Monday and New Week Begins

The beginning of a new week...and my motivation even after the gain of 400g's is still high.

I know I did everything last week and if my body needed that gain for whatever reason..

So be it...

I'm moving on.

I have a few things in mind for this week...

1. To cut my calories ~ no higher than 1 600 per day.

1 400 calories if possible.

2. Eat carbs for breakfast and lunch, but no carbs after lunch time besides in the form of veggies.

3. Drink more water ( struggle with this one during winter months )

I have already cut out sugar, salt and processed foods

I have cut out bread between Sunday to Friday nights

Love my German rye rolls on Friday night and Saturday lunch time

I drink 2 glasses of wine a week...one on Friday and Saturday evenings

If I do have chocolate, its the dark version and only one block

Today I decided on a run ~ I was a little worried that my legs would struggle after my longest run of 11.58km ( 7 miles ) yesterday morning with the girls.

I headed out telling myself I would walk up the hills and run the flats...

but as I left home and went straight into a run I told myself to keep going...

Which I did.

I ran the whole 7.10 km ( 4.4 miles ) without walking up the dreaded hills and if you see my ascent to descent you will see how much of my route was uphill.

The route I did was a Trail run in the forest...very different to a road run...

My time is a lot faster on the road to a Trail run, but have read in running magazines that this is normal...

Ran 7.8km ( 4.4 miles ) in 51 mins 07

Average speed ~ 8.3km ( 5.1 )

Max speed ~ 11.2km ( 6.9 )

( Both are getting faster )

Burned = 633 calories

12% fat

130 - 144 HR

Total Ascents = 215m

Total Descent = 209m

Ate 1 316 calories today.