great day, all goals completed. 10000 steps great eating and a fitness training session.
porridge for breakfast tried a new topping apple and cinnamon not too keen. also tried another new thing.... bounce protein ball. was very nice.
lunch was egg on toast. dry fried egg gf bread.
dinner was turkey mince Shepard pie made with sweet potato mash. was so nice, and made extra for tomorrows lunch. forward planning really helps. water intake was better today too and tummy settled a tiny bit. so all in all a good day.
Tuesday 3 January 2017
Monday 2 January 2017
accountability
decided to blog again just for my own accountability and shocked it was 3 years ago when I tried it before.
so today I've "started afresh" inverted commas because I laugh at my self for saying that. I've had so many fresh starts, usually on a Monday and by Tues messed it up. my first goal is to wear my fitbit regularly and obviously try to hit 10000 steps per day. eat cleanly as possible. my tummy is really suffering and I need to get back to gluten free. and the big one that is the easiest but I've struggled with lately is exercise at least 3 times per week. also to drink more water of which I think I failed at today.
so today I am happy with food intake, banana on gf toast for breakfast and chicken with super grain for late lunch early dinner. yes I had a few chips but I exercised my control and only had a few. I'm still full up so haven't eaten anything else which is amazing after what I've been stuffing of late. walked around Brighton all day shopping with my daughter and completed over 10000 steps. let myself down on the water (gulping it down now to try and catch up). feeling positive and motivated just needs to last more than 3 days. tomorrow I will be food shopping stocking up on healthy food and meal planning. kids back to school which will help with routine. happy 2017. I've made progress before, consistency is my problem. just need to stay focused for longer and don't give up.
so today I've "started afresh" inverted commas because I laugh at my self for saying that. I've had so many fresh starts, usually on a Monday and by Tues messed it up. my first goal is to wear my fitbit regularly and obviously try to hit 10000 steps per day. eat cleanly as possible. my tummy is really suffering and I need to get back to gluten free. and the big one that is the easiest but I've struggled with lately is exercise at least 3 times per week. also to drink more water of which I think I failed at today.
so today I am happy with food intake, banana on gf toast for breakfast and chicken with super grain for late lunch early dinner. yes I had a few chips but I exercised my control and only had a few. I'm still full up so haven't eaten anything else which is amazing after what I've been stuffing of late. walked around Brighton all day shopping with my daughter and completed over 10000 steps. let myself down on the water (gulping it down now to try and catch up). feeling positive and motivated just needs to last more than 3 days. tomorrow I will be food shopping stocking up on healthy food and meal planning. kids back to school which will help with routine. happy 2017. I've made progress before, consistency is my problem. just need to stay focused for longer and don't give up.
Wednesday 20 November 2013
ive only gone and done it............
after 4 years of thinking/wishing/dreaming of entering the hastings half marathon I have finally done it.
I watched my brother cross the finish line 4 years ago at his first hastings half, I just loved the atmosphere, the crowd and watching the runners do their best. I had this over whelming urge to be part of that but quickly talked myself out of it. too fat too slow too far too hilly etc etc, each year I've said to my self I'll enter next year and never have. This year he didn't run I didn't watch and I've entered for 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the closest I've got to being "ready" and with the support of my training group (there are quite a few running and we are doing it for charity) I just did it before I could talk my self out of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now I need to add hills into my training and work on my speed. I know I can cover the distance (even if I have to walk) its just the timing.
I will try to blog more after Christmas with my training plan and progress updates.
I watched my brother cross the finish line 4 years ago at his first hastings half, I just loved the atmosphere, the crowd and watching the runners do their best. I had this over whelming urge to be part of that but quickly talked myself out of it. too fat too slow too far too hilly etc etc, each year I've said to my self I'll enter next year and never have. This year he didn't run I didn't watch and I've entered for 2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the closest I've got to being "ready" and with the support of my training group (there are quite a few running and we are doing it for charity) I just did it before I could talk my self out of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now I need to add hills into my training and work on my speed. I know I can cover the distance (even if I have to walk) its just the timing.
I will try to blog more after Christmas with my training plan and progress updates.
Monday 21 October 2013
need to set some goals.....
just thought id update my blog as feeling rather happy and positive lately. quick re cap : back to training 3 times a week as once was just not enough and I missed it, diet back on track and running is improving.
