Wednesday 7 August 2013

Breaking it down

I set myself some mini goals today. Managed to do 3 out of 4. They're not huge changes, but still a step towards a better lifestyle. I ate breakfast, which I normally skip. I had 3 servings of fruit, which I normally don't eat. I kept a record of my food intake and activity for the day. The last one was exercise for half an hour, which I didn't do out of pure sheer laziness. I napped instead.

Fingers crossed for a better tomorrow.

Tuesday 6 August 2013

Day Two with the Mayo Clinic

I've always been in the habit of starting something and not finishing. No matter what it is - a new hobby, a new resolution, project, etc.

So I'm going to challenge myself to do this Mayo Clinic Diet for 2 weeks. That means 12 more days to go. Surely it can't be THAT hard to stick to something for 2 weeks.

It's pretty easy so far. Lots of fruits and vegetables, exercise for half an hour. I've also started using Accupedo on my phone. It's pretty cool to see how far I went for a walk, how many steps and how many calories I've burned. Might use it all day tomorrow instead of just during exercise.

Sunday 4 August 2013

Rewind!

Okay, so the whole jumping in with no plan wasn't working. I've come across the Mayo Clinic Diet, and I've only started reading the first few chapters of it. So far, it reads like a common sense guide to losing weight. In fact, it's stuff that I already know, but for some stupid reason find difficult and do not practice at all.

So we'll see how I get on with this one.

Is anyone interested in having a weightloss budy?

More to the point... anyone reading this at all? :(

Friday 2 August 2013

Ooops.

No exercise this week. Overate once today. Yikes.

Looks like the 'no plan' thing isn't going so well either. Must sit down and write my goals properly, stick them where I can see them constantly.

And when I'm feeling particularly lazy, which is most of the time, remember to:

"Consider the balance... between momentary pleasure and enduring contentment; between doing what feels good to you and doing what is good for you." - April Lane Benson