Woke up hungry today. I forgot how hard low carbing was in the first few days.

I had intended going to the gym again this morning but I had a really bad night with hardly any sleep so I've kicked that idea to the kerb for now.

Weight stayed the same this week, which isn't surprising as I only started changing my eating habits yesterday. Hopefully next week will show a change on the scales.

My daughter Hannah, is running a 5k fun race tomorrow and her Dad is joining in with a 10k. I shall be on the sidelines cheering them on. (I offered to compose a few cheerleading chants and shake a pom-pom or two but that didn't go down well. ) 

Maybe this time next year I'll be joining in too.

Yay! 2 weeks in the gym under my belt!

Happy days! 2 weeks equates to 6 sessions in the gym! For me, that's a record!

I stayed off the treadmill today because of my knee problems, but I managed 20 minutes on the cross trainer/stepper and 20 minutes on the bike. I also upped the weights on the machines I've been using so all in all I'm happy with my efforts. I felt good in there today! Never thought I'd see the day I'd be saying that.



Today also saw the start of my low carb way of eating. I'm positive I was more productive at the gym today because I wasn't bloated out with carbs like I usually am. Carbs make me tired and sluggish. I can eat a toasted sandwich or a bowl of cereal and want to sleep within minutes.  I lost a fair amount of weight following a low carb diet before but I never exercised then and my head wasn't in exactly the right place so I never stuck to it as I should have.

Hopefully things are beginning to fall into place at long last. Just a matter of keeping them going now.

First hiccup!

Well it looks like I may have been trying to do do much too soon. My left knee felt a little sore at the start of the week and after Wednesday's lunch time visit to the gym, it felt pretty bad.

I couldn't do my usual routine on the treadmill, partly because of my knee and partly because 'brunch' clearly hadn't been eaten early enough in the day and it was still sitting heavy in my stomach. Wont make that mistake again!

I did a feeble attempt at running, then gave in and did the usual round of reps on the machines. I also added in the leg press and chest press and 5 minutes on the cross trainer/stepper.

I finally realised I was holding myself too rigidly whilst trying the cross trainer and if I shifted my weight slightly whilst stepping, it made it a whole lot easier. Doh! Funny how the most obvious things can escape you sometimes.

I looked into getting some sort of knee support but was advised to avoid impact exercise until I upped my fitness and/or lost some weight so I now need to avoid the treadmill and will concentrate on the bike and the cross trainer before heading to the bench machines.

Felt a wee bit fed up today as it seemed far too early to be having a set back but then again, I guess it just shows how much I need to get fit/lose weight.

Tomorrow is another day........