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Winnie The Pooh Said ….

"isn't it funny how bees like honey …."

Well I have a similar thought …. "isn't it funny how 1 small bit of exercise changes things!"

Yes it's 4 weeks tomorrow since my foot went OUCH. Since then I have done Nowt. Sunday I went swimbling with Gnome and that seems to have done the trick!! Yesterday I had to do some shopping at lunch but by parking 10 mins walk away from the shop I got a nice walk in!

Today (drum roll please!) I went swimbling before work! Did 1.2km and in my 3rd fastest time of the year! (Beams 'cos she has not swum lengths properly since well before TW!) Then at lunch I put on my runners and went for a 25-30mins walk in the rain! Beaming from ear to ear cos it was good! A couple of short jogettes found the foot niggle was there but not hurting as such. Also seems OK since I have returned from my walk which is nice too!!

So plan … tomorrow another lunchtime walk (no more pre-work swimming this week as I am on the school run), shorter walk Thursday (lunchtime "meeting") and Friday if all has gone well then I will do some proper structured walk run!! At the weekend I will take Gnome swimbling, there is also a 1m fun run on Sunday which he had said about doing. Maybe we will maybe we won't! Who knows!

Next week I am in London … with swim suit in suit case for a daily swim and hopefully the hotel will have a tready too for a walk run on as well! Suddenly the Pixie is feeling all bouncy and ready to go!

Oh and unlike a certain buzzing creature my cheque has yet to be cashed!

Final Oh ... another 2.5lbs bites the dust! :-D

Comments

fraggle said…
oooh, a positive slightly lighter Pixie :o)


well done :o)
XFR Bear said…
Great news Pix :oD

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