Yume No Chikara

So far so good. The plan is working well. No snacking and complete food control! Looks like I have lost the weight gained on my course and a bit too I think so happy. I'm even having those TW moments of "oh that's real hunger!" which is excellent! This week I have joined the gym, had a CV and weights induction and then been to the gym alone (whilst Gnome had his swimming lesson). I hope to get my PT session next week. This weekend I have been cleaning the hall walls and painting. 5-6hrs of cleaning yesterday and 3-4hrs painting today is a great workout I can assure you! Not actually got to cleaning the brushes yet mind as Gnome is installing XP on his PC and keeps on calling me! I feel a long soak in the bath coming on!

Yes today started Operation Goldfish! I've counted calories, took hot water and milk to work to make tea (money saved covers gym/pool membership) and I've joined the gym! The gym gave me a free bag with water bottle, tee and towel too which was nice! Tomorrow I have my 1-2-1 induction and I also have a voucher for a 30mins PT session. The pool re-opens on Monday (has been closed for re-tiling) and they even have a running club taken by the PTs twice a week after work for when I start back running! So plan is: Monday, Wednesday, Friday:- lunchtime walk. Tuesday, Thursday:- lunchtime gym Saturday:- gym whilst gnome swims Sunday:- swimming with Gnome (aqua jogging maybe?) Gym will include weights work, rower and stepper and bike. I never do weights so this is a great opportunity to improve in this area. As it's during lunch it will only be a short session so doing weights then will be ideal as I also won't get boiling hot and we all know more muscles mean more calories bei...

OK so I expect a few of you may be confused about the Goldfish. Well let me explain. Goldfish: Know for short memory Elephant: Know to "never forget" Gazelle: Fast and athletic When it comes to losing weight I am very much a goldfish. I wake up full of good intentions, have breakfast and go to work. By the time I get there I have forgotten the diet. Then I eat something and remember it. Then ... the circle continues. So yes I am a goldfish with a short term memory for losing weight. I need to become an elephant and therefore remember that I am trying to eat less, eat healthy and lose weight. Elephants never forget and if I can remember and become more conscious of my diet then I will become that gazelle I want to be! At the end of my course we were given a free gift. Not the usual pen and mouse mat ... no ... we got a "Fit Kit". This contains a body fat monitor, blood pressure monitor (that gives pulse), booklet (10 weeks to a healthier you - stop dieting, eat an...

I've decide I am a goldfish, but I need to be an elephant so that I can become a gazelle!

My house is on a hill and that hill doesn't get gritted. The journey to work yesterday wasn't much fun so given last night's freezing conditions I opted ('cos I can now!) to work from home today. Currently I am on my lunch-break! I've enjoyed my day and got a lot done, mainly documents as I have to pay to dial into work (then claim it back) I first dialled in last night to test it then again at 7.40AM to mail in that I was working from home. It's a novelty! The hire car for my course also turned up which is good but they were unable to clean it because of the snow!! Just not good enough hey!

Well I can't sit on a fluffy cloud of "winner" happiness for ever now can I!?! So ... Been out walking again today having failed to get up this morning to use the bike. It was far to cold (heating hadn't gone on yet) and I was tired. In fact I failed to get up for another 50mins and I have to admit I have felt more alive today because of it. Lunchtime saw me out for my 3m walk in the crisp clean air and I still have hopes of 30mins on the bike tonight > failed again as tired and I want a nice hot bath and snuggly bed! I really want to get in some doubles and up to the 90mins a day. I think the mornings are harder for me, I am not a morning person! Or it could just be that I have been getting up earlier for over 2 weeks and body is telling me this! I will be joining the gym when I get back from my course, so that I can use it whilst Gnome is in his swimming lesson, swim more and also do 1or 2 classes (body balance and or body pump). Again this will enable me to con...

YES!!! I have actually won something running related! I won a RW online competition to get a new sports bra! So one new Enell (crimson or ink) on order! Great news cos they cos over £40 by the time you add postage! Other news ... exercise bike is now in the spare room and will stare at me every day as that is also where my hair and make-up "stuff" is!

Doesn't seem that long but yes I've not run for two whole weeks. Normally in two weeks I would have run about 18m or 6 runs and about 4hours of exercise. Here is my 2 weeks break down: Walking - 19.4m in 5hrs 12mins Stepper - 12378 in 2 hrs 45mins 1 swim - 1 hour So that's 9hrs exercise or double my normal exercise. Result! Weight has stayed stable but that's more to do with calories in rather than calories out! Posture/form has really improved in fact I think my figure is starting to reflect the improved posture. Niggle-wise I still have a few minor niggles (I wouldn't have run anyway I expect and would probably have sat on my butt). The front of my right hip has adjusted to upright walking but I still get the occasional niggle on the quad that 1st bothered me 3 weeks ago, but very minor and rare now. Calves are behaving too so all good. I have done some fizzio exercises but not too many and with the improved posture I have already noticed an improvement anyway whi...

Ok so technically I'm cross training the whole time these days, that is if you still say I am a runner! If you say I am a walker just now then yes I've been cross training! Over the week I have done lots of sessions, in fact I've done 2 sessions on a few days! My stepper has been used 4 times (7905 steps) and I've walked 7.1m (3 sessions) during the working week, not bad! Yesterday I did no formal exercise. I did walk to the paper shop and butchers in the village. Then we all went shopping and marched round "Swad" (I got accused of walking to fast! That's a first!) trying to locate our local tile shop to get the kitchen finished. Local shop is closed :-( so we then had to waste some time before Gnome's swimming lesson. £50 later Gnome has new foot wear and it's time for swimming. Later in the day we went off to Homebase and bought a load of paint (for me!) to paint the hallway and kitchen (boring but bright Classic Cream) and then finished the day ...