Top of the list - a healthy body (having my first soft drink for over a week is probably not the best way to start but sometimes you just have to give the water a break !!!!). My plan is to eat healthily, exercise regularly and listen to my body when it talks to me.
I know that no dairy, no sugar, no wheat makes my body function better.
I know that exercising regularly makes my body feel more energised and work better.
I know that listening to my body when it talks to me makes me more aware of how I am treating it and if I am not treating it correctly, it lets me know (in no uncertain terms).
A friend if mine has told me about mindful eating and I plan on making that a habit when I am eating too - getting rid of the mindless eating that I sometimes find myself doing.
I started exercising on 27th December - slowly building up from walking to nearly running the whole way. This morning I went for a run. I have been walking / running with A and the dogs - we walk and then he will take both dogs and I will run up and down a few side roads, join up with them, walk a while and then go off running again. I have been so pleased with how I was doing. Yesterday morning I went for a (mostly all) run (only walked about 6 light posts) and felt good except for a little twinge in my right hamstring. I got home and stretched really well and nursed it along (well enough I thought but now I know different !!!). Drove down to Kyogle yesterday and it seemed to be OK.
This morning I woke up and decided to go for a run - walked to half way through the foot path to the Broadwater and started to run - not even 1km into my run and I could feel my hamstring. I was so tempted to just suck it up and do a 5km run but then my head got the better of me and I decided to just look back home. So a very short run to start the year but, in all honesty, it is better than nothing - not because of the distance, but the mental side of actually getting out there and exercising.
I got home and stretched and am going to spend the rest of the day icing and resting it BECAUSE THIS YEAR I AM GOING TO RUN MORE than I did last year. I am going to look after my body so that it can do what it is supposed to do - what it is meant to do - properly !!!!
And, because it is a Tuesday, I am linking in with Jess and her new team at #IBOT
(I cannot believe that tomorrow it will be a month since I last blogged - where has the time gone to ?)
TFTD : When you are no longer able to change a situation, you are challenged and still perfectly capable of changing yourself !
Love it! I so wish I could run with the kids when they go for runs. I imagine it would feel awesome to get the blood pumping and the sweat going. Feeling like you are achieving something.
ReplyDeleteI know I can't run [autoimmune disease], but I am going to make an effort to walk every day. I know that that alone will make a huge difference.
Have an amazing new year hun. I have no doubt that you will be achieving everything you set out to in it.
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P.S. I'm being naughty too... I has me a diet coke in hand lol x
How is your walking coming along MC ???????
DeleteSo far so good with working to my plan so gotta be happy with that.
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Nice to see you back blogging, hope 2013 brings you many happy plans :), and good for you listening to your body re: the run :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jackie - it really does come down to listening to my body and making sure that it is really my body saying something and not my head making me lazy !!!
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Nice to meet a fellow 40-something blogger :-) I'm 46 on Monday!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday for Monday !!!! It's good to find others the same age who are going through similar things. While I love a lot of the younger moms that I have met through here - it's good to find someone who can relate a little more closely to what I am saying / going through !
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Well done on the running. I am no good at it but last year was making an effort to do a few short intervals when I was walking on the treadmill and I was amazed by how quickly I improved. Definitely something to work on this year.
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I have been surprised at how my running is going especially as I haven't run for such a long time - I am really enjoying it. Need to enter a race to keep me motivated !!!
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A wonderful, and very inspiring start to your year!
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I too am planning on running more this year. It sounds so good - just wish it wasn't so hard to actually do. I came over from IBOT.
ReplyDeleteWhen I actually get out there, more often than not I really enjoy it - so what I have said is that I won't call off a run until I have got changed and got onto the road - if I still don't want to run I can walk around the block and go home. So far I have never done that - even when I felt like I didn't want to run - once I am out there, I enjoy it too much !!!
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Well done Chick, and HAPPY NEW YEAR.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris - you too !!!!! Sounds like you have had a bit of a tough time lately - hope things improve for you soon !!!
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All the very best for a happy and healthy 2013.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jen !!! Here's to a great year for all of us !
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Happy New Year! Naughty naughty on the soft drink tsk tsk. I have been naughty too with the festive season and holidays but am really starting to feel blah and it's definitely time to get back on track! You were wise to listen to your mind and turn around, you know your limits x
ReplyDeleteThanks Stacey-Lee - wishing you everything of the best for 2013 too !
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It's hard to build up to running but you can do it. Good luck and I look forward to following your journey. Rachel xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel - some days it does seem harder than others, the trick for me is learning about rest days and listening to my body !!
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This year I want to learn to run, I've never enjoyed it and an ample chesticular area bouncing around no matter how good the sports bra has always put me off but I'm oh so envious of those who can run so this year I want to try.
