Am at home and have swapped to core, because I’m tired of trying to work out points each day. It’s going well so far — I didn’t realise there’d be so much freedom on this program. As long as I address the way I cook it, I can eat almost everything I like without having to worry about it. It just comes down to moderation now, which is kind of cool. And because I’ve got this approach, my family have joined in. My brother not quite so willingly, but since Mum and I cook it, he’s stuck with it. Mum’s completely on board and it’s kind of wonderful. She tried Tony Ferguson a while back and while it definately worked for her — she looks great — the last 5kg or so have just not been coming off, and the 1 shake a day, very strict diet just wasn’t working for her in the long-term sense. Once you get to maintenance they apparently give you a new plan, but she wasn’t there yet and she was floundering a little. So we’re on core, which is wonderful because for me it satisfies this desire to eat well — even better because I am craving vegetables after college.

And I’m back on the 100 Push Up Challenge. Currently on week 4, and today I got to 75 push ups, which kind of feels awesome. I’m really enjoying pushing myself with a goal. I think these programs work best for me because they have an end-goal, and a way to map your progress. I mean, when I started the 100PU Challenge, I could only do 3 girlie push ups in a row. Just three. Now I can do 75 (although not in a row.) My goal after doing 100 Girlie Push Ups is to learn to do the ‘real’ ones.

I’ve also started the Couch to 5 kilometres running program, and I’m really enjoying it. I walk every time I go to the gym, but this time I have my goals, etc. And I discovered Running Ahead, a website where you can track how far you’ve walked, and your walking routes. You can even list your shoes and it’ll tell you how cost-effective you’re being (currently 78cents for each kilometre). It’s perfect for people who love to know everything like me — and the graphs it spits out are just so pretty. So consider this the first real, enthusiastic plug for this website: if you’re into running, go and check it out, because it is awesome.

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