Back again ...

I haven't updated my blog lately as wasn't in the right frame of mind. But have decided to come back and blog again. I feel slightly better and hopefully it will all go uphill from here.

My diet is still going well. I have lost 500gr this week. Happy with that as long as it is going down. Still on target to lose another 5kg by the end of september for my holiday. So that's good!

This week was the 2nd time I went to the runningclub and I love it!! It is also great to meet new people - as this was one of the reason why I was not feeling great lately. And I realise that my running is going really well as I will go from beginner to intermediate next week. The only thing is that I hurt my hamstring a bit and can't really sprint/run for the remaining of the week. I hope by next week everything will be fine. As I absolutely love running and now that I am set in my routine I don't want to stop it right now.

Lately I have been thinking about what to do in the long run. As I don't want to lose weight and then put it back on again because I lost my motivation or other emotional reasons. I realise I need to do something in a group as that will motivate me to go out. So I think triathlon might be just the right thing for me as it is always in a group that you will train and that should motivate me! I don't want to go always to a PT to get me fit and make me lose weight. So any suggestions are welcome...

Breakfast: Porridge oats, choc whey protein, sunflower seeds and skimmed milk
Snack: White chocolate (big oops!!)
Lunch: Mixed salad from work canteen. Desert: Mango
Snack: Fat free yogurt + blueberries + strawberries + kiwi + vanilla whey protein
Dinner: Fish (not too sure which one yet) + vegetables.
Snack: Oatcakes
Drinks: Cafe latte + 4L water + Energy drink

Exercise: Gym session PT

Moan, moan, moan.... sorry!!

Today I am not my usual happy self. I feel like I'm doing the same things over and over again. I see my trainer a few times a week, go to the running club, play tennis, foodshopping,.... It is the same things all the time. Not get me wrong I enjoy all the exercises I do but I feel like I want soemthing exciting in my life. I don't have a boyfriend so that also my be a reason. But I know that I don't want to focus on that too much as it will happen when it will. And probably when I don't expect it.
Mu closest friend are not in this country. And I really miss them. I would be so nice to have them around and could just pop in for a chat or so. But no if I want to see them I have to book a flight and have everything organised. I can't do anythign spontaneous. And I like being sponteanous. It takes me 11 hours drive to get there... Oh god I sound so negative. I should be focussed on the fact that I have these wonderful friends in my life. And I am very happy to have them but I suppose I jsut miss them!!!

This week I only lost 100gr. OK it is not a lot but I'd rather lose 100gr and put it on. As long as the trend is goind downwards I am happy. And I can feel that my fitness is improving in a big way!! So that is very important for me too. So now I got all these moaning of my chest I hope I will feel better for the rest of the day. I hate this feeling. In the end I know my life is not that bad. I suppose I just want something exciting happening and it is not really the case. But then again I don't really know what that could be.

Today is not happy friday!! But I see my PT tonight so I hopefully will get all these bad vibes out of my system and be happy and cheery again!!!

Breakfast: Porridge oats, skimmed milk, sunflower seeds and chocolate whey protein
Snack: Cafe latte
Lunch: mixed salad from work salad bar. Dessert: Melon
Snack: 0% fat free yogurt with grapes, blueberries and raspberries
Dinner: Omelette with 2 eggs and 2 egg whites with a wheat and gluten free pitta. Dessert: Cherries
Snack: 25gr nuts
Drinks: 4L water / Energy drink

Exercise: gym with PT

Rest day...

Today is rest day! I have had 2 long runs the last 2 days and last night I could hardly sleep as my legs were killing me. I was on such a high after my runningclub yesterday that I couldn't wind down before midnight or so and even when I was in bed I struggled. But I am very happy of all the efforts I have put in. This morning not much change on the scales but tomorrow is my weigh day. So fingers crossed that I have lost a bit more than just 300gr. But then on the other hand I am so pleased with the improvement of my fitness.

Usually I run on my own or with my PT. And with either I can never really judge how far I've come. So yesterday with the running club I could really see that I was one of the fastest in the group. The last 15 minutes or so I was leading as the leader stayed at the back of the group with the slower ones and she told me where to go and stuff. I felt good about that! :) And when we finished everybody told me that I must have enjoyed that last bit as I was going quite fast. And yes I was going quite fast but now I see that when you are in a group you don't want to give in. And that is a great motivator for me... So all in all everything is looking good!!

Breakfast; Porridge oats, chocolate whey protein, sunflower seeds and skimmed milk
Snack: carrots
Lunch: Mixed salad from the salad bar at work. Dessert: cherries
Snack: Nectarine
Dinner: Omelette with 1 egg and 2 egg whites and a no gluten pita bread. Dessert: Grapes
Snack: not sure yet
Drinks: 2 cafe latte and 4L water

Exercise: none (my legs are killing me right now!!)

