An Unexpected Weight Gain
Oct 04Arrrghh don’t you just hate that. I was good as gold yesterday, having a good day with food and 2 exercise sessions – guess what, i get on the scales this morning to find I had gained a pound since yesterday.
Now you and I know it was really from the poor weekend I had but it is like a kick in the balls when you think you have gotten away with it just for it to come back and bite you. Not that it will have too much of a negative effect, this diet is for the long term and cannot be thrown off by just one day’s glitch – Over the week it is hopeful that the overall trend will be down.
Fatty
Finding Time to Exercise in a Busy Schedule
Sep 30
ARRRGHHH!! the dreaded exercise word!
Most people who embark on a weight loss program tend to think that they will acheive what they need by diet alone. Most of us who are obese will think that our diet will get us to the place where we can exercise without actually killing ourselves, I even tell myself that still, kidding myself that I am capable of controlling my weight by diet alone. Thats exactly what i have been doing over the years to get where I am today – Obesity!
Of course, if like me you are seriously obese, although you do have to be careful not to imjure yourself, then exercise is even more important to be honest. Exercise will not only help you lose weight faster but will also improve your health and mobility. On the other hand if you are only a little overweight you will find dieting frustrating without exercise.
So if you are my size or bigger and assuming ou are able to walk then that should be your very first port of call. getting up in the morning and walking 30 minutes at a pace that is slightly uncomfortable for you is a great place to start. Swimming is also a fantastic way to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. All of which is what I’m doing.
I have recently been motivated to actually acheive lasting weight loss and have studied the subject and come to one inescapable conclusion. We must make time for ourselves in life or we will acheive nothing, it is not an option to make time for exercise but it is a must – a real must. Come on now, you can sleep an hour less, or go to bed a little earlier, what about that down time you have when you are watching soaps or some other pointless distraction. You HAVE to become selfish, you cannot continue being a mother, father,husband, wife or whatever it is you see your main role as, effectively without taking time for yourself, and this time should be for exercise.
How this is working for me is that I get up 1 hour earlier than I used to and i literally grab a drink, stretch a little and put my dogs in the car and go walking, I walk as hard as is sustainable for a minimum of 30 minutes, working a sweat and exercising my dogs at the same time, I’m back in my kitchen before I’m usually out of bed. Funny thing is when i didn’t do this i would get up, make coffee, sit down and try to wake myself up, now i come back and get straight on preparing breakfast and lunchboxes etc, it actually makes my mornings more efficient and run smoother – i rarely leave in a hurry these days!
Several days a week I walk in my lunch break as well and try to go swimming on 2/3 nights on the way home from work. With the exception of the Swimming these activities require no extra time to be found! So far i think this is the secret, for too long I made excuses around time nd why i couldn’t exercise, I was only lying to myself and anyone else who would believe me - so far it has been a revelation. Try It for yourself – I promise you can do it.
Fatty
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