Running, eating, living

I'm surprised to see that I actually have views on my blog :-) I only write so that I can re-read it in the future... And hopefully my ramblings could help someone. If not: a trip down memory lane for me! The one thing that most woman worry about, is weight. So do I. I am discovering that I'm quite OK with my body (within measure - as long as I don't let it go to extremes). And so I have been eating quite strict for the last few weeks. I've lost 4kg's and can see change in the way my clothes fit me. We are going on a bikini-destination holiday in exactly 3 weeks. So, I'm going to try and stay strict up till then. I have had the flew and a horrible sounding cough. The flew symptoms are gone, but this cough is taking for ever to clear!! I was just getting "lekker" fit and have been running quite a bit. But since the flew started, I haven't ran just over a week now :-( The reason I mention this, is that it's another HUGE thing for me: I LOVE L-O-V-E!! running!!! And the less I weigh, the faster I run and although I shouldn't compare myself with the way things were (like Dorothy mentions in her mile posts), I do want to run as fast as I used to (4 years ago)... I see it as a goal rather than grilling myself for not being close to those times from 2011. And I'm also realistic that it'll take a lot more effort that then. I've since had a beautiful son and he takes up a lot of my time. And I love him to bits and won't have it any other way. But it's still a goal. So, a small bit of weight loss in the next 3 weeks, and faster running times in the future. I wanted to share my meal plan as I searched long and hard to find a

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that worked for me. Where I don't have to exercise and just eat right and loose the weight.Then I know I'm doing it right! I can consume 1800 calories a day to stay the weight that I am. Or like now, I can eat less: 1200 calories a day. Consisting of: 1/2 cup of oats with 3 egg whites (measuring the oats when it's raw, cooking it and adding sweetner and ground cinnamon. Then shaking 2 egg whites in shaker till it foams and poring it over my hot oats.Sound horrible, but it's actually really creamy!!) So, that's breakfast. The 3 hours later I snack on 2 chicken muffins and a carrot. Lunch is 100g of steamed hake with 130g of sweet potato. 3 Hours later again chicken muffins with carrot. And 7pm (around) I have 100g grilled chicken breast with 2 cups of broccoli. And there's 1200 calories!! Anywho, I hope this helps anyone or just inspire me to go for it again the next time around :-)

Battle againts the bulge April 2015

The challenge of the bulge: Today I weighed in at 65kg's. Since 2009 it's the heaviest I've gone - I often go there; like at least 6 times a year (at most). So, I'm definitaly a yo-yo dieter :-( My 1st goal would be to see 60.0kg's. Everyday I try and start, but somehow I just forget halfway through or just give up. Same for today. I had a banana for breakfast. Half a chelsea bun with coffee at mother-in-law's. And then I went to the shop. And I was HUNGRY!!! So, for lunch I had: half a samoosa, half a springroll, half a portion of bobotie and a fish cake with mayonaise. (At the start of the day I was planning on having a shake for lunch, but I just totally forgot.) And now, late afternoon I had the other half of the samoosa. So, for dinner I'm planning on making pancakes for my son. And I'll probably also nibble on half the bobotie and the other half of the spring roll :-p I'm trying to hydrate with some water, but it's going slow. I'll try again tomorrow... I want to do fruit for breakfast, shake for lunch and vedge with meat for dinners. And also try and hit the gym everyday.