Running Club

Today I went to my first running club session. And I so absolutely love it!! I am so glad I went. I feel quite proud of myself too as I was so incredibly nervous. My tummy was so sensitive and in a knot. Till the last second I wasn't sure if I would go. But I arrived where everyone was waiting and a girl started talking to me and that relaxed me quite a lot. And she told me that the beginners group is a good group to start. And that is what I've done. I think I would be in a group inbetween beginner and intermediate. But there is no such a thing. So I will stay in the beginners group for the time being and hopefully in a few months I will go into the intermediate.
I am so buzzing right now. I can't wait for next wednesday again... Who would have thought that I would love it that much. YAY!! I definitely will go every week. Loved it, loved it, loved it!!! I can't stop smiling.

But now the problem I have is what am I suppose to eat. It is almost 9pm now. I just had a protein shake and that fills me up for the moment. I will probably have some fruit later on. But that is probably not what I should be eating.Any suggestions?

Breakfast: Porridge oats, sunflower seeds, skimmed milk and whey protein
Snack: none
Lunch: 50gr Couscous with cucumber, peas, sweetcorn, tomatoes and feta cheese. Dessert: Mango and Nectarine
Snack: Strawberries
Pre workout: Nakd bar and 25gr nuts
Post workout: Protein workout
Dinner: Cherries and grapes
Drinks: Cafe Latte, 4L water and energy drink

Exercise: Running club for the very first time

Tomorrow big day....

Today I had a very tough run with my PT. I realise now that 80% is in my head. Once my head is in the right place I can run much further. Today it wasn't and in the end I ran faster than I've ever done before. OK my trainer pushed me otherwise I wouldn't have gone as fast as we did. Now I realise I can go faster and further and it is only down to me if I achieve this. Or at least it is all down to my stubborn head... :)

Tomorrow I am going to the runningclub. It is the very first time I will do that. I am very nervous. I will go there knowing absolutely nobody and for me this is such a big issue. I am quite shy and only if I feel confortable I will start chatting. I am usually a happy bubbly person when I feel confortable. So this is very daunting for me! Well the positive thing is that my trainer runs this running club so he will be there. And he knows how fast or slow I run and will put in the right group. Anyway I told him today that I was going to go tomorrow if it doesn't rain. In a way I am quite excited on the other hand I hope I will not chicken out and stay home. I will be very angry at myself if I do that. So will let you know tomorrow how it went and if I did go in the end. It will be such a achievement for me to go. I have been postponing it for such a long time now... No excuses!!

Breakfast: porridge oats, skimmed milk, chocolate whey protein and sunflower seeds
Snack: carrots
Lunch: Mixed beans salad. (didn't like it at all!!). Dessert: Nectarine
Snack: Fat free greek yogurt, blueberries, raspberries and kiwi
Dinner: Chicken breast and chicory with LF mayo. (Mayo is not the best choice but I only eat with chicory so it is not too bad. It reminds me of my childhood. We had this on a weekly basis)
Snack: Raspberries and 25gr nuts
Drinks: Cafe latte, 4L water, Energy drink

Exercise: Tough run with PT

Worst migraine ever ....

Last night I've had the worst migraine I've ever had. I went to bed at 10pm (something I never do usually!!) took a tablet and couldn't sleep as my head was hurting so so much. Then took a washcloth and put very cold water on it and put on my forehead. Repeated this for 3 times and then fell asleep. So by midnight I was still awake. I've never had such a bad one and I have no clue why I had it. In the past I've had tension headaches and often it had to do because I had chocolate. But I haven't had any chocolate for the last 31 days but I had ice cream on saturday night so maybe that could have been the trigger...
And when I woke up this morning my head was still quite painful. Not a very pleasant experience.... I could have hit my head against the wall just to stop the pain. So now I am very relieved that everything is back to normal...

Breakfast: Porridge oats, sunflower seeds, skimmed milk and scoop chocolate whey protein
Snack: Nectarine
Lunch: Ratatouille with couscous. Dessert: fruit salad
Snack: Nakd bar and strawberries
Dinner: Scrambled eggs (made with 2 eggs and 2 egg whites) asparragus and green beans. Dessert: Cherries
Snack: 25gr nuts
Drinks: 4L water

Exercise: none

So Happy...!!

This morning decided to measure myself. I didn't do it since I started this new diet. And I was so very happy. I have lost 4cm from my waist and 3cm from my tummy. Woohoo!!!! I could not believe it ... a whole 4cm and a whole 3cm! WAOW... Well the thing is I fit in more trousers so I assume I would have lost a bit but not in a million years that much. Now I am even more motivated to carry on... :)

Breakfast: Protein pancake made with 6 egg whites, scoop of chocolate whey and peanut butter. (I didn't like it all! I didn't even finish it only have half)
Snack post tennis: Nakd bar Banana bread
Snack Nr 2: As I was home from tennis around 3.30pm I didn't have lunch. This is what I had. Nibbled on piece of Mackerel fillet and then had greek fat free yogurt, blackberries, red currants and kiwi. (Absolutely lovely!!)
Dinner: mix of fish, quinoa, sweet potato and squash. Dessert: Cherries
Snack: 25gr nuts
Drinks: 4L water

Exercise: 2 hours tennis doubles