Ok so just half off this week and I know why too.

Last week I started my new job and yeah that’s great and I am enjoying the social interaction with other adults etc and I am even managing to stay away from all the naughty food that people in offices seem to eat….bacon butties every morning, cakes for birthdays, biscuits with coffee……that really isn’t the problem. 

Sadly the down side of going back to work is now the lack of exercise.  At home I used to regularly walk 4 miles a day just doing the school run!  Then of course there was all the standing up ironing and house work which really help in the exercise stakes.

So now I need to actually make an effort to get my exercise in otherwise my weight will start to stabilize as it has already and then before you know it I will be putting on the pounds.

You’d think that as I work for a Fitness firm then it would be easy but going to the gym still takes effort and also takes more time out of my day.

So here’s the plan!  This weekend I am going to get out the bike, dust it down and do a trial run to work and back to see if I can cope and don’t die from exhaustion!  I’m not sure how far it is but I reckon only a few miles there and a few miles back!  Must say I’m not looking forward to the sore backside afterwards though!

I’ll let you know how I get on next week.

Have a good one.

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Well it’s another humdinger of a week! 3.5 pounds off….come on!!!

So it really feels like I am on a role. Half a pound more off this week than last week which is great, so what have I done differently?

Well food wise I have eaten much the same. By that I mean I am loading my plate with plenty of veggies and eating fruit when peckish and just generally sticking to the rules from my weight loss group.

The only other thing I have done is increase my activity levels. I haven’t mentioned exercise before and I think we all know how important it is. Mention the “E” word and we all groan (at least we do when starting out doing the wicked deed!) and then soon enough, and you may just have to trust me on this, you actually do start to enjoy it, especially when the pounds start to shift in the right direction!

Anyway, exercise isn’t something that I am consciously doing. I am not going to the gym, not going out specifically for a bike ride, not going for a run. All these things are great to do but if at first exercise isn’t your bag then forget it!

All I am doing is staying on my feet more, walking a bit further than I would have done before and I can tell you that I am definitely feeling fitter. In fact yesterday I didn’t get in my car once! With the weather on my side I walked to my kids school and back three times…two school runs and one Christmas Concert, then after school I also had to take my eldest to the doctors and she was happy to walk there and back too. So all in all I walked 8 whole miles and that is without all the steps done in between!

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Have a great week.

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