Not listening to the chimp

Needless to say I'm very good at listening to my chimp when she says stop, walk, don't go for a run, go buy chocolate etc. 

I didn't run or do circuits yesterday as I got Lou's two tickets for Bohemian Rhapsody at the Showcase cinema as she wasn't very well. So I owed my PCM training plan a 40min hard run incorporating hills. 

No LRR training for me as decided to go for a run as soon as I got home. What a fab run. Ignored chimp when she was telling me to stop.

Three loops - Tudor house to bottom of town, run round the walls and through west gate, run bottom of town then up through blue anchor lane by Tudor house, run bottom of town then along the walls to the cut through from pub to quays. And repeat two more times. I just kept going and 39 mins just went. Really happy.

Let's see if I make it out tomorrow at all - lunchtime or evening :)

Breamore 10k then 5miles with Pam

Back on track :)

Breamore 10k with Jenny and Sue

Sprint finish

1:16 (well it was quicker but didn't stop watch till bit later) mabes 1:14...

Two cups of tea, some tiffin then chocolate brownie. Love the Braemore 10k!

Then over to Pam's for a lovely gentle recovery 5mile run 1:13

We chatted non stop, hardly walked at all, loved it.

Home, shower then over to the MackCooombes for a roast dinner.

What a fabulous Sunday :)

Third HB of the week - need to get running :)

I feel as if I've got back on it. 8 weeks till the PCM so still got plenty of time although that time will go in a blink of an eye.

It's getting back to running 3-4 times a week. That's got to be my focus for the next week. 

Fat club yesterday was a maintain so good, stopped the slide. 

13:1

Would like to get to 11:7 by the PCM 

Sprint HB session - face still pink :)

Can't believe how long it taken for my face to go from purple to pink to back to normal! Was a tough sprint session :)

Home for pasta but not to much as meeting Leanne for lunch before starting work at 2pm

Am def feeling as if I'm back on it after my week off at A's. Will be interesting to see how I get on at the breamore 10k on Sunday 

Starting to get my routine back

Training and losing weight is tough when your routine is shot to shed :)

This week just gone, I ran twice, ate loads of crap and put on 2.5lbs.

This week coming...

Well I'm back in my flat, got three hurtbox sessions booked, got a 10k on Sunday and will try and finally get back into the pool. 

Plus food wise I don't have a treat draw in my flat full of yummy sweet things for teenagers to choose from and a Lizzie to scoff from!!

Such a lovely run/walk around the uni and onto the common this afternoon after work. 

1:20 run/walk. 

Missed my running buddy though :(

Pammie was smashing it instead at The Great South Run!!

Crushed it :)

TP = 40mins non stop quite hard.

Actual = 40.24 mins of fairly hard running round the common 

I stopped to tighten my shoe laces but that was it. Very pleased. In the past I'd look at the training plan and maybe follow it. This time round I'm determined to follow it. Or at the very least make sure I go out when it tells me to. 

SW though not going so well this week. I think on Thursday I'll get weighed at Weston 11:30am and then regardless of the results get back on it from Friday. 

Meeting Debs, Ruthie, Ingie and hopefully Jules Thursday eve in the Cork and Bottle Leicester Square. Not convinced how fat club SW on point I'll be :)

Has temp fallen off the wagon...

Ran this afternoon. First time since Wednesday eve.

Approx 6/7km 56.15

So happy to be outside with Pammie. Usual route through sports centre then around the common.

Haven't done fat club since getting to A's.

Decided to chill and not worry about the weekend and just see how the next three days pan out. Back to flat on Thursday so back to my routines. I am though loving my time with XX.

So far

Lie in Saturday.

Walked holly

Drove to IV visit, cycled / sea then Tescos.

TV with XX plus IMWC at Kona from about 7:30/8pm through to 2:30am. Loved it.

Sunday 

XX to stables

Rosie's for impromptu second breakfast.

Walked/lost/found Holly

56.15 run

Shower.

Collected XX, popped into hobby craft.

Tea

Amazingstoke for Joan Armatrading 

Fabulous weekend.

Packed loads in :)

But need to do a lot more running and a lot less eating chocolate 

Day 1 = 40 syns, day 2 = 29

I've finished the tescos magnums and nearly finished the mini rolls. I haven't run since Wednesday and I'm not setting my alarm for tomorrow so I may miss Parkrun. 

There's a lot to be said for sticking to a routine when training!!

