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  Back running....increasing my Kms again!

  After about 2 months alternative travelling to Canada and the US for work purpose, along with getting sick every time I returned to Europe due to the continuous snow....I am finally back in my home base for a while...the snow has stopped...and I'm ready to get back into some serious running! It's marathon day in my city; I've run in it for the past 2 years (since I moved here) but made the decision not to this year due to all the travel (and thus...lack of prep.)....but I'm jealous! Prep'ing now for the neighbouring towns marathon day in June ......for now I'll head out to support those who have supported me in the past. Happy running everyone :-)

  Posted 27 days ago by wooliejumper

  
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  Carbs versus calories - re-loaded!

  Still having some trouble with the carbs versus calories issue I'm having continuously. I have decreased my carbs so that they fall into line with what Daily Burn recommends given my daily exercise, etc....and I am noticing a big change in my body shape and generally feeling of heaviness (I don't feel so bloated and heavy), however, I rarely meet my calorie goals, meaning that I wake up at 2am regularly starving and have to eat something....I try not to eat anything bad but still I am eating food in the middle of the night which can't be good. I have tried to increase my protein intake, which is helping a little, but my vegetarian diet means that carbs are a part of my daily diet and when I decrease them, but continue exercising the same, I have little energy.

  Posted 11 months ago by wooliejumper

  
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  New PB :-)

  Yesterday I ran the Leipzig 1/2 marathon in a new PB of 1:55'54" - very exciting!

  Posted about 1 year ago by wooliejumper

  
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  Tattoo

  Got my first tattoo today; a reference to a quote that has gotten me through many tough times when I wanted to give up, and will undoubtedly get me through tough times in the future. Had coffee with a dear friend, lunch, 24km cycle around the lake, shopping, dinner....chilling on this beautiful summers evening.

  Posted about 1 year ago by wooliejumper

  
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  Calories OR carbs

  I realized a few weeks ago that I had been meeting my calorie requirements but going way over on my carb requirements; I made a few changes and started meeting my carb requirements. However, I exercise almost everyday (take 1 day off per week), usually running (8.5km) or cycling (27.5km) per day - alternating days, I am a lacto-vegetarian so my diet includes lots of carb rich foods, even if they are mainly carbs from vegetables and my weetabix for breakfast - however, because I eat so many carb-based foods although I am meeting my carb requirements my calorie requirements are now not being meet - they are frequently too low and I am finding that I don't have enough energy to exercise and enjoy it as I get light-headed - any ideas? Another issue at the moment is that I live in Germany where salad items are off the menu until they sort out the E-coli source, meaning that I am limited in salad items I can add to my diet and consequently I eating other carb-rich foods to compensate.

  Posted about 1 year ago by wooliejumper