I have never been confident enough to set goals as I didn't have any self belief of ever achieving anything, so why set my self up to fail? I've never been focused or ambitious or ever really wanted anything enough to work hard for it, but just lately I am starting to think maybe it possible or I'll give it a go. yesterday at running club I ran with an experienced runner who has been selected to run the London marathon, listening to her talk about it and the excitement in her voice made me think why cant I be like that. I have had a dream for about 3 years to run the Hastings half marathon, (it started when I went along to watch and support my brother, the atmosphere was brilliant and I enjoyed cheering the runners on, and it made me want to do it but obviously told myself I could never do it) well just lately its becoming more clear that yes I can do this, I ran nearly 6 miles yesterday so I'm almost half way there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know I can cover the distance and walk if I really have to, so its just a speed thing and how long it would take, I cant imagine running for 3 hours.
so I am setting some goals
I have never been confident enough to set goals as I didn't have any self belief of ever achieving anything, so why set my self up to fail? I've never been focused or ambitious or ever really wanted anything enough to work hard for it, but just lately I am starting to think maybe it possible or I'll give it a go. yesterday at running club I ran with an experienced runner who has been selected to run the London marathon, listening to her talk about it and the excitement in her voice made me think why cant I be like that. I have had a dream for about 3 years to run the Hastings half marathon, (it started when I went along to watch and support my brother, the atmosphere was brilliant and I enjoyed cheering the runners on, and it made me want to do it but obviously told myself I could never do it) well just lately its becoming more clear that yes I can do this, I ran nearly 6 miles yesterday so I'm almost half way there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know I can cover the distance and walk if I really have to, so its just a speed thing and how long it would take, I cant imagine running for 3 hours.
so I am setting some goals
- eat clean - its becoming a way of life, why would you want to put crap food into your body
- work on my stomach/abs - although I still have a very generous layer of fat I can feel my muscles trying to make an appearance
- run further - increase my distance each week until I can get to 5 laps, introduce hills and work on speed.
Thursday 26 September 2013
running bug
month 6 over and very pleased to say that I managed to keep up with doing my own exercise with only 1 cfuk session a week. I have been riding my bike and running.
my only down fall is that I have lost control of my eating, and although I am still not eating chocolate other bad things have crept in such as biscuits and the odd bag of crisps. my protein intake has been poor and I have been eating carbs at the wrong times, and sure enough at the weigh in I got away with a weight gain but put 2cm on my waist. very disappointing and I hoped it would spur me on to get back on track, so far its had the opposite effect. Im slipping and I really need to get a hold of this. its all in the mind and ive got to get back into my good head space.
my trainer took part in a 24hr ultra run so he has taken a week off to recover so no training and although I have still been exercising im writing this week off and hope to get back on it next week.
I have progressed with my running, I joined the running club and loved it and have been running with another member. last night we ran 5 miles which is the longest I have ran in my life, after I could hardly walk and when I woke this morning I was in pain and so stiff but as the day went on I am pain free so I feel great. I don't particularly enjoy running but its so much better running with other people and I feel such a sense of achievement afterwards.
my only down fall is that I have lost control of my eating, and although I am still not eating chocolate other bad things have crept in such as biscuits and the odd bag of crisps. my protein intake has been poor and I have been eating carbs at the wrong times, and sure enough at the weigh in I got away with a weight gain but put 2cm on my waist. very disappointing and I hoped it would spur me on to get back on track, so far its had the opposite effect. Im slipping and I really need to get a hold of this. its all in the mind and ive got to get back into my good head space.
my trainer took part in a 24hr ultra run so he has taken a week off to recover so no training and although I have still been exercising im writing this week off and hope to get back on it next week.
I have progressed with my running, I joined the running club and loved it and have been running with another member. last night we ran 5 miles which is the longest I have ran in my life, after I could hardly walk and when I woke this morning I was in pain and so stiff but as the day went on I am pain free so I feel great. I don't particularly enjoy running but its so much better running with other people and I feel such a sense of achievement afterwards.
