Thoughts

Hi everybody,

Here I am updating! Please don't faint in shock.

I am on a day off today as I am working tomorrow and Sunday. I got up at 8.20 this morning and put my rabbit in his run, fed him and changed his water. Then I had breakfast and read the paper for a bit before having my shower.

I went into town to get a birthday card for somebody and some food shopping.

I also got some compost for my plants. It was my birthday last week and I asked for herbs so I could make a herb garden. I was already growing coriander and thyme but I now also have garlic chives, basil, tarragon, oregano, dill, rosemary, sage, mint and parsley. Last week I planted the ones that were seeds and repotted the ones that were given to me as plants. I am also growing strawberries which I got in a set for my birthday, no signs of life yet but fingers crossed. I am growing courgettes, green beans and sweet peppers as well. Todays job was to thin out the pepper plants and repot them which I did. I was also going to repot my coriander but it looked very much like rain so I retreated inside. I'm really hoping to have a good crop.

I have eaten a lot of cake, sweets and big meals over the last week due to my birthday and my mum's birthday the day after. It was fun but I seriously need to rein in my eating habits at least a bit. Since the marathon 5 weeks ago I have put on 6lbs! I cannot carry on at this rate.

Last night I had the option of eating at home or at the pub when we went for the quiz (some of my friends were back late from a conference and had no time to cook), I chose to eat before the pub in order to save money and be healthy. Everyone elses pub meals looked lovely but today I am pleased with my decision. It wasn't being unsociable as we were doing the quiz whilst the food came out and the focus was the quiz rather than going out for a meal as such.

I have vowed not to eat any junk today. I am also trying to spread out what I eat today. So far so good. Weetabix for breakfast then a tuna sandwich on warm granary bread that I made in the breadmaker. I'm going to have a banana in a little bit. For dinner we are having pork with wholewheat couscous and ratatouille. I may have mentioned our ratatouille before, we don't use any salt at all even though traditional recipes suggest plenty of it. We also put in sweet potato and some chilli powder and oh my it is delicious. Last time I made it I took a risk and instead of using oil to cook with I used some boiling water, I then worried it would not taste nice but it tasted just as delicious and I saved a load of calories. I'm really looking forward to our dinner tonight.
I am going to a barbecue tomorrow night so can enjoy the food more if I know I was very good today.

I have been cycling to work a lot lately which is cool as it saves money, helps the environment and burns calories. Win, win, win. I think it can be very difficult to exercise regularly when you work shifts. I have only been running once a week since the marathon. I want to get back into running a bit more often but at the same time I am really enjoying not having to go for a long run every weekend and not having to run x many times per week. I have been for a couple of bike rides for exercise and have some more planned so maybe I should aim to cycle twice a week and run twice a week.

Whilst I want to lose weight I also want to eat healthily and exercise because it is good for me.

752 kcals

I went to the gym last night and burned 752 calories, hell yeah! Although I have to say I didn't feel like I had worked that hard. I spent a long time on the rowing machine going slowly so that was where I burned most of the calories. I hadn't been to the gym in ages as I had got bored of it and had been running and going to spinning classes instead.
Since my work shift pattern has changed I have barely been to spinning. I got into the habit of going every Monday morning as I always worked Monday evenings. But now I work 2 out of 3 monday mornings and seem to find an excuse not to go on the other Monday. However now we have got new spins bikes (I work at the leisure centre) we have more places on classes as we have more bikes. Also I now have a staff membership which means I can book onto the classes so I am more likely to get a space at busier times. So hopefully I will stop being lazy and go?! Watch this space.

My mum is kindly making homemade stew for dinner and when I popped in earlier it smelled delicious. It should be pretty healthy so I am looking forward to that.

I do have some other stuff going on in life at the moment but I don't really feel that now is the time to blog about them so that is perhaps something for the future.

I hope everyone is having a good week.

Bread Challenge? Done & 101 in 1001 update

So my one month of eating only homemade bread ended yesterday. It was surprisingly easy to complete with freezing loaves I had made etc. However all I could think yesterday was I never want to eat homemade bread again. The last 2 loaves I made I put a quarter of the amount of salt the recipe stated which is great for the health aspect but they turned out a bit bland. I bought a loaf of wholemeal bread yesterday and I am looking forward to having my sandwich at work this evening on that bread. I think in future I will make bread more often as it really isn't that hard it just requires time if you are hand making it or only 5 mins of weighing if you are using a bread maker. Overall it was a good experience.

