Wednesday, February 27, 2008

35 days to go: Small victories

I have huge sugar cravings, but haven't yet "given in" again. I *nearly* did the other day - actually walking down the road to a shop to get something sweet and sugary, but at the last moment bought almonds, cashews, brazil nuts, and prunes.... and felt much better for it.

Someone has eaten the last packet of potato chips, so I am wondering what I can snack on!!!

Saturday, February 23, 2008

39 Days to go: Downfall by chocolate chip biscuit

Ugh - I broke my sugar fast today - majorly. Tonight I have eaten about 4 homemade cookies that I baked with my kids today. Hubby is out and I have wasted about 2 hours on the computer surfing randomly, and eaten all the while....

Ugh.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

47 days to go: A great run

This morning for my run I did:
  • Walk few mins
  • Slow job 5 min
  • Stretches
  • Run (slow) 10 min
  • Walk 1 min
  • Run (slow) 10 min
  • Walk 1 min
  • Run (slow) 10 min
  • Walk 5 min

Wow - that is 35 mins of running all together - more than I have done in ages.

Sugar cravings have kicked in a bit again today, but I have avoided them.... eaten a few too many prunes and potato chips tho' LOL

Friday, February 15, 2008

48 days to go: Sugar free and not missing it (much)

I have to admit, at the supermarket tonight, I did think that I could just buy a nice chocolate bar and eat it all up and no one would ever no! But I resisted. I did buy a bag of potato chips (plain because all the others have sugar), but I won't eat the whole bag in one go - LOL!

It was my TOTM today, which must have been why I have been getting a few cravings lately. I nipped them in the bud with some fresh pineapple and prunes - YUM.

Saturday, February 09, 2008

53 days to go: My running weapons of choice

I went for my usual run this morning, but this time, as well as my mp3 player, I took a stopwatch. It made such a difference. The music kept me going, but the watch made me meet my goal. I ended up doing:

- walk few minutes
- run 5 mins warmup
- stretch
- run 10 mins
- walk 1 min
- run 10 min
- walk

I felt like I could have kept on going at the end, and previously I'd felt like my running was going nowhere, or getting worse.

I did have a tiny bit of banana before I left instead of running on an empty stomach, so that might have helped too... Might need to experiment on that one.

My sugar-free is going well. I only had a bit of a headache the first day, but have felt great since then.

Today I even made a chocolate self saucing pudding (a "healthier" version) that I have been wanting to try. Apparently it was very good - but I didn't try it! :-) (Very tempted - it smelt yum)

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

56 days to go: Sugar free again

So the holiday is looming closer, and I am getting the exercise in but eating is still a bit fuzzy, so I have taken a "lentern" commitment to avoid sugar for the next 40 days. Sugar is my downfall and I hope by taking this commitment as part of lent I will stick to it.

"I enjoy savoury foods until my hunger is satisfied".