I’ve got lots on this afternoon and tonight (including a wedding reception to attend), so I thought I’d get my 30 minutes of walking (Habit 5) in early. Matthew (my youngest) and I went for a walk through the woods. It was a leisurely hour long walk. We took some photos, said good morning to cyclists, listened to the birds singing to one another, and chatted about how moss is magic.
A day working from home coughing a lot.
Habit 0: Blog on JustBigBoned.com every day
This (and updated Habits).
Habit 2: When I’m feeling poorly I deserve as much fruit to eat as I want
Blueberries, bananas, apples and oranges, fruit salads etc.
Habit 3: Pause before eating. Take your time and enjoy
Half forgot twice today, but remembered mid way through both meals. I blame it on feeling ill, but at least I did remember each time.
Habit 5: Walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day (or 500 steps in bad weather).
Just sat in front of the computer working all day. Realised after the children went to bed that I hadn’t done the 30 minutes walking, so thought I’d tackle the steps option instead. Wow, 500 steps is more than I thought! Did 260 earlier, another 130 just, going to do the last 117 before I ‘publish’ this blog… right, just did it. That’s 507 in total and I’m nobbled. Note to self: next time I’m doing the 500 steps, don’t do it just before bed!!!!
No opportunity for the following though:
Habit 1: Take a different walk through the train station
Habit 4: Always choose one of the top 2 healthiest option
Another day of coughing, another trip to the Doctor, a different set of antibiotics.
Habit 0: Blog on JustBigBoned.com every day
This (and updated Habits).
Habit 2: When I’m feeling poorly I deserve as much fruit to eat as I want
Blueberries, bananas, apples and oranges. Didn’t really make me feel better, but now I’m feeling good that I didn’t have any doughnuts.
Habit 3: Pause before eating. Take your time and enjoy
Have to say that my appetite wasn’t particularly good today anyway, but what practiced this habit again today regardless.
Habit 5: Walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day (or 500 steps in bad weather).
Walked total of 34.46 minutes today (doctors->pharmacy->home and a small round the block tonight to make up the necessary time).
No opportunity for the following though:
Habit 1: Take a different walk through the train station
Habit 4: Always choose one of the top 2 healthiest option
Regular day working in London, although I went to bed very late last night which reminds me that I’ve got to get something sorted for a time-keeping / sleep pattern habit!
Habit 0: Blog on JustBigBoned.com every day
This (and updated Habits).
Habit 1: Take a different walk through the train station
Not so easy today. My tummy was rumbling from about 17:30 onward, and I did have a ‘pang’ of food lust on entering the station. But I consciously slotted into the habit I’ve been establishing and managed to breeze straight through the station then without too much trouble.
Habit 3: Pause before eating. Take your time and enjoy
Working so well, that I totally skipped having soup with my sandwiches at lunchtime. Just didn’t need it.
Habit 5: Walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day (or 500 steps in bad weather).
Walked total of 30.16 minutes today (station->client and a small round the block when I got back to the home station to make up the time).
No opportunity for the following though:
Habit 2: When I’m feeling poorly I deserve as much fruit to eat as I want
Habit 4: Always choose one of the top 2 healthiest option
Regular day working in London.
Habit 0: Blog on JustBigBoned.com every day
This (and updated Habits).
Habit 1: Take a different walk through the train station
This is getting easier now.
Habit 3: Pause before eating. Take your time and enjoy
Did well with this again today. Both lunch and dinner were unusually filling, presumably because of this practice.
Habit 4: Always choose one of the top 2 healthiest option
Leek & Potato soup rather than muffins or cake.
Habit 5: Walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day (or 500 steps in bad weather).
Walked total of 35 minutes today (station->client and part of client->station).
No opportunity for the following though:
Habit 2: When I’m feeling poorly I deserve as much fruit to eat as I want
Regular day working in London.
Habit 0: Blog on JustBigBoned.com every day
This (and updated Habits).
Habit 1: Take a different walk through the train station
Zipped straight through the station like a man on a mission. A mission to disavow the existance of retail food outlets, and it worked.
Habit 3: Pause before eating. Take your time and enjoy
This is really becoming a habit now. I find myself doing it before I remember to remember (if you know what I mean)
Habit 4: Always choose one of the top 2 healthiest option
Oranges as a mid-afternoon snack rather than blueberry muffin.
Habit 5: Walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day (or 500 steps in bad weather).
Walked total of 00:38:52 today (station->client and part of client->station).
No opportunity for the following though:
Habit 2: When I’m feeling poorly I deserve as much fruit to eat as I want
In 3 weeks I’ve lost 3.7 kg, 2cm from my neck, 5cm from my chest, 2cm from my tummy, and just as importantly I’ve enjoyed my food and felt my hunger more satiated during this time, than I have in years. And best of all, I haven’t even started exercising yet!
