So with just under 29 weeks until I find myself running the great south run, which I am doing for 2 reasons…..
1) To raise money for guide dogs, who without their support and funding, I would not be have half the independence that I have today.
2) As a person achievement for me – I’m not going to break any speed records, but I am going to complete it by jogging/sprinting the entire course.
As a mum of 2, the reading on the scales has up radially gone up, something that I am determined to change. I don’t believe in fad diets, but healthy eating and that everything is good and allowed within moderation. To help with this I have joined my local Slimming World group for moral support. This hasn’t been without its own ups and downs, but it has also proved that a lot of the scales gain has come from loosing or thinking that I had lost my independence….. Life also gets in the way of exercise alot of the time, well the excuse that it does is actually what gets in the way!
With a guide dog I do try and walk as much as possible, I don’t have the luxury of jumping in the car to pop out for milk! But I really missed the bike rides and the swimming.
So guess what?
I do both !!!!! With the help of a friend I have gradually built up my confidence to swim, he has helped me strengthen my technique and we aim to go swimming together once a week, in addition to this I have signed up for a swim membership and often find myself at the pool, by myself at least once more each week.
Now that the weather is cheering up (although as I write this, it’s started to rain!) today the bike got dusted off and taken out….. With my daughter who is 7 we rode 4.2 miles to a nice pub for lunch, before taking the slightly longer route of 4.8 miles home again.
Some of you may be reading this with a sense of fear, for not only my safety, but that of my daughters…. Please trust me when I say that I would not do this without feeling safe. I am a firm believer that pavements are for both cycles as well as pedestrians (showing respect for each others space) I am also very lucky to live within fareham and its neighbouring town of Gosport, that both have a wonderful network of cycle track and designated cycle lanes on the roads.
With my central vision and concentration I am able to cycle very comfortably within these perimeters and pay full attention to my daughter.
Today we did also had a bit of help from a friend as my daughter had not previously had a lot of confidence with her riding.
But once she started there was no stopping her, I think she definitely carries my determined gene.
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