training underway!

Well since my last post i have run twice!
i did a run / walk session on saturday 4 x 2run/1walk all felt ok
so monday i did 4 x 3run/1walk again all felt fine
so i will repeat it again today and then start to build to a decent amount of time on my feet before the great north run on the 1st october!!!

on the old diet front it hasnt been all plain sailing !!
Bank holiday weekends have a lot to answer for- i behaved very well on saturday and on sunday i kept points to a minimum durin the day as we went out to a barby in the evening so blobbed over my points then but not too horrendous!
then monday we had a low point picnic in the afternoon all good so far then roast dinner at my mums in the evening which is alway fatal
so consequently i weighed in last night and i have gained 1/2 a pound!!
but i did enjoy it and i conciously made the effort the rest of the time as i knew the bbq and roast would be a problem so i feel its a good step in the right direction

be good n keep pointing
SNG

this is silly!

well i thought yesterday was a difficult day to control myself and it was, but i managed and stayed within my points which included a glass of wine to soften the effects of a bad day!
But had i known today was gonna be just as hard i would have stayed in bed-full stop.
im awful i could eat the table leg if i had some salt !! but im am detemined to control this and keep to the healthy plan
Its gonna be hard enough this week it been bank holiday and all so i could really do without feeling like this today!!!
all that said i have behaved and will do my level best to continue

Very exciting news is i ran last night only a little run/walk session of 12 mins but very satisfying after a month off

if you be good i will
sng

Got that Thursday feeling...

Well its that time of the week again where i hit a low and could be really easily led ive dieted really well ive lost weight and im proud of myself but some thing in me goes west on a thursday i always feel like i could eat for england and if im not very careful i often do!!!!!!!
so heres to sticking to it and getting through thursday!!!!

had appointment at fizzio this morning who at last gave me the go ahead to do some running which i am very chuffed about its not much but its heading to where i wanna be!

so today will involve 20 mins on the cross trainer then a 10 min run/walk set then the leg strength exercises so i should sleep tonight!

be good SNG

Success

Well i weighed in at ww last night after missing the previous week and im pleased to say i lost a pound and a half so current weight at ww= 11st12lb im pleased with that as im still not exercising very much due to my knee but its all in the right direction and im chuffed if i can keep this going whilst im in active i should be firing on all cylinders once im back up and running
which hopefully wont be very long with any luck, im at physio in the morning and will hopefully get a green light to run on soft surfaces grass etc

diet wise ive been doing well and havent had much desire to do any other
keep at it
sng

still tired but no wonder!!!!!!!

Well saturday was a very laid back day got up at 12 after working nightshift did nothing much apart from mosey round the town missed the bank by 30 secs which was very annoying ! did strength exercises and ate a nice meal that was it for the day
sunday got up late again! and did cross trainer before breakfast spent time in the afternoon walking the dog and writing (well licking envolopes !) evening invitations for the wedding and mid afternoon got crisis call from work and ended up working 8pm til after midnight so back to square one and tired out again today
Stayed within points all weekend and feel pretty good cos im doing a bit more
so lets hope ive shifted a little this week
be good
SNG

Shattered!!!!!!!!

Well im shattered!
had a hellish day yesterday worked 17 hrs out of twenty 4 started at 5 am drove to our second site at 630 had a full day there and fingers crossed gained our enviromental health approval so we should be up and running soon then drove back dropped my colleaague at the airport and back to work home for 5pm and back to work at midnight and worked through til 5am!!
so feeling a bit tired but slept quite well
and ive cross trained so feel quite good
will walk later
on diet front i wrote yesterday off as i was out for work lunch meeting which are always a mare as my boss is a pig and feeds everyone else in the same way but i will have offset some of it as i worked so hard

aim to be real good all weekend ready for weigh in tuesday

Be Good
sng

posotive today

well im feeling much more positive today i went for physio this morning and it was all good news as far as im concerned
i was given the go ahead to increase the cross trainer to 20 mins CAREFULLY and also a list of exercises that will hopefully stregthen my quad to support the knee and i must do this every day and go back next week with a view to running a little on the treadmill and then onto grass a s a p

missed cross training session yesterday but will do it today and a decent walk with the dog and my new exercises so busy evening ahead

diet ok yesterday syayed in points even with a nice glass of wine in the evening
so far today has gone ok too but tomorrow may be slighly different as im out for lunch with boss tomorrow and thats lethal!!!

be good and keep counting
SNG

not bad but not sure

Well i weighed in at home last night and i think ive lost weight! a pound and a half by my reckoning but not sure as my scales always differ from ww even though they are ww scales!!!
but all will become clear next week when i go to meeting

feeling bit crap today just fed up in general no particular reason-under normal circumstances id put me trainers on and run like hell til i feel knackered and have taken my mind somewhere else!!

but ill be finished work shortly and off home will take dog for a walk and clear my head then lomg soak in bath

diet good today and ill go on cross trainer a little later

BE GOOD

Weigh day

Well weigh day has come around again very quickly and im disapointed to say i wont be going to ww tonight and i mean that i am disapointed as i feel i need to touch base weekly but its not to be tonight as im skint!!! because ....
i just put my entry in for the lochaber marathon so im a little broke!
but i needed to do this entry as i feel like i need a big target like a marathon to spur me on through my recovery and through the wedding and christmas !!

