A busy bee

So, I am a busy bee at the moment, hence the lack of posts.

Normally when I am working a late shift I come online before work at least once or twice a week. So far this week however on Monday I walked into town and then came home and did some baking and yesterday I met a friend and her boyfriend for lunch and by the time I got back had just enough time to get my stuff together and make something to take for my dinner before leaving to walk to work.

This last week has been good because

• I had an assessment day and interview and have got a promotion yippee! I'm really looking forward to starting that.
• Also I have gotten some more exercise in, once my sinuses were more normal like and I could breathe better I went for a run. I went on Friday and did the same route I did the time before but managed to run more of it. Then on Sunday I was going to go for a run and my dog was a bit hyper so I thought I would walk him to the fields, let him off the lead and then run with him round there. It was good fun and I ran for quite a bit.
• I have been walking to work a lot and here there and everywhere getting chores done.
• I baked cranberry bran buns on Monday, they are a nice treat and also pretty healthy as treats go. The recipe is my mums and calls for mixed dried fruit which I am not keen on so I thought hmm you know what cranberries could be nice and I was right! Yummy.
  
  My car is getting some welding done today and another MOT which means that once it is back I am legally allowed to drive it on the roads again. It will still need some other work done but it will not cost anywhere near as much as originally thought. I am very pleased as not being able to drive has taken away a degree of independance from me. Silly as it sounds I'm thinking I hope I can remember how to drive lol! I'm sure I can and am itching to go for a spin. I do still want a new car within the next several months but getting my car back on the road will be a great help while I look. Not being able to use it has really made me appreciate my current car, think I've fallen back in love with it!!
  
  Other news to report hmmm, today I have the day off, I haven't really got up to much, I had to pop to the pharmacy earlier and then I tried to walk the dog, he got frightened by a noise though and turned around to go home and wouldn't be persuaded to carry on the walk. So that was rather short lived. It's kinda odd having the day off because over the last few weeks I have worked pretty much every day and on days off done other stuff to help people out. Tomorrow I am working the early and then Friday I am working only for a few hours in the evening. On Friday morning I will go for a run. Saturday I have the day off and in the evening it is my cousin's engagement party, I'm not sure what to wear yet but I am looking forward to it, I haven't been out/to a party for ages, will be great to let my hair down.
  
  I seem to have been doing ok with my eating lately, I have taken salads to work the past 2 days and I must say they were rather tasty, also my snacking after work has calmed down. The problem wasn't the time I was eating as its the calories not when you eat that matters but the fact that I would eat several things mostly out of boredom/habit I think.
  
  Two positives for my healthy future are that I will now be working 5 (not more) days a week and having my car back will mean I can pop to the supermarket and buy myself some healthy foods to either take to work or have for my lunch before work if I'm on the late.
  
  Planning is the key.
  
  Have a good week everyone.

I've lost 8lbs so far

I haven't updated in nearly a week, this is very bad indeed, well ok it's not that bad but not that great.

I have lost 8lbs since I started this journey of healthiness, I would like to say I have no idea how because my eating hasn't been great these last couple of weeks. But I suppose when I think about it I am eating less.

I have found myself enjoying my walk to work lately as the weather has been pleasant and if I leave with enough time not to rush there it is quite relaxing. Today I was lucky enough to get a lift as it looked like rain, that sort of occassion is when I don't enjoy walking to work!

For those of you interested in an update on the throat situation I had my blood test last Thursday at 10.30am and was told a week for results, however the last time I had seen my Doc she said to come in next time my throat was inflammed and had the rash so she could see it. Last Thursday after I got back from my blood test I realised it was back so I went to see her on Friday. This was at 9.40am and my blood results were back already less than 24 hours later good old NHS I say! The only thing my test showed was that I am low on iron, my Doc says this can affect healing so may be causing the problem, so I have iron tablets to take. I don't know whether these will heal the problem but if nothing else they should help me to feel less tired all the time. So it's going to be a case of wait and see.

This week is one of those hectically busy weeks and next week seems to be heading that way too. Things should calm down one way or another after next week I hope!

I have the whole weekend off this weekend, I have no plans other than an eyebrow wax and maybe go and have a look at some 2nd hand cars, other than that I intend to chill out, go for a run and maybe do some baking. I need to save plenty of energy for next week.

I just came on my laptop quick to update here, I hope to update again before the weekend with a couple of 'awards' I've been given! As I have a phone with free internet I frequently read blogs on there, I cannot however post entries from there hence why my updating isn't as frequent as it used to be.

Hope everyone else is having a good week, I will catch up on commenting etc soon xxx

I will be doing a lot of exercise soon!

So I applied for a ballot place in the London Marathon 2010. It's pretty hard to get into the London Marathon and many people apply for a ballot place year after year without getting in, I applied this year after having wanted to do so for ages. First attempt and I got in! Woo! I am so excited! It is also slightly like OMG 26miles 385yards is a long way.

I did a half marathon this year and it was HARD, I trained but didn't give the training my all and didn't do as many miles as the training plan required. However I finished and my time wasn't too awful. The experience of that means I know now how important training is and also that someway somehow I will get through it however hard it is. The feeling when I cross that finish line is going to be amazing.

I think the whole day is going to be very emotional.

Since the half marathon I have done very little running, I will basically be starting from scratch with my training. The magasine I received with my accepted letter contains 3 training plans designed based on your ability and the aims you have for the race (eg just to finish etc) You need to have a certain level of fitness for these. The plans last 13 weeks and one month before I should receive further info on the last months worth of training, so that is 17 weeks worth. At the moment there are 30weeks until race day, so I think my aim for the time being will be to get up to the fitness levels stated to start the programme and then reassess in a few weeks as to what I should do next.

I am very much looking forward to this challenge. I would like to raise money for a charity in doing this, I have yet to choose which and will be spending some time over the next however long trying to choose one.

I will also be getting a lot of exercise soon because my car has failed its MOT and there is also another problem with it which is very expensive to fix. At the moment I am awaiting some information as to whether I can get it fixed cheaper and if it is worth getting it fixed.

I haven't weighed in this week due to being ill, I may weigh in later on in the week but I am quite busy this week.

Hope everyones week is going well, there is going to be a lot more exercise related stuff on here now!