Health & Fitness Update

Well well well,

 this is becoming quite a recurring theme here… not posting ahha.

I don't know why but I forget I have this blog… until someone reminds me!

Maybe I should set a reminder on my phone! AAaa

Well bit of an update for you… I'm still swimming lots and lots… I'm going to be starting a morning session after Christmas! Not sure how my body is going to manage that one! It doesn't even like getting up for 6:30 let alone 4:30 :/

Umm running is still quite slack… BUT… I'm going back to the track on Tuesday as I have now put it off for 2 weeks on the trot!

Oh guess what! I'm doing the 30 day plank challenge with my friend… ok i've just reminded myself that I need to get off my backside and do a minute plank :/ need to find a good youtube video to keep me entertained through that one! Those washboard abs will be mineeee! haha joking I just need a better core strength!

Check out my quick little youtube health and fitness video I uploaded today…

Nighty nightt :) X

Struggling

I've not been running too much lately. I've kind of gone off it which is a shame. I really really want to be enthusiastic but when it comes to it I just really cannot be bothered. I am still leading my running group but even that I really have to drag myself out to do it. As a result i've completely lost my stamina, I am dead after about 3 miles. I did 4 tonight with my group but it was a struggle for me. 

I have been swimming 3 times a week since February, missing the occasional session due to other commitments. I've also began teaching swimming which is great fun. So I am still getting some fitness in, I just want to run because running makes me feel free, I can just keep running and running thinking about everything in my life that's been getting to me or what I want to do and it just gets processed through my mind during a run. 

I want to write a plan, but I don't want to waste any more time writing a plan if i'm not going to bother running. It just makes it a complete waste of time. I'm going to try and get up early and go for a short run tomorrow morning just to start me getting back into it.

Another factor is time. I find it really difficult to get up in the morning but in the evening i'm just tired! Someone please motivate me!

Ciara

xxx

Update

Hi Guys, 

I know I keep saying it but I really wish I would post here more often. 

I have had a really good good month fitness wise!

I had another swimming competition & did pretty well, i've definitely improved a lot since the last one! I only have 2 more sessions left until we break for summer so I'm a little sad about that! 

Its been very difficult running in this heat! But i managed a 4 mile last weekend and a 20 minute run yesterday. 

I'm currently housesitting at my aunties and she has a treadmill on the garage so I will be on there soon! I have 4 weeks until i'm going to be sat by a pool in my bikinis so I need to make sure this stomach is kept in shape!

And very soon I should be starting to get some coaching/ teaching qualifications! I am so excited about that as it kind of feels like i'll be starting to put my degree to some good work!

Oh and one more thing, I started doing Yoga this week, I can only do it for a couple of weeks though as I have swimming on Thursdays when it starts back again :) I actually really liked the Yoga group but oh well, I definitely love my swimming!

Right i'm off to get on that treadmill before dinner.

Remember to comment! It'll get me back here more often! I'd love to know about what exercise you do! ?

Ciara

xxx

Race For Life

Aloha :) 

Told you i'd blog more. 

Today I did the Race For Life! It was a really nice day today in comparison with what we've been having!

For a 5K I have to say i'm absolutely shattered! Normally feel like this after a half marathon not a 5K haha. Must have worked too hard! 

I think I may need to start running more. I've only been swimming hmm I enjoy that a lot though. 

I will try and devise a training plan :) I've also entered the Silverstone half marathon next year! Looking forward to that :) 

Check out my other blog

CeeCeeBeauty

Cee x

A Bit Of A Catch Up For You

Hello!

Long time no speak. 

Ok so I have had the busiest 4 months of my life! I started a new job around the time I started this blog, probably a week after actually. I continued working in my other job so I was working 7 days a week for around 2 months. I'm currently only working 6 (ok thats still a lot) but I have handed in my notice at the part time one. I really don't want to leave though so i'm a little upset about that. However, I can't do everything can I?

So A couple of weeks after starting my new job I competed in a swimming gala, I didn't really do as well as I wanted to so I decided I needed to start training more. I've now joined a new squad at my swimming club so I train 3 times a week instead of the once that I was doing. I absolutely love doing it and swimming is such a great work out! 

