Health and Fitness Friday : July goals and another 5k done!

It Friday!!

Which means one thing.

Fitness

It's nearly the end of June. WHAT!! Where did that month go. I thought I had more time to try complete my goals for this month. I didn't run 30 miles. Not even close. I did get about half ways though. I managed to work out most days and my sugar intake was way down than it has been in the past. I not only signed up for another race but I completed it. And it kind of acted like a practice 10k too.
 I'm keeping the same goals for next month and I should get closer to the 30 mile mark now that school is out. My plan is to run in the mornings while everyone is in bed. Lets hope I have to will power to pull myself out of the bed. I love my bed!!!

July Goals

1. Run at least 30 miles

2. Workout 5 days a week.

3. Keep my sugar intake down

4. Sign up for another race.

5. Run a practice 10k

The 5k that I ran last Sunday went great. It turned out to be a 6k race. My sister and brother did it with me. They both rocked it.  It was their first race ever. My brother ran it like it was a piece of cake. He did the 6k in about 42 minutes. My sister and I did it a little slower. She did amazing. She ran the most of it but we walked when we had to. We did it in 47.52. I was happy with myself too. It felt easy. It felt natural. I was going at a slower pace but it was one of my favourite races yet.

I'm so proud of them for finishing. My brother has even sighed up to run the 10k with me in July.

Crappy picture but this is me and my sister crossing the finish line.

Health

My meals have been pretty good again this week. I'm trying to cut down on anything with gluten and it's harder that I thought. It's in everything. I'm going to do a bit more research this coming week and see if I can come up with some nice recipes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Health and Fitness Friday : I'm Injured and Clean Eating

It's Friday peeps!! Wooo!

Fitness

Don't let the title fool you. I'm not injured in any bad way. I did something to my wrist last Friday. I'm not sure how I hurt it but I couldn't even lift a carton of milk. I tried to do my workout on Saturday but I couldn't do any push-ups or even lift the weights. So no 30 day shred all weekend for me. Boo! I heading to the doctor today to make sure I've not done ant major damage.

I did get a 5k walk in with my little girl on Sunday so I don't feel like a total fatty. We didn't break any records but it was a fun day out. I did my 30 day abs Sunday too.

I have a 5k run this Sunday. It's a charity one and it's on the railway track that I trained on for my first 5k. I'm doing this with my brother and sister. They have caught the running bug from me. That makes me so happy. Someone who I can go running with. This will be their first 5k run. I'm not doing this 5k for time. I'm doing it for them. With them. I have promised I'll stay with them and not leave them in my dust {like I ever could, I don't go fast enough to make dust} but It should be fun.

Workouts this week

Saturday : Rest

Sunday : 5k walk + abs

Monday : Rest

Tuesday : 30 day shred

Wednesday : Rest

Thursday : 30 day abs

Friday (today) : ???

There is way to many rest days on that list and It bugs me that I got no runs in. I need to get a system going. I need to find a way to work it around my kids. And I think the only way to get a run in is to get up early and hit the road when everyone else is in bed.

Health

Didn't do too good this week. Dinners were good. But my snacking. OH MY GOD!! Everything and anything I could get my hands on, I ate. Not good!! I'm putting it down to not have worked out much. When I work out every day. I don't seem to want to snack as much and when I do snack,  I snack healthier. It's all connected.

 The other thing I've been looking into is clean eating/ Paleo diet. It seem to be very cut back clean eating which would be good for me. But I'm not sure if I could go all in. I found a great site Paleo Cupboard and the recipes on her Pinterest boards all look amazing. I might try a few this week and see how they go.

Happy Friday !

Have a great weekend.

Health and Fitness Friday : Food Glorious Food

It's Friday! That can only mean one thing.

Fitness

I have to start today by explaining me a little bit. I get bored easily. If I do the same thing day in, day out, I get bored and it stops being a challenge. I am also one of those people that is always jumping from one thing to another. This is a problem when your trying to get in shape. I get half way through and get bored and quit.  I started the 30 day squat challenge and had to stop that after day 5 because I wasn't able to walk let alone run. I started the 30 day ab challenge and I still trucking along with that but it wasn't enough on its own.

