I smashed my PB for the 5km by over 4 minutes to 29.33. I am trying to run the marathon in June although the chance has gone up I still only rate it 15% as I have troublesome calves (and to a lesser extend knees)!!! This result is largely thanks to Linda :-)

have you got compression socks? if not you should invest in some, they are truly fantastic.

I went to the Neuro today to get some test results from the other week

and its good news!!

There is currently no permanent nerve damage between my hands/feet/eyes to brain!!!

Whoo hoo one more win over the MS

That's fantastic news, so happy for you :flowerforyou:

G'day all you TTTA's!

My week last week was grrrreat! Bit of a splurge on the weekend, but I saved up all week for it, so it steven'd out.

Also didn't keep to my exercises schedule at the end of the week.... I pretty much doubled it. Go team! Also made Fernwood official on Wednesday. We're going steady now.

Did the Color (silly American spelling) Run on Sunday. Wow, that was alot of fun. It was a bit of an obstacle course, ducking and weaving through all the walkers, but it was excellent that I was with a group of people that all kept the same fast pace between the colour clouds.

Had a bit of tummy troubles again, but it seems to have fixed itself again. I think I'll be heading to a nutritionalist. Had a talk to some nurse friends and they said that processed sugar shouldn't bother me so much, so maybe it's something else.

The rest of the week is planned;
Mon: rest day
Tues: Body Step
Wed: outdoor run
Thurs: AM: outdoor run - PM: Body Pump
Fri: AM: Body Balance - PM: Body Pump
Sat: AM: Bikram Yoga - PM: outdoor walk
Sun: maybe a gym class or a run/walk. wingin it.

Love hearing about everyone kicking goals, no matter the size. Keep it up!

Hi all,

Hope day 2 is going well for everyone.

Allie congrat's on your news from the doc, that's so good.

Flyer also congrats on your PB. From someone who also loves to run I know how excited I'll be when I can get under that 30min but for now I'll just keep trying.

Food wise all is going well. Am actually not logging at the moment only as I felt I needed a break from it. So instead I'm just working on eating healthy and keeping my portions in check. Actually think this is also helping my night snacking as I think subconsciously I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything from stressing about logging everything ( not sure if that makes sense).

Meals can be a bit of an issue in our house as everyone is fussy including myself. Have been trying to make some different meals though. Tonight I bought some pizza bases and my 11yr old did the toppings. Everyone ate them with no complaints and much healthier than from the shop. That makes one happy mum.

Didn't get to my run this morning as I messed up my starting time for work, so hoping to get a run and gym work in tomorrow.

Skim sounds like a great work out on the bike, might have to give it a go.

Keep smiling ????????

Well I went to the doctor last night for my tummy troubles. I've been told that I may have a sucrose or maltose intolerance and I should cut them out of my diet for the next 10 days, then start reintroducing one at a time.

My first reaction was "sugar?? too easy!". Did you know sucrose is in practically everything? Even fruit and veg? And what sucrose isn't in, maltose is in?! The next 10 days are going to be pretty much only meat, low sucrose fruit and veg, and coffee. I'm going to die without variety!

I'm such a whinger. Haha. I do hope this is the solution though.

And I hope it's sucrose I'm intolerant to, not maltose. Beer has maltose... noooooooo!

I havent checked in for a while - it's been a tough couple of weeks. I've had to deal with a few family things, including my grandmother going to hospital for open heart surgery, which has really thrown me about. I have still been logging my food, regardless of whether I meet my target for the day. Accountability is key I reckon

Bigldesigns - congrats on your news, both weight loss and MS wise! Keep that postive energy running through you and you'll do exceptional things you never dreamed possible

Lorelei - I use bodybuilding.com for strength training technique videos. I'm currently using Jamie Eason's 12 week live fit trainer for my strength training programs, which use both machines and free weights. I'm loving it.

