Hi,
It's been quite a nice day really not the torrential rain that they had threatened so I did my usual run without being able to wring myself out. I took it fairly easy after a bit of a break this weekend but did in reasonable time. For me that is ... 16 minute miles are shockingly slow even in walking terms!
I said I would publish my food diary so that I would keep a careful eye on it. So here it is with approximate calories in brackets:
Breakfast: Porridge made with water and raspberries (200kcal).
Lunch: 2 slices of wholemeal bread with thin spread of flora and mushrooms fried in 1tbs olive oil (300kcal).
Dinner:Spit roast chicken with 6oz jacket potato and sweetcorn (500kcal)
Snacks: Salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, kidney beans, beetroot dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar(150kcal) and Slice of Pineapple (60kcal)
Drinks: Cappuccino(100kcal) and 4 cups (40kcal) of coffee plus 1l water (naughty)
= 1350 kcals approximately
So not too bad a day as I figure so long as I am between1300 and 1550 kcals I should lose weight without my body feeling starved and lowering my metabolism.
Good night and good health,
Kim
Monday, 8 June 2009
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Hitting the wall.
Hi all,
Well it is weigh in day again. I was woken but a Thunderstorm which is not good because it's the Radlett festival today. It also put me off of going for a run.
It's strange, on Monday I ran for 105 minutes and then on Wednesday I did a best time on my usual route. On Thursday I took it a bit easy and went down and looked at the new equipment going into the park so it took longer but still much quicker than when I started. Friday we went to Cassiobury Park in Watford and it was a little rainy but nothing to stop even a fair weather runner, but I ran out of steam and walked back after half an hour.
Yesterday, I didn't run but went swimming and this morning I had a horrible feeling that i just didn't want to go out and get cold and wet. I was enjoying it so don't know what has gone wrong.
Also, when I went to weigh in I had only lost a pound which I found enormously disappointing because I haven't indulged at all. John said I should be pleased and that if I lost a pound a week for a year I would lose more than 50lbs. Not sure if he thinks I can't count but it really shows that he has never been on a diet!
John asked if I wanted to go to our local spoon on Friday but I managed to resist the temptation, I haven't eaten one morsel of chocolate despite getting in the car to discover him with a mouthful of it which smelled delicious. I haven't had a sip of alcohol. I have limited my coffee intake and haven't picked one chip despite being in temptations way twice. Why didn't I lose more?
What has gone wrong? I feel like my diet and my running have both hit the wall. It's always the same with my diets, I lose some then it all stalls until I'm depressed and start eating comfort food again. That's why I'm doing this ... to try to keep me on the straight and narrow. But, it's not happened with exercise before.
Will have to just jump to it though because I am booked in to do the Race for Life in Hyde Park on 19th July. That's only 6 weeks away. By rights I should lose a stone in that time but at this rate will have just passed my first stone overall. Still, in some ways John is right and I'll be a stone lower than I was. It is also a week I didn't put on weight so it's all to the good.
Guess I can't answer the bio-chemical questions about why I haven't lost weight but there is something I can do. Write it all down and make sure that my portion control is accurate.
Well, good luck fellow dieters. Will publish my food diary this week as mini blogs to keep me doing it. I'll start that tomorrow as said festival is today and will be busy.
Kim
Well it is weigh in day again. I was woken but a Thunderstorm which is not good because it's the Radlett festival today. It also put me off of going for a run.
It's strange, on Monday I ran for 105 minutes and then on Wednesday I did a best time on my usual route. On Thursday I took it a bit easy and went down and looked at the new equipment going into the park so it took longer but still much quicker than when I started. Friday we went to Cassiobury Park in Watford and it was a little rainy but nothing to stop even a fair weather runner, but I ran out of steam and walked back after half an hour.
Yesterday, I didn't run but went swimming and this morning I had a horrible feeling that i just didn't want to go out and get cold and wet. I was enjoying it so don't know what has gone wrong.
Also, when I went to weigh in I had only lost a pound which I found enormously disappointing because I haven't indulged at all. John said I should be pleased and that if I lost a pound a week for a year I would lose more than 50lbs. Not sure if he thinks I can't count but it really shows that he has never been on a diet!
