Good and Bad

Oh dear, the weekend is always what ruins it for me. That's right - blame the weekend. Well I did good things and I did bad things. I did two 2 hour hill walks, but I also had a curry night on Saturday night (with friends round) at which Matt and I got a bit carried away and made 4 different curries (as well as poppodums and chutneys etc.) Well, I did say I like food! So what did I do? Eat two portions of EVERYTHING, including pudding. HOW embarassing for a start - I managed to diffuse some of the embarassment with my friends on the phone the next day. But terrible for the diet. Hence the second hill walk, which I did on the Sunday. Unfortunately Laura took a dislike to the backpack half way up, and cried for most of the walk thereafter. She also lost her best and warmest hat halfway back down. I weighed myself this morning and I am no lighter than I was on Friday (no heavier either) which is so disheartening after all that walking. I haven't managed to walk the dogs again since then though due to a nasty cold complete with very sore throat (especially when I swallow - ouch!). So it's not looking good for Friday!

On the plus side though I have managed to keep doing my toning exercises in the morning. And I have just made a promise to a Handbag friend that I will chum her in a training programme to start running - yikes, I must be mad! But it has occurred to me lately that running would be a good way to incorporate dog walking with cardio exercise. So once this cold is gone, running here we come!