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Choosing A Gym

January 17, 2009 by Michele Neylon 1 Comment

I’ve been thinking about joining a gym or health club for a very long time.

I don’t have any real excuses, but I’ve been putting it off for at least two years.

If I joined a gym would I actually make use of my membership? Anyone I know who has joined seems to go for a few weeks and then lets it slip.

Most gyms seem to work on the basis of annual membership. This is probably how they make their money, as people have a tendency of signing up for a year and then not actually attending.

But how do you go about choosing a gym?

What kind of things should you be looking out for?

Why is gym A better than gym B?

Is cost alone the main factor or are the other ones that you need to take into account?

What are the monthly costs?

Are there discounts available? I’ve heard anecdotal evidence of deals being offered via certain banks for example, but mine doesn’t seem to be involved.

I’m still sitting on the fence…

Christmas Took Its Toll

January 1, 2009 by Michele Neylon 1 Comment

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 lot worse, so I should be thankful for that.

Tomorrow is a “normal” day, so it’s back to eating salads and avoiding “goodies” again.

I’m fairly confident that I’ll be able to get rid of the excess weight quite quickly, as a kilo isn’t exactly a HUGE amount of weight to gain or lose.

Christmas Is Bad

December 27, 2008 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

Christmas is proving to be an absolute nightmare for multiple reasons.

To start with there is an abundance of tasty treats readily available – Christmas cake, Christmas pudding, chocolates etc., etc.

The other problem is that there is very little else to do over the few days of Christmas except eat and drink. Sure, you could go to visit friends, but if you do, they’re only going to offer you more food and drink!

So I guess my diet has taken a bit of a nose dive for the week.

Hopefully I’ll be able to make up the losses when things get back to normal in the New Year …

Lack of Progress and a Lapse

December 23, 2008 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

The last week hasn’t been exactly stellar.

Apart from anything else I was hit with a touch of ‘flu which “knocked me for six” in more ways than one.

As a result of the ‘flu I ended up spending several days feeling pretty dire and eating quite badly.

I may not have put on much weight, but I definitely didn’t make any progress in losing weight as a result.

Lack of progress is bad. You end up in a “catch 22“. Your lack of progress means you feel quite negative. The negative feeling makes you feel more negative, so you don’t have any motivation. Without motivation it becomes really hard.

Hopefully when I’ve fully recovered I’ll be able to get my “mojo” back!

Set A Silly Goal With Flaab

December 15, 2008 by Michele Neylon 3 Comments

flaab.com logo

I’ve mentioned tracking your weight loss in the past, but what about setting a challenge?

Flaab.com does just that.

It’s fun and it’s simple:

So here’s the deal: You lay down a wad of cash, you say how many pounds you want to lose and the date by which you will lose them. Then if you don’t drop the pounds, the money goes to your worst enemy. Of course, if you do lose the weight, you get your money back. And the most delicious part? Whichever of your friends catch you on your deadline day will get a portion of your $$$ if you don’t reach your goal.

Of course they’re offering a lot more options than “your worst enemy”!

It’s such a simple idea – yet it may work for some people

Via Mashable

Weight Loss Progress

December 14, 2008 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

I generally weight myself on Sunday morning shortly after getting out of bed and before I’ve had any breakfast.

I’m tracking my progress with FitDay.com, but I have to convert the weights back from Imperial to Metric, which is quite annoying!

Progress has been slow.

I gained back some of the weight I’d initially lost and then lost it again!

Of course I should have really expected something like that to happen – consistent weight loss would have been too much to ask for!

I’ve lost close to 4kg since I started tracking my weight at the end of November. I’m averaging a weight loss of about 1kg a week, which probably isn’t that bad. However I’m a lot more interested in seeing my waistline reducing than I am in simple “weight loss”.

My biggest problem is my “gut”. As I’m quite tall and broad it may not be as apparent to other people, but I am incredibly conscious of it.

So I may need to step things up a little bit and start doing exercises for my stomach muscles, though I’ve never been a fan of situps!

Porridge Gives A Good Start To The Day

December 12, 2008 by Michele Neylon Leave a Comment

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, as there’s a dosing spoon thing in the packet. You simply add two scoops of oats to a bowl. Add four scoops of milk or water or a mixture of both and then pop it in the microwave for two minutes.

Admittedly I have been a bit weaker on the sugar front and have been sprinkling a couple of spoons of sugar over it.

In any case the porridge is definitely giving me a good start to the morning, so I’m not feeling hungry mid-morning and can quite happily last through until lunch

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