Days 23 - 29
Day 23 : Went for a walk at lunchtime, then did weights in the evening. I'm liking the "Do Weights till calories expended" challenge, as it gives me a focus for a weights workout, and means I have to keep going, rather than stop when I feel like it.
Day 24: Commute. Ride to work quite straightforward when I've booked it in.
Day 25: Not really feeling very motivated or good at this stage, I just had 180 Calories to get rid of the end of the day, which was easily dispatched with 15 minutes on a bike. Did this "Just because" and didn't enjoy it in the slightest.
Day 26 : Outdoor bike ride. These have really been improving recently, and whilst I think the main improvements have been as a result of the commutes, where often I'll race against previous times, or try and do the hills as quickly as possible, the extra sessions done purely to satisfy this challenge have contributed.
Day 27 : First day of a holiday where we were camping and going to the beach; so this just kind of sorted itself! You end up moving around a lot on holiday, and we'd stopped on the way out to run around the Hedge Puzzle at Symonds Yat, so this came in nicely at 929 calories of fun activity with the kids, bodyboarding, and putting up a tent.
Day 28: Holiday cancelled, meaning we had to come home early, which was a real disappointment. By the time we'd got us home, unpacked, kids fed, Lu napped as she'd had a bad night in the roof of the campervan, and Tour De France watched, I'd no motivation left. Had hoped that this would be another "natural" day, but the weather had been pretty bad in the morning, and every time we stopped on the way back, the kids had just wanted to stay in the van and eat crisps. So not a good day all told.
Day 29 : Swimming with kids and mag trainer... Again, had hoped that today would be a "natural" day (one where just by doing stuff we hit the target, and don't go to the gym or anything) but that didn't happen. After swimming, we ate out, so got home round 5.30 without needing to feed or bathe the kids. Took that opportunity to get 30 minutes in on the mag which ticked the box.
Day 24: Commute. Ride to work quite straightforward when I've booked it in.
Day 25: Not really feeling very motivated or good at this stage, I just had 180 Calories to get rid of the end of the day, which was easily dispatched with 15 minutes on a bike. Did this "Just because" and didn't enjoy it in the slightest.
Day 26 : Outdoor bike ride. These have really been improving recently, and whilst I think the main improvements have been as a result of the commutes, where often I'll race against previous times, or try and do the hills as quickly as possible, the extra sessions done purely to satisfy this challenge have contributed.
Day 27 : First day of a holiday where we were camping and going to the beach; so this just kind of sorted itself! You end up moving around a lot on holiday, and we'd stopped on the way out to run around the Hedge Puzzle at Symonds Yat, so this came in nicely at 929 calories of fun activity with the kids, bodyboarding, and putting up a tent.
Day 28: Holiday cancelled, meaning we had to come home early, which was a real disappointment. By the time we'd got us home, unpacked, kids fed, Lu napped as she'd had a bad night in the roof of the campervan, and Tour De France watched, I'd no motivation left. Had hoped that this would be another "natural" day, but the weather had been pretty bad in the morning, and every time we stopped on the way back, the kids had just wanted to stay in the van and eat crisps. So not a good day all told.
Day 29 : Swimming with kids and mag trainer... Again, had hoped that today would be a "natural" day (one where just by doing stuff we hit the target, and don't go to the gym or anything) but that didn't happen. After swimming, we ate out, so got home round 5.30 without needing to feed or bathe the kids. Took that opportunity to get 30 minutes in on the mag which ticked the box.
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