 I found something last weekend that truly is challenging me every time I do it. Every part of me hurts in a good way when I do it. Jillian Micheals 30 day shred is  what I'm talking about. I'm on day 5 today and can I tell you, for a 20 minute workout, it's a tough 20 minutes. I'm working my whole body. Strength, cardio and abs in a 20 minute workout is what I'm all about.

I haven't gotten any runs in this week just because the weather is crap again here. Rain and a hell of a lot of flies. Not ideal. I have a 5k walk coming up this Sunday. It's a fundraiser for Jasmins school. She has been begging me to take her on one of my runs with me but trying to explain to a 5 year old that she couldn't run 5k is near impossible. So, Sunday is going to be for us. I also have a 5k "Nun run" on the 23rd. I have to dress up in a Nun's outfit. I'm going to try get my sister to do this. She reads my bog sometimes so I hope she see's this. Ha!

Workouts this week.

Saturday : 30 day abs

Sunday :  Rest

Monday : 30 day shred + abs

Tuesday : 30 day shred +abs

Wednesday : 30 day shred

Thursday : 30 day shred + abs

Friday (today) : 30 day shred

Health

I've been pretty good this week. I have a Healthy, low fat Shepherds pie recipe for you guys. I love this dish. It's filling, full of veggies and it tasted so good. I also have a new smoothie recipe. I haven't tried this one but it looks amazing. 

Spinach-Mango Green Smoothie Recipe!

- 1 Large Ripe Banana

- 1 Cup Mangoes

- 1/2 Cup Strawberries

- 5 oz Spinach

- 1 1/2 cups Water

Whizz!

I have never eaten spinach and I would like to include it in my diet. It's really high iron.

 Have any of you ladies got any good recipes for spinach??

Another tip that I have for making smoothies is to put your fruit in the freezer for about 20 minutes before you whizz them. It makes your smoothie thicker and colder and it just tastes better. Yum!

 I'm not one for salads but this is one I came up with and I love it.

4 Bacon Rashers

Lettuce

Tomatoes

Onion

Cheese

salt and black pepper

Cook the rasher in the grill and chop everything else. Mix it all together and add a pinch of salt and loads of black pepper. Serve with pitta breads and eat warm.

And that's it. 

Do you have any good recipes that I need to try? Leave a link comment the comment section and I try it and give you props on the blog if I use it.

Linking up with the every inspirational Jen from A Daily Dose of Davis.

Thanks for stopping by!

Health and Fitness Friday : Goals for June

It's that time of the week again. Health and Fitness Friday with Jen.

Tomorrow is June 1st. We're nearly half way through this year and I'm no where near where I wanted to be in terms of fitness. I blame life, kids, the weather and lets be honest, MYSELF. I need to get out and run more. I need to just GO! But to do that I need an end goal to try beat. I'm gonna follow in Jen's footsteps and set my self some June goals.

June Goals

1. Run at least 30 miles

2. Workout 5 days a week.

3. Keep my sugar intake down

4. Sign up for another race.

5. Run a practice 10k

Fitness

I did pk this week fitness wish. I ran more again. I ran 3 days this week. The weather was amazing and that helped so much. I got tested to see what kind of running shoe best suited me. I didn't think it was going to make much of a difference when I was running... But OMG, it made such a difference. It was lie I was running on air. My sister said I looked like I was bouncing off the ground. For the first time in a long time running just happened. No effort. No trying. I just ran. It felt amazing. Seriously, go get the test done. It does make a huge difference.

I'm trying to do more workouts at home. I was going to try the 300 challenge but I really don't have the time to do that. So I giving this a go. It looks doable and I know what all the moves are.

I'm also looking for a good arm workout.  This arm workout is just 10 minutes and all you need is a dumbbell. 10 minute workouts are what i'm all about. And I can team it with my ad workout and be done for the day.

I have so many fitness workouts and fitness things pinned on my Health and Fitness board. I would love to follow your if you have one. Leave a link in the comments and I'll follow you. Get fitness inspiration together.

And after reading Jen's post this morning I'm adding this great new stretch routine for after runs. I can't find the actual source, but I have pinned it to my Health and Fitness board. I needed this so bad and I'm glad she found it.

