Weight Loss - Day 1

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Weight loss

I feel really motivated to meke a difference to my health, fitness and weight today. So I made the decision to make changes to my lifestyle and improve myself for the better.

As I was really motivated I went to the gym, I was going to tell lies there about how much excercise I actually manged to do, out of imbarisment really... I used to be able to excercise for about three hours at the gym hitting pads and skipping... but not at the moment.

• 15 minutes on the bike (did not go very far)
• 10 minutes stretching and twisting
• 4 lenghts of the swimming pool

and that was it... I know it is a bit pitiful... but its a start.

I also went for a haircut (hopefully that will lose me half a pound or so)...

I don't think I eat any rubbish... I know I did not do much walking (the weather was pretty poor).

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Weight Loss Goal - Target 11St 7Lbs by 18th February

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Can I Lose 7lbs in 4 Weeks...

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...

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

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Lose Weight - You should consult your GP before aiming to lose weight.

Many of us try to lose weight when we have had to face up to some kind of fact... like you cant get into your jeans properly, you have went up a size over night (not really overnight, but it feels like it), the doctor tells you you have to lose weight or you just catch yourself out of the corner of your eye in a mirror or a shop window and notice a new lump or bump popping out somewhere.

Well how do you change it? how exactly do people get success when trying to lose weight (safely)?

A key starting point is to decide what you want - do you want to lose 10lbs, do you want to fit into that dress from last year, do you want to look good on the beach this year on your trip to Blackpool?

Some of the hard facts are that true lasting weight loss may take some effort on your part, some attitude changes and less grub going past your lips... (unless you look at some of the PR stuff for some products then they will probably tell you otherwise.

I used to sell Herbalife products to people looking to lose weight, most of them looking to lose weight fast and pretty willing to pay quite a lot of money for the stuff. I liked some of the product that they sold as many people that I was working with had such a poor diet that they would benefit from the supplemented vitamins and minerals in the 'shakes' and tablets.

The key to lasting weight loss for many lies in the last paragraph... 'poor diets', as well as many people not being clear about the content of the food that passes there mouth. The ingredients of foods that have been processed are hard to work out and the labelling has been designed for... well I am not quite sure!

Many processed foods and staple foods (the main stuff we pile down our throats), are loaded with sugars, fats and trans fats. All of these things add up, then you take the lack of exercise and hours in front of the TV or the laptop (or PC) and it makes for an impossible combination for your body to fight.

It is relatively simple though, the amount of energy that goes into the body needs to be the same as the amount of energy the body uses up... If you eat processed food (which nearly everyone I know does, including me) then you have to look at using up some of that extra energy somewhere... we have to get up and go.

I plan to exercise at least 30 minutes per day and reduce the amount of alcohol I consume as well as look at the foods that I eat... I tend to be one of those people who fills the plate until I should have used a pig troff to eat my dinner (lunch or breakfast)... this has to change.

Lose weight and have a bit of fun

Your idea of fun will probably be different from the next person, but it may be a good idea to look at changes that you can make that you could enjoy (maybe not at first though). One of the changes that I plan to make is to reduce my car use, and walk or use a bike more often, this will help me increase the amount of exercise that I do each day as well as get me out and about more without the added stress o driving (even though I love driving).

What ideas have you got for loosing weight, and what do you think are the things to look out for?

Happy New Year - Happy New You

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Many millions of people have made a new years resolution... Lose weight, stop smoking, drink less (or more), get fit, have more fun, laugh more, make more money, start a business, get a new job, improve relationships, save money, get a new house... the list could go on for ever... (please comment on your new years resolutions).

I have decided that I would like to try some of the following in 2008...

I want to drink less...

I want to lose about 7 to 10 lbs in weight...

I want to get much fitter...

I want to relax more...

I want to get my business up and running this year to the point that it makes me a full time wage...

I want to get a full job to get myself financially sorted early this year...

I want to have at least 10 weeks off drink (I am not an alcoholic, but I feel that I drink far too much and often and in the long term I feel that I have to make changes)...

I want to have 10,000 pages of content on my blogs by January 2009... (this may be a tall order but I am sure others have managed it...

I want to start investing in renewable energy projects... (I have an application for a share in Fens Green Energy Co-op).

All of these goals for 2008 are achievable in my mind, but many ideas fail because of barriers, many of these barriers self imposed.

If you want a better chance of success you may want to consider the following...

• Why you want to achieve your goal - what will motivate you?
• How you plan to achieve your goal - how do other people achieve that goal?
• When you want to achieve your goal by - give yourself a target date (day, month, year etc) that you feel may be achievable.

When I have set more major goals in the past the ones that I have managed to pull of have been very focused and I have made sure I have imagined what it will feel, look and sound like when I achieve my goal.

One exercise that can help people find motivation is to write down 20 to 100 things that they want to achieve (short, medium and long term goals) in the next year (consider, relationships, careers, health and fitness (wellness), financial, spiritual and anything else you can think of) , three years, five years and ten years... Then circle all of the best 1 year goals that really interest you...

Once you have decided what goals you want to achieve, it is then time to take say three (1 to 4) of the top achievable goals that you like the idea of and write a paragraph, sentence or list of word that tell you and others why you really want this goal, how you will feel when you achieve your goal and when you plan to get it or achieve it.

Tell us what goals you are looking to achieve in 2008 and share any ideas that you have for helping others achieve the same goal... It would be great to see what people have decided to try for 2008 (if anything) and why they want to make the changes...

Best of luck, everyone!

(I just read over this blog to spell check it and realised that I said the word 'Achieve' about a zillion time...lol)

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