Following on from my previous blog, and the return to my 'happy-go-lucky' way of life, this change has also resulted in a re-introduction of a healthier lifestyle, as well as an opportunity to take a long, hard look at myself as I try to assess just what sort of person I actually am!
I now have exactly six weeks until the charity walk campaign commences, so it's essential that I resume the training whilst sticking to a sensible and healthy diet. To this effect, and as previously mentioned, I am now off the alcohol until the event reaches it's climax, when I will finally indulge in a few beers.
As for my diet, the only treats I'm allowing myself is my daily Costa latte, and a cheese & ham toastie at the weekend, as regretably I've recently been experiencing some of the old discomforts whilst eating certain foods, due to my damaged chest wall linings.
So my typical daily diet consists of my costa coffee, some banana's, porridge, an oaty flapjack, and my evening meal is some form of pasta dish.
I also enjoy a full roast on a Sunday, complete with enough vegetables to last me for the week!
As for my training, I'm now intending to walk between 12 -15 miles every Saturday and Sunday, which I can confirm that I did manage last weekend, and as of tomorrow I will also be adding an 8 - 10 mile trek on Tuesday's and Thursday's (yes Jane ~ I must be mad! Lol)...so you can see that I am determined to get fit in time for April 23rd.
The South Downs Way Charity Walk in aid of Cancer Research UK
All donations gratefully accepted via the following link:
http://www.justgiving.com/SteveMuskett27010
As I re-introduced both this training regime and healthier lifestyle, I also took the opportunity to evaluate what sort of person I am, in a rather self-mocking, joking kind of way...and this is what I came up with:
I am...
part Mr.Happy-Go-Lucky, part hopeless romantic;
part eligible batchelor, part broken-hearted soul;
part philosopher, part goodness guru;
part counsellor, part confidant, part therapist;
part thinker, part listener, part pacifist;
part writer, part lyricist, part poet;
part trekker, part traveller, part adventurer;
part hedonist, part spiritualist with buddhist tendencies;
part massager of spirits & ego's, part massager of bodies,
(back, neck & shoulders remain my speciality!);
part diplomat, part the voice of reason;
part simplistic, part complex, part paradox, and definitely part contradictory & part conflicted!
Conclusion: The sum of all of of these parts makes me what I am, be it good, bad or indifferent...I'll let you decide ~ but I do know after all these years I'm still searching for a true place that I can call 'home', and I'm still seeking to settle down somewhere with the love of a good woman!
Finally, may I wish well in advance all my Irish friends & family a wonderful St.Patrick's Day this weekend, and also may I wish the TWL (pictured) in New Zealand a lovely birthday for the 18th ♥
Ramblin' Steve.
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