Health

I'm not sure if I told you guy about this but I suffer with pain in my joints and bones alot. It was never really a problem. Just a little pain in the background and I was able to work through it. But recently it's been getting worse. My wrists hurt when I cycle. My knees hurt when I run. Just pain in my joints. I've even had to take pain killers just so I could sleep. I went to the doctor to see if I could get blood tests done to see if there was anything going on. There is arthritis in my family and I didn't want to let it go too long if I had it. But thankfully all my bloods came back clear. I'm just one of those people who get aches and pains.

I have a birthday party today and it's a bank holiday weekend too so I'm not sure how good my diet is going to be. Oops!!

hat's it for me this week.

Happy Friday Peeps!!

Health and Fitness Friday

It's my favourite post of the week again.

Linking up with Jen for Health and Fitness Friday.

Fitness

It's been a bit of a strange one. I never made it to any of my Beach Body Bootcamp classes this week. Just couldn't find the time. I did however manage to clock more miles this week then I have in the past month. My sister has finished collage and she wants to start running with me. So we headed off together. The weather was great too. We ran 1.5 miles Tuesday, 2 miles Wednesday and I cycled 7.5 miles yesterday. My quads felt a bit tight during the cycle but I stretched and push on. I'm so happy to be back out running. It felt great. Only downer this week is I think I have a shin splint. Pain isn't too bad. I can work through it. I'm hoping to get back to beach body bootcamp today or go for another run.

I also need to start some kind of ab workout. Something I can do at home. I'm finding it hard to get out the door to my classes and now that school is finishing up I'll have two kiddos to try and get a babysitter for. I might start a 30 day ab and arm challenge and see how I get on. Any suggestions?

Also I'm a little more than excited about this...

I can't wait!! It's going to be amazeballs!!

Plan for the week

Friday : Beach Body Bootcamp ??

Saturday : Run

Sunday : Run

Monday : Beach Body Bootcamp ??

Tuesday : Run

Wednesday : Run

Thursday : Cycle

Health

I'm still cutting back on my sugar. I have been pretty good with our dinners too. Pretty healthy and upping my veggie intake. Still need to drink more water. What do you guys think about energy tablets for water? I'm thinking of using them. What ones do you use? Which are the best?

That's it for me this week.

Happy Friday peeps!!

Darkness into Light 5k

What can I say.

It was AMAZING!!

I never thought getting up at 1.30am would be so easy but it was.

I never thought I would be able to run 5k at 4 in the morning but I did and it was the best I've ever run.

Got up at 1.30am. Crazy right? But this was for such an amazing cause to run for. Nearly 5000 people and a lot of dogs turned up to run and walk this 5k for Pieta House. It rained the whole time we were there but I didn't dampen the spirits of anyone there.

I managed to run the first 3k non stop and I was surprised because I'm only back training after being sick for a month. No running done in 5 weeks but I did ok. I had to walk for some of the 4k because it rained so much I couldn't see where I was going. When I took off my glass and tried to run without them I ended up in a big puddle of water. I decided it was safer all round if I walked until I could see again.

The rain finally lightened off and I was able to jog home. I finished in a time of 33 minutes which was a whole two minutes faster that my last run. I am so happy with my time and even happier that I got up to run this race.

Me, My mom, Sister and her boyfriend after the race.

After the race, I wrote the names of some people that are not with us any more. They sadly took their live through suicide. It was so sad to see so many names on the "Banner of Hope". But if this run proved anything, it proved there is a huge group of people around the country who haven't given up hope yet.

Nearly 30,000 people all around the country took part and I'm glad that I was one of those.

RIP Paul, Caroline, Aine and Fionnula. 

Gone but never forgotten.

Happy Monday everyone!

Never give up hope.

Health and Fitness Friday

It's my favourite post of the week again.

Linking up with Jen for Health and Fitness Friday.

Fitness

Friday I went back to Beach Body Bootcamp. It went much better time time. Didn't need the sick bucket at all. I'm loving this work out. It's challenging me so much. It's working every part of my body. 

Did my squats too didn't find them too hard but they are getting harder to do. I think i@m going to have to play these squats by ear. I don't want to push my legs too hard and not be able to run or do my BB Bootcamp. I'm doing lots of legs and butt exercises in my class so I'm not too worried.

In case you missed it lat week, this is the 30 day squat challenge.

Didn't have a class on Monday because of the Bank holiday but I got plenty of exercise cleaning out horse. Plenty of cardio and a good arm workout.