I haven't really been running as much I really haven't had the time. Although, now that i'm almost working only 5 days a week... like a normal person, I will have lots of time for running! 

Oh I almost forgot, I ran the Half Marathon in a PB of 1:55! I was so so pleased and I really think it was swimming that made the difference because I really had not done much running at all :/ Not good.

I also went to Kenya for 2 weeks over the Easter Holidays where I worked in 2 schools, it's an experience i'll never ever forget and I absolutely loved it! So much that i'm going back next year! :)(please excuse my shiny sun-creamed face in the picture)

Well I look forward to posting more again! Speak soon :) X

Day 6

Hey,

So for the past few days i've had a full on cold so gave myself a bit of a rest over the weekend. I went for a walk yesterday and today, so that was a little bit of exercise. I completely forgot to blog over the last 2 days.

I do feel a bit better today so i'm going down to the track tomorrow to get some good training in, provided I wake up better not worse haha.

Have some good video plans too woohoo!

Sorry i've not got much to write, had a rubbish day where I found out my cars going to cost £400 and something to repair. :(

Cee x

Day 3

Yo!

I feel ill :( thinking about taking a day off from exercise tomorrow. 

Had a great day, ran 5 miles this morning with some hill training in the middle.

Watching August Rush now :) Sorry i'm way too tired to write much sooo i'm going to leave you with a picture of my dinner. Ok it looks absolutely disgusting but it actually tasted good... I named it Cauliflower surprise!

It's Cauliflower mashed with greek yogurt and then some chicken and mushrooms... ok we have not got much food in the house :D But I hid them in it so it was mm yeah. 

Cee x

Day 2

Hey,

Nearly forgot to write this today! Even though i've been snap happy taking pictures of my food all day. 

I got up this morning and had to wait for my new watch to be delivered! I had the same one for 2 years but in a slightly different colour, but this one is the cheapest one of the forerunner 110 so I decided to get this as the last one broke :( my old one was pink and grey. I was going to go for something else but decided I was happy with this one before so why change! Although after i'd opened it I saw in my magazine that the 240? I think its the 240 has £100 knocked off and I really wanted that one! :( But oh well. 

So this was my breakfast... chocolate all bran, skimmed milk and berrocca haha. I feel like i'm getting a sinus infection or something so cramming the berocca down to get my vitamins!

Then I ran 3 miles in 25 minutes, not record breaking time but good enough for me considering I haven't ran properly in ages! 

This is my lunch :D it was yum! haha I sound like a 4 year old :/ it was umm 3 carrots, 4 cherry tomatoes, lime and corriander homous and some lean ham. 

 I was so shattered from running. I went to Starbucks earlier and had a Vanilla Spice Latte :) It smelled gorgeous and I kept getting wafts of it while I was driving home. I also bought a copy of Runners World magazine yay :) Will go into that in more detail another day but it has some Pancake recipes in it so i'm definitely making pancakes tomorrow!

This was my dinner... I wanted to make it look all presented nicely but my dad was walking back into the kitchen and I had a plate of bits cut off from the toast and egg whites so I snapped and then shoved it all into the bowl before he wondered what I was doing. it was some nice veggies and then a poached egg on ww bread that i'd cut into rounds using a scone cutter thingy haha, I'm so cool! 

Well I'm exhausted so i'm going to bed! 

Night

Cee x

Hello Day 1

Hi,

Ok so seeing as I wanted to make my first blog post today. I had to drag myself out running even though I was not feeling 100%. I had to lead my running group anyway and I have a new member which is fantastic! 

Today was the start of my training for the Reading Half Marathon which is on the 17th March 2013 :/ 

I have NOT trained. Because i'm rubbish. Okay well i've swam once a week but just not ran too much. so I have 9 and a half weeks to hurry up and get up to speed. 

When i've completed the 9 and a half weeks i'll post my training plan but I haven't actually written it yet... I'm doing that tomorrow. Along with a couple of personal training plans for family members. 

Today we ran 5:08 miles. This included just running 2 miles and then a bit of interval training in the middle. A pyramid set using lampposts up to 5 and then back down. Then a nice long run up huge hill before cooling down. 

I need to get myself out tomorrow!

Ciara