Swine flu or just legs dropping off?

I woke up on Thursday to have pins and needles in my feet. AND IT STAYED LIKE THAT ALL DAY! I did wonder whether I could force myself to go to a pub quiz on the revamp of Housesteads fort but I did in the end. It was very good fun. Even though I gave the academic answer to the questions e.g. "How long did it take to build Hadrian's Wall?" They wanted bullet point answers: "6 years"...I gave "6-8 years"...and so on...

It was still the same the next day so I went to the doctor's: "Come back in 3 weeks." Quote unquote. I forgot to mention that I was supposed to be training for the GREAT NORTH RUN. I have been except for the last 6 weeks when I concentrated more on my studying. (I'm not very good at multi-tasking!) So the training is still very much on hold sadly. In the mean time the pins and needles feeling has spread to my waist line and I feel as if I'm 105. It's very odd...very cold feeling in the toes and I can feel the skin on the outside of my legs but not the inside.

I've googled all the symptoms and it's either Swine flu or Jean-Michel-Jarre's syndrome (I jest...could be Guillem Barre's syndrome or whatever it is..the guy who wrote "Butterfly in the diving bell" thingummy jiggy with his left eyelash). I shouldn't joke...it was a tremendous achievement. What I am trying to say...is that I'm the world's worst patient and a hypochrondriac to boot (well...almost). Am I as good looking as Javier Bardem I ask myself?

I just want to get it sorted and not have this awful feeling. So it's back to the doctor's for me I think. Could be the thyroid though.

Any thoughts/answers - please on the back of a postcard.

At least I'm now down to 11 stone these days so that's something I suppose...(It can't be Swine Flu can it?)

Went for a run yesterday

I DID go for a 15 minute run yesterday in the blazing sunshine very amazingly. My bones ache today and the scales tipped in at 11 stone 3 lbs but am pleased that I got my run in.

I still feel that my schedule is a bit behind but am trying to do my best with it all. I'm eating well and not eating any junk: porridge for breakfast, ham sandwich for lunch, casserole and rice for evening meal. I've just got to carry on being virtuous.

I am motivated, at the moment, to lose weight and (when I can) to go running. I just hope this mood continues for a while. At least until 20th September!

Sort of not doing too badly

losing weight...am down to 11 stone and 1 pound...but haven't been able to follow my running schedule last two weeks

sorry not writing this properly as someone is impeding my writing hands

half term and revising is putting paid to my plans

oh well can't do everything

can only just keep nagging myself to go out and run and keep the pressure up

naggus not interruptus !

15 minutes without stopping!

Did my first 15 minute run yesterday...down Haltwhistle Burn and back up again. I didn't stop. Not once. Not even for a cream bun. I'm trying to follow the running schedule that I've downloaded from The Great North Run website. I have missed the odd day or two but if I can get the right child care hopefully it shouldn't be too often. Gotta to go...to make lunch.

I've even managed to lose 2 lbs into the bargain. Ain't life amazin'?

Two runs so far

I've done two runs so far. The first (on Tuesday) was for fifteen minutes...around a field and three times round my parents' hamlet (where they live...in one single house. They don't own the hamlet!)..I got back and saw that I'd misread the schedule. It said: 5-10 minutes easy run. Botheration! Oh well. At least I'd done something.

Today went out running with my youngest sister. She set the pace. I think she was being easy with me. Only had to be a 5-10 easy minute run again. I liked the downhill bit the best.;)

I get e-mail updates from the running schedule. No peace for the wicked.

It all starts here

Given up on diet. Waste of time although I should start trying to avoid some things. I've got my training schedule today. Luckily first day, today, it says REST. Can't argue with that!

The Great North Run here I come......

I've been selected for The Great North Run today by the RNLI. Yippee! And yikes! It means I've got to start training now.....aaaggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!