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Looking good Nichole! Not to be a total perv, but not only is your tummy way smaller, but so are your boobies! :o

It's Friday! And you know what that means? It's MEME DAY! Here's one to start the day with :D

CRASH! BANG! WHALLOP! What is that sound you may ask? Well, that was me falling off the wagon, again.... Dinner with friends was not how I'd planned. Eating out is probably not a great idea right now for me when my will power is at it's weakest. Whooops. Oh well, I'm off to sleep now, and tomorrow is a new day....

Isn't it? What I don't get is MFP finds the word 'crap' acceptable, but not 'a*rse'! hahahaha.

I went for my first run since March last night. I've had to take the last month off from running (and everything else) so I was a little worried about how far my progress would have slipped in that time, but I set myself a goal of 20 mins continuous running rather than a distance, and i'm pleased to say I managed it. I…

Ok, so I went out for a 'test run' last night after not running since March, just to see how far my progress had slipped back, thinking i'd probably have to go back to intervals...I set myself a time target of 20 mins rather than a distance, and i'm happy to say I managed this alright. I didn't cover very much ground, but…

Well done @chasidee90 , that's an amazing loss in a short time! That's nearly 2 stone in 4 weeks! Wow! Thanks for all the nice comments guys, it's good to be back. :) So, yesterday was much better, I managed to stay under my goal and I went for a little 20 min run. In all honesty it probably would have been longer but I…

Oh I forgot! I've also signed up to bike ride around London in July. I think it's 10 miles, so not too far, but they close the whole of central London down for it, so we'll get to cycle round Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament all without any traffic - how cool is that! I'm doing it with my friend Sam, we…

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Urgh! Failed miserably on my first day back.....got home from my first day back at work and was so tired I got a take-out curry for dinner and drank 3 Bacardi & cokes (diet) - whoooops. Oh well, today is another day and I have already decided to go for a little run tonight to get back into the routine. I'll prob manage…

Well, I just signed up to a running challenge and put my goal at 30 miles for this month. I'm going to ease myself back into it, after not running for a month it's going to be tough! I should also get back out on my bike too now the weather is getting better. I'll think of a few more.... ☺️

@instantmartian - I'm so sorry for your loss too. My Mum had just turned 60, no age at all really. My dad died 14 years ago now, and in that time my Mum became even more my world, she was extra special to me, and I miss her terribly. I'm hoping the running will give me a focus, time to clear my brain and relax like you…

Thanks to everyone for your kind words. @username301 - Totally. She was very proud when I started running again, and told all her friends about how i'd joined a local running group etc, so as much for myself as for her, I shall do my best to carry on. I've given myself the last month off to deal with the funeral etc, and…

Hello everyone, i'm back after a break throughout April... Not to put a downer on you all but I went on holiday at the beginning of April and my Mum was taken seriously ill, so I abandoned my ski trip, flew back to the UK to be with her, but despite the very excellent care she received she didn't make it. :'( So I scrapped…

Hi guys, so i'm back! Back to work, back to logging, back to trying to get healthy and fit. I confess I didn't manage RC last night, it was peeing it down and I really wasn't in the right frame of mind, I was feeling a little stressed about coming back to the office today (no idea why though to be honest) so I decided to…

Me too, me too, me too! Back to routine for me from Monday. I've got to start trying to get some kind of 'normality' back into my life after everything that's happened. Back to RC for me, which is going to be super tough after a month of no running, but I'm determined to get back to it. See you all on the other side of the…

@Joy - Yes, I had to write my Mum's obituary, you're totally right, it sucks, big time.

So sorry to hear your Mum's been poorly Nichole, I really hope she gets better soon. Also really sad to hear about your FIL Joy. And thanks for the message Dana, I appreciate it a lot. ☺ Well I'm still about, lurking and reading everyone's posts, you're all doing so great. I'm just not feeling up to being back on it right…

Wow, so many posts to catch up with, far too many to respond to individually, so all I'll say is a big well done to you all, you all seem to be nailing it. :) Lots and lots to do at the moment, so i've not been tracking my food, and my Fitbit steps are way down due to spending half my time in the car going from one…

Hello everyone, thanks for all your kind wishes, and sorry to rain on the parade, but my Mum died yesterday afternoon whilst I held her hand, surrounded by a few of our closest family. I'm utterly heartbroken, she was my everything, I've always been very close to my Mum, I loved her so very much. My only consolation now is…

Hi guys, just a quick post, I've been home a couple of days now, but under very stressful circumstances, basically I had a call Thursday night whilst in Austria to tell me my Mum had been rushed into intensive care as her condition had deteriorated rapidly. I abandoned the rest of my holiday and flew back to the UK on the…

Hello everyone. Well we managed to get here, ferry from Dover, through France (far too many toll roads!), into Germany (good beer) where we stopped for the night, then onwards to Austria. 1029 miles! It's sunny and beautiful, I do love this area of Europe. I've had an easy day so far, done a few easy runs, now just…

Well, it's nearly time to go.....I've been running around like a complete eejit since first thing this morning, sorting out my outfit, changing money, shopping, sorting out insurance and breakdown cover etc etc etc, you get the picture....then just to top it all off, my Mum, who has a congenital heart defect (a bad one),…

Yipeeee! Well done Dana! It is amazing what we can do when we try, so you've gone from 1 min intervals to running a whole mile. Incredible. And with a hang over, so that's like running 10 miles really lol. You should be proud.

@Dana - That's hilarious that you agreed to run while drunk, that's the sort of thing I do when i've had a few too many hahaha. Good luck though, i'm sure you'll smash it! And well done on the loss, that's fab!

Use it and abuse it, the more people in this world that use that word the better. It's my favourite 'non-swear' word for idiot. lol Oh believe me, i'm not posh at all, I have a London accent lol :smiley: I'm going to try hard to eat as well as I can while i'm away, and hope the skiing counteracts the rest...mulled wine…

Congratulations on the test results, I would imagine that's made you feel amazing, like a whole new lease of life. Rachel and Dana have given you sound advice about the birthday celebrations, my advice on your last comment would be this - what ever happens over the weekend, don't beat yourself up about it. Even if…

Woweee! Excited for you! :smile: I just can't believe what a total wazzock I am, I mean who books a days holiday and then forgets? Also, due to my stupidity i've not been able to take a lunch break today (trying to fit in two days work today!) so i've hardly done any steps yet at all. :neutral: In other news, i've managed…

OMG! I really am such a doofus at times - I work in a different town to the one I live in, and I'd planned my next two lunch breaks (Thurs/Fri) to get everything done for my holiday, money exchanged, hair cut, eyebrows, shopping for bits etc. I also ordered some stuff from eBay, as our road trip has a 'Mad Max' theme and…

A very short 2.19 miles tonight, trying not too push to hard too quickly. Keeping is slow and easy.