My training 3rd -13th May

Having done a handful of 2.5K runs throughout the year and by playing 5 a-side football twice a week my fitness wasn't too bad! But any runs over 2.5K my calf muscles seemed to seize up, such that each step, either walking or running, was agony. My solution give up the 5s and focus on the running. I don't know if the micro-tears in the muscle fibres from the football was causing the problem, but it made an immediate difference!

So since the 3rd of May, i've been doing gym (mostly upper body) for 40mins in the morning and 5K runs in the evening, with one rest day per week.

My diet now consist of approximately:

Breakfast - 1 post-workout protein shake = 120 cals

Lunch - A Boots Shapers Meal = 400 cals

Dinner - Typical dinner pizza/pasta/risotto = 1000 cals

Grand total = 1500 cals

My old unhealthy diet.

Breakfast - 1 cheese roll (300 cals) + 500ml coke (200 cals) = 500cals
Lunch - Lasagna (450 cals) + 500ml coke (200 cals) = 650 cal

Dinner - less healthy dinner (1200 cals) + 500ml coke (200 cals) + Chocolate (400 cals)= 1800cals

Grand total = 2950 cals

Shocking!!! - It is hardly surprising i had put on so much weight! And that doesn't include my 3 bottles of wine per week (1500 cals) and my 3 sneaky lunchtime pints (600 cals).

So now for the good news.....

With 1lb of fat consisting of a whopping 3500 cals, it was always going to be an uphill struggle.

But, this morning, I managed to hit 15 stone(210 pounds) at my weigh in. I am sure a few pounds will be water loss..but its heading in the right direction!

So 14st(196 pounds) is my next milestone for my next "race"... the Mens Health 10K on Sunday, 15th June 2008, Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. Im looking to cross the line in around 56mins. So I have my work cut out!