I am going to write an update on my 101 in 1001 list below.

Items in bold are completed
1. Complete a half marathon
2. Graduate from University
3. Walk/Cycle everywhere for one week
4. Go on holiday abroad
5. Continue to give blood regularly (I am currently not allowed to give blood, however I was doing so prior to illness so if I am allowed to give again I will do so regularly and if I get to the end of the 1001 days and haven't been allowed to I will still count this as done.
6. Make baked Alaska
7. Make a gingerbread and sweetie house
8. Type all the recipes out from Gran's recipe book
9. Make the wartime fudge from Gran's recipe
10. Go to the beach
11. Make Christmas Dinner
12. Eat only homebaked bread for 1 month
13. Make jam
14. Learn some basic Italian
15. Go sledging
16. Learn to play Squash
17. Eat 5 a day fruit and veg every day for 1 month
18. Eat 3 a day dairy every day for 1 month
19. Complete a full marathon
20. Go camping
21. Go on the London Eye
22. Teach Milo to rollover properly
23. Journal properly for 1 month
24. Cook a new recipe once a month
25. Join the bone marrow register ( I enquired about this but am not eligible as I have a latex allergy however the good intention was there and I put the effort in to contact them therefore I am calling this one done)
26. Go crabbing
27. Watch the sunrise
28. Go horseriding
29. Don't eat meat or fish for one week
30. Go Ice skating
31. Bake something from the dog treats recipe book for Milo
32. Cycle to Kimmi's house
33. Climb a tree
34. Make my own mulled wine
35. Go to Scotland
36. Go carol singing with Laura
37. Go rollerskating
38. Buy someone some flowers
39. Read all of the Lord of the Rings (I am starting this one today)
40. Go for one month without eating any chocolate
41. Buy something with the £50 from Nan for my 18th
42. Play the lottery 10 times
43. Keep a record of everything I spend for 2 weeks and what on
44. Paint a picture
45. Spend an entire day in my PJs
46. Take part in a conservation project
47. Eat oily fish 2 x per week for 6 weeks
48. Take an evening class
49. Get a manicure
50. Go to York again
51. Climb Ben Nevis
52. Bake a cake for someone
53. Make my own sweets
54. Watch all 3 the Lord of the Rings films in a row
55. Make a massive sandcastle
56. Go on a Ghost tour
57. Watch the Hunchback of Notre Dame
58. Watch all of the Labyrinth
59. Walk around Grasmere and Rydal Water in the Lake District
60. Buy something designer(my glasses are)
61. Go to a Karaoke night
62. Have a weekend in a new city
63. Make my own tiramisu
64. Try yoga
65. Make pretzels
66. Get into my old jeans
67. Customise something
68. Get something from Tiffany's
69. Make my own nutella type thing
70. Spend one day a week off of facebook for 6 weeks
71. Enter more competitions
72. Make flat chips
73. Feed the birds
74. Have a tapas night
75. Read 101 books over the 1001 days
76. Epilate my legs at least 20 times over the 1001 days
77. Do some regular volunteer work
78. Go on a lot more walks to different places locally
79. Go to Warwick Castle
80. Go to Birmingham shopping
81. Have a barbecue
82. Cook over a camp fire
83. Make a themed cake
84. Make chocolate truffles
85. Buy some more matching underwear
86. Visit Stonehenge
87. Visit Liverpool
88. Visit Blackpool
89. Go one day a week without eating chocolate for 3 months
90. Make my own cereal bars
91. Throw a dinner party with 3 courses
92. Learn to change a tyre
93. Have a poker night
94. Learn to play chess
95. Throw a proper slumber party
96. Visit Ireland
97. Learn to play 10 songs on the piano
98. See a Shakespeare play at The Globe
99. Make a bracelet
100. Go to a pub quiz
101. On day 1001 write a new list

22 items completed so far, Day 1001 for me is 13th September 2011.