Wednesday was BB Bootcamp again and this time I rocked it. I gave it everything I had. I sweat like real women do. Thought me and another girl would need the sick bucket but we survived. 3 circuits with 8 stations again. The time in these classes go really fast. You have a 45 minute workout done before you know it.

Thought I would get to go for a cycle or run this week but the weather is just awful here. Rain and wind in MAY?? I'm totally sick of it. I may have to sweet talk the hubs into getting a treadmill so I can get in my runs. 

A girl can only try, right??

Today, I'm heading back to Beach Body Bootcamp. I just hope I won't need the sick bucket.Ha!

Tomorrow Morning at 4am I'm running a 5k. Thats right...4AM!

A small bit crazy but it's for an amazing foundation, Pieta House, Suicide Crisis Centre.

I have know way to many people who have taken their live through suicide and even writing this and thinking about them is making me well up. So, if getting up at 2am to go running at 4am makes even a little difference and helps someone who is suffering, then count me in. 

Plan for the week

Friday : Beach Body Bootcamp 

Saturday : Darkness into light 5k

Sunday : Couch to 5k training + 130 squats

Monday : Beach Body Bootcamp + 135 squats

Tuesday : 140 Squats

Wednesday : Cycle + rest

Thursday : 145 Squats

Health

Health wise I'm good. Still need to lower my sugar intake but I'm working on that. I found out that bread is my enemy. I went a whole month without bread and didn't think anything about it. But I got a major craving for it last weekend and had toast every morning and even through out the day. Fast-forward to Tuesday and I am a bloated mess. Jeans that were fitting me 10 days ago were now really tight on me. My stomach was sore to touch and really bloated and I'm blaming the bread. I'm now on a bread boycott and hoping that fixes the problem. Does anyone else have that problem with bread? Would love to know how you cope?

That's it for me this week.

Please pray that I manage to get up out of bed at 2am. Not going to be easy.

Happy Friday peeps!!

Health and Fitness Friday!

It's my favourite post of the week again.

Linking up with Jen for Health and Fitness Friday.

Fitness

Monday, I got back into the swing of things and headed to Beach Body Bootcamp. I thought it was going to be tough seeing that I was out for a month. I started out great. Nearly 2 circuits of 8 stations done and I was still standing. Started the 3rd circuit and the burn really started to hit. I didn't think I was going to finish. I was sure I was going to have to run to the bathroom and throw up but I held my sh#t together and finished strong. 

I also started the 30 day squat challenge on Monday. It's going to be tough but I excited to see the results. I'm going to take measurements and tell you guys if it really worth it. Not sure if I'm ever going to be able to do 250 squats but only time will tell. Any of you fitness girls wanna join me? We can keep an eye on each other through Twitter.

Wednesday, I went for a cycle. Now the last time I was on a bike was about 12 years ago. I didn't even know if I could ride a bike anymore. I wanted to change up my workout routine. Did I mention that the last time I rode a bike there was no such thing as having to wear a helmet. I thought I looked like a hot mess but I'm glad I wore it cos I very nearly fell off the bike when I met the first car on the road. Ha! I clocked up 7k and it felt good.

Thursday was my rest day and I sure needed it. I am having a real hard time sleeping at night .Any tips for getting a good nights sleep?

Today, I'm heading back to Beach Body Bootcamp. I just hope I won't need the sick bucket.Ha!

Plan for the week

Friday : Beach Body Bootcamp + squats

Saturday : Couch to 5k training + squats

Sunday :  Hike + squats

Monday :  Beach Body Bootcamp 

Tuesday : Squats

Wednesday : Cycle + squats

Thursday : Squats

Health

My health is back on track again. I'm finally over the flu and I starting to feel better again. My diet isn't great. In fact it kinda sucks. I'm eating was too must sugar in my food. I'm going to have to find a way of cutting it out of my diet without sending myself into a sugar crashing spiral. It would not be pretty. Trust me.

My dinners are good though. My portions are better and I'm eating more veggies. Need to up my water intake. I have this feeling all these headaches I'm getting could be down to lack of water. 

Any who that's it for me this week. 

Oh!

A question for all you amazing runners who link up.

What is you favourite running shoe and why?

I'm in need of a new pair and have no clue where to start. Any feedback would be great.

Happy Friday peeps!!

My running wish list.

I am in some major need for some new running and fitness gear.

