Thesecretlifeofjen

LATEST ARTICLES ( 152 )

• P90x?

  Really nothing very exciting going on around here lately!I was supposed to be working extra hard all weekend, thesis deadline omg(! Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Doms

  Yep, I was sore yesterday. Crazy sore, and still pretty achey today. My butt and legs especially.But, after my motivation kick on Wednesday, I didn’t want to... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Motivate Me

  So, after a week off exercise, well actually 2 weeks at reduced exercise… I got the bug again today.I don’t know if it was the 9hrs of sleep last night; The... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Weekender

  

  Took the weekend off, both exercise-wise and work-wise. Another long weekend (yep, Canberra gets two in a row). And it has been seriously lazy. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• October Goals

  Okay, so I don’t want to add any extra pressure over the next few weeks, as I will certainly have enough going on(!). I have kinda taken the last week off. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• September Review

  

  I didn’t really want to ‘review’ September, for a few reasons – 1.  Every part of my routine has taken a major hit  – 2.  I haven’t weighed in since the... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Weekender

  It was a long weekend… and not in a good way. Well it really is a long weekend, but I had lots of work to do, so it was extra long(!) Saturday began with a... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Celebrate

  

  « C25KThe Weekender » Celebrate October 2, 2011 by Jen Step on Wednesday night, I was feeling pretty average, but I still made it. Thursday was a full day of... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• C25k

  So, the good news is that with a little push from Mr. J I ended up doing a walk/jog on Sunday evening = 3.63km in 35mins. I am always more motivated when I... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Weekender

  And acknowledging a gain… The inevitable happened. I am now sitting steady with a gain. There is no denying it. You would think those last 5kgs would be easy... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Off the Wagon?

  Back on the cold & flu tabs… Feel like I’ve really fallen off the fitness wagon.  Just feeling a bit overwhelmed with all the academic related work I have... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Another Day Off

  Totally feeling less than awesome today. I left work early, I think the ear infection/congestion/whatever it is, that was trying to get me last week is back wit... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Weekender

  I was up so very early Saturday morning, after a pretty average nights sleep. Up so early – that I was working by 6:30… I took a break around 11 to do Shred... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shred Overload

  Wednesday I had planned to go to Step, but my headache was still haunting me, so it was Shred L3 at home again.Thursday I had intended to go to Pump, but again... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Busy and Tired

  I am so exhausted. I need a break, stat. But that is unlikely to happen for some time(!) I have a couple of deadlines coming up that are freaking me out just a... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Weekender

  I didn’t sleep too well Friday night, and no sleep in Saturday. I was up reasonably early for a 4.89km walk. I should have pushed it to 5km(!) but it was a... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Wedding Venue Update

  Not too much to report since my bridezilla moment (it is still early days yet). But I realised that I hadn’t posted the outcome/my decision regarding the... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pump

  

  As planned, after some serious stats work (boring! mindnumbing!), I made it to Step on Wednesday. As usual, I wasn’t really feeling it beforehand, but as soon a... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Weight Loss

  

  I am trying to get back into my groove. After a solid month of effort, my motivation certainly isn’t what it used to be. 21 days to make a habit right? Well I... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• On the Interwebs

  

  I almost made it to Attack after work today – I had such good intentions all day. But my headache had other ideas.So I was lucky enough to have some company on ... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2011 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION