Well this post is overdue, I've been a bit remiss this week... the expected happened and I did put on weight at the weigh in... it was expected but still a bit disappointing. I have been fairly good eating wise, I have had a little wine, but not excessive, but I guess what I've learned is that even a little has an impact. It will sound like an excuse, but I don't mean it to be, but I have been really busy with my mum, aunties, my dad's elderly cousin and my cousin this week. I wouldn't change that for the world, as that's precious time, especially with life being so short.. but it did mean that I was much less disciplined about my exercise. Running outside last Sunday also left me with a pain in my hip and cramping in my knees - I shouldn't have gone so fast, but it didn't feel fast.. Anyway that's what my week has been like...

All that being said I picked myself up today and made a commitment between now and Monday's weigh in to give it my all and do my best to shift what I can and then start the week afresh, I'm not giving up on this, in the past I would have, I have to admit that yesterday I felt I'd undone too much of what I'd achieved and I felt a little hopeless, but then I put things in perspective.

Today I did some stretches, then walked at 4.6km/hr for 5 mins, and then I just decided to run until I couldn't run any more, and I did.. 36 mins, the longest I've run for so far, I did 3.2km in that time. I'm pretty happy with that. I wanted to go 40 mins, and I nearly did, but I started to lose balance so I went back to a walk. I then kept going till the hour was up. I completed 4.7km in 60 mins and burnt 260 calories. Tomorrow I'll try and run at least 40 mins...maybe more lol

K