I have set my training regime for the next 3 months, that conveniently takes me to my birthday. I would like to go to Iceland for the week and have some fun in the thermal baths - at the moment im so self conscious that i would not enjoy it, so my goal is to be happy in my body. I have also been writting a food diary of everything that ive been eating - i can see im eating too much bread and generally too much carbs after 7pm. My alcohol consumption is also at the highest level its been since my university years, this is something that i quickly want to nip in the bud.
I will post as often as i can (daily hopefully) what training that i will be doing. tomorrow im playing football for the first time since i hurt my groin so im hopeful that it will go well, i know my fitness level is low for me but it should still be good enough to get me through a game.
In my 3 month plan i have accounted for my holiday at the end of August where i plan to swim lengths everyday in the pool and every 3-4weeks of training i have allowed myself an active recovery week. I feel this plan is the most thorough plan i have ever made for myself and is filling the gaps from my first failed attempt at this blog!
Russ
Welcoe back - It is good to hear from you. I have only 4 weeks of my pregnancy left so am unable to improve my fitness right now. I'm hoping to allow 2 weeks after the big day to get my diet in order and after 6 weeks I plan to start an exercise regime. I have not weighed during my pregnancy as I was doing so well with your plan that I was dissapointed to be getting big again. I decided that this woud be my last excuse and that I would try and enjoy being pregnant without being hard on myself. That is still to come. You have been very hard on yourself in saying your blog failed. You may feel that you have gone around in a circle but think of it as more a spiral where you have learnt a greta deal and are still closer to your ultimate goal than you were before. If you didn't make these mistakes it wouldn't be a challenge and you wouldn't get a feeling of satisfaction at the end. You know have 10 weeks head start on me. Since reading your blog I have motivated some friends to exercise, all of whom were bigger than me (size 14). One of them has stuck to it and is now a size 10. Not been that for almost ten years. It's been really hard watching her do so well while I have been pregnant. I just hope I have the same luck when I get back on to your regime.Again very good to hear from you!