It is still all pretty mad at the mo, with my essay due tomorrow and still under half complete and full time placement hours, they are bot taking it out of me. I just can't wait to get this essay handed in so I can chill. Just for a little while. Before making a start on my next one. URG. But I am hoping to get it done by this afternoon/evening so I can chill for the rest of the day, and tomorrow since I booked it off placement incase I didn't get my work done by today. I am also off to the gym tomorrow, mainly because a friend of mine wants to join too so it will get me out, plus, I haven't been in ages!
Went for a run this morning ( I had two portions of crumble yesterday that I needed to run off!), I had a rough idea of a route in my head and as usual I ended up chaning it and making it slightly longer. It was 8.5km (just over 5miles) which was what I thought when id finished. I was hoping for go for 6 miles/10k but I got the good ole runner tummy and had to short cut home. Have any of you had to make shortcuts due pain/discomfort/needing the loo? It usually happens to me on a morning when everything hasn't had time to wake up. Lame. On the brighter side, it was fairly nice weather for running, chilly with a little drizzle of rain. Again, I went out without music, and it was really nice! I almost prefer it to having music as I am more able to concentrate on my breathing and running stride.
On return I treated myself to a huge cooked veggi breakfast, slimming world style. 2 Quorn sausages (1 syn each), mushrooms, eggs and 1 slice of fried bread (done in fry light so all free). 1 Slice of toast, to make up my healthy B and some beans. NOM! Very much full now.
Slimming world on Thursday was good I was officially 10st 2lb! WOOOP! Unfortunatly I don't have much money to buy myself some nice mascara so I'll have to do that later. Did a cheeky little weigh in this morning after my run and before breakfast 9st 12lb OMGOSH! Though it wont feel real until I weight that on an evening after food, but hopefully it wont be long until that is happening.
Centre Parcs July 2012, time away with my lovely fiance! I WILL be bikni ready. I am actually seriously excited! :D
Something I still need to work on this week is my fluid intake. I am not getting enough water in me. I have started to take a 750ml bottle of water to placement and I manage to drink one of those when I am there and have the odd cup of tea but when I get home I just about forget about drinking. I will work on increasing that this week :).
Sunday 29 April 2012
Sunday 22 April 2012
Changing attitudes...
During my run this morning, not only was I thinking about those running the London marathon this morning (you all have my full respect!) I was thinking about attitudes to food. I was feeling a little sluggish after a few days of going a little crazy with food, overeating and over drinking a little too much a lot. Thankfully I haven't put on any weight, phew! But I have spent most of the time feeling bad about eating so much, yes it is great at the time but afterwards I felt terrible. So as many people have said before, if you want an effective machine you need to keep it full of good stuff, if not it will get clogged up and not work as well as it could. Fill it with good stuff and it will run faster and for longer, and it is the same with our bodies. I'll admit on return I had a tiny bit of cake that I had made yesterday, (marble cake, turned out heavy, gutted!) but after a good stretch and shower I had weetabix and banana and a veggie sausage sandwich, nom!
Weighed myself before breakfast and after my run and I was 10st exactly! OMG. I know it won't be that now that I have eaten but it is always nice to know :) maybe I will see 9st 13lb on the scales this week (am more than pm). I shouldn't really be getting on the scales on a morning when my Slimming world is on an evening, because it make me feel as if I have put weight on, when really it's just later in the day so I actually have some food in me.
So my plan for this week is to think more about what I am putting in my mouth and eat SLOWER. I have really bad habit of just eating and not thinking about it and not tasting, just..well..eating.
Another thing I have noticed recently is that I could (probably) go without sweet things but as soon as I have something little I want more! It's bad! I think I will do some more reading on that and see if there is anything that gets me craving more than others.
