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, 6 January 2012

5 January 2012


I was back at the gym this morning. I wasn’t aching as much as yesterday, but I’m still having a bit of trouble getting going this week and didn’t get there until 7am. It was very quiet – not sure whether it was just the time, or whether people’s desire to exercise has already worn off.

I had quite a good workout but my knee was hurting by the time it came to swimming and I wasn’t really in the mood, so I just did ten lengths before heading for a double session in the Jacuzzi to try and soothe my aches.

Once home, I had a chocolate mint protein shake for breakfast with some cheese for a mid morning snack. Lunch was smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado roll ups with a very late dinner of bacon wrapped cheese and mustard stuffed chicken breasts with a salad.

Dinner was delayed by a rather stressful phone call which left me worrying and rather down and partially accounts for my low score today on Moodscope.

Funds are a bit tight after Christmas and I’m going to have to do some careful planning to make sure that I can continue with my way of eating for the rest of the month as it would be all too easy to resort to cheap bread and pasta meals. Unfortunately low carbing, and healthy eating in general, doesn’t use the cheapest ingredients, especially when you’re trying to go for quality over quantity. This is a job for the weekend as we all know I’m completely rubbish at planning anything properly and I really need to get cooking too, which I just can’t seem to get the enthusiasm for during the week.  

Today’s exercise:  bike = 10 mins; stretching = 10 mins; treadmill/weights = 10 mins; arm bike = 16 mins; cross trainer = 7 mins; bike = 10 mins; stretching = 10 mins; swimming = 10 lengths
Carb's Eaten: 20.6
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 = 2 stone 2 pounds
Inch Loss = 19.5 inches
Current Goal: To wear my M&S ‘magic’ dress (size 22) (hopefully by Easter)
Mood (according to Moodscope): 20%
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