Saturday, February 15, 2014

Weigh-in #7 - 2014

I gained 2lbs this week.

In the last 2 weeks I've gained 4lbs.

That means I've only lost 1.75lbs since the start of the year.

Awful.

I did eat a lot last week, so I think I deserve the weight gain.

I definitely stress ate before my operation so there's that...

Now it's done I can focus more. Bring back the healthy food.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

From Facebook.

Couldn't be bothered to type this out again. Merlin was with the dog sitter while I had my surgery.

Thanks, doctor

So pretty

Ow

My arm and hand are still mostly numb from the nerve block.

Starting to feel pain already.

Kinda feels like really bad period pains but in my wrist. Not really looking forward to the pain when it completely wears off.

I've taken painkillers already too.

I also have an itch under all the bandages. Great.

I've eaten so much the last few days. Need to just not.

Monday, February 10, 2014

So this was me this morning

I love him.

Weigh-in #6 - 2014

Gain this week: 2lbs

GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Blah.

Bad times, I suck.

Gotta keep on going, though.

Weight lost 2014: 3.75 lbs
Loss from HW: 28.75 lbs

Thursday, February 06, 2014

Things are better

I feel much better than a few days ago.

Venting helped. A lot.

I have one regular reader (that I know of, hi Nikki!) and I think a lot of people that stumble across my blog read a bit and then never return.

I'm boring, I know. Sorreeeeeee.

Side note: if you do read, please comment once in a while. I'd love to talk to random faceless internet people. Not that I'm a creeper or anything. Or am I?

Anyway, just venting to practically no-one on the internet let me get it out of my system and I started feeling a bit better within a few hours.

My job is running a bit more smoothly, I'm not stressing as much and the time is starting to pass quicker. That's always good.

I still haven't run yet (it's been nearly 2 weeks... JEEZ) but I'm hoping to squeeze one in before my impending surgery (of doom?).

I'm getting some more blood taken tomorrow before surgery. It's on Tuesday. That's come around so quickly!

I'm not scared right now but I'm sure I will be when I'm actually there. Cue fabulous pictures from a hospital bed. You bet I'm gonna take some selfies.

Here's one from the Almighty Leg Fiasco of 2008:


Maybe I'll write about that injury one day. I still regret not being super weird and asking someone to take a picture of my backwards-hanging foot.

Imagine it.

Horrendous.

My dog is so adorable

Seriously.



Bonus. So much lol.



Wednesday, February 05, 2014

The last few days have sucked


My sleep is screwed. I’ve had a few nights of not sleeping until the early hours and one of not sleeping at all.

Now I’m tired and just want to sleep all the time.

Every day I regret not going to university and hate that I didn’t have the strength of character to disregard my parents opinions and go anyway. There’s not a chance that I’ll ever go now, considering it would have cost £9k for a degree at the time I was going and it costs £27k now. Even the Open University costs £15k for a degree course.

I feel like my life has no direction and I don’t even know what I want to do for a career long term.

I literally have this same crisis about 4 times a year.

Still eating healthy, just not in the mood for blogging right now.

Haven't run in over a week. 

Yeah, life is great.

Sunday, February 02, 2014

OH MY GOD

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Meets_World

SERIOUSLY?!

OMG

I'M SO EXCITED

WHAT THE HELL

MY CHILDHOOD!


Goals Revisited - February 2014

Nothing achieved in January.. lame!

Many goals still outstanding.

