Day of rest

Most programs suggest taking it easy one day a week, and today was that day – no DVDs, but I did walk at fairly high intensity for an hour. Coles had some fish on sale, so dinner was swordfish baked in foil with ginger, garlic, soy and sesame oil, topped with spinach. It’s a modification of one of Michelle’s recipes – though I’ve mostly given up on the 12WBT program, I drop in from time to time, and keep an eye on the weekly recommendations and recipes.
Part of me is disappointed that I didn’t persist with it, especially after handing over $200 for the privilege, but I’ve decided (or justified) that it was worth it for getting me going. So why aren’t I continuing on the 12WBT track? Mostly because I don’t really agree with the diet section – I think 1,200 calories is too low, the menus are repetitive, and they’re not very adaptable to one person.
This last section has often been a problem for me – what am I supposed to do with the other cabbage half/can of chickpeas/tub of light sour cream when it’s not used for the rest of the week, won’t freeze, and I’m not cooking for a partner?
I also omitted the exercise component for the first few weeks, which meant I didn’t really slide into the program as a whole, which was a little problematic. So I’ve modified some of her recipes and other ideas, and plan to pretty much follow her exercise program, with a couple of extra tweaks. For example, tomorrow I’m dong a stretch class on top of my morning workout, and any day now (I just need to find my goggles) I’ll head back to the pool for a few laps.
Lynn’s weighing in on Wednesday, and I’m weighing in on the first of the month (Thursday), so we’ll soon see how successful my modified changes are - Alex