However, I am running Sunday and I've nearly finished all the treats so I should be fine by Monday :)

A challenging week for fat club ahead...

Am responsible adult for XX this week so I'm not staying at mine. Instead I'm at A's. I've already scoffed some mini rolls, bread and a pretend magnum. 4.5 syns up till 6pm. Grand total today is 35. So that's 31.5 syns in 4 hours. Eeeeep.

These last three weeks I've lost 10lbs.

I'll be happy with a maintain this week!!!!

Hopefully I'll smash the PCM training plan to help offset all this non fat club scoffing I'm currently doing :)

47k bike ride, 10k run all done by 1pm :)

What a fabulous morning. 

Had the girls round last night for food, wine and catch up then this morning a 47k bike ride with Jenny followed by 10k run with Pam

The bike ride was amazing - out to Hursley, Farleys Mount, King Somborne, Braishfield then back to Soton through Romsey. The views were amazing, a beautiful sunny perfect Autumnal morning.

47k 2:40 hours.

Then off to Pam's after collecting pannier from Jenny's

Lovely steady run from Pam's through the Sports Centre, around the common then back to Pam's. 

Just over 10k. 1:20

Cups of tea then home to watch TV and chill. 

Didn't take any pics of the bike ride. Real shame because there was one moment with Jenny ahead in red with an amazing view of the countryside. Was really special :)

However, here's a pic of me and Pammie just after our run xx

Throwing a dinner party in week 3 of fat club :)

Eating and drinking with friends has got to be one of my favourite things to do. This evening the coven are coming over for a dinner party and I'm so looking forward to it!

Knowing there would be lots of food and drink I was thinking of going for a run today but the weather is fowl and my PCM training plan does say rest day so I've decided to rest. NB I was going to run because on Thursday I didn't run even though TP said run. But, from what I've read and talking to friends and coaches if you miss a run don't try and make it up just move on to the next day. 

Cycling with Jenny and running with Pam tomorrow so I'm hoping they will help offset this evening as well as getting me back on track with my PCM TP

Just made the jelly - 28syns for the entire bowl. I'll probably have a couple of scoops so I'm thinking mabes 4-5syns tops. Hoorah. Fat club dinner party here we come xx

Training plans work :)

Sat in my armchair, wrapped in a towel after a lovely hot shower. 

Just been for a run. 

It felt great. Not tired, nice and easy.

43.17 easy minutes of running around the old town here in Southampton saying hello to various tourists who've come off the cruise ship for a day trip in  the city. 

Dripping with sweat. 

Decided that's my main sign of exertion :)

Half stone award :)

Fat club tourist to Weston as working till 10:15pm tonight so unable to go to my usual group at Atherly Bowling Club.  I wasn't expecting to lose 7lbs!! In fact I don't trust those scales... However, I did stick my new shiny sticker to my book so I guess we'll know next Thursday is I have actually lost half a stone. 

My belt is looser though...

Haven't run today. 

13.5 Syns - Wahoooo Wednesday 3rd October :)

My first sub 16 Syn day since rejoining fat club SW :) absolutely delighted. Baby steps but I'm feeling very positive about the PCM and going sub six.

Also HB this morning was good. Tough. A lot of sweat. But not that many stops. Feeling as if I'm getting stronger x

Pic of me just back from HB and feeling tired yet epic. And the other pic is the little flower I spotted on my balcony that really caught my eye :)

Feeling epic Tuesday morning :)

My PCM training plan said 35mins hard. I so didn't want to run.

But I got into my PE kit as soon as I woke up and out I went. After three minutes I really wanted to stop. Kept wanting to stop and just go home or at the very least just walk instead of run. But I didn't stop. 

I kept goingz

Kept checking my watch.

35.05 :)

Did it.

So pleased. 

So sweaty - like after a really tough HB session when I'm dripping with sweat. In fact my legs were sopping. 

There's still eleven weeks to go until the PCM but I'm so pleased to be sticking to my TP x

Start of week five :)

PCM training plan day one week five is rest. So I did a HB session. Great session - we're in a recovery week 

Shower and now sprawled in my armchair watching Lucy 

Fat club update week 2

Syn count so far is 39, 25, 33

My biggie is the bread - had a cheeky pitta last night when I seemed to be eating anything that wasn't tied down!

Also this time three years ago I flew to the twin cities to not run the twin cities marathon. Fabulous ten days with my mpls/st.paul family xx