It’s the first heart rate monitor I have ever owned, I assume that the battery has just gone but I am not sure because I don’t know how long they are meant to last — I have had that one for around 8 months.

I have ordered a new battery on eBay any way and will just have to go back to using the ellipticals at the gym in the meantime and use their built in calorie counters.

Working out twice in one day, get me.

I plan to do the same tomorrow and Sunday at the very least. Then unfortunately I will be taking a wee break again as I head off to York for a few days to do some shopping, partying and relaxing.

Good times.

I am not an anti social person really, I just don’t understand why people go around to someones house unannounced and stays for so long.

Basic etiquette should tell you that if it’s not been prearranged..

* Don’t turn up too late
* Don’t turn up too early
* Don’t turn up at a meal time
* Don’t stay too long

Well, with that two hours stolen from my day I no longer had time to do it so it will have to be squeezed in tomorrow instead.

If this one breaks down I won’t be getting another elliptical, they just obviously aren’t built for every day home use — at least not the ones in my price range. I am not sure what I would get instead though, maybe a treadmill? Maybe a stepper? Maybe I will try out the blowflex that I have been seeing on TV a lot recently as I have read a lot of good Bowflex reviews — the only thing that would probably stop me getting one is that they say you need a good 6 foot space for it and I don’t think I’d be able to squeeze that into my tiny house.

Let’s just hope this elliptical doesn’t break any time soon, and if it does then not for a few months when I will have moved into my new bigger house and will have more room to play with

Oh boy it’s going to be hard to motivate myself to do it though.

I still hate working out, even though I’ve been doing it for almost two years now…I have to force myself into it every day and doing that just once per day is hard enough.

I will do it though, I will.

My calfs, my stomach, my neck — I suppose it’s ‘good’ pain really, in the sense that it’s a result of exercise so I must have been doing something right, but still…I’d rather be able to walk and move my head.

I did a new DVD work out last night — I say new, I actually mean really old, it’s a DVD that came out in 2001 and I have had since around then, but it’s the first time I have done it in many years! Dance Work Out with Helen Adams — her off of Big Brother 2, oh how funny that I actually bought that hehe

I actually thought it was too easy last night, it only lasts 50 minutes including warm up, cool down and toning — but boy am I regretting saying that now.

Still, it was nice to have a change from the elliptical.

On the plus side I contacted the place I got it from, thankfully it’s still within warranty, they responded to me really quick and have arranged for it to be collected and a new one delivered on Wednesday…so at least I won’t have to go too long without it.

It’s still a pain though — and this will be the fourth one I have had now in around a year and a half. Crazy.

So I can’t resist applying for freebies when I come across them, who cares if I don’t want it, who cares if I don’t need it — it’s free and it’s getting posted to me.

Today I got a free sample of chocolate in the post, it’s a full bag of strawberry, chocolately goodness. I want to scoff it all down so bad. Strawberry quality streets are my all time favourites — but I am trying so hard to be good as gold on my diet this week. I didn’t work my arse off for 70 minutes on the elliptical earlier just to eat the calories back in one sitting.

I must resist them. I will resist them.

The good news is I only have to resist them tonight, for tomorrow my brother and sister in law are coming over for a Sunday roast. They’ll be gone in seconds as soon as I offer them out. The fat bastards

Decisions, decisions.