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.

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

4 January 2012


Still had a backache this morning, along with a rotten headache from a bad night’s sleep which left me slow and running late. As I wasn’t with it I forgot to pick up my breakfast, although fortunately I did manage to take the lunch (which I’d left out overnight to defrost).

So breakfast was scrambled egg, bacon, sausage and a mushroom from the staff restaurant, with leek, ham and blue cheese pie for lunch. I also had a couple of mini salami’s for a snack. Tired from the long day I couldn’t face eating much this evening (or more accurately couldn't face cooking) so had some Greek yoghurt, prosciutto and some lovely mature cheddar along with a couple of litres of sparkling water, in a vain attempt to get rid of the still lingering headache.

No exercising today as I’m still feeling it in my muscles and I’ll be going to the gym tomorrow morning, so my only exercise has been walking to and from the bus stop. I did finally get round to measuring myself this evening though and have lost another seven inches in total since the last time I did it (which was apparently the 16 October 2011).  

Today’s exercise:  just the daily walking
Carb's Eaten: 35.1
Exercising to: Musica
Weight Loss in 2012 = 2 pounds
Total Weight Loss = 2 stone 2 pounds
Inch Loss = 19.5 inches (yay, finally got round to measuring myself)
Current Goal: To wear my M&S ‘magic’ dress (size 22) (hopefully by Easter)
Mood (according to Moodscope): 27%
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