(Another) Day 2

So, it's Day 2 of my "loosing 3kg's in one week" -week.

And honestly - I already want to give up...

Last night I ate a bread roll AND pudding!

Of course both of which aren't on my eating plan...

:-(

Can you feel my discouragement?!

But breathing in (and sipping on my non-fat, basically-no-calorie hot chocolate: Tantelizing milky mix drink https://www.pnponline.co.za/ProductList.aspx?CategoryName=Groceries&SearchFor=milky), makes me feel a bit better.

Head up high I must remember the awesome Hill-session I had last night. I really gave it my all and wanted to die most of the way, but I'm hear to tell ya'll about it - meaning I survived (and burnt the calories!!)

Going for a beauty treatment in an hour's time and as we all know: this makes the world of difference, because I'll feel perky and ready for life again!

Taking on my challenge with full confidence!

I forgot my strawberries (lunch) at home today - so I'll just substitute one of my apples (snack) to go with the hand full of nuts for today's lunch.

Otherwise, I'll be eating (and planning to eat) the same as yesterday.

Also, tonight I'll be running a 4km time trial for exercise. (Not exactly the amount of exercise I should do, but it'll have to do - we're looking at going out tonight so there just ain't any other time.)

Okay, boring blab's gonna stop now...

And I'm gonna make it through the day and SUCCEED!!!

3 Kg's to loose!!

This week I WILL loose 3kg's!!!

I know it's too much at a time, but I know that I can go for a boost, since I've been eating so badly over the weekend!

(Inhale and exhale...)

There!

Now I'm ready!!

Breakfast: protein and vedge/salad (today was a bit silly, but the only thing in this line I had time for was a boiled egg [without the yolk] and a quarter of a cucumber)

10 o'clock snack: 3 provita's and an apple

Lunch: I went out with mom, who's visiting and had half a vegetarian wrap (but was going to eat some strawberries and a hand full of nuts)

3 o'clock snack: (the one which I'm having now), is again 3 provita's and an apple.

Dinner will be some vedge/salad with meat (protein).

I"m only on my 4th glass of water and only have an hour left before I stop taking in fluids - I'm exercising (running hills with the club) right after work and there are no loo's in the vicinity!!

Weighing in at just over 63kg's...I'll see ya'll on the other side of those 3kg's!!

M

My 2nd half marathon...

And I did it!!
And it was awesome!!!

Although I'm glad I didn't take picture of how I looked in my new outfit, because...ish - white legs and the ski-pants was way too short PLUS it kept riding up as I ran...eeek!
So that memory aside (and the main reason why there's no pic) - the rest of the experience and memories still puts a huge grin on my face!!

We started running and I was advised to take it slow - which was my strategy, since I won't know how my body's going to handle the long distance (without resting inbetween).
I was running with the very last pack and gradually just moved up my pace untill I felt comfotable at 5:37min's/km. I forced myself not to go faster than that.
I focused on the tranquil scenery - the woods beside us, the stream below us...it was 'n great day for a run. Some misty-like rain and overcast...everything green and fresh...

Untill we reached the halfway mark - and I could tell that I can better my previous time (of 2h and 6min's). I picked up my pace and started focusing on the guy infront of me - in catching up with him!!
As the km's flew past, I saw that I would be able to make it (probably) in, on 2hours!!
I grew extatic!!
But decided to save the last splurtch of energy for the last 3km's.

And so I did!

I gave it my all and finished super strong in a PB of 1h and 57min's!!!

I still can't believe that my body felt so strong (even afterwards)!!!
It must be the extra practice runs I've been putting in?!

Yesterday I went for a casual run from home and felt like a million bucks!
But tonight's another mile stone...4km time trial: running the 4km's as fast as I possibly can...

Frightened yet again...The worst I can do is 20min's. The best I can do is 19:20min's...and I so hope that I'll be able to do it like that...

I got a bit of a nasal drip enflaming my throught, but that won't keep me from running (the neck-rule applies here: if you're not dizzy and the sickness is just from the neck upwards - you can run...rule of thumb).

Okay...hou duim vas!