Today was a tough day, I had a lot to do. This morning I was feeling a bit tired so i purchased said items from the local shop as a mid morning pick me up…

Which worked for a bit, but then I started feeling a bit down and rubbish later on…

I battled on (being busy n all) until finally conceding defeat and going home for some proper food.

It’s only now looking back I realize how blatantly my poor snack choice had affected me, physically and mentally.

Reflecting on things, when I felt rubbish earlier, I started asking some soul searching questions…

Then after good food had kicked in a LOT of things fell into place.

It’s too easy to forget how simple choices can have a big impact, how our environment and the things we do to our body affect us physically and emotionally.

So, i’m going to be making some big changes… i’ll be writing them here as it seems the right place.

And although it’s more public, it somehow feels more personal a space than an update or note on facebook.

There are a few things i should of done a while ago, which I’ve been postponing that I think, finally, i’m ready to do.

Hold tight.

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We (bike club) are planning a critical mass ride in support of the riders in Brazil callously mown down by a driver last friday.

As with all Critical Mass rides, we’ll be starting out at 6pm on the last Friday of the month (March 25th)

Full details are available on the Facebook event page, please come along and invite your friends.

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This year I got to tick another one off my list:

• Join the Spartans for their annual Christmas Swim – DONE!

(click the pic for more photos)

Mum joined me for the swim, I think she’s probably not as used to the sea temperature as I am… very proud anyway.

BUT it wasn’t the actual spartans swim… no, for some reason, there were 2 swims.

Well, we arrived, it was cold, we saw one group about to go in, so we joined them. The spartans may of had the mayor and a tv crew but this lot were kind enough to let us join them. They had a bigger group, all I can find out is a news item on McMillan news page (dated 3/11/10) and a justgiving page

If you are these people, or know them, do get in touch. I’d love to see both groups swim together next year, it would of been nearly 50 people!

UPDATE: think I have located a fellow swimmer on FB, have emailed to try and locate the video!

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Finally making some progress in cutting down the sugar intake… just the 5 this week, but that’s including 2 days where I had to disrupt my sleeping pattern and then get up early, so I”m happy with that.

Have made the move to dark chocolate, that has to help… and tea I’m now a 1/2 a tsp man (down from 2) so I think I can say the trend is going the right way!

Reiters has declined a bit, knee still gives me grief; Have to wait for a specialist appt (4-6 weeks) to try and figure out the triggers. (What if its a lack of sugar? that’d be hilarious!)

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So after shocking myself with the sheer size of sugar in a week… i managed to cut down to…. erm… 6 last week

3 energy drinks, a rockstar (76g in this badboy!) and 2 rio types. Not too bad.

In other news, i’ve finished the course of steroids for my stupid reiters… its almost back to full strength, so I’m going to stay clear of exercise till its 100%.

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wow. ok when you look at it like that, it’s even worse! Must… drink… less… SUGAR!

I have started to cut back on the sweet stuff generally, eat the odd bit of dark choc as a treat… must.. eat… BETTER!!!

In other news, the Reiters is back and I seem to have an intolerance to dairy, god… I’m a bundle of health. Sorry folks. On steroids again (prescribed btw!) so makes my brain a bit crazy.

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Ok, 10 in 1 week is BAD… need to do better, I might work out sugar content.

Energy drink 12g
Rio 11hr
Coke 10g
Per 100ml

250/330/500ml sizes

Will do maths later…

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