Ok, so I've been finding it hard to stay on track lately, I think because I am getting closer to my goal and I was also too late to enroll in the Auckland Half Marathon like I wanted to, so I've had no real exercise goal at the moment. Before when I had the quarter marathon to work towards it was a lot easier to eat properly because I was an "athlete" and a "runner" preparing for an event that I needed to to be in good all over condition for. Anyway, its been tough so I though I would do a bit of a review for myself to give myself a pat on the back for how far I've come, where I want to go and what my strategies are going to be. So I guess this is mostly internal dialogue put out there, feel free to comment or make suggestions etc., but I dont mind if nothing happens lol
What I've achieved
-I started my journey in 2008 at 85kg (187.4lb) and early last week I weighed in at 62.3kg (139.3lb). Thats a loss of 22.7kg and thats not to be snivelled at. Some stuff that weighs roughly 22.7kg include a staffie cross dog, a million dollars in £50 notes, an avanti monza bicycle, or approximately 1 7 year old girl.
-my BMI was 30, or obese. Now it is 23, or healthy
-I used to run for approx 2 mins, then walk for 2, then run for 2, then walk for 2. Now I can run for approximately 1.5 hours, over 10.55km, without stopping
-I have learnt about my relationship between emotions, boredom and eating and some strategies for combating that when it becomes problematic
-I have learnt about nutrition, and that actually, I like eating fruit
-I have tried many different foods, including mangos, mandarins, grapes, and fish. Most of them have gone down well
-I have completed 2 quarter marathons and one fun run, beating my time in each event
-my strength has improved immeasurably
-so has my asthma
-and my self esteem
-I appreciate my body, I enjoy using it and exercising it and developing it and mastering new physical skills
-I'm not afraid to try new sports etc now. Except maybe competitive swimming :P
-I appreciate my health and take it less for granted now
-I am SO much less self conscious
-I beat a freaking 9 month plateau
Photo dump to keep people interested
Photo from the very begining, before starting my journey:
Feb 08, Oct 08, July 09, Oct 09, Feb 2010
Relatively recently lol, Marchish:
Where I want to go:
-I want to find a new event to try to work towards, perhaps a triathlon. I know there is one where you can swap the swim out which would be perhaps an option
-I want to rejudge my goal of reaching 58kg. I want to aim to loss just 100g a week. This is pretty easy to do and if i screw up, its easy to get back on track
-I want to buy a bottle of gum to keep in the cupboard so when i go there looking for a snack I can have that instead. Often I just want to chew on something (if any psychoanalysts out there start talking about my oral fixation I will curse you over my connect lol
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-i want to make my lunches bigger. Ive started doing this but often they are too small i think, I allow 400 cals but rarely have that which means i am starving later in the evening and over eat
-I want to have a treat every week. Even if its just an ice cream or something like that. Something i dont count the calories in and just enjoy
So thats my plan. I feel better putting it down. Sometimes I cant see the forrest for the trees lol.
A review of sorts
