Thursday 14 August, 2008

It's Thursday?! Already?! This week has gone soooo fast I can't believe it.

I have started a new healthy eating regime (because of the take aways) - well I say 'new healthy eating regime' but actually I don't believe in them. More, I am mitigating bad habits. So this morning I decided to have some porridge and oat bran and couldn't eat it all, I am stuffed! And then I decided to have a muller pro bividum digestivum thing (lord knows) to see what that is about (DB bought them. I try and avoiud these 'gimmicks' but then on tele the other night someone said it does actually work - nooooo, not on the advert, on a proper programme - so why not try) and now I am VERY full indeed. And now I have a cup of coffee to get through (my usual breakfast).

I am going for a five mile run today. I think will go before lunch and work off all this weight and energy in my belly. It doesn't look like it will stop raining. Good! I bet the actual day will be steaming hot... ug, can't think about that.

Some facts about running to please me and anyone who fancies a go:
* It burns more calories/minute than any other exercise, apart from cross country skiing. From total beginner to 6m in an hour would take about 5 months? Then you would be burning at least 600kc in that hour. Great stuff!
* It has a very good habit of drawing its energy from your fat, not your carbs, keeping your glycogen stores quite happy and your body running efficiently - and losing you fat.
* You can get better at it quite quickly and can compete/have fun with it - unlike swimming (shame).
* It's free!
*you exercise all your muscles and your core stability muscles and get interesting new definition quite fast too.
* You get fantastically fit
* It is quite calming, you see the countryside/new parts of town, and other joggers smile at you when you pass (ahhh, always a nice thing)
* you don't have to go fast. In fact I go veeeeery slowly or I would die. (15 minute mile anyone?!!)
* It builds more muscle on your heart and makes you super fit and live longer.
* It fights misery

And there's more but this is mainly what interests me. It really is enjoyable.


DB isn't going to cornwall any more. I am, obviously, pleased - but annoyed at the same time... I have worked hard to psych myself up for my alone-time and made all these plans and now he isn't going. But when he does go, in a months time, I will have to make them all again. Well, maybe not, I may be very happy to be on my own then. Actually it is a very good thing. I think the only bad thing is that I was looking forward to a *bit* of alone-time where I watch spaced box sets alllllll day and eat fish and chips by myself and have freedom to shout at the tele come BB eviction night without irritating more calm viewers. One day, or a weekend, would be cool. Not lots of days though, oh no. I have to see my family next week as well for my Ma's birthday which is great, but I am really tense about my family member who may be ill (with the ED). I am soooo scared of seeing her. This makes me anxious as you can imagine and I was really worried about dealing with that on my own, especially as I haven't been that hot myself recently. I worried I wouldn't be able to be strong for her. But now DB will come with me which will make me stronger, and I am better in myself too - or won't have been on my own for days and days to get too introspective and dwell on things. This is really good.

A more lighthearted concern: DB is going to want to get me drunk! And so *I* will want to get me drunk - it is the weekend! I have worked hard this week and am partial to a drop of the boozy nectar to relax - but I can't! I have 6 miles to run on Saturday and a 7 mile hike on Sunday. (Am really looking forward to Sunday! We have a map of our route and everything and are going to see waterfalls and some ruins and eat sandwiches on our trail - undoubtedly in the rain. The we will go back to the little village and have tea and cake in a Shoppe! Like tourists! (Or proper English ladies? Does anyone go to tea shops apart from tourists or British people acting like tourists?!!) Cake! Yum.) I will need to think of something to bribe myself with to stay sober... Thinking about doing a 6 mile run in the rain with a hangover should do it. ;0)

I better go. I will work until half 12 today, then go on this run. The I will come back and warm up, eat croque monsieur and salad for luncheon, then work from 2.30 till 5.30. (Hopefully, probably, longer).

Have fun y'all!

x J