How was my day? Due to daughter on work experience, school strikes, school training and extra workload I havent been able to attend a class or do a run! I am also tapering off in readiness for my Quackathon on 2nd July

Generalisation of food

• 6.00am - porridge with cup tea
  
• 7.00am - 45 min brisk dog walk
• 8.00am - banana and cup tea
• 8.30am - 5.30pm Work
  
• 12.30pm - packed lunch - peanut butter sandwichm apple, nakd bar
  
• 6.00pm  - jacket & potatoe with tuna or vegetable chilli and rice
  
• 6.30pm - 45min dog walk
  

Carbing up and just keeping body ticking over with dog walks.
Did a gentle swim, with sauna,jacuzzi and steam room with son on friday

How was my day? Pushed myself to run for 40mins to break the 3miles! Didn't help that my 2 dogs chased after deer so I had run back some of the route; then got caught in rain,hail,thunder,lightening. Such dramas to make the run more exciting and distractions! No revive as aquarobics cancelled so catching up on work paperwork. Have been busy with work, Gigglebags, which is a major workout in itself!

• 5.30am - banana
• 6.00am - 40 min run (3miles) and recovery walk
• 7.00am - porridge and cup tea
• 8.00am daughter to work experience
• 9.00am - Curves
• 9.30am - Pecan Nakd bar on way to collect Gigglebags
  
• 12.30pm - pasta,mayo,salad,bacon salad
  
• 1.00 - dog walk pushing Gigglebags around woods in hail,lightening etc
  
• 5.30 - 3 slices of thin pizza and cuppa

As no further training then no further food.

How was my day? Managed to jump out of bed early and do my 30 min run. Sweltering heat has zapped my strength. Wasn't feeling great after 2nd shift so straight home. Had to bathe sore feet in cold water plus rub nurofen gel into back (flipflop blisters from pushing buggy and awkward height, plus awkward manual lifting of deadweight child)

• 5.30am - 30 min run (2.64miles) and recovery walk
• 7.00am - porridge and cup tea
• 8.00am daughter to work experience
• 9.00am - 1st shift 9.00 to 11.30 (took flask of tea to sip as in glass conservatory)
• 12.00 - protein shake, 2 carrots and 4 dessert spoons hummus
• 12.30 - 3.00 - work meeting
• 3.00 - banana and protein shake
• 3.30 - 7.00 - 2nd shift - pushing buggy for thameside walk, and lifting child
• 7.00 - no ciricuits or swim, just straight  home as feel headachey, sore foot (flipflop blister) and pulled back muscle from lifiting child
• 7.00 cup tea with a yoghurt
• 7.30 1 glass white wine

I have given myself the weekend off  as am away but am being good with food! Limited to 1 glass of wine & 1 strawberry beer!
Supposed to do a 30min run on sunday but in that 30degree heat? nah!

Footnote at end of Sunday eve!
I ended up having half a bottle of wine, fall asleep then need 3 cups of tea to revive and feel better!
Also enjoyed a guilt free slice of home made cake (daughter's handiwork).
Sensible bbq choices. So no real sabotage to all the hard effort last week.

No excuses, just plan around the problems!
Have now planned next week's training. Plan it, stick to it, and no excuses! Focus on what you can do and when! My dilemas of next week is the logisitics of being in several places at once, plus daughter on work experience, Read College Showcase afternoon/evening wednesday, school shut for strike, and an inset day. So with my usual fun of fitting trianing in around work and after school stuff, I am even more in need to advance planning to insure I dont miss out!

So, I have gone through the revive class list, emailed them which ones I can, and written in the diary, which is like writing in stone, all my training, fitted in around all the other crazy entries!

Have asked husband to be a little more useful so I am not doing the cooking/shopping/housework/child taxi thing on my own as well as fitting in my two jobs. Think he finally understands!

Training should be fun and not a burden or chore! This is how I must work it. Then I can't stress that I am not getting it done or doing enough.

Oh, and have to remember to taper things off by friday as I have got my 26 mile Quackathon next Saturday!

How was my day? - Despite going to bed at midnight last night as the late training endorphins will still running wild, I had a fantastic night's sleep and up at 5.30am! No work today so intense training schedule for the morning. Got the refueling wrong between 2 classes so I actually felt weak and lifeless in the last class!

• 1 - porridge 1 cup tea
• 2 - pint of 30% orange juice, 70% water
• 3 - Nakd bar after Curves
• 4 - nakd bar after Zita's session (I was starving!!)
  
• 5 - Protein shake (after swimming)
  
• 6 - 1/2 pint Guinness & 1/2 bowl of small olives
  
• 7 -  bacon omlette (6.pm)
  
• 8 - small yoghurt (9pm)
  

training -
7.15am - 1/2 mile walk to run spot, day 12 of VLM novice-marathon guide - jog 15mins, walk 5 mins, jog 15mins= 2.64 miles. Half mile recovery walk home 
9.00am - 30mins Curves Circuits
10.00am - Core/circuits class with Zita,  20min swim,  sauna
7.00pm half hour brisk dog walk

How was my day? - Positive and vibrant. Legs a little heavy when first set out for run but eased up after a couple of minutes. Worked double shift but as keep good diary & plan I managed to do run before shift 1, circuits between shifts then gym and more ciruits etc after. Plus sort my own children out and act as taxi! Am quite wide awak eat 10.30pm! Have felt a little hungry but am still sticking to plan. Had a couple of carrots and apple to fill the gap. No chance of a proper meal due to work hence protein shakes. They are meal replacement low GI ones so I am not too bothered.

