Hello, back again sooner than I thought... :o) So, yesterday, left work, cycled home (up a very steep hill, which left me gasping and my legs burning) jumped into my car and headed off to Lions Pride for what turned out to be a very intense training session.
Shadow Boxing warm up (3 rounds)
Core exercises, using Medicine Ball (3 rounds)
Basics and combination drills (12 rounds)
Stretching (yes lots of these... and man did I need it)
Shower, home....
Worked hard and enjoyed the session, got a bit frustrated with myself on a few occasions as I could not seem to get certain moves right, I guess they will come with more training :o)
Anyhow... awoke this morning, bit stiff, hot bath, and back on the bike... another couple of miles before work, its not far, but it is a start. This evening from work I am meeting Phil Booth (Chairman of EETEP) and we are heading out to clock some miles up. I forgot how painfull cycling can be on the rump when you are not used to it...
Food wise, obviously the trusted Diet Plate is getting another bashing, and I havent weighed myself this week deliberately as I want to use my size and feeling more than my weight as a judgement. I will however weigh myself every couple of weeks to keep some form of record.
Hope it stops raining before tonight...
Be Well
Well today is day two, day one went ok, except for a couple of biscuits that snuck there way in during a meeting :o( Oh well, at least that was all...
I had fruit for breakfast, apple, grapes, orange, melon. It was lovely, clean and refreshing. For lunch I had a healthy chicken and bacon sandwich on wholemeal bread. In the afternoon I had 4 biscuits :o(. For tea I had a jacket potato with some beans on them.
I did very little exercise yesterday, except playing with a Funkey Hula available now from The Diet Plate. It was great, and very funny, slightly painful as well, mind you it does say wear a heavy top to stop the wheels bruising you to start with, being one for instructions, of course I ignored that and was wearing a light weight thin summer shirt.. yip it definitely bruises!! Other than that it was a good work out.
Today I have skipped breakfast, grabbing an apple from the shops on the way into work as I was running late, there is nothing to eat in the office, which is just as well as I am quite hungry right now. I will nip out for lunch and grab something fairly healthy. Tea will be a couple of pieces of fruit on the way to the Dojo and I will probably end up grabbing a cereal/nut bar as well for energy, as well as some water. Water is great, it helps with hunger and stops you from getting headaches and dehydrated... My biggest 2 pieces of diet advice for people on the go, 1) The Diet plate for easy portion control. 2) Drink at least 1.5 litres of water a day whilst dieting. Its really that simple.
How time flies when your having fun....
Or how time flies when your not.... strange reallly..
Anyhow, havent weighed myself today, I forgot if I am honest... Training is up and down like a yoyo, still having injury problems and my back is causing me grief yet again. Its unreal I can go two or three days without a niggle, then I will twist or lean over to get something and bang the pain is excrutiating.
I was feeling good yesterday, did some light training, nothing not even a twinge.. great I thought back to full training tomorrow. Last night in bed I lent over to reach something off of the bed side table and wham, pain shooting right up and down my back. The pain is so intense it takes my breath away, and I cant move. I have to literally drag myself around, using my arms and hands to turn myself over, not fun at all.
I got little sleep last night even after the pills. It hurts loads.... This morning I got up and went swimming, I did 62 lengths, not my normal to be fair, but my back was ok whilst swimming it was just getting out of the pool that it hurt. So non load bearing exercise seems fine. I am begining to worry now about the fight, as I am not 100% convinced I am going to be well enough to compete at this rate.
I have popped some more pills today and I am going to try and do some light training and boxing drills tonight, and see how I go. I am thinking perhaps a massage or a sauna may help as well.
Anywyas diet is going ok and I will weigh myself tomorrow morning now. So check back for an update...
