I had a much better night last night. I've started trying to exercise, and I think it's making me tired, so I'm sleeping better.
I've started using Fitday.com to record my eating and exercise. I don't think it's 100% accurate, but if it helps me to think about what I'm eating and the amount of exercise I'm doing, that's a good thing. Yesterday's calorie intake was around 1500, with a deficit of 850 after I put in my exercise, and today is looking like being about the same. The deficit may be slightly higher because I did more exercise today. I think I read somewhere that the deficit needs to be 1000 per day to lose 1kg a week. Since a kilo is just over 2lb, that's what I'm aiming for.
Exercise at the moment is mainly walking, with a little skipping (that I thought was going to kill me today, but I guess I'm still here), and some floor
exercises I found on another website. I've got a slight general all-over achy feeling at the moment, more around my thighs/hips/bottom from all the walking (which is good because that's where I really need to tone the muscle) so I figure I've probably got it about right. I burned 500
calories through exercise today.
I found a plan for walking exercise that made me laugh. The first bit was fine, about suitable speed and distance, and making a plan and sticking to it. Then it went on to ..... "after week 2, start to introduce some gentle hills". The writer has obviously never been to Cornwall. I've managed to stick to mostly gentle hills (and one steep one) for the last couple of days, but I don't want to do the same walk all the time, so I'm going to have to go for something more difficult tomorrow. Some of the hills around here are so steep, it's more like climbing than walking. I wonder if climbing burns more
calories ....
The walking is wonderful. The last two days have been sunny, and I've walked up to the village, and then out along one of the roads to the sea. Both days I've had a five minute rest before walking back, sitting on a rock high above the sea and watching the waves and the gulls, and smelling the salt. I don't know why I haven't done this every day since we've been here.
Of course, it will be very different when it rains, so for that reason, I'm going to find out about joining a
gym on Monday. I just hope I can afford it because we haven't got much money until I start my new job next month.
I weighed myself yesterday, and I weigh 157lb - ouch! A bit heavier than I thought I was, but it explains why I've been feeling so crap lately. The good thing about it is that the first 10lb or so should come off fairly easily. I got down to 145lb easily before, so I should be able to do it again.
I got myself a ticker yesterday as well, to record my
weight loss. I set it to start at 182lb, which is the weight I was at 3 years ago before I started my first
diet, and got down to 145lb. I feel a bit like I'm cheating, but it's a very different feeling when I think I started at 182lb and I've ALREADY MADE ALL THIS PROGRESS, than if I'm right at the beginning. It was quite shocking when I saw my total to lose (from 182lb) was 56lb. How did I ever get so overweight?
