Miles this week: 9
Miles total: 21
Other exercise: Football training and a Football match
Money raised this week: £212.00Running Total: £232.00
Still
to go: £1,268.00
Well,
let me tell you, blog four ‘Lean Machine’ has given me some trouble this week!
Trying to get my thoughts out of my head for you all to read has been tricky.
So… I am going to start with my thank you roll call to everyone that has
sponsored me so kindly this past week. Mum, Dad and little sister Charlotte,
thank you for your donation! Big brother Nick, I’m coming for your money very
soon!! A big thank you also goes to my old work colleagues at Oaktree Nursery (C.
Glew, R. Cardrick, R. Cholmondeley, V. Todman, A.M. Miller, A. Calvert, D.
Boulden, T. Hobbs, A. Hammond, E. Boyes, B. Glew, M. Albery, C. Dolan, M.
Curtis, J. Leach, S. Fleming). The money raised this week is a good step in the
right direction, but I know you guys reading this can give more.
On
Monday I started a lean meal plan (notice I didn’t say diet, that’s because I
don’t need to go on one). The food plan, devised by trainer Sion Colenso, cuts
your daily calorie intake to around 1,800 calories. The idea is to help you
remove all the excess flab from your frame, while giving you all the nutrition
and energy you need to train hard. All of the foods are high in protein to
maintain muscle tissue, rich in fibre to keep you feeling full, and high in
antioxidants and nutrients to regulate your blood sugar levels.
I’ve been good and stuck to
this plan as closely as possible, but I draw the line at sardines….. I mean
come on….. SARDINES!!!
The
meal plan requires me to eat six times a day, which has been a tough job this
week…. and I love food!! This has resulted in me missing the odd sixth
prescribed snack at the end of the day. It’s not all bad though, I have
developed a new love for fresh blueberries mixed with low-fat natural yoghurt
and honey. If you guys want to try it you’ll need 120g of low-fat natural
yoghurt and a handful of blueberries (I like to add a tablespoon of honey,
which I tend to mix in with the yoghurt before adding
the blueberries).
In
conjunction with my meal plan, I have also started a little training programme
to keep my fitness level ticking over until the real work starts in December. The
plan involves a few workouts at home (mainly core strength) and 3 small runs
each week. After my six mile run last Friday I
felt it was a little too much running too soon - I don’t want to over-train and
pick up any unnecessary injuries – therefore this week I’ve reduced the length
of each run, doing 2 x 2.5 miles and 1 x 4 miles. At the moment it’s frustrating
that race day is so far away, though I’m sure my feelings will change very
rapidly when there’s only a few weeks left.
As
well as going running I have also managed two more football sessions like last
week, another league win (4-3) in poor, blustery conditions, as well as an hour
long training session.
Fundraising
has been at the forefront of my mind over the latter half of this week and I
have been toying with a few ideas as to what I can do to raise some much needed
sponsorship money! I hope to be able to confirm these with you next week, but
if you have any ideas please let me know.
If you like what you read and even if
you don’t please be sure to visit my fundraising page to sponsor me
Leigh
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