ReplyDeleteI totally get you - the boob bounce nearly did me in but then I found this fantastic bra - and I cross over the straps - and hey presto - they stay still !!! They are totally amazing - so I bought another 4 pairs !!
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I love the idea of making plans rather then resolutions. Mindful eating sounds perfect, but very hard to stay focused (for me).
ReplyDeleteThanks Sophie - I am trying really hard with the mindful eating - I didn't realise it would be so hard !!!
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It wont be easy to start running 5k at once. Build your self up slowly and in time it will be easy. Keep going and listen to your body and not your head. Have a great new year.
ReplyDeleteThanks Salz - yes, it is all about building it up - distance, speed, strength, stamina - I'll get there, I just need to stay patient !!
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What awesome plans my lovely friend - i love that these are all so achievable and within your reach. Thankyou for such a good 2012 - here is to another awesome year xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks Lyndal - yip, here's to another awesome year !!
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Sounds like great plans! And I think winning the mental battle of exercise is just as important as winning the physical so well done to you on getting out, and even more well done on listening to your body!
ReplyDeleteThanks Aroha - I know that we are both going to have fantastic results this year - here's to continued motivation and encouragement of each other !!!!
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Good luck with your running goal for the year! I'm back to work tomorrow and back into walking. I'm planning on heading back to tennis this year too, to increase my fitness further. And I'm heading back into healthy eating again - now I've reached my goal weight I don't want the old, bad habits creep in again...
ReplyDeleteGood for you for already anticipating what you need to do to stop the old bad habits from creeping back. I think we have all fallen into that trap at one point in time.
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Best of luck with your running goals lovely, I am glad you stopped and listened to what your body was telling you. It really is the best way. Fairy wishes and butterfly kisses for a great 2013
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Thanks Rhianna - have a great year too !
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Welcome back to blogging!!! GOod luck with the running goal!! I tried and failed last year.. encouraging myself to try again though!!
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Thanks Yvette - good luck to you - I found that what I needed to do was to find what works for me and stick with it - that has certainly helped.
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Fantastic! Sounds like you're doing ALL THE THINGS I am meant to be doing to improve my wellbeing too. This is the year I need to relocate my 'core'. I seem to have lost it these last few years :( School holidays with two crazies at home will not be the time... Happy 2013!
ReplyDeleteI hear you - school holidays are not the time to be trying out new routines !!!!
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I'm hoping to do some more running too this year. I got really fit last year, but then I hurt my ankle so it's been on the back burner. Maybe we should run together
ReplyDeleteInjuries really suck Jess !!!!! If you want a running partner and have the Runkeeper app - we can 'run together' on there. I have found that to be really good at helping to keep me motivated to move.
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I like your resolutions... I might have to adopt them... I need to get back into running this year, I really really miss it - but it is going to be horrible getting fit again!
ReplyDeleteGood on your for listening to your body - hope the hammy comes good again soon.
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Thanks for stopping by B - you will be surprised at how quickly you get back into it if you are serious about doing it.
DeleteHamstring is still twingeing - tonight is my rest night so will see how I go over the weekend - maybe some cycling instead of running ?
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The happiest of New Years to you too! I am going to run more as well. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Liz. I am sure that running for you will be a 'piece of old takkie' as we used to say as kids !!!! I will aim to be as dedicated as you are to my exercise rountine.
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Happy New Year Linda! (I can't remember if I've said that before)!
ReplyDeleteI am actually practising (or trying to) mindful eating as well. I normally throw down my food at a million miles an hour, and it can't possibly be good for me! So this week I have been trying to make a conscious effort to chew slowly and really taste my food. I'm sure it will have an effect soon! Good luck with the running and hope the hamstring is ok :)
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Thanks Tracey - isn't it sad how we spend time preparing meals only to not enjoy them because we scoff them down so quickly in order to rush onto the next task. I am winning some meals of mindful eating and losing others - so long as I keep working at it I can't ask for more.
DeleteHamstring was still twingeing last night - tonight is my rest night so will see how it is tomorrow. May go for a cycle this weekend instead of a run - see how we go and what the weather is like.
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Hello! That all sounds very wise, I have thought about myself and the blog, but must pop back to the blog to add in something else for my personal one.
ReplyDeleteHaving been all swimming and no running I did some walk/jogs recently just a couple of three kms. And I could feel my knee. Am planning a 5km fun run in mid-Feb so better get slowly building up the strength. I really do prefer swimming though and am mad for the ocean swims.... but must mix it up! Must also post on exercise goals for year.
I wish I loved swimming - but alas, I don't, I hate water on my face which does make swimmimg just a tad difficult !!!
DeleteTraining will start again next week so that will mix things up a bit - think I need to do some other exercise and not only run - will have to come up with something to help shift these Christmas kilos !!!
Have the best weekend - so glad to hear you had such a good time and arrived home safe and sound !
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