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WW Week Three

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A very short week this week as I got to weigh in on my preferred day – today!

I lost 2lbs, which was a lovely surprise. I was hoping to have lost the pound I put on last week, but didn’t think I would lose anymore as I haven’t been active.

This week my focus is sticking within my daily allowance and only using my weekly for Friday. I’m not going to get much activity in this coming week, so I need to focus on my points. I bought some snacks from my meeting for the long weekend. I’m also getting my eyes lasered, so know I might be feeling sorry for myself again.

I really enjoyed the meeting topic this week. We didn’t stick to the proper one about family dining, but rather made it applicable to those of us where that isn’t the main focus.

Instead we talked about spinning plates. 5 to be exact. Planning, Sticking Within Points, Activity, Tracking and one more I cannot remeber as I write this. We talked about which ones we need to give a bit more attention or has a tendency to wobble or fall. For me that is sticking within my points! But remebering that it is okay they they fall every now and then as we aren’t perfect and that isn’t what we want to be striving for. Also they are plastic, so won’t break. They can be picked up and be backing spinning in no time.

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Others are easier and require less attention. For me activity and planning are the easiest. I’ve got this into my life and they are habits. I don’t have to force myself very often to do these.

Also some can go hand in hand. Planning and tracking could be. For example I could improve my tracking by putting my meal plan into my tracker at the start of the week, rather than wait until the day. That way I don’t have to think as it’s already been decided and I know what points I still have left for whatever I fancy in the moment. I am going to try this!

It really got me thinking this week and I feel positive and motivated to keep going and enjoy the long weekend :)

I’ve also just signed up to s few events later in the year so am going to put together a summer training plan!

My First Triathlon

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Well on Sunday I completed my first triathlon! And have the fractured toe to prove it ;)

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My mum came along as photographer for the morning. It was nice and sunny from 6am (it rained in the afternoon) which made it nice to do the set up. I got ready and laid out everything i needed in the transition area. I was going into it with the aim of finishing, no matter what the time.

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The lake temperature was about 13 degrees Celsius. I got in 5 minutes before my wave to get the initial shock of the cold out the way. I’m glad I did as it was cold and lots of people in the earlier waves had had to do breaststroke.

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We started off with feet in the water. I went to the front, but I went off too fast and got to the first buoy and needed to breathe, so had to do breaststroke. I thought I had gotten used to the temperature, but it was a longer enough swim for me to warm my lungs up properly, so as I got out of breathe my lungs couldn’t expand further because of the cold. That’s the only part I was disappointed in, but I knew it was longer enough for my swimming style.

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I got out of the lake well, but then fell over (I think this is where I fractured my toe) but got up and ran to transition. It was great having lots of people from my running club there marshalling. This is where I found it hard to breathe and get my breath back and steady. It took me 2 minutes in transition. On the way out of transition my friend Linz was there to cheer me on, which was great. The hardest part was running with the bike and being so cold. I kept going and although lots of people ran past, I kept going.

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The bike was the hardest part for me. I got overtaken by lost of people early on and it just felt long. It took me 54 minutes, which is under the hour I thought it would take. On the way round I thought my toe was numb form the cold, or my trainer was too tight, I never imagined I had hurt it quite so bad. But I finally finished the 20km and came back into transition to see my mum waiting.

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It was so nice to have lots of friendly faces there who would shout my name as I went past. It spurred me on.

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I got back into transition and was out again in 40 seconds to run one 2.5km lap around the lake. This was hard and I was so glad I was only doing the one lap as mentally I don’t think I could have gone round again. There was a water station with2 running club members there and they cheered me on as I went past. I finished to about 10 people from running club there at the end and my mum taking pictures. I was so happy to have finished and have run the whole lap without stopping, which was my aim.

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They had run out of medal, but I didn’t mind, I was so happy to have finished! My running club captain is the one who organised it, so I’ll get one to add to my display soon :)

 

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It wasn’t until the above moment when I stopped and was calming down and realised I’d done it, when my toe started to hurt. I thought I had just bruised it so carried on and packed up my things and drove home. I then went to the cinema to relax and watch Iron Man 3 (excellent) and then came home to find the bruise was coming up. By the evening my tow was swelling up and getting harder to walk on. It wasn’t until the morning when I thought something was wrong, so off to A&E I went and came back with crutches and a fractured toe. It could take 4-6 weeks to heal properly, but I’m hoping sooner rather than later!