I need to get fitted for some good running shoes. My mom has arthritis in her knees and that got me thinking I better start looking after my knees and running in crappy runners in not the way to go.

I also want them to look super cute. These guys fit the bill as far as I'm concerned  And I'm hoping that in some mad fit the hubs sees this post he'll "surprise" me with something on my list.

The Nike Pegasus. The fact that it called Pegasus and I love horses is also a huge bonus for me. I think I could run super quick in those amazing purple ones.

I totally fell in love with these cute running skirts that Molly and Rachel wore when they ran the DC half this past weekend. I might have to find a version over this side of the pond when I start running better times. Something to look forward to.

Jen over at Boys will be Boys sent this cute workout top to Jen over at A Daily Dose of Davis and I may have to get this printed on a shirt soon. I'm starting a 30 day squat challenge and this is perfect for it.

Thats it for now. I hope the hubs reads this when it's left open on the ipad by mistake.

Happy Monday peeps!

Health and Fitness Friday : C25K

It's that time again.

Fitness

Had group training on Saturday and it was tough. We had to run for 25 minutes. I managed to run for 20 but my knee started to hurt me and I walked till it eased off. My trainer said he gets it too and just try jog through it. Hopefully this Saturday will be easier. On the plus side I wasn't out of breath at all. My breathing wasn't even an issue.

Sunday, I had a 2 hour walk while out hunting through fields. I can't believe how much my fitness has improved since starting this C25K training. My lung capacity has improve so much too. I'm hardly ever out of breath on.

Monday, I went back to my skinny jean class. I didn't hurt as bad this week. I'm seeing and feeling changes in my jeans. They fit differently and there is a lot less wiggling then before. Ha! 

Today I'm heading to my sculpted abs class and I'm excited. I'm noticing changed in this area too. Not huge changes but there is less on a muffin top when I put on my jeans. I'm also seeing a little more definition on my abs too. WOO HOO!! 

We're starting week 8  of the Couch to 5k program.

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). 

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). 

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes). 

My plan for the week.

Friday (today) : Abs class

Saturday :C25K Training

Sunday : Hunt

Monday : Skinny Jeans

Tuesday : Rest

Wednesday : Run

Thursday: Rest

Health

Health is ok. Still a little under the weather but I'm muddling on through.I'm still having my porridge in the morning. It fills me up and I'm not snacking as much in the mornings. Didn't cook anything new this week but hopefully I'll try something new next week.

And that's it. I'm linking up with Jen over at A Daily Dose of Davis where she is celebrating 6 Months of this amazing link-up. Hope the be here linking up for another 6 months. 

Congratulations Jen!! 

Health and Fitness Friday : C25K

It my favourite post of the week again.

This week has not been great though.

Health

Last Friday, I was still sick. I thought I was getting better. I thought I would be able to get in a run and a class.

Wrong!

Did'n't get a run and didn't make my sculpted abs class. Not happy.

But I'm better now and I determent to make this week a better week.

On the plus side my weight is still the same and I did pretty good with my diet this week. I have had porridge(oatmeal) every morning this week. Not only is it healthier than tea and toast but I was able to cut down on my sugar intake and I felt really full all morning.

Dinners were great. Cooked every night. 

Fitness

Never made it to group training this week. But I did get out and did some hiking through fields out hunting.

Monday, I went back to my skinny jean class and it hurt like hell. I am never taking a week off no matter how sick I am. But it felt so good to get back to my workouts.

Today I'm heading to my sculpted abs class and I'm pretty sure it's gonna be rough but I can't wait.

We're starting week 7 of the Couch to 5k program.

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk,

 then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk,

 then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, 

then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).

Somehow I don't think I'm gonna be able for this week so I might have to repeat last week. Either way I'm going to get out and log some serious miles and minutes this week.

My plan for the week.

Friday (today) : Run and Abs class

Saturday :C25K Training

Sunday : Hunt

Monday : Skinny Jeans

Tuesday : Rest

Wednesday : Run

Thursday: Rest

Found these on pinterest and This is what I'm aiming towards.

I'm linking up with Jen over at A Daily Dose of Davis for today's post.

Have a great weekend runners.

Health and Fitness Friday : C25k Training

Happy Friday everyone!!

It's time for my favourite post of the week.

I'm linking up with Jen over at A Daily Dose of Davis for Health and Fitness Friday.