• 1 - porridge 1 cup tea
• 2 - protein shake & Oat & Peanut Trek bar
  
• 3 - 50g mixed nuts & fruit
  
• 4 - protein shake
  
• 5- glass milk
  
• 6 - small yoghurt
  

training -
7.15am - 1/2 mile walk to run spot, day 11 of VLM novice-marathon guide - jog 20mins=1.6miles. Half mile recovery walk home 
12.30pm - 30mins Curves Circuits
7.30pm - 45 mins circuits in Gym (Darren routine), 25min swim,  sauna

How was my day? - stilll positive and vibrant. Not at all daunted by my heavy training agenda today! Including a variation in the running so I will be running longer! Bring it on!

• 1 - porridge 1 cup tea
• 2 - protein & Pecan nakd bar
  
• 3 - 50g mixed nuts & fruit
  
• 4 - ham omlete
  
• 5- glass milk
  
• 6 - small yoghurt
  

training -
7.15am - 1/2 mile walk to run spot, day 10 of VLM novice-marathon guide - jog 15mins,walk 10 mins, jog 10mins - kept losing signal & losing dogs so think it was closer to 3 miles. Half mile recovery walk home 
9.00am - 30mins Curves Circuits
10.00am - 45 mins circuits with Isaac
11.00am - 45min swim,  sauna
3.30pm - short dog walk
8.00pm - half hour brisk walk for dogs

How was my day? Had a decent night's sleep. Did run on early morning dog walk. legs not heavy felt good but glad to stop at 20 mins as per programme! Heavy training day so made sure didn't starve so had a variety of sensible options with me, plus lots of water. 1st time for aquarobics. Balance was fun!!! Very positive day. stretched whenever felt ligaments tightening behind knee. Slight twinge in lower right back. Think its my runing style need to make sure keep back upright

• 1 - porridge 1 cup tea
• 2 - banana bread nakd bar
  
• 3 - protein shake
• 4 - 9seed bar with glass of milk
  
• 5- small jacket potato with 2 slices sandwich ham,plain tin tuna,slice of Gourda cheese
  
• 6 - small yoghurt
  

training -
7.15am - 1/2 mile walk to run spot, 20min (1.5mile) run, then 1.5 mile recovery walk home 
9.00am - 30mins Curves Circuits
1.00pm - 5 mile walk in woods pushing heavy buggy
6.00pm - 45min swim, 45 min aquarobics, sauna & jacuzzi

How was my day? Bloomin' marvelous! Woke up early and headed straight to revive for Core work out and swim before work. Chanted new mantra over & over as I relaxed in sauna & jacuzzi after "I am a runner". Seemed t have convinved myself as I had a brilliant run with the dogs on a warm sunny afternoon through the woods!No lung burn or heavy legs. Thank Goodness! I haven't run for nearly for weeks and still carrying holiday icecreams! Dogs did well esepcially the 13 year old! Dogs have been very quiet! New zumba style class postponed. Was due to do that this evening. Rather disappointed. Decided to not do anything instead although could have tried for Boxercise class at revive but opted for evening rest & catch up with girly gossip.

Slight change in how I write up food. I need to lose weight & need to get very serious & focus about it. I shall do what I have done in the past & eat simple food smartly to refuel body with proteins & carbs at the right time. Food is temporarily no longer a social event or tantalising taste bud event. Will now do in this format so I have my calories & protein spread over the day as 6-8 eating times. Carbs in the morning; protein biase for the afternoon/evening. Only add carbs if evening work out. Protein shakes used for convenience when working. If i haven't got the labels breakfast/lunch/dinner then I can't keep fantasizing about food. Hoping this will help!

• 1 - 2 weetabix with milk, 1 cup tea
• 2 - banana
• 3 - protein shake
• 4 - handful of chopped nuts
  
• 5- orange
• 6 - small bowl of boiled rice & 2 slices of roast beef
• 7 - glass milk

*weetabix only kept me going for couple hours :0( fail! porridge it must be!


training -
7.15am 1-1 session 45mins core strengthening
8.00am - half hour swim (breast stroke), meditation in steam room & jacuzzi
12.45pm - 1/2 mile walk to run spot, 15min (1mile) run, then 1 1/2 mile recovery walk home
8.30pm - Slimdance cancelled :0(

How was my day? father's Day and much cooking and spoiling of the father of my children!  Oh and his dad too!

breakfast - 9.00am 2 slices of toast with a little butter and marmalade  2 cups tea
skipped lunch as cooking all day - just the way I am when I am cooking
dinner - The Full Roast Beef Ensemble! 3 slices roast beef, 2 ladles of the mixed roast medley (potatoes,carrots,onions,parsnips with rosemary & garlic in olive oil), broccoli,leeks,peas,sweetcorm, 2 small home made yorkies, and old fashion gravy
Pudding - 1 ladle of apple & blackberry crumble & a small slice of carrot cake - all home made with lighter fat options etc, by my son.

treat - 1 ready made G&T slimline from tin, 2 glass of wines

training - just one long dog walk then a full house spring clean ready for the inlaws (but you wil be impressed with my activity next week as all pre-planned & prebooked!)