I'm getting picky

1. Run                                       ✔
2. Drink water                        ✔
3. Eat less crap                      ✔
4. Get good quality sleep   ✔

So far today's check list is looking good. As to eating less crap, well, I've had a few sweets, counted and tracked of course. Some sugar free wine gums arrived for me today.

They are the sort that could cause some violent reactions in the old intestinal area, so I have to be careful. Also, while they are sugar free, they aren't totally low calorie. They are about a third lighter than standard fruit jellies. The Meerkats were 350 cals per 100g, these are 240 per 100g. A bit of a saving. But it defo pays to be aware that sugar free does not necessarily mean calorie free. It's not like a big bottle of DFM! And sleep wise, I managed about five hours, which is a step in the right direction.

Today's beginning was the polar opposite of yesterday's. I got straight out of bed at 5.30am, threw on my running gear and was out the door by 5.45. 6.5km later and I  had earned 500 cals and was feeling jolly smug. It was further than I'd intended to go. I headed out with just half an hour in mind. That wouldn't even get me 5k done these days, though I'm working on it. But I took a different route to the one I'd intended, and just kept going. Cool. It felt good.

Another way that this morning was different to yesterday was that I had a sneak peek and was two ponds lighter. All good news. I'm gunning for below 168lb. I'm gonna get below twelve stone soon!

I intend to do 6k tomorrow too, regardless of weather. I was disgusted with myself on Friday that I let the rain, albeit very heavy, put me off. I will start running regularly and frequently again. If nothing else, my sense of competition won't leave me alone. I don't want to fall behind BiberBabe and HelsBells! So I have to get my act together and run as regularly as my two muses do :-) And now I have Lou too. She runs in the Vibram shoes, and it's because I finally knew someone who's used them, that I got up the balls to try them. I got an email to say they should arrive on Thursday. I love getting new running shoes!

There also Viv. She's been consistency personified recently.  I'm trying for a bit of that.  All these cool folks who I talk to on Facebook and hear how they're getting on. It's amazingly motivating.

I'm really trying to motivate myself on the running front. I want to get up a head of steam and get into the habit of running before work again. I'd like to get three or four runs a week in. To that end, as well as new shoes, I've ordered more KT tape,  an armband holder for my phone and some calcium supplements.  Talk about geared up

As I get smaller, I find that I get a bit snobby about my clothes. Not labels, but size. I find that I won't wear stuff if I think it's too big or baggy. I want to show off my new shape. It's as if I've spent all those years making do with whatever I could sling over myself, and now that I don't have to, I won't. Today's choice of sartorial elegance is a pair of Size 14 M & S jeans. Yes. You read that correctly. Size 14! The denim is stretchy, so it's kind of a cheat, but I don't care. They hug my bum and feel good. I feel good. I think I look good too. Watch as my head swells with pride.