Carry on exercising - the October 2021 edition

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New thread to record our workouts, track our goals, and keep us motivated. All welcome!

@SophieLion
@MotherForkinShirtBalls
@roonetta

It's tricky!
Greek yoghurt
Eggs
Protein shakes (I like the clear whey as you can drink them like squash)
Meat and fish
Quinoa, lentils
Tofu
Nut butters

I need to stop eating so much sugar before I even think about protein 😩

Swimming today. I added 100m which is good.

Days exercised 106.

Yoga day 15 done last night, forgot to post thanks to jet lag. Hoping to get day 16 done this evening but the hotel room floor looks awfully hard.

I have given up on worrying about food for the summer. I drink a bit more than is good for me, and I could probably cut out some of the crisps, but the motivation to change isn't there. (I am genuinely baffled by the protein, HotWaterBottles; can your body even use that much?)

Hope the osteopath works, roonetta. Mine has really helped my niggly hip.

Days exercised 120.

Yoga day 16 done. Rather feebly- I was right about the floor. But I have done a lot of walking today, so I’m counting it as an exercise day.

Days exercised 121

Thanks Professor

I am trying to make better food choices but the kids are home and we have a cupboard full of chocolate

30DS L1 D3 done. My thumb has started to hurt now. FFS

Days exercised 123

It's been too bloody hot to bike! Hoping to get a workout in tomorrow
I've signed up to a spin challenge for September, and then October I'm going to do the strength programme which is 4-6 weeks

Yes, it's still very hot here too, Pelo, but rain due tomorrow which is badly needed too.

I had a lovely sea swim this morning. Gorgeous sunshine and clear water.

Days exercised 107

Yesterday a 5km run and yoga class and today 30 mins on cross trainer (followed a programme - was very cool), 15 min run and some abs.

Days exercised 149

I'm doing the same as you professor, I'm not following that kind of diet. That's insane and I can't be that strict. Chocolate is my weakness and I've been doing better, not eating a bit every day now. 😂

Did another gym session tonight and doing another tomorrow morning.

30 min on the cross trainer sophie?! Wow I am still stuck at 5 mins, I can do 6 on a good day. 😂

I'm almost at the end of Sydney Cummings Summertime Fine 3 - 10 more days to go. Its really improved my overall muscle tone, strength and endurance. I'm deciding what to do next.

Well done @Purpleavocado. Have you done any Caroline Girvan programmes? She is similar to Sydney.

3 mile WWL and a 10 minute Girvan upper body with light weights.

Days exercised 124

I've completed some short Caroline programs. I like her but I do miss form pointers and encouragement through the workout, and doing the same warmup every day. I might fo Epic Heat though.

Well I was a bit clueless with the cross trainer hot water bottles so I put on one of the programmes of the machine and it talked me through and because it was so varied, the time passed very quickly. Was bloody hard though!!

Today 30 min programme on cross trainer and then a girvan arms and shoulders session and some abs.

Days exercised 150

20 mins On Cross trainer, 20 mins on treadmill, 20 mins girvan back and 10 mins girvan abs.

Days exercised 151

Yoga day 18 done. (I did day 17 yesterday but decided I really couldn’t count it, it was just a session of stretching. Thanks to jet lag and an overnight flight I fell asleep during the lying down bit at the end .)

Sophie, that’s a serious amount of training, I feel very feeble in comparison!

Days exercised 122.

You're turning into a treadmill boss, Sophie! Hope you're not too jetlagged, Professor and you enjoy your holiday.

I spent yesterday and today rearranging furniture and hefting boxes around. I'm sore all over so I'm counting both days! I also managed a short sea swim this morning. It wasn't in my usual spot (the car park I usually use was full, with a queue at 8.35!) so it wasn't as nice underfoot but gorgeous nonetheless.

Days exercised 109

Ha ha 😆 No it's only because we're on hols in a resort so I have some more time to devote to exercise. As from tomorrow we're on an island so doubt much will be happening. And then back to 30 mins workouts in Athens!

Sounds like day 17 was very relaxing Professor

Is it super hot in Ireland too MotherForkin?

30 min bike
10 min focus flow yoga (focused on back)
MELTING

30DS L1 D4 done

Days exercised 125

Yoga day 19 done (last night). The jet lag hasn’t been too bad, happily, mainly because there hasn’t been any reason to get up early - thank heaven DD is past the age of needing one of us to get up with her at the crack of dawn. These days she gets up by herself, not at the crack of dawn, and watches YouTube videos.

I brought a Jillian DVD with me, but we’re in a flat and there are warnings up about not jumping up and down because the neighbours complain. So yoga it is.

Days exercised 123.

I couldn't cool down last night and got 3hrs sleep

Going to do a quick 10 min yoga flow later and get an early night

Sorry you’re suffering in the heat, Pelo. I missed the worst of the heatwave as I was away for work, now I’m down in Cornwall and there are floods!

Yoga day 20 done. Felt really hard even though it was a short one.

Days exercised 124.

Definitely feels cooler today, I took a day off to prioritise sleep!

It went from hottest days on record in August (30+) on Thursday, Sophie, to 15 today! We had a lot of much needed rain over Sunday night and Monday. Looks like more today. I'm jealous of how easy it is for you to nip off to "an island"! Enjoy it.

I was very lazy the last couple of days (I think perimenopause is kicking in, periods are wiping me out in the last few months) but got in an early spin class this morning. I need to work out which instructors do which days. I seem to get the same guy every morning session I do and it's getting boring and shouty.

Hope your holiday is good Professor. Kids sorting themselves in the morning became my new holiday bliss when it happened 😀

Did you get a good night's sleep Pelo?

Days exercised 110

The cooler days are such a relief

30DS L1 D5 done

Days exercised 126