bigfoodiemama

So, my attendance at the Tuesday night spinning class resumed last night, having taken a night off last week ,after having acupuncture for my ongoing butt trouble....yes, I am now allowing someone to actually put pins in my ass......no I am not a sadomasochist ! I had decided ( hilariously !) that I really must be quite fit as the spin class to date had been fairly straightforward, being a bit of a push but enjoyable and my sweat towel had gone mostly unused. The KOK's had advised me that Rapid had the bikes serviced about 10 days ago, but I reckoned this was merely a spit and polish job and would have no effect whatsoever. " Fit" and confident, I strolled into class last night. Lovely Loopy Lou took a seat on my bike, having just finished Boot Camp ( hence the loopy bit ), so I happily moved one over and positioned myself, in my Muddy Fox padded shorts, onto the new saddle, a broader, softer version of it's previous item of perineal torture...happy days. The funk...

So Facebook have compiled a video for me to share, apparently capturing the highlights of my year, but of course, Facebook only gets highlights, photo shopped smiley moments, so I thought I should take a look at 2016 as it actually happened. Like Christmas now starting at Halloween, I am bringing NYE forward to December 10th , as I will be far to knackered at New Year to write a blog ! 2016 - a short history January - Jaysus ! Engine of the much loved Peugeot 3008 died......€6,000 down in value overnight.....bought a Mazda....my old back hated it...had to change it for now much loved Hyundai ix35....car loan of €17,500 instead of my plan to own the Peugeot in 2016 with no car loan for the first time ever....happy f*****g days !!!***@@@ February - Feeling Fabulous Off to Dublin with the KOK's to do the Operation Transformation 5k run in the Phoenix Park in the cold and rain....was just wonderful. Met all the OT team and leaders but RTE decided that we were not fit for tele...

Apologies for the delay in my trilogy but the past week has been one of fractured ankles, chest pains, head injuries, calf strains, car trouble and the general mayhem, known as "life" involving those I know and love. Thankfully, all who were involved are doing well, so I can return to my musings safe in the knowledge that I am not meant to be attending to anyone. Right...back to Saturday February 20th. The Krill Oil Krazies were near demented with excitement as they boarded Chicken Rooney's minibus for the Operation Transformation 5k in the Phoenix Park. Our matching white t shirts were pristine and our KOK's were covered by our race numbers. Large bunches of bananas were passed around the bus, as was anti inflammatory gel and a blow up male doll....yes...I know ! We giggled, laughed and near wet ourselves with the hilarity on the way up and arrived, high as kites, to take part in the biggest televised fitness event of the year. Of course, the fact that RTE wanted to...

In the middle of the week , in the midst of a flurry of FB Messenger messages, the idea was brought forward, that we should have matching t shirts for the Operation Transformation 5 K this Saturday. Fluffy Duffy took admirable leadership control, as the MMM's got totally flustered in relation to what nickname they wanted on the back, and what we would actually call ourselves. A call was put out to, none other than, bigfoodiemama to assist, and I very swiftly came up with the name Krill Oil Krazies for the merry bunch. This was greeted with a lot of positivity as I posted " How about Krill Oil Krazies ?? ....KOK for short :)" Ha Ha ! After another 179 messages, our collective names were decided and I for one was delighted that BFM would finally have a personalised garment, as was Cantering Claire, Transformation Tracey, Swivelling Sharon, Flyer Maguire, Kamakaze Kerr, Mighty Martha, Twinkletoes, Fluffy Duffy, MILF and Trotting Teresa. The order was placed and in great a...

What a week !In relation to resolutions, a small modification had to be made, in that the decision not to check Facebook until the children went to bed, led to 2 very bad nights sleep due to my late evening screen time. Resolution modified to only checking FB when I am not with the children and this has proved a suitable compromise. As this document is proof that I am sticking to my weekly blog resolution, that only leaves my journey to 10k to discuss. To make a long week short, basically Chicken Rooney's 14 seater minibus has been booked to take the Modified Marathon Mary's ( MMM -not to be confused with the Medical Missionaries of Mary !) to the Mini Marathon...the MMMMM ! Runs of 2.2 and 2.4K were blown out of the water this morning with a 4k around the town with 2 new members in tow Transformation Teresa and Smiling Sharon. The presence of Kamikaze Kerr is the reason a planned 3 k around the park turned into a 4k road run after a warm up walk. This was particularly impres...

It's amazing how quickly a week passes, when you have committed to doing something once every week as a New Year's Resolution ! This is blog no. 1 of the 52 I have promised in 2016. As weeks go, it has been a good one especially as it featured a return to running after 3 weeks of coughing and spluttering. Due to the festive season , similar illnesses , hangovers and a dose of "couldn't be arsed" none of my Marathon Mary pals had been running either, which made me feel slightly less of a failure. On New Year's Day at 11.00 we met, in the Fair Green, new Day-Glo running gear and bobble hats on show and our tongues were working at full pelt as we warmed up with a few walking laps. Needless to say the conversation decreased rapidly as the actual running commenced and 2 km was the height of our ability, more from our wheezing chests than aching limbs. Although not quite our usual performance, we were, nevertheless, delighted that our new running year had started. ...