Getting Over Another Hurdle

So after my birthday trip away this week has thrown out another challenge…change of diet.

So after losing stone in weight at the back end of last year, sickness, Christmas and trips away really killed my eating habits. So it was getting back in the routine this week.

I follow Weight Watchers when I get in the zone. But I wouldn’t call it being on a diet. WW helps me follow a healthier lifestyle, knowing what I can fit into my meals etc, but also showing me the stuff that is really not good for me.

Now for the bulk of my life I have struggled with fruit & veg, like literally not eating any. But with running being part of my life now for 5 years something had to give if I want to improve. So over the last 6-12 months I have slowly be adding fruit and veg to my diet.

Obviously when you are following a regime, you really don’t have a choice in the matter. So this week lunches have become salads, snacks have become protein heavy (nuts, natural yogurts, jerky etc)

This is where the hurdle appears in front of me…. a lack of sugar. Through choice I have more or less cut any sugar out of my diet (unless natural).

So the side effects have hit me in waves. Early in the week my main issue was headaches. Now I am prone to a headache or two but they really hit me for the first 2-3 days, when I was getting home and just couldn’t do any thing but sit and wait for dinner time to come round.

But over the last two days I have had other symptoms. Yesterday just felt like I had flu, achy muscles, sweaty etc which was not nice at all. Though this morning was the weirdest one yet, I woke up very confused, I was completely convinced it was Saturday, despite it only being Friday. I spent 15 minutes laying in bed working out in my head what I need to do today and that I really needed to get out of bed and get on with it, even thinking I will do my work out first to get the adrenaline pumping and get me ready for the rest of the jobs I needed to do.

But despite all this I know it will be worth it in the long run (!!) when I have a healthier body and mind.

I am coming towards the end of my 5 week plan with Nike Training Club that I have enjoyed immensely and will probably use again (and certainly will be using Nike Running Club in the coming months as I move in to training for an upcoming half marathon that I hope to talk about soon)

Saying that, I am going to move on to a new training routine and app that some may have heard of, some maybe not. So for any one that knows me know I love the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Avengers etc for those not in the know) and I was excited to see that Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth, is launching his own fitness and well being app, called Centr, in the coming weeks and I plan to give that a try once that launches. (https://centr.com/join-us?gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhKviBRCNARIsAAGZ7Ccz-wkjZiy5cG2UI6dZEDVcEJIm7PGg5mQcbjfAwuPgQIm2ZW-XGfUaArT_EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds)

So next week I will be coming to the end of that plan, finishing with a run. So I will give you an update on that and an update on the healthier eating.