4 mile run done this morning in just under an hour, about typical for me since there is a small walk at the start to help me get warmed up. Might go to AquaFit later tonight but I still haven't made up my mind. :)
Weighed myself before breakfast and after my run and I was 10st exactly! OMG. I know it won't be that now that I have eaten but it is always nice to know :) maybe I will see 9st 13lb on the scales this week (am more than pm). I shouldn't really be getting on the scales on a morning when my Slimming world is on an evening, because it make me feel as if I have put weight on, when really it's just later in the day so I actually have some food in me.
So my plan for this week is to think more about what I am putting in my mouth and eat SLOWER. I have really bad habit of just eating and not thinking about it and not tasting, just..well..eating.
Another thing I have noticed recently is that I could (probably) go without sweet things but as soon as I have something little I want more! It's bad! I think I will do some more reading on that and see if there is anything that gets me craving more than others.
4 mile run done this morning in just under an hour, about typical for me since there is a small walk at the start to help me get warmed up. Might go to AquaFit later tonight but I still haven't made up my mind. :)
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Slowing calming down :)
PHEW.
It really has been a tough 2 weeks since starting placement.
I am loving my placement so far and I am starting to feel like a proper nurse :) I am growing in confidence and I have a great amount of support not only from my mentor but all the staff there :). I love every shift! However, I do have a lot of uni work to get on with as well which is due in during my placement time, so it makes everything slightly more difficult. I had a HUGE stress about my last essay that was due in for the 16th. As the weekend before it was due I had the organised Yorkshire 3 Peaks walk on Sunday 15th. By the way it was AMAZING! I completed it in 10 hours and 50mins! I met some lovely people and I learnt I am not as unfit as I thought I was :P Only fell over once so I have a nice bruise developing on my arm, but thank god it was mainly mud I fell on and not rock....
But anyway, I managed to get my essay in on time, panic aside.
Unfortunately I had to leave my bar job today as I was getting too many hours and the unpredictable shifts were stressing me out when trying to plan placement. I think that I can manage on my bursary alone, if I need to I can always spend less on food and leave slimming world (it was either that or the gym and I figured that the gym would be better use of £20 a month than slimming world). I was almost in tears on the phone to my manager but he was very nice and understanding and I am just so happy to finally have that sorted and have more freedom with my nurse training. I am thinking of looking for some volunteering opportunities for caring as this would give me the experience I need, and I love doing it! :)
Weight loss I seem to have hit a plateau. I seem to be sticking at around 10st 6lb. I am eating more junk food, mainly due to the stress and with it been Easter not so long ago, I am still getting through my eggs! I willhopefully be back on track soon and get down to under 10st. I actually can't wait to be into single figure weight! So that's my motivation to keep going.
Here are some pictures from the 3 peaks walk...
It really has been a tough 2 weeks since starting placement.
I am loving my placement so far and I am starting to feel like a proper nurse :) I am growing in confidence and I have a great amount of support not only from my mentor but all the staff there :). I love every shift! However, I do have a lot of uni work to get on with as well which is due in during my placement time, so it makes everything slightly more difficult. I had a HUGE stress about my last essay that was due in for the 16th. As the weekend before it was due I had the organised Yorkshire 3 Peaks walk on Sunday 15th. By the way it was AMAZING! I completed it in 10 hours and 50mins! I met some lovely people and I learnt I am not as unfit as I thought I was :P Only fell over once so I have a nice bruise developing on my arm, but thank god it was mainly mud I fell on and not rock....
But anyway, I managed to get my essay in on time, panic aside.
Unfortunately I had to leave my bar job today as I was getting too many hours and the unpredictable shifts were stressing me out when trying to plan placement. I think that I can manage on my bursary alone, if I need to I can always spend less on food and leave slimming world (it was either that or the gym and I figured that the gym would be better use of £20 a month than slimming world). I was almost in tears on the phone to my manager but he was very nice and understanding and I am just so happy to finally have that sorted and have more freedom with my nurse training. I am thinking of looking for some volunteering opportunities for caring as this would give me the experience I need, and I love doing it! :)
Weight loss I seem to have hit a plateau. I seem to be sticking at around 10st 6lb. I am eating more junk food, mainly due to the stress and with it been Easter not so long ago, I am still getting through my eggs! I will
Here are some pictures from the 3 peaks walk...
