So this is my new diet and fitness blog. The reasoning behind it is simple. I’m forty five years old, incredibly overweight and even more unfit. Having moved to working at home three days a week, my already sedentary lifestyle has become almost comatose. Sitting at the computer, moving only to visit the toilet or make a cup of tea does not make for a healthy lifestyle, especially when the only other exercise I now get (having stopped working in the pub where at least I was walking a lot) is the stroll to and from the bus stop on work days. It is abundantly clear that changes need to be made before I either turn into one of those people in the freaky dieting shows on the telly or die of some nasty weight/unfitness related illness.

To this end I have joined a gym to improve my fitness and am about to embark on the latest attempt to lose weight through a new eating regime (I don’t want to say the ‘D’ word as I think it’s rather negative). As I chronicle my journey to greater fitness, better health and weight loss there will be daily posts as I think this will help to keep me focussed and hopefully help me to stick to the plan during the bad times I know lie ahead. I intend it to be honest as I need to acknowledge my weaknesses and fails as well as my good progress, which could be painful, but will hopefully, eventually be cathartic and helpful.

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Day Eighteen


I slept until almost midday today after a very late night last night. Breakfast (or should it be brunch or lunch?), therefore, was some prosciutto and cheese and a litre of water along with my daily vitamins, which I’ve just realised I’ve never mentioned before.

Each day I take a huge cocktail of tablets usually just after my breakfast, along with a large glass of water. Not all of these tablets are for nutritional purposes, but most are. As a guide my daily intake of vitamins and minerals is as follows:

1 x A-Z Multivitamin and Minerals; 2 x Vitamin B Complex; 1 x Chromium; 1 x Co-Enzyme Q10; 1 x Vitamin D3; 3 x Glucosamine and Chondroitin; 1 x Milk Thistle; 1 x Omega 3 Fish Oil; 1 x Probiotic; 1 x Rosehip.

I am also considering taking Psyllium husk tablets, which are considered essential in the pink bible, but which I’ve never really bothered with before. However, I’m aware that my fibre intake isn’t huge without the carbs so I could probably do with a little help in that area. Putting me off are the instructions on the Holland & Barrett label which say that I should take two at least 30-60 minutes before a meal. But this isn’t the way I work with food. Very rarely do I think to myself that I’ll eat in 30 minutes or an hour or whatever. Usually I just realise I’m hungry and look at the time to see what would be an appropriate meal (or whether it’s an appropriate time) and go from there. I definitely don’t want to then have to wait another 30 minutes minimum for my food. Also, that seems like an awful lot of fibre tablets. Still, I’ll see how it goes.

Lunch was chicken and smoked streaky bacon with a rocket, avocado, cucumber and radish salad with a little parmesan cheese. I also had with it salad dressing made out of mayonnaise with a little double cream and some olive oil so that I followed the rule of saucing my salad.



Dinner this evening (a little late, but I’m only just feeling hungry) is going to be some of the chilli bake with buttered vegetables – spinach, courgette and asparagus.       

Today’s exercise:  Up and down to the washing machine and a bit of light housework
Carb's Eaten: 26.6G
Exercising to: TV
Weight Loss = 10lbs
Inch Loss = 0
Mood: Unmotivated


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