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, 13 January 2012

13 Friday 2012


So today has been a dreadful one for me, with more bad news sending my mood rocketing down to its lowest level since I’ve been using Moodscope.

The morning began badly when I couldn’t drag myself out of bed due to tiredness and the headache that is still lingering. When I did finally surface it turned out that it was a good thing I hadn’t gone to the gym as my lower abs and biceps have seized up, quite painfully. It turns out that instead of taking it easy (as I worry sometimes that I do at the gym without Siobhan around to push me) I really did push myself and am suffering big time for it today.

Breakfast was a chocolate mint protein shake, followed by another fry up for lunch (mainly to use up the remaining bacon etc.). Dinner was bacon wrapped cream cheese stuffed chicken breasts with buttered green vegetables (once again because they needed to be used up).

Once my mood plummeted I found it a little hard to concentrate or get enthused about anything, so I took refuge in watching many episodes of Fringe to take my mind off my problems. I did take a break to watch the Sports Relief Celebrity bake off final and found myself seriously craving the yummy cakes and biscuits being cooked and so dug out a piece of cheesecake. A glass of Glayva has put my carbs well over the limit for the day, but makes me feel better.

I am aware that I can’t bury my head in the sand forever, but currently definitely not up to dealing with my problems today. Maybe I’ll be more up to it tomorrow. Either way, I’ve got a lot of stuff I’ve been putting off that needs to be done so I should be pretty busy.   

Today’s exercise:  None
Carb's Eaten: 41.7
Exercising to: Watching Fringe and baking programmes
Weight Loss in 2012 = -2 pounds
Total Weight Loss = 1 stone 12 pounds
Inch Loss = 19.5 inches
Current Goal: To wear my M&S ‘magic’ dress (size 22) (hopefully by Easter)
Mood (according to Moodscope): 15%
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