Day Sixty Four: Frying pan to fire

Dear David,

Whew! What a day! Non bloody stop all day at work. Remember eating eggs at some point around 8am and the rest of the day is a total blur.

Lovely colleague brought me in sone herbal tea which was delicious. Managed one cup in a sea of meetings, printing, stapling and running about like a headless chicken.

Running tomorrow and actually looking forward to it. It'll be a welcome break from 6 hours of facilitating workshops, which is code for turning into miss Jean Brodie! No talking at the back, no hall passes.....

Stomach is in bits today - I have pulled a muscle from holding my tummy in while running. A vanity related injury.


Tuesday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), egg white omelette mid-morning, protein shake (Vanilla) for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: 30 mins on x-trainer

Kikicee

Day Fifty Nine to Sixty Three: Run

Dear David,

Hurray! I did it. I finished my half hour of my first running training, week one, day one. The world did not tremble under my feet, no-one burst out laughing and there was no starting or pointing. If there was, I was too focused to care.

I'm using the C25K (Couch to 5k) app for the iPhone. It tells you when to run, when to walk, when to warm up and when to cool down. It's amazing. It lets you add your own playlist and shows you words of encouragement during your session.

I've made a start on adding some extra pages and will do more tomorrow evening. Shattered!


Friday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), egg white omelette mid-morning, protein shake (Vanilla) for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: 30 mins on x-trainer

Saturday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), egg white omelette mid-morning, protein shake (Vanilla) for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: 30 mins on x-trainer

Sunday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), egg white omelette mid-morning, protein shake (Vanilla) for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: 30 mins on x-trainer

Monday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), egg white omelette mid-morning, protein shake (Vanilla) for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: 30 mins RUN!

Kikicee

Day Fifty Nine to Sixty Three: Walk before you can run

Dear David,

I've been most lax. I need to update blog this evening as I have left it over the weekend. My grand plans of restructuring it went out the window and I took an 'all or nothing' type approach.

First running training at 12. Nervous as all hell and feeling very self conscious already. Oh the vanity! I wore a really dressy dress today to work as I know I will be reduced to the sum of my parts when the Lycra comes out.

If you feel the earth shift off it's axis at midday, you will know I have started running :-)

Kikicee

Day Fifty Eight: Weigh In

Dear David,

Another day of fabulous spring sunshine! Fantastic day at work and had a workshop in the afternoon that, while challenging, went wonderfully well. I got a couple of emails in the afternoon that I had to put in my 'Ridiculous' folder as they were just to ridiculous to answer - people trying to make themselves more important that they are or trying to prove how clever they are. Most tedious but filed under ridiculous and did not feel the need to reply.
I love the 'Ridiculous' folder. When I get emails that make me angry, I just pop them into that folder. They are out of sight and out of mind and I never feel the need to reply with something equally as stupid.

I got my running magazine out on the bus this evening and I had a look. Women's Running is a great magazine and has lots of both beginners and the more experienced runner. I loved reading the article about the woman who did a half-marathon in Morocco. I really want to be a runner, I really do. One of the articles for beginners has a mantra 'My body becomes fitter with each step I take, my mind stronger with each stride I make'. I also added ' Every wobble is forcing my body to change' as I am still feeling a little self conscious about the first stride out in the lycra!

Time for the weigh in.

I have lost 29 pounds. My starting weight was 207 pounds and I am now 178. That's the equivalent of '3 ladies' and a little bit of a 4th lady! I have 81 pounds to lose so that's 52 to go. It seems so much more achievable now and I find the 9 pounds increments and measuring weight loss in 'ladies' has been wonderful.

Starting vital stats were:

Bust : 43"
Waist : 39.5"
Hips: 47"

Today's measurements were:

Bust : 41"
Waist : 35"
Hips: 43"

That's a total of 10.5 inches from my body! And hopefully a lot less to wobble about when I am running!

Kikicee


Wednesday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), egg white omelette mid-morning, protein shake (Vanilla) for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Day Fifty Seven: Trainers

Dear David,

Tuesday has been a wonderful day! The sun is shining and it is just the most spectacular day. Busy at work and walked my running route today.

Kikicee

Tuesday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), egg white omelette mid-morning, protein shake (Vanilla) for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: 30 mins on x-trainer

Day Fifty Four, Five & Six: Weekend and Lycra

Dear David,

Well, what a weekend! I got up early on Saturday and went for another colonic with Melissa at the Regency Clinic. It was quite an experience and seemed to be never ending. I went to Arcaffe afterwards for a fantastic egg white omelette and some green tea. I waited in town for my sisters for a couple of hours as the process of getting ready was rather slower than one hoped. I sloped down to Sauchiehall Street and had a look in a few shops and then the clan turned up at about half one. We went to Cos, Space.NK and then headed to Fifi and Ally for lunch and I had a smoked salmon salad. Headed back from Glasgow and then packed a case to head into Edinburgh to meet some friends to watch the tail end of the rugby.

