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Good luck with the diet JJ.
I'm mid-diet myself, & have dropped 2st 1lb in 2 months & 2 weeks. The better we do when dieting, the more we are encouraged to stick to it rigidly.
Once our heads are in the right place, it's the easiest thing ever.
Garden peas? I have a WHOLE TIN (small tin, admittedly) every day.
Proper pea chirp, that.
If you can do those things you can definitely do a half-marathon. After a 12 year 'break' I returned to running in April 2014, starting with 2 minutes jog/2 minutes walk, for 24 minutes first time out. I slowly built it up and did my first half marathon in Cardiff in October of that year. I've ran in another four half-marathons since then, reducing my best time to 1 hour 43 minutes in Coventry five weeks ago.
Those first few runs are always by far the toughest. If you stick at it you'll soon improve, it gets much easier when you settle into a training pace that suits you. Keeping some sort of running diary so you can see your progress in black and white is highly recommended.
Big city running events are a wonderful experience, you'd love it. Everybody is in it together, supporting and encouraging each other, regardless of age/size/ability. It's only really a 'race' for a few elite guys at the front. Being cheered-on and encouraged by the spectators makes it feel even more amazing.
Run well, literally
https://www.strava.com/activities/436665793
I don't do any running - obv - buy my young lady does, & I can really relate to that, the atmo is simply wonderful, just 100% good vibes to & from everyone. We - well her, with me as her support, have done 5 so far, & they have been a real eye opener. There's a different world out there.
As for me, part of my "diet" consists of a daily walk, something I've never done before. I walk 2 miles every weekday, & 4 miles every Saturday & Sunday, so that's 18 miles per week, &, in total, close to 200 miles since I began on January 16th. To me, that's amazing, but I guess Gary won't be quite as impressed, given he regularly walks the length & breadth of the country.
Any tips diet wise?
I try to eat 'properly' as often as possible, so 3 decent meals per day with the obvious "lots of veg" and some fruit etc.
If you have shed 11lbs in 3 weeks, you don't need advice from me or anyone else, keep doing what you are doing, but BE PATIENT, this is a long journey.
I would not say I was in decent shape to start with though, I had a proper beer belly, & I don't drink.....
It's all about mindset, this dieting thing.
My biggest asset is keeping busy. When I have nothing to do, my mind wanders to food, "what can I have to eat?", but by keeping busy I don't have time to "snack". So there are no "empty" periods in my day - I'm either working, writing, walking, sleeping, or playing poker. I do have a 1 hour "do nothing" slot each evening (dinner time), & a 30 minute do nothing slot early afternoon (light lunch time) but that apart, I just keep busy.
Light lunch is 4 Rivitas, Philly Low Fat cheese & fresh sliced toms. If you are hungry enough, they are delish.
The only other food intake is my evening meal. 2 chicken breasts, a small tin of garden peas, & a small tin of tomatoes laced with Worcester Sauce to add flavour. That is followed by a giant bowl of fruit - as much as I can eat - & then matzot & cheese.
No lattes, just tea, no sugar obv, or sparkling water.
That may sound dull, but when we are hungry, ALL food tastes wonderful.
I shall lose another 7lbs, & then that's it, job done, & I'll revert to eating badly, & pile it all back on again. I've done the same routine every year for 40 years, which shows how unbelievably stupid I am.
Anyway, you are doing just fine, so don't change a thing. But most of all, don't weaken or yield, be OBSESSIVE.
A side bonus is that your self-esteem will be much enhanced by having achieved something really meaningful.
Good luck JJ.
pffffft. Can't even trust veg to be healthy nowardays.
I look forward to meal times so much more now, and you're right all good, clean food tastes amazing. I'll never go back to the sh*te I used to eat now
It joins protein and carbs as the 3 macronutrients required on a daily basis, but the big thing is that carbs is actually the most important, or should be the most prominent. In the UK, a lot of people seem to base their meal around meat (protein), and actually, that should only be around 1/6th of your plate. Carbs is the big one, and it should take up approx 1/3rd of your plate. You can also get PLENTY of protein from nuts, seeds etc
There are also different types of carbs, and again plenty of misinformation about them - as far as I'm aware, the best type of carbs is the wholemeal and wholewheat complex variation (for the necessary FIBER boost), rather than white complex carbs - so all you have to do is simply look for the wholemeal/wholeweat packaging, and simple carbs should be reduced (white/brown sugar, honey etc). The more complex carbs take longer to break down, are slow-releasing and give us a more sustained level of energy and apparently should = 1/3rd of our meals.
Why do you think bread is the devil? You can buy wholewheat seedy bread which is a great alternative to white bread, and a brilliant source of starchy carbs.
I'm not sure if you knew that stuff or not, but thought I'd write it anyway, and to answer your Q - peas are high in vitamin c, and I don't think eating over the "recommended daily intake" of VC is much of a problem, if any (of course don't just eat peas........). Check google for nutritional information of different veggies/fruits etc.
on a more personal level, I love making food and I'd recommend eating some different fresh produce every day. You can even do it seasonally for best flavours, and it actually doesn't get boring. You can make so many diff great dishes that are quite simple. Then again, I do have a passion for doing it and I understand other people cba lol, and other people probably have less time than me (or so I keep hearing) hehe
Treadmills are a useful tool, great in bad weather for example, but notorious for being the most boring way to run. It's a different, slightly easier type of running too. Before participating in a road race you should do most of your training on the road.
If possible enter a small local event before the big one, rather than dive straight in the deep end. It'll give you a good feel for how it all works. Park runs (Google is your friend, 'parkrun') are an excellent introduction, highly recommended, very popular with people new to running. Hopefully there'll be one every Saturday morning somewhere near you. If not a local 10K (6 miles) race is a good stepping stone.
Good luck.
1 pint randomly in a pub.
3 cans of lager at home on Xmas day.
I don't so I'll just try and remember it next time I'm feeling lazy