It has been pointed out to me recently that I am starting to get a 'beer' belly... Oh Dear..
So on Monday morning I made the decision that I was going to do something about it...
I went to the local gym to try and get an accurate weight measurement, but the scales said that I was only 12 Stone (dead on) and I thought I was heavier than that.
I watched the Jamie Oliver programme the night before with the dead body of a heart attack patient being dissected live on air, it was a bit of a shocker to see that on TV as I have never seen anything like that on TV... The main thing that caused that doods problems was the beer belly shape that pushed the guys lungs and heart onto a tiny space that meant that it was working twice as hard.
I feel pretty unfit compared to my fitness levels a few years back, this is caused by less exercise and more beer (or cider). Both of these issues I plan to sort.
My plans are to do the following:
- Cut alcohol use for 4 weeks.
- Go to the gym at least 2 times per week for 4 weeks.
- Cut out snacky and fatty foods for 4 weeks.
- Walk more and take the car less for 4 weeks.
- Go swimming once per week for 4 weeks.
I have started this on Monday 23rd January 2007, but even just typing it out seems like hard work... I need to try and find the motivation to meet my goals.
The key motivator are:
- I don't like the way my belly looks and I want to get a six pack back.
- There are blood pressure and heart problems in my family.
- I don't want to die younger and miss my wee girl growing up and any other kids I have in future years.
- I want to have more energy.
- I want to feel more alive.
- I want to have less back pain and knee pain too.
I plan to write out a day by day blog about it to say how I am getting on... but only if I can grab the time to do it...
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