Lets start with last Friday. Went to my Sculpted Abs class and I was glad to find that my torn ab muscle was much better. No pain when I was doing the exercises. Felt good to feel the burn in a good way.

Saturday was C25K group training day. I was all set for a good run. The grand opening of the railway track we run on was happening there that morning but we didn't think it would hold us up too long. Boy were we wrong!! We stood for an hour in the freezing cold while the councilors and ministers talked. It's was like 1 degree. Finally got to run and it turned out to be a good run. We did 3.5k run/walk in 30 minutes. Bad news is I got a cold out of it and have been sick all week.

Sunday was going to be my rest day but I went following a hunt to take photos. I spent the day running up and down hill and fields, climbing over gates and ditches and running up and down roads all the while trying to get some good photos. So much for a rest day. It was fun though.

Monday was meant to be my Skinny Jean class. After Saturday and my hard day Sunday I was beat Monday. Every part of me ached. My head was throbbing and I couldn't breath through my nose. I decided to skip the class and sit by the fire with a hot drink.

Wednesday, I felt much better. Needing to get my butt back in action. I decided to go for a run. Wasn't expecting anything am

azing. I didn't think I was going to be able to do the 8 minute runs. I thought I try 5 and see how I feel after that. I surprised myself. I managed to do 2 miles in 22 minutes. I could have run for a little longer too but I got back home at 22 minutes and decided to stop while I was going good. 

I can't believe the changes in me in a month. It's amazing!! I can breath and run at the same time. That never happened before. Ever!!

Going to try get another run in today if I can.

 The plan for the coming week.

Friday (today) : Run and Abs class

Saturday : Hunt

Sunday : C25K Training

Monday : Skinny Jeans

Tuesday : Rest

Wednesday : Run

Thursday: Rest

We're moving on to week 6 of the Couch to 5k program.

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)

Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)

Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

 jog 2-1/4 miles (or 22 minutes) with no walking.

My diet was ok this week. My main meals were great but my snacking... not so much. I had a major dose of the munchies when I was sick and the chocolate was hit hard. But onwards and upwards and I'm gonna do better next week.

I did try a new recipe this week for my cooking link-up Tried and Tasted. Beef stew with seasonal vegetables from the Operation Transformation website. It was delicious. I'm going to be making it again for sure.

And that is it for this week.

Health and Fitness Friday : C25K

What a week!

I feel like this week has gotten away from me.

I had my Sculpted Abs class on Friday. Wasn't a great class for me. I was all set for an amazing workout and I couldn't do it. I was trying to do one of the exercises and my body just wouldn't let me. Turns out that I have a slight tear on one of my deep lower abdominal muscles. 

You know those muscles that my kids kick the crap out of when I carried them for 9 months? Ya, those! I tore one of those. Nothing too major though. Just need to give it a weeks rest. Back to normal for today's class.

Had my normal Skinny Jeans class Monday. Can't believe how much more I'm able to do every week I go back. I love it. No problems walking down the stair after this class. Hubs has even remarked on how my butt is getting, in his words, "solid". ha!!

I had my first sexy arm class Wednesday. OMG!! My arms were like someone had pumped lead into them. I couldn't even lift them up over my head by the end of the class. We did a circuit of 6 different exercises, 4 times. Push ups, dips, weights and resistant bands, just to name a few. Didn't think I'd be able to pick up the little guy but I felt great the next day.

Back to Saturday. Had an amazing run. Best one yet. Breathing was great. Pace was slow but steady and I finished without being out of breath. Ran over 2 miles. I couldn't have run a 1/4 of that a month ago.
I found this pin on my Fitness and Health Pin board very helpful with my breathing.
You can follow me on Pinterest Here.

We're moving on to week 5 of the Couch to 5k program.

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)

Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

 jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.

I'm still finding it hard to get in runs during the week. I may have to give in and get up early in the morning and run before everyone gets up. I just hope I don't fall asleep at lunch time.

I have also signed up for a 10k in mid-July. I think I'm hooked!!
I'm doing it for a charity called Bee for Battens, The Saoirse Foundation. You can found out all you need about that charity Here.

Health wise i'm doing good. My diet has been for the most part good. Still need to cut back on my chocolate and sugar. Didn't try any new recipes but I have one in the works for next week. 

I'm going to be posting my new recipe in my New link-up that's happening on Tuesday.

