I think winter’s here
Although it took me all afternoon to warm up, due to a power cut at work which left us with no computers or heating all morning, I didn’t wimp out and buy a treadmill to run on when it’s minging but went out into the freezing cold instead. I wrapped up nice and warm though and put on my new gloves that the nice people at Start Fitness gave me (that’s the last mention of my free gloves, I promise).
And I think my diet of no alcohol and pizza is working because I’ve shrunk and my run was easy(ish) and reasonably fast for me today so hurrah to diets of no alcohol and pizza. But my diet of no alcohol and pizza ends next Thursday when it isn’t January anymore and me and Gary are getting alcohol and pizza. I said as we haven’t drunk for almost a month, we’ll be drunk before the pizzas get here so he said we should wait until the pizzas arrive before drinking. Got to wait even longer? Eek! And tomorrow when we go to see the greatest musician in the world ever (that’s Bobby Conn, by the way) we can look at Kate with disdain, as she’s drinking and smoking. Although she’ll probably be thinking, mmm, this wine/lager’s really nice and you can’t have any, ha ha.
Next month I’m giving up shopping. February’s a short month though so it should be ok and after all, there’s still a week left to shop in January. Yay.
Stats:
Miles: 2.63
Total time: 29:12
Average pace: 11:06 minute/mile
Total calories: 233
Weather: 41F
Greatest musicians in the world ever playing a gig tomorrow: 1
Shopping days left in January: 8
Days without pizza and alcohol: 20
Music:
Sultans of Ping – Michiko
Subhumans – Urban Guerillas
Soft Cell – Meet Murder My Angel
Human League – Get Carter
Sex Pistols – Satellite
Morcheeba – Let Me See
Yeah I can’t get over that some people would run on a treadmill rather than go out in the sub zero temps 😉
Saying that my running machine won’t be here for a week :-/ that means I’ve got to run tomorrow lunchtime in the cold – then try and do 36K on Thursday….ekkkkk!
Well done on the self control front…it’s nearly wine time…
Have a good gig.
Give up shopping? Why would would anyone do that? Its gonna get colder too so you may really want to reconsider the treadmill. I’m already thinking of wimping out of the run home tomorrow and joining a gym instead.
I’ve wimped out here in the states and went on the treadmill. The cold does not bother me, but the rain does.
You have done better than me holding out on the drinks. I had some whiskey on the rocks tonight. First time in 2 weeks, which is an eternity for me:)
Ooh, looks like I’d better get on the treadmill, it’s obviously the fashionable thing to do these days, they’re certainly very popular in my gym.
No shopping February is just a little experiment for one month to see how much money I have left at the end of the month if I don’t spend anything on non-essentials like beer and pizza.
Joggerblogger, good luck with the 36k on Thursday 🙂