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"You can have the results you say you want, or you can have all the reasons in the world why you can’t have them. But you can’t have both. Reasons or results. You get to choose."


Susan Carlson

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Sheepish Hi

Probably nobody will read this - after all it has been over 6 months and possibly a while before that.

I have been running, but not as often as I planned.

Eating has been trash.  But better than it was.

Heading to Sydney for a few days, will make healthy choices and walk a lot.

Then I will make go back to regular exercise and healthy eating.

After all - there are more reasons to do those things than not to!

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Scale Games

I weigh myself irregularly.  At least weekly right now, but sometimes more often.


I find the results fascinating.


I often lose over a kilogram overnight only to put it on plus more the day after.


I find this random WI habit reassuring.  It releases me from 'the tyranny of the scales' as a bad WI (when I have followed the plan) can be accounted for in daily fluctuations.


Over a month or so the trend should be downwards, if not then I need to change my approach.


If I had never weighed more than weekly I would be unaware of my daily change...  so I am glad I play scale games sometimes and sneak a peak at my weight.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

On the wagon

The weight loss wagon that is.


Goals:

  • Reach a weight of 59kg before Oxfam 2013
  • Maintain that weight
  • Be fit enough to comfortable complete Oxfam 2013
  • Run regular 10km fun runs (barefoot)



How:

  • Weight Watchers Pro Points
  • A mixture of cardio (walking and running) and strength training (going to try cross fit, rock climbing or may join a gym)



Why:

  • To feel good in my own skin
  • To feel good about myself
  • To feel energetic
  • To be healthy
  • To be fitter
  • So the 2013 100km Oxfam walk is less painful
  • To be able to buy clothes in 'normal' sizes
  • To have this goal finally met

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Remember me?

Hi there,

Well I am on my iPad and can't work out how to go to the dashboard! So I have no idea when I last wrote or what I was up to, forgive me if I repeat myself.

I got a foot injury, nothing major, just an 'overuse' pain in the tendons under my foot.

That, combined with having no luck joining or creating a team, led me to defer my 100km walk until 2013.

Instead I have started running. Barefoot. I need to get my basic fitness levels better. So I was planning to run the 14km run4thekids in April. As my foot is still quite painful, and as barefoot running takes more time for your body to adjust, I am likely to only run part of the 14km. But I have no issue with that. I am getting fitter and stronger. I will be much better prepared for the 100km walk training when I recommence mid year.

I just this week went back to weight watchers after some fairly disastrous photos taken last weekend. Success is mixed. I ate most of my 'weekly' allowance last night in an unplanned mini binge. Pretty bad for day 3. But it is recoverable. And I reminded myself that if doing this was easy nobody would be obese... I seem to struggle when it gets hard, shocked and surprised that I can't lose weight without sacrifice. I need to accept that it will require sacrifice. And change. What do they say... Something abut the definition of crazy is doing the exact same thing and expecting different results?

Not sure if anyone is reading after however long it has been... If you are please say hi.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Sheepish Hi

Probably nobody will read this - after all it has been over 6 months and possibly a while before that.

I have been running, but not as often as I planned.

Eating has been trash.  But better than it was.

Heading to Sydney for a few days, will make healthy choices and walk a lot.

Then I will make go back to regular exercise and healthy eating.

After all - there are more reasons to do those things than not to!

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Scale Games

I weigh myself irregularly.  At least weekly right now, but sometimes more often.


I find the results fascinating.


I often lose over a kilogram overnight only to put it on plus more the day after.


I find this random WI habit reassuring.  It releases me from 'the tyranny of the scales' as a bad WI (when I have followed the plan) can be accounted for in daily fluctuations.


Over a month or so the trend should be downwards, if not then I need to change my approach.


If I had never weighed more than weekly I would be unaware of my daily change...  so I am glad I play scale games sometimes and sneak a peak at my weight.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

On the wagon

The weight loss wagon that is.


Goals:

  • Reach a weight of 59kg before Oxfam 2013
  • Maintain that weight
  • Be fit enough to comfortable complete Oxfam 2013
  • Run regular 10km fun runs (barefoot)



How:

  • Weight Watchers Pro Points
  • A mixture of cardio (walking and running) and strength training (going to try cross fit, rock climbing or may join a gym)



Why:

  • To feel good in my own skin
  • To feel good about myself
  • To feel energetic
  • To be healthy
  • To be fitter
  • So the 2013 100km Oxfam walk is less painful
  • To be able to buy clothes in 'normal' sizes
  • To have this goal finally met

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Remember me?

Hi there,

Well I am on my iPad and can't work out how to go to the dashboard! So I have no idea when I last wrote or what I was up to, forgive me if I repeat myself.

I got a foot injury, nothing major, just an 'overuse' pain in the tendons under my foot.

That, combined with having no luck joining or creating a team, led me to defer my 100km walk until 2013.

Instead I have started running. Barefoot. I need to get my basic fitness levels better. So I was planning to run the 14km run4thekids in April. As my foot is still quite painful, and as barefoot running takes more time for your body to adjust, I am likely to only run part of the 14km. But I have no issue with that. I am getting fitter and stronger. I will be much better prepared for the 100km walk training when I recommence mid year.

I just this week went back to weight watchers after some fairly disastrous photos taken last weekend. Success is mixed. I ate most of my 'weekly' allowance last night in an unplanned mini binge. Pretty bad for day 3. But it is recoverable. And I reminded myself that if doing this was easy nobody would be obese... I seem to struggle when it gets hard, shocked and surprised that I can't lose weight without sacrifice. I need to accept that it will require sacrifice. And change. What do they say... Something abut the definition of crazy is doing the exact same thing and expecting different results?

Not sure if anyone is reading after however long it has been... If you are please say hi.