Set backs and steps forward

Well this week has been interesting! Went for physio on my shoulder on Thursday and while the physio doesn't think its a frozen shoulder she isn't 100% sure what it is so I have 6 weeks of physio then a referral to orthopaedics, so basically this physio WILL work as I'm not up for an operation :-)
Mean while no exercise other than physio that involves my shoulder, so a lot of thinks involve your shoulder, but I remained fairly positive and was looking at ways of exercising round it.

Then on Friday I did something to my back (bearing in mind I'm being ultra good and not lifting!) I think that actually while the physio was checking how unstable my shoulder is and possibly slightly knocked a vertebrae out! Took it easy on Saturday but then was up from 4.30am in agony.

Sunday morning saw a trip round hospitals resulting in anti-inflammatories and pain killers.
The pain my back has now eased off, so thankfully I have stopped the painkillers as they were making me feel rubbish.

I tried very hard to be good with food but I have to be honest I've not been great, chocolate and crisps have featured as has pizza due to not fancying standing cooking.

But I've not gone crazy and today I am drawing a line. An injury is not an excuse for letting healthy eating for out of the window in fact it makes it more important than ever.

I'm very frustrated at not being able to exercise and know that this will potentially result in more injuries, I use exercise to control by hypermobility and rely on my muscles to hold everything together so today I shall be working out a plan to at least be doing something!

So this week I shall be concentrating on keeping food healthy and good as well as trying to work out some kind of exercise plan.

How has your week been?

16 weeks to go......

......until Christmas! Don't shout at me. Although I do love Christmas and even writing that has got me a bit giddy! But 16 weeks until Christmas that is 16 weeks to make a huge difference! It may be a touch shallow but my sister in law is coming over from Australia for Christmas and I do not want to look fat and frumpy in the photos! So 16 weeks: I would ideally like to lose a stone, which I reckon is doable, but to be honest I know I am pretty muscly and weigh heavy anyway so not too concerned about the numbers, it will be all about the measurements.

Last week went OK, the weekend was a bit wobbly, lots of kids, no time for exercise, in a grump at myself for not hitting my exercise goals and in a grump with Mr F for managing to go and play football 3 times in the week and have a night out when I was lucky to get a shower to myself!

Oh well, have become at one with the fact that I can only do what I can do, cheering myself up with chocolate and Chinese is indeed counter productive! Shoulder is still sore so that is hampering exercise as am limited to what I can and can't do. Gave swimming a go, not a good idea!

So this week I have planned some exercise slots, I will make the most of my active little monkey and get in some exercise that way and I will focus on 16 weeks.

Toddles off singing Jingle Bells and wonders if its too early to get the decorations out .................

Wobbles Wednesday, wobbling along!

Well, what can I say? I've been struggling. I lost my mojo,, looked everywhere for it, behind the sofa, in the fridge (had to eat a few bars of chocolate to make sure it hadn't sneaked into them) but it was nowhere to be found. We were away at the weekend, so there was a lot of eating out and eating rubbish. We stopped at Burger King on the way home, £18 for 2 adult and 1 kids meal nearly passed out. The chips were so drowned in Salt that C wouldn't eat them! But anyway I digress. I have not been anywhere near the scales as I know I have gained, if not in lbs then in fat!

So yesterday I wobbled, I felt fat and lazy and all I wanted to do was eat chocolate. But I gave myself a good talking to and you know what? I didn't have any chocolate! I am feeling fat and lazy because I am being fat and lazy. I know the only way to get the body I want is to work at it, so why the self sabotage? No idea to be honest. Eating rubbish makes me feel rubbish, not exercising makes me feel rubbish so why it is so easy to laze around stuffing my face? My joints are worse so its a bit of a vicious circle as it is now a real effort to get back into exercising. But I have given myself a good kick up the bum and am feeling a bit more positive.

Part of the problem this week has been lack of planning, so shall be back to planning and think I am even going to put together a workout schedule so there is no excuse!

Linking up with http://nakedmum.co.uk/ a day late, not being in work on Monday has confused be totally!

Changing attitutes

Ok so it has been Easter, now for a greedy little piggy like me this can prove to be a bit of an issue. Especially with a four year old in the house which results in a mountain of chocolate being gifted! But I have survived Easter!! I had one day of pigging out a bit on the C word but in the grand scheme of things was not too bad at all. We had a busy weekend with lots of walking and (shockingly) not too much eating so am holding my head high!

The thing is I sense a change, I would have used the weekend as an excuse, not an excuse to enjoy myself but an excuse to eat and eat and eat until I felt sick. Ok so on Easter sunday 456 of my calories came from chocolate but I was only 32 cals over my goal over so you know lets not worry.
I am a firm believer in balance. There is no way I am cutting anything out of my diet, for then I would just think of that and nothing else. So yes I have have had and will continue to have some chocolate, the odd meal out, a bacon butty here and there. But no I will not stuff my face midelessly!

Oh also I really need to step up the exercise but am sturggling to fit it in. Have a marvelous suggestion for train companies, make one carrage a 'walking carriage' decked out with treadmills instead of seats so you can 'walk' your comute! Would make my life a lot easier.

Linking up to the fabulous NakedMum for #WobblesWednesday yes I know it is Thursday but I ran out of time yesterday!!