It's not a diet, it's being healthier...

My motto normally is 'If I exercise I can eat whatever I want!' and to be honest that has worked pretty ok for me so far.

However since I've finished training for the half-marathon the running has definitely decreased so I need to focus on my diet more. That said, I'm going to start by making a few small changes which will hopefully make a big difference!
Firstly, I never say 'I'm on a diet', personally that never works for me, what I tell myself is 'I'm on a healthy eating kick'. I know you might wonder what's the difference but to me a diet makes me think I've to sacrifice a lot of food whereas healthy eating makes me think it's something I should be doing anyway.

Healthy eating to me means:
* Everything in moderation
* Drink more water
* Swap some of my coffees for grean tea
* Eat smaller portions
* Eat slower and chew more
* Eat healthy snacks-fruit, veg, nuts
* Eat just one treat a day, and sit down and enjoy it.
* Take my iron tablet and multi vitamin everyday.
* A huge advantage I think is that I don't drink alcohol (can be hard to do in moderation! 😁)

I am hoping if I can do all this I will lose a few pounds. I don't own a weighing scales so this can be difficult to keep track of! What I really want is to be able to fit into my size 8 penneys skinny jeans, at the moment I'm at the annoying stage where size 8 is too tight (it does close though!) and size 10 is a bit loose and baggy.

I'm going to look up a yoga class too.

Senans communion is May 18th which is fantastic motivation to stick to my healthy eating. (I still need to go dress shopping for me!)

Wish me luck, I'll keep you updated on how it's going. :)

I completed the race!!!

I am so happy, relieved, proud, exhausted, sore,,,,the range of emotions after completing the 15 mile run is just crazy! I completed the race in 2:34:45. I was very happy with the time and the hills while tough weren't as bad as I had expected. My legs ache and I'm having difficulty walking up and down steps but my medal makes it all worth it! Honestly if someone had told me 6months ago after having baby TJ by emergency c-section that I'd be doing a 15 mile run I would have laughed at them! But here I am feeling very proud of my accomplishment-if you put your mind to something and work hard, it is possible!

No more training!!!

Just finished my last run before the race in Monaco on Sunday!! Did a 3mile run. Had a bad chest infection last week, I really feel its going to have a negative impact on race day. I'm still coughing a lot! I got very stressed last week, and went to the doctor twice hoping she could give me some magic medicine or injection to cure me but she couldn't! I just had to take my antibiotics and wait for my body to recover! So I figure all I can do is go and try my best and hope my lungs get me through the 15miles!!
Now to start packing...

Running App

This is the app I used to help me train for my 15 mile run. It's Asics Run. I typed in the distance I hoped to run, how many days I hoped to run each week and it generated a training plan for me. It emailed everyday I was due to run to ask how was my run which I liked as it was a gentle reminder to get d trainers on and head out the door!! Also a feature on the app was it could measure what distance I covered on a run, I found this very helpful. I didn't stick rigidly to the plan but it was a great guide for me to follow. If you're trying to get started I strongly recommend this app, happy running!