Saturday 15 January 2011
Friday 14 January 2011
14.1.11 I'm back
have you missed me!!
back on track as from this weekend although goals have now changed the object is to survive.
Weight loss has stalled thanks to illness and snow (lots of it) so back to square one with that too but tomorrow is a fresh start and a new blog will follow.
back on track as from this weekend although goals have now changed the object is to survive.
Weight loss has stalled thanks to illness and snow (lots of it) so back to square one with that too but tomorrow is a fresh start and a new blog will follow.
Monday 15 November 2010
15.11 Chest Infections v's Running
Well it would appear the training has been promptly put on hold thanks to having a chest infection or whatever it is! a trip to the Dr's this afternoon and low and behold no running until my peak flow is back to normal.
That will explain why I only managed 5.5miles yesterday and not the 8 I set out to do. In saying that I still managed to do the 5.5miles in just over an hour so quite happy with the results.
What I am over the moon with however, is the first week on the new Weight Watchers propoints plan and I have lost 2lbs that's the boost that I need if nothing else.
Running wise I am not feeling comfortable about it at the moment and the doubts are creeping in, I was supposed to be doing a 10K this weekend coming for the RNLI at Glamis Castle but that all depends on how quick I can get back outside.
One thing I have realised is that I HATE the treadmill, the most I have managed on it is 3 miles. I find the heat in the house too overbearing and the little one hates the noise it makes (oh what a shame!).
Ian also seems to have lost motivation this week which doesn't help me in the slightest but things can only get better and here's hoping this is only a little blip.
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15.11.10 12st 13lbs (6.5lbs loss to date)
That will explain why I only managed 5.5miles yesterday and not the 8 I set out to do. In saying that I still managed to do the 5.5miles in just over an hour so quite happy with the results.
What I am over the moon with however, is the first week on the new Weight Watchers propoints plan and I have lost 2lbs that's the boost that I need if nothing else.
Running wise I am not feeling comfortable about it at the moment and the doubts are creeping in, I was supposed to be doing a 10K this weekend coming for the RNLI at Glamis Castle but that all depends on how quick I can get back outside.
One thing I have realised is that I HATE the treadmill, the most I have managed on it is 3 miles. I find the heat in the house too overbearing and the little one hates the noise it makes (oh what a shame!).
Ian also seems to have lost motivation this week which doesn't help me in the slightest but things can only get better and here's hoping this is only a little blip.
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15.11.10 12st 13lbs (6.5lbs loss to date)
Monday 8 November 2010
08.11.10 Another Week Another Update!
Well another 1lb down so that is almost 5lbs in four weeks, was hoping for more this week. Mind you doesn't everyone want 1lb more, or 2lbs more. But then it really is no surprise this week from pizza, the golden arches and two lunches out and a dinner out it really should not come as a shock.
Running wise, I gave the weekly runs a miss last week to give my hip some time to recover and it has worked thank goodness. It was starting to worry me how painful it still was.
Yesterdays long run however, was the farthest I have ever attempted. I perhaps wasn't the most successful run but I did try to stick to my run 4 minutes and walk 2 minutes and in doing so I did the 7 miles in 1hr 32 minutes. I was a good girl too and did my stretches for both warm up and cool down and the good old hip didn't get sore till 4.5miles in.
Ironically I joked with my friend Annie that I would wave if I got as far as their house on my 3.5 mile out and back and sure enough where was the turning point... a stones throw from their garden. So next week I think (and Annie if you are reading this lol!) I will take her up of her offer, I will text as I leave the car park and pick up fresh water at the edge of the garden!!!!
So what will this week bring? No measured mile tonight that is for sure as it is blowing a howling gale outside .... ah but what about that super duper treadmill I hear you say.... well with Hubby having to work on the laptop at the kitchen table and the starting of a cold appearing, yet again I am foregoing a run.
This week however, I am hoping to add in another element of training with some cross training or rather some "biggest loser" on the wii fit. Of course if its bad news at work on Thursday I may have more time to fit in some training if I am going to become a lady of leisure!!!! (but please some positive vibes that my team are 'safe' from this round of redundancies)
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08.11.10 13st 1lbs (4.5lbs loss to date)
Running wise, I gave the weekly runs a miss last week to give my hip some time to recover and it has worked thank goodness. It was starting to worry me how painful it still was.
Yesterdays long run however, was the farthest I have ever attempted. I perhaps wasn't the most successful run but I did try to stick to my run 4 minutes and walk 2 minutes and in doing so I did the 7 miles in 1hr 32 minutes. I was a good girl too and did my stretches for both warm up and cool down and the good old hip didn't get sore till 4.5miles in.
