Fat to Marathon journey

First time in a while that I've made plans to get up and hit the gym before work that I've actually stuck to! Nice walk/run session...I know it's slow but I'm gradually building up to avoid injury. Aiming to do a strength work out tomorrow and then walk/run on Wednesday.

Have a great day peeps
R xx

Evening all, I've spent the last couple of weeks pushing the fundraising with a raffle in my Slimming World group. That was drawn this evening and I've paid in all of the money raised from the raffle, cake sale I held a while ago and memory miles and I've smashed my 1st milestone of £500. The next milestone is on the 1st of February so I'm putting together a big event in Swansea for that...will keep you posted on that.

I've been pushing myself to get to the gym as much as possible and focus on getting my weight under control and the hard training starts on the 31st of December with a 16 week plan xx

Morning my lovelies, sorry I haven't been posting properly for a while, work has just been ridiculously busy which has taken a toll on my healthy eating and training...but I'm back!!

Weighed last night and lost half a pound which I know isn't great but the change in my head and approach to food is so much bigger.

Fundraising has started properly in my Slimming World group with a raffle being held over the next couple of weeks so hopefully, I'll hit the £500 milestone for the 1st of December with no trouble.

Juggling everything is very difficult but I'll make it work.

And (drumroll please) I've got a QR code for my fundraising page!!! I'm an IT dinosaur so I only know what I know and the rest is a mystery but I've done that and it works! I'll be making some flyers for upcoming fundraising events and using that to make life easier (I hope!).

Love to you all # # #

Afternoon all, been having a few issues with this page so just checking if everyone can see this post. I'll be posting an update very shortly xx

Day two of simple salad for lunch, syn free on slimming world and plenty of protein. I did a 15 minute yoga session first thing and will have a 30 minute walk this evening...I'm aching already but that just shows that I'm doing something right

Great start to training today, I'm following the official London Marathon training programme from today. It's supposed to be a rest day today so I've started with this 15 minute online workout to get my body moving. Not going to lie, I'm a sweaty mess at 6:30am but hey ho....no pain no gain apparently!

I'm going to try to find an app to store my measurements in today so that I can track them properly.

Be warned...this is going to be a long ride to get from being a physical and emotional train-wreck to a marathon runner again but if you're coming along for the journey it'll be worth it in the end!

Have a great day my lovelies.
R xoxo

STEP AND TONE - walking workout with added exercises Get your steps up at home with this walking workout with added exercises to help tone your muscles and get your heart pumping. Have some fun and get your bod...

Morning all, just a quick update....fundraising has started at last!! It was my "day off" yesterday so I did a cake sale in the office and just from the sale of cakes and a birthday commission from the boss I'll be kicking off with a total of £100! Beyond happy with that from just a small event....thankfully it appears that there are a lot of sweet-teeth in neath civic centre!

I've also had two good weeks on the scales with 5.5lbs lost in a fortnight...I always want to lose more but I'm happy with that and it takes me down a stone bracket which should make training a little bit more comfortable.

I'm focusing on my first big event on 1st of October which is the Cardiff half marathon which I've got a regular place in but hope to be raising money for a lovely little charity called the Eli Project who support families with children/adults with additional needs.

R xoxo

Morning everyone, I hope you're all doing really well. Sorry I've been quiet for a while, it's been a rough few weeks with the other half having heart trouble and then we had a holiday. I'm back and have 12 weeks until the cardiff half marathon which happens to be on my birthday so training is commencing this week.

I've got some fundraising bits and bobs coming up so will update as I confirm these plans xx

Hello my lovelies, I just wanted to pop on here quickly and say sorry for not posting for a while. I've been OK but helping my other half deal with some on-going health issues which have taken over and taken my focus on training and food to be honest. I've managed to lose 1 lb this week which is a miracle after having Thursday being fuelled by enough sugar to sink a battleship!

I've got a very rare weekend off now so I'm going to be meal planning and batch cooking to kick-start my focus in time for a desperately needed holiday # # #

Morning my lovelies! Hope you're all having a great week. Just did this 10 minute work out to wake my bones up, all standing which is great because I don't like doing one standing exercise and then on the floor. Please let me know if any of you want me to look at different exercise videos to share.

Quick weigh-in update while I'm here....lost a whopping 5 lbs this week!! Also second Slimmer of the Week in a row. I haven't been stupidly strict, just working on improving my relationship with food. That's a total so far of 1 stone 4.5 lbs in 5 weeks....Still a long way to go but on the right track and feeling great. I'll re-do my measurements in 2 weeks (I check them once a month) so hope to see a difference.

Anywho, have a wonderful Friday and please WhatsApp, message or leave a comment if there's anything you want me to help with or suggestions for me # # #

Morning Workout - All Standing (10 MIN) // Beginner Friendly Join me for a gentle all-standing morning workout with feel good exercises to start your day. Just 10 minutes makes this routine easy to fit in a busy schedu...

Morning my lovelies, just gave this seated abs workout a go before I get ready for work so thought I'd share it with you. Not easy or pretty but thankfully I've only got my peeping Tom of a pigeon to criticise!! Have a great day all xx

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Hi all, I just wanted to pop on here and put a quick question out to you all...what would you like to see on here mostly and how often would you prefer updates? I'm happy to do food ideas, weight loss journey, fitness/exercise ideas and updates on fundraising...please could you let me know which you'd be more interested in? Also, is once a week OK? I don't want to bore you senseless lol xx