Update! Got my medal today :)

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29 by 29 Update 4

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This month’s update. I can’t believe it is May already!

  1. Move into my own place - Complete!
  2. Adopt a cat – I’m definitely doing this in June or July after I’ve had laser eye surgery to avoid allergies
  3. Do a Super Sprint Triathlon - 400m swim, 20km bike, 2.5km run - Signed up for the short super sprint on the 12th May!
  4. Take part in running club events and volunteer to help when I can’t take part
    1. High Worth 5 = 54:50
    2. Broad Town 5
  5. Do the Parkrun once a month and volunteer as a marshall
    1. January = 38:19
    2. February = 34:40
    3. March = 34:42
    4. April = 33:51
  6. Bake more bread – put a bread baking book on my WW goal reward list
  7. Complete the CBT Journal for Dummies - Got delayed with the move and getting proper CBT therapist, but will pick up again
  8. Read more classic books as part of my 2013 reading challenge - I’m going to make sure I do this over the remainder of the year
  9. Stick to my budget and save for holidays and house things - this is more important than ever!
  10. Take a bike maintenance course – went to Origin Cycles to learn how to change a tyre and will keep trying to learn bits and pieces over time.
  11. Join a WW meeting and work towards goal - decided to do this in May
  12. Blog – maybe a redesign  - Complete!
  13. Plan budget friendly trips – Booked to go to Portugal this month, then it will be exploring locally :)
  14. Try acupuncture – this is going to depend on finances :(
  15. Keep working to create and maintain good mental health - Working on this and it has really become an important aspect of my life :)
  16. Join a coffee club
    1. Made this a reward for WW goals
    2. Also bought Kopi nas a present for my Dad, who has given it to me
  17. Take part in the Masters galas and club championships
    1. February Gala – 2 Golds and 2 Silvers!
    2. Next one in July :)
  18. Work out savings plan for trip to Japan - this is on hold :(
  19. Catch up on Greys Anatomy (been watching Castle non stop)
  20. Get regular haircuts - Going well :)
  21. Move forward with my life and make new friends – making work friends :)
  22. Do my best at my new job
    1. Making my password mantras as have to type them in multiple times day
  23. Keep my commute healthy - Felt better this last week as the evenings are now lighter (worried about next winter though)
  24. Listen to Harry Potter audiobooks - Books one, two and three, and four done :)
  25. Get rid of stuff I no longer need when I move - Complete!
  26. Use the mantra ‘F**k It’ – trying to remember this
  27. Take up pilates or yoga – might have to get a dvd to do this one
  28. Create photo albums for all my trips
  29. Try two new recipes a month from my cook books
    1. April – Chilli
    2. May – Braised Leeks and Rainbow Kale

I am enjoying working through my list. It reminds me each month what I set out for the year ahead.

Highworth 5 Race

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Today I took part in my first ever running club event – a 5 mile run organised by the Highworth Running club. We all met at the local supermarket then went in groups to the race. That was really nice as I’m always more nervous about the pre-race part than the actual event. So it was great for me to go with a group and know people already and just be able to follow everyone else.

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The race started off at a local school and we all got ready. I almost ran in just my vest, but then decided not to try anything new and put my long sleeved top back on. I’m glad I did as it was fairly windy.

At 11am we headed out to the road and started the 5 mile course. It was on roads all the way and fairly flat for the first 4 miles, with some nice gently meandering down hills. The cars were pretty good at going past slowly apart form on the main road at miles 4 to 5, but we were all spread out by then so no problems.

My aim was to run the whole way and I did! I was so happy I ran up the hill, everyone had been talking about. The hill wasn’t too bad, but the problem is that it’s at mile 4 and doesn’t stop until towards the end when we headed back into the school! Everyone I was running with walked once we reached the hill, but I kept going and slowly made my way up. It was hard, but I did it. That’s where they decided to take the club photos!

