Well what a good week ended by two full days off work and a trip to Brighton with Alex.

It's surprising how short a break needs to be to allow me to relax.....on Wednesday an Thursday evenings we had two lovely meals, one in Food for Friends vegetarian restaurant and one in Giraffe - this is a chain but first time for us.  

Now that would have been absolutely fine - eating out each day and relaxing - and of course I did my 10,000 steps Monday through to Friday this week BUT the issue is I bought lovely chocolate and sweets for the room each day.  Yesterday I loved the Scottish tablet I bought - really authentic but it did help me decide that I have to stop sugar intake again.

Despite all my walking and effort to keep that exercise up, I am spoiling it with over eating of bad foods.  So in this lead up to Christmas I need to make more improvement......nuts coming up!!  Good news this week is that I can go into Saturday and Sunday with only 2x5000 steps to achieve now. Bye again......

Well here I am and there you are!!  What is my news this week?

I have done well on walking and even gone over some days......although I confess that on Friday I left without my pedometer and maybe skimped on steps so added some deliberately over yesterday and today........

Now can you believe that since 1st August (and a little patch before my holiday) I have been 'at it' - stepping is good for my health generally and I believe it helps keep bad heads away etc - it also helps me to remain positive and gives a real feel good feeling as I walk around and spot new things each time I am out.

However I have been thinking about the best way to tackle my eating plan and David inspired me this week...he had been to a rigorous boot camp run on military discipline rules and he has been taught all about the importance of abandoning carbs generally and increasing protein and nut snacks with coloured veg/salad to make meals........

the point being that our bodies really need protein and the right fats but does not need as many carbs as we generally imagine they do.  So if I am really going to get serious about better eating and losing real weight I will seriously consider copying a bit of what I did ages ago - a bit like the Atkins eating plan.

However I have a great week lined up and I am so looking forward to my girlie few days with Alex so I will not promise this week that I will decrease dramatically on intake - bit I will eat less than I have been doing or at least substitute some sweet things with nuts!

So into my 13th week now of exercise and that is a changed lifestyle - all of August and September and almost through October - this is for the long term......bye for now x

O I have been tired today ever since I had to pull myself up out of bed - away from a cosy duvet and hubbie!!!  Normally I am full of life in the mornings - today I was feeling the effect of a few late nights and a full Conference Weekend.

So I am into week 12 of my T- Plan......and I am still stepping and feeling better for it.  I accidentally caused a change to my medicine 2 months ago - blood pressure tablets.  So I was prescribed half the regular daily dose of one of my tablets and despite this my GP was pleased with my BP reading on Friday morning.  My walking seems to be working......who knows if I get some power walking built up I could come off tablets altogether.....maybe not!!

I had a look at those wobble FITFLOPS this evening at Lakeside tonight - but £139 - expensive eh?  I plan to fit in some nice long Saturday walks during the winter months - all wrapped up with good walking boots/shoes on to keep me comfortable.......

This past week-end I was quite pleased - on Saturday I only needed 5000 steps and did over 11,000 which was good - and then I even fitted in some dancing at the Rotary Ball!

So I have learned patience and my weight is not falling off but it will be long term if I keep this walking consistent and even increase it.......my 14s that fasten up now will be getting looser in future weeks - and by Christmas 2009 - I will be delighted to be a slim 14!!  Talk again later x

Well I made it through the week-end doing my 10,000 steps each day....and of course this week with having Conference from Friday to Sunday I have had to think things through.  This means that I must not leave any week-end days with 10000 steps owing....so each work day plus Friday I must complete 10,000 then I can take it a bit easier on Saturday and Sunday.  Of course I will be walking in Eastbourne and I can fit in seaside walks but I am also in Conference sessions - maybe if I wiggle in my seat I can clock a few steps (cheat!).

I have a busy time before I get away though - work is full on, we are actually leaving Alex at home this time (her request of course) so I have to get her some food in for her and friends!  I also have to somehow fit in a doctor's appointment (should have gone after my hols - August) and a wee visit to TK Max to return trousers that are too long (not too small) and hopefully I can exchange for something to wear at Eastbourne - size 14 of course!!!!

Good news though - although weight loss is slow (well I have not even weighed myself but you know what I mean!!) I can fit into even more 14s more comfortably - just imagine that lovely dress I could buy for our works Christmas 'do'!!!!

So bye for now - Oh and I am cutting food this week - so far so good!!

Wey-hey Friday again.......and I love the week-ends because work is busy and demanding (even although I enjoy it) and I need a break for 2 days each week!!

So how is my Plan going?  On Monday an Tuesday this week the weather was bad so I did only 5000 steps which has meant that the 5 days following need to clock up 10000 steps each!!!

That's fine though because I am comfortable and disciplined on my steps BUT I could still learn loads of discipline with eating......this is so hard....I have such a sweet tooth.

So one week to go until a lovely long weekend away in Eastbourne for the Rotary Conference and I need to reduce my eating from this week-end and again count calories more carefully (now I am sure I keep hearing that!!!!)

So into another week - soon be size 12!!!!!

Hello again.....well what is going on with me?  Since our office move I have felt productive - the office layout offers me more chance to get some constructive work done - but I am deprived of natural light and have been headache-y when in the office all day.

I have started the week feeling quite good but the weather has been cold and wet and I have used this as an excuse to take a lift to and from work.....not good so far.

So Monday and Tuesday I have done my minimum 5000 steps which means that I have no option except to step 10,000 for the remaining 5 days of this week.  However I am feeling relaxed and cool about this and will do it.

Calories are harder to control than steps however... I have been enjoying too many sweets and this has to stop somehow.  That means that I have to focus and keep a grip on calories because otherwise I am in danger or spoiling my plan......so here goes to the rest of this week.  I'll be back x

Well it is Friday at 8:30 ish and I have had it!!  I am tired but happy - and after a good day at Stubbers with Health Centre Teams I had to step so many thousands of steps which was demanding - but hey I have done 3 days at 10,000 and 2 at 5,000 so have two more 10,000 to do this week-end and that is all very possible.......

I have kept up my steps all the way through my Plan but I do seriously need help with eating....fruit and nuts look good but I keep stretching for sweets and chocolate - I need to try a bit harder to discipline myself.

I have had a good week at work with variety of responsibilities and people and I look forward to tomorrow when I plan to walk early and relax later on - then on Sunday again I plan to walk early before Alex and I go to Hillsong in the afternoon.

So here's to a good week-end.  Interesting when I give Pedometers to people to get them started they tend to state that they are not working properly....we all imagine that we are walking more than we actually are!!! 

Robert and Alex have been struggling with bad colds recently so here's hoping I can keep well.

 

See ya x