Flyer - Congrats on your 5km time! I just recently had some improvements with mine too so I know how you feel! Are you trying for a full or half marathon in June? I agree with mmk - compression socks are amazing! I also find my foam roller helps too - I usually use this while watching tv or something at night.

merse81 - I always seem to binge on the weekends too - it's a hard habbit to break out of! I usually find that when I do some form of exercise in the morning, like park run or a mini triathlon or a group fitness class, then I'll eat better on a weekend.

Skim - I love a good spin session too!! So much sweat In fact, I'm contemplating casual visits to an actual gym to do proper spin classes, unless someone can point me in the right direction of a good app to use.

Mon - I keep getting asked to do colour run but the obstacle of walkers really frustrates me. I might be doing one in Ipswich here soon ish (can't remember exactly when it is though) so will prepare myself for the walkers I love that you're doing body balance - another reason I want to look at a proper gym! As for your intolerance, maybe you'll end up like I did with wheat/gluten. A few years ago I was having horrible tummy issues. Doctors put it down to stress, which I disagreed with as I didn't feel stressed in the slightest. A naturopath suggested a food intolerance might have been the culprit. I cut out all wheat/gluten for a month, with a plan to try it with dairy the month afterwards. It worked and I stopped having problems. I slowly introduced wheat/gluten back into my diet and have had no major issues since. I do find it flares up a little if I have too much wheat/gluten, so I just limit it. I call this a food sensitivity, as I'm not intolerant to it but it does weird things to me. Does that make sense?

Michable - what half marathon are you training for? When/where is it?


I completed a mini triathlon on the weekend with a 300m swim, 10km cycle and a 3km run. I had barely trained at all for the swim or cycle - two months since I'd done either. This showed in my swim, which got worse by 2 minutes from last time I did it. My transition from the swim to cycle was absolutely terrible - I took forever! This time gets added onto your cycle time on the results website. Cycle itself was good, with my HRM/GPS watch showing I covered 10km in about 20 minutes, which is excellent for me. As for my 3km run at the end, I smashed it in 15:34. I was super super stoked at my run time, still am in fact! I've now registered for the last of the QTS Gatorade Series on 23 February at Raby Bay (if anyone's around that area) and will be tackling my longest distance to date - 400m swim, 15km cycle and 4km run. I'm so excited! I've actually done some swim training already (my ribs are feeling the effects of this - I feel bruised!) and have some plans for transition training too - mainly putting shoes on with wet feet

Strength training took a back seat last week, as I didn't want to be sore before the tri. Back to it this week, starting at Week 4 of the Jamie Eason Live Fit Trainer. It's getting tough but I love the burn. I have slacked a little on my half marathon training, but aim to pick it up again properly after my next tri.

Food wise, I'm just trying to watch portions. I had a big binge on Sunday and gave up my 'no drinking until March' plan. I do only drink on weekends and it's not often, so it's not like I'm falling 'back into old habits'.

My friend and I are practicing/preparing for auditions for My Kitchen Rules for next year, with applications opening next month. I know this will have a bit of an impact on my food intake, so I really have to pace myself!

Goals this week -
1. To actually weigh in and record my measurements!
2. To do one swimming, one cycle and one brick triathlon training sessions
3. To stick to my weight training plan (3 more sessions to go this week)
4. To run 5km at some point this week (I'm going to miss parkrun as I'll be travelling to Bundaberg for my brother in laws birthday party, so I just have to do it on my own)

Hi Lou,

It will be my first half marathon. I should be ready for it, assuming no injuries or other factors (loss of motivation, getting too busy, etc). My longest race distance to date was 10 km about 8 - 9 years ago, then I had another 3 children which meant my running has been on-off for the last 8 years. I have only been back running regularly for the last 4 months.

I am a bit nervous about the long runs I have coming up over the next half of my program - 70 mins this week, increasing up to 2 hours in about 8 weeks time. It seems impossible - but the training plan says it, so I will do it. I see you have a 12.5 km run coming up this week. That's getting up there. Let me know how it goes!

Skim - so pleased to hear you're going great this week. Enjoy your night out on Valentine's Day - new love is awesome, isn't it?