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Yesterday was my second day ot the 12 week body transformation program I an doing.
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This photo was taken alongside our camp.

Today I did part of my fitness assessment.

Instead of doing the 400-meter jog, planned as my 'final burst', for the day I did a timed one-kilometre run.

This was supposed to be timed on a flat surface and done at the same place ever four weeks and I am in the mountains, there is now where flat in Tarra Valley or surroundings, so I took the last timed trial I did as my starting entry level.  I recorded an 8.8 kilometres for 1 kilometre last November, on the flat, pushing myself as hard as I possibly could.

I also did my ‘’how many push ups could I do in one minute test and I disappointed myself by collapsing in a heap after 15 push ups from the knees and 35 seconds

The caravan step and those adjustable weights were my main exercise equipment for day two.

 

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That is Reg, beside the camp fire at our camp, eating the Thai Curry, I cooked as our evening meal, yesterday. It was delicious and HOT.

With Reg and Indigo relaxing today beside Tarra River and our caravan home, I did three sets of fifty step ups on to those caravan steps in the photo, holding those weights.  Reg was most impressed, reminding me that a few years ago I could not have stepped on to those steps without holding on to the door handle and hauling myself up them or asking for help.

I also told myself that if I thought three sets of 50 step ups and down, were hard to do, I would need to be fit enough to do 2,500 of those step ups if I was to be fit enough to climb to the top of the Pinnacle in the Grampians Victoria, ever again :-). Wouldn't that be a thrill to achieve once more?

I did the series of upper and lower body weight exercises, I have been doing on alternate days, since last May, I just upped the intensity a litte, doing three sets of eight each.

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300 to 350 Calorie Breakfast.
Half a large banana, 1/3 punnet blueberries, 8 strawberries, 30 gram of Aldi organic Muesli, 100 gram of low fat, unsweetened, live culture, natural Greek style, yogurt.

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100 to 150 calorie Snacks x two, Morning and afternoon tea: 
Morning Snack was:-Fresh summer harvest juicy white flesh, peach and a few seseme seeds and the skim milk powder I add to my morning coffees. 
Afternoon snack, (see photo) was an assorted salad with my favorite measured quantity, Paul Newman, Classic Salad Dressing on it and the skim milk in my afternoon cup of teas.

Contrary to advise for most people, I have the lxury of drinking tea and coffee with my meals to block iron absorbtion, as I absorb too much iron.

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300 to 350 calorie Lunch was 2 slices of toasted Burgen Lin Soy bread. with low fat ricotta cheese topping, carrot, tomate, spring onion, rocket leaf and capsicum, sprinkled with extra sharp parmisan cheese and freshly grated pepper.

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300 to 350 Dinner 
Thai Curry at Tarra valley.
It was too hot for my taste, so Reg ate the larger serve of it, I had about 1/3.  Reg he loved it. :-)

Tarra Valley ~ Thai Curry

Brown in a non stick sauspan, 200 gram lean minced meat, carrot, capsicum, onion, add I packet of fresh bean shoots and 1 tin of Valcom authentic Green Curry (Gaeng Keow Wan).

Contents, Cocout extract, Bamboo shoots, Eggplant, Chilli, Shallot, Lemon grass, Garlic, Galangal, Sweet basil, Kaffir lime, Shrimp paste, Coriander sead and things I don't like but will accept as a once in a while inclusion for convienience. 

 

We finished a perfect day, in bed together, in the caravan, all three of us, Reg, Indigo the poodle and I, watching 'CATS', on DVD. :-). 
 


Comments

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 6:20:50 pm

Wow Kathy, you are doing really well! I really am very impressed by your efforts :)

I'm yet to do the fitness testing but will get it done on the weekend as I have some time then. That breakfast looks amazing!

The Thai curry looks good too! I don't really eat spicy food but trying to introduce it to my cooking.

Wow, look at how far you have come in a few years - very inspirational :)

I love that you're improvising and making the program work for you. Way to go! Keep up the good work :)

 

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