Monday 2 September 2013
oooopps no blog for the whole of month 5, now on month 6
kind of lost my way in month 5, had a weird virus thing that wiped me out for 3 days and left me with no energy for a further 3 days and I was gutted to miss 2 training session upto this point out of 20 sessions I had only missed 1 due to being away.
my eating went hay wire as my body was just craving carbs all the time, towards the end of the month I was in control again but due to several reasons I didn't make the final weigh in.
start of month 6, I have dropped down to only training with cfuk once a week. from now until april the sessions are indoors which I really do not like (we normally only have the weigh in session indoors once a month) so I thought I would train once a week and do my own thing on the other 2 days, so far so good. my husband has been supportive and on Friday we went running together with the kids on their scooters, we ran about 4 k and added 5 beach runs and 2 hill sprints, it was tough and was thinking I should have trained instead. tonight we rode our bikes as a family approx. 5k and I jogged 20 laps of the kids play ground with 10 squats 10 crunches 10 v sits, I have also eaten very clean today breakfast : 2 bagels with peanut butter
lunch : chicken salad
dinner : homemade turkey burgers broccoli green beans.
feeling good.
I have also found instagram and post photos as motivation and to keep track of what ive been doing.
my eating went hay wire as my body was just craving carbs all the time, towards the end of the month I was in control again but due to several reasons I didn't make the final weigh in.
start of month 6, I have dropped down to only training with cfuk once a week. from now until april the sessions are indoors which I really do not like (we normally only have the weigh in session indoors once a month) so I thought I would train once a week and do my own thing on the other 2 days, so far so good. my husband has been supportive and on Friday we went running together with the kids on their scooters, we ran about 4 k and added 5 beach runs and 2 hill sprints, it was tough and was thinking I should have trained instead. tonight we rode our bikes as a family approx. 5k and I jogged 20 laps of the kids play ground with 10 squats 10 crunches 10 v sits, I have also eaten very clean today breakfast : 2 bagels with peanut butter
lunch : chicken salad
dinner : homemade turkey burgers broccoli green beans.
feeling good.
I have also found instagram and post photos as motivation and to keep track of what ive been doing.
Saturday 27 July 2013
end of month 4
haven't blogged for so long thought i'd better check in just incase I have a follower or 2 lol.
month 4 complete and have signed up for month 5, I tend not to worry about things and just do it now. my eating hasn't been great so at the beginning of week 4 I went back to basics and ate clean I was doing so well until Thursday when my husband took me out for our anniversary. I have managed to improve my fitness slightly, in my group there are 2 faster runners and this week ive tried my best to keep up with them, I managed it for a couple of sprint reps even though I thought I was going to pass out, everybody is encouraging and just a comment can boost you so much.
my friend who I started with has quit and normally I would have just quit too no question, but I have made new friends and it was just natural to sign up for month 5. one person I got on really well with and we always trained together is leaving for a new life in new Zealand, I will miss her as we had a laugh and she put up with my moaning haha.
so to the weigh in, after a hot indoor session (we were dripping) came the weigh in, I only lost 1lb but 3cm off my waist so I was quite happy, altogether in 4 months I have lost a stone and approx. 12cm from my waist which I am happy with, my body shape has changed drastically and I need new clothes all the time, since april I have had to order 2 smaller sized work uniforms as they are just hanging off me and make me look bigger so in april my trousers were a 16 I am now in 12, this just speaks for its self, would recommend cfuk to anybody.
month 4 complete and have signed up for month 5, I tend not to worry about things and just do it now. my eating hasn't been great so at the beginning of week 4 I went back to basics and ate clean I was doing so well until Thursday when my husband took me out for our anniversary. I have managed to improve my fitness slightly, in my group there are 2 faster runners and this week ive tried my best to keep up with them, I managed it for a couple of sprint reps even though I thought I was going to pass out, everybody is encouraging and just a comment can boost you so much.
my friend who I started with has quit and normally I would have just quit too no question, but I have made new friends and it was just natural to sign up for month 5. one person I got on really well with and we always trained together is leaving for a new life in new Zealand, I will miss her as we had a laugh and she put up with my moaning haha.
so to the weigh in, after a hot indoor session (we were dripping) came the weigh in, I only lost 1lb but 3cm off my waist so I was quite happy, altogether in 4 months I have lost a stone and approx. 12cm from my waist which I am happy with, my body shape has changed drastically and I need new clothes all the time, since april I have had to order 2 smaller sized work uniforms as they are just hanging off me and make me look bigger so in april my trousers were a 16 I am now in 12, this just speaks for its self, would recommend cfuk to anybody.
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