Ironically I joked with my friend Annie that I would wave if I got as far as their house on my 3.5 mile out and back and sure enough where was the turning point... a stones throw from their garden. So next week I think (and Annie if you are reading this lol!) I will take her up of her offer, I will text as I leave the car park and pick up fresh water at the edge of the garden!!!!
So what will this week bring? No measured mile tonight that is for sure as it is blowing a howling gale outside .... ah but what about that super duper treadmill I hear you say.... well with Hubby having to work on the laptop at the kitchen table and the starting of a cold appearing, yet again I am foregoing a run.
This week however, I am hoping to add in another element of training with some cross training or rather some "biggest loser" on the wii fit. Of course if its bad news at work on Thursday I may have more time to fit in some training if I am going to become a lady of leisure!!!! (but please some positive vibes that my team are 'safe' from this round of redundancies)
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08.11.10 13st 1lbs (4.5lbs loss to date)
Monday 1 November 2010
01.11 November November
Hmm start the month by failing my first target which was to get under 13 stone but in saying that I am only 2lbs shy of that so I guess not too bad.
New target for November is to get to 12st 9lbs by the 1st of December.
Another target is that by the end of November I will be able to run my measured mile in 10mins 50 seconds. Doesn't sound a lot I know but trust me for this little snail that is a mammoth task.
As for the measured mile, well giving that a miss tonight for once I am listening to my body and it is saying please don't run. My left calf is very tight and my right hip is still not playing fair.
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01.11.10 13st 2lbs - 1.5lbs (3.5lbs loss to date)
New target for November is to get to 12st 9lbs by the 1st of December.
Another target is that by the end of November I will be able to run my measured mile in 10mins 50 seconds. Doesn't sound a lot I know but trust me for this little snail that is a mammoth task.
As for the measured mile, well giving that a miss tonight for once I am listening to my body and it is saying please don't run. My left calf is very tight and my right hip is still not playing fair.
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01.11.10 13st 2lbs - 1.5lbs (3.5lbs loss to date)
Sunday 31 October 2010
31.10 Happy Halloween!!!
I am sure the goblins and the fairies have been messing about with my runs this week!
Today's target was 6 miles but in my wisdom I decided to put 10k on my watch ... I must have been mad, tired or still suffering from my previous days tummy upset because that equates to 6.22 miles.
That said the first 2 miles actually felt comfortable and did them in 24minutes even the next mile wasn't too bad and saw me at the 5k mark at 37mins not too shabby.... ahh but this is where the goblins then attack because what I forgot was when you go downhill in an out and back route you have to go up that same god forsaken hill on the way back.
And my god up hill is an understatement, I had to go from mile 3 to mile 5 uphill, that's a whole 2 miles of solid soul destroying hill...... 2 miles of torture that had me racking my brains for alternative routes, and at one point wishing I had some money on me to hop on the bus home!!
But as someone once said I am thrawn (vaguely remember telling the midwife that when I was in labour!) and will not give up so what if I had to walk up the hill London is flat(ish) isn't it?
All in all not a bad run and did the 6.22 miles in 1hr 19 minutes so now only another 20miles to add to that distance (14 in training terms according to the plans). I need to get the 10k time down to about 1hr 10mins though if the race prediction calculators are anything to go by as that should see me under the 6hr mark.
I think psychologically once I have managed a 10 mile run or a double figure one then maybe then I might believe that this is all possible. I certainly went through enough emotion's this morning from what the hell am I doing to yey this is going to be ok.
Pain wise, I am suffering a bit at the moment. My ankle is slightly sore and swollen ironically not from running but wearing boots to work, but today I did twist it on the kerb which means it is currently strapped up. And as for my right hip.... well we wont discuss that shall we, if I don't say that its sore out loud then its not sore ok?!
Tune in tomorrow for the next thrilling instalment of the measured mile and hopefully a weight loss that reflects the miles I have put in this week.
Today's target was 6 miles but in my wisdom I decided to put 10k on my watch ... I must have been mad, tired or still suffering from my previous days tummy upset because that equates to 6.22 miles.
That said the first 2 miles actually felt comfortable and did them in 24minutes even the next mile wasn't too bad and saw me at the 5k mark at 37mins not too shabby.... ahh but this is where the goblins then attack because what I forgot was when you go downhill in an out and back route you have to go up that same god forsaken hill on the way back.
And my god up hill is an understatement, I had to go from mile 3 to mile 5 uphill, that's a whole 2 miles of solid soul destroying hill...... 2 miles of torture that had me racking my brains for alternative routes, and at one point wishing I had some money on me to hop on the bus home!!
