Just a blip but still pretty good

Yes, it was a blip. Back up this morning, but down 1% on last week. Wouldn’t it be great if I could lose 1% body fat every week for 12 weeks. Ah, I can dream.

Played badminton after work with some work colleagues today. Brilliant fun. I played a few months ago at a club when one of my pilates students invited me along, and I was completely rubbish. What I hadn’t really twigged to was that these people play at club level, and the newest member there had been playing twice a week for a year. Today, with people from work, I didn’t feel so rubbish – they were as bad as me! And after knocking about for half an hour, we doubled up and played a game, and my partner and I actually won. Brilliant. An hour was a good time. The clubs play for two hours which is a bit long for me. Mind you, when I played with them I was so puffed I was turning purple, and rotated on and off the court with every game. Today I played for an hour straight. Another example of how far I have come.

Knee is bothering me a bit though. I’m trying to pretend it isn’t happening. I know I should probably stop running until the inflammation goes down and/or I lose some more weight. But I love it. I can see how people get addicted to it. LOL. Hark at me. Yesterday I ran for a total of 3 minutes in a 20 minute workout! Does that make me a runner now? I was having twinges before my workout and I knew I should have chosen another piece of exercise equipment. But the thought of doing RPE 9 intervals on the elliptical or bike just filled me with dread, whereas the prospect of six 30 second sprints seemed really fun!

It’s funny – I used to do weights because I enjoyed the process and cardio, which I loathed, because I had to to burn extra calories. Amazingly, and I would never have believed it possible, it is now the other way round. I do cardio because I really enjoy it, and put up with the weights because I need to improve my body composition and that is what is going to get me to the shape I want to be. But my heart sinks a little on resistance days. Just keep repeating my mantra: thinner, fitter and healthier; thinner, fitter and healthier. ‘night all.