I am a bona fide lazy arse. I enjoy nothing more than plopping on the sofa with a glass of wine, and then staying in bed in the morning until the last possible moment that won't make me late for work.
However, my kids woke me up at 6.10 this morning (thanks!) and for the first time EVER, I got up, put on my running stuff and did week 6 run 1. What has happened to me ha ha ha.
It was 3 degrees cold and the weather app said "Heavy Rain" and I still went out!
I don't know who I am anymore, its really bizarre. If you had said to me at the beginning of October I would prefer running in the cold and rain than staying in bed I would have laughed in your face. What a turn of events. Life may be forever changed.
Mind I'm still a proper lard arse as I have lost no weight. Some things are harder to change! xx
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Good for you! This phenomenon of not recognising who You are any more is common! We hear it often on here from those transforming their bodies and their health 🙂
You are only a few weeks in, and in running terms it’s early days, so you won’t be burning many calories off yet. However, if you keep running the weight will come off if you overhaul your diet as well. As we get fitter and feeling chirpier we tend to want to maintain it so we look to a healthier dinner plate. The two go hand in hand
I was an unhealthy lard bottom, too many fags, far too much ale and crap food. Not now thanks to this life-saving programme
I hid from view as well, losing myself in nearby woods to avoid anyone seeing me in Lycra, which was unchartered territory for me
Yeah lycra is awful isn't it - but running in a sheet would be cumbersome ha ha.
What's the deal with sports bras too - like nan's bras from 1920
I'm a couch potato too. It would be very easy to fire up the wood burner and hunker down for the evening, instead of going out into icy temperatures. But i get such a high from the runs that I keep doing it. If I feel reluctant, i go and fondle my running shoes and turn on the little yellow light on the back of my jacket - that usually puts me in the mood, sad person that i am
You will probably get the runner’s high at some point. I hope so
Lycra looks much better when all our lumpy bits get smoothed out as we keep running 😁. Thicker Lycra covers a multitude of sins and hauls everything in quite nicely
Not all running bras look Madonnaesque The padded, more rounded ones are a Godsend once your boobs fall off
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Am I even running?! 
Morning runners I salute you
Woo Hoo I Graduated with a PB Yeahhhhh!
Self-discipline brings rewards! I missed this buzz!
W4R3.... Who the hell am I????? 
