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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Attempting To Follow The Tesco Diets Plan
Eating better and having a generally healthier lifestyle is a nice goal, but it’s not easy. One of the (many) problems with losing weight for me is that I need some kind of structured plan to follow. I’ve looked at various diets in the past, but I really don’t want to have to read a [...]
Laziness and iPhones
Image via CrunchBase Over the last few months I’d pretty much given up making any concerted effort to lose weight. Why? Apathy. When recently I met up with a few people I hadn’t seen for quite some time they mentioned they were concerned about my weight, so I guess guilt may be working. So what [...]
One Thing to Get You Going on Your Weight Loss
OK, we’ve established that losing weight isn’t easy for many reasons. What can we do to make it a bit easier — to give ourselves a head start? Making one change in your life won’t get you to lose weight (unless you are very lucky), but one right thing may just get you moving in [...]
Dealing with Deep Issues About Weight Loss
I’ve had a weight problem since I was about 10 years old. I had put it down to bad eating habits, genetics, not exercising enough; pretty all down to everything that was my fault. I wasn’t strong enough, I wasn’t dedicated enough and I would never be thin enough. This hit hardest a year ago. [...]
Christmas Took Its Toll
I knew Christmas was going to have a negative impact. I just wasn’t too sure how much of an impact it would turn out to be. So, after weighing myself just now, Christmas indulgence has led to an increase in my weight of just over 1 kilo (or two pounds) It could have been a [...]
Porridge Gives A Good Start To The Day
Image by Drift Words via Flickr I’ve taken to having a bowl of porridge every morning for breakfast. Since I’m not going to find the time to organise soaking porridge oats at night etc., I opted for the microwave friendly option (judging from the packet there’s nothing different about the oats!) Preparation is dead simple, [...]
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