Happy Monday ya’ll! “Now I’s like Britney Spears!” Sorry had to do that.
Let’s talk weekend temptation. You know what it’s like – you sweated it out all week at the gym, you fuelled yourself with the most nutritious and natural foods, a glass of wine is the furthest thing from your mind, you have nothing but good intentions for yourself and you’re feeling healthier and fitter than a jumping, pumped up Richard Simmons.
Then Friday night strikes. Your mates are heading to the pub, they’re ordering wedges, they’re offering to buy you a beer and you think, hey, I’ve worked hard this week - a few beers and some wedges won’t hurt. Well, maybe not in theory but a few beers often lead to a few more and ’some’ wedges often lead to a Macca’s stop on the way home. So, how does one get out of this rut? I think the weekend gone by I was a step closer to solving this problem or at least steer myself a little better in the right direction.
On Friday I knew I would be heading to the RSL after work for some much loved meat raffling (two massive trays of rump later! SUP FOOLS!). I knew the temptation of a couple of glasses of wine would be there. So I chose extra healthy food options throughout the day, pushed myself hard at training and had a dinner of salad and grilled chicken. I was then able to enjoy my wine without feeling too guilty. And not a whole bottle as I was prone to in the past!
Saturday presented an even harder challenge – the quintessential Australian BBQ. I did some research and found that Yellowglen Jewel was only 60 calories per standard drink and was 40% lower in alcohol than normal Yellowglen varieties. So I enjoyed a few glasses of that as well as a steak with home prepared salad. I kept my calorie intake small throughout the day so that I was able to enjoy myself in the afternoon. I was also able to avoid a nasty hangover and take my dogs to the park the next day.
I do enjoy alcohol free weekends quite regularly however sometimes I just find it exceptionally hard to turn down a drink at the end of a long week. This is something that I am starting to get a handle on though. The important thing to remember is everything in moderation. Binging is an ugly habit that might give you a high whilst you’re doing it but will only make you come crashing down when the guilt sets in.
Okay enough about that. Let’s talk training.
I devised a little circuit for a friend and myself today that included:
1 x min skipping
1x min pushups
1 x min step ups
1 x min squats
1 x min skipping
1 x min bosu sit ups
1 x min step ups
1 x min lunges
We repeated the circuit three time and then finished off with a run 4 minutes, a sprint for 1 minute and a cool down walk for 3 minutes.
That’s an estimated 300 – 400 calories burnt in a 50 minute session. Not bad! We worked up quite a sweat and for 30 minutes afterwards I was still glowing an attractive blushing pink. Stunning.
Hmmm now what shall I leave you with today? Ah yes… I have the perfect thing!
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