GreySneakers Diaries

I should be feeling very guilty right now for I have been slacking in my diet and exercise program for the past 10 days. It started with a 4 days training where the organizer served us deliciously sinful food 5 times a days between 8.30am to 5.30pm. And then at night, I still cooked and had dinner with my family. I tried not to eat much during the day but with 5 meals during day time, I got too tired to count the calories so I just had whatever looked delicious enough. During the 4 days, I didn't go to gym as the training was held in KL. Driving back from KL was challenging enough so going to FF IOI Mall was out of question. By the time I reached home, I was too tired to move a muscle and it was drizzling most of the days. So, couldn't take the baby out for a stroll. I just had a short nap and woke up for bath, prayers and prepared dinner. I always felt exhausted during trainings. The same thing happened during my Uni days. I was always too tired, perhaps it was mental tire...

I received this from Srikandi egroup and loved it so much. This is good for all women's mental health. Girlie Wisdom!    1. A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills... she has 14 kids but she doesn't really care..    2. One of life's mysteries is how a 2-pound box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5 lbs.   3. My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.   4 . The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.    5. The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you are doing, someone else does.    6. The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends..   7. Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today...    8. Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.   9. I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together an...

I've sort of given up using the Biggest Loser club website as the access has been very poor for the last few months. Usually it took me about 10 minutes just to update what I've eaten for a day. I don't know why the website performance dropped so suddenly. Perhaps it's being hosted elsewhere, and the network infrastructure there sucks, well  I don't know. However, now that I've purchased the Nike + Sportband, I'm fully utilizing Nikeplus website to track my running. Although I'm not able to track the rest of the cardio and resistance training I' doing, I think this is good enough. I chose one program from the Nikeplus coach and try to follow as close as I can. Actually I haven't ran much. I tried my best to run at least twice a week, depending on my work schedule. Lately I've been having many late afternoon meetings that usually dragged until 6 or 6.30pm. So, there goes my workout time slot. I have to admit that I do envy people who can...

What does the instructor always tells you? Push your limit. Prevent injury. Those two are the often heard whenever you attend Group Classes (or if you watch too many Biggest Loser  episodes..) These days I try to push my limits. From running at 7.0 speed to 8.0 to 8.5 and sometimes 9.0. I also increased the weight for resistance training. For abdominal crunches I have also increased from 20 to 25kg. Everything was going okay. My body could keep up with the challenge. Although sometimes, more muscles became sore. Well these are the (muscles) that have turned into MUSCLES, I guess. Then suddenly on Tuesday, I decided it's about time to increase to 30kg (for abdominal crunches). I set the weight, set my position right. Towel checked. iPod checked. Favorite rock song checked. I was so ready, took a normal breath and pulled. Then I felt something snapped in my tummy. The left side of my C-sect incision. I exhaled, returned to sitting position and tried to relax. After a minute I tr...