Helping Hands - For A Better You

The discoball was back this morning!
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The plan was to run - I’m feeling things in my bottom half that made me decide against it as it’s legs at the gym tonight!
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Back to the old days with a good old 60/30 HIIT weights/cardio combo! Even got the little trampoline out!
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You can’t see it, but I’m dripping behind my lugs!
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2nd sesh of the day! ✅

Thought I’d spice things up tonight - really wanna revisit things I used to hate in my younger days!

When I did my PT diploma, spinning was part of the course, I point blank refused! Nah!

I have to say I enjoyed that, even better it was virtual and I was on my own which relieved my anxiety for the first session in god knows how many years!

I’d defo do it again!
Pushed me out of my comfort zone - we all need that!

I’m drenched!

I just love this gym.

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Another early one in the bag! 👏🏻

Remind me never EVER to do starjumps in shorts again, had my own cheerleaders! 🤣

Well that was brutal!
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Ran from the top of Findon Hill, down past New College, along Fram front st, down the dual carriageway - felt really good until just before 4 miles at the Red Lion and my legs started to feel like lead!

I walked for a bit then tried to run again - nah! Legs wouldn’t let me!
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Happy with my splits though - you can see where zone 5 kicked in!
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Monday morning ✅

How has your week been?

Beginning for me was absolute garbage!
Still felt rotten yeah but I just kept making excuse after excuse to do nowt and eat more!

So, Wednesday evening I said that’s it, no more, after I stuffed a McDonalds down my throat!

I’ve managed to pull back some control…

🚶‍♀️ 2 workouts per day Thursday and Friday, lots of walks over the weekend including today with my Charlie

🤤 No takeaways whatsoever and the pic you see before you is my tea whilst my hubs enjoyed a Father’s Day Indian

I feel I have more energy, less bloated, I’m sleeping better and my cravings have just about gone.

WIN WIN WIN!

Raring to get stuck in again tomorrow!

What is one thing you could change going into a new week!?

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Well here’s a motivator!

That’s two runs next month!

Best get my 10k back on sharpish!

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2nd sesh of the day ✅

On the leg curl thinking wowzers, someone’s smashing it cos the smell is pungent…

…then realised, I stink!

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Loads of excuses as to why I can’t sort myself out!

Holiday, full of cold, emotional eating - it stops, today.

Always go back to your ‘why?!’ - only you can change it.

Starting the day the way I mean to go on and trying to rebuild old good habits!

Come on Emma!

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✅ June-a-thon ✅

Well I’m pleased that’s done!
Steady one to ease me back in, yeah right!
First one in 3 weeks - and byyyyy it’s warm!

Still loved it though - so nice to be outside, bit vitamin d, fresh air, does wonders for the mind.

Still don’t like how running makes you feel like your gonna shat yourself though!

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The joys of being on holiday - sunglasses hide many sins!

A Benny bottomless brunch did not disappoint!

They say what makes you bad makes you better right!?

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I’m still here chugging on!
Sorry I haven’t updated for a while.

The running journey continues!
Parkrun on Saturday at the van, 5k this morning to start the day..

Hope everyone is well!

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The road to 10k continues!

PB 10k! Chuffed to bits!

Amazing how different a route can be backwards mind!

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Solo run tonight! ✅

I’m walking back to the car and my hubs is on the other side of the river just starting his jaunt! 👏🏻

You don’t realise how long a dual carriageway is until you run down it! 🤣

Buzzing with my time, I seem to be settling into a decent rhythm now.. 🏃🏻‍♀️

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Yayyyyyy, our first 10k in the bag!
It included lots of ups and downs, dodging horse poo and tractors!

You’re proving it Emma, you can do this.
No matter how negative you feel about yourself.
Mind over matter.

I’ve defo got the best cheerleader in my hubs.

Believe, achieve.

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Not gonna lie I’m still buzzing with tonight’s run time.

I definitely run quicker and much more comfortably outside, especially with my new feet!

I had to have a 2min walk after the first 20mins of running but then thrashed on until the end to hit 4 miles in just over 45mins.

It’s like getting a certificate at school!

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Yayyyyyyy our first outdoor run together in aggeessssssssss!

It was bloody freezinggggggggg but wow these trainers are the dogs!

No, getting his and hers wasn’t on purpose!
He picked the same pair not knowing what I’d picked!

10min run, 2min walk x 3
Nearly 6min run back to the car!

Forgot how lush Malton is…

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Friyay rudey… it’s been a while!
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So, progress and I’m going to go against a lot of advice we get constantly and have done for a long time.

🥘 Nutrition tracking - NO!
WHAT! You can’t lose weight without tracking!
Personally, I can’t lose weight with tracking either as I become completely OBSESSED with numbers, then binge if nothing changes. So I decided to release the pressure. I’ve been tracking for 10 years, I’ve got a decent knowledge of what’s what. Protein and fibre at every meal or snack. Plenty water!

🏋🏻‍♀️ Exercise - YEP!
I LOVE routine and so does my body. I’ve never been a gym bunny but the gym is really working for me this time round and I stick to a programme which always has progression and gets mixed up every 6 weeks. Out of my comfort zone and it’s working! Equally I have a cracking training partner, helps IMMENSELY! If I’m helping to motivate someone else, my motivation rockets. Exercise 6 days out of 7, hit 10k steps each day.

⚖️ Daily weigh-ins - NO!
OMG EMMA! Why!? Cos I become OBSESSED! Numbers can ruin everything for me, my motivation and complete self worth goes out of the window! I’ve weighed every day since May 2017, not anymore. I weighed today for the first time in 2 weeks. Big thing for me.

🍷 Alcohol - YES!
I know, it’s not good for you. But I enjoy it, I enjoy socialising. Try not to go to far these days but if I do, I do I don’t beat myself up and feel a rack of guilt then binge eat. I’m concious of my activity and food intake before I have a booze and equally what I eat whilst and after, always prepared!

🔥 Results - I have lost……..4lbs on the scales! 6inches from across my body! Built muscle. My behind has changed but I’m not ready to share that yet lol maybe another 12 weeks!

Hope this helps someone else to believe in themselves, you can do this.

Consistency, routine but mostly self belief!

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Back to the gym after a week of ‘life’!

Sometimes you’ve gotta give yourself a break then a kick up the jacksy and get back on it.

Consider yourself kicked Emma!

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