Exercise Science

Finished creating a gym program for my exercise science class—- hoping its not too difficult for whoever is my partner for the day! I’m loving the unit but the girls in my class don’t understand the benefits of weights… Plus they’re all fresh out of high school (3 years younger than me) & I don’t think they really care about the class… A bit depressing since I’m doing the class as an elective because weight training is my unbridled passion >_>

My Healthy Cooking

 Lamb Cutlets with Cauliflower Mash & Beans

 Lentil Sheperd's Pie with Steamed Broccoli

 Steamed Fish with Asian Vegetables

 Broccoli & Zucchini Cheesy Bake

Stir-fried Ginger Beef with Broccolini & Cashews

Ah the Joys of Easter

Ooops, I've had my first slip-up in terms of weight maintenance... This morning I weighed in at 64.2kg--- 1.2kg higher than my 'goal weight band'. Of course I know where I went wrong. Over Easter I essentially gave up the training & decided to eat everything & anything that caught my eye (including a lot of chocolate & even a bit of pizza!). I know I'll be able to drop the extra weight quickly though, all I need to do is exercise a bit of self control & get back on track with my training. I've already done 3 training sessions this week & I have another planned for tomorrow. I've also cut my calories but of course since I'm doing weight training I haven't cut them down by too much... I'll re-check my weight next week though & if it hasn't dropped I may cut to 1500 calories which will put me on my BMR.

Though I may have gained a little weight I'm looking incredibly fit & strong. I've noticed a huge increase in my leg definition in particular. Most of my weights are still the same but the little bit of running I've been doing has paid off---- I definitely have more stamina. Gym sessions have been difficult to fit in this semester but I've managed to do it by leaving class early, going to the gym & then watching lectures online instead. I'm diversifying when it comes to the recipes I've been cooking--- my partner recently got me 'Tiffany's Lighten Up Cookbook' so I've started trying the recipes in it. It concerns me a little that they don't have calorie counts next to them but several are similar to 12wbt recipes so I assume they're around the same mark.

My study has been a little off track (we had a death in the family & I didn't cope very well last week) but I'm currently powering my way through all the lectures I've missed. I'm about half-way through so I should be able to finish by the end of study break & be up-to-date.