Weigh-in: Time to crack down
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Well, my weight has gone up this week. Having said that its not gone up by much at all. 0.04 kilograms which is nothing really.
If you look at the longer term graph then you can see that the last two weeks are not good:
It’s not surprising as I haven’t exercised nearly as much as I normally do and I’ve been slipping a few extra luxuries into my daily routine.
I’m going to refocus and start recording calories journaling what I eat for a week so that I can monitor my food intake. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not going to cut out the odd snack or piece of cake but I am going to take note as I’ve noticed that I’ve started incorporating extra things in as part of the routine rather than as a treat. And they haven’t all been bad things - for example I’ve been adding a tub of yogurt to my breakfast routine - but I do need to factor them into my overall health and fitness goals.
I’m back into my exercise now and will be starting week 03 of the pushup challenge this evening. I’ve also designed myself a half marathon training program which officially starts today (with a rest day!) but I’ll probably do a post on that tomorrow.
Woohoo! First to comment!
Good work to recognise the signs Andrew. This really does prove that “what gets measured gets done”. If you hadn’t been recording you’d be none the wiser and probably wouldn’t be taking action. And congrats on the first 10k run. I’d say that just a few months ago that wouldn’t have been possible!
Looking forward to more results!
Bill Wallaces last blog post..Day 99 - The “Perfect” Week
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AndrewE
reply on July 15th, 2008 9:11 am:
Thanks Bill.
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Sounds like a good plan
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Sounds like a good strategy indeed.
Enjoy the half training plan - look forward to reading what you have put together.
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Make sure that you look at the big picture … don’t put too much pressure on yourself.
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AndrewE
reply on July 15th, 2008 9:12 am:
Don’t worry, I’m not. I actually enjoyed my enforced rest but missed the exercise something chronic.
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I cant imagine everyone isnt starting journaling about that study last week huh?
have a great back-to-pushing-upward day!
MizFits last blog post..Monday Facetime: Goals revisited.
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AndrewE
reply on July 15th, 2008 9:13 am:
That study reinforces it for sure.
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One very very small uptick is no reaosn to panic. Your exercise was down and you’re right back to working off those last few pounds.
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Excellent plan…looks like you’re totally refocused and ready to go!
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Best of fortune on your journey
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Nothing to worry about, we all have to refocuses from time to time.
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Way to get yourself back on track! It has to be reassuring,though, to know that you handled the time “off” reasonably well. Now that you’re on your feet again, it’s business as usual!
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It’s just a little blip it sounds like you are addressing it quickly. Be careful though, that backward slide happens quick!
John’s Weight Loss Blogs last blog post..Goals for the Week
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AndrewE
reply on July 15th, 2008 3:18 pm:
It does indeed! I’ve really backslid a few times before so I’m much more concious about looking out for the danger signs now.
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You were just practicing maintenance last week.
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