Home Truths

So, I didn't keep up with the exercise in January and I ate too well. As a result I have become fatter. Some clothes do not fit. That has grossed me out. I am now properly 70 kgs again, which after having achieved 62-63 is also very disappointing. Fortunately it all appears fixable. For one, I'm starting with my friend again.

The home truths are as follows:

1. I enjoy food, so I have to watch what I eat, otherwise I will gain weight.
2. I am lazy, so I have to make time for exercise and make it a priority.

I am now deciding to exercise in the evenings, and to adjust the strategy if I need to go out in the evening. I also will keep healthy snacks (nuts) around, so cravings at satisfied without indulging. I will indulge a when the urge strikes, so I don't feel like killing myself.

I have bought meal replacement shakes again, and the last time, for a month or two I replaced 2 meals. Right now I'm only replacing one meal, mainly because I am not yet cooking or eating enough salad.

I want to find a ay to make this work, to make exercise a part of my life as I think I will enjoy it, if I can overcome my laziness.

Week 1 Done!

I ate nonsense yesterday as well. Idli Vada Coffee for breakfast, nothing for lunch and chinese for dinner. I was however, very excited to go exercise today. Inside me that is. I got it done, slightly less tired than on Saturday, but not much better in terms of speed.

Breakfast was cheese toast at 7:45 a.m. and nothing but water since. Lunch should be salad and chicken, dinner will either be veggies or chinese.

But Week 1 is done!

Week 1 Day 2

As expected, I drank coffee that day. Lunch was curd rice, dinner was a large Parsi meal.

Yesterday was a gap day, no exercise, breakfast was 2 slices of toast and a cup of milk. Lunch was 2 pieces of Tandoori chicken, one tandoori roti and a cup of curd. Dinner was 2 pieces of KFC and a serving of corn.

Today, I wanted to go exercise in the morning, I didn't. Instead had chocolate, banana, 2 slices of toast and omelette with cheese. That was breakfast and lunch. I had a chips sandwich at about 4:30 pm and a pure magic biscuit before I went exercising.

The exercise was... revealing. At first, my jog intervals were faster and more efficient, but I ran out of energy quickly. So the last 3 intervals were slow and almost painful. I will have to start paying attention to diet again soon. However, Day 2 Done!

Log

My friend, the one I worked out with in 2011 and lost a lot of weight, she's not well. So she's not an option for exercise logging this year. Which means I've to either join something online, or use this trusty blog. Since I've already done the hard work of setting this one up ;)

Date: 3.1.2013
Weight: 68.5 kgs
Exercise: 28 minutes (Week 1 of C25K)

Food:
6:30 a.m. 1 Pure Magic biscuit - bribe to run
7:40 a.m. 2 slices of toast and one cup of cocoa (no sugar)
9:30 a.m. Hungry again and contemplating a smoothie. May settle for coffee (milk but no sugar)

Happy New Year!

My life meanders on, and my body kind of meanders with it. I'm not eating better and I'm certainly not exercising more. But it's a new year now, with new possibility and new commitments. It may be that in 2013 I've to accept some truths about relationships, specifically mine, but with that, I also want to embrace fitness. My body's at an optimal level of fitness now, ready to train for a 5k, so I'm going to start.the Couch25k program. I wanted to start today, but haven't yet. I'm trying to tell myself that I'll go home and start. I'm certainly keen about it, I think I can do it, now to get into the right head space.