But as someone once said I am thrawn (vaguely remember telling the midwife that when I was in labour!) and will not give up so what if I had to walk up the hill London is flat(ish) isn't it?
All in all not a bad run and did the 6.22 miles in 1hr 19 minutes so now only another 20miles to add to that distance (14 in training terms according to the plans). I need to get the 10k time down to about 1hr 10mins though if the race prediction calculators are anything to go by as that should see me under the 6hr mark.
I think psychologically once I have managed a 10 mile run or a double figure one then maybe then I might believe that this is all possible. I certainly went through enough emotion's this morning from what the hell am I doing to yey this is going to be ok.
Pain wise, I am suffering a bit at the moment. My ankle is slightly sore and swollen ironically not from running but wearing boots to work, but today I did twist it on the kerb which means it is currently strapped up. And as for my right hip.... well we wont discuss that shall we, if I don't say that its sore out loud then its not sore ok?!
Tune in tomorrow for the next thrilling instalment of the measured mile and hopefully a weight loss that reflects the miles I have put in this week.
Friday 29 October 2010
29.10 What a week!
Hmm with a week of runs or rather failed runs like these I start to lose faith that I can do this marathon lark.
Wednesday I went out for a run in my lunch time, no bother I thought its only 2.2 miles but oh boy was I wrong. I have drive the route that I took many times and I knew it was hilly but nothing prepared me for the steepness and the effect of running into the North Sea wind.
And as for the road surface it got to the point where it was hurting my ankles to run any more and I ended up limping up the hill around Nigg bag and round the Nigg lighthouse. I duly returned back to work looking more purple than a ribenna berry and grumpier than a grumpy thing as I felt so down about it. However, on reflection I did manage the 2.2 miles in 28minutes.
Wednesday evening I went out for another run again I felt everything was against me! The goal was to do 4 miles but I cut it short as yet again my crappy asthma started to annoy me.... result another failed run or so i thought till I checked my times and i had actually managed those 2 miles in 24 minutes which I was quite chuffed with.
Roll on to tonight, its a howling gale here so I decided it was time for the treadmill to get its first airing, but oh my god just how hard are those things. I was pouring of sweat within 5 minutes and I couldn't get the right speed either!
Didn't help that we decided to go to Giraffe for dinner tonight, so it might have been a bit ambitious to think I could run one mile let alone that elusive 4! Yet again I had to give up but did so after 1.66 miles (in 20 mins).
I decided to attempt the rest of the 4 miles outside but forgot about the wind doh! And then my stomach started to become very very upset so home I headed after 0.66 miles so a crap day today.
And on reflection a pretty crap week all round for runs and I feel as if I am failing and ramping up the miles.
I am hoping that the mummy mantra of "this too will pass" is applicable in this situation......... fingers crossed the 6 miles on Sunday will give me a more positive outlook.
Wednesday I went out for a run in my lunch time, no bother I thought its only 2.2 miles but oh boy was I wrong. I have drive the route that I took many times and I knew it was hilly but nothing prepared me for the steepness and the effect of running into the North Sea wind.
And as for the road surface it got to the point where it was hurting my ankles to run any more and I ended up limping up the hill around Nigg bag and round the Nigg lighthouse. I duly returned back to work looking more purple than a ribenna berry and grumpier than a grumpy thing as I felt so down about it. However, on reflection I did manage the 2.2 miles in 28minutes.
Wednesday evening I went out for another run again I felt everything was against me! The goal was to do 4 miles but I cut it short as yet again my crappy asthma started to annoy me.... result another failed run or so i thought till I checked my times and i had actually managed those 2 miles in 24 minutes which I was quite chuffed with.
Roll on to tonight, its a howling gale here so I decided it was time for the treadmill to get its first airing, but oh my god just how hard are those things. I was pouring of sweat within 5 minutes and I couldn't get the right speed either!
Didn't help that we decided to go to Giraffe for dinner tonight, so it might have been a bit ambitious to think I could run one mile let alone that elusive 4! Yet again I had to give up but did so after 1.66 miles (in 20 mins).
I decided to attempt the rest of the 4 miles outside but forgot about the wind doh! And then my stomach started to become very very upset so home I headed after 0.66 miles so a crap day today.
And on reflection a pretty crap week all round for runs and I feel as if I am failing and ramping up the miles.
I am hoping that the mummy mantra of "this too will pass" is applicable in this situation......... fingers crossed the 6 miles on Sunday will give me a more positive outlook.
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