"A new you in 42"

Just completed 5k in 50 minutes, around the streets of my home town. That should make up for the shortfall yesterday.

My toes are tingling a lot tonight.


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Jamrox said:

Hi Zand , do you think it might be post holiday blues?
You were doing so well in lots of ways .Why don't you be good to yourself tomorrow, do something you want to do for you.x

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Yes Jamrox, post holiday blues has made existing problems worse. I can't face walking right now which is so wicked because I am so grateful that I can walk. When my heart was so bad that I couldn't walk upstairs at home without a rest I swore that if it ever got better I would never take walking for granted again and now I can't face it. Maybe I could face ironing though? Maybe gardening? I'll see what happens today.

Jamrox said:

I can finally say that I've lost 2 stone .Its taken 18months and done through hard work and activities but its goooooone.


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Yay!
I think it's an occasion to use the word 'Awesome!'

Jamrox said:

I like the sporty forty club because it doesn't have an start or end point and that means that people can join at any time .
It also means an extra 10 minutes.
What do you think

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I like it!

Pipp said:

Great stuff,
Is this training for your Starlight walk next week?

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I try to do 4k each day but because I had only done 1.5k on Wednesday I wanted to make it up. I was keen to do the starlight but I have niggling knees at the moment and I don't want to make them worse. I feel a bit of a fraud, but at this moment I don't think I'll be doing it. :-(


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zand said:

Jamrox....well done for getting rid of Tony, I'm sorry I haven't said this before now. Thanks so much for setting up this challenge for us, it's been so good. For a while at least I am going to have to drop out. I am sorry. I seem to be fighting battles on so many fronts at the moment and the exercise one is coming way down my list of priorities at 6th or 7th for me. I need to concentrate on the top few most important ones because I am getting worn out with the effort of trying to achieve everywhere at the same time. Maybe for me this is the most important bit of the challenge, to be able to give up for a while and not beat myself up about it. I'm not happy about giving up and I'm sorry, but I cannot afford to fail in a couple of other areas. I'll still pop in to catch up with what you are all doing though

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Sorry you're having difficulties Zand. Perhaps try to make the effort to exercise on just two or three days a week instead of every day. I'm concerned you're sounding a bit 'low'. Exercise can actually help to boost your mood - but it shouldn't become a chore.

Pollylocks said:

..zand you must do whatever you feel is best for you...

I found out very early this morning that a very good cyber friend of mine has died, of motor neurone disease ...she and I have been friends for years and it annoys me that people don't think cyber friendships are real friendships, because they are, they count just as much as my real life ones, its just that you don't meet as you live far away from each other.... back in a few days, don't feel like posting right now, I know I'm always a bit happy go lucky and probably come across as flippant but don't feel like that at the moment, she wasn't old...will post in a few days, sorry.

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So sorry Pollylocks.

julifriend said:

Another 45 minute walk at lunchtime. Now sat watching the football and hoping England don't mess it up like they often do.

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Oops! Spoke too soon!

@peacetrain Thanks for making me realise that what I didn't like about being involved in U16's football was the responsibility of looking after other peoples kids. That was the only bit I hated. I hated phoning for ambulances and taking lads to hospital myself and contacting parents. That was why I worried so much and ate junk food after matches and training.

OK I'm going to do some ironing now before it gets too hot.

Hi there!!!
Sorry I haven't posted here for a bit - I'm still keeping up though (Awww, I feel like a kid who's had their baby walker taken off!)
So a couple of cycles and a run - the run was fun (I'm going to do this one again this morning) Our local farmers have just cut and collected their grass for silage, so there are a run of fields that I can go through - one into the other. It makes up a good 2.5 to 3 miles - or longer if you want to lap the fields! The dogs get to hedge dive for pheasants along the way too!

The cycle yesterday was a bit different - I went with my hubby, who after climbing the hardest hill discovered his blood glucose levels were dropping unexpectedly - and he didn't have any carb to take! We turned around and cycled like demons to get home! I think that's the fastest downhill I've done so far!
My legs were jelly by the time we got home. Thankfully BGs back to normal.

Well done everyone for keeping up the hard work! What an amazing bunch!
Trying to stay motivated and keep exercising every day can be really hard. The way I think of it is by keeping it in mind that I should do something every day but be realistic in that sometimes I just can't. I try not to beat myself up though. Better I think to miss the odd day - perhaps do a bit more on other days than to get disheartened because I can't keep up.
Jamrox, this thread is so useful because even though we probably all lapse and don't quite manage to do as much exercise as we would like every day, it nevertheless keeps exercise in our minds. Put it this way, think I would find it easier not to exercise if you guys weren't here to remind me and help keep me motivated!

Hey @Andy12345 You may be leading the way in running through the shopping mall! We've suggested that as an idea in Dubai to get people more active - with designated 'running' lanes!

Well I ended up having a pint and a half with friends over a pub dinner, but only spiked to 9.0 at 2 hours after starting so can't complain - back to 6.6 at 3.5 hours. Will do something similar this evening but will stick to a (large) glass of red wine this time. Now where's those stairs ...

(One thing about losing weight is I can get closer to Mrs Sanguine now and we can see each others' eyes without using binoculars).

Done the office stairs twice today, that's 352 altogether.

Looking forward to my red wine and dinner now.

As ever, a 45 minute walk at lunchtime. I'd prefer to walk a little longer but lunchtime only lasts an hour and I do need to eat as well.

20 mins on bike and a brisk walk back to B and Q after an afternoon in A and E. At least I now know my BP is ok though I'm not sure that 6.5 is a normal BS reading as told by Dr and nurse. Nurse also told me as a type 2 there was no need to test as often as I am as I was controlling it by diet. I was too freaked out by being there to argue. Now if only I could sort this anxiety out as well as my exercise.