There were friends of friends over from Torino for the Scotland vs. Italy match and we met in Finnegan's Wake and then went dancing in Po Na Na. Quite a night and have to admit to having a shot of vodka. Again, totally not worth it....but I had fun, company was great and I laughed my head off! Headed back to the apartment I had rented. Beautiful place called the Chester Residence. I had booked it for myself and my sister (other sister was staying in Glasgow for a hen night) so that we could spend a bit of time together and give her a treat before she is launched headfirst into three essays but it didn't really turn out that way. They had given me a hamper as a returning guest and I have to say I looked longingly at the popcorn, retro sweets, biscuits, juice, chocolate....

Up early on Sunday and then went for breakfast after we had checked out. My sister's boyfriend had stayed and a friend of mine and we headed over to The West Rooms. I had a massive kipper and poached eggs and it was nothing short of delicious, simply delicious. Headed back to Glasgow after breakfast (well brunch) and went to Greaves Sports, where I got my gait analysis done in order to buy the most comfy but probably most hideous looking pair of trainers that have ever graced the face of the earth. I also stocked up on some lycra-style running gear.

It's so funny how when you dress for normal life, you can wear stuff that tricks the eye into thinking that one is more slender than one actually is. I put all the running gear on last night and I am a wee butterball. I think you know you have reached your goal weight when you look good in lycra. It really was a sight to behold.

Early bed last night and up bright and early this morning to hit Mabel for a wee fifteen minutes. I was full of beans this morning and it was really good day. I did, however, call one of my colleagues 'Dad' while having a conversation with him - I thought I was going to die laughing and have no idea where it came from. I have had very itchy skin of late and think it is the culmination of one cheat to many so am doing three shakes a day, with two snacks to allow my body to cleanse itself and then introduce other foods in after a couple of weeks.

I am doing to do a weigh in tomorrow and then I am not weighing myself for one month, for the first month of running training as I expect an increase in muscle and I find any kind of gain rather demoralising. I am starting running on Wednesday as I need to walk a route tomorrow and have a clue where I am going. I am not looking forward to any living soul seeing me in lycra. There are actually facebook groups called 'Fat people should never wear lycra' and , while they are nasty, bitchy, vile little groups, I have to reluctantly agree with them.

There was again doubt expressed at the amount of weight I have to lose but I am aiming for the middle of the healthy range for my height. The phrase 'big boned' was bandied about a little and then I admitted that it was more of a 'big arsed' problem. It got me starting reading about that old euphemism, 'big boned'. Am I big boned? My BMI is 31.9 and that puts me in category of obese and definitely in the 'big arsed' category. However, reading this article on 'fat vs. big boned', it suggests that if the length of your elbow is larger than the standard measurements it suggest then you are large framed. I am 160cm in height and my elbow length is 12.5 cm. This is double of what it should be, suggesting that I have a large frame. However, there is no bone in either of my bum cheeks so the mission continues...

Off to watch Glee (again). It's rather epic this evening.

Kikicee

Saturday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), egg white omelette mid-morning, smoked salmon salad for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: zilch

Sunday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), almonds mid-morning, kippers and poached eggs for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: zilch

Monday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), poached eggs mid-morning, protein shake (Vanilla) for lunch, chicked and red peppers for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Raspberry), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise:15 mins of HIIT on Mabel in the morning and 30 mins in the evening

Day Fifty Two & Three: Cheat, Sunshine and Gee Gees

Dear David,

What a splendid day! Sun was shining and I smiled most all day. Work was fantastic and I was in a great mood. I did have a big slice of chocolate cake at work though as there was ANOTHER bake sale and the temptation was too strong.

The sun makes such a difference to a day though. Workshop today that was shaping up to be guerilla warfare went really well and there was laughter instead of tears. Much hilarity in the air due to comic relief fundraising and just the elevated levels of vitamin D.

I ran a sweepstake for the Cheltenham Gold Cup and prompted much hilarity. I did not continue my winning streak and ending the festival up £55. Not bad though!

Wore hooded top of miss chavette combination I purchased post the dentists the other day. When I tried both the trousers and the top together in the 'very raspberry', I resembled a human marshmallow. My bum looked like it could have fed a campfire full of about 100 kids.

Have to go and be sociable as my sister is up from England and she has just told me that writing my blog is anti-social...

I have lots of wedding/sister chat to catch up on. Til sunday night...

Kikicee

Thursday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), eggs mid-morning, chicken and green salad for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, protein shake (Vanilla)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Lemon), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: zilch

Wednesday

Food: protein shake (Vanilla), eggs mid-morning and HUGE bit of chocolate cake, chicken, eggs and green veg for lunch, almonds for late-afternoon snack, chicken curry (no rice, no garlic naan)

Supplements: Thermobubbles, Vitamin Superjuice (Lemon), Flush and Cleanse, Hoodia

Exercise: zilch



Kikicee