Back to square one
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It has all gone pear shaped. My waistline, that is. Having weighed myself last night, I’ve now crept up to 13 stone 9 llb, pretty much where I started off when I began my exercise regime a couple of years ago. It didn’t help that the weigh-in was fresh from a stag do weekend in Berlin, consuming a diet of beer, German bread, curry, pretzel, chocolate cake and cooked breakfasts.
Whilst I’ve managed to keep the running up, my pace has dropped off and I’ve been pulling muscles a bit more regularly.
So, I’m throwing down the gauntlet to myself: I want to get down to 12.5 stone and be able to run 10k in under 50 minutes before the end of the year. I won’t be employing any new fangled diets or weird programmes - it’ll just be the old fashioned approach. Eat less rubbish, drink less alcohol, do more exercise.
How difficult can it be (ahem)?
Try cycling the length of the country. You can eat anything you like, two beers will put you sleep and you’ll loose weight. I lost almost a stone.
You need to learn the first rule of weight loss: don’t go near the scales unless it’s first thing in the morning and you’ve had a big poo.
Erm… Loose = lose.
Thanks for your words of, erm, encouragement. Enough to make me go for a run this evening (although I still think your method is a bit extreme Stav).
My running partner has become a bit flaky recently so I’m not getting out as much as I should, it’s too easy to find excuses if I’m on my own. Need to get out a bit more if I’m going to get a PB at the GNR.
PB at GNR? What would that be then? Thought you set a pretty good benchmark in Leicester…