Well Iāve been rather quiet on here from the beginning of this year really!
I worked out 3-4 times a week until May, and as soon as I came back from my holiday in Mexico I had lost all motivation. I tried and tried to get back into a routine, but nothing was working for me!
In June I started āCouch to 5Kā and kept that up for around a month - but then gave up on that too. And when I was doing it, I wasnāt even running 3 times per week - probably twice at the most. I just couldnāt face any form of exercise. Physically I could - mentally I couldnāt.
August I got a little ill with IBS and when it kicks in, it hits hard! I canāt get out of bed with the severity of the pain (Iāve since found out that Lentils (aka the devil) are the cause) so theyāve been eliminated from my diet! But after I had IBS I went away for a long weekend, so again this was a distraction from working out.
It got to September and I realised that I really need to get back into the swing of things - so I added FB30 to my calendar and pushed through. It took me a week longer than it should have (hence the week gap in October) but I did it! Now Iām coming to the end of FB Burn, and I already have my calendar full up to Christmas! Iāve been running at least twice a week as well, and Iām feeling so much better. Mentally, and physically, Iām in a much better place than 6 months ago.
When I go for a run I canāt decide between taking pictures, or getting the run done. So Iāve been running during the week, and going back round the route for walks on weekends to take some beautiful lil pictures.
Iām still struggling with some things at the moment - my new contraception has put a shed load of weight on me, so Iām swapping back to my previous next week once Iāve been to the doctors. BUT that aināt gonna stop me this time. That been out of my hands - I know that Iāve been exercising and eating clean enough that my actions havenāt done this.
Most importantly, whilst I have the struggles - Iāve also realised just what I can do now, compared to when I first started 18 months ago, and it really helps with the motivation!
Sorry for the length of the post, Iām just rather proud of myself at the moment, despite what my progress pictures are looking like.
Making a comeback...
Well Iāve been rather quiet on here from the beginning of this year really!
I worked out 3-4 times a week until May, and as soon as I came back from my holiday in Mexico I had lost all motivation. I tried and tried to get back into a routine, but nothing was working for me!
In June I started āCouch to 5Kā and kept that up for around a month - but then gave up on that too. And when I was doing it, I wasnāt even running 3 times per week - probably twice at the most. I just couldnāt face any form of exercise. Physically I could - mentally I couldnāt.
August I got a little ill with IBS and when it kicks in, it hits hard! I canāt get out of bed with the severity of the pain (Iāve since found out that Lentils (aka the devil) are the cause) so theyāve been eliminated from my diet! But after I had IBS I went away for a long weekend, so again this was a distraction from working out.
It got to September and I realised that I really need to get back into the swing of things - so I added FB30 to my calendar and pushed through. It took me a week longer than it should have (hence the week gap in October) but I did it! Now Iām coming to the end of FB Burn, and I already have my calendar full up to Christmas! Iāve been running at least twice a week as well, and Iām feeling so much better. Mentally, and physically, Iām in a much better place than 6 months ago.
When I go for a run I canāt decide between taking pictures, or getting the run done. So Iāve been running during the week, and going back round the route for walks on weekends to take some beautiful lil pictures.
Iām still struggling with some things at the moment - my new contraception has put a shed load of weight on me, so Iām swapping back to my previous next week once Iāve been to the doctors. BUT that aināt gonna stop me this time. That been out of my hands - I know that Iāve been exercising and eating clean enough that my actions havenāt done this.
Most importantly, whilst I have the struggles - Iāve also realised just what I can do now, compared to when I first started 18 months ago, and it really helps with the motivation!
Sorry for the length of the post, Iām just rather proud of myself at the moment, despite what my progress pictures are looking like.