John asked if I wanted to go to our local spoon on Friday but I managed to resist the temptation, I haven't eaten one morsel of chocolate despite getting in the car to discover him with a mouthful of it which smelled delicious. I haven't had a sip of alcohol. I have limited my coffee intake and haven't picked one chip despite being in temptations way twice. Why didn't I lose more?
What has gone wrong? I feel like my diet and my running have both hit the wall. It's always the same with my diets, I lose some then it all stalls until I'm depressed and start eating comfort food again. That's why I'm doing this ... to try to keep me on the straight and narrow. But, it's not happened with exercise before.
Will have to just jump to it though because I am booked in to do the Race for Life in Hyde Park on 19th July. That's only 6 weeks away. By rights I should lose a stone in that time but at this rate will have just passed my first stone overall. Still, in some ways John is right and I'll be a stone lower than I was. It is also a week I didn't put on weight so it's all to the good.
Guess I can't answer the bio-chemical questions about why I haven't lost weight but there is something I can do. Write it all down and make sure that my portion control is accurate.
Well, good luck fellow dieters. Will publish my food diary this week as mini blogs to keep me doing it. I'll start that tomorrow as said festival is today and will be busy.
Kim
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Half-term not half -fat!
Hi everybody,
Sorry this is overdue. Half term was lovely. The weather was great, it was my daughters birthday and we visited lots of relatives. So far so good.
In the process I ate four slices of cake, some low-fat ice cream white bread, a sausage, rice and potato salads with dressing, some creamy chicken and a roast dinner. Other than that I stuck to the usual salads, fruits and porridge which I have been attempting to change to.
That was food wise, drink wise I didn't have enough water, I drunk a good deal more coffee than of late and I also consumed 2 glasses of punch, 8 glasses of wine and three glasses of port.
All-in-all while it wasn't guilt free I did avoid many of the naughties I could have had. I also continued with my usual exercise routine.
Because of my guilt on Thursday when I got back from my Mum's I jumped on the scales. I'm not sure that this was a good idea as I had put on two pounds. By Sunday I had lost this again so overall it wasn't too bad but I'm sure glad that there aren't too many half-terms. What will I do in the summer holidays!
Have a great week,
Kim
p.s. Check out Sundays weigh-in on previous post.
Sorry this is overdue. Half term was lovely. The weather was great, it was my daughters birthday and we visited lots of relatives. So far so good.
In the process I ate four slices of cake, some low-fat ice cream white bread, a sausage, rice and potato salads with dressing, some creamy chicken and a roast dinner. Other than that I stuck to the usual salads, fruits and porridge which I have been attempting to change to.
That was food wise, drink wise I didn't have enough water, I drunk a good deal more coffee than of late and I also consumed 2 glasses of punch, 8 glasses of wine and three glasses of port.
All-in-all while it wasn't guilt free I did avoid many of the naughties I could have had. I also continued with my usual exercise routine.
Because of my guilt on Thursday when I got back from my Mum's I jumped on the scales. I'm not sure that this was a good idea as I had put on two pounds. By Sunday I had lost this again so overall it wasn't too bad but I'm sure glad that there aren't too many half-terms. What will I do in the summer holidays!
Have a great week,
Kim
p.s. Check out Sundays weigh-in on previous post.
Monday, 25 May 2009
Birthday cake and wine
Hi folks was hoping to do a vlog but have had a busy weekend being lazy. Yesterday was my daughters birthday so I did my weigh-in. I had lost 2lbs so a good steady weightloss. I went for my run, shaving more than 2mins off of my usual time. Then I went to my sisters to celebrate.
My brother-in-law is a great cook and so the food was great and my sister had made a lemon cake. I indulged myself with more than one slice of cake and more than enough glasses of wine plus a sausage and two white bread rolls.
Next week when I weigh myself I may not have done exceptionally well but here's the thing. I am managing to regard this as a lifestyle change, and I don't plan to spend the rest of my life avoiding birthday cake and the occasional bottle of wine.
So long as I get back on track and don't do what I usually do. (Figure I've blown it and stuff myself!) And, so far so good I went running today and didn't eat any trash.
