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 Seventeen


So Saturday was a strange day, mainly because it was the six month anniversary of my dad dying and my best friend and I were going to London in the afternoon to sprinkle his ashes in the Thames. Although I’d had a pretty late night I’d woken up early and hungry so I had a full cooked breakfast, with smoked back bacon, scrambled eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes. Unfortunately, this meant that I wasn’t very hungry at lunchtime, when I’d meant to have a big meal as I wasn’t sure how the evening was going to go. Instead I had a protein shake made with a measure of whey protein powder, a dessert spoon of smooth peanut butter, a dessert spoon of cream and 500 ml of unsweetened soya milk.  

After our London trip (which did include a couple of extra strong mints), I popped into the pub to catch up with some other friends and had my first alcoholic drink since my way of eating has changed. I had one glass of dry white wine, which I wasn’t really fussed about and also a large glass of soda water. The evening ended with a shish and doner kebab minus the pitta bread, eaten at my friend’s house with a lot of good conversation.

Today’s exercise:  A bit of walking round various parts of sunny old London
Carb's Eaten: 26.6G
Exercising to: Sing-along music in the car
Weight Loss = 10lbs
Inch Loss = 0
Mood: Sad

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