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| Half way up Pen y ghent |
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| Top of Pen y ghent |
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| Top of Whernside |
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| View of Ingelborough. The Final Peak |
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| Top of Ingelborough. Finally! |
Wednesday 4 April 2012
Overwhelmed nursing student
It must be one of those days. A mid-week crash. I feel like I have no time for anything so I am going to make a plan, put it on here, and darn well stick to it!! :3
Right so Placement this week is a full 37.5 hours, my part time job is 14 hours (excluding breaks).
This week I need to:
So tomorrow:
Right, I am going to run myself a nice bubble bath and read a good magazine (because I wouldn't mind if it dropped in the bath!)
Sorry for the ramblings today, however I do feel slightly more relaxed. I will update soon.
p.s to myself...I must drink more water!!!
Right so Placement this week is a full 37.5 hours, my part time job is 14 hours (excluding breaks).
This week I need to:
- Pick up running again and keep it regular
- Finish my 1000 word essay and start on my next 3000 word essay
- Get my lazy bum to the gym
- Meet with some old friends
- Keep up with the weight loss
So tomorrow:
- Run in the morning, before my tesco delivery is due
- Get tesco delivery - put it away
- Go to the bank
- Post some evidence to Student Bursaries - because they are a pain like that
- Get to work for 12:30
- Home for 9pm and chill.
- Get to work for 730am
- Home for 4pm
- Do some essay work
- Do some form of exercise (maybe gym on the way home??)
Right, I am going to run myself a nice bubble bath and read a good magazine (because I wouldn't mind if it dropped in the bath!)
Sorry for the ramblings today, however I do feel slightly more relaxed. I will update soon.
p.s to myself...I must drink more water!!!
Those darn old cravings.....
They are here.
Every so often I just get this need to eat as much chocolate as humanly possible, and they won't stop until I have filled myself to the point of self loathing and guilt. BAH. I have already had my syns for the day. Probably more than I should be doing at the mo.
GrumbleGrumbleGrumble.
It usually comes on after a meal, as I feel I need something sweet to tell my body that my eating is done for another few hours.
Makes me grumpy too, either way. Don't have sweet food = Grumpy. Have sweet food = Feel grumpy at the fact that I have probably put on weight.
It also doesn't help that I have now started placement, (which is going really well) full time, and still working at a bar on weekends with 2 essays that need to be in this month. I am feeling a little O_O
My plan
I am going to stop taking a fun size amount of chocolate to work with me for after my lunch. So I can save syns, and start telling my body it does not need sweet food. Maybe I'll take an extra piece of fruit with me.
But for now, I will go make banana and natural yogurt, which is free. I'll see if that helps.
Whinge over. Thanks for reading! :D
Every so often I just get this need to eat as much chocolate as humanly possible, and they won't stop until I have filled myself to the point of self loathing and guilt. BAH. I have already had my syns for the day. Probably more than I should be doing at the mo.
GrumbleGrumbleGrumble.
It usually comes on after a meal, as I feel I need something sweet to tell my body that my eating is done for another few hours.
Makes me grumpy too, either way. Don't have sweet food = Grumpy. Have sweet food = Feel grumpy at the fact that I have probably put on weight.
It also doesn't help that I have now started placement, (which is going really well) full time, and still working at a bar on weekends with 2 essays that need to be in this month. I am feeling a little O_O
My plan
I am going to stop taking a fun size amount of chocolate to work with me for after my lunch. So I can save syns, and start telling my body it does not need sweet food. Maybe I'll take an extra piece of fruit with me.
But for now, I will go make banana and natural yogurt, which is free. I'll see if that helps.
Whinge over. Thanks for reading! :D
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