The one in which I get fitter

I went for a run this evening. The only time I stopped to walk was crossing a couple of roads where there was traffic to avoid. I then walked another 5 paces after the last road I crossed while I had a few sips of water. Prior to today and despite having done 2 half marathons before the most I had ever run without walking a bit was 2 miles. This evening I made myself keep running and keep running and kept giving myself a you can do it you are strong each step you take is one less left kind of pep talk and I ran 3.05 miles. Which is more than a MILE more than the most I have ever ran without stopping to walk. Previously I have been more of a run/walk person. Today I finally feel like maybe I actually might be able to be a runner (not professionally but you know actually get half decent at this running thing). The training plan I was going to use for the London Marathon this year (before I realised I wasn't going to be well enough and deferred to 2011) required you to have been running for 30mins 3 times per week for 3 months I think it was. The training plan I believe needs to be started either the last week of December of 1st week of January. Being as I managed to run for just over 30 today (yes I am slow paced!) I think I am going to be on target if not just ahead for that training programme. This makes me happy as I am actually improving and hopefully I will manage to keep up training regularly.

I do have a half marathon in October and I do think I am unlikely to do as well as I had hoped when I signed up but at least it is having it's purpose of getting me doing some training. The half marathon is very hilly which is what concerns me. I will be happy to finish and am hoping for a similar time to my last half marathon which was on flat ground. I still have time to get fitter before this half marathon and I think now I know I can actually run a reasonable distance without stopping I will be more motivated and self believing.

I also enjoyed my run this evening as I had time to myself just to think about whatever happened to pop into my head. By the end of it I was singing a song in my head although I can't remember now what song but it had the word step in the bit that was going round my head. (Probably to do with the aforementioned pep talk!)

New stuff

I went to a big sports shop today and got some cool new running gear. I got a top, a sports bra, a water bottle and some trainers just to wear to work. They are all pink to some extent!

At the moment I am starting my only eat homebaked bread for a month challenge tomorrow. I did start on Tuesday and then forgot today when I was out and ate some bought bread oopsie. I put less salt in than the recipe says in order to make it healthier. The challenge is on my 101 in 1001 list and the idea is it is a way to cut down on salt and surely has to be healthier as it only contains the natural ingredients.

I went for a hill run on Tuesday and it was wicked hard but also immensely satisfying. I also downloaded the runkeeper app for my phone earlier this week which is pretty cool.

When I weighed earlier in the week I had put on weight but had a lower body fat percentage which surely means I have put on muscle so :).

This post is really jumpy all over the place type but I am tired so you will just have to accept it.

Welcome back weight loss mojo

I have my weight loss mojo back! This morning just before I got in the shower I had this sudden surge of determination. A feeling of I want to do this I can do this I am determined to get back in control of my eating.

I feel really positive right now.

I went to spinning this morning and I don't think I have ever sweated that much, it was hard going. But when I push myself I always feel so gloriously pleased with myself afterwards.
I also went for a run last night which really seemed to upset my joints. During the run at some point each of the following hurt, both ankles, both hips and one knee. My left hip seemed worse and sure enough today it is sore still. It survived spinning with only the odd twinge. I am hoping it will hold out for a run tomorrow and then Thursday is a rest day so recover then.

I have decided to have some chilled out, lazing about, me time before work today. I am relishing in the fact that I am going to make my lunch and then sit on the sofa watching trashy tv until it's time to get ready for work. Bliss!

Post number 100

So this is my 100th post on this blog! Quite what I have written about for 100 posts I do not know.

When I weighed myself on Monday I had lost 2lbs :-) I did do a lot of exercise last week so I guess that made up for my not so healthy eating.

I went for a run last night despite feeling really tired because I was feeling guilty that if I waited until today I may not have been able to fit in the 3 runs I wanted to this week. So I went last night and I did really well. I am going to go for a run tomorrow night if I am back from my hospital appointment in time. Then I am thinking Saturday morning for the final run of the week. I hope my guilty conscience does this to me every time so I never miss a run.

I have been very hit and miss with eating. I had a nice nourishing lunch but then I had 2 cookies so I feel like I have ruined it. I feel a tiny bit blah at the moment about healthy eating as I don't feel very inspired about what healthy foods to have. Although cherries were half price today so I bought a box and will take half to work today and have the other half another day. I think variety is the spice of life and I often fall down by buying the same fruits several times in a row and getting bored of them.

Despite my complaining about my eating etc I am actually feeling pretty content right now.

I don't think I have a lot more to say other than here's to the next 100 posts.

