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My body is really working against me this week. I started Couch to 5k finally and because I get migraines so often I knew I wasn’t going to be able to get through the full 9 weeks without interruption – but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon.

I went to bed on Wednesday night with a really bad one. Thursday was my second run day – when I got up I took a migraine tablet right away and come 7pm as I was feeling OK I decided to go for it, I did alright while I was out there but as soon as I got home – no surprises to learn I totally crashed out with it. Exercise is not good for a migraine.

I was still bad with it on Friday and Saturday came (my next run day) and again I was feeling OK, not amazing but I probably could have gone out again – but I decided I was better off leaving it until today, giving myself that extra day to recover (it was also boiling hot yesterday which I thought really wouldn’t help!).

I have woke up today in serious ‘woman pain’ as my monthly visitor has decided to turn up. I get terrible pains on the first day that I come on and usually spend the day in bed feeling sorry for myself and again it’s boiling outside so I really don’t know what to do. It’s another 4 hours before I would normally go out so I guess I will just wait and see how I feel then!

Come on body, give me a break!

My mum would like some Salt Lamps for her birthday next month so I have been looking around for somewhere to buy one. I came across SilverSkyImports.com and they seem to be just the ticket, with a wide range on offer and at really great prices too – so I will most likely be buying one from there in the next few days

I did it, finally.

W1D1 of C25K completed – that’s Week 1, Day 1 of the Couch to 5k Running plan for anyone not au fait with the acronyms.

I actually went out first on Thursday night just to walk the route I planned on taking and it did not go so well, there were so many people out and about – I walked for 10 minutes and then decided to just give a little run a go. I only ran for about 90 seconds and as soon as I stopped I felt light headed again – the world was spinning, blurred eyes etc.

I felt so dejected, I just couldn’t understand why it was happening because I’m fit..OK I am not Jillian Michael’s, but I should be able to run for 90 seconds without feeling like I am going to drop and to prove it to myself I hopped on the elliptical and did 90 minutes at 155bpm.

I started a thread on a forum and got lots of advice from experienced runners and fellow newbies, most of the responses said I should see a doctor as I probably have an inner ear problem but I discarded those for now and took head of the more sensible offerings.

Tonight I went out again – this time making sure I was well hydrated before setting off and I really concentrated on my breathing. It was hard…oh so hard…my heart rate was 160 – 170 most of the time. But not a bit of lightheadedness to be seen.

I managed to complete day 1 and am actually looking forward to day 2 now (will I be so keen when I wake up with all the associated aches and pains though? hehe).

I’m so pleased I can at least attempt this running thing, I think I could really like it

….where are you hiding recently? I have been talking about starting the Couch to 5k running plan for around two months now – I’ve bought the running tights, I got running shoes for my birthday, I have a stack of tshirts ready for action, I’ve downloaded the first few weeks of podcasts.

Yet every night come workout time I just hop on my elliptical or start up my DVD.

I want to run dammit.

I suppose it’s a combination of two things stopping me. Last year when I started it in October it really didn’t go well, I wasn’t wearing the correct clothes or trainers so hurt my shins badly and really overheated to the point I almost passed out and had to walk very slowly all the way home – I was lightheaded for days afterwards and could hardly walk on my poor shins. I decided that I’d wait until the spring/summer to try again when I had the proper gear and the weather was better.

There’s also the fact that even after 3 years on this journey I have still never actually worked out in public really, I still have major anxiety about being ‘the fat girl working out in public’ – I know in reality no one would look twice at me, but the idea of running all sweaty and gross passed people makes me nervous.

*Sigh*

Come on woman, grow some BALLS!

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I feel as though I am definitely missing something my diet at the moment – I bruise like a peach and my skin in general is really bad and blotchy. A quick search suggests I may be lacking in vitamin C which makes sense as I don’t eat nearly as much fruit as I should. But I am going to check with the doctors when I go in a few days about my migraines. Once I know what the problem is I can look online to see what sort of supplements I should be taking and where I can get them from.

A friend suggested Supplement News would be a good place to start looking so that is where I am headed right now.

So, thankfully no major damage was done on my naughty week – the 2lbs I gained as predicated came straight back off again

Unfortunately last week I was unable to work out so much because I had a migraine again, these are becoming rather worrisome now as it seems like I do get them every few weeks and I am sure that can’t be normal. I hate going to the doctors and usually avoid it like the plague, but I think it’s time to admit defeat here and go see them about it.

Fingers crossed they will offer a simple solution because I really don’t want to have to start taking medication or anything that is going to mess with my hormones.

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I think my favourite TV chef is Jamie Oliver. I used to like Gordan Ramsay but like a lot of UK celebrities he sold out when he moved to America, I find his American versions of Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares cringe worthy. Jamie Oliver has been in the public eye for as long but still manages to remain the nice, friendly, family man, cheeky chappy who seems to have others best interests at heart. Now that he’s moved on to American TV I sure hope he doesn’t go the same way.

I was just watching a video of him preparing some BBQ food and looking outside my window wishing summer would hurry up and come, there’s nothing better than a BBQ in your back garden on a long summer night with your mates. It has been nicer the last few days but it’s hardly summer just yet and it’s back to being wet and miserable today, boo.

Of course now I am a health freak I will make sure there’s healthy options for myself and others who want to get or keep in shape for the summer season. Grilled veggies galore and lots of bottles of water

I decided to have a naughty week last week while I was away visiting family – there’s no better time to do it because obviously it’s harder to stick to the diet and work out routine when you are out of your comfort zone and I actually do think it’s healthy to ease off now and then.

When you are as strict as I am with myself a high calorie period can do you the world of good.

I ate chocolate, I ate sausage rolls from Greggs, I ate fish and chips by the seaside and I had the worlds biggest kebab among other things.

Arriving home to see what ‘damage’ had been done was nerve wracking, there are no scales at my families house which is a good thing because if there were and I saw a gain I would stop right then and there.

I was 9.7 when I left and I was 9.9 when I returned – a 2lb gain I could live with given how much I had eaten and I wasn’t that concerned because I hoped it would drop straight back off and was mainly just water weight and from salt.

I’ve hopped straight back into my good behaviour – healthy low cal diet and lots of working out – weigh in day is today so I will have to let you know how it goes

It’s been a while since I last blogged, how naughty of me.

As I mentioned in my last post I did count my calories obsessively for about a week just to get an idea of what I was eating and making sure nothing had slipped – I checked the packages of everything, even the things I thought for sure I knew and I weighed everything also.

I am pleased to say there were no major surprises. The crab sticks that I thought were 12 calories each are actually 18 calories each but other than that everything was about what I had been counting it as – phew.

I now have a book containing all the ‘common’ calories in the foods I eat regularly so as long as I keep my portion sizes in control I am good to go