I may as well do my write-up of the 12WBT week 5 now, even though we are well into week 6.
To be honest, week 5 is a bit of a blur. When exam time comes I go into "study mode", as I like to call it. I pretty much lose touch with the rest of the world for a while. My life consists of sleep-eat-study-repeat. This time I tried to get a bit of exercise in there too!
Weigh in:
I lost .5kg this week, which is pretty decent! Puts me only .7kg away from my goal of being under 60kg by my birthday (June 23rd).
Exercise:
Keeping a record of all my food and exercise on My Fitness Pal really helps jog my memory!
Monday: Body pump and CX-works. I'm getting ripped as! 515 calories.
Tuesday: RPM class. 409 calories.
Wednesday: Had to miss my body balance class and go to a compulsory employment appointment :(. A bit of relaxation would have come in handy this week too! This meant I didn't have time for a workout. As a chronic procrastinator, my study time is very precious in the week prior to exams!
Thursday: Decided to try one of the 12WBT 'Gym Machines' cardio workouts. All I can say is Wow! I really enjoyed it coz it was varied, with jogging, rowing, sprints and biking, and it really made me work! 664 calories later (that's a lot for me!).
Friday: Normally I would do a strength workout on the gym machines today, but because I was pushed for time and because my head was full and I didn't want to force it to think anymore, I did another pump class. 430 calories.
Saturday: No SSS for me this week. I had to pick my parents up from the airport first thing in the morning. By the time I got home it was time for food shopping and (you guessed it) study.
Overall, my exercise regime wasn't too bad this week considering. Still got in 4 decent workouts!
Food:
I must say, having an eating plan really helped this week. Knowing what I was eating for each meal and what I had to buy meant one less thing to think about. I stuck to the plan pretty consistently. I was distracted by study, which meant I wasn't thinking about eating in the evenings so much like I normally do when I'm just watching TV or something.
I did blow it a little bit on treat meal Saturday though. After an especially stressful week I was particularly craving dessert. I bought some apple strudel and custard and ate it til I was stuffed. Luckily it doesn't take too much to make me feel stuffed nowadays. I would have kept going if it wasn't for that unpleasant overly-full feeling! I was about 400 calories over my limit for the day. Not great, but it could have been worse!
I was back on track Sunday, but I tell you, the left over strudel kept calling to me and I was so tempted. It took a lot of willpower to say no. And while I did say no, I was disappointed in myself. It felt like the old habits and the old me were fighting to return. I thought I had gotten over these temptations and it wasn't a challenge for me anymore. I guess under severe stress the habit of using food as a comfort is still there.
Weekly Challenge:
I actually had to check the website to remind myself what last week's challenge was. That's how 'with it' I was last week.
Anyway, the challenge was to go to bed early. While I wasn't actually consciously aware of the challenge, I definitely succeeded. I've been making an effort to go to bed early for a while now. It's not too difficult. Regular exercise makes me want to get up early and go to bed earlier. I have always been a shocking sleeper though, and unfortunately it hasn't helped with that. I do have more energy though, so it doesn't get to me so much.
The challenge for week 6 is to do 20 minutes worth of planking. It's Wednesday now and I still haven't started on this one, so I better get to it!
Coming up:
Now that I'm not so preoccupied by assignments and exams I'm going to write some more interesting posts. I've learnt a lot of great stuff in nutrition this semester that I'd really like to share with anyone who wants to know.
If anyone is reading this, I really encourage you to comment as well! I can see that I have page views but I would really love to know what people think.
If there's anything you would be interested in knowing/reading about in regards to my weight loss journey in particular or anything else to do with health, nutrition, weight loss or behaviour change, feel free to ask! I have a lot of personal experience, I am only one subject away from completing a health science degree, plus I have a personal trainer for a boyfriend! You're in pretty good hands.
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