Bit the Bullet

Well I've been for my first run in the great outdoors and it was really good. It was more of an exploratory amble than a hard training session but there are plenty of those to come.

I found the perfect route. There is a track along the river that leads all the way to a beautiful little village nearby. I didn't see one other person which makes it ideal for me to build my confidence. It's 4 miles to the village so when I can make it there and back I'll be doing pretty well!

The best part was getting home and plugging in my Garmin. You just hook it up and it makes graphs and spits out lots of fab data such as distance, average speed, calories burnt etc.

I'm going out again tomorrow and try and cover a bit more distance as didn't push myself that hard today. All in all it was a success.

It's R Day!

I'm going to brave the elements and the embarressment and head out for a run outdoors today. I've taken a photograph at Shagalizards request as she wanted to see how silly I look 

I will be following the advice of lovely Redcurvy and not worrying about speed or distance and just find my legs. I will report back! 

In other news, 2lbs off this week taking my total lost to over 3 stone and taking me into the 9s. Hurrah! I honestly never thought I'd make it this far. Now I have I'm completely determined to reach my goal.

One little pound

But better than nothing. I was hoping to lose 1.5lbs as that would take me to 3 stone lost. I'll get there next week.

On the exercise front, I'm now running at 6 miles per hour for 30 minutes and I feel comfortable at this speed on the treadmill. I know I'll have to slow it down when I venture out and that this is going to be harder but I'm looking forward to the challenge. I've got my first outdoor run pencilled in for next Saturday. I've ordered a very exciting looking gadget to keep track of my distance when running outside - a Garmin 205, it looks like it's straight out of star trek. I've also ordered Running Made Easy to help me with training programs.

Another Milestone

Lost 2lbs this week taking my total lost to over 40lbs, 40.5lbs to be exact! The 9s seem so close now and that is just insane. When I started this in January I thought I might get into the 11s but 7 months in and the 9s are only a few weeks away.

Last weekend I managed to run for 30 minutes. I was listening to a Russell Brand podcast and daydreaming away when I realised that I'd missed my walking break so I thought I'd skip to the next stage and take one later. When I got there I didn't feel like I needed a break so just carried on and managed the full 30 minutes! I'm currently running at 5.7mph so I'm going to build that up to 6mph then work on the distance. Once I can do 5 miles I might be good enough to brave the big outdoors. 

I'm off to Sheffield to visit some uni mates this weekend. Must be good.

x 

Plodding on

Lost 1lb again this week. I have been an angel so it seems my weight loss if officially slowing down. Not sure what I can do keep it going. I'm already going to the gym 4 times a week (I guess this could be increased to 5) and I eat a balanced and very healthy diet. I'll give it some thought. I suppose I shouldn't complain while I'm still losing.

Runningwise, I'm on run 9, walk 1, run 10, walk 1, run 9. It was easier than I thought it would be. I'll do 2 more sessions of this then I'm on to run 15, walk 1, run 14. Running for the full 30 minutes isn't far away now.

In other news, I'm going to have all my hair chopped off tomorrow. I'm bored with it so want to do something with dramatic. I'll have a chat with my hairdresser and see what she says.

Milestonetastic

I only lost 1lb this week but if it's coming off I'm happy.

Now I'm below 10st 6 I'm finally in my healthy weight range. I've also lost 20% of my body weight. It's good to be healthy at last. Let's just pretend that whole obesity thing never happened.

Started the next stage of my running program yesterday. I'm doing 7-1-7-1-7-1-6. Even though I'm running for 27 out of 30 minutes, I can't imagine being able to run for the whole 30. I'll get there soon though.

Back on Track

Lost 2.5lbs at weigh in yesterday. Glad to be losing again after last week's stay the same.

I've changed my goal weight. I went to the Mighty Boosh Festival last Saturday and felt incredibly jealous of the gorgeous skinny girls in some of the bands. My goal was 10st and being 6lbs away has made me realise that I'm not going to be happy at the weight. I've changed my goal to 9st. At 9st I'll be a very slim size 10. Although I don't hate my body now, I know it can be better.

I'm still enjoying the running and moving forward with my program. I'm doing 30 minute sessions and gradually building up the amount of running time. Today I'm going to walk for 4 minutes and run for 26. I think it will only be 2 or 3 weeks until I can run for the full 30 minutes.

A little blip

Stayed the same this week. I feel that, unlike last week, I was deserving of a loss. I'm not too worried though. I'm getting close to goal and I've been expecting things to slow down. I'm feeling pretty good about the way I look at the moment so I don't have that desperate urge to get the weight off as quickly as possible. If the last 10lbs takes a while that's ok. I know I'll get there.

My running is going well. This week I'm doing run 5 walk 2. I'm still enjoying it and it won't be long before I can run for 30 minutes continuously. It's amazing how quickly you improve.

I've got a boozy weekend ahead so I'm going to have some damage to undo! Off to the mighty boosh festival tomorrow. I'm really excited about seeing the boys but it's going to be cider and festival food all day!

Binge and Starve

I've had a pretty bad week foodwise. I have one day a week where I don't worry about the diet and have what I like. This week I had pizza. However I also had another 2 bad days. 1 day is fine. 3 days is not.

For the last few days I've been surviving on minimum points and working hard in the gym. Yesterday was my last chance so I had 9 points all day and earnt 6 bonus points in the gym. Today I was rewarded with a 1.5lb loss. Just goes to show you can turn a bad week into a loss if you are willing to starve and bust your arse, which luckily I am

I was watching Biggest Loser last night and in the trainer tips bit Bob said that the contestants are allowed one cheat day a week. He said the benefit of this was to give them something to look forward to which helps them stick to it the rest of the time and also give the metabolism a shock and undo any slow down that might have happened while they were on low calories all week.

I will continue having my point free Fridays as even Bob thinks it's a good idea. Will enjoy my cheese on toast for breakfast even more now!

Weigh In Number 21 - 2lbs gone

I'm happy to report that I've lost another 2lbs this week. I need to lose another 4lbs to have a healthy BMI and another 10lbs to get to my goal weight.

Every week I feel nervous and think is this the week where I hit a plateau or my losses slow down but so far so good. I think the running is helping. Before I started I was losing 1-1.5lbs most weeks. I've been running for 2 weeks and have lost 2lbs each week. Let's just hope it continues!