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, 15 January 2012

15 January 2012


After an early breakfast of a mint chocolate protein shake, I spent the morning on a bit of housework, whilst ruminating on my problems. This left me feeling depressed and teary so I went to the gym for a good long session in hopes of working it off.

Before the gym I had some ham and cheese for lunch then stopped at Asda and got some essential supplies, but because I was so fed up and in a self-sabotaging mood I also bought some chocolate. Sadly, not the dark over 70% chocolate that I normally enjoy and is classified, at a pinch, just about okay for Phase Two of the IPD, but giant chocolate buttons which can definitely be classed as comfort food but very non-low carb friendly.

After a three hour long workout including cardio, power plate and swimming (I’m guessing I’m going to die tomorrow) I ended up feeling angry (with myself) rather than depressed and came home to dinner of pork and mushrooms in a creamy mustard sauce with buttered savoy cabbage and mangetout and cheesy broccauli (see what I did there) mash. I then sat down to watch one of the best programmes I’ve ever seen, namely the last episode of Season 2 of Sherlock during which I consumed my chocolate.

However, I didn’t eat all of it. Whereas before my trip to the gym I was ready to overdose on sugary chocolatey goodness by scoffing the entire pack, the delay and change of mood meant that I had the sense to split the pack into four and only eat one quarter. The others I’ve packaged separately in readiness for the hard times ahead and have stored them somewhere safe (in my Monster Book of Monsters box which can be a bit temperamental about opening so I might have a problem retrieving them when the need arises).

Obviously the gym did its job as my Moodscope score is considerably better today than yesterday and far better than it would have been if I’d stayed in the mood I was in earlier. I’m feeling more positive at the moment which is a good thing – and I’m not even feeling guilty about the chocolate!

Today’s exercise:  bike = 12 mins; stretching = 10 mins; treadmill = 5 mins; cross trainer = 5 mins; arm bike = 16 mins; power plate = 25 mins; bike = 10 mins; swimming = 60 lengths
Carb's Eaten: 44.6
Exercising to: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling read by Stephen Fry (UK Edition)/Various swim tracks
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): 43%
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