“Where did the time go?” Is this ever exclaimed by anyone under the age of 35? However seeing as I am so firmly the wrong side of that number I am screaming it from the hilltops…
The last time I wrote it was June and now we are firmly in August… to be fair to myself within those two months I have sold a house, organised a large family party for 350, opened a shop and overseen six outside events lasting 22 days… so I’m not feeling that time has passed me by with nothing to show for it… if only I had nothing to show for it on the weight front.. deep sigh!
To recap I left you last in June with a tally of 157.5 hoping for a July goal of 156 … and indeed I did weigh in at 156.2 on 9th July…. So let’s celebrate that little milestone.. a goal was actually achieved… I didn’t mark it at the time and maybe that is part of the problem..I totally lost track..
Given my forecast and looking at my social diary for the rest of the month I think I would have considered reaching August 9th around the same weight as a bit of a result so let’s say I would have set myself 156 as my 9th August goal….
Then I fell down the stairs and injured my arm, thumb, knees and ankle quite significantly…I didn’t think I had had enough pain this year! So no exercise was possible for 3 weeks… I persevered on with work for two weeks despite the ceaseless pain and inability to carry anything in my right hand.. not even my phone at times…
9th August came and 158.2 was measured on the scale…. All in all I have to come to terms with the fact that due to the excessive pain and injuries and the fact that I had gone on holiday on 29th July to an endless conveyor belt of Rose, Cheese, Pate, Croissants, Tarte aux pommes and Ile flottante (not necessarily in that order) it was not going to be pretty…. But in a nod to my efforts for you and for my ELF Buddy I stepped up the exercise like I haven’t known in a while… I pushed through the pain and ran, and swam and cycled and HITT’d and pilatesed!! So a 2lb month on month gain with 3 weeks inactivity was really very acceptable…
So looking forward what are my goals…? I have a double goal this month… to continue with my fitness endeavours, to be able to run 10k again without too much difficulty as I used to be able to, to cycle 30km with the same ease and to be able to do a HIIT session without hating every single exercise, maybe just every other…. Then I would also like to be 153 by September 9th…. If I continue the exercise regime and make an effort on the food front this is eminently achievable..onwards and inwards….
Excuses, excuses is how I would sum up my year so far but just like the children go back to school in September with a brand new pencil case and a plan for renewed effort for the coming academic term this is what I feel, I have a brand new injury free body, (let’s not forget I was on opioids in March!) and a brand new burning desire to be the best me I can be… this is what this is all about … it doesn’t matter what anyone else’s goals or thighs are like it is up to you to decide what you want out of this and what your goals and capabilities are! Knowing me, Knowing me! Go ELFs….
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