Friday, June 29, 2018

picture this

LBTEPA on the treadmill
1k walk (old/creaky = WARM UP PROPERLY)
1.6k run 200/walk 200
...see what I did there? RUN 200!! Lovely lovely running running running with proper elevated heart rate and everything.
I've done this four times now. No niggles. No little pre-injury red flags. It's officially all systems go now with my top secret big scary plan......bwahahahaha
Can world domination be far off?
More anon, sweaters!

Friday, June 15, 2018

move it

I started attending an inter-faith women's group recently and one of the first topics for discussion where we are 'stuck' in our lives. Nearly all the women on my table identified being 'stuck' around health and exercise - so we set up a little effbee 'cheer squad'! It's great. I love it and feel so supported to just find a way to move each day (yes it's come to that...what happened to my endurance life?.. well we know what happened to it and let's not go there.....) anyway we are all encouraging each other and so far (2 weeks) it's very helpful.
More anon, sisters!

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

upward trajectory

I keep meaning to post! I'm sorry! But it's pretty much all good news, I promise! What a change, eh? Operation "don't-drink-so-much" is going strong! Six weeks now of 3-4 booze free days! I haven't weighed myself becuase I rather think I may have been snacking to fill in my sipping time, but one thing at a time, eh? Operation "think-before-you-snack" has just begun....can world domination be far off?
The Spousal Unit's approach to food is a bit of a hurdle for me. For example, I asked him to get some fish for dinner tonight and he's brought home oven-ready battered fillets! He serves us the same portion sizes, which is of course something I need to manage myself, but still - if it's there it's easier to eat it, no? And sometimes I'm all sorted in my head to go to the gym after work and he's booked a restaurant dinner for us (#firstworldproblem hahahaha). Arrgghh! But little steps are still steps, for both of us. He's been so down that I value and encourage any energy and ideas he has! It's not all about me. Little changes are still changes.
The sinus preventer has been a life-changer. I don't wheeze. I don't get headaches all the time. I'm using my asthma and allergy medication less than half as often. I sleep better. I. Don't. Snore. Any. More. That's such a relief. I've felt so ashamed of snoring all the time. It's so gross.
Anyway. Energy! It's good!
More anon, zappers!