Weight in - 31st March

Another 0.8lbs down! Last week wasn't a good week for exercise, work took over my life too much meaning I didn't have time to gym. I did well though, kept under my calorie limit everyday except Friday when he boyfriend treated me to some Jaffa cakes, and stretched a few times. Every little helps!

So as it's the end of March it's time to reflect on my goal progress for the year and plan for April.

Goal Number 1 - Complete the operational level of my CIMA qualification

So March saw me complete my college course and begin to plan my revision. I have 7 weeks to revise and make sure I pass so my challenge for April is to do at least 5 hours revision a week. I've printed past papers off to get me started and I'll be updating my formula sheet tomorrow. It may be not be exciting, but I'm looking forward to it all

Goal Number 2 - Move into my own home

Unfortunately this is completely out of my control, but the aim is still June and I keep buying little things to keep me excited. My next purchase is curtains. Exciting times.

Goal Number 3 - Loose a stone in weight

I'm nearly half way there! 6lbs in 3 months isn't bad. I just need to continue as I have been and I'll get there. I'm going to continue with my little cardio routine, working on increasing my running length each time (today I reached 7:39 mins, a huge achievement). I'm also going to get back on the weights and start the 30 day abs, squat and plank challenge from tomorrow. My friend has been doing them and saw amazing progress from it so I can only try!

Goal Number 4 - Get my splits on both legs

I'm so close on my right leg. I hoped I'd have it by now but looks like I'm gonna need that little bit more of a push. Fingers crossed if I keep stretching with my theraband I'll get there in April.

Goal Number 5 - Learn to cook

I've come up with a few ideas I'd like to try, bought a recipe book to put them in, and even bought myself a cook book I can get some tips from. I can't wait to get my own kitchen to start experimenting more, but I'm hoping over Easter weekend I'll get the chance to try some recipes out in my parent's kitchen.

Plan for April

My plan for April is to continue with my cardio routine. Increasing the length of time I run non-stop for and then working to increase my speed/distance. I rowed 2000M today in 13mins, hopefully I'll be able to work at improving that time.....but for now I'm not going to focus too much on that.

My main aim for April is going to be to complete all 3 of the 30 day challenges below. Like I said before, my friend saw really good progress from these challenges and as I'm now starting to loose weight I feel I should begin to tone up. To anyone else, feel free to accept the challenges too!

100 Happy Days...Day 35 - The gym being quiet

I love the gym when it's quiet. Makes it so much easier to get on and do what you want without any distractions. It also makes the gym a lot cooler. A new gym has just opened nearby so I think a lot of people have switched, which will hopefully make mine quieter from now on.