Entries Tagged as ‘Health & Fitness’

September 8, 2008

I’ve Lost Four Inches in Three Weeks!

It’s Day 21 of my New Fitness Regime today, and I have now been sticking with this programme longer than I’ve ever been able to stay on any kind of diet I’ve tried. And trust me – I’ve tried them all over the years!
As I’m going back to work tomorrow, I won’t be writing daily [...]

September 7, 2008

Ya Man, I Did It!!!!!!

Today was the big day – the day of the Adidas 5K Women’s Challenge. Imagine the sight of 15000 women running, jogging, power walking, strolling and chatting their way through the five kilometre lap around Hyde Park.

Yours truly, #5288, at the 2km signpost.

Having dreaded this day for weeks, I was more than just a little [...]

September 6, 2008

I Need a Sponsor or Two…

This Sunday, I’ll be taking part in the Adidas 5K Women’s Challenge in Hyde Park. It will, indeed, be a challenge as this is something I haven’t done for years. If you’d like to sponsor me, I’m trying to raise some money for NSPCC to help children in need. The NSPCC is the UK’s leading [...]

September 5, 2008

What If I Make a Fool of Myself?

Day 17: 1+ hour of exercise, 1600 calories (not good enough!), 215 of carbs (bread, potatoes and sarsaparilla in one day – NOT good!), 4 pints of water and 4 cups of green/herbal tea. Supplements: 1 cod liver oil, 1 glucosamine and 1 multivitamin.
Yesterday I didn’t manage to eat enough. I felt cold and yucky [...]

September 4, 2008

I Don’t Want to Let Go…

Day 16: 1+ hour of exercise, 1991 calories (good!), 148g of carbs (NOT good!), 4 pints of water and 4 cups of green/herbal tea. Supplements: 1 cod liver oil and 1 multivitamin.
Yesterday was the first day of autumn. The summer holiday was officially over and the kids went back to school. But I don’t want [...]

September 3, 2008

Pinch Me Please!

Day 15: 1+ hour of exercise, 1540 calories (not enough), 121g of carbs, 4 pints of water and 4 cups of green/herbal tea. Supplements: 1 cod liver oil and 1 multivitamin.
Yesterday was one of those days when life is just good. From the start where we did our morning walk/jog in pouring rain to the [...]

September 2, 2008

Now I’m Even More of a Loser!

Day 14: 1+ hour of exercise, 1586 calories, 110g of carbs (wooohoo!!!), 4 pints of water and 4 cups of green/herbal tea. Supplements: 1 cod liver oil, 1 multivitamin and 1 neurozan.
Would you believe it? Day 15 is here, and I have officially completed two whole weeks of the New Fitness Regime! And guess what? [...]

September 1, 2008

I’m the Richest of Women!

Day 13: 1+ hour of exercise, 2606 calories, 232g of carbs (more than twice as much as I want!!!), 4 pints of water and 4 cups of green/herbal tea. Supplements: 1 cod liver oil, 1 multivitamin and 1 neurozan.
Well, our Sunday came and went and although, clearly, I don’t have any friends or a man [...]

August 31, 2008

Extreme Obesity Sounds Horrid

Day 12: 1+ hour of exercise, 2703 calories (!), 314g of carbs (double OUCH!!!), 4 pints of water and 4 cups of green/herbal tea. Supplements: 1 cod liver oil, 1 multivitamin and 1 neurozan.
Feeling like an old blood hound, I can smell the two week mark now! It’s Sunday and I’m not in the best [...]

August 30, 2008

A Taste of Summer

Day 11: 1+ hour of exercise, 2954 calories (!), 281g of carbs (OUCH!!!), 4 pints of water and 4 cups of green/herbal tea. Supplements: 1 cod liver oil, 1 multivitamin and 1 neurozan.
I’m on day 12 of my new Fitness Regime and I’m beginning to get all excited at the thought of reaching two full [...]