This one is for Rae!

I honestly didn't know what picture I was going to put up today and then I thought of Rae and thought, I'll put my big mug up here!

Actually it's a good reminder to keep going - I still have a bit to go!

Recapping the weekend - had cravings for chocolate all day Saturday after waking up feeling very depleted and tired. I tried to work my way around the cravings, but to no avail - I tried Nutella (not a good move) , extra carbs/protein and eventually shared half a bar with hubs and immediately felt much better. It meant that Saturday was a day where I ate much more than I wanted but I try and learn from these experiences and move on. What I learnt out of it is to have some chocolate if I really feel like it, simply because I crave it so rarely and I must have been very much out-of-sorts to have such a craving.

Sunday was a complete rest day which meant I got to see the effect of all of those carbs in the mirror today - my muscles looked pretty full and I took full advantage of the extra glycogen and put in a kicker of a run this morning as well as a pretty heavy training session. I still end up a little over food budget today, and weight is up, but all good things come down in my case so I'll keep pressing on.

Hmm, what else? The dump trucks actually turned out to be quite interesting. At full tilt, they are 20 metres high and take 3500 litres of fuel to fill the tank! Yikes.

Training today:
Run - 45 mins -took about 20 minutes to warm up and then I put the foot on the accelerator.
Elliptical- 15 mins

Strength Training:
Chin ups: varied grips 4 x6 (the wide grip was assisted...youch!)
Lat PD to front: 4 x8
Hyperextensions: 4 x 10
Seated Row: 4 x8
Leg Curl: 3 x20
Tricep Dips + 2kg dumbbell: 4 x 8
Dumbbell DeadLifts: 3 x15 bent knee, 3 x 15, stiff
Tri push down: 3 x10