coccydynia

My doctor diagnosed coccydynia. I have to learn to live with it, controlling the position i sit and what i sit on mainly. I have began my kundalini yoga again this week which i was really missing, and aim to start my exercise routine with the p90 Monday. Of course i will take easy anything that i feel would put strain on my tail bone.

Set back

I haven't managed to exercise for almost a week. I am having lower spine issues. I am very disappointed and little nervous as to what this might mean. I shall be phoning the doctors surgery in the morning. So will keep my blog updated.

60 days

Start
chest - 41
left upper arm - 12 1/2
right upper arm - 13
waist - 38
hips - 40
left thigh - 22 1/2
right thigh - 23 1/2

30 days
chest - 39
left upper arm - 12 1/2
right upper arm - 13
waist - 32
hips - 37
left thigh - 21
right thigh - 22

60 days
chest - 39
left upper arm - 11 1/2
right upper arm - 12
waist - 31
hips - 37
left thigh - 21
right thigh - 21

That a 17 inch total so far.  I am starting to feel muscles coming in how too, specially on my legs which are starting to look great (shall try to get a photo at some point) I am glad I have starting loosing on my upper arms, only an inch, but pleased.

Food

Food.
I have been making recipes from the bbc goodfood website for a couple of months now. You can set the search to what you please. I have been making recipes from a 200-400 calories search, and so far they have all been fab, even enjoyed by the children.
After the first 90 days are up I will be 'eating green' as I call it. I will be sharing info of some of the food when I get there.

Why no weight update.

The reason you won't be seeing many weight updates from me, is that I am not really interested in weight. I will update now and then my loss, as I think some people may be interested, specially those that wish to loose weight and find this blog as help for them. As far as weight goes, by some calculations I am no more that a stone over normal, by other places I am still in the normal group. But by my first picture it's clear that I am caring some unhealthy 'pudge' and I most definitely can not run a mile let alone a marathon. I am also not very hung up on my goal weight wise. When I first started getting bigger (after about my third child) I used to think of when I was small and could eat what ever I pleased, and aim my weight to then. As I have grown in knowledge, needs and wants I know that my goal is in my shape and size. When I was a skinny little thing I was just as incapable at running a marathon, just my pudge didn't get in the way yet
A friend asked me the other day what my goal was. I found this hard to answer. I want to get into the best shape of my life, but I also want a body that shows I am there to be honest, I am still a women after all. I said I guess my goal would be a size 10 waist. My goal is much bigger than that though. I'm not gonna get a size 10 waist and reap the congratulations and well dones then eat cake. I want to change my life so I can eat a piece of cake, not go over board, and not feel guilty. And most importantly, I want to see what I can do with my body.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure"

30 days

I wasn't going to show any photos or measurements till i had reached goals. BUT, i will reach goals, so here is my progress after 30 days.

Start
chest - 41
left upper arm - 12 1/2
right upper arm - 13
waist - 38
hips - 40
left thigh - 22 1/2
right thigh - 23 1/2

30 days
chest - 39
left upper arm - 12 1/2
right upper arm - 13
waist - 32
hips - 37
left thigh - 21
right thigh - 22

I can feel a great deal of difference in my body and definitely in my ability. I have began the second level of p90 and it's pushing me. The exercise is also getting my body realigned and i am starting to stand like i used to.
In the photos, i have picked an outfit that will be able to be worn if i loose a great deal of size. It may not look the best on me, and another outfit would make me look smaller, but i want to see true results. My stomach looks terrible in the first photo, and the sad thing was, i was not pushing my belly out in the slightest. I mourn for my pre children body sometimes.

Start line

My plan for the next 90 days is the p90 exercise routines with p90x yoga on my rest day. For these 90 days I will be having slim fast, a main meal, a recovery  drink with my exercise and healthy snacks so i eat something about every two hours. I drop a stone and a half easy with 'eating green' but then get stuck, so I am going to slim fast first and loose steady, then after the 90 days move to healthy healthy eating to boost my motivation and hopefully not get stuck like normal. I need to shift some bulk first as i hold it all in my mid drift since having 4 children and an finding I am pinching a few inches when i do yoga and unable to get the best moves possible.
I have almost completed 30 days and so far know i have lost at least 4 inches on my waist and about 11lb. I will do a full measurement in about 4 days and record it here.

When I was a little girl, every year I would watch the London marathon with my Dad, and we would say, one day we'll do that.
In 2004 just as I became pregnant with my third child my grandad passed away, and dad decided it was his time to run. He ran for Haven, the people that took care of my grandad in his last days. I wanted so much to run with him, but the baby was due a month before marathon day, there was no way I could.
Come April i sat on the sides feeding a new born cheering my amazing Dad on, and watching him come over the finishing line was so emotion.
Since then my want to run each year has been worse. But reality strikes. I have four home schooled children and a husband that works unsociable hours. I have become quite out of shape. Wishing each year I could do it is unproductive. I need to make a plan.
This is it.
I aim for 2015. If I can do it sooner then great. But that's my Deadline. My eldest is 13 this year. As I get nearer the date I will be able to trust in her to take care of her siblings while I get in at least one jog a day, I can't even do that at this time. But first I have to address my health. This is something my husband and I have both agreed to do. This is not about loosing weight. We want to be more fit, healthy and strong than we have ever been before. We have a long way to go.
We are changing our life, making our interest a productive one. The start has been a good one.