Apple muncher's number crunching

Hazelnutty

OK so that went quicky! OH, DD and me booked in for mid-August for a 90-minute taster session!!

apple_muncher

Well done hazelnutty! I am planning a 1-2 hr session with the 3 of us playing around. Dd would love to do bodyboarding, but you don't get much surf on the island...

We have accommodation all booked. But the trains are being a pickle and we may have to book the 3 legs (train - shuttle bus - hovercraft) separately... But can't even start that as the train booking site is having a permanent problem...

Recently back from a wonderful 3 hours in a park with dd and her friend off busy, friend's sister + her 2 friends off busy, and 4 very happy mums sitting and chatting. Dd and I are sitting chilling on the sofa. It's hard work being sociable...

apple_muncher

I have booked a 1 hour slot at the gym on the day it opens. And I am ridiculously chuffed about it! Probably more chuffed at managing to use the booking system than about actually going...

We go away on July 30th. 13 days from now. My body is still more Michelin man than honed-and-toned-fit-to-be-seen-in-public. But hey, the call of the beach is stronger than my ego! And if I close my eyes, no-one can see me, right?

Karmacat

Wow - paddleboarding is suddenly seeming much more attractive!

Apple, you must be *incredibly* honed, you work so hard at your fitness levels! 

apple_muncher

Aww, Karma, you are so kind

There is a honed and toned bod somewhere inside, but I just EAT FAR TOO MUCH...I am disciplined in so many areas of life, but the eating side continues to beat me...

Anyhow, I am currently feeling stronger and better about myself due to the exercise I do do. And the belly is s l o w l y reducing. If I squint...

apple_muncher

We are being encouraged to holiday at home in the UK. So Mr Hancock is going abroad. Sigh.

apple_muncher

The uniform we ordered for dd has arrived. That was very quick as we only ordered it 3 days ago. She has had a trying on session and is happy with it all so it is all put away for a few weeks. The school has introduced trousers and they look so smart on her. And...they have those elastic + buttons thingies in the waistband, which are pure genius.

I have done a shed load of exercise today: ZCUT kettlebell workout + Zuzka Light 5 min workout + 1 hour Taekwondo. And I have eaten well. And I have spent time outside listening to podcasts. Smug face is on.

Dd has chilled out. She fell off her bike yesterday - not as badly as on the Tour, but she scraped and bruised a knee pretty badly. So she has been more delicate today, yet also surprisingly stoical. And she keeps going out on her bike - but isn't trying the 'no-hands' approach that led to the falling off...

She has a playdate with a  school friend next week and I have been pleasantly surprised to discover that this friend lives under 3 miles away - I thought she was about 30 mins in the car.

Karmacat

All sounding good, apple! 

When I was trying to cut down the amount of food I actually ate, I experimented with eating more meals, and no snacking - the aim was to get my stomach smaller ... it kind of worked, have you tried something like that?  Changing *what* you eat ... well, the stuff that makes me binge, I just can't buy it any more.  Not at all - except maybe an accepted binge at Christmas!

Have a good day in apple land.

apple_muncher

Hi Karma. Thanks for the ideas. I do try to eat a big lunch, but am still perfectly capable of eating when not hungry from  3-6! What has recently helped is to eat a wodge of cheese as breakfast!

Maybe knowing that I want to be on a beach in 12 days should be an incentive... But the part of my brain that doesn't care what other people think then kicks in and overrides . As I said earlier, I just eat too much. Bit of a glutton, really!

Karmacat

I'm familiar with this phenomenon myself!