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.

Saturday, 3 December 2011

Day Eighty Six


You already know why I’m late posting this - knitting has taken over my life!

I missed the gym today as I was so tired I just couldn’t get up early enough to go. I’ve realised that being at home generally means that I tend to pick at food rather than having proper meals. On work days I have at least two proper meals because I take something pre-prepared for breakfast and lunch and usually have a cooked meal in the evening too. When I work at home I don’t want to waste my pre-prepared food and I generally can’t be bothered to cook, so I pick.

So breakfast/snacks were the usual prosciutto and cheese and chocolate mint protein shake followed a little later by some butternut squash soup. I did manage to produce a proper dinner with lamb chops served with salad, although I did break the IPD code and had no sauce or dressing on either, so instead I had some chocolate cream for dessert. Once again the carbs were a little lacking so I also had a Greek yoghurt.

Today’s exercise:  Is extreme knitting a sport?
Carb's Eaten: 29.4G
Exercising to: The first five Harry Potter films
Weight Loss = 1 stone and 11 pounds
Inch Loss = 12.5 inches
Mood: Frustrated (with my knitting)
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