One Week Later...

I was full of enthusiasm last week, but how are things a week later?

I've been following the diet & nutrition advice from P6P to the letter. No cheating, lots of water, and keeping a diary of what I am eating. I have been pleasantly surprised to find that I am enjoying it so much more than I was expecting. I have been logging my meals/snacks/drinks etc with the MyFitnessPal app (username is jooleroo if you want to add me) and find it helpful to help me keep track (calories & nutrition wise) of what I am consuming, as well as keeping a written food diary.

Last Monday night I attended the welcome meeting at P6P, picked up my booklet and had a good read, met the instructors and learned about what was involved, how the classes work etc. It was very informative and I got to meet some of the other people who are signed up. I'm not really one for going to things by myself so this was quite a big deal for me, and I'm quite pleased with myself for having done it.

I nearly fell off the scales during the weighing & measuring, it was a big wake up call having not weighed myself in I don't know how long. I needed it though, because it has given me the extra motivation to shift it.

Tuesday morning, the Mister dropped me & the youngest two off at school and went on to work, and after I had taken them in to their classes I did my first day of C25K on my way home. The jog/walk went well, it was 3 miles and it took me an hour to get home, first half hour doing W1D1 of C25K and the other half hour just a leisurely walk until I reached my house. I actually really enjoyed it, which surprised me. I've been afraid of exercise for so long, I want to make this work & I really feel like I can do it.

Unfortunately my new trainers utterly shredded my heels and my socks were soaked in blood by the time I got home, a quick clean up and dressing on both (and a different pair of trainers) got me through the fitness test at P6P on Tuesday evening but come Wednesday morning I couldn't get my boots on - I pulled one on to my right foot only to feel like someone had taken a razor blade to my heel and yanked it off immediately, it had me in tears. The fitness test was hard work and I felt like a bit of a flubbery mess lolloping about but I did better than I thought I would, and it has motivated me to work hard so I can do better when we do it again in six weeks.

I'm probably not going to update weekly because I imagine it will be much the same thing each week, but I will share recipes, meal ideas and my weekly meal plans which hopefully might come in handy to some of you if you're looking for inspiration.

All in all it has been a good first week, with running and classes and getting in extra walks where I can, trying new meals, I am putting everything into it and already feeling the benefits, and enjoying it too. This is for ME. I won't be weighing myself weekly, instead I will let them weigh & measure me at P6P to keep an accurate record of my progress. I can feel that my clothes are looser, I have more energy and I am generally feeling better - and if that's not reason enough to keep going, then what is!