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So, the week is nearly over, and I am feeling a little bit wobbly emotionally at the moment. Stresses of my job, waiting for my CRB, dealing with weight gain, thinking over people whom I have lost is turning my head in to world spin.
Anyway, my ever so lovely Dad whom has a very bad habit of saying the wrong things to me, has done it again!!! We went out for lunch today with my mum, at this carvery place. I love it because you get so much free veg, if anyone is wondering what a carvery is, its basically where they give you meat or veggie alternatives I had two yorkshire puddings and you get to have as much fresh veg, stuffing, potatoes etc as you like. So I piled my plate high with veggies, and some stuffing. Roast potatoes aren't a safe option for me. Well to cut a long story short, my mum said she would like to go sainsburys and I said I wouldn't mind picking myself up some things from sainsburys as was cooking me and andy something tonight. My Dad then tried to make a "joke" that surely I wouldn't need anything tonight with "all that I have ate", this made me feel awful, greedy, fat, huge. He knows my issues around food, I am trying to rationalise the comment in my head and not let it effect me, but it has. I remember when I as younger he would make silly comments like "eating again" geez its no wonder I developed issues with food. My mum was very supportive and we spent some time in sainsburys and I got some things for this evening.
I guess the moral of this tale, is it is just that words. Even though I know rationally what I ate was more calorie dense than my Dad's which was piled high with roast potatoes, I know reading this seems a bit silly to an outsider but I am fairly over sensitive, and do take things personally. I just I guess have to learn to deal with comments. So instead of wallowing thought I would blog instead.
On to more positive news, I am loving my new bike. Managed to understand the gearing, and not have any clipless moments. Oh boy I am going so fast though, one lap I did was an average of 17.9mph, I did 12 miles in 40 minutes. This is good as I have found a route that I can practise for my triathlon as this happens to be 12 miles. Going up hills is also a breeze. My power food this morning was:
Oats cooked with soya milk, chocolate powder, and a banana
Defiantly rocket fuel!! Was comparing a ride from back at the end of January, check out the difference in my lap times
Laps
| Split | Time | Distance | Avg Speed | Time | Distance | Avg Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:01:09 | 16.76 | 16.4 | 1:09:27 | 17.56 | 15.2 |
| 2 | 40:21 | 12.03 | 17.9 | 41:17 | 10.93 | 15.9 |
| 3 | 22:28 | 4.90 | 13.1 | 24:27 | 4.80 | 11.8 |
I did some foam rolling this morning which hurt like a buggery, but guess its good pain.
How do you deal with unhelpful comments?
Do you love seeing your times improve?
Favourite rocket fuel?
