So what happened after the 2007 Great North Run
Its now nearly mid February and to be honest since completing the Great North Run at the end of September last year (we raised £3218 for Cancer Research, thanks to all those who sponsored us!) my levels of activity and general diet have gone to pot.
After the run we had some time off, although I did try to have a light run once or twice every week with decreasing enthusiasm. After a holiday towards the end of last year followed by Christmas and New Year its no surprise to find that I’ve put on weight, my jeans have gotten tighter and I generally feel a shadow of how I did last September. The lesson for me here is that while we can always get active and improve our diet its something that we need to keep on with, but the reality is that I (or you) can just pick up where I left off and get back into things once again.
Inspired by Geoff’s ‘Year without alcohol’ blog (http://www.foodle.info) I’ve decided to follow his example and give up alcohol for lent, its just 40 days so it’s a lot easier than Geoff’s challenge.
| Just one week into it the good news is that I’ve already
lost a bit of weight, or at least my jeans have started to loosen (I
gave up weighing myself last year when in training). I’ve also worked
on my diet, mostly just by planning meals, I’ve got back into cycling
part of the way to work and things are already feeling better. All in all not a bad turnaround for a weeks worth of work. Cheryl and I are planning to run the Great North Run for Cancer Research UK again this year and whilst on holiday we talked about a full marathon… so who knows what this year will bring. One thing I will mention is that whilst our traffic figures for the blog have grown steadily (so thank you for that) we get very little feedback or questions, please do get in touch if you do want us to discuss anything at all. Also don't forget to visit our website (www.EatatEase.com) for some great ideas on diet and activity. |  |
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