HappyFitHealthy

No, I mean it. No weigh in today, I haven't been to the gym in a week.

I've a nasty cold and what with the achy muscles haven't had the energy.

I should be getting ready for work but am tempted to crawl back into bed.

I hope my weight has stayed at the 12 stone mark and not fluctuated upwards this week.

Hopefully after a weekend of sleep I'll feel better on Monday and be ready to hit the gym again.

I'll be giving the whisky, ginger and lemon thing a try tonight.

Have fun everyone

x

My blog feels like a lie. Despite losing weight it feels like my health is worse than ever. My verucca is annoying, I haven't been to the gym since last week and my skin seems to be breaking out in scaly nightare (my eczema).

I've had pain under my ribs for most of the last week, only from the hours of 11pm to about 8am, I've had trouble sleeping, and been sore in the morning. Last night I had real problems sleeping and was in a lot of pain, the docs last suggestion was to swim to improve my posture (can't do that with a veruca), and when i took some Nurofen the pain didn't die down.

So much discomfort was I in, that at about 5.30am I got up and strolled up to the A&E at the hospital to get myself seen to. Left hubby sleeping, and got the pleasure of a cold hard chair in the waiting room for two hours.

I don't mind waiting if there's a queue, but there was nobody else in the waiting room at all, and still I was left for two hours. I understand that I was neither an accident, or an emergency in the strictest sense of the word, but I was in agony.

By 7.15 when I was seen the pain was easing off, and describing pain isn't my strong point.Glad to say they checked me over and gave me the all clear and I was at my desk by 9.30am, but I still don't know what's causing the pain. I've to see my GP if its ongoing from here on.

And to top it off, I've a sore throat, and a chesty cough too. So, likelihood of me going to the gym this week? Zero. Likelihood I've lost weight? Zero.

Me? Fit? Healthy? Not really.

Grrrrr.

was not a weigh in day, that's next Friday and I'm scared already. But still, I did well. I ran up hill, and managed to complete 3kms in under 20 minutes. So enough talk about 2kms, 2.5kms and 3kms. I've really got to persevere and get me my 3.5kms three times next week!

My painful foot has been identified by the Dr after waiting a week for an X-ray result. I've not trodden on anything, or gotten a disease, no. I've a bloody great big verucca!!!

I thought they were things that kids had, never had one before but I remember always hearing tell around school swim trips.

Oh well, at least I'll live and be able to run another day!

x

I struggled today, to get outta bed, to decide to actually go to the gym and then once there to do anything at all.

In the end I was defeated by the treadmill. I managed 2.1kms before quitting and heading homeward.

2kms is better than none is the thing I must remember!

Tomorrow I'm hoping to get up early enough to get to the gym, do my run AND then go for a 15 minute swim. Saying that, tomorrow is another day, who knows what it'll bring!

x

That's another 3km I've run since I was last here. I've run 10km this week. I was pretty knackered after I hit 2.5kms but I kept going, completed in 18mins and 20 seconds, but I went up a slightly steeper incline and slowed to a walk a couple times.

Sleep is what I'm tempted to do, just for half an hour but the sun's shining so I might go sit in the garden with a good book, a toasted sarnie, and maybe a glass of wine as a treat!

Later I've to go shopping for hubbys birthday stuff so that'll be at least another couple of kms walking.

Soon be trim!

x

I ran 3kms today, in 17 minutes and 40 seconds. I also increased both my running speed and my the increment of the slope I ran up.

I also weighed myself. My body fat percentage has strangely increased!

However, the good news is that I have lost two more pounds. I now weigh LESS THAN 12 stone.

In fact my precise weight is...

11 stone and 12 pounds!

I am still losing a steady pound a week, and at this rate I will lose my last 5 pounds in the next 5 weeks!

That means that I could...

Possibly...

If I choose to...

Work my weight down to 11 stone by next May!

And that means that I could comfortably wear a bikini at the beach in May!

Obviously, I've still to tone my belly in the interim so I have a nice tight tum.

But yeh, otherwise,

I'm getting to my target weight much quicker than I ever expected. I can't believe it!

And I'm not doing any faddy dieting either, just exercise and food in moderation!

Yippee!

Have a lovely weekend all.

x

good news to share but no time to type. have a good day and I'll be back tonight to share!

x

I swam 12 lengths of the pool which I believe is 25 metres long in 20 minutes. I did not enjoy it as much as I used to before I found jogging.

Oh well.

I ran 2kms. That was all. Oh well, better than running nowhere!

x

was it only yesterday? Good lord it feels much longer. Any way, yesterday I ran 3kms on the treadmill in 18.5 minutes. I was sooo sweaty afterwards.

But then we went out for a curry and I haven't been the gym today - couldn't be bothered. I've lost all this weight in an effort to be healthier and cure my back ache, only to be told by the Dr that the weight loss has probably made my back muscles weaker and caused more pain! Oh, and she suggested sleeping on the floor 'for a couple of weeks' to see if it helps. Great!

I should go back tomorrow as I'm getting real close to my weigh in, and there can't (won't) be any excuses this time as I really want to know if it's all been worth it.

3.22kms is alledgely the equivalent of 2 miles. That's my target for tomorrow. Then a swim on Thursday, followed by weighing in and then a 4km run on Friday, It'll burn calories if nothing else!

x

I just can't seem to find motivation at the gym of late. I'm thankful it's Friday as it means I get two days away from the gym, and healthy eating, and get back on the bandwagon monday morning.

I was good today, I pushed myself as hard as I could, I ran 3kms in just under 20 minutes. But I didn't feel good at the end of it. I felt well enough, fitter obviously, but I used to come away with a buzz and energy, now I just wanna crawl into bed.

Maybe that's just me rather than the gym. Who knows.

But at least I managed 3kms and have something positive to build on.

There's a bottle of wine with my name on it. Gotta go.

Cheers all

x

I did 0.8kms on the cursed cross trainer as there was a wretched man on MY treadmill. I also used some of the weights machines. I think I need to get the gym man to show me what I need to do to tone my bingo wings as my biceps are developing by themselves!!!

Then I did 2.4 kms on the treadmill. I didn't feel too bad after that.

Now, I'm afraid that I'm not weighing in tomorrow, as next week Friday will be precisely 3 months from the end of Fitfarms so I thought I'd wait til then and see how far (or not) I've come. Plus I get to have an extra week to lose weight!

Gotta go,

x

2 kms and too much chocolate. Never mind, tomorrows another day! I dunno what happened at the gym, maybe I need to try a class or two now to keep me enthused. Still gotta do my tummy exercises though.

Food front - time of month, no control. To be excused and easily rectifiable.

Cheerio.

I know for certain I went to the gym on Tuesday, Wednesday and today. I did 2.5kms today at 10kph, at least 2kms per day on Tuesday and Wednesday and two Abs sessions (but they're only 15 minutes long).

I can't for the life of me remember if I went to the gym on Monday, but I have finished my little card which i used to get stamped and they have taken it off me, so I can't even check!

I'm not weighing or measuring until next Friday. Reason being I've eaten quite badly this week. Call it stress, hormones or just plain greed. I don't mind. To be fair I've always wanted to do this diet thing my weigh way (that really was a typo!) and I will! I still intend to crack it, and get my bikini bod into the bargain.

I put away 3/4's of a bottle of wine last night due to stress, so that's an extra load of calories and of late there's been loads of sweets and biccies at work I've been unable to resist.

That's life, I'll make sure I get to the gym 4 times next week. Life is for living!

Have a good weekend all,

x