Day 9

My legs are ACHING.

Today I did attempt 9 at the 30 Day Shred, as well as doing C25K level 2 for half an hour and one section of level 3.

What I really find when running is that whilst I can keep going - I managed to run for 3 minutes both of the 3 minute sections (not saying I didn't look at the time during it to see how much longer I had to go!) - but the rest time never seems enough - I always either need to pause the time and walk a little longer or keep the proper time but take my inhaler, and I'm not sure which is better in terms of trying to improve my running and general fitness in the long run.

I was really aching after my hour of C25K so I varied my weights with the 30 Day Shred:

Circuit 1 - I did the first set of squat and press with the 2lb weights and the second set with the 0.5kg weights
Circuit 2 - Did both the dumbell rolls with the 2lb weights. Did both sets of lunges with bicep curls with the 0.5kg weights - though I managed to do 27 lunges per leg rather than my usual 24.
Circuit 3 - Did all 4 weight requiring sections with the 2lb weights.

I did feel that I'd pushed myself and my arms were shaking by the end of it, they're still tingling now actually, and today was definitely the sweatiest I have been yet - so I don't feel that by using the lower weights I've suffered in terms of my workout.

My food choices again weren't great - ended up out again (did I mention I never eat in the house?) but again only ate one meal today. It's not that I'm trying to only eat one meal but as I'm a student and I don't start my summer job till the 11th I'm sleeping until about 1 each day and by the time I properly wake up and shower and dress and faff about it's about half 2 and I then am either going out for the day, or work out. Whichever I'm doing first I'll be doing the other later, which means that in terms of meals I only stop for one during the day and then when I'm up at night I try not to eat because I'm not particularly hungry and I would only be eating for the sake of it.

The plan for tomorrow is to do another hour of couch to 5K - probably repeating today and using 1 section of level 2 to get into it then 1 section of level 3 to push myself through. Then it's day 10 of the 30 Day Shred! Gulp! Not so much gulp in terms of doing day 10 but in terms of that means the day after tomorrow I have to go on to level 2 - scary!