MY FAT CHANCE

Repeat.

This is about one of my favourite songs.

Slow but Steady Progress

It’s been a while tumblr, hope you’ve been well! My hiatus has been due to work more than anything. But a wise friend once told me that you should aways devote your free time to the things that make you feel good or better your life. Blogging makes me feel good so I should do it more! It brings frequent expression to my life too which I’ve missed.

I’ve been reading this book ‘The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari’ lately, it’s fascinating reading about this wonderful tale of self improvement. It includes many life hacking tips from a more ancient time but effective all the same.

Now I’m putting some of the ideas in the book into practice slowly, working on making sure I have regular tasks to challenge myself, such as reading or drawing and I’m loving it so far. It’s helped with my productivity in the workplace and in my running too!

I’ve been running roughly 4 times a week and did my military fitness test last week. I was at least ‘Average’ across the board this time which is great! The first test 6 weeks ago is long forgotten. I’m still 14 stone but craving to feel comfortable in my skin again. It will come in time. Ready for my assault on 3 distances in the summer. I’m only getting started!

Success!

After 1 month of my Military Fitness training, running a minimum of 3x a week and eating healthier in general, I’ve lost 6 pounds!

I’m so happy with this. Hopefully next week I can get under the dreaded 14 stone.

I’ve also set myself a new goal which is to run 4 times a week for the next 4 weeks. I did the last one with east so really hoping that I can take it to the next level and up the weekly mileage ever so slightly. I do have a 10k to run and all!

Weight loss & Weight gain

I used to fly

I would lace up and spread my wings high

soaring over the City blocks and the Stadiums

I was free

I used to fly

There were no constraints

No achy legs, no tight chest. No closed mind

I was free

I used to fly

and then suddenly something went wrong

My ankles were heavy, my wings couldn’t lift me

I wasn’t free

I used to fly

There were no more city blocks and Stadiums

Pavements became sofa’s, trainers became remote controls

I wasn’t free anymore

3 Week update

I said here that I was starting my Military Fitness training on the 7th of January. It all started with a below average 1.5 mile run which as a part of a fitness test. I had to do a 2 minute press up and sit-up test too. All of my results were in the ‘below average’ category. My next fitness test is in 3 weeks and there’s no way in hell that I’ll let myself be in that category again.

I’m happy with the results though, it gives me a benchmark and a goal to work towards in the coming weeks. The training so far has been light. I’ve been eased into low rep sets of Planks, bridges, press ups, pull ups, squats, lunges and more. I’ll be honest, it’s not easy. This time last year I would be flying through this schedule but it’s harder this time round and that’s fine. I’ve gained weight and I’m trying to get back to a high level.

When the training is hard I just remind myself that it will pay off in the near future when I can feel like myself when I look in the mirror or get dressed in the morning. Nothing worth having comes easy though!

So I’ll keep on running (I’ve ran 48 miles this month) and stick to my training plan whilst eating right, hoping to see the scale say 13 stone something in the near future. Running with my crew will help me do that too! Every Wednesday.

Have a great day.