A seed is planted

So the last post I Blogged was a bit negative and certainly gave me a lot of self reflection. I have come to Lanzarote for what was originally planned as a training camp. But it has actually served me as a period of reflection and thinking about what I want in life. Question is, do I want to look back at this moment in years to come and think I wish I’d taken road no.2. 

The first thought I had reflected upon was my appearance, I had grown an unkempt beard. That had to go.  Immediately I found a Pharmacy and bought a razor and hacked this symbol of my new laziness off my face. My small room on the farmhouse that we had rented had a big mirror, I have spent a lot of time reflecting what I did to my body. 

I have decided the diet needs fixing. I’m going back to calorie counting and will be limiting myself to 2000Kcal per day in the week and 2500kcal on a weekend. Some things are going to need to go. I’ve made a commitment that beer is going. Now, I don’t drink that much; maybe 15 units per week. But what I do drink is the cask ale that makes you put on weight. Instead my Saturday treat will be a glass of Scotland or Japans finest Whiskey in my Grandads glass. 

So it’s easy isn’t it. Eat less and move more! Well not quite, I have some serious goals. I want to enter the British Para-Tri championships that start in May. I need to fit into my wetsuit, so that is my first tangible goal. In fact – it’s the only goal I put on myself. That would be 17st for May. That’s five stone for non regular readers!

Hilary has the training plan covered. Let’s go…