SHINING AGAIN FOR ANOTHER MEDAL!

Ooh it's nearly time to walk the walk! Having a fitness goal goes hand in hand with weight loss, & of course maintaining it once you're where you want to be. Did you watch the Olympics & marvel at the effort put in by the competitors? Well I'm going to add another medal to my collection soon. I'm doing the night time SHINE walk (again) for Cancer Research on Sept 8th. It's a fabulous event & thousands of people take part, walking 13 or 26 miles through the streets of Manchester at night, all for a great cause. Around 4am got a little eerie last time - unusually quiet in the city - but we all made it back for a bacon sandwich!
So I've upped the training & just had a fabulous weekend in the Lake District with 3 friends. We did about 15 miles up hill & down dale one day & my toes were a little sore that night, & my knees complained too, but hey ho - you have to just deal with it!
The next couple of weeks will be road walks, & spin & body conditioning classes at the gym to keep in shape & ticking over, with plenty of feet pampering!
It's a great way to stay motivated & focused, so if you're feeling a little sluggish, why not sign up to a challenge? Then tidy up your eating, move more & watch the weight come off - you'll feel amazing!

Happy healthy eating!

Bev :-)

CARROT CAKE!

Are you like dear Bridget? Is it all or nothing with you? Dieting & exercising till you drop or totally falling off the wagon?
Fact - it takes time to lose weight - it will not come off overnight & may take years to lose. Daunting prospect? The answer is to change your thinking - get rid of the 'dieting' mentality, like saying 'I've failed' should you gain half a pound one week. You have to keep going! It's the long term changes you need to focus on, because once you've managed to lose a substantial amount of weight, the really hard work begins - staying there!
Take what happened to me last week. My daughter took me & her nan out for aternoon tea. I had a lovely jasmine tea & ordered carrot cake with it - I think I got the whole cake! The doorstop slice would have fed a family of 4! So I gave it my best shot (it is my favourite cake) & managed about 3/4 of it - educated guess - 1,000 calories - yes it really was that big!!
But my point is, I allowed myself to eat it & enjoyed it. Then I had a very light snack for dinner & upped my exercise the next day. It's life, it happens & you have to learn how to deal with it to keep your weight stable.

Happy healthy eating!
Bev :)

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