Greetings one and all and welcome to yet another blog update. I shall have to dig deep to find anything interesting to blog about but lets start with this....
14 weeks!
Yes, in 14 weeks time we shall be in the midst of our challenge to complete the Adidas Silverstone Half Marathon 2014 and, hopefully, raise some funds for www.whitelodgecentre.co.uk.
Now,14 weeks = 3 and a bit months or 98 days which may sound like a long time but, by the time Christmas
and New Year have been celebrated along with various birthdays and anniversaries, I know the time is going
to fly by and I will be in panic mode but until that time arrives I intend to keep plodding on with my various
exercises and to keep focused on my goal.
Exercise has been fairly basic this week. I returned to my yoga class on Tuesday, survived my 2nd lesson
and lived to tell the tale. While I am still finding the poses difficult, even in the space of a week I can feel a
difference how my body is responding to each position and stretch. I felt invigorated when the lesson was
over and I am really looking forward to returning this week.
I have also been to the gym and incorporated my yoga stretches in my general warm up routine. I then did a
leisurely 5 km on the elliptical trainer and similar on the bike. I felt it was a good workout and I have not had
any ill effects to my knee or anywhere else which is great!
I have also continued with the dog walking which doesn't really seem like exercise but which definitely counts
in my book. I intend to walk further and further with the dog as I implement a walking regime in a couple of
weeks so we will hopefully have a fitter me and a fitter doggy too.
Hubby and I have had a week of trying to only eat three times a day. This is really to try to stop me from
snacking at any given time of the day whether I'm hungry or not. I've found it quite a struggle if I'm honest!
I don't think biscuits have ever lasted so long in our house! I haven't had a baking session at all this week
which is deliberate because I always lick the bowls and spoons after I've finished with them and I also eat
the majority of what I bake. I hope to see a result the next time I step on the scales. Fingers crossed!
The 'no snacking' theme was blown apart last night as we were invited to a 50th birthday party where there
was a lot of fabulous food and drink provided. Although we stood as far away from the buffet table as we
could, we were enticed by the beef in Yorkshire pud with horseradish sauce and the ham and cheese in
particular. We did avoid the pizza but we did have cake. It would have been rude not to! The party was to
celebrate the birthday of one of the nicest men I know. Happy birthday for Tuesday Peter.
The evening before had seen another birthday celebration....the 84th birthday of my dear old father in law
David. Various family members joined us for a lovely meal in an Italian eatery in West Byfleet. David's
sister and brother in law were down for the night and we spent a very pleasant evening talking about
allsorts. Father in law ate really well which is always nice to see and we were all safely back to our
various abodes by 11pm. We are gettting old!!!
Last night was also the big night for the BBC and their Doctor Who 50th birthday celebrations. There was
a special programme featuring all 12 Doctors and I'm looking forward to seeing it. When I do, I shall be
reminded of two people. My Dad was a big Tom Baker fan and I'm always reminded of Dad
whenever I see Mr. Baker as The Doctor. The other person, the main man as far as all things Doctor Who
is concerned, was Thomas. I worked with Thomas for several years and, during my time with him I learned
an awful lot about The Doctor in his various guises. I now know that TARDIS stands for Time And
Relative Dimension In Space and that Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who. I learned so, so much
more from Thomas and his family about so many things and therefore Doctor Who has a very special
place in my heart and always will have.
Looking ahead to this week, apart from work, I have little planned apart from preparing for The Jigsaw 10k
which takes place a week today at Dunsfold where they film Top Gear. I'm looking forward to it already!
I hope you all have a fabulous week and I shall update the blog after the 10k next Sunday if possible.
A xx
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