Furlough Fitness

A journey of health, fitness and mindfulness during my fuloughed period

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Quarantine be like

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DAY 5 - 24th April

Haven't weighed myself this morning but never mind.

After the last couple of days treating myself to a few extra sweeties coz period, I'm now back on track with a hearty porridge and strawberries breakfast and run.

I wanted to see where I was at fitness wise, so just ran/walked as much as was comfortable and was surprised at a higher ratio of running than I was expecting!

The photo shows tiredness but happiness😝

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DAY 4 - 23rd April. 225.1 lbs (16 stone .08 lbs)

Running loss : 1.1 lb

I've started my period and thus remedied with a few extra treats! I'm not going to allow any feelings of shame creep in because life gets tiring and difficult sometimes and that's fine 😌

I'll be back on track soon 👍

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Lw80xG2NUkqYFL4i4RWm5?si=ZJ4iTQB1QXKYyTk2lYBp_Q

How to Be More Disciplined - The Mindset Mentor

I always get asked questions like "how do I get motivated to hit my goals?" and "how do I stop procrastinating?" well it all comes

This ep gave me food for thought on discipline. Rob Dial talks about 'cultivating discipline'- that if you're not disciplined in one aspect of your life, then you're not disciplined in any aspect of your life, or at least, it's harder to be.

I'm taking away from this an effort to not only make conscious decisions with my food and exercise, but also in cleaning, putting my clothes away, making my bed in the morning etc

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DAY 3 - 21st April - 223.8lbs (15 stone 9lb) - 0lbs lost from yesterday.

Running weight loss - 3lbs

So I lost 3lbs on the first day, and 0lbs on the second, and if you look at my food and exercise it was about the same. And that's normal. Its interesting , not disappointing. Gonna keep going 👍🧘‍♀️

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I found this app useful today 👌

Exercise Timer - Android Interval Timer

The ultimate Android Interval timer for any home or gym workouts. Ideal for Tabata, HIIT, 7 minute workout or any custom workout.

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DAY 2 - 20th April - missed breakfast (slept in, hence the PJs!) lunch- chunky beef and veg soup with toast, afternoon snack - yoghurt, dinner shepherds pie.

I created an exercise routine using the Exercise Timer, which gives a load of floor exercises to choose from or you can create your own. The app creates an automatic timer and tells you when to move on to the next exercise, but I also found it useful to write it out too.

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DAY 2 - 20th April - 223.8lbs (15 stone 9 lbs) .

Rocking the PJs, living that quarantine life!

So I lost 3 lbs in a day, which is great. But I'm not naive enough to believe that is sustainable or a standard that will continue. In the beginning I will lose weight fast but it will level off eventually.

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Day 1 - final thoughts

Couple of times thought about snacking due to sheer boredom but I made a conscious memory of that and moved on.

The hardest thing however was not eating after 8pm. I had had a good amount of food so I knew I wasn't going to starve, but my body is used to going to bed with a belly of food!

I feel good for exercising and feel good all round 😊

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DAY 1 exercise- some light yoga and sun salutations (this is not me, I know shocking, photo credits to Kike Vega on Unsplash)

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I'm also aiming to drink more water. The fresh fruit juice bottles are the perfect size!

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Day 1 (19th April) Breakfast - porridge, morning snack - yoghurt, lunch - beans on toast, afternoon snack - crackers and hummus, dinner- shepherds pie with veg and Yorkshire pudding (😋)

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19th April 20 - DAY 1. 226.2lbs (16 stone 1 lb) Feeling ok and excited 🤩

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Me at the beginning (my right eyebrow is forever sassy!)

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Scroll down to see the start of my blog!

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My Diet

As I’ve said in my Food Habits post, I’m not making huge changes to my diet. 

I know what I should not eat too much of, I know what nutrients my body needs and I know how to cook basic meals. I could do lots of research on super foods, the benefits of a vegan diet or the latest food science break throughs. But that’s not what I’m doing right now. For now, I’m creating good habits by simply taking note of what I eat and when. 

My Breakfasts:

- porridge with sweetener/honey/spoonful of jam

 - couple slices of toast with margarine

 - bowl of cereal like cheerios or cornflakes

My Lunches:

- Soup and bread

- last night’s leftovers

- beans on toast

- cheese and ham sandwich

My Dinners

- Spaghetti Bolognese 

- Shepherds Pie

- Bangers and mash

- Chilli con carne

- Homemade fish and chips

- Oven pizza 

Very, very typical UK food! And these meals are easy to make, cheap and, as long as I use reduced fat meat, a meat substitute and add a good portion of veg, healthy.