It begins again

So I haven't had a routine for exercise lately and I seem to have been hit and miss with my eating too. Today I have decided to sort it out. I am thinking that I will give up chocolate for a week (maybe a month?) ok a month, to help me focus on healthy eating, I'm the sort of person that if I give something up I stick to it if it's something I really want to do. I think this will be a good challenge for me. That does still leave plenty of unhealthy stuff for me to snack on but I think no chocolate will help greatly. What I need to do is plan.
I have already sorted what I am taking to work for my dinner this evening. I am going shopping in the day tomorrow as it is my day off and have planned what healthy thing I am going to grab for lunch. I am out for dinner tomorrow night so am going to enjoy that and not worry too much then get back to normal over the weekend. I will hopefully have the energy to go for a run tomorrow morning before shopping. I say hopefully because I have been very very tired the last couple of weeks.
Yesterday I had a hospital appointment about the problems I have been having with my mouth and throat. It was originally on Friday but was brought forward. I am pleased I went as it was useful. I don't have a definite this is what it is yet but I have some new stuff to try and am going back in 3 months. In the meantime I am to try and get a photo of it when it is bad (every time I have tried before it's been too blurrry) and to keep a diary. I do actually have a spare diary for this year as I ended up with 2 so maybe I'll just jot down each day in that how my mouth is etc.
I have a busy few weeks coming up (maybe even couple of months?!) so will have to make the effort to eat well, exercise, look after myself and of course blog more often. I really am neglectful of my blog a lot of the time.

Internet was broken but is now fixed :-)

So our internet has been broken and I have also had a crazily busy couple of weeks. Right now I am super tired and feeling very much in need of some chocolate.
I seem to have been eating lots of fruit and veg but also slightly more cakes, chocolate etc than I would like to.
This weekend my brother and his girlfriend are moving in with us until their house they are buying has all gone through so it's all hands on deck to get them moved in and sorted.
Next week we are dogsitting which means walks for us. I also need to get stuck in with my training for my next half marathon.
This week has been a bit stressful and right about now I am not going to worry overly about how much chocolate I have eaten or a lack of exercise (I have been cycling to work though). I going to try and get back on track next week. And get training for my run.

Apologies for the shortness of the post I am trying to watch tv and type and have done so much its almost like its easier to not mention any of it then to try and think about them all and get them down. Perhaps I will update on those in a few days when things aren't so hectic.

This week

I really couldn't think of a title for this post so I just went for an easy one! Monday was back to work after my holiday, I got quite a bit of work done which was satisfying. Tuesday I'm thinking right now that I did something before work but I can't for the life of me remember and am now not even sure I did do anything... Wednesday I took Maisy to the vet for her 2nd vaccination and then I made muesli muffins before work. Thursday I worked the early then went to the gym. Friday I worked the late and had my eyebrows waxed before work. Yesterday was our Uncle's 65th birthday party which was nice. My cousin commented that I looked like I'd lost weight and that I looked toned. (thanks!)
I did have 2 slices of cake at the party but they were oh so worth it! Then last night we watched the England vs USA football match. I seem to remember complaining I was bored 20mins in but by the end I was getting very into it lol!
Today I went for a run which I enjoyed. It was only for 20minutes and there was some walking involved but it was good. I need to build up to running the whole loop and then lengthen the loop. My next challenge is a half marathon in October so I am training for that at the moment. This Friday I am having some patch tests put on to test for environmental allergens, the main aim being to see whether I am still allergic to latex. I will not be able to exercise when they are on as they easily come unstuck and exercise=sweat etc. So my plan is to exercise this week in general, some running, some cycling then next week after the patches have been taken off try and get into some routine with exercise and train regularly up until the event. Of course things don't always go completely to plan.
Once all that is over I haven't really got many plans, I have a wedding this weekend to go to :-) (with my patches on!) and have been busy the last 4 weekends but after that I don't have any specific plans as yet. Which will be good in terms of training.
There is an exciting opportunity to take part in a charity bike ride that is in 2 different countries and kind off off the beaten track. I am waiting to hear back with more information. I really want to take part though, it would be the trip of a lifetime. Thats the story for another blog when I know more about what's going on with that.
I have eaten some really healthy things over the last week and had a couple of different fruits to take with yogurt to work, but I have also eaten more unhealthy food than I would have liked to. I'm hoping to have my eating a bit more under control this week as I really do not want to put on weight. I think once I get into exercising regularly again I should be seeing the number on the scales go down. I really want to get into the 11stones, the 12s seem to have lasted forever.

We're all going on a Summer holiday...