I would love it if my fellow Health and fitness crazy bloggers would come post a healthy or not so healthy recipe for me to try out.
My goal for next week is to try get in 3 runs. I need to step up my game or I won't succeed.

And that's it.
I'm linking up with Jen over at A Daily Dose of Davis for her weekly link-up.

Happy Friday Everyone!

Health and Fitness Friday : C25K Training

It's been a good week for me.

2 classes, 2 runs and my diet wasn't too bad either.

I managed to get in a run besides the one at training and I am very happy with it. I ran in the pouring rain. A first for me. My time was slower then at training. I guessing because I didn't have the group pushing me on. But my pace was good and there was no fat man sitting on my chest stopping me from breathing.

This run felt different. It felt fantastic! It felt natural to me. It gave me the want for more. More running. More miles. I looking forward to the day were 2 miles is just my warm-up.

I know 2 miles isn't much but it 2 miles more than I ran last week and that is huge for me.

We're moving on to week 4 of the Couch to 5k training  program.

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Week 4

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)

Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes) 

Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:

Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)

Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)

Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)

Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)  

This could cause huge problems for me if I set out too fast. I need to concentration on my pace and breathing and not who's passing me out.

"The only person I need to beat is myself"

This in my motto to try keep me on track.

Hope it works.

My classes I started are going good too. The second skinny jean workout was so much better. I was able to get down the stairs like any normal person would and I wasn't afraid to sit down. ha!

The sculpted abs workout was amazing.I didn't feel any burn when we were doing the exercises but I felt it after. I felt it in the muscles deep, deep down in my abs. The ones that I forgot I even had. I felt it all weekend and up until Tuesday. I can't wait to go again today and see what the trainer has in store for us.

Here are my workouts for the week.

Friday (today) : Sculpted Abs

Saturday : C25K training

Sunday : Walking

Monday : Skinny Jeans workout

Tuesday : Walking

Wednesday : Jog( fingers crossed)

Thursday : Walking

I've cut down on my sugar intake. I decided to try wean myself off it. Don't think I could handle the headaches and possible mood swings if I went cold turkey. It's like a drug. 

I tried a few recipes from the Operation Transformation program. Healthy Cottage pie and Chicken pineapple curry with pea rice are two that I've tried and they were Yummy! Everyone had seconds and plates were clean.

That's it for this week. I'm linking up with Jen over at A Daily Dose of Davis for her weekly linkup.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Fitness Friday : C25K Training

I am loving being back running.

I forgot how much I love it and how good you feel after a good workout.

Were starting week 3 of our Couch to 5k training program that the local Fitness Group, Feale Fit, have set up for us.

If I'm being honest, I'm finding it hard to get out during the week. Between weather, kids and all the other madness in my life, it's HARD!

Here is week 2 and 3 of the training.

Week 2

 Brisk five-minute warm-up walk.

Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk.

 Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk.

Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Week 3  

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then do two repetitions of the following:

Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)

Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)

Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)

Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then do two repetitions of the following:

Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)

Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)

Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)

Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then do two repetitions of the following:

Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)

Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)

Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)

Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

I have also started some workout classes in the hopes of shaping up. Skinny jeans and sculpted abs are the name of the two classes. I really enjoyed the skinny jean class. It was tough and I nearly died. My legs were like jelly. I was afraid to sit down for fear that I wouldn't be able to get up. But I was worth it and I'm going back for more.

I'm heading to sculpted abs class this afternoon and I'm excited to feel the burn again.

My diet is improving too. Cutting down on sugar and salt which are two of the worst things I add to my food. I'm also using this juice I found on Pinterest. You can head on over to my my health and fitness board and see some of the pins I found.

The juice in called Dr. Oz swimsuit slim-down juice.

Combine

1 cup of grapefruit juice

2 teaspoons on apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon of honey

 Drink this combination before every meal. Apple cider vinegar helps you burn and break down fat. This drink combination also burns away your fat, literally. Drink it 3 x per day before meals.

Now I'm not one for trying every new thing I see on the internet of TV but it Dr. Oz. The man has been on Oprah like a million times. Well, maybe not a million but if he was on Oprah then that's good enough for me.

And that's pretty much it for this week. I'm linking up for Fitness Friday over at A Daily Dose of Davis.

Happy Friday Friends.

Have an amazing weekend!!