Lunchtime update

The weekend is nearly here TF! K is having a girlie day with J and I am at work looking forward to meeting up later. I am in 2x minds about this evening, half of me wants to get wrecked or at least have a few drinks, the other half wants to stay fit and go for a run later when we get home. AARRGGHH!!! what to do, I guess I shall wait until later to make this decision, It isn't something I have to worry about all afternoon and I will make the right decision later :-) My stomach thing is still bothering me, so staying away from alcohol < little voice in head going alcohol, mmmmmmm, go for it, you know you want to and then a phone call hehehehe> stuff would be the best option, and I have asked K to pick up some stomach acid stuff for me to give a go before heading down the docs.

We ran! Stomach pain, moan moan!

Last night K and I went for run :-) That's twice this week for me so very pleased. Only the short 2.2 mile one and walked a bit but good to get out there again.
I still have pains in my stomach, which is a bit weird, I don't suffer from bowel or stomach problems normally but it pretty constant and even woke me up in the night. So I am a bit worried about it. I haven't drank alcohol for over a week and half and I have ate healthily, it's not that my stomach muscles ache, it is deeper than that, everything seems to be working OK so may go to the doctors early next week if this continues.

We are off to Leeds tomorrow for the weekend to return on Monday, I am looking forward to seeing R, J, G and L and maybe, just maybe it won't rain, the forecast is good but it always rains when we are there, just have to wait and see :-)

Yesterday

Met K in town after work, which was great :-) Did a bit of shopping then headed home. Decided not to go for a run as we had been walking for a few hours and that was probably enough, I was a bit achy from my run yesterday (and been getting a pain in my upper stomach which just seems to come and go, will see how i feel today but maybe go to doctors if persists) and K was shattered, big day for her, Did a great job of starting a database for my vinyl database then came to town and shopped, that's a big thing for K at the moment. Very proud of her, she looked funky with her red and white blazer, skinny grey jeans, white vest top with Converse baseball boots on and, wait for it, fake eye lashes on, always proud to be stepping out with her :-) Later that evening we watched a great film called "State of Play", brilliant film, worth a watch! Planning on a run tonight and looking forward to seeing how the database is progressing :-) Oh, had an idea last night when I went to bed for a poem, not sure if it is a poem or an observation, I shall work on it today and see where it takes me, I think it it will be called "The River of Life".

I ran!

I ran last night! My motivation was low but I did it! It was more of a walk/jog/run over 2.2 miles but better than nothing. So as promised before this is going to be the start of my fitness regime again  . K wasn't feeling up for it as been very down for the last week or so but hopefully she will come out tonight :-) I really want/need to make this exercise work. To be honest I noticed that my breathing was more laboured than it had been in the past, so it is key that I keep it up for my health, surely that is motivating enough! It would be great to keep this up and go in for a 5k no, let's set our sights higher - a 10k run! I don't think that will be this summer but there is no reason I couldn't attempt one in the Autumn! <the crowd yawns, turn to each other and mutter,"yeah yeah heard it all before >

Insomnia Again and the Alcohol Connection AARRGHHH!!!!

Insomnia, that bastard, came to visit me last night. Haven't suffered from it for ages but he visited last night and stayed quite a while! Soooooooooo frustrating but I think I know the reason for his visit ....... have been drinking wine and beer quite a bit over the last few weeks but stopped a few days ago as I don't want to drink all the time. Whenever I stop drinking all together I get what K calls "the terrors" which consists of the sweats and insomnia, brain going in to over-drive as soon as you turn the lights out and lay your head on the pillow - AAARRRGGHHH!!!

  It's not that i have a problem with drink but I do enjoy a drink in the evening, chillaxing and watching tv, like most people really :-) But I don't want to drink all the time as it does become habitual and I want to get fit. I am 43, smoked since I was 13 and drank from then too I guess as well as the other thing through most of my life too. It is time to realise that every thing is good in moderation but it is time to make a bit more effort in looking after myself. I enjoy running, well sometimes I do. Maybe when we have a bit more money we should buy a couple of bikes as that is my favourite method of staying fit, but money is tight, that will have to wait and make do with what we have: fully functional legs, well sort of! hehe

The First 5k Run of the Year

Last night we ran our 1st 5k of the year :-) We have been eating so much more healthily since Christmas and K has produced some amazing dinners and home-made soup all with her own stock, none of that salty bought rubbish!

We actually ran most of the way only walked for about 10 seconds mid-route and then from the post box to the house which I count as a warm down. It was a major achievement and now we have started again I do believe we will keep it up and soon be reaping the benefits of our fitter bodies and minds. On the Monday we did buy some running tights and other running gear so although we spent money, when you have new running gear you gotta use it!

This morning we are tired and a bit achy but it's all good! K may do her Tibetans and I may try a bit of exercise ball work.

Healthy body = Healthy Mind: PMA all the way!! (Positive Mental Attitude)