Tomorrow I am off on my holiday. Whilst I know blogging about it may be advertising to potential robbers that is not a problem for me as there will still be people left at my house whilst I am away.

Today I need to drop something off at work that I forgot yesterday, then I am going to do some baking (flapjacks and fairy cakes) naughty I know but if you can't have a treat when you're on holiday when can you. Then I must pack! I also need to clean the rabbits hutch out.This evening I am off out for my friends sisters 18th birthday. We aren't going to stay out too late due to having to drive to Devon in the morning. Nor will I be having much alcohol, I am going to really play on the safe side with alcohol as I always do when driving is involved the next day.
I do have the day off today as were I not on annual leave I would have been working the weekend. I wouldn't have booked today off if I were due to work but it has worked out quite nicely that I do have the day off.

In other news I have been for 3 runs this week, actual outside runs and I have improved my time already. I was very impressed with how long I ran without stopping on Wednesdays run, I think the key is to run slightly slower. I have enjoyed the runs.

I'm not sure how nice the weather is supposed to be when we're away but fingers crossed it won't be too bad. My plan is to enjoy the holiday and then get on with being healthy, training for the upcoming runs and losing weight once I'm back. I am going to set myself a couple of post holiday resolutions once I am back.

By the way I got into a skirt the other day that I haven't fitted into for a couple of years and it was slightly loose :-)

Have a fab week all

Enthusiasm

I have been bitten by the running bug...well sort of, I haven't been for a run for a while as I have been doing loads of spinning classes instead but now I fancy doing both running and spinning. I need to get back into running. In all honesty even running a mile is a struggle for me.
I decided I would like to do an event around Autumn time so have signed up for this half marathon. And then today the entries for the only half marathon I have ever ran before (I have ran the same one two years in a row)opened so I signed up for that too, I think I may count as a regular at it now!
I am looking forward to the new one as it goes out through countryside and involves hills etc too. I am hoping to get a personal best for it despite it being hilly, I am hoping this time I will actually manage to stick with training. As for the one I've done before I really wouldn't want to miss out on a place so I've signed up!
I am looking forward to both of these challenges. I think it is good to have something to work towards. Lately I have had my holiday as motivation but with it now being 8 days away it is hard to become motivated for that as it seems too late for much of a difference to be made. I am happy with how I look in my bikini but would prefer a smaller tummy.
I am really enjoying exercise at the moment and love to see myself get fitter. I can't wait until my running improves and I can actually run for more than 2 miles without stopping. I actually think that would be a first for me as I have always been a run/walk kind of person.

In other news I had a nice birthday, my rabbit has been sexed as a girl so the name I chose is staying and I'm sorry it's taken me more than 2 weeks to update!

Maisy, food, exercise...

I got my baby rabbit on Monday evening, she is called Maisy until such a time that I find out she is actually a he! Lol. She is such a sweetie and has now got a favourite spot to sleep in in her run which is v cute. I'm looking forward to many years with her companionship.

My eating has been a bit unregulated the last couple of days, I wouldn't say I have gone mad but just not been particularly watchful. I reined it back in today. I did go to spin class yesterday morning but didn't feel particularly satisfied with myself afterwards as I found it really hard and didn't feel like I had done as well as I could have. Better than staying in bed I suppose. Plan is spin again tomorrow night and then I'm not sure when I'll get time to exercise over the weekend. Then Mon and Tues spin and not sure any further than that. Tuesday is my birthday and due to my working some extra shifts I have it off. I figure I will still go to spin as I probably wouldn't have got up to much in the morning anyway. Then home and shower followed by lunch with my mum and sit in the garden if it is nice (please be nice) then in the eve I imagine we will have a family meal at home. I am going out for a meal and to the pub on the Friday evening. This is the first time in 3 years that I have not either had an exam on my birthday or a few days after which has meant the last few were quiet ones. (I did have a party a couple of weeks after my birthday last year as it was my 21st birthday).
With all the birthday eating I can see next week may be a not losing weight week. However I am going to carry on doing plenty of exercise and try to eat as healthily as possible when it is not my birthday or meals out etc. My mum's birthday is the day after mine so there will be lots of goodies about but I shall just have to limit the amount I have.

So the rest of this week: tomorrow work and then probs spin, friday doctors appointment and friend over for lunch, Saturday and Sunday work and probs quiet evenings to save my energy.

Sticking to it

Since Monday this week I have lost 2.5lbs yippee! I have managed to stick to healthy eating with only one or two minor slip ups. :-) I'm so pleased. I am going to keep it up. Also I have really been hitting the exercise lately and am intending to keep that up too. I am really enjoying all this exercise although admittedly I feel like I've enjoyed it afterwards rather than during. If I'm enjoying it during I'm probably not working hard enough!

In other news I am going to be a mummy to a baby rabbit :-) I am so looking forward to it. I just have to decide on a name...well and get all the stuff for it.

This post is pretty short as I am very tired after not sleeping so well last night so am just off to bed.

Marathon thoughts

Today was/is the London Marathon. The one I would have ran had I not been ill. The one next year is rumoured to be on the 17April. Given that I deferred so have a definite place I have less than a year to go. Watching it on TV I was in awe, and also kind of like how can somebody run for that long!
I feel excited for running next year. 51 weeks to go which means I need to add a mile every 2 weeks or so as I am going back down to 1 mile to get really good at it. I know I won't end up training perfectly every week. Advice is you need to be able to comfortably run 15 miles a month before. At the moment I am struggling with running small distances. I have done loads of exercise over the last couple of weeks. I think for the time being I will continue with spinning classes, bike rides, general gymming and treadmill running to work on my general fitness and start to build up my running. Nearer the time I will focus more on running but if I just do running at the moment I can see myself getting bored of the training. With how much I am loving spinning classes I should definitely keep them up.

Over the last few days I have not been eating so well. I need to rein that in. Next Sunday I am going to a barbecue so my plan is when I want to eat more than I ought to during the week to remind myself that I can eat what I like on Sunday if I stick to healthy eating during the week.

My holiday is just under 5 weeks away so I must stick on the straight and narrow.

Back to the marathon, I am interested to see how my body will change in this 51 weeks. How it will become stronger (I hope) and smaller (I hope). I really hope I do not get ill this time around or injured. I think I will measure my waist and take my weight first thing in the morning sometime soon and record it and then check again just before the marathon. It will be interesting to see what can be done. I am so looking forward to the challenge. By starting training now it should be easier as the distance increases will be more gradual.

It's just me and you now body, we can do it, a bit of determination will go a long way.

Congratulations to those that took part in the London Marathon today and for those who wish to enter the ballot opens on 4th May.

Good times

I have had a miraculous recovery from possibly the worst cold I've had in years :-)woop go immune system.

I had a grumpy moment this morning but am feeling much happier right now. I went to spinning class this evening and thought about what had annoyed me during the speed trackswhich kept me going. I am totally loving spinning classes right now.

I think this week is likely to be a weight loss week as I haven't been snacking as much during the day and despite being ill I have still exercised.

Tomorrow is my day off and I might go to the gym dependant on how much my legs ache.I could feel my bum aching during spin today which is the first time its made that area ache. I am definitely benefitting from the endorphins today. My grumpy moment only lasted about 10 minutes earlier but I felt even more cheered up after spin.

In other news I dyed my hair yesterday, it is plum,in some lights it looks very dark brown and in other lights purple. I totally love it! I wasn't sure earlier but it looks much fresher and now I don't have roots. It's probably the darkest shade I have ever had my hair.

Also on my day off tomorrow I am going to do some baking with my mother. Peanut butter squares which I have never had or made before and something else as well I think although I'm not sure exactly what the 2nd lot of baking will be. I'm looking forward to a chilled out day :-)
I'd better not eat too much of the stuff we make. We can always freeze some and give some out to people we know.

I am working this weekend which I don't mind as I can usually get quite a bit of adminy type things done on the long Saturday shift. I probably won't do much Saturday night and then work again Sunday until 3.30. We have a charity spinathon on on Sunday at work, there are 6 1 hour classes. The last one is at 3.30 and I want to take part so I am going to have to get changed and run in there bang on 3.30.

I haven't really made any plans further than that so far. Just to keep plodding on with trying not to eat too much and to keep up the exercise. I feel that being a healthy weight is in sight now and just around the corner. I don't know how long it will take me to get around that corner but right now I feel it is within grabbing distance and I can do it :-)

Smiles all round :-)

I will...or I won't

One day last week I wrote myself a list of sentences starting with I will...

