super challenge - day one

The weather at the moment is miserable so it was no mean feat to get out of our comfy bed this morning and walk 30 minutes to get to the gym... But we did. That's right - on top of anything I do at the gym, it's an hour round trip (uphill on the way home!) to the gym and back so it's certainly testing my resolve.


Today's workout involved 30 mins of interval training on the cross trainer machine, a 30 minute BodyCombat class (thought I was going to pass out during the first track!), a 30 minute core class (OW), and a 55 minute BodyBalance class (a bit of "ow" but a lot of "ahhh"). The walk home nearly killed me but lunch & the hot shower  made it all worth it!


I'm trying to stick to 1200 calories a day as far as my diet goes but I will obviously compensate to allow for extra (or less) gym work. My sample diet plan is as follows:

Breakfast: 1 kiwi fruit 40cal

2 weetbix hi-bran with skim milk 200cal

Snack: 1 anzac muesli bar 170cal

Lunch: 1.5 toasted cheese sandwiches 500cal  

Snack: 1 small orange 60cal

Dinner: 2 egg whites 30cal

1 small tin baked beans 110cal

1 bowl steamed vegetables 90cal