Healthy New You: Your Change For Life #2

Ok so I ate 2 lindor chocolate eggs but they were good and I regret nothing
It's been a good day so far.


Just back from a long run and still on a high 12.38km in 1:17.07
Not the fastest but it's the furthest I've ever run by over 2 km and the longest by 9 minutes

I'm kind of toying with the idea of entering a half marathon at some point this year as a bit of a personal challenge. I've been running on and off for over a year, but could really do with some consistent training. A full marathon would be too much as I'm going to be very busy this summer with placements and then rotations all of next year, but starting to think a half could be attainable.

Just back from a long run and still on a high 12.38km in 1:17.07
Not the fastest but it's the furthest I've ever run by over 2 km and the longest by 9 minutes

I'm kind of toying with the idea of entering a half marathon at some point this year as a bit of a personal challenge. I've been running on and off for over a year, but could really do with some consistent training. A full marathon would be too much as I'm going to be very busy this summer with placements and then rotations all of next year, but starting to think a half could be attainable.

You should enter one now. The longest I have ever run myself is also 12km and I registered to do runtothebeat in October.

You should enter one now. The longest I have ever run myself is also 12km and I registered to do runtothebeat in October.

I agree! I've entered one in June and I'm running 8 miles at the minute, pretty much the same as you!

:-(. *Sulk*

Bleugh crap day. Eaten maintenance (including exercise cals) plus more. Thing is, I've been genuinely hungry all day. Usually, its greed and eating crap but today I've had no desire to reach for junk food but I need more fooodddd despite eating ridiculously...

Just added you on facebook btw, L N

Breakfast: two crumpets and some butter
Dinner: sliced chicken tikka breast (only 116 cals for 100g!) in a white pitta bread with lettuce, cucumber and light mayo
Tea: going to my dads so unsure, but got 600+ cals left

Having problems getting enough calories in >_<

Signed up to my fitness pal and logged all the food I`ve eaten so far today, and what I plan to eat for dinner.

Breakfast (259 calories) - Alpen no added sugar cereal and plain yogurt, with a cup of tea with semi-skimmed milk

Lunch (257 calories) - Wrap with salsa, lettuce and cucumber with a small salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrot, no dressing)

Planned Dinner (319 calories) - Scrambled egg and wholemeal toast

Snacks (340) - raw apple with cinammon, banana, 2 galaxy caramel mini eggs and grapes

and this is only 1175 :/

It says my aim is 1200... but I also did some exercise (30 minutes of a tiffany rothe workout) with more planned for tonight
so I`d need to add the calories burnt from that too right?

I`m hoping to increase my exercise over the next few weeks... but I`m worried about not eating enough and becoming too tired, or ill.

Scrambled egg on toast isn't really a substantial enough meal for dinner, especially if you're just having a wrap for lunch. You need to add on your exercise calories - 1200 is the absolute minimum for a day when you're doing nothing.

You can add extra calories without adding volume if you swap semi-skim milk for full fat, same with yoghurt, and add dressings to salad. Also, are you vegetarian? Aside from the eggs and yoghurt you haven't got much protein there - you could add chicken into your wrap, or have a proper meat + 2 veg dinner.

Accepted .

..My Easter Eggs have all GONE now. The shells, anyway. I have 3 creme eggs, 2 malteasters, 2 little bars of Galaxy, and a fair bit of Lindor left from a huge egg.. but for some reason I can limit myself to one treat a night.. something about Easter where if I open one of the shells I just HAVE to eat the whole thing, even though it's over 800 cals! But that's all done with now, so busy weekend, and then back to normality (and term time) on Monday!