Well I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, I did, it was a quiet one but nice.

I did have a rest day from exercise, which I think was a good idea for my body after my workout the day before.

Because I wasn't exercising yesterday I did want to be careful about not overeating or over-indulging in alcohol, as I don't want to undo the hard work.

For the most part that was really easy, I made pretty good food choices and only ate enough - not over filling my plate, concentrating on the protein and limiting the carbs.

The challenge was limiting the alcohol - easy at home with my family, but out socially in the evening was more of a challenge, and I did drink more than I planned to. I did still only drink socially, but I have a way to go. I kept up with my water intake of 2 litres, so I was pleased with that.

The main thing is I haven't lost focus, in fact I have learned alot, I know where my challenges to success are. I am still determined to succeed, and to that end I was back into my programme today.

So day 2 of week 2, 90 secs of running and 2 mins of walking repeated over 20 mins. After Day 1's struggle my friend Fi suggested I slow down and concentrate on fitness rather than speed, so that's what I did and it was much easier to complete. I felt good, and really satisfied at the end. So, onwards and upwards..

K