893058_10151470107613138_482521373_oI actually like these photos. I managed to smile and kept running as there were a couple of team members cheering us on at that point and knew it wasn’t far to go.
893396_10151470108088138_1777436269_oIt was hard at this point because the people who had walked up the hill were starting to overtake again, but I was running out of steam. This is where the horrible thoughts started appearing and it was a struggle all the way to the finish. The hardest part of this the whole race was the last 300 metres! I headed into the school and thought I was done, but I had to run round the field before finishing. The only thing that kept me going were my team mates cheering me on. It was so hard, but I kept going and did it!

54 minutes 50 seconds!

I was aiming for 1 hour 10 minutes, and did it 15 minutes faster! I still can’t believe it. I feel great and so proud of myself. I have another medal to add to my collection too :)

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I am so glad I joined my local running club. I feel part of a team and group that supports each other. I have come so much further than I thought I could have when I started running last August. I’m Proud to be a Hound!

 

29 by 29 Update 3

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I wanted to do another update on how I’m getting on with my 29 by 29 list this last month:

  1. Move into my own place - Complete!
  2. Adopt a cat – I’m thinking June/July after I’ve had laser eye surgery to avoid allergies
  3. Do a Super Sprint Triathlon - 400m swim, 20km bike, 2.5km run - Signed up for the short super sprint on the 12th May!
  4. Take part in running club events and volunteer to help when I can’t take part – I’ve signed up for two 5 miles events in April and June and thinking a 10km for July :)
  5. Do the Parkrun once a month and volunteer as a marshall
    1. January = 38:19
    2. February = 34:40
    3. March = 34:42
  6. Bake more bread – yet to start this :(
  7. Complete the CBT Journal for Dummies - Got delayed with the move and getting proper CBT therapist, but will pick up again
  8. Read more classic books as part of my 2013 reading challenge - i’m going to make sure I do this over the remainder of the year
  9. Stick to my budget and save for holidays and house things - this is more important than ever!
  10. Take a bike maintenance course – been looking for one, but no joy yet
  11. Join a WW meeting and work towards goal - I created my 3 month and 6 month plan so this has changed a bit :)
  12. Blog – maybe a redesign  - Complete!
  13. Plan budget friendly trips – Booked to go to Portugal this month, then it will be exploring locally :)
  14. Try acupuncture – this is going to depend on finances :(
  15. Keep working to create and maintain good mental health - Working on this and it has really become an important aspect of my life :)
  16. Join a coffee club - it’s one of my big weight loss rewards for the next few months :)
  17. Take part in the Masters galas and club championships
    1. February Gala – 2 Golds and 2 Silvers!
    2. Next one in June :)
  18. Work out savings plan for trip to Japan - this is on hold :(
  19. Catch up on Greys Anatomy (been watching Castle non stop)
  20. Get regular haircuts - Going well :)
  21. Move forward with my life and make new friends – making work friends :)
  22. Do my best at my new job - I am enough - Still think this is going well.
  23. Keep my commute healthy - Felt better this last week as the evenings are now lighter (worried about next winter though)
  24. Listen to Harry Potter audiobooks - Books one, two and three done :)
  25. Get rid of stuff I no longer need when I move – Complete!
  26. Use the mantra ‘F**k It’ – trying to remember this
  27. Take up pilates or yoga – might have to get a dvd to do this one
  28. Create photo albums for all my trips
  29. Try two new recipes a month from my cook books - Now I’ve got my veg box coming each week I am making more of an effort to try new combinations, but would like to sit down and take the time to decide on some recipes.

Overall good progress this month. A few things are on hold due to finances, but not ruled out forever – who knew buying a house was so costly! Then other things have come a long like being told I have to wear glasses all the time – hence the laser eye surgery booking. This is not a bad thing though, I just need to prioritise and explore locally more. I’m happy, nervous and excited that I’ve signed up for a few events over the next couple of months. It gives me something to work towards and keep me focused. I’m really looking forward to heading over to Portugal to see Ingrid. I think the coming month is going to be a good one too!

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