Up to now the weather has been pretty mild for this time of the year but since the start of the week the weather has suddenly got a lot worse. Not only is the weather a lot colder but the last few days have also been very wet. The cold doesn't really bother me, I … Continue reading Exercising In Bad Weather
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New Week, More Training
Last week was the funeral so it was a really hard week for me. As a result of this my diet and exercise suffered. This week, I am going to be focusing more on building up my fitness. I am setting myself a goal of running over 20k this week. I have done 5k of … Continue reading New Week, More Training
Training and Planing
In the last couple of weeks I have gone from doing no running to being able to do 7km running without stopping or walking. Although, I am still not running very quickly at the moment. I feel like the running is getting easier but I still have a long way to go to make sure … Continue reading Training and Planing
1,000 Mile Challenge
My mum has recently lost a long battle with cancer. This is something which I am going to be struggling to come to terms with for a long time, I have lost a lot more than just my mum, I have lost my best friend and I am going to always miss her. What makes … Continue reading 1,000 Mile Challenge
City Cycling is Super Dangerous Apparently!
I live in a small city, the kind of city where parking is poor but it is fine because you are never really too far from any other point in the city. That combined with good public transport means that it is not uncommon for people not to prioritise learning to drive where I live. … Continue reading City Cycling is Super Dangerous Apparently!
End of Week 1
In some ways this first week of my new healthy lifestyle has not gone according to plan but in others it has helped me already. This week at work was really busy and stressful, this meant that I wasn't able to exercise as much as I had wanted to. It also meant that I made … Continue reading End of Week 1
Busy Day At Work
I have had a really busy day at work today so that means that I have not been able to eat as well as I would like or move as much as I would like. I was booked into meetings over the whole of lunch meaning that I missed my usual lunchtime walk. I was … Continue reading Busy Day At Work
Day 1 – Starting Weight :(
So I weighed myself this morning and I am over 200lbs. Only by 2.4lbs but still it is not good news. Now I am now even more determined that I will get to get fit and healthy. My goals for this week are as follows: Get out of the 200's Exercise twice this week Increase … Continue reading Day 1 – Starting Weight 😦
New Beginning
I haven't been looking after myself very well recently. I have been eating far too much junk food, not exercising and as a result I have put on some extra weight and am feeling a bit unfit generally. From tomorrow I am going to be eating better and start exercising more as well as making … Continue reading New Beginning