Week 1

Monday: 19 points, 30min exercise bike
Tuesday: 20 points, C25K run(w3)
Wednesday: 21.5 points, 30min exercise bike
Thursday: 17 points, C25K run(w3)
Friday: 20 points, day off
Saturday: Didn't count points...30km kayak (4 hours)
Sunday: 20 points, C25K run(w3)

Food
Overall a good week. Eating plan went well. I'm not sure how to go about counting/adjusting points on the day I do my long kayak session. I have to eat heaps, otherwise there's no way I could paddle that far/long. Sunday was the only day I didn't eat well - I still stuck to points limit, but went to a lunch and there was only party food (sausage rolls, coctail franks etc). So I ate only just enough so I wasn't starving, but a bit dissapointed that it happened after such a good week.

Weekly Challenge - 6-8 glasses of water a day
No problems. I always drink lots of water, so achieved challenge.

Exercise
A fantastic week. Completed all my training/exercise sessions (even Wed night when I didn't feel like going). C25k runs are going well, week 3 was hard the first time, but second and third time felt much better. I'm loving running again and look forward to each session. Gym sessions on the bike were good, but I think I overdid it on Wed night - felt a bit off on Thursday. Changed my planned run/kayak session days on the weekend (see below), but it worked out really well. On Sunday, my hubby came for the run with us, which was nice. It was extra nice being able to run without having to push the double pram.

Kayaking
Decided at the last minute to travel down to Sydney on Friday night so I could do a long kayak on Saturday morning. A few reasons for this...1) Wanted to do 25km and needed somewhere suitable to paddle this far (calm water, little wind) and the weather prediction was excellent for Saturday in Sydney. 2) Been hanging out to paddle at Penrith again (my old training ground), and have always wanted to paddle up past the narrows. 3) Mum and Dad can look after the boys whilst I do it, and give my poor hubby a day off. On Saturday morning in the back of my mind I had the idea of trying to paddle 30km. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't too hard. I had one longer rest (15min) at the 15km point, and a few shorter rests for drink, food, and wee breaks. I just knew that I would feel so happy that I stuck it out and did the 30km. The last 10km I felt pretty slow, and wasn't pushing it at all - I wasn't in any hurry and just wanted to make the distance, but overall my time was pretty good for my first attempt at this distance. 30km, 4 hours of paddling time (30min of rest total), average speed 7.5km/hr. Pretty good considering that only a few months ago I was doing this speed for only 20 minutes and now I can do it for 4 hours! I felt tired afterwards, but not as bad as I had expected. After a nap at mum and dads, I felt good enough to drive back home again (1.5hr drive).
The paddle however, highlighted a few issues I need to think about before the HCC. At one point I was 'busting' to go to the toilet, but there was no-where I could hop out and go (rocks and cliffs on both sides of the river). Without going into details, the solution I came up with was effective but not ideal. Considering I will be paddling for up to 6 hours at a time (and it will be night-time) I need to come up with a better in-kayak solution (if you get my drift). I also think I need to reassess my food and fluid intake. I think this can be greatly improved and I will have to try out some alternatives next long paddle.