good in the early part of the day (ie ate well, allbran for brekky and egg salad for lunch with some low fat crisps.......but spoilt it all in the evening by getting stressed and eating cream cakes

Mmmmmmm..nighttime is always my worst time. I can be SO SO good all ALL day long and then have a couple of hundred cals over in the evening.

I caught sight of myself in the mirror at the gym last night and was horrified at JUST how BIG I look..............................it was not nice. So, here I am 145 lbs (or 10 st 5 lbs)..............not very tall (4 ft 11 on a good day) and all my weight is around my tummy. My work uniform is getting tighter each day and it is not always easy to keep remembering to 'hold it all in'. Today was going to be a good day, but it hasn't turned out that way. We went shopping to B&Q and I got stressed and then we called at the supermarket and bought cream cakes - I ate 2 of them.

I would like to have a loss on the scales nect week (must try harder though)I'm beginning to really really dislike the word DIET.