Week #21 (1/5/13)

So we seriously hammered the interval cardio at the gym last night as a last push to try and make sure I met my target today (being under 18st by the end of April).  Did a 4k run, 9k bike (with interval sprints) and then a 2k row at the end.

This morning I wasn't confident it was enough, so did something radical.  Guess who ran to work this morning? That's right, me.  It wasn't pretty, and it wasn't fast, but another 3k in the bag.  Also my first time doing outdoor running, in the blazing sunshine, and it was AMAZING.

Weigh in time was meant to be 11am, but was literally buzzing this morning so couldn't wait.  I had to know if I'd done it.

So here we go....

Weight: 17st 13lb (-3lb!)
Chest: 44.5" (unchanged)
Stomach: 42.5" (unchanged)
Waist: 41" (unchanged)
Collar: 16.25" (-0.25")

****ing YES! Target met!

So the goods and the bads again.


The Good:

- 3 more fantastic sessions with the trainer
- Stuck to the food plan perfectly all week, allowed myself one cheat evening as advised and it did no harm
- 3.5k run on Sunday, beat my 2.5k time by 6 seconds while doing it
- Incorporating heavy weights/low reps into my workout for strength gains alongside the cardio/fat burner weights

The Bad:

- STILL not drinking enough water, definitely need to get back on top of this as it's now affecting my digestion a bit, which is why I think my measurements haven't dropped this week

My pre-paid sessions with my trainer are now all used up, so sadly I won't be able to work with him as regularly as I was (I simply can't afford him that often).  My hope is to keep up at the very least once a week though, and as we approach the run in June twice a week to keep up the training.

Goals

So a new goal, actually two goals for May:

1 - Drop 8lbs.  This is my goal reduction.  I very much doubt I'll be able to keep up 2-3lbs a week consistently, but 2lbs should be doable.
2 - Achieve a 5k run.  I'm very confident on this one now!