Health & Fitness
  • Run 5k without stopping
  • Run 5k in less than 30 minutes
  • Run 10k without stopping
  • Run 10k in less than 60 minutes
  • Run a 7 minute mile
  • Run and finish a half marathon, no time goal
  • Finish a sprint or standard distance triathlon, no time goal
  • Gain more upper body and core strength
  • Have optimal blood pressure instead of normal
  • Lose some a lot of fat
  • Cut down on smoking   DONE (switched to e-cig Dec 2013)
Diet
  • Eat less carbs, eat more protein & (good) fat
  • Stop partaking in office 'fat Fridays' EVERY week
  • Remember that lattes (either skinny or normal) are not for every day
  • Remember that diets don't stop just because it's the weekend
  • Remember that eating well still counts even when I'm drunk, hungover, sick etc
  • Alcohol in moderation / less frequently :'(
Knowledge & Learning
  • Read more nutrition books
  • Read more about running, weight training and general fitness
  • Learn a language to a good conversational standard
  • Dedicate a few hours each week to learning how to play the bass once my wrist is sorted out
  • Keep up with current affairs
  • Read more novels
Finances
  • Save at least £1,000
Travel/Activities
  • Thorpe Park!
  • Travel somewhere new inside the UK
  • Travel somewhere new outside the UK
Personality
  • Think before speaking
  • Be kind
  • Listen
  • Be helpful
Miscellaneous
  • Stop biting my nails (again)   DONE (Nov/Dec 2013, hopefully I can keep it up!)
  • Sing, laugh and dance more
Outlook
  • Appreciate everything, even when things are hard
  • Learn to view myself in a positive manner
Life
  • Be happy

Woke up to my dad yelling "YOU'VE MISSED THE HALF MARATHON"

And thought I'd entered into some parallel universe. 

But no, he just meant that the Watford half is today (we were wondering why there were so many portaloos in the park yesterday).

I sort of knew it was soon but I didn't put two and two together. Smart girl I am. 

I think it started about an hour ago, so I might get dressed quickly so I can cheer on some people.
Maybe I'll be doing it next year since its on my doorstep.

Saturday, February 01, 2014

Forgot to mention

We met a lady in the park with a gorgeous dog (who looked like a lion!) called ALBUS DUMBLEDOG! 

1. This is epic

2. Why the hell didn't I think of that name?

3. Merlin made friends with Albus. Perfect. Wizard dog friends. 

Things like this make me love life.

Weigh-in #5 - 2014

Loss this week: 2lbs

Pretty happy with this, although I'm convinced it's muscle that I've lost from being in bed for most of the week.

Weight lost 2014: 5.75 lbs
Loss from HW: 30.75 lbs
Inches lost 2014: 3.5

Not bad, not bad. It's progress in the right direction at least.

Need to step up the diet in February and step up the exercise once my wrist is semi-recovered. Spinning is gonna become my friend again, I think.

Leisurely 3 mile walk

I took some photos along the way.

My two favourite men <3
We saw this tree and it looks like it's been planted recently. I think I'll take pictures in the same spot to see how it grows over the years. Cute idea, yes?

The river in the park has flooded a lot. It's a surprising amount of water. Makes me feel so bad for the people in Somerset, I can't imagine being properly flooded.

Flooding...

A lot of the trees in the park have fallen recently from some tree disease which is rotting the bark. We have a pretty iconic tree in the park, most people call it the Lion King tree. There's a fence around it at the moment to stop people hanging out near it to protect it (I think it's got the same problem). Hopefully it will recover! 

Random fallen tree
I saw this and thought it was so adorable. SO CUTE OMG. I wonder if J and K are still together?


That's pretty much it. 

I do love living so close to the park. It has some really nice walking spots.

The weather is lovely today

I didn't go to sleep until 7.30am and I just woke up. 

Might take a walk in the park. 

Blah. 

Hopefully I'll be able to start running again next week. 

Next race is in April. 

I wonder how I'm going to negotiate running while my wrist is healing. I guess it depends how much my arm hurts! I might just have to go super slow and long. I dunno...

I can't do anything for the first 2 weeks so I'll probably take a few long walks to attempt to compensate.

1 week and a few days till surgery. Eep. It's come around really quick. 
 
It's also a bummer that I've been ill because my friends are having a party tonight and I haven't seen them since before Christmas. 

Rubbish, rubbish. 

Oh well, I'll see them next weekend so it's not too bad. 

Gonna weigh myself, put everyone's stuff in the spreadsheet and have a shower. 

I lead such an exciting life. 

Posts will get more interesting commencing... (?)

Grrrrrrr

I'm so upset and disappointed that I'm not running tomorrow.

Seriously.

This is one of the worst feelings ever.