Don't worry folks, I'm not about to give up on my healthy journey - but thanks for all the concerned comments and emails!
Last week was just one of those little bumps in the road - call it battle fatigue, I guess.
Saturday morning was a fresh start, and I feel like I've got my focus back again. This is helped by a return to 'winter sports Saturdays'. By the time I go to the gym, get the supermarket shopping done and then go and watch Jake play rugby, Saturday is practically over - no time for sneak eating!
On Sunday I did my full duathlon distance as training - 3.5km run/10km ride/1.5km run. I did it all on the machines at the gym, which made it easier than it will be in real life - although it still wasn't exactly easy! 3.5km is the longest I've run in one go, and then I still managed to run the 1.5km after the bike too. I can really feel it in my thighs today - but I now have some hope that I will be able to run (jog) the whole distance in the actual event in 2 weeks.
The duathlon is my last planned event. I'll be quite happy to go into winter mode for my exercise after that. That doesn't mean I'll turn into a couch potato, but I will plan most of my exercise around indoor activities* and just grab the chance to do things outside when the weather allows.
*Now, now, don't be rude, I didn't mean that sort of indoor activity!
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Lol, well sexercise is a great way to burn calories - and it's usually a bonus anyway!! :-)
Best of luck with your fresh start!
And have fun with the indoor activities;)
Nothing wrong with that sort of indoor activities!! Just try and time it for when Jake is at training, lol.
Glad to see your positive attitude sparkling through again, and well done on your big run :-)
Sometimes we all need a fresh start after we have been doing this weightloss for a long time. I have been doing WW for 15mths now and I was getting frustrated so I started a fresh a Friday and it was the best thing I could have done.
Have a good week.
Kris:)
Hehehe - have fun with your "indoor activities" *nudge nudge wink wink* :)
And I will be at the finish line on the 15th to cheer you over it and will have my camera too (mental note to remember to take it)!
well done on the training. i'm still trying to run a whole 1 km...
Great fresh start! I prefer exercising in Winter so bring it on!!
Great that you have your focus back. Well done on the training.
Looks like you have hit winter as soon as daylight saving finished. We have too. Quite a shock to the system.
cool. duathalon. i should check into that. i find the idea of triathalon training intriguing, but can't quite get past the notion of swimming. but just the running and biking, that might be something for me.
Am glad to see your focus is back - it is so hard to maintain the motivation and positivity to keep on but you have managed to nail it pretty quickly before it got out of hand - good for you.
I am battling a little at the moment but will get back into the swing of things soon (well as soon as my pants get too uncomfortable !!!)
Have a great week and take care !
Me
Winter exercise yay!
I am coming out of a blah (eat everything in sight) period...so I can go hiking or something in NZ later this year.
Hiking - I can't believe I just wrote that!
What a brilliant run. I still have trouble running for more than a couple of minutes without getting short of breath and sounding like I am a pug with great big feet.
I am a big fan of indoor activities. Especially those that involve props.. Like stretch bands, fit balls, hand weights... You people!!!
I had hoped the Wellington or Palmerston Nth Duathlons would have been on when I was up there but I'm a week or so too late and that couldn't be helped becuase of scholl holidays. But i'll be cheering you on in spirit, we can compare notes when I am up in Wellington.
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