first fast day!

As of yesterday, I've started to follow the 5:2 way of eating.  I don't see it as a diet as such, as it's something I'd like to keep up with.  (& will also eventually allow me to have wine/calorific food of a weekend).  I'm still not quite sure how it's all going to fit around my training, it may be that I have to up my non-fast-day cals to 2000, rather than the 1500 they're currently on.  But we'll see!  All very exciting & 19 weeks total to train for Tough Mudder!  <hyperventilates>

I have my gym induction on Thursday evening, so hopefully I'll have a clearer picture by then of what I need to do.  I'm very conscious of not going into it too hard, too soon & injuring myself as I did last time I started running!

(I was going to write a post on the gear I'd like to get, but that will be for a future post now).  So yes, today is a 500cal day - even doing the Cambridge diet I never went quite that low for a day....so I am a wee bit apprehensive!

Right then!

So it has been quite a while!  I've been drinking and eating way too much & it's not doing me any good (however enjoyable! :)

I have perhaps somewhat foolishly decided to do Tough Mudder in July, which means I have 4 months in which to get as fit as I possibly can.  http://toughmudder.co.uk
It looks bonkers, a lot of fun, & James has said he'll do it with me (not that he needs to train as such!!).  It'll be good to have a proper goal to aim for.  There's also a shorter obstacle course in April, but I rather doubt I'd be in any way fit enough by then - we'll see!

So, month 1 I think I will try Jillian Michaels' 30 day shred (which is only a fiver on Amazon), with a run or 2 thrown in on the weekends.  I don't want to injure myself going too hard too fast, so the first month will be getting back into it slowly.  As for diet, I'm thinking 5:2, with 1500 cal on non-fast days, no caffeine, & wine 2 nights a month.  This should be both healthy and sustainable.

Second month and onwards, if I can afford it I hope to do 2 powerplate classes a week, & the fitness classes run on Hill Rise Park twice a week.

So,  until payday, we're getting through the last of the unhealthy food & it starts in earnest the following week!

Next post:  kit wishlist!

This past week has been an absolute write-off, diet wise!  Having a nasty cold, a couple of days off work last week, & generally just feeling blah...

Ah well, onwards and up (down) wards!  Hopefully I'll be back to feeling 100% (well, 90% even would be good), & will get back into things...though I may have to readjust the daily calories a little higher.

Birfdee & Anniversary :)

So, I rather doubt I will have lost much this week, due to having birthday & anniversary yumminess :)
Was all lovely though, and back on the straight & narrow this week.  I intend to be fairly strict the rest of the month, and probably have one takeaway just after payday.  I still have the aim of getting to 60kgs - we will see how I go!  This weekend, I'm thinking I might do pulled pork in the slow cooker & have it in rolls with BBQ sauce (maybe some stuffing?)  Not sure about other meal yet, possibly stir fry of some description.   Bowling tonight, it's good to be getting back into it :)

cold!!!!

In more ways than one - have a slight cold, and I am cold!  In good spirits though :)  Been eating sensibly (well, being very strict, but it'll pay off!).  Going to have tacos/burritos this weekend, and also greek lamb burgers.  Next Tuesday is my 35th birthday (gulp!...na, not really fussed :)  so we'll have Heston's scrummy lasagne he does for Waitrose with some salad and garlic bread for James (& some Aussie sparkling wine...& a cake I'm going to bake!).   Am trying to meal plan for October; unfortunately the yummy spatchcock chicken we got from Tesco was a summer thing only, so I might try the one that Waitrose has.  I can make our own minty lamb steaks, that won't be difficult...though maybe I should just roast a stuffed lamb leg....yummy!

I'm still not weighing myself, don't see the point just yet; I will when my clothes are markedly looser :)  The weekend after next we'll have a little home celebration for my birthday & our 3rd anniversary, so I will be drinking!  Then back to it for October.  Had phone consult with CBT lady yesterday; I will be doing 6 sessions and see where I'm at after that....my skeptical brain is very skeptical...I hope my mindset can change! :)

Autumn is here...

Well, only just!  But this morning it's quite chilly, I feel rather miffed, I'm not quite ready for this weather yet!  <pouts> <stamps feet>

So anyway, the week was a success - I seem to be fitting back into strict eating fairly well.  Though the few tiny snacks I had (little bit of low fat feta and pinched a couple of sweet potato chips from the girls on Friday) have strengthened my resolve to stay super strict during the week.  I'm not planning on weighing myself until my clothes are way, way looser as it would be too disheartening (for the time being anyway).

I adapted a recipe for stuffed peppers I found online - I used extra lean beef, onions, quinoa and seasoning (also a dash of BBQ sauce), and layered that in the pepper with feta cheese - turned out quite delicious.  I served that with brocollini and sweet potato chips (Waitrose has finally brought some out in their Love Life range, and they are scrummy!)  Last night (sunday) we had tacos, and I am very much enjoying the added sweetcorn.

I will try to write up a list/add things to my recipe folder when they work out well.  Until I reach a decent size/weight, I will steer clear of things like pasta bakes, takeaway etc.  Then, as stated in earlier posts, I'll be very strict during the week and eat what I like of a weekend!

The girls are learning words very quickly now; we sat down with them with their words book last night, and tried out words they know, and some new ones.  Lizzy has developed a habit of saying, 'ugger!'.....I'm really hoping it's now what I think it is! hehe...  James did a huge big cycle ride on Saturday, so the girls and I watched 'Spirited Away' - they seemed to really enjoy it, though of course they're a bit young yet to get it.

 

zzzzzz......

Ok so today is day 1 of getting back on track.  Am so sleepy without my trusty caffeine crutch!  I guess I need to have sort of little mini goals, seeing as I'm going it alone this time (though may still resort to Cambridge diet stuff/support at some point...)  I didn't drink any wine over the weekend either, so that's a start.

So - goal 1:  just stick to it until my birthday (24th), then assess where I am then :)

In other news, looks like I'll be bowling again, by goodness I'm going to be rusty, but it'll be good to get back into it.  The girls are saying new words every day it seems, they both say 'cheese', 'bath', etc.  and Lizzy has for some reason gotten into the habit of saying 'oh no!'  :P