Some of the blood test results came back yesterday, and apparently my cholesterol level is 6.2. Some googling leads me to believe that is at the top end of ‘Slightly Elevated’. Not a major worry in it’s own right, but coupled with my weight, it’s something else I should be addressing, so it’s on the body feedback list too. I suspect most everything I’m doing will help this anyway, but putting in the body stats helps keep it as a focus.
It’s been interesting to read that in the UK the recommendation is that a level of 5 or lower is healthy, whereas most of the rest of europe think that 4 or lower is healthy. I prefer to err on the side of caution, so I’ll aim for the 4 I think.
Thanks everyone for reading, and stick with me, with your help it’s working well and I’m confident I can maintain the momentum.
A Sunday feeling quite ill. Sinus and Bronchial grief. In fact I spent most of the day feeling rough in bed. Despite that I uploaded this morning’s Body Statistic measurement. How’s that for commitment to the cause. See the next post for more info on body stats progress.
Habit 0: Blog on JustBigBoned.com every day
This (and updated Habits & Body Stats).
Habit 2: When I’m feeling poorly I deserve as much fruit to eat as I want
To be honest, I didn’t fancy much. But I did have fruit in deference to anything else.
Habit 3: Pause before eating. Take your time and enjoy
Breakfast, lunch & dinner. All filling meals due to the magic of eating steadily and chewing well.
No opportunity for the following though:
Habit 1: Take a different walk through the train station
Habit 4: Always choose one of the top 2 healthiest options
Habit 5: Walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day (or 500 steps in bad weather).
A Saturday with the family relaxing. Everyone’s got coughs or colds! We did manage to make it out to Polesdon Lacey though, so we all got some fresh air and I managed my first day for Habit 5 (30 minutes walking every day).
Habit 0: Blog on JustBigBoned.com every day
This (and updated Habits).
Habit 2: When I’m feeling poorly I deserve as much fruit to eat as I want
Oranges, Bananas and even crushed pinapple with custard for pudding at dinner time.
Habit 3: Pause before eating. Take your time and enjoy
I’ve been doing this for two weeks now. So why am I still surprised it works so well? (maybe it’s because I’ve got decades behind me of thinking a different way). I just so happy it does work though.
Habit 4: Always choose one of the top 2 healthiest options
Wanted to snack tonight. Not because of being hungry or anything, just because it was late and I wasn’t tired. Chose the Clementine path to happiness though (although this is combined with Habit 2).
Habit 5: Walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day (or 500 steps in bad weather).
Done the first day. A walk through the grounds at Polesdon Lacey with Debs and the boys this afternoon.
No opportunity for the following though:
Habit 1: Take a different walk through the train station
I need to start exercising, but I’m planning ahead a little here. Mainly because I’ve still got a cough, and I can feel my tonsils starting to get sore.
I’m happy with the progress I’m making so far on this journey. The emphasis on Habits is working well. Getting feedback from tracking my habits, and body statistics progress, is definitely helping too. As is the accountability of knowing that friends and family are reading this blog (along with some random visitors – hello).
However I realise that I’m in the honeymoon period right now. The time when it’s relatively easy to lose the last few kg’s I gained. I know that building up my fitness level is what’s going to keep this initial momentum going. I have been chatting with friends recently about their exercise patterns. I’m inspired by friends and family who play sports, and/or have a running machine or rowing machine at home and use it.
I think I need to build up some basic fitness before I’ll be comfortable in any kind of social sports environment. I used to love playing Table Tennis and loved it, and I discovered recently that there is a big league system operating all around where I live. That’ll have to be for later in the year, but I’m really looking forward to it.
Our house is just way to cramped with accumulated ’stuff’ that we need to get rid of, so there’s simply no room for exercise machines. So as a step 1 I’ve just ordered a “Tone Up Wheel” from BornForSports.com (less than £10 delivered). It won’t take up much room in the house, and I think at my stage it will give me much of the benefit of say a rowing machine, but with an emphasis on stomach and buttocks (which is where I really need help). Cheap, storable, and easy enough to start using that there’s very little excuse for not doing it. Well all sounds good to me – I’ll report more here once it’s arrived. You can bet there’ll be an exercise Habit close behind it.
Cycling is something I’ve enjoyed in the recent past too, despite feeling uncomfortable with how I must look perched on a bike. That’s something else I’m going to build up to…
For now I’m going to make do with walking. It’s worked for me in the past, and so I’ll do it again. As it’s the way we do things here at JustBigBoned.com, I’m going to do it in the form of a habit (designed to help me succeed) – so here goes…
I commit to doing Habit 5: Walk a minimum of 30 minutes a day (or 500 steps in bad weather)
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