2012 is turning out to be an eventful year!

Great North Run completed in 2hours 23mins! I am soo pleased with that, even more so that at times it was so difficult to pass people that I had to drop the pace for a while so I know I have it in me to do better. My next half marathon is on the 17th Feb in Brighton again, a nice flat, less populated route so I am aiming for around 2hours 10mins. Scary, but I know I can do it!

After a week without exercise me and the other half went and did the Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge, a walk of 3 700m mountains in under 12 hours. Despite the huge bogs and sore feet we managed it in 11 hours 50 mins, so chuffed with that and proud of Nick for doing the whole thing :) I'll pop some pics in below.

Weight has crept up a bit since the GNR but that doesn't really bother me, now I can get back to normal healthy eating and start running again slowly. I also plan to get to the gym this week since I have a week off, maybe even a class or two, but nothing too strenuous.

I have signed up for the Gunpowder Plod on the 5th November. A 5k race and firework show in York. It has been a while since I have done a 5k race so some speed work is needed to get to my aim of 30min or under.

Everything  is done for my second year in Nursing. Eeeek! Third year begins soon and I become one of those people I looked up to when I first started Nursing, how scary is that?!

Tent was covered in ice!

Half way up the first peak, Pen-y-ghent

Boggy boots!

Half way point, going towards Whernside, the second peak.

Half way up Ingleborough, the final peak!

Only one mile to go! 23 miles done!

Lovely sunset looking towards Pen-y-ghent

'Easter' Holidays

My BEAUTIFUL Easter eggs!
Yes I have two!
( I WILL wait until Easter to open them!)

I say 'Easter' beacuse my Easter week typically comes before Easter, unlike 'normal' university students who get 5 weeks off at Easter. 5 weeks?! Sheesh!
Anyway, after finding out that I was only working Saturday this week, me and the other half decided to go over to his parents house in Carnforth, while they were away on their hols too. I love split second decisions! So after going to visit my next placement on Monday we went that afternoon and returned this afternoon, so I could make it to Slimming World (commitment ey?).

I honestly thought I would have put weight on this week since from last Thurs til Monday I have been going a little overboard with the 'syns'. These included a pizza hut pizza, which was BURNT! I was not a happy bunny since I rarely have pizza. Ate half of it and threw the rest away and made half a garlic baguette with cheese instead. Anyway that weekend me and the other half made a Chocolate Coca Cola Cake. It was amazing!!! Too nice to not have any after all that effort! On top of all that came the pic'n'mix from Wilkinsons. Again, AMAZING! Then the junk fest ended with another half a pizza on Monday night, since it was 10pm and needed something we could both put in the oven.

PHEW!

So after all that I was feeling pretty bad, it got to the stage where I was weighing myself twice a day to see if I had lost/put on weight. I ended up eating a tonne of veggies aswel so we did not have to carry any food home today.

However...
I did manage to lose 1.5lb at Slimming World! Woop! Bought myself a fancy new Green Plan cook book since it is full of vegetarian recipes that are all free! Yumm! So that's me at 10st 6.5lb. Only 3.5lb away from my 1.5st award!

On the up side of my few days away, we climbed a small mountain in the Lake District called Old Man Connistion. Very pretty! Well worth the climb, also helped me see where I am at in my 'training' for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks. I took some very pretty photo's too! Just a shame that it was soo misty that day.

 Half way up :)

 Half way up - at the Tarn

 The top!!

But the walk did not end there! :)

So after this week of trying out being vegetarian again I have decided to continue it thorugh this week, I just feel so much better in myself. Well...I say vegetarian, this just means I won't be eating MEAT. My Glucosamine supplements are made from shellfish. However I do look forward to more lunches like this....

 

 

Yumyumyum!

 

 

So it's back to normality, and the gym tomorrow. I have a good set of articles ready to start my essay og Leadership in nursing. Placement starts on Monday. I have a feeling this week is going to be a good week!

I wish you all good weeks too in whatever you are doing, be it weight loss, work, or anything else! :D