Back in the Saddle

I'm still under the influence of the cold that will not quit but it's finally reached the point where the symptoms are more aggrevating than debilitating.
Thoroughly fed up with my enforced break I decided the time had come to get on with reintroducing exercise. To that end, this morning I went out and did C25K week 1 day 1. Even though I took it slowly my impaired breathing made the effort exhausting. But I got through it. As I finished the last of the running intervals I realised that though hard the workout wasn't impossible.
I'm back, baby. Yeah!
I'm also back on solid food. Although I'm limited to soft solids I'm really appreciating texture again. The positive side of a raw sore throat is increased water consumption and a default detox. Now to go forward from here without falling back into old habits.

Still Snuffling

It's been a very long week. I'm still stuffed up, though breathing is less of a challenge and I no longer have to sleep on two pillows. My head is a constant dull ache and my throat has gone from raw to gluey. So overall I'm finally on the improve.
I've pretty much been living on chicken soup (with a good dash of thai red chilli paste to clear the sinuses), so the planned detox has happened by default.
Exercise has been limited to daily stretching. The 30 minute sessions completely wipe me out but I don't want to give up movement entirely when I'm just getting restarted.
Fingers crossed next week I'll be well enough to get back into it.

Inauspicious Start

Over the weekend I have developed a cold and I'm feeling miserable. This has thrown a bit of a spanner in the works of my renewed commitment to getting fit. At this point breathing is a bit of a challenge, running, or riding, is completely out of the question. I suppose it's a good sign that I'm feeling disappointed in this turn of events. I'm consoling myself with the knowledge that the average cold doesn't last more than a week and a bit so this is merely a delay, not an end to my plans. While I'm stuffed up and stiff I'll be focusing entirely on stretching, and if the weather is fine perhaps a bit of walking: just to re-establish the habit of getting out every day.
On the dietary front, instead of the 7 day detox kick start soup I am going for a hot chicken soup. Since my throat is so sore that swallowing hurts, soup for a week has an unanticipated appeal.

Back on track

It will come as no surprise that instead of losing the planned 2kg over the holiday break, I in fact, gained 2kg. Laying about on a beach in Fiji drinking cocktails will do that. But next week school is back and routine returns. It is time to get back on track and in an effort to do just that I have decided to so something this year that I never have before: I'm going to dedicate the entire nine weeks of first term to concentrating on my health and fitness.
In the past I have been foolish enough to think that after an extended break I can simply pick up my exercise routine from where I left off. This inevitably results in injury that puts me back even further than I was but I won't be making that mistake this time. I am devoting the first three weeks of my term indulgence to recovering my fitness levels.
To that end I am going to start the C25K from the beginning, aiming to complete the program in three weeks rather than nine, working on the assumption that I haven't totally lost all condition. On alternate days I will make use of my stationary cycle. This should have the dual benefit of increasing both my leg strength and cardio condition.
On the dietary front I am going to repeat week 1 of the 28 day kick start plan as a kind of detox-something I need after lapsing into my old sugar/processed food eating habits during the holiday break.
This weekend is to be devoted to clearing out the cupboards, making soup and loading up the mp3 player with C25K podcasts.
It all kicks off Monday!