That's what I think....and she only started running 6 years ago!

Geobars, you can get them at Oxfam, co-op and other places are really good pre exercise, so are nanas

I hope you left creepy man negative feedback SarahAnn.

I'm tired today, can I go home now?

Can I go home too?

My boss said we could go home early today (at 3pm she said we would all go soon), but it's 4.30 now so that is looking unlikely!

My sister is sat in one of those extra deep paddling pools, I'm not impressed!

It's too hot to work I want to go and sweat in the dojo

Just a few hours till kickboxing!

I've done no work all day. It's too hot to concentrate.

Mind you, I don't do much work anyway - it's too boring!!

Has anyone tried the new ryvita cereal bars they are only about 60cals per bar so that is seriously good

That's what I have as my pre-run snack sometimes. I used to eat nothing before exercising in the morning, then just have a bigger breakfast when I finished. By as my mileage has increased I've started sometimes having a small snack (the 60 calorie bars are perfect) before, or taking some energy drink out with me (or both).

Time for a brief Frus style rant, I went to a work thing tonight, a cricket match against some clients. It was just so segregated, all the boys got to play while the girls were there (with a three line whip) but had to just sit on the sidelines watching and clapping. I know I'm fitter than half of the blokes, and judging by their performance know very little less about how to play cricket, but I don't get to join in with their games. Grr. Anyway, I had a couple of drinks but didn't eat any cakes from the buffet so that's a vague victory, as is the fact that I walked there and back (about a mile and a half from home). Although my sense of distance is getting a bit warped. I run past the cricket club on my regular route and was thinking that it was only 10 - 15 minutes away, without remembering that it's only that close when I'm running, not wearing a dress, and wearing trainers... Still, it was a nice evening for a walk!

ive always wondered how u know how far a mile is... if u went faster/slower etc.. jens dad know how far we walked etc.. but i havent a clue.. just a random number lol.... um 5 miles sounds about right we walked quite far.... hehe

I only know on my regular routes - or if I'm running I know that a mile is usually between 9 and 10 minutes, so I can get a vague idea.

I'm stupidly excited. Apparently the London marathon application forms have hit JJB, so guess where I'm going tomorrow lunchtime...

I've not been put off just yet, although realistically I'm not expecting to get a ballot place on my first attempt/

OMG! I'm going to get myself one of those too! A friend of mine did it and she is willing me to apply, she reckons no-one's admitted on their first attempt, so I guess there's no real harm trying to apply!

Everything's all sorted with the - oh he's still spitting his dummy out over the weekend, but I have a hotel room! I have Lee on my side - all's good! Just need to pack and things! I'm going to wear my corset for clubbing

I'm getting better at my purple belt stuff! Should be able to go for it soon, then I'll hopefully get blue in September with everyone else grading, then quickly moving on to brown before PG gets back in mid-November and straight to black!

G' Morning!

Its a GREAT day - its my rest day, DH is walking the dogs - and its raining Its not that I want DH to get wet, its just nice that its not me - for a change!

We went to a Beefeater restaurant last night - after all my careful meal planning. The food was nice but not great - grilled sardines to start (I didn't eat the 'rustic' bread that came with it) followed by smoked chicken, bacon mango and strawberry salad - interesting combination but not very filling. I tried to be good but the wine defeated me....

I'm now cooking all the chicken I'd prepared for last night's dinner - it'll do for snacks over the next couple of days.

Good luck with trying to get selected for the London Marathon - it'd be lovely if there were a 3 Fat Chicks contingent there.

We should dress up in little chickie outfits!

I've decided to have a carb day. Needless to say I'm not feeling particularly well after my turkey sandwich on a cheesey bakery bun from Tesco I think I'll go back to minimal carbs. I feel awful!

Hmm..... I feel like that if I eat a LOT of carbs - its difficult getting the balance just right. I think that I need lots of carbs before exercise but not at other times. I think I'm going to have a carb & fruit breakfast and carb & fruit/veg mid morning meal but then just eat protein with fruit or veg for the rest of the day.

This PN is very heavy on protein and (I think) carbs are supposed to come mainly from fruit & veg with a little from multi grain bread or oats - well, thats the way I read it. Have you seen the list of stuff you aren't supposed to eat at http://www.johnberardi.com/articles/...aneating_2.htm (hope the link works!) Very restrictive. I'm going to finish this try out week and if I don't see good results then I'll just go back to normal low GI with l/f protein.

I did read that. I also think life's too short to go, "Ooooh JB says I can't have margarine, so I'll NEVER eat it again!" I had margarine (Flora) on my cheesey bread roll. The rest of the day actually looks pretty sound - I've decided not to have my soreen snack pack (exercisey type carbs according to Anita Bean and the dudes who wrote my Fighter's Nutrition Manual!!!).

I've made a chart with 6 meals a day and little boxes to tick when I have my good meals and I'm going to track it like that. Today I'm chillin though - I'm not sure it's wise to go low carb all the time. Although looking back, I haven't been too low carb for too many days in a row.

I am liking the protein - there have been days where I've not felt like eating ANYTHING, not even cake! So I guess that's the protein that does that!