Well, tomorrow I am off to my mother's which is usually deadly to the waistline. I have warned her, however that myself and my sister (who is visiting later in the week) are both dieting, so hopefully I should survive relatively unscathed.
Good luck during half term and I'll get back on soon.
Kim
My brother-in-law is a great cook and so the food was great and my sister had made a lemon cake. I indulged myself with more than one slice of cake and more than enough glasses of wine plus a sausage and two white bread rolls.
Next week when I weigh myself I may not have done exceptionally well but here's the thing. I am managing to regard this as a lifestyle change, and I don't plan to spend the rest of my life avoiding birthday cake and the occasional bottle of wine.
So long as I get back on track and don't do what I usually do. (Figure I've blown it and stuff myself!) And, so far so good I went running today and didn't eat any trash.
Well, tomorrow I am off to my mother's which is usually deadly to the waistline. I have warned her, however that myself and my sister (who is visiting later in the week) are both dieting, so hopefully I should survive relatively unscathed.
Good luck during half term and I'll get back on soon.
Kim
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Hi Everyone,
Hope you've had a good week. So far things are going quite well. I haven't had any major trip ups except not getting exercise as often as I planned. I have stuck to my healthy eating regime. Sunday is Emily's birthday and we're visiting my sister so I suspect it will be wine, cake and a few naughty foods!
I figure once a month can't hurt and it seems like it will be because Hannah's birthday is next month!
This week I got Zest magazine. I always find it a good read and this month it has a special offer of a years subscription for £15. I've probably saved that on junk food this month! Another special is on spa breaks but I fear I'd have to cut out more than junk food to afford them. They mention The Grove, where I used to work full-time and still do some free-lance work.
If anyone fancies a touch of luxury without the triple-figure price tag, get in touch and I'll give a £10 discount on a facial. Indulgence without calories!
Kim
Hope you've had a good week. So far things are going quite well. I haven't had any major trip ups except not getting exercise as often as I planned. I have stuck to my healthy eating regime. Sunday is Emily's birthday and we're visiting my sister so I suspect it will be wine, cake and a few naughty foods!
I figure once a month can't hurt and it seems like it will be because Hannah's birthday is next month!
This week I got Zest magazine. I always find it a good read and this month it has a special offer of a years subscription for £15. I've probably saved that on junk food this month! Another special is on spa breaks but I fear I'd have to cut out more than junk food to afford them. They mention The Grove, where I used to work full-time and still do some free-lance work.
If anyone fancies a touch of luxury without the triple-figure price tag, get in touch and I'll give a £10 discount on a facial. Indulgence without calories!
Kim
Sunday, 17 May 2009
New video of me running, well wobbling!
Hi everyone,
Hope you have had a good week. The diet went quite well and I kept up the exercise.
Made a video this morning and uploaded it to YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsRkMu1qX3M
Go to my first running video
I've had a relaxing weekend and am still feeling quite motivated which is good for me. This week I am going to continue with the six small meals a day diet which I have been doing as it seems to be going quite well.
It is quite easy to follow and incorporate into family life and I have not been hungry generally. I'm not a fan of prawns so have swapped those meals for fish and have included a few foods not on the list eg. olives and pine nuts in the salad.
If I have a criticism it is that the diet includes some foods that contain hidden sugar such as muesli (which I love) that looks healthier than it really is!
Hope you enjoy the video, it's a bit more natural than the first one.
Have a fabulous week,
Kim
Hope you have had a good week. The diet went quite well and I kept up the exercise.
Made a video this morning and uploaded it to YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsRkMu1qX3M
Go to my first running video
I've had a relaxing weekend and am still feeling quite motivated which is good for me. This week I am going to continue with the six small meals a day diet which I have been doing as it seems to be going quite well.
It is quite easy to follow and incorporate into family life and I have not been hungry generally. I'm not a fan of prawns so have swapped those meals for fish and have included a few foods not on the list eg. olives and pine nuts in the salad.
If I have a criticism it is that the diet includes some foods that contain hidden sugar such as muesli (which I love) that looks healthier than it really is!
Hope you enjoy the video, it's a bit more natural than the first one.
Have a fabulous week,
Kim
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