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Back to Square One - again

Well it feels like it!!

Since my lurgy my running has been going backwards ... work has been really stressfull and the weight has been going nowhere (except my belly)

Last night I was out with some of the folks which was nice (the boss paid despite the fact that work may not give him the money - grrr big gripe, shant go there!). Anyway this means I now have a large belly and today I need to start getting serious. Now I know I have said this sooo many times before but I've put on more weight over Christmas, New Year, hubby's birthday and with the lurgy preventing me working any calories off for 4 weeks I'm probably the heaviest I have been post Oliver. I'm uncomfortable and my bra is rubbing when I run meaning I have chaffs all over the place and I feel ashamed. So I MUST lose some weight, even if it is just to get back to below 11st I have to shift something. So sensible head on.

Tonight is club run and I hope it will be better than the last 3 post lurgy runs ... it has to get better soon, I'm really frustrated now!!

Comments

beanz said…

Good luck Pix - lets do this together.

I have had so many new starts, I have probably lost my total weight three times over!

Don't try to run too fast at your club run - I could never do a club run, they are all way to fast.

Do you fancy meeting for a long slow plod next weekend?

1:40 PM, January 21, 2005

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