i will weigh in at home so i will have an idea as to what the weight has done
will walk this afternoon and cross train a little before bed

keep pointing and plodding
SNG

i hate mondays with a passion

well a really good weekend on the diet front i stuck within my points on both days and i managed to exercise on both days too so feeling pretty upbeat this morning and WAS doing well!!!
Had a run in with one of my bosses who has decided that she doesnt have to pay me sick pay for some of the time i was off for one reason or another and as far as she was concerned that was that - wasnt willing to talk to me or tell me why!!!!
so i kicked off fine styleeeee had a good shout and a baul but to no avail unless i can get a second sick note for two of the days i was off work!!
have spoken to consultants sec and they will provide it no probs but the bitch turned round and said she wont pay me the leave until she has the sick note!!
so pretty pissed off really as i came back to work early after op as the chap that was covering was not well and the i get treated like this!!
All of which nearly led to disaster i nearly fell off the wagon and almost grabbed the biscuits but i did real well and i talked myself out of something that i would have regretted !!!!!
any way enough moaning ill get some more work done now thats off my chest

BE GOOD

thursday

Well Thursday was a hell of a day i started work at 530 did 2 hrs on site then travelled to our second site a nice 2 hr drive and spent the day working on and trialing a new installation i really enjoyed it but this had 2 down sides
1. i did too much and my knee is sore as hell!!
2. i was taken out for lunch which was not good (shepards pie lots of veg and new pots)

the work there ended at 5pm and the drive back was a mare so got home at 7 ish and i was shattered filthy and starving!!
so due to time and the fact i couldnt be arsed i had a chinese and deserve a severe kick up the arse!!!
but hey ho back to it today

Consultant app. this afternoon so hopefully answer some questions about when i can start to do a little more.
keep at it
SNG

update

well ive been to consultant appointment and i have mixed feelings at the outcome i was hoping to come away with the answer i wanted ie 'of course you can start to run'
but came away with 'you can cross train a little slowly and carefully and then add some gentle running in 2 weeks'

so not all bad news but i am disappointed
but i must not be tempted to do too much too quick or i guess i could be out for longer
so off i go for a gentle 10 min session on the cross trainer
be good SNG

disappointed but not suprised

Well ww weigh in last night was much as expected i put on 2.5 lbs but as i said i usually run 6-9 miles on a tuesday before weigh in and that must really make a difference hydration wise etc
so i havent taken it too badly i will just stay focused and knuckle down for another 7 days
Knee feeling ok ive walked twice today about 2 miles in total and felt ok bit iffy if i extend my stride but not bad at all
keep at it
SNG

weigh day

i forgot to mention yesterday that on my return to work i weighed in and i had actually lost a pound so after 6 weeks it stands like this;
shortnginger 5lbs lost
colleague 7lbs lost

so pretty even really i have 15lbs to go to goal for this competition and my colleague has 17lbs to go so must keep knuckling down as hell have to donate to charity if i make it to goal first and vice versa!

But back to the real deal and its ww weigh in tonight i really dont know what to expect i think i will have gained as i usually run on a tuesday before weigh in and it must make a difference but hey ho ill just take it as it comes as i know that i have done well whilst ive been imobile.

exercise as yesterday!!!

keep at it n be good

SNG

Back to work!

I never thought id be relieved to go back to work but i can honestly say i missed it been sat around 'healing' isnt like been on holiday where you never give work a second thought its a terrible thing i was so bored i was going crazy

one way or another ive spent time thinking/planning and now have lots of big ideas as i mentioned yesterday but not sure how i can bring them all to fruition as funds are a little tight with the wedding pending but hey ho at least im back at work and earning again so i will at least be able to maintain my saving for now even if i cant afford to increase it

diet and exercise are much the same as the last few days so i wont bore you

Be good SNG

weekends are dangerous

well ive kept on course with the recovery and the diet so im quite pleased with myself ive walked every day and done rehab exercises everyday the boredom is terrible but heading back to work tomorrow so that should ease that a little!!

the only problem i find with having time on my hands is that i cook up allsorts of plans a few days ago i made a list of races i want to do which is positive but expensive
on friday i dreampt up the plan of joining a club so i can do some off road running which again is good but will be expensive as ill have to travel tofind a club that will allow the off road easily

and the weekend has brought about more madness but i cant seem to shake the idea!!

'in 2008 im going to run the length of hadrians wall'

you read it here first

let the research begin

be good
SNG

feeling ok

well another days rest and im feeling not to bad in fact id go as far as ok
ive kept at the rehab exercises and ive done a little walking and the knee feels sound so fingers crossed that my recovery continues in this vein
ive also eaten like a saint and feel good about myself i still think ill have gained a fair packet but i hope ill have limited the damage!!
heres to a good weekend of sensible recovery and eating

keep pointing and plodding
Be good
SNG

climbing the walls

Well my recovery is definately coming on as planned yesterday i walked a little and did the rehab exercises and today i have walked a litttle more and exercised some more and touch wood the knee feels good!
mentally its a different matter im going crazy! bored stiff i know i need to rest but resting is boring all i wanna do is go for a plod!

diet wise yesterdays reset did the trick and i have behaved myself even though im bored which is a bad thing as biscuits are the ideal filler for such moments
but hey ho!!
keep pointing
SNG

Im on the Mend

Well i definatly feel like im on the mend im hardly in any pain the worst of it is at night as i twist and turn in my sleep and wake up in awful pain
I started my rehab exercises today so feel like i have some sort of control over it now where as while ive been sat with my feet up ive felt shit like i was just been idle!!!

been quite busy whilst resting got a bit of a headway into my distance learning course so dont feel so bad about that now its been neglected al through marathon training and since but im on top of it now

as for the diet here goes the negative in this post ive been terrible i dont understand myself i felt so good and over the moon at last weeks weigh in and i have positively kicked the arse out of it ever since!!!!!!!!!! whats wrong with me ive been blaming the knee and the boredom but really its just me been bloody greedy!
but ive hit the big RED RESET button this morning and im focused again
be good and keep to those points
SNG