I had been intending to share it here at some point and decided now was the time. However I can't find the notebook I wrote it in. The list was to make me feel more determined about things in life. Perhaps I should have added I will be more tidy and then maybe I would have the notebook on me now!

So an update in bullet point form:

• My sat nav sent me a different way to the course today than it did on Monday resulting in me being convinced I'd put the wrong post code in and was going to be hideously lost and very very nearly crying on the way there.
• The big spots in my throat have gone and the rash on the roof of my mouth is there instead.
• Tomorrow is Good Friday which is also a bank holiday, I am working it (we take it in turns to work bank holidays and I do get another day off at some point instead and also get to start an hour later than usual so bonus points for a slight lie in.)
• Tomorrow night I am going out for dinner and then a few drinks.
• Saturday night I am working.
• Sunday we are having a family lunch and I am really looking forward to it.
• When I last weighed I was a mere 0.75lbs away from having lost 20lbs.
• I am currently wearing some bottoms I forgot I had and that were tight last time I wore them and dug in, they are now comfortable.
• I am seriously lacking in motivation this week in terms of eating healthily and exercise,(I'm thinking this is probably PMS so am just going to try my best and look forward to a less grumpy time of the month)

Have a good week everyone

Bye bye inches!

On the first of January this year I wrote a post and explained about my waist size and how healthy for a woman is deemed to be 32inches or less. I remember thinking I have no idea how I will ever get that small etc. Well I have just measured my waist and it is 32 inches!!! Yippee.

From my heighest weight I have now lost 17lbs, I don't know exactly when my heighest weight was but progress is progress thanks very much.

1st Jan my weight was 12st 13.5lbs, however for quite a while between then and now I weighed 13st 1 -13st2.

Today I was 12st 7lb.

So it has been a slow journey, but I have got into the healthy zone in terms of waist yay! I am going to keep going, I want my tummy to be toned rather than doughy.

I have just been food shopping and got some mainly healthy foods. My meal tonight at work will be sandwich, carrot, apple and yoghurt. Lunch is pasta and breakfast was muesli.

Not much else to report, had some more news from the docs yesterday am low on iron again and am getting tested for coeliac too, when/if I ever find out exactly what is going on with me I will let you guys know. There's been many a theory so far. Touchwood my throat is not too bad today :-) and my energy levels have been ok.

Plans for this week are gym with friend in morning tomorrow, then work, Thursday day off, help someone with something for a bit, go shopping with friend, Friday work then think I am doing something with my friend who's birthday it is on Thursday. Saturday eat lots of carbs! Sunday run half marathon. Monday spinning if my legs are up to it (probably not!) followed by work.

Have a fab week all, one of these days I will get around to commenting on other peoples blogs a bit more x

Fun times

I have had a good week this week, I went on a mini holiday and then on Friday went out partying.

Tues-Thurs I was staying with a friend in Cardiff, we ate out, we shopped, we ate out again, we gossiped, fun times. Unfortunately my energy levels were a bit low so we didn't manage clubbing or anything but I had a great time anyway :-)

Friday night was a friend from works leaving do. We went out for a meal and then to some pubs. I did say I wasn't going to drink much. However I ended up roaring drunk (oops). I got in at 3.30am and after 3.5 hours sleep managed to get up and get through my 10 hour work shift and get everything I needed to done (go me!) I had a really good time and don't drink often so am not going to feel bad. Have to say I have no idea how I had the energy to stay out that late.

I am running a half marathon next Sunday so am going to be getting plenty of quiet time and after going to spinning tomorrow morning will only exercise lightly until the big day. I have absolutely no idea what sort of time I will get what with getting ill having affected my training. I am not worried as long as I'm not last! I kind of wish I had done loads of training so I could get a better time, but regrets are pointless and I wasn't well enough to train fully. Getting a better time is for another half marathon, if I do get a better time than last year this time then that's a bonus.

Zzzzzzzz

So I have just got back from a couple of days away (which was muchos fun) and am pretty tired.
Have eaten out a lot and am off out for dinner again tomorrow night. I am going to enjoy myself and worry about the calories on the 12th of never!
Its ok to eat what you like some days as long as it's not every day. I have enjoyed myself on my little holiday and I intend to enjoy myself tomorrow night. Eating healthily again can start on Saturday.

I have a super hot new dress to wear tomorrow night. I can't wait.

Sorry for the shortness of the post but I have been a busy bee today and am too tired to blog in detail about things x