W3R3 - I can and I did 😁

So I had to wait for a lull in the weather this morning as Storm whateverherfaceis was blowing a hooley in Cheltenham when I woke.

Prayed for no tech issues as the last two runs this week had not recorded accurately but all went to plan and Sanjeev behaved himself too!!

By the way, I picked Sanjeev because I'm a sucker for an accent 😉

Love it when my legs warm up now which is usually after the first or second interval run. Got to the last 3 minutes and actually knew I could have gone a bit longer which I'm hoping will be a godsend going into week 4 next week.

Observations from this week and certainly today -

My breathing and recovery has improved no end. It's really noticeable in comparison to week 1 when I was blowing like I was in labour!!

I have to emphasise that I'm doing C25K in conjunction with keto and down 3kg since starting. A slow and steady weight loss along with this programme and I'm hoping by Christmas I might have shredded some of this fat suit I'm currently wearing. 😁

If ever there was a time to do something amazing for myself then Covid and lockdown/furlough has given me that silver lining 💪🏃‍♀️

Have a great weekend everyone, I'm looking forward to 2 easy days before Monday's new challenge.

[mezziejay Graduate]

This is a fab post! See I did that run today too and I feel sooo far away from going further ! My fat suit must be bigger than yours 😂😂😂x

[Hidden in reply to mezziejay]

My fat suit is shocking 🙄 that's why I told myself for a long time that I couldn't do this.

I'm going slowly to minimize risk of injury and sticking to this to a T because I'm scared of doing myself a mischief. Just really having to listen to my body and hoping for a miracle 😁🤞

[mezziejay Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Hoping 😂😂😂I need one too 😂😂

[Hidden in reply to mezziejay]

We can do this can't we 💪🏃‍♀️

I know we can.

[carolinestanford Graduate]

Fabulous!! Well done on both running and Keto x I’m doing WW and it’s going ok so far... at least we are doing SOMETHING which is 100% better than nothing 🤗

[Hidden in reply to carolinestanford]

Agree with you 100% and right behind you all the way. The struggle is real but we got this I reckon! X

[cellovsky]

Hi! Really enjoyed your post. I also ran W3R3 this morning. Couldn't get up this morning. Took a long time for my mind to convince my reluctant body to get down to our unpaved track. So at 9.45, not working today, already in 26 degree heat I started to shuffle my "fat suit" round for 5 minutes and I actually started to feel better. No great speeds, plenty of heavy breathing, a scarily red face and I finished. In all honesty I couldn't give the highest rating because I let my body choose. Thank you for your posts, they're so encouraging. Good luck everyone!

[carolinestanford Graduate in reply to cellovsky]

That’s the best way to do it.. just listen to your body... we are not in competition with anyone... except ourselves... and possibly our heads telling us we can’t do it when we know we can..🥴

[acountrycabbage Graduate]

Ha ha, like your confession of being a sucker for an accent! Same over here! Who is Sanjeev though? An athlete?

[Hidden in reply to acountrycabbage]

No idea! Never heard of him 😂😂

I'll have to google him but he works for me 😉

[acountrycabbage Graduate in reply to Hidden]

Ah ok..! I’ll have a google too

[61Lady Graduate]

Well done 👏👏👏

Sanjeev was my coach too - I don’t often hear of others mentioning him but he saw me safely through the programme.

You’re doing great - enjoy the weekend rest before getting back to it on a Monday - W4 - how exciting 💪🏃‍♀️

[Couchphoenix Graduate]

Stick with it Burkey46, it gets easier, you’ll find you get less and less out of breath as your fitness increases, that’s what I found. You’ll also notice you start to tone up, especially your legs.

I think for a lot of people C25K is the only good thing to have come out of 2020. You’re doing well keep up the good work 👍🏃‍♀️

[chunkypie Graduate]

Are you at the "pear drops" stage yet with Keto ?

[Hidden in reply to chunkypie]

Nope, I've not experienced that.

I don't do strict keto as in I don't reduce my carbs to virtually non existent. I do probably more lazy keto which is still a significant reduction in carbs and enough to get me into ketosis as my testing strips Indicate but I've experimented before and have found a good balance.

I don't eat rice or pasta or the usual culprits anyway, it's only spuds I love 😁 so I get most of my carbs from veg/plant sources and zero processed foods.

[chunkypie Graduate in reply to Hidden]

I have a thing for Sweet Potato at the moment 🙂

[Hidden in reply to chunkypie]

I have a thing for any kind of potato 😁