Weight Loss the Old Style Way! Part 8. Please read posts 1 and 2 before posting.

Skint_yet_Again

WelshWoofer wrote: »

I've just run my first ever full 5K without stopping!!!

Well done WW !!

What a fantastic achievement and I'm sure you will do well when you run in the 5k race x

Question please.....

Do any of you weigh heavier first thing in the morning ? If I weigh when I first get up after a pee (sorry if this is tmi ) I am 1-2 lb heavier than if I have a cup of tea then a second pee. I think maybe I am retaining water overnight from what I've read. I suppose the true test for weightloss is to weigh at the same time each week after doing the same things beforehand, but I am gonna start and weigh after the cup of tea as this seems to be more "me" weight rather than fluid

WelshWoofer

MiniCooper - I was in a hotel where breakfast and a buffet dinner was included so I tended to have fruit for breakfast and maybe a cereal bar, just something little for lunch (maybe a salad or a small sandwich) and then for dinner lots of salad (maybe half of the plate) and whatever was available that was vegetarian (not always a brilliant choice). I think the key was hardly drinking alcohol (2 beers all week) and doing quite a bit of swimming and 1 run, oh and no icecreams! I did feel bloated when I came back but that went within a couple of days, think it was mostly water retention.

LAM2011

WelshWoofer wrote: »

I've just run my first ever full 5K without stopping!!!:j:j:j

Well, it was actually 5.2K and the time won't rival Mo Farrah but I did it. I was talking to my hairdresser in the park with the dogs this morning (he runs) and he said that its all about mental attitude. If you think you can't do it you won't, he said that if you can run 80% of the way you can run the whole thing you just need to believe you can. I tried it and guess what it works!!

I'm so pleased with myself (hope nobody minds me celebrating?) as only 7 or 8 weeks ago I didn't even own a proper pair of trainers and wouldn't/couldn't run. I'm a 40 year old woman that hadn't really exercised for at least 5 years (apart from dog walking) and now I swim a mile twice a week and am doing my first proper 5K race on Sunday - if I can do it anyone can.

Wow - well done! :T You have inspired me to try running. I usually give up so quickly as I find running really hard work (dont we all if we are unfit).

savesummore

WelshWoofer wrote: »

I've just run my first ever full 5K without stopping!!!:j:j:j
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Well done :T Thats really great :j:j

I cant run and im sure its all in my head so I know how hard it is and am very pleased for you

minicooper272 wrote: »

My brain is starting to feel a bit like I've been on a diet for so long, and haven't seen huge results on the scales, so I keep finding myself going off to have a few bad things

I feel like this just lately- any excuse and im eating something bad

Do you want to come round mine and kick me up the backside and ill return the favour? :rotfl:

Im going on holiday in 4 weeks you would think thats motivation enough!!! :mad:

Anyway me and OH been on an hours walk today, im going to do 'The Shred' later, i went swimming yesterday and will go again tomorrow

I told OH I was really gonna cut back hard on the carbs before I go on hols and he said that im obsessed (sp?) with loosing weight...........................erm has he not been there when we have been eating out, drinking beer, eating chocs etc etc

Men eh?!!!!!!

Rose_Wood

Evening All

We had a really busy day at work today so am looking forwards to an evening on the sofa with my library book.

Well done Welsh Woofer on the running - you will do really well in your race after such a good lot of training.

B: 2 small boiled eggs with toast and butter
L: Ham salad. Hm chocolate mousse
Smoked haddock, peas, mushrooms, mashed swede and fried potato skins. Raspberries with Hm yoghurt.

Exercise: 4.5 mile run. 2 miles of walking.

Rose

WelshWoofer

Oooops!
Thought I'd treat myself to a big bag of crisps (used to have these all of the time) for doing the run and it being bank holiday. Think my tastes have changed as they tasted greasy and fatty and I didn't really enjoy them at all. Won't be doing that again in a hurry, its taken me over my cals for the day by about 200 cals too, not pleased with myself now.:mad:

chelle

My food for today (have been terrible sat and sun though)

B - none

L - plate of chips (work canteen)

D - 60g pasta (uncooked weight), with hm sauce (tin toms, cannellini beans and spinach)

S - blueberry oat bar and 5 custard creams, slice of bread with Jam, few slices of cucumber

E - Only walked the dogs twice, 2.5 miles each walk. Though have been in work today, so been walking around for 7 hours (work in A*da).

Feel very bloated today so will increase my exercise tomorrow as not in work till the evening.

jammy_dodger

well done welshwoofer on your 5k run amazing stuff :T:T:T and hopefully i can join your accolade one day as I'm on week 5 of c25k and so far i am enjoying it

good advice from your hairdresser i shall bare that in mind at end of week when i go for my 20min without stopping.....eeeek:eek:

at work today so stuck to my pack up but have just had 2 small cheese scones made by my DD
B porridge, poached egg toast no butter
L weetabix ss milk
D h/m ratatouille rice cake
S pkt ringos 80cal thought that was good for a bag of crisps
1 banana ... 2 cheese scones

too dark when i come home to do my run so am gonna have to fit them in on my days off so will have to wait till thurs

JD xx

Skint_yet_Again

Morning all !

Dreadful weather yesterday left me feeling down in the dumps. Spent the day lounging on the sofa and eating junk Heres the evidence

B - none didnt get up until 12
L - leftover roast chicken dinner
S - leftover chowmein, 4 chicken goujons (sp?) with sweet chilli dip
D - cheesy chips and egg
Ginger cake and custard (very small portion )
Frozen Banana


I think I need to reduce my target for this challenge if thats allowed?? I think 7lb will be more realistic, and I would be pleased with half a stone off. With 5 wks of the challenge left (incl rest of this week) that leaves me 4lb to lose which I think I can acheive.

Plans for today:

B - weetbic and sk milk
L - not sure yet need to go food shopping this morning
D - spag bol
Snacks will be fruit
Exercise - aim to walk for 60 mins

Have a good day x

WelshWoofer

Morning all!
Its stopped raining!
Been out for a 25 min walk with the dog in the sunshine, made a nice change. Will go swimming this morning, no running today, giving the legs a rest but will do a walk for an hour or so later with the dog after his makeover appointment (doggy haircut day).
Back on the straight and narrow today foodwise - felt yukky after the crisps and I think the fat affected my digestive system this morning (IYKWIM;)).