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.

Friday, 18 November 2011

Day Seventy One


It’s been a strange old day. I woke at 5am, but was absolutely knackered so had a snooze ... and another ... and another. And then I turned off my alarm and slept through until almost 9.30am. Too late to go to the gym as I had work to do and even after the sleep I was still feeling fatigued so not feeling guilty about missing it, although I  will make sure I go tomorrow, not least because I need to go shopping afterwards.

Breakfast was a chocolate mint protein shake and whilst I worked I cooked some more cream cheese stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon for my lunch, mainly because I needed to use the bacon up. I was supposed to have some salad with it, but having not gone shopping for over a week the lettuce I had left had gone limp and horrible and the radishes had gone slimy, so in the end I didn’t bother and just had the chicken.

Dinner this evening was my favourite pork stroganoff with some cauli mash and green vegetables. I did try to have my dinner earlier as I’d read something on the IPD forum about not eating after 8pm (I usually do this and its usually much later than that). Unfortunately, although the meal was nice it meant I was peckish at about 10.30pm and so I had some of Alex James’ lovely English Cheddar as a snack.

Let’s hope the cheese doesn’t give me nightmares ... or acid reflux!  

Today’s exercise:  Nothing, nada, zilch (and I don't care)
Carb's Eaten: 20.3G
Exercising to: N/A
Weight Loss = 1 stone and 2 pounds
Inch Loss = 12.5 inches
Mood: More tired than I should be considering the amount of sleep I've had

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