Have patience with all things,
but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering
your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin
the task anew. St. Francis de Sales
Woo Hooooooo, I lost 2½lb, I
haven’t been that chuffed about losing weight in a very long time ;-) I know I’ve turned a corner and I’m back in
the zone which I have to admit feels great, because it also means I’m back in
control of things that are going on in my life.
Actually it doesn’t mean I’ve got those things under control just that I’ve
worked out a way to handle them in my own mind that makes me able to cope and
it feels fabulous. 
Yesterday was a crazy busy day,
even though it wasn’t meant to be, after my meeting on the morning where I also
get weighed – I like being weighed on a Monday morning it helps me to stay a
little more in control over the weekend and also gets me right back on track immediately
following the weekend. So I finished
there about eleven then changed into my running gear, I decided to risk getting
wet, I was going to go for a run round chase water but as I started driving I
decided I wanted to go over Cannock Chase and really enjoy it. I’d forgotten my running watch so I used my
phone and keyed in 5 miles thinking I’ll half walk, half run, but I was once
again chuffed when I managed to run for about 4 of those 5 miles. Don’t get me wrong on the steep inclines I
walked up at a fast pace but most of the time I managed to run, and I was happy
with that, it’s so beautiful over there, makes running more interesting because
there’s so much to look at, I really do enjoy being outdoors in nature. It’s a year this week since I started to run
and when I started I couldn’t even run 30 seconds without it burning my throat
and me wanting to cry, I remember back then half way round that first 30 minute
walk/run thinking ‘I want me mom’ ;-) and now I can keep going for an hour, I
really pleased I’ve managed to keep it up.
My plan was to come back have a
shower, do my paperwork slowly and take my afternoon/evening at a leisurely
pace. That wasn’t to be, when I turned
my pc on there was a message from one of my managers asking if I could cover my
old meeting at Wednesfield, of course I said yes. Well I got there and remembered why I’d chose
to drop that one, the car park is a walk from the building and emptying my car
was a nightmare, plus the venue is too warm.
However it was lovely to see some old faces, they always were a smashing
bunch and the hour went by very quickly. Unloading and setting up that room and
packing it away earned my 4pp on my pedometer which means I did 4 miles in that
time, that’s almost as much as I did on the chase, although I didn’t sweat
quite so much as on the chase.
By the end of the day I had 20
Activity ProPoints on my pedometer, I’d eaten 27pp, which means I’ve started my
week with a good stockpile of ProPoints for the weekend. Yes I am in the zone and it feels
fabulous! I’m aiming for a 2lb loss this
week as I’d love to be under that stone in the meeting, something I haven’t
been this year.
So what did I eat yesterday, ooo
I could’ve so very easily have let it all go and gone a little crazy, I
contemplated a Chinese as I’d earned all those ProPoints, but instead I asked
myself the question, “what would I really like?” and the answer was
crumpets! Then when I was buying them
from the garage, I spotted stilton cheese and thought mmm, stilton mushrooms
and crumpets – sorted! Ooo and I did
enjoy them, even more so knowing I’d earned them. For
my lunch I’d had couscous (5pp) and hickory turkey pieces (3) with a nice salad
of grated carrot, tomato, lettuce, pepper & cucumber. For my breakfast I’d had bran flakes which I
hadn’t had in ages and they were tasty too.
I didn’t have any time for snacking, much too busy to think about food!
Of course I’ve slept like a baby
and now I’m ready for the day, yes I’m back on it and it feels fabulous!
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