Over the past few weeks my weight loss has more or less flatlined. My weight goes up and down, but I’m not seeing that nice constant drop in weight that I was seeing originally. In terms of my calorie intake it’s been pretty steady, apart from a couple of days when I’ve been naughty and [...]
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Starting To Exercise With Dumbbells
A couple of weeks back I bought a very basic set of dumbbells in Argos. They’re not complicated and they’re not fancy. The set is made of 2 x 1kg, 2 x 1.5 kg and 2 x 3kg with a handy little storage “tree” to keep them tidy in my room. Like so many things [...]
3 Weeks Into The Diet
I’ve been on this diet now for three weeks. That’s 21 days of eating and living differently. I now have breakfast every single morning. At the weekend it’s scrambled egg on toast, while during the week I usually stick to weetabix and some fruit Lunch is no longer a roll – it’s usually soup and [...]
Which Exercise Plans Actually Work?
I’m very conscious of my own limitations and I know that if I’d tried to change my diet AND start doing a lot of exercise at the same time it would have been a disaster. So, I’m now eight days into my diet. I’m eating better and more systematically ie. I’m actually having breakfast every [...]
Getting A Checkup With A Doctor And Advice On Losing Weight
I’m not afraid of doctors or dentists. I don’t mind being jabbed with needles (as long as I’m not looking), but I still don’t go to doctors that often. Ok, let’s be really honest – I hadn’t been to a doctor for several years up until very recently. In some respects that’s probably not a [...]
Nike+ Experiments Episode 1
As I mentioned, apart from changing what I eat I also need to do more exercise and track it. I bought some Nike runners a few months ago and also got the Nike+ Sportband. The sportband looks very like a watch: The little sensor fits into a compartment in the sole of the Nike runners. [...]
Tracking Physical Exercise
As part of my “big plan” I’ll have to get more physical exercise. Being able to track how much I’ve done will involve using a pedometer and possibly Nike+. I picked up a cheap Reebook pedometer in Argos and now I need to read the instructions! When I was in the US last year I [...]
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