Chronicles of a slightly podgy hobby jogger on her journey to becoming a marathon runner…
I mentioned I’m currently obese (previously morbidly obese) and one of my goals is to reach Berlin Marathon within the NHS’ recommended healthy weight range. I’m not going to focus my progress on my weight but I will measure myself weekly and report on kg lost or gained along with critical cm. I think it’s useful to understand that there may be losses and/or gains that signify progress and that these body changes may or may not be what we expect.
This month my focus will be establishing a healthy, sustainable routine. For me, routine is a great way to maintain good habits. Procrastination is otherwise too easy to realise. So, Here’s my plan… Lockdown 2 with its miserable weather, shut swimming pools and wet roads has seen me somewhat fall off the wagon so I’ve decided to try something new for motivation. I’m going to jump on the Joe Wicks lean in 15 wagon for a 30 day shift plan. I really like the simplicity of his programme and have wanted to incorporate some resistance training into my regime, if for no other reason than to tone those bingo wings! I’ll continue to focus on my running for cardio but I will have a bash at some of the HIIT circuits but probably only once a week (there are only so many hours in a week after all).
I’m going to reinstall My Fitness Pal on my phone and try to monitor my daily intake. I’m interested in seeing how nutritious my diet is more than calorie content but of course it can often be a bit of an eye opener to see how much we’re actually consuming!
So anyway, I’ll be recording my activity for January, you can expect it to have an activity EVERY day since I’ll be taking part in RED January!!! If you’d like to sponsor me I’d be incredibly grateful, here’s the link!
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/red-january-2021-0976fd98-f719-4eb1-a034-06030c50d914
If